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I’ve received a few questions regarding the starting point of my bracelets. The loop is formed by making a Japanese braid called a kumihimo, or kumi for short. To do this easily you will need a disc designed to make the kumi braid. Now there …
For this tutorial, you may need a few things including a computer and some free software. The software I’ll be demonstrating on is called GIMP (stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program). It’s like PS but I prefer this personally. You could use something else, but why? Ok, …
I found this cute little bracelet on Instagram and realized it would make for a great lesson on using graph paper and figuring out a design yourself. We begin here with graph paper Here I’ve made a graph suited for 7 colors (I’ll teach how …
Need inspiration? We all have trouble at times coming up with a new color combination. I have a solution that should keep you going for many a year to come and it begins with bliss. Bliss, you say? Remember Windows Xp and its iconic desktop background? …
Getting a bit advanced here If you are new to knotting I’d not recommend moving on to this step. However, if you are making bracelets and looking for more of a challenge then here is a great place to start. This is a bit of …
So I saw this posted with the question I see way too often from knotters. What’s the pattern? So I’m going to attempt to show how to work that out for yourself. Give me time between images as I do have other stuff going on. …
It all started when I wondered what it would take to knot a bag the way I do friendship bracelets. The project became called ‘Rapunzel’ due to all the lengths of string. It began on September 2nd and finished October 25th. Turns out it took …
Now we are getting bigger! So now to explain some bits. If you made this just as it is shown, there would be 16 colors that would make a round bracelet that’s kinda small. (If you make one, I’ll gladly post it with credits to …
I keep getting asked, “How long is the string I start with?” The simple answer is two meters that’s folded in half. But what if that question is faulty? Perhaps the person asking isn’t familiar with the idea of adding string when working on larger …
I’ve spoken often of how I started making bracelets long before there was an internet. Well, many times I can work out a design in my head, but there are times when the design is just too complex. That’s when I’ll turn to graph paper. …
I went with a friend to a place they called Green Acres to see a Grateful Dead cover band. I think I may have sold some of my works, but what really changed things for me was a gal Cindy who had a bracelet that …
The Second Knot I’ve told the story a hundred times at least, about how at 4 a.m. one night while feeling quite exhausted, I had an epiphany. That if I were to tie the same knot I’d been doing for months, backward, then the row …