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WHAT'S NEW?
May 16 - Leather Wrap Bracelet with Tila Beads Kit and Tutorial
The tutorial has been completely re-written going from a two page printed instructions to a 12 page step by step PDF tutorial available online with over 30 closeup pictures making this project much easier to follow. Plus now it includes a multi wrap design for your second project.
The tutorial can be purchased by itself if you already have all the supplies. Full kits or extra Beads, Button & Leather Cord packs, Miyuki Tila Bead Mixes in 10 g or 50 g bags are available.
May 14 - Tibetan Snake Knot Bracelet Tutorial - Interlocking Snake Knots the Easy Way!
I learned how to tie snake knots many years ago, but it is not until this year that I rediscovered the easy Tibetan method while experimenting. This new way is so much easier and faster, and it becomes a meditation...
April 29 - Knitted Scarf with Silk Ribbon | Free Pattern
Silkie Ribbon is a hand dyed silk ribbon perfect for kumihimo. 10 mm wide, a center rib divides the ribbon into two sides: one side is more shiny, the other more matte.
Silkie Ribbon knits perfectly too,
check these easy scarves.
February 11 - New Kit Version
Kumihimo Copper River Bracelet
Occasionally a specific bead, a cord, yarn, ribbon or something else used in a kit is no longer available. Then the kit needs to be shelved or iit needs to be remade with new material available.
Check this new version - with Halo Blue and Tangerine Lily Petal Beads, plus Czech Copper Crystal 6/0s.
The design includes two designs, one with alternatinf Lily Petal Beads, the other one with a transition from one beas to the next The latter version is shown here on the left.
January 23 - New Comfort Cushion - Perfect for the Lacis Steel Crochet Hooks - Best for Bead Crochet
Turn the Lacis crochet hooks handles into comfortable cushioned handles.
I really like the Lacis crochet hooks because you can use a smaller hook than other brands for the same cord size. The actual hook ends have small heads and large indentations for the cord to slide through. This profile, thin head but hook that can handle larger cords without snagging them makes this crochet brand my favorite for tubular bead crochet and bead crochet. But the handles are very thin and really need cushioning.
January 8 - Pantone Color of the Year 2019 compared to C-Lon Bead Cord and More Living Coral is definitively bright, lively, vibrant yet mellow at the same time. And yes it matches C-Lon Chinese Coral.To lighten it up, add a bit of Pink Lemonade (PL) to the mix. Darken it and make it unforgettable with Poinsetta. Add a bit of Sea Shell or Peach Glow for the bright edges and you capture the coral and clown fish perfectly.
Plus visit the customer's comment pages for interesting entries, ideas, and links to many websites...
We now have an official store mascot!
Cleo got renamed Kumihimo Cleo Cavandoli and is the official store mascot. She is still Cleo for short. She sits on my desk chair in the online store when I am working and keeps me company. She was born March 9th 2011, a triple rescue, we adopted January 2013. She is a 10 lb. foxy doxy with a bit of chihuahua possibly. - Marion
Occasionally she sheds a few hair even though she is small and does not have lots of hair. So please forgive her if you find a few in your package. Packing tape on boxes wrapped on the floor are most affected even though we vacuum often.
