This unique necklace layers a beaded braid on top of a fiber braid. Creating this Inside Out necklace not only will enhance your braiding skills but will also allow your creative side to be displayed. No two braids will look the same!
AKS CoD – Inside Out Edo-yatsu by Adrienne Gaskell
$40.00
38 in stock
38 in stock
Description
Students will be able to decide whether to create an elegant necklace or something for everyday wear depending on the beads they choose to use. Just about any bead will work; gemstones, crystals, pearls or seed beads. Adrienne will guide you on how to combine different beads to create your own unique look.
Instructor: Adrienne Gaskell
Adrienne Gaskell’s innovations explore the ancient Japanese art of kumihimo. Her jewelry incorporates gemstones, pearls, and beads and has been featured in “Showcase 500 Art Necklaces” by Lark Books, Bead&Button’s Bead Dreams competition, and the Toho Design Challenge. She exhibits at juried art shows and galleries across the county. Her teaching resume includes Braids 2012 in Manchester England, Braids 2016 in Tacoma, WA, Bead & Button show since 2006, Japanese Kumihimo Society and Toho Bead Company in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Hiroshima Japan. Adrienne’s popular DVDs, Beaded Kumihimo on the Marudai, and More Beaded Kumihimo on the Marudai were the first instructional videos for braiding with beads on the marudai.
Adrienne’s website: www.kumihimoresource.com
Equipment:
- Marudai
- 16 Tama of equal weight (70 to 100g)
- 8 Plastic Bobbins (not weighted)
- Counterweight 50% of total tama weight
- Big Eye Needle, with thin leader thread and/or bead spinner & needle
Materials:
- 4 Ropes Japanese Metallic @ 2.8 m or other smooth, non-stretchy fiber
(each rope has 4 bundles/sections with approx. 24 ends per bundle/section) - 8 Lengths @ 5 ft of SLon/CLon Micro Cord if using 100% seed beads
- Or 8 Lengths @ 5 ft WildFire 8 to 12 lb. (or similar product) if using pearls or gemstones as they may cut SLon/CLon Micro Cord
- Beads: Seed beads; 15º, 11º or 8º, pearls, gemstones, metal beads, etc. (see instructions for more advice about beads)
- 1 Magnetic Acrylic Cylinder Clasp, 8mm opening, or other clasp & findings
Skill Level/Prerequisites:
- Intermediate to advanced marudai braider.
- Proficient at making 8 tama braids on the marudai. Experience working with Japanese pre-cut fibers if that is your fiber of choice. Proficient braiding Edo-Yatsu and experience with Kawari Edo-yatsu is helpful. (Braids #7 & 8, pages 29 & 30, Comprehensive Treatise of Braids I: Maru-dai braids by Makiko Tada)
Class Availability:
- This class can be accessed until January 15, 2027.
If you have questions about purchasing process, please email them to education@amksoc.org.
If you have questions about the class itself, email them to insideout@amksoc.org
Founding and Supporting Members are entitled to one free class. Use the coupon code akscodkumi when checking out.
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NOTE: This is an edited version of a previously aired Virtual Gathering class. There may be references to forums that were a part of that original class and discussions that were difficult to edit out. There may be some abrupt cuts where down time occurred and was edited out. We feel that the information you will get from these classes is outstanding and we are pleased to be able to capture these classes and share them in a very affordable and on demand fashion. Thank you for your understanding.
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Enjoy!
