KUMIHIMO BRAIDING TUTORIAL [CC] | Alex's Innovations

In this video, I’ll show you how to make a kumihimo bracelet using the Japanese braiding technique. This technique requires a foam disk (linked below), but it is relatively easy to make one out of cardboard (also linked below). If your bracelet doesn’t look as great as you intended, I sell custom sets on my Etsy!
Links:
~Kumihimo Foam Disk: www.amazon.com/Beadsmith-KD60...
~DIY Kumihimo Disk: www.dreamalittlebigger.com/po...
~Beginning Loop Tutorial: • Beginning Loop Tutoria...
~Find these on my Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/74582968...
Getting Started with Bracelets:
~Supplies I Use and Recommend: • Supplies I Use & Recom...
~Basic Knots Tutorial: • Basic Knots for Friend...
~The Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Ending Your Bracelets: • THE COMPREHENSIVE GUID...
CHECK OUT MY OTHER PLATFORMS:
~ETSY | www.etsy.com/shop/AlexInnovat...
~INSTAGRAM | / alexinnovations
~WEBSITE | alex-innovations.weebly.com
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Background music: “Away Geographer” via TH-cam Audio Library.

[@littlehowler5675]

Idea: you should make one with a tie-dye string 🤔

[@bridgetgavin8273]

Yes! That’s sounds so cool!!!

[@mahibhakta3462]

Ya good idea

[@silverflame_firebug]

Suggestion if you need to take a break: bring your top string down but don't bring the bottom one up. This way you'll know exactly where you left off and won't mess up your pattern if you're using more than one colour.

[@selman762]

Thanks ! That's really helpful !

[@gabbybiscardi2298]

THIS IS SO SMART THANK YOU !!!!

[@user-eu8hk5ys7w]

Thx, for the advice

[@falling_banana]

​@@gabbybiscardi2298😉

[@kaylasmith4538]

Love this bracelet and so happy I already had the foam disk!!

[@sophiesbracelets9749]

This is the first thing I see when I get home from school,

[@violetcarnation1063]

Same

[@sanjana3728]

Thank you so much for the tutorial!

[@jimmywrestler]

These are so cute Alex I love them ❤️

[@wenyanzou1603]

I can't explain how much this video has helped me. Before I saw this, I kept on getting confused and it was really hard. Thank you Alex!!!!

[@rebeccap1135]

Love it already 💕

[@AlexInnovations]

thank you!

[@christarr72]

Love it!

[@rayl7225]

Smart loop!

[@callie5232]

i just made my first kumihimo! i bought a kumihimo disk right after i saw this video for the first time. ik you said they don’t take you that long but i was super surprised at how fast i finished mine. it’s super cute, thank you so much for this tutorial :)

[@AlexInnovations]

that’s so amazing to hear!!! :)

[@littlehowler5675]

BEAUTIFUL

[@AlexInnovations]

thank you!

[@CamSchellsLuna]

Cool bracelet

[@jordanlockhart9473]

I have found that using a kumihimo weight significantly improves the finished look of a kumihimo. It provides even tension so the braid looks a lot more consistent and neat. Although not necessary, it is nice to have when you make a lot of them lol

[@ZippedUpKitz]

Before I bought an actual kumihimo weight, I used a very large Nut that I tied my strings to… it worked quite well…

[@gtec_6]

I love it

[@carolynhiley1928]

Great video, thank you.

[@AlexInnovations]

Thanks for watching!

[@uhmidkbruh]

I had no idea that you can loop them.
Well, I know what my next bracelet would be.

[@natalie-fk9je]

hi alex!!! i love your videos and your bracelets. can you make a short tutorial sometime explaining how to fasten a bracelet with the loop at the top? i made one the other day for the first time and all the videos currently up about the topic are not very clear and my bracelet won’t stay fastened.

[@bridgetgavin8273]

Love it! It’s so cool! Could you do more advanced bracelet tutorials? 😊

[@AlexInnovations]

i have to find some nice patterns! :)

[@leticiagarcia2159]

@@AlexInnovations go to www.friendship-bracelets.net and on the search bar type in k752 it’s a 40 strand kumihimo pattern that reads I ❤️U but you will need to make an 80 slot kumihimo disk in order to make this pattern, hope you like the pattern.

[@CamSchellsLuna]

Nice tutorial

[@CamSchellsLuna]

Have a wonderful day

[@alexavaca9324]

Hi cool tutorial! I would like to try this to match with normal or alpha bracelets.

[@maddiejane7]

Oooo, could you do this with DMC or Loops and Threads color shifting string?

[@izzyg216]

Yay!

[@marionfhand]

I've gotten one of those rings in a string pack and I never tried to use it. Thanks to this video, now I will! Are there other types of bracelets you can make with it that are as simple as this one?

[@calliphoenix5425]

friendship-bracelets.net as some patterns, most of them aren't very simple tho

[@bogus_not_me]

NEED THE VIDEO ON HOW TO DO BEGINNING LOOP!!

[@AlexInnovations]

check out the description of this video! ❤️

[@basakbaydemir9626]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@joellelyn9838]

3rd luv ya!

[@AlexInnovations]

💕💕

[@dora7935]

can you pleasee make a tutorial on pattern #71551🥺🥺 i’ve tried to figure out how to segment knot it but couldn’t ;(

[@bridgetgavin8273]

Is this a pattern on bracelet book?

[@maddiemolina]

maybe u should do a tutorial on #31210 i feel like a lot of ppl would make it

[@fancygirl2369]

I've never made one of these, but I really want to. Do you know where I can find that circle thing that you used??

[@AlexInnovations]

there’s a link in the description :)

[@ashlynnturner9441]

You can also make one love

[@ximenahuerta1343]

Hola

[@J_Cai98]

If I were to make a choker necklace how long would each of the strings be?

[@AlexInnovations]

hmm... this one was about 1m before folding in half for a 6” bracelet.. chokers are typically 12”, so figure 2m and then fold in half ;)

[@silverflame_firebug]

Rule of thumb is to cut your threads three times longer than you want your finished braid to be. Six times if you're doubling them up like in the video.

[@abbeyp8834]

Hi! What is the string? Floss? Maybe u have a link for it 🙏💓

[@AlexInnovations]

yes, here’s a video i made on it! Supplies I Use & Recommend | Alex's Innovations
th-cam.com/video/mZ9FNijjsgI/w-d-xo.html

[@beatlesallys7815]

You could lay the clipboard on the table and tape it down 🤔

[@AlexInnovations]

i was thinking of that! but im not used to knotting that way, and my back would hurt after 5 min 😅 not ideal for hours of filming

[@beatlesallys7815]

@@AlexInnovations thats true! Destroy the clipboard and screw the clip to the edge of the table 🤣 just kidding 🤣 I think you either have back pain or no back pain

[@laurenweimer5120]

second!

[@Flower_panda356]

I dont have a kumihimo disck soo i just made mine out of cardboard LOL🤣🤣

[@abbeyjones6415]

Alex: give them to ur friends
Me:I have no friends

[@nobody-jz7wl]

;-;

[@nobody-jz7wl]

Cant relate

[@carolearnest614]

I found the phone discs in Michael's in the children's department. You get four for 4.99

[@jordynkassoumis7016]

The first time i watched this I thought you said 4-5 mins not 45