SHELLY’S KUMIHIMO LINKS
(Updated 3/31/2020)
TUTORIALS / INSTRUCTIONS - KONGO-GUMI (Basic Round)
Tutorial for 16-Strand (written instructions & [poor quality] video
versions):
http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/how-to-make-friendship-bracelets.html#video
8-Strand Kongo-gumi (good
beginning video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJciEd9eTt8
12-Strand Pleather Bracelet Video (Finish Cord w/End Caps):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKkieI3-nVA&list=UUWgKZuZ4d2T46MIC3USI8fg&index=3
How to weave 32 strands on a 32-slot Kumihimo
disk:
http://craftdesignonline.com/kumihimo/kginfo.php
PATTERNS - KONGO-GUMI (Basic Round)
Kumihimo pattern maker program (can
specify number of threads)
http://fene4ki.ru/en/kumihimo-pattern-maker-program.html
Pattern Designer (choose thread count—8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 or
32) http://craftdesignonline.com/kumihimo/kongoh-gumi-friendship-bracelets/?cdokb_s=0010100101
3-D Pattern Designer
http://craftdesignonline.com/braid-3d/
16-strand braid patterns:
http://fene4ki.ru/en/kumihimo-bracelet-patterns.html
16-strand braid patterns (rainbows, checkers, stripes, stripes
& dots):
http://files.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/friendship-bracelets/braiding-wheels-set-1.pdf
16-strand braid patterns (hearts, diamonds, flowers, chevrons):
http://files.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/friendship-bracelets/braiding-wheels-set-2.pdf
TUTORIALS / INSTRUCTIONS - OTHER BRAIDS
8-Strand Umihimo:
http://www.mootepoints.com/Projects/kumihimocord.pdf
16-strand Hira kara gumi “Christmas Hearts” using thick and thin fiber:
http://www.qvade.dk/paulette/Swap4.htm
8-strand Edo Yatsu, thick &
thin:
http://damselflys.blogspot.com/2006/10/fall-daze.html
10-thread Kongoh Gumi Braid
Video
(Spiral cord with different size stitches)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_Nue7qKlM
10-thread Flat Braid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBE6bw1YELA
10-thread Twisted Flat Braid Video (in Spanish, easy to follow):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGZL7qpkdNI
Square Braid Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HrCbEcbCTs
Pattern Generator for Mitake Gumi
(16-Strand Flat Braid)
http://www.webweaver.plus.com/kumihimo/kumihimo.htm
TUTORIALS / INSTRUCTIONS & IDEAS – ENDINGS &
FINISHING
Finishes 12-Strand Pleather Bracelet by temporarily tying off end
with wire, then gluing end caps w/E6000:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKkieI3-nVA&list=UUWgKZuZ4d2T46MIC3USI8fg&index=3
Different ways to attach findings:
http://www.weavershand.com/kumiendings1.pdf
OTHER RELATED INFO
Which Thread/Cord to Use for Which Beads:
https://topcenter.typepad.com/blog/2014/09/matching-cord-and-beads.html
About S-Lon, Superlon and C-Lon:
https://topcenter.typepad.com/blog/2014/12/all-about-nylon-beading-cord.html
Weavershand:
Lots of great info links including videos, galleries and teachers:
Kumihimo
Companion:
Great descriptions of kumihimo books
with specific braids listings;
samples and cross-references of braids and which books they
came from;
links and hints; more!
http://www.kumihimocompanion.com
RESOURCES:
BraidersHand:
Variety of braiding stands; disks and EZ Bobs; silks, metallics, and
“imposter” fiber; publications, and tips
Fiber Lady:
Bamboo and bamboo blend yarns and fibers
http://www.fiberlady.com/index.php?main_page=index
Giovana Imperia
Designs
Unique fiber, and more
Lacis:
40 slot kumi plate, books and
supplies
Primitive Originals Kumihimo:
All things Kumihimo
Toner Crafts
“Weave Wheel” disk – Bulk (20),
(Shelly’s source for classes, good price per)
Weir Crafts:
All things Kumihimo-- Free
Instructions, Murudai (braiding stands),
disks, EZ Bobs, kits, books, threads, findings (Shelly’s source
for endcaps), pendants and large-holed beads.
http://www.weirdollsandcrafts.com/kumihimo/kumihimo.html
BOOKS:
Beginning:
Beginner’s Guide to Braiding: The Craft of Kumihimo in
reprint under the name Japanese Braiding: The Art of Kumihimo by Jacqui Carey
Beginning Plus:
Comprehensive Treatise on Braids I: Maru Dai Braids
by Makiko Tada
Braids: 250 Patterns from Japan, Peru & Beyond by
Rodrick Owen
Creative Kumihimo by
Jacqui Carey
Specific to disk or plate:
Comprehensive Treatise on Braids V!: Kumihimo Disk and Plate by Makiko Tada
Compilation:
Sixty Sensational Samples
Compiled from years of braid swaps, includes discussion and how-to
for each
Compiled by Shirley Berlin and Carol Goodwin
EXPERTS AT WORK:
Uploaded by Kataro Tanaka
(poor quality video, but still cool to watch):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL3Hex9q7Oc
Uploaded by Michael Cook (poor quality video, but still cool to
watch):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7H_N0UuHRo