KUMIHIMO:The Art of Japanese Silk Braiding
Japanese braided cords have been deeply involved in various fields such as religion, rituals, entertainment, clothing, and furnishings, creating new uses following the times, and developing techniques and designs accordingly.
You can feel Japanese culture with this silk kumihimo braid.
“Kakusugi” kumihimo is a braided cord has a beautiful luster when braided with silk threads.
Unlike ordinary round cords, it has a square cross-section, and each of the four corners has an independent shape.
“Kaku” means the square in Japanese.
“Sugi” means cedar in Japanese.
This kumihimo is tightly braided with a silk thread core inside and is not elastic.
A 150 cm long kumihimo cord made of silk thread, finished with a simple fringe at each end.
multi-color braided.
The kumihimo is made in a traditional Japanese workshop and is very strong.
It can be used as a belt or cut to any length to make a bracelet or necklace.
Also, suitable for phones layered.
Length:150cm
Thickness:3.5mm
Iga City in Mie Prefecture has long been known as the hidden home of the Ninja. Closed off from the rest of the country by mountains on all four sides, this closed-off area has led to the development of the kumihimo industry, which requires a lot of patience. In the workshops of Iga, the old kumihimo machines, which are highly valuable, are kept in good condition and are used every day to make beautiful, strong and precise kumihimo.
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