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Once I took a class for Kumihimo braiding<\/a> – that is a japanese technique for braiding cords. I didn’t find many instructions on how to make kumihimo cords in internet (see those I found below<\/a>), so I will present my own.<\/p>\n On the photo you see my cardboard marudai and a braid I’m working on. I changed the pattern several times to get a more interesting appearance.<\/p>\n What you need:<\/strong><\/p>\n (click<\/a> or scroll to go to the instructions below)<\/p>\n <\/a> Fold the threads in half and knot all together at the fold. Cling your little weight to the knot of the threads. It provides a certain tension on the threads.<\/p>\n After four moves you must have a ‘real’ cross again, otherwise you made a mistake. With 100 cm\/39 inches you’re using quite short threads, but they tend to entangle anyhow. Therefore you must pull them free at every round. When the treads become longer, see to it to use some (self-made) bobbins.<\/p>\n The finished braid is a lot shorter than the threads, but I don’t know no factor.<\/p>\n Have fun <\/a> <\/a> Wikipedia:<\/a> English entry for ‘Kumihimo’<\/a> – German entry for ‘Kumihimo’<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> At Gabriela Markov\u00e1’s Kumihimo blog<\/a><\/a>: An instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 12 threads (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n An instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 8 threads (German) (PDF-file<\/strong>) (with diagrams)<\/a> A pattern with 16 threads (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n An instruction similar to mine (English) (PDF-file<\/strong>) (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n An instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 12 threads (English) (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n An instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 16 threads (English) (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n An instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 8 threads (English) (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n Linklists about Kumihimo: Links of entry Once I took a class for Kumihimo braiding – that is a japanese technique for braiding cords. I really enjoyed the class and the work with the marudai, but I can’t afford to buy one. And although I found a tutorial on how to make your own marudai I prefer now to … Continue reading “Kumihimo”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[82,86,88],"tags":[123,124,142,228,242,487,489,490],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/2570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/unikatissima.riamore.eu\/e\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI really enjoyed the class and the work with the marudai<\/a>, but I can’t afford to buy one. And although I found a tutorial on how to make your own marudai<\/a> I prefer now to work with a cardboard disk. I braided for hours during train journeys. I can’t do this with a marudai<\/a> ;-)<\/p>\n\n
\nNote:<\/em> in the beginning both threads should be of the same gauge.<\/li>\n
\nNote:<\/em> This is a cardboard disk with a hole in the middle and cuts around.
\nFor the beginning, 36<\/del> 12-16 cuts are sufficient, later you may need more depending on the number of threads and the pattern.
\nYou can use the marudai picture<\/a> as template to be cut from cardboard.<\/li>\n
\nNote:<\/em> I use mostly some coins in a little plastic bag.<\/li>\n
\nWhat you do:<\/strong>
\n(Click on pictures to enlarge)<\/p>\n
\nYou have now 8 threads, connected to each other at one side.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"Kumihimo\"](\"http:\/\/unikatissima.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/unikatissima-kumihimo-1_sm.jpg?w=200\")
<\/a> Wedge the threads into the cuts as seen in pic. 1.
\nThe knot is in the middle.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n![\"Kumihimo\"](\"http:\/\/unikatissima.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/unikatissima-kumihimo-2_sm.jpg?w=200\")
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<\/a> Braid: Move the threads as seen in the pics 2 and 3 to the desired length.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
\nBut don’t worry, after a little practise you will see which thread should be moved next.<\/p>\n
\n(and check the links to find more patterns<\/a>)<\/p>\nHere are some of my kumihimo cords, made with thin cotton to thick acrylic yarn:<\/div>\n![\"Kumihimo\"](\"http:\/\/unikatissima.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/080605b.jpg?w=300\")
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I worked a lot of cords with different yarns in matching colours, included funky yarns and strands of beads and simply braided them together to get a big necklace:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"Kumihimo\"](\"http:\/\/unikatissima.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/080605e.jpg?w=300\")
And then I worked several braids with sewing yarn in matching colours, included metallic threads. Every braid has another braiding pattern. They are supposed to be a necklace, but up until know I haven’t finished it yet.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
\n![\"Kumihimo](\"http:\/\/unikatissima.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/unikatissima-kumihimo-marudai_sm.jpg?w=200\")
<\/a> Cardboard marudai template (click picture to enlarge)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
\nLinks:<\/strong><\/em>
\nWikipedia:<\/a> English entry for ‘Marudai’<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSelf-made Marudai and bobbins:
\nTutorial on how to make your own marudai<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCheck the entries labelled with ‘Equipment’<\/a>
\nKumihimo braids:
\nCheck Gabriela Markov\u00e1’s Kumihimo blog<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAn instruction for a Kumihimo braid with 16 threads (German) (PDF-file<\/strong>) (with diagrams)<\/a>
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\nDiagrams for Kumihimo software, can be used as pattern (with diagrams)<\/a>
\nSee also how different your braid looks when changing the order of the threads or of moves (with diagrams)<\/a>
\nAn interesting pattern (with diagrams)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nSquidoo<\/a>
\nShelly Gillmann\u2019s Kumihimo Links<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"