Andean Simp’a Wallqa Necklace Friday, June 8th, 8:30-3:30pm The art of braiding in the Andes is thousands of years old. It’s primary use was to make slings for hunting and herding, then later for decoration. The traditional method of Andean … Continue reading →
Nejire Edo-Yatsu Necklace Thursday, June 7th, 9:00am-4:00pm Edo Yatsu is one of the primary braids in the Kumihimo compendium. It’s quite versatile depending on the number of elements, color placement, movement count and fiber used to braid. This version is … Continue reading →
Hira-Genji Leather Bracelet Wednesday, June 6th, 6-9pm Hira-genji is a traditional flat braid done on the marudai, often used for obi-jime (the belts used to tie Kimono). This version uses leather cord to create a cool bracelet that can be … Continue reading →
TOHO Beads presents Demi-Licious Beaded Bracelet Wednesday, June 6th, 9am-4pm My demi-licious beaded bracelet is based on Makiko Tada’s Anda-gumi braid, featured in many of her disc-and-plate books. I developed this bracelet over a 2-year period, and refined the design … Continue reading →
Patterns Galore
The most difficult part of the anda braid is the tension (both fiber and bead), because of the structure. It’s not hard to master; once you do, there are all kinds of pattern possibilities. Here’s a pattern I did some … Continue reading →
And then there’s the thread…
One of the key components of this bracelet is the thread that we’ll be using. Tt’s Toho’s Amiet beading thread and as you can see from the picture in the header, it’s visible in the braid. Amiet comes in a … Continue reading →
Colorways for Anda-gumi Class
Colorway #1: Turquoise + copper-rose The color name of the coppery beads is actually “mudbrick” which (to me) doesn’t do the bead justice. I think its more of a fire-painted copper (which sounds WAY prettier than mudbrick!). Oh, and believe … Continue reading →
Anda-gumi Beaded Braid Class
I’m delighted to be teaching my Anda-gumi beaded bracelet class at Bead & Button 2017. This bracelet is something I developed over a 2 year period. It’s based on a fiber version by the same name by Makiko Tada, my … Continue reading →
BraiderBob Studios
BraiderBob Studios is (hopefully) finally on-line. This site is a front-end for information and products related to braiding. My focus is on fiber braids, especially Japanese (Kumihimo) and Andean. The driving force behind this site was to get a store … Continue reading →