From the monthly archives: May 2012
I know that I’ve said it many times, but I always learn from my students. I learn new ways to see structure, new ways to communicate kumhimo methods, and I see new possibilities through the eyes of other enthusiasts. Last weekend’s three-day workshop for the Weavers of Orlando was no exception. It was a [...]
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It is always exciting to page through a new book on kumihimo, scanning the photos for new inspiration for color combinations and braid structures. When one of the members of the Yahoo! Kumi2 Group found a photo of a braid with its initial color set-up and asked how to create it, another member of the [...]
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This green stone donut with its lovely coral impediments from The Bead Bar in Orlando, Florida inspired several different techniques for creating a necklace. First, I chose to use a flat braid structure I had not braided before. Because the structure required 16 tama, I decided to attach the stone ring using four 4 [...]
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This lovely fused glass pendant was a gift from a dear friend, and it contains one of my favorite color combinations – bright blue against a black ground. Its strong block shape seemed ideal for a metal collar necklace, but the opening in the glass was just a bit too small to accommodate either of [...]
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