I was very excited and delighted to read a glowing Product Test of my Prumihimo Disk in the current issue of Making Jewellery magazine. It was with some trepidation that I sent off the disk for Clair Wolfe to put it through its paces. As the person who designed it I am confident that it is a great product, but …
Some of the most elegant beaded kumihimo jewellery designs can start out as plain braids. Taking a needle and thread or a headpin to a plain braid can open up a whole new world of creativity and a really individual look. For the second kit I demonstrated on Jewellery Maker last week I decided to start each design as a …
I was lucky enought to be given a brand new product to work with for my last show on Jewellery Maker. It is described at satin ribbon, but is very different to the sort of satin ribbon you might find in a haberdashery. It is more of a flattened satin cord than a regular ribbon and in a braid it …
Windows is the third tutorial I have written for my Prumihimo Disk. The design has been adapted from a popular design I teach at workshops. Up to now I have had to use the regular round disk for this type of design and in order to teach it at a workshop I worked out a way of marking the disk …
From time to time I am lucky enough to be sent some new beads to play with and to see how they might work for kumihimo. A short while ago a big box of beads arrived from Beadsmith and they have been keeping me pretty busy since then. Some of the designs I came up with were posted a few …
I have been delighted by the reaction to my new disk, the Prumihimo Disk, and I am starting to see some wonderful designs made on it. Thank you to everyone. I plan to feature these designs in a future blog, so please keep them coming. I hope that people will have lots of fun experimenting on the disk and seeing …
I am very excited to be able to tell you about The Prumihimo Disk! I have developed this innovative disk, which features a unique set of slots and markings to enable anyone to master a wonderful braid structure. The size, shape and hole size have been carefully designed to support the needs of the braider and to be as easy …
One of the most important aspects of jewellery making is finding your own style and one of the best ways of doing this is by exploring the combination of different techniques. On my last show on Jewellery Maker I showed how beaded kumihimo can be transformed by the use of patina paints. I first experimented with patina paint back in …
After the success (and fun) of my Christmas Kumihimo Wreath workshop I posted lots of photos of what everyone made and I have had numerous requests for a tutorial. So, by popular demand, here it is! This is one of those designs which could become addictive because it is just so adorable and easy to make. I think everyone who …
Yesterday my Kumhimo Christmas Decoration workshop was hosted by Spoilt Rotten Beads and a very enthusiastic group of ladies worked hard to produce these beautiful ornaments. Didn’t they do well! I had prepared two projects for the workshop, a wreath and a candy cane. I decided to start with the wreath because it was the longer project and involved a …
