Ahhh I suppose you would be correct! I don’t normally rotate my wheel I just work clockwise section to section around. I didn’t really think about the actual turning of the wheel just the order of sections! Haha! Thank you!

You can also leave it with your next working pair of pairs half complete - 1 vs 3 (instead of 2 vs 2 as all the other pairs will be) or you can look for the most parallel pairs whose threads will sit over everything else, and then know that your next working pair will be formed in a V immediately next to your lines. Happy braiding!

Yes! That’s a video I’ve intended to do for a long while! I can definitely do a crash course on cross-stitch!

@@MegMakesCrafts Thank you so much!

If you’re making the patterns that are presented in a wheel like the ones on friendship-bracelets.net - yes! I do know there are a few other styles of kumihimo but for the basic patterns the initial set up is the pattern and there is one way to fold.

@@MegMakesCrafts thank you for explaining to me ! I really love your channel, I discovered different ways to do bracelets and even useful tips 😊

No! There is one group that has three notches between it and the next. As I explained in the video, I was hoping to get two notches between each but didn't have enough, so the result is that there was a couple extra left!

I don’t think it will make a difference but I can’t say I’ve ever tried. You’re still folding the same level each time, I just wouldn’t change techniques part way through.

I don't know anything about kumihimos but i think it will end up mirrored

@Skye Paxton ooh😮, thanks. I had no idea

Yes! So long as your wheel has the space to accommodate all the strings this works 😊

@@MegMakesCrafts thank you😊 amazing video can’t wait to try this!!!!!

OK... So, I just watched your video on splitting strings. I think I understand what to do now. I guess I should say that this is my first time ever making a Kumihimo bracelet. That being said, I think this is what I'm to have to start with: YELLOW 3 - halved BROWN 1 - split BLUE 3 - halved 1 - split LT. GREEN 1 - halved 1 - split DK. GREEN 1 - halved 1 - split Is that correct?

Hi Kristi I’m sorry I didn’t see your comment until now. I didn’t split strings for the entire pattern. The pattern will show as segments in a ring, each segment split in 2 pieces. Each half of the pattern segment represents 1 string so if a segment shows half blue and half brown that means that there is one blue string and one brown string. Kumihimo is worked in pairs of strings. If you want to split strings due to odd numbers of colours to make a loop start, then you cut your string double the length you need and split in half. This way you can fold both odd colours back on themselves to make a full sized string. This is not a requirement though, you could literally tie a knot at the bottom and shove it through the hole and you can still fold a kumihimo.

@@MegMakesCrafts Thanks for your reply! After breaking a string a couple of times, I finally took it all the way back to the loop, tied on to the broken string and hid the knot in the loop. Now, I've completed all the folding and have the desired length of my bracelet. Yay! ;) I'm curious to know how to finish it with a button to push thru the loop. Have you ever done this? Could you direct me, please? I would love to see a video that shows a bunch of different ways to secure these! Thank you so much for your time!!!