Kumihimo beads

Hello. My name is Ema Kilroy. I am a glass bead maker, metalsmith and jewelry designer. I've been a follower of all the marvelous contributors and their inspiring posts here at Art Bead Scene for a few years now. I'm thrilled to be asked to be a guest contributor today. I'm going to share with you one of my favorite jewelry designing techniques; kumihimo braiding. What is Kumihimo braiding? A Brief History: Kumihimo braiding is an ancient Japanese art which roughly translates into English as…

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Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet TutorialI hope you all had fun with last month’s introduction to kumihimo in our Kumihimo Necklace Tutorial! This month we’re going to step it up a notch by adding seed beads and showing you a different type of clasp – a button closure with a silk wrap. Adding beads to your kumihimo jewelry opens up a whole new world of design options. Enjoy!! We also carry this as a bead world kit! It includes all instructions and everything you would need to create this bracelet…

Learn and develop the Japanese braiding technique Kumihimo for making bracelets and necklaces, with books, kits and tutorials.

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Kumihimo is a form of Japanese Yarn Braiding. Traditionally, Kumihimo was made on a wooden device called a Marudai, (“Round table”), and was used for lacing Samurai Armor and Kimono. Th…

I'm pleased to announce that I am now a published kumihimo author! A tutorial I devised for creating a beaded Edo Yatsu (aka hollow braid) has been included in the Kalmbach Publishing Kumihimo Fiber and Bead Jewelry Special. It's now available on news stands, at your local bead store, and...

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