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- Necklaces Braided on the Kumihimo Disk is a perfect beginner book. It assumes you’ve never done it before and grows in difficulty from there, all clearly rated.
- Braiding with Beads 2: Braiding Solutions for the Kumihimo Disk starts with just adding beads and then gets more creative with every variation. It has more advanced beading techniques.
- Kumihimo Combinations is about combining different colors, materials, stitches, and braiding patterns. Keep your projects interesting and add some spice.
Aluminum Sorting Tray
$1.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This sorting tray is one of the most useful items in your toolbox. It’s a little underrated. The way it picks up beads from your bead mat in one swoop is so convenient. No more pinching individual seed beads back into the bag. This little tray will save you time. It’s about 3″x3″ and made of smooth aluminum. It’s a triangle with a slight lip, the points great for funneling beads into bags.
Anti Tarnish Pads
$2.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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These sheets belong in your jewelry box or wherever you keep your silver. They prevent oxidization and the need to clean your silver. Some prefer their silver to darken, but if that’s not your style, these sheets are perfect for you. It comes in a pack of 10 so that you can stash them in all the places you keep your beautiful, silver treasures. If you prefer to just periodically clean your jewelry, you can find polishing pads here.
Awl
$5.00 – $6.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Awls are an important tool when it comes to thread. It can help control knots, such as with traditional pearl knotting, and help to undo knots as well. Sometimes, when used very, very carefully, an awl can be used to break a bead that’s too far down a thread to be removed. Do this with great caution because it can shred or cut the thread.
Basic Glue-in Magnetic Clasp
$5.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This strong, silver plated clasp is great for leather and kumihimo projects. It’s basic design means that all eyes are on your beautiful hard work. It is 12mm x 16mm with 6mm openings.
Bead Mat
$2.50Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This fuzzy bead mat keeps your beads from bouncing away and generally makes beading time easier. They are a must for any beader’s studio. Or kitchen table. Check out our Toolbox Essentials, which includes a bead pad, along with the fundamental tools, at a discount.
Color chosen at random.
Bead Reamer Set
$22.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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3 interchangeable bits in different sizes and shapes fit into the chuck and are stored in the handle. It has a convenient clip. Can hold more bits in the adjustable chuck than what’s included. Experiment. Use the set to carefully smooth the rough edges of bead holes. Use with care and do not use too much force. It could break the bead or the reamer tip or both.
E6000 Glue (.18 fl oz)
$2.50Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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E6000 is an industrial strength adhesive great for glue in clasps, affixing glue on bails, or most any other glue project you might have. When using, be careful to have good ventilation. This tube is .18 fl oz.
Felting Essentials
$13.60Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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These supplies are essential for felting. This collected gift set ($13.60) is perfect for holidays or birthdays or any days! Save 15% on bundled essentials than when you purchase supplies separately. Good for a beginner or a seasoned felter that needs to replace worn supplies and their wool stock at the same time.
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For further information, check out the links to the individual products. Colors and packaging may vary from the photo.
Felting Needle Kit
$9.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This is a great felting needle starter set. It comes with 2 small needles, one medium, and one large, all interchangeable on a wooden handle.
Felting Wool
$4.50Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Get a mystery pack of wool to start felting. Use with felting needles. Wool has 3-4 colors per bag and are chosen at random. Felting surface coming soon.
Foam Felting Pad
$2.50Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Use this felting surface with wool and felting needles to safely create shapes and beads.
Karen DeSousa Books
$14.95 – $29.90Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Buy 2 get 1 free! Not only are these books on sale from their regular price, but when you purchase two, you get the third free. Just choose all three to get the deal–discount will be automatically applied.
These three books by author and kumihimo expert Karen DeSousa are all great resources for kumihimo artists, beginner to intermediate. There are reference pages in the front with everything you need to consider when beginning your project to how to do the basics. The instructions are detailed and the diagrams and photos are fantastic. Take advantage of this deal and heighten your kumihimo skills.
Karen DeSousa was a Des Moines native. After retirement, she discovered the craft world of beading design and later, kumihimo, a traditional Japanese braiding art. She took classes, advanced rapidly and “unretired” to start a successful web-based business, Accent Bead Design, creating beaded designs and craft design books and selling materials in the U.S. and internationally. As an emerging American expert applying kumihimo to jewelry arts, Karen attended international conferences in the U.S., Kyoto, Japan and Manchester, England. She published 11 bead craft and kumihimo braiding books that were sold around the world. She also taught classes throughout the U.S. [source]
Kumihimo Disk
$4.25Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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This is a foam Kumihimo disk that helps to keep strands of your braid organized. It is sturdy with numbered slots to make it easier to keep you organized. The hole in the middle is a good size to fit your cord with a enough space to grow. This is a must tool for working with Kumihimo just shy of a Marudai.
Kumihimo Essentials
$4.50 – $46.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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These supplies are essential for doing kumihimo. A great gift set for any beader, especially one looking for a new skill. This collected gift set ($36) is perfect for holidays or birthdays or any days! Save 15% on bundled essentials than when you purchase supplies separately. Check out the add-ons below for even more options and check out our collection of Karen DeSousa books for great directions and diagrams.
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Package of magatamas (Lavender Garden)
Package of seed beads in size 8/0 (954F)
For further information, check out the links to the individual products. Colors and packaging may vary from the photo. For more seed bead colors, call us at 319-338-1566.
4-Piece Bead Reamer Set
$11.00Date and Time: 01/01/1970 from -
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Perfect for softening and smoothing the rough edges of beads. Can also enlarge holes if used carefully. Always use softly and slowly so that your beads don’t break. Comes in four different sizes and shapes.