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Tension Experiment Part 1
Six months since my last blog update, sorry for taking so long life sometimes takes interesting turns. I’m a member of a reenactment...
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How can You make such long braids?
With a little device called a footbeater from Japan. Essentially a beater that can rotate vertically and activated by pulling a cord...
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Overtwist or Linking?
So why do you call Linking "Overtwist"? I do so to make reading about loopbraiding clearer and to separate two different "Linking" moves...
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Leader cord, Useful but is it historical
Leader cord, it's what I call the loop that connects the braid to the anchor (or counterweight for marudai), and I’m sure that there are...
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Tools for Kute-Uchi, a short history.
In reality loop braiding only needs one tool, something to beat the braid into shape. Most cultures used the assistance of a second...
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'Kumihimo', Where did the word come from?
Earlier I mentioned that the word 'Kumihimo' was modern, a search through Japanese archives, including the National Diet Library* in both...
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What is Kute-Uchi and where did the name come from?
This post is a twofer, what is kute-uchi and how Japanese loop braiding got its modern name. 'Modern name, I thought you said it was...
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What is Kumihimo
Kumihimo, a type of Japanese braiding that came to mean all types of Japanese braiding then a shorthand for braiding on a Madurai and...
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Kumihimo vs. Kute-Uchi
'Wait, I thought all Japanese braiding was called kumihimo?' Not really, only by the most strict definition of kumihimo's translation...
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