Pattern: Christmas Magatama Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid

Posted by Eureka! Beads on 28th Mar 2019

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