Kumihimo is a popular jewellery-making technique with origins in Japanese tradition. This colourful and informative beginner's guide to the craft explains how to use a circular kumihimo disc and a variety of braids and beads to create 12 stunning pieces of jewellery, plus colour and style variations, for any occasion. Kumihimo is a transportable craft so once you have mastered the basics of placing your braids over the disc in different formations to make a variety of patterns and motifs, you can create kumihimo jewellery wherever you go.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials
Essential Techniques
The Projects:
Basic eight-braid bracelet
Eight-braid beaded bracelet
'Inside-out' bracelet
Infinity Knot necklace
Four-colour stripe bracelet
Flower motif bracelet
Beaded popper charm bracelet
Crystal kumihimo necklace
Eight-braid cuff
Simple seven-braid bracelet
Eight-braid square cord bracelet
Twelve-braid raised cord bracelet
Index
Show More +
