That’s exactly where that pencil case is from too! 🤣

Same though. Saaammee!

I don’t currently have one but I can certainly make one!

I’ve been knotting for about 18 years! And I think the oldest in the collection is the red, yellow, white and blue one near the beginning with no pattern. It’s about 8 years old I think!

It’s #24284 !

Do you mean like how to tie it onto your wrist or how to make the bracelet?

@@MegMakesCrafts on your wrist, but i just found out how to do it on your bordered chevron tutorial haha thank you though

@@myraemanuelson9299 I was legit going to say check my older videos- I always show how to tie them on! Hahaha! Glad you figured it out!

I just do knots on either end and make it long enough to actually knot the cord around my wrist. Some people do covered loops and braid out the ends though.

@@MegMakesCrafts thank you! I'm searching a lot nowadays, how to make start end and ties as kumihimo original accurate as possible, but I think as they weren't woren as bracelets, I won't find anything. But thank you and I loved your Arizona inspired kumihimo

@@beatlesallys7815 I expect they originally were just a way to braid rope cord but I could be wrong!

@@MegMakesCrafts they were, the flat and round ones, used to tie samurai armour together, for the hilt and also as a scabbard, as they wrapped the kumihimo around the blade and this is why I think I won't find anything 😅 and they are also used as a "belt" on the kimono

I won’t be making another one anytime soon either. It was more of a nostalgia project for me but it’s a lot of string for what it is 🤷🏻‍♀️

😂 I think that’s just the perception of the camera, the way I was moving them to show. I have small wrists and so my bracelets generally err on the short side. Most of my bracelets are 5 - 5.5 inches in length +ties. 🙃

Yes! Many parts of the world still use it to this day as a symbol of peace and religion. I didn’t go into depth in the video about it but someone had asked in the comments about it and I had explained it at that time. It’s rather unfortunate that so much of western culture only knows it’s implication as a hate symbol - despite the two symbols not being entirely the same- but I have a feeling you already know that. Ultimately though, I decided to keep this one in my collection but not on my wrist as I don’t know enough about the religions that still use it and it’s origins to properly educate on it and it’s negative view in the western culture I live in. To this day it still remains in my collection. I apologize for not giving a thorough explanation in the video and perhaps offending you, that was never my intent!