Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Many of us make little gifts for friends and family. A few of you make pieces that men can give to their favorite women.
So, pretty and sweet pink kumihimo braids do come in handy this month!
To make this braid I used two shades of Dazzle-It pink rattail (love them) and one ball of interesting yarn in my stash.
Making my braids is easy and relaxing now.
Colour matching my pendants is my favorite part of the designing process. I made this little Kewpie pendant by pouring resin into a bezel. (More on resin soon!)
I am experimenting with how to finish my ends. I have learned that I need different sizes of end caps. Since I never know what I’ll be making I stocked up on a few different sizes the last time I was at John Bead. Here you see the smaller bronzed end cap 8.5mm, which is usually sold for viking knit. The larger end cap is hammered 10-8mm gold.
I am attaching wire to my braid ends and running it through the end cap to make a closure.
Here is what it looks like…I also make sure to add Hypo Cement to ensure the strings don’t get free of the wire.
I am trying two other ideas too. Here are my experiments!
