The High Desert Bead Society meets Saturday, July 21, 2007 from 1 pm to 3 pm. in Prescott, Arizona at the Jeep Posse building -- Pioneer Park.
Bonnie Heidler will demo Kumihimo. Go to: www.highdesertbeadsociety.org for more information.
Pictured is a traditional Maru Dai with 16 bobbins. The Maru Dai is the most widely used piece of braiding equipment. This photo was taken from page 14 of Rodrick Owen's book:
BRAIDS 250 PATTERNS FROM JAPAN, PERU & BEYOND
In the next few weeks I will include more information on my Kumihimo endeavors. Will Taylor created an exceptional Maru Dai and I have one of his first. As soon as I get it set up with the bobbins I will add it to my blog.