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...

Six months since my last blog update, sorry for taking so long life sometimes takes interesting turns. I’m a member of a reenactment...

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 Library and Information Sciences and had had zero job interviews since, so of course, depression and apathy took over, and posts dropped off. Yes, I'm doing all of the therapy things to stay on top of it. Anyway, let's get on the topic for today: Woodworking in Japanese loop braiding. My study and research of Japanese loop braiding aren't lim

Well, 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...

So, over the last week, I've been making some videos for my YouTube channel. And I've been working on some braiding experiments. 'Mmmmm,...

Earlier I mentioned that the word 'Kumihimo' was modern, a search through Japanese archives, including the National Diet Library* in both...

I’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 we apply strict historical standards nor do we pinpoint a time or location. Instead, anything that Western Europe had contact with before 1600 is fair game to build your persona. And our historical standard is an ‘attempt at,’ which appeals to many and frustrates many; but that’s another can of worms. And because of this many people try to s

Kumihimo, a type of Japanese braiding that came to mean all types of Japanese braiding then a shorthand for braiding on a Madurai and...

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...

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...