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Oh, and much to my great amusement, when we found our seats, we were next to a woman doing kumihimo braiding!
Feeling the love...and the pain Dayle A. Dermatis 2009
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Custom length kumihimo braided necklace Ends 11/23
Archive 2008-11-16 LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2008
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Etsy Giveaways: Custom length kumihimo braided necklace Ends 11/23
Custom length kumihimo braided necklace (Ends 11/23) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2008
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This makes me ponder how closely related these words are: "kuhimo" ("nine-tailed fox") and "kumihimo" ("sometimes more than nine strings, all conspiring to be a foxy cord when finished")
Another sale! Dayle A. Dermatis 2008
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Political signs are great for backing posters before framing and for making a kumihimo disk - see my tutorial:
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Custom length kumihimo braided necklace Ends 11/23
Custom length kumihimo braided necklace (Ends 11/23) LoveEtsyFeedback TagsAndButtons 2008
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Albra needed help with some costuming for Estrella, so I did handwork on a Turkish coat for Her Majesty, then worked on a kumihimo cord after that.
The week that was Dayle A. Dermatis 2007
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I set up another kumihimo cord for Kingdom awards—we try to give all our awards on handmade cords and wove and chatted with all my wonderful friends.
Turn of the page Dayle A. Dermatis 2007
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Albra needed help with some costuming for Estrella, so I did handwork on a Turkish coat for Her Majesty, then worked on a kumihimo cord after that.
Archive 2007-02-04 Dayle A. Dermatis 2007
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I set up another kumihimo cord for Kingdom awards—we try to give all our awards on handmade cords and wove and chatted with all my wonderful friends.
Archive 2007-04-01 Dayle A. Dermatis 2007
slumry commented on the word kumihimo
Japanese braid making
August 2, 2007
rutemple commented on the word kumihimo
Noun. from Japanese, complex braiding forms, accomplished with various types of braiding stands and tools.
August 1, 2017
rutemple commented on the word kumihimo
From Wikipedia: Kumihimo (組み紐) is a Japanese form of braid-making. Cords and ribbons are made by interlacing strands. Kumi himo is Japanese for "gathered threads".
August 1, 2017