The Marudai is a round-top braiding stand used to make a wide variety of kumihimo braids in many different forms: round, square, rectangular, flat, triangular, and other polygonal shapes. It is considered the most versatile of the 5 basic types of kumihimo braiding stands, or dai. The word marudai comes from Japanese words maru 丸 […]

Nejime is a securing tie that is used to hold warp threads together. It is recommended to make Nejime and other securing ties from thin cotton thread because cotton makes a more secure knot than synthetic threads.

Netting is a textile technique in which the yarns are looped or knotted at their point of intersection. This process results in a fabric with open spaces between yarns. The fabric is often but not always elastic. This type of technique is very old and present all over the world with a wide range of […]

Obijime is the braided cord that is wrapped around the obi to hold it in place.

This braiding technique involves pulling cords through the plies of other cord to create flat band or three-dimensional objects. As with most braiding techniques, Ply-Split braiding does not have fixed warp and weft threads. Rather, threads alternate between acting as warp or weft. The technique originates from the Thar desert of North West India where […]

Point of Braiding When groups of yarns are interlaced and a braid is being formed, the center of the braided structure represents the point of braiding. That is where the interlacement occurs and the structure becomes visible. The point of braiding (Kensaki) provides a great deal of information to the braider: it can tell whether […]