Rayon/Cotton Color Chart - Kumihimo

Available colors include:

A - Antique Gold
B - Gold
C - Camel
D - Medium Brown
E - Silver

F - Dark Green
G - Apple Green
H - Mint Green
I - Dark Olive
J - Turquoise [not pictured]
K - Avocado

L - Williamsburg Blue
M - Navy Blue
N - Royal Blue
O - Teal
P - Gallant Blue

Q - Purple
R - Lavender
S - Plum
T - Mauve
U - Shocking Pink

V - Wine
W - Red
X - Rust
Y - Peach
Z - Luggage

aa - Black [not pictured]
bb - White [not pictured]
cc - Ivory [not pictured]
dd - Coffee [not pictured]
ee - Dark Gray [not pictured]

Our high quality 1mm Rayon/Cotton cord is made in USA. Purchase by the yard, by the 70-yard spool, or by the package. Each package contains four 3-yard lengths (in your choice of up to four colors) to make a 24-inch 8-cord round Kumihimo braid.

Place your order by telephone at 603-522-6529. Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Email Anita to request a Kumihimo Supply Price List.

Kumihimo Braiding

I was introduced to Kumihimo, the art of Japanese braiding, over a year ago by a friend from South Africa. The idea took some time to incubate but a few weeks ago I decided to order the necessary supplies and finally try it for myself.

Now I am totally hooked! I started with 1mm cotton/rayon cord (usually referred to as "rat tail" cord) in two tones of green plus coffee and gold to make the basic round 8-cord braid. In the photos above you can see that my first braid is slightly irregular. For my next braid I used green only, dark green (6 cords) and chartreuse (2 cords), and then made one with coffee (6 cords) accented with gold (2 cords).

After that I needed more colors of course so I increased my selection to the twenty shown below. I made a 2-tone blue braid, followed by a teal version. I have a few more color combinations to explore before I branch out into cords of different thickness and texture. The addition of beads will allow endless modification as well!

As soon as I receive a back-ordered shipment of supplies, I will be offering Saturday morning Kumihimo classes. Stay tuned for the notification here, as well as future posts on Kumihimo books and findings.