If you are interested in purchasing a Prumihimo book, disk or kit you might find that they are showing as out of stock, but if you try again the following week you might be more lucky. The reason for this is that international shipping is now quite complex and time consuming and I have got a busy summer ahead of …
I am very sad to have to issue such a warning, but I am afraid that it has become very necessary due to the actions of shameless fraudsters! It has come to my attention that a number of books available on amazon have used images and text of my work and the work of others. This contravenes international copyright law …
Hooray! My books and disks are now back in stock! I decided to hold all sales of physical products early in December and there were several reasons for this. It is something I do every year in mid December to ensure that people do not order too close to Christmas. I do not want people to be disappointed because their …
What is so good about the SallyBeadJewelry kumihimo disk? In this blog I would like to tell you about the kumihimo disk designed by Sally Battis some years ago and to explain what its best features are. As far as I am aware, Sally was the first person to produce a double thickness kumihimo disk. When the first foam disk …
What could be more summery than a pretty braided bracelet of flowers? The flower garden bracelet kit contains the materials needed to make a charming bracelet featuring a row of flower beads, nestled in a bed of toning colours of seed bead. Each flower bead is encircled by a tiny ring of galvanised silver seed beads. It is finished with …
I am really pleased to be able to offer the Riverside Beads 7 cord disk for sale from this website. What is so good about it? First of all, I will tell you a bit about this braid. It is a very simple construction and early examples are widespread, so its origins could lie in several different cultures. Early examples …
This weekend I have been learning a new skill and in the process have been able to give a tiny bit of support to our fellow creatives in Ukraine. There have been many suggestions of how to help those in Ukraine with small businesses by buying digital downloads from Etsy. By searching in Etsy and indicating Ukraine in the filter …
You can never have too much bling on a Christmas tree and that is one of the reasons I love making decorations at this time of year. The icicle decoration is one of my favourites because it is quick and fun to make and also because the more you have the better they look! The design has quite a history. …
How time flies! It was 5 years ago that I launched my first book, The Prumihimo Disk – A fresh approach to kumihimo and I am happy to say that the book continues to sell well and since that first delivery of books I have authorised 4 further print runs. From this perspective it is hard to remember how nervous I …
I have recently taken delivery of a new print run of my second book, Kumihimo Endings, and my hall is full of heavy boxes. I would really like to try to reduce the number of boxes I have to take up two flights of stairs to my stock room, so I have decided to throw in a free Prumihimo disk …
