| #831520 in eBooks | RANDOM HOUSE | 2013-07-17 | 2013-07-17 | File type: PDF | Author: Giovanna Imperia | Softcover book | Book contains 144 pages||59 of 60 people found the following review helpful.| Inspiring but...|By Caddis Nymph, Western Massachusetts|There is no argument about the inspiring nature of this book. But the instructions are full of errors. For example, in the set of three red silk and gold wire bracelets, two of the three braiding instructions are wrong, as is the estimate for how long to cut your materials for the three, which are all braided on one wa|About the Author|GIOVANNA IMPERIA is a fine craft jeweler whose work has been exhibited and included in both private and museum collections around the world. A former artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, she has been teaching kumihim
In ancient Japan, beautiful yet functional cords made with the traditional braiding art of kumihimo adorned everything from kimonos to samurai armor to prayer scrolls. In Kumihimo Wire Jewelry, innovative jewelry artist Giovanna Imperia offers a fresh twist on this time-honored technique, adapting it to create stunning wire jewelry.
In addition to a concise history of kumihimo and an overview of its essential materials, tools, and techniques, read...
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