Kumihimo is a Japanese form of braid-making. Cords and ribbons are made by interlacing strands. Kumi himo is Japanese for `gathered threads`. ==History== Kumihimo cord was first created by a form of finger-loop braiding. Later tools such as the marudai and the takadai were employed to make more complex braids in shorter time. The most prominent .....
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Braided cord, most often used to make himo and obijime. It used to be also used to fasten samurai armour pieces together
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