Half-hitch
Also called slip knot or the slipping hitch. The half-hitch is the knot used to hold the threads on the Tama while braiding. The benefit [...]
Also called slip knot or the slipping hitch. The half-hitch is the knot used to hold the threads on the Tama while braiding. The benefit [...]
Braids made on the Karakumidai use special silk threads wound on bobbins called hira-dama. These are very lightweight tama (roughly 5gr to 8gr) traditionally made [...]