[Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo (was Re: My own crafting pursuits)

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Hi Cathy,
	Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braided cord that, traditionally, is  
made from silk thread, but can be made with pretty much any thread/ 
yarn you want to use. The original method for doing kumihimo is to  
use a "stool" with a hole in the center called a marudai, with  
weighted bobbins for the strands, but I use the more modern method,  
which uses a slotted disc. Basically, the cord is created in the  
center hole; as strands are moved around on the disc in certain  
patterns, the threads pile on top of each other in the center, where  
gravity then draws the finished part of the cord down through that  
hole as more and more thread builds up. I've often had people say,  
"Oh are you making a mobile?" because they saw the bobbins--then I'd  
show them the cord in the center and then they get it. '-)
Joyce, how about a re-teaching of the beginner kumihimo session I did  
a few years ago? Can't remember how, but it cahme up in Terry P.'s  
canvas class as well. I could do it either e-mail or phone, whichever  
you prefer.

Terrence
On Sep 6, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Cathy wrote:

> Hello Terrence,
>
> What is kumihimo? I can look it up, but you are right here, so  
> explain about
> what is done and what materials are used in making projects? What  
> things can
> you create with this technique?
> Is it anything like macramé?
>
>
>
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