KUMIHIMO BRAIDING FOR JEWELRY DESIGNERS

Kumihimo Braiding for Jewelry Designers by Anne Dilker. Making cords is fun easy and fast. In fact a technique that looks this great shouldn t be this easy! Kumihimo (pronounced koo-mee-HEE-mo) is the ancient art of Japanese board braiding. While there are many braid structures that can be worked within the universe of board braiding this booklet will concentrate on one easy-to-master braid. This braid can be made by children as young as 7; tweens are huge fans of it; teenagers tend to be speed braiders ; and adults find it to be Zen-like relaxing and engaging without requiring concentration. The projects in this booklet progress from easy to more advanced. Hangable softcover 24 pages measures 5-1/ x 8-1/2