From the monthly archives: October 2011
Because my main objective when creating a kumihimo necklace is to show off the braiding, I’m always on the lookout for pendants and beads with openings large enough to pass the braid through. Several years ago I found this whimsical glass heart pendant at Murano Obsession – a shop in Orlando which [...]
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Spiral braids are always attention-getters, offering impressive results in spite of the simplicity of the structure. There are many varieties of spiral braid, but at its heart the structure is only a slight variation on the basic kongoh braid.
Instructions for the many varieties of spiral braids can be found [...]
I had the opportunity to explore more of the Fashion District in New York recently, and I discovered lots of fiber, findings and beads that gave me ideas to add to my list of projects to try. My first stop was Habu Textiles, where I was unable to resist four colors [...]
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There seemed to be hundreds of dragonflies near the beach house where I stayed while in Naples, Florida several weeks ago. They brought to mind several versions of a knotted dragonfly which appear in various books in my kumihimo library. Creating this dragonfly pin was a fast, easy project which would make [...]
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