Wednesday, 31 July 2024

WIPW - Kumihimo

I have a new project to report on in this Work In Progress Wednesday post.


Kumihimo

I use reading glasses and have them on a string around my neck when not in use. The string broke, so I started making a new Kumihimo braid. I am using up stray strands of thread.

It is fun to have a new quick project. I haven't done any braiding in a long time.


Mandala
I added Buttonhole Stitch along the edge of one of the hearts.
Looking at the photo, I see I will have to redo these stitches as they are slanting in the wrong direction on the right side. It's fascinating how much you can see in a photo that you never notice with the naked eye!

Hexablooms
I cut lots of more cardboard hexagons, cut lots of new squares of fabric and stitched up ten more flowers. I pinned them together to make a neat group.


The total is now 50.






4 comments:

Angela said...

Yes, photos do tend to magnify things that went unnoticed.

Janie said...

Wonderful progress!
And you're making a new braid for your eyeglasses, that's a good idea. And your new batch of hexablooms are lovely together.

Rachel said...

If you don't notice it with the naked eye, does it need to be changed?

Toki said...

My grandmother’s house used to have wooden tools for making braids. I remember knitting it after my grandmother taught me how to use it.
Very nostalgic.😂