Make a round friendship bracelet or anklet using Kumihimo, a Japanese braiding technique. It's super easy. Grab your favorite colors of thread, a Kumihimo foam disk and you'll be whipping up a new ...

Ryuta Fukuda is seen creating a braided kumihimo item at Ryukobo in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Feb. 12, 2020. (Mainichi/Kota Yoshida) TOKYO -- Spools hitting against one another create gentle echoes ...

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A colourful and insightful exhibition, uncovering the past, present and possible futures of kumihimo, an intricate, decorative type of Japanese cord, braided from hand-dyed silk threads. From the ...

What is Kumihimo? The ancient Japanese braiding technique, resulting in an intricate, decorative cord made of hand-dyed silk threads is now the subject of an extensive exhibition, 'Kumihimo: Japanese ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What is Kumihimo? The ancient Japanese braiding technique, resulting in an intricate, decorative ...