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Braiding Plate Instructions
Kumihimo tutorials for making flat braids on a braiding plate
These pages are freely available instructions for making braids on the kumihimo disk and plate. These are instructions of common generic braids, patterns freely available in Japan. along with Makiko Tada's instructions for which may be found in her book for disk and plate braids.
Text and pictures by None Redmond, a weaver and kumihimo braiding teacher.
Text and pictures by None Redmond, a weaver and kumihimo braiding teacher.
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 1/3
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 2/3
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 3/3
Braid 2: A Zig Zag Braid
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (1/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (2/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (3/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (4/4)
Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 2/3
This photo shows the next move - the thread next door to the just arrived thread at the south is moved to the north into the empty slit just vacated. [(6) - 5]
and the thread next door to that one in the north is moved into the empty slit at the south.[6 - (6)]
These moves continue, south to north, north to south as shown in the following pictures.
(7) - 6, 7 - (7).
(8) - 7, 8 - (8).
(8) - 7, 8 - (8).
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BRAID 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 3/3
BRAID 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 3/3
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 1/3
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 2/3
Braid 1: Basic Flat (or Anda-Gumi) Braid 3/3
Braid 2: A Zig Zag Braid
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (1/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (2/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (3/4)
Braid 3: Chevron (or Une-gumi) Braid (4/4)
