{"id":8056,"date":"2015-05-29T10:09:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/?p=8056"},"modified":"2016-07-19T19:10:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T23:10:36","slug":"friday-findings-kumihimo-braiding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/29\/friday-findings-kumihimo-braiding\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Findings-Kumihimo Braiding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/friday-findings-kumihimo-braiding.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/friday-findings-kumihimo-braiding.jpg\" alt=\"friday findings-kumihimo braiding.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I today&#8217;s video I show you how to use a\u00a0<a title=\"kumihimo disk &amp; starter kit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DQV8NS\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DQV8NS&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20\" target=\"_blank\">Kumihimo Braiding Disk<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001DQV8NS\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0to make unique cords for your beads and jewelry. \u00a0As I mention in the video, if you get the disk you should also get the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DV919T8\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DV919T8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=secroforgapeo-20&amp;linkId=HWOOTKKLJ6HPTMOR\" target=\"_blank\">Large Kumihimo Bobbins<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=secroforgapeo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DV919T8\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>This link will bring you to a page with many photo examples of what kumihimo braiding looks like<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/kumihimo-braiding.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/kumihimo-braiding.JPG\" alt=\"friday findings-kumihimo braiding.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kumihimo is a great bring-it-along-with-you kind of project, perfect for doing in the doctor\u2019s office or while watching something you don\u2019t need to pay strict attention to. It\u2019s quite simple and nearly mindless.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/kumihimo-braiding-close-up.JPG\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/keepsakecrafts.net\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/beads-and-jewelry\/kumihimo-braiding-close-up.JPG\" alt=\"friday findings-kumihimo braiding.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, you are not only limited to making round cord. You can make flat braids, hollow braids and use up to 32 cords in your braids. Just do an internet search and you&#8217;ll see lots of possibilities!<\/p>\n<p>Next week I&#8217;ll show you my favorite thing to do with Kumihimo, and that&#8217;s adding beads. It&#8217;s a bit more work, but well worth the effort!<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, enjoy the video and happy creating. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CEjEQUZ69qY\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can watch the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CEjEQUZ69qY\" target=\"_blank\">Friday Findings-Kumihimo Braiding<\/a> video over at YouTube.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I today&#8217;s video I show you how to use a\u00a0Kumihimo Braiding Disk\u00a0to make unique cords for your beads and jewelry. \u00a0As I mention in the video, if you get the disk you should also get the Large Kumihimo Bobbins. 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