Pattern: Christmas Magatama Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid
Use our pattern information to create your very own beaded kumihimo braid - this project features green and red long magatama beads.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
- 70 x Green Lined Chartreuse AB Long Magatama Beads (approx 8g)
- 70 x Chartreuse Long Magatama Beads (approx 8g)
- 70 x Green Silver Lined Long Magatama Beads (approx 8g)
- 70 x Transparent Rainbow Red Long Magatama Beads (approx 8g)
- 2 Glue-In Leather End Caps
- 2 x 6mm Strong Jump Rings
- 1 x 14mm Parrot Clasp
- #9 White Nylon Beading Cord
TOOLS REQUIRED
- Round Kumihimo Board
- Thread Zapper
- E-6000 glue
- Big Hole Beading Needle
- 8 Bobbins
- Large Keyring
INSTRUCTIONS
This project works with an 8 warp round braid and beads. We have used a mix of green and red long magatama beads. Use the following pattern information and work with our beaded kumihimo project to recreate this project on your own!
- green lined chartreuse AB long magatama beads on strands #32 and #16
- chartreuse long magatama beads on strands #1 and #17
- silver lined green long magatama beads on strands #8 and #24
- transparent rainbow red long magatama beads on strands #9 and #25
- these beads are a little tricky - they are drilled on an angle. As such, you need to ensure that you thread the beads in the same direction. I found it easiest to thread "up" through the hole. Check you're on track by looking back at the line of beads, they should fall in line.
- for a bracelet, we used 35 beads on each strand (this creates a 17.5cm beaded section - every extra bead added to a strand adds about 0.5cm to the beaded length - note that this creates quite a thick bracelet, so it does need to be longer than normal). Ends, rings and clasp will add about 3cm to the overall length
- size #9 nylon cord works well with these beads, we used about 0.6m per strand (ie about 4.8m total)
- size #9 nylon cord produces a 3mm "plain braid", fits well into 3mm glue in leather ends
- see our beaded kumihimo project for basic instructions
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28th Mar 2019
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