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Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Combs is the owner of Design & Adorn Beading Studio in Tucson, Arizona, and has been teaching a variety of classes in jewelry making there since 2008. Her specialty is kumihimo jewelry. She leads a variety of workshops at other venues as well, including the Bead&Button Show. Klappentext Kumihimo Basics and Beyond presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewelry. Short demonstrations of the key techniques needed for each project are presented in easy-to-grasp portions, allowing beaders to learn and practice as they go. Rebecca Combs demystifies tricky "kumihimo math” by providing detailed supply lists for each project in the book, plus teaches beaders how to calculate the amount of fiber and how many beads they'll need for their future kumihimo projects.Presents techniques for creating all-cord braids and beaded braids, and then teaches beaders how to transform them into finished jewellery. In this title, short demonstrations of the key techniques needed for each project are presented in easy-to-grasp portions, allowing beaders to learn and practice as they go. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 - Welcome to your new addiction: KumihimoIntroductionToolsMaterialsDemystifying kumihimo mathChapter 2 - Let's start braidingSetting up the diskBasic round braid Troubleshooting Finishing Other handy techniquesChapter 3 - Fiber-Focused Projects(6 necklaces, a key chain, and a bracelet)Basic Round BraidUsing multiple fibers per warpAdding variegated fiber"No-knot" startTassel finishSurface embellishmentBraiding around a coreAdding a pendant with a lark's head knotChapter 4 - Beaded Projects(14 necklaces and 3 bracelets)Locking beads in placeUsing a bead spinnerMixing bead sizesBraiding with magatamasAdding a pendant to the middleBraiding a counted pattern of beads
