Kongoh-gumi designer
Design friendship bracelets and other braids with the kongoh-gumi kumihimo pattern.
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Brief instructions
Click the color you want, then click on the pattern or wheel to place it. Use the "+" and "-" buttons to change the number of threads in your design. When you make your braid, make sure you start with the arrowed thread at the top, and turn the disk anti-clockwise.
Get more information about using the Kongoh-gumi designer and making braids.
To make your own friendship bracelet or kongoh-gumi braid, you will need threads and a kumihimo disk. We mostly use embroidery thread - either rayon or regular DMC. Traditional braids are made from silk.
We have some other kongoh-gumi braids on our Marudai Design tool page. The technique is the same, but the groups are different sizes.
- An 18-thread braid in groups of 3
- A 10 thread braid, all the groups are different sizes
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