[Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo and Stick Weaving

Tue Aug 3 11:37:24 UTC 2010

Hey there Annette,
No, I haven't posted it yet.  I'll have it up some time tomorrow; I'm working on the instructions but am going to put them down before I fall asleep and write something idiotic like putting clockwise when I mean counterclockwise or the like.  '-)

Terrence

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On Aug 2, 2010, at 5:52 PM, "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Yes, I would like to learn more about kumihimo.  If you have already posted
> it, I apologize as I missed it some how.
> 
> Annette
> 
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> I realized this still had no subject, so am reposting with a proper subject
> line.
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> From: Terrence van Ettinger <terrencevane at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:04 -0800
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> Hello there Carol,
> Kumihimo was a Japanese braiding form using, traditionally, a flat stool
> called a marudai and weighted bobbins called tama.  In its portable form,
> kumihimo is done with a slotted disk and non-weighted bobbins.  In both
> cases, the finished braid drops down from a hole in the center as the
> bobbins, hanging around the outside of the disk/marudai, are moved around,
> kind of like the hands on a clock.
> For anyone interested, I'll be happy to post some more in-depth directions.
> Tell me about your stick-weaving.  How does that work?  The idea of a more
> portable weaving technique interests me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Terrence
> 
> On 7/22/10, Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> Hi Terrence, My husband I have recently gotten involved in living 
>> history, so I am happy to see we share some of the same crafts.  I 
>> also enjoy the portability of the lucet and my hhusband got me a inkle 
>> loom for Christmas but I haven't learned to use it yet.
>> 
>> I am currently working with stick weaving because it is simple and 
>> also very portable.
>> 
>> What is kumihimo braiding?  What time period was it usedin?
>> 
>> We are protraying the French and Indian War, 1750's.
>> 
>> I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.
>> 
>> Carol
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>> 
>>> Hello, all,
>>> Just thought I'd go ahead and give you all a bit of an intro, having 
>>> just come on board last night.  I do a couple different crafts, 
>>> mostly things I've taken up in the SCA over the past 3 years, some of 
>>> which I practice fairly regularly, others I sort of dabble in.  My 2 
>>> most frequent craft types are kumihimo braiding and lucet, though I 
>>> am trying to pick up inkle
>>> 
>>> weaving more consistently.  I also have a coiled basket that I've 
>>> been working on sporadically for some time now, and occasionally do a 
>>> bit of leather work.  I think I've leaned toward the cord-making 
>>> methods so much because of their portability.  For a while, I was a 
>>> woodturner, before I moved to take my current job, but that didn't 
>>> work out for a number of reasons.  I have also dabbled a bit in Origami,
> but it's been a while.
>>> It's something I mean to pick up again at some point though and learn 
>>> a few more designs.  I'm looking forward to hearing from everyone and 
>>> perhaps picking up some new ideas.  And if anyone has questions about 
>>> anything I've mentioned, I'll be more than happy to explain/answer 
>>> anything.
>>> 
>>> Terrence
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