Kumihimo: Japanese Braid making Basic Techniques
ONE DAY Workshop $125.00
Kumihimo: Japanese Braid making Basic Techniques
Day one: set up 4, 8 and 12 strand braids
Materials Fee: TBD
Kumihimo: Japanese Braid making with beads
Prerequisite: basic Kumihimo
Day one: set up 4, 8 and 12 strand beaded braids
Materials Fee: TBD
Please contact me to join or schedule a class: lezlieking@lezlieking.com
Kumi (to plait) + Himo (string or cord) = Kumihimo, plaited cords, braids, is a Japanese braid-making technique which dates to about 550 C.E., when the Buddhist religion spread in Japan and people began to use decorative cords in religious ceremonies. Later, people used brightly colored braids to decorate clothing, to hang banners, to lace samurai armor together, and to hang objects.
Although kumihimo is particular to Japan, other cultures have made similar braids, including the sling braiders of the Andes and hair-braiding stools from Scandinavia.