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 have been very busy over the last few weeks working on some videos for YouTube. I am often asked to produce video tutorials and I know that many people would find them useful, particularly those who are visual learners. I have decided that the best approach would be to offer these videos on YouTube because it offers me the …
The date is 3rd October, 2016 and it is a very big day for me because it is the publication date of my book, The Prumihimo Disk – A fresh approach to kumihimo I would like to say a massive thank you to all those who have placed pre-orders either on this site or with on-line book sellers, such as …
I have long wanted to write a book and over the last couple of years I have considered various different options. The development of my Prumihimo disk gave me the idea of writing a handbook for the disk and I started looking into the feasability of this over a year ago. The disk was launched in November 2015 and its …
My new delivery of Prumihimo disks has arrived safely, are back in stock on this website and are ready to find new homes! They can be purchased either as a single disk with a tutorial for a lovely necklace or as a 2 disk pack without the tutorial. I can ship to most countries directly. The exception to this is …
When I first developed the Prumihimo disk I hoped that it would open up new design opportunities, but at that early stage I did not know exactly what they would be. The more I use my disk the more I become aware of what may be possible with it. In particular the braid lends itself brilliantly to embellishment with bead …
As part of my continuing committment to support people who have bought my Prumihimo disk I have just posted a new free necklace tutorial. My aim is to provide a selection of fairly simple tutorials to help to get people started on their journey with the new disk. The first free tutorial was for a bracelet with beads on two …
Oh dear! It has been a long time since my last blog because I have been busy with loads of exciting projects, but at least this one has come to fruition. I have spent a long time working on the details of this design because it is very important that a feature, such as a gemstone fan, will sit correctly …
There is a constant flow of new bead shapes coming onto the market, which is very exciting, but they have generally been designed with the beadweaver in mind. Some shapes, such as top drilled Pips and Petals, are easy to use in all sorts of kumihimo designs, but others are less obviously of use to braiders. One of the great …
Developing the Prumihimo Disk has been a very exciting journey for me. I had only intended to sell it from my website, but as the demand grows my little disk is finding its way into customers’ hands via several different routes! Last month the disk had its US TV debut on JTV. Last week the disk had its bead show …
