Registration is open for classes at the Pittsburgh Creative Arts Festival and I'm pleased to announce I am teaching FOUR classes this year! While there's a lot going on at the festival, https://pghknitandcrochet.com/ , I'd like to share info on my classes Beaded Kumihimo: Learn the basics of making a... Read more →
05/01/2022
09/26/2021
Is Your Disk Doing It's Job?
Hey ya'll! I have a quick video tip for you today on a subject I don't think enough people talk about. As your disk gets used, the foam becomes less dense and there is a time where a disk is too soft to make a good braid. I struggled keeping... Read more →
05/15/2020
My newest marudai class is now live on the American Kumihimo Society page. It is a guided workshop through Catherine Martin's book Kumihimo: Japanese Silk Braiding Techniques. The introductory section includes videos on setting up and preparing to work with silk or Imposter/Biron on a marudai. Three more sections on... Read more →
10/26/2019
09/02/2018
Product Review: Miyuki Dura-Line Thread
Miyuki has released a new beading thread called Dura-Line. This 100% polyethylene thread is being marketed as an alternative to Fireline, Nanofil, and other Dyneema/gel spun polyethelene fibers. Polyethylene is the most common form of plastic on the planet, making everything from shopping bags to Kevlar thread. The advantage of... Read more →
Beaded Kumihimo
- This gallery shows some of my favorite beaded kumihimo pieces. Most of them are made with the kongo gumi/round braid structure on a foam disk and were made from 2007 to the present.
Unbeaded braids
- This gallery shows some of my favorite kumihimo pieces without beads. They feature a variety of braid structures made on a foam disk and were created from 2006 to the present.
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