Charles3 days ago1 min readSix Years!?!?!?Wow, it's been six years since I've updated my blog. Well depression sucks. I've been on a treatment plan for the last decade but I'd...
CharlesJan 9, 20194 min readTension Experiment Part 1Six months since my last blog update, sorry for taking so long life sometimes takes interesting turns. I’m a member of a reenactment...
CharlesMar 5, 20183 min readApathy, Delays, and...Woodworking?I have to apologize for the lack of posts recently; I had been aiming for at least once a week. I recently graduated with my Masters in...
CharlesFeb 7, 20181 min readTimed experiments: Finger loop vs MarudaiWell, three data points don't make a trend but hopefully it gives hope for future data points. This last Saturday I was at an event...
CharlesFeb 1, 20183 min readThe last week and some experimentsSo, over the last week, I've been making some videos for my YouTube channel. And I've been working on some braiding experiments. 'Mmmmm,...
CharlesJan 23, 20182 min read'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...
CharlesJan 21, 20183 min readKumihimo or Kute-Uchi at ReenactmentsI’m a member of a reenactment group, the Society for Creative Anachronism or SCA. As a group, we’re not a full reenactment group in that...
CharlesJan 19, 20182 min readWhat is KumihimoKumihimo, a type of Japanese braiding that came to mean all types of Japanese braiding then a shorthand for braiding on a Madurai and...
CharlesJan 18, 20181 min readHurry up and wait!These things are a lot more involved in setting up nowadays, especially when I already have lots of material to add. That said there will...
CharlesJan 18, 20182 min readRe-reading what you already know.Yesterday, it's just after midnight so yeah yesterday, I was working on braiding a few square braids on a Marudai as part of a larger...