Beginner's Guide to Japanese Braiding: The Art Of Kumihimo

Learn the calming, traditional craft of kumihimo - Japanese braiding - through step-by-step projects.

Kumihimo is the ancient art of Japanese braidmaking; admired for its dual qualities of usefulness and beauty, and associated with both fashion and the samurai.

In this instructional book, Jacqui Carey teaches the use of a marudai (round stand) to produce a variety of different types of braids, which can then be used to create countless combinations of colour, texture and material. Clear step-...