I am now able to show the two designs I will be teaching on this fabulous special interest holiday to the Mediterranean Coast, taking in the South of France and Monaco. During the tour I have been allocated one half day and one full day formal workshop workshop, in addition to regular Kumi Klinics. My fellow tutor, Jamie North has …
As many people now know by now, I am no longer one of the admins of the Kumihimo group on facebook. I have really enjoyed the last 3 years in the role, have seen an amazing range of talent and made some good friends, but all good things must come to an end! I have decided to put my experience …
I am so excited to be able to tell everyone about a wonderful kumihimo tour to the South of France next year. The Kumihimo on the Mediterranean Coast tour is organised by Triple M Tours, who are experts in special interest tours to Europe. These types of tour are a wonderful way to combine sight seeing trips to very special …
I have now completed the Mushroom Bead challenge set by Juliet of Spoilt Rotten Beads. On four consecutive days I uploaded a new YouTube video to accompany the design I showed each day on Facebook. Apart from having lots of fun, my aim was to show how different techniques can be used to produce very different results. I started on …
I have been sent a fabulous selection of colours of mushroom beads by Juliet of Spoilt Rotten Beads and she had challenged me to make 4 different pieces of jewellery with them. I have decided to interpret that as 4 completely different kumihimo techniques in order to show the versatility of both these beads and kumihimo in general. My plan …
I have got a great line-up of kumihimo workshops for this summer and I am looking forward both to introducing new people to braiding and to helping others to extend their skills. Each workshop is very different and will be hosted in a different location. The beadshops I work with all have great selections of kumihimo equipment and suitable beads, …
I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has subscribed to my YouTube channel. During last week we passed an important milestone, which is the grand total of 1000 subscribers. So today I uploaded a new video on YouTube outlining a great opportunity to take part in a giveaway of Prumihimo disks, kits and a book. In …
Since January I have uploaded a total of 11 videos to YouTube and I have got lots more coming up. In some I demonstrate the use of the Prumihimo disk, while in others I concentrate on the regular round disk. I have already filmed two videos for the square plate. Youtube is a great way of sharing information and many …
I stood down from my role as Guest Designer at Jewellery Maker at the end of last year because I needed more time to develop new ideas and the extra time is working very well for me, but of course I miss the fun and excitement of live shows. I also feel that I left at just the wrong time, …
In my latest YouTube video I go back to basics with a demonstration of how to use the round kumihimo disk for a cord braid. My plan is to use my YouTube channel to offer a broad base of techniques and design tutorials covering all aspects of disk kumihimo, including the round disk, the squre plate and the Prumihimo disk. Later …
