Choosing colors for a braid is often very tricky. What looks like a lovely subtle difference in the package or on the spool can turn out to be an undiscernable difference in a braid (for example: the white- and natural-colored Imposter in my Too Subtle Necklace). It is just as easy to choose colors [...]
Continue Reading →This project is evidence that braids have a way of turning out quite differently than you expect them to. Although it is almost impossible to see, it was made with two different colors of Imposter rayon – #11 Natural and #14 White – arranged to create a pattern of white diamonds on a neutral ground [...]
Continue Reading →Vacations are opportunities to see and experience new things, new places, new people, and new ideas. My husband and I have been fortunate to be the guests of dear friends in Lake Tahoe, California for the last two weeks. It is a breathtakingly beautiful place, very different from our home in Florida. Since I knew [...]
Continue Reading →A dear friend admired the sample necklace with a sea glass pendant that I did for two recent introductory classes, and requested one for herself. I was delighted to make one as a gift for her, since she volunteered to spend the afternoon helping me create class kits with coordinating colors [...]
Continue Reading →This Week In My Workroom
Welcome!
Sometimes I work on specific projects, other times I'm just experimenting, but I am
always learning.
Here's what's going on this week.Artist’s Statement
I enjoy kumihimo precisely because it is not a mindless activity – it demands my focus and attention, engaging the problem-solving part of my brain. Whether the structure is one that I am braiding for the first time or a familiar one, I am required to concentrate on the way the threads work together to form that particular braid. It forces me to pay close attention to the process instead of hurrying or looking ahead. The individual moves lead one to another predictably, and the structure, once understood, tells me what should come next. This peaceful, rhythmic flow added to the pleasure of the color interactions and handling the silk is the joy of kumihimo for me.Project Categories
