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

Fri Sep 7 14:30:46 UTC 2012

What is the difference between macrame and cumohimo?  I know you make knots with macrame, do you do this, too with the other?

If you are just criscrossing your threads, what holds it together?

Terry P.

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From: Zimmer, Cindy [mailto:cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov] 
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 10:12 AM
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I taught this method at the 4H camp this summer.  The kids loved making this simple bracelet.

Cindy Z. 

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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Terrence van Ettinger
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo (was Re: My own crafting pursuits)

Oh wow!!!! Someone else who's done kumihimo! '-D You have a pattern with 4 strands? The only 4-strand variant I know really only works best on a marudai.
Perhaps my favorite basic pattern is the 7-strand: you put 7 strands on the disk, each pointing in a different compass direction, leaving the 8th point open. Then you find the open point, count 3 threads counterclockwise, and move that thread into the open slot. Repeat until your cord is the desired length or until you run out of thread, and that's all there is to it.

Terrence
On Sep 6, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Jennifer Jackson wrote:

> Terrence, do you have any patterns to share for kumihemo? I can do a 
> basic one with four strands, but would love to do more. I am also 
> interested in learning to work with the square pads as well.
>
> You can also use yarn for kumihemo, and on the same disks. The yarn is 
> great because you can use different textures, or two strands of one 
> color in a 1 ply and another color in a two ply to help keep your 
> colors straight. This is a big help for beginners.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
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> van Ettinger
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> 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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