The Kumihimo Comeuppance

Come·up·pance  - A punishment or retribution that one deserves;
one's just deserts.

John Bead friends…I have been cut down a notch. The kumihimo gods did not smile on my first attempt to impress you with a jeweled strand.  I had to remind myself that you don’t learn an ancient art form in a day, or a week.  Yesterday I produced a beautifully knotted necklace.  I had pulled out some glass beads that I thought would look great in the design.

I congratulated myself for thinking up a way to make adding the beads to my rattail easier.  (a little tape on the end did the trick)

Since I didn’t have any instructions I went online to see what I could learn about adding beads.  Kumihimo experts all say “drop in the bead” which is a little trickier than I thought.  Perhaps I should have started with a smaller bead.

Disaster!  This looks as bad in person as it does on the screen!

So I went back to the drawing board.  I worked slower.  I tried not to stress when I “dropped in a bead.”

Better.  I still missed a few spots…not being sure when to drop in a bead.

Here is a rope I feel a lot better showing you.  I am going to try this a few more times before I move to a flat braid next!  Oh, and my book order has arrived and I now have plenty of reference material!