{DIY} Beaded Cord Bracelet – Kumihimo

So friends, remember last week when I showed you how to make your own braided cord with a kumihimo disk? Well, this week we are going to build on that design and add some beads. {You may want to open that tutorial in another window, ’cause if you haven’t mastered kumihimo braiding, you’ll need it.}

To make this you will need:

• Kumihimo Disk
• Cord
• Small beads {insider tip – I use crimp beads because they have a larger hole than regular seed beads and allow me to use a thicker cord}
• A bag of coins or beans as a weight
• Cord holders or elastic

Set your disk up like you did in my original tutorial except, before you wind your cord around the holders, you’ll want to add beads to each strand. The smaller the bead, the more you are going to want to add, I used 20 on each strand for this bracelet. If you don’t have the cord holders like me, you can just wind them up and secure them with a rubber band or a hair elastic.

Start by braiding like normal, just ignore the beads at first. Once you have a 1/2 of an inch to a full inch of braided cord, you can start adding the beads. For each strand, slide a bead up, ALL THE WAY UP, and make sure it’s tucked up as far as it can go before you move the strand from its current spot on the bottom left, make sure it stays tucked as you place it in the top right slot. You’ll continue it with each strand until you run out of beads. Continue braiding until your bracelet is the length you want it.

FInish it off with an overhand knot, trim the ends, and you are set!

Think you’ll give it a shot? Talk to me dolls, I live for your comments.

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