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Kumihimo Braiding Demonstrated by Penn Cove Gallery Artist Janis Saunders

10/21/2015

 
We thought you'd enjoy seeing Penn Cove Gallery artist Janis Saunders demonstrate Kumihimo (Japanese for "gathered threads") braiding on her takadai, a frame used for making this unique style of intricate interlaced, braided patterns.  Beginning in the 12th century, braids were primarily used to lace together Samurai armor and to wrap sword handles as well as everyday uses on clothing, on tea ceremony containers where they are tied in decorative knots, in the temples to tie scrolls, and in the home.

Janis' bracelets incorporate hand painted ribbon, fine threads and Japanese Kumihimo silk and glass beads. You can read more about this fascinating art form on Janis' Stonepath Studio website and shop her brilliant Kumihimo pieces at Penn Cove Gallery.
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Janis Saunders' Kumihimo braiding. (source: Stonepath Studio)

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