Kumihimo is the ancient Japanese form of braid-making. Grab yourself a disc, some Rat tail (in the Stringing Materials and Chain Category) and some Kumihimo findings and give it a try. The Kumihimo Discs come with easy to follow instructions.
Kumihimo Braiding for Jewelry Designers by Anne Dilker. Making cords is fun, easy and fast. In fact, a technique that looks this great shouldn't be this easy! Kumihimo (pronounced koo-mee-HEE-mo) is the ancient art of Japanese board braiding. While there are many braid structures that can be worked within the universe of board braiding, this...