Beth Kemp's book "Twist, Turn & Tie 50 Japanese Braids" is really excellent.
It was a bonus to find the card Kumihimo disk
supplied in a pocket at the back of the book.
I used DMC cottons because I already had some.
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Sunday, 20 July 2014
Monday, 30 April 2012
30 April 2012 - Furoshiki with Zentangle
Furoshiki is the Japanese art of tying a square of fabric to create a carry bag, parcel or gift-wrap.
There's lots of different styles. This is a knapsack or shoulder bag - Nanamegake musubi
It's a square of cotton fabric decorated with permanent marker pen in a pattern inspired
by Yvonne Kettner's 365 Freestyle Zentangles project
I tried sun-inspired zentangles on paper back on 22 February - it was easier to draw on paper!
Yvonne's project is still going strong, today she drew her 243rd freestyle zentangle.
The furoshiki inspiration came from a library book, "Furoshiki: The Art of Wrapping with Fabric"
written by Kumiko Nakayama-Geraerts
You can find lots of furoshiki videos on YouTube
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