Kumihimo
Subtitle: basics & beyond : 24 braided and beaded jewelry projects on the kumihimo disk
By: Rebecca Ann Combs
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Waukesha, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781627000437
Subjects: Patterns; Braid; Beadwork; Handbooks, manuals; Jewelry making
Description: Presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, and then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewellery. In this title, short demonstrations of the key techniques needed for each project are presented in easy-to-grasp portions, allowing beaders to learn and practice as they go.
Table of contents: title: Getting Started; title: Basic Kumihimo Toolkit; title: Braiding Fibers and Other Supplies; title: Fiber-Focused Braiding; title: Project: Basic Braid Set; title: Playing with Color; title: Project: Autumn; title: Project: Signature Necklace; title: No-Knot Start; title: Project: Suede Leather Key Chain; title: Combining Fibers; title: Project: Twisted Spiral Braid; title: Project: Metallic Twist; title: Braiding with Beads; title: Beaded Kumihimo Toolkit; title: Beads and Other Supplies; title: Mini Project: Making weighted bobbins; title: Project: Beaded Rope; title: String Theory; title: Project: Jumbo Beaded Rope Bangle; title: Project: Classic Elegance; title: Project: Woodland Afternoon; title: Project: Fire-Polished Bangle; title: Project: Jasper Canyon; title: Braiding with Teardrops; title: Project: Polka Dot Daisies; title: Project: Amber Sunset; title: Project: The Showstopper; title: Using Long Magatama Beads; title: Project: Dragonscale; title: Project: Magatama Spiral; title: Counted Patterns; title: Project: The Countess; title: Adding a Pendant; title: Mini Project: Using endcaps with a built-in bail; title: Project: Moonlit Lagoon; title: Project: Five Marbles; title: Project: Stuck in the Middle.