Kumihimo Disk & Plate: Marudai

Marudai

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 →

Posted at 06:10 PM in Japan/Japanese, Kumihimo, Marudai, Silk or Imposter | Permalink | Comments (0)

05/26/2017

Virtual Class Coming Soon

I'm pleased to announce that I will be teaching a virtual class for the American Kumihimo Society. This class will be teaching the basics and variations of the Edo Yatsu braid, also known as the hollow braid. Edo Yatsu is my favorite braid and is a great structure where simple... Read more →

Posted at 06:55 PM in Japan/Japanese, Kumihimo, kumihimo disk, Marudai | Permalink | Comments (0)

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.