I was contemplating starting a blog over at the Kumihimo Home Page for this stuff, but it’s more effort to maintain more blogs and decorative braiding goes with decorative knotting like chocolate and ice cream, am I right? 8) 8) Plus in my mind’s eye when I was thinking of newsletter sections years ago I thought: knotty thoughts (knots), twisted thoughts (twisted and spun cords), and braided thoughts (braiding, but then maybe I had a more risqué term that I can’t think of right now. 8) In any case, I’ve put them in separate posts so one need not deal with the other if so desired.

Learning
A how to video for (?) 8 strand kongo (?) in German on a foam loom.
http://en.sevenload.com/videos/bvBaoD7-Kumihimo-Anleitung

Someone at the Dexter Senior Center in Michigan is teaching kumihimo.
http://www.dexterleader.com/stories/020509/loc_20090205014.shtml

The “ultimate” book of kumihimo patterns. At 49 pages I don’t know how ultimate it could be. In any case, I’m not going to spend $30 to find out. But if YOU have, share your opinion!
http://www.lulu.com/content/4944885

Blogs
Trish Goodfield reports on her Anda-gumi 25 bobbin braid.
http://trishalandesigns.blogspot.com/2009/02/another-takadai-braid.html

The Chattahoochee Handweavers of Atlanta, Georgia want to organize a kumihimo class.
http://spinknitup.blogspot.com/2009/02/chattahoochee-handweavers-open-house.html

Praise for BraidersHand’s ayatakedai.
http://takadai-no-tora.livejournal.com/108440.html

HollyEQQ reports on her friend’s Etsy shop which includes kumihimo braids.
http://hollyeqq.livejournal.com/184589.html

The blogger finds kumihimo supplies in a quilt store.
http://musicquilts4me.livejournal.com/72273.html

Beaded
Note that “beaded kumihimo” is gaining in popularity for the cachet and allure of the term. Many do not appear to be kumihimo braids at all, but I’m not going to judge. At least not yet. 8) If they say they are kumihimo I’ll give them a pass for now.

A pretty beaded lariat by Amanda (via)
http://cs.beadandbutton.com/bnbcs/photos/finished_jewelry/picture53772.aspx

A very loosely braided “weave of the compass” necklace.
http://chasernews.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/kumihimo/

Assorted kumihimo bracelets.
http://www.beadcreator-family.com/photo/assorted-kumihimo-bracelets?context=user