A friend and I started make Kumihimo Jewelry
Come and a look
Kumihimo cord
was first created by a form of finger-loop
braiding. Later tools
such as the marudai and the takadai were employed
to make more complex braids in shorter time. The most prominent historical use
of the cords was by samurai as both a functional and decorative way to lace
their lamellar
armour and their
horses' armor (barding). Kumihimo
cords are now used as ties on haori jackets and obijimes, which are
used for tying on an obi (kimono sash).
