Equipment and Supply Resources

Traditional Kumihimo Equipment

Braidershand — Beautifully made maru dai, kaku dai, taka dai, karakumidai, ayetakaedai, tama.

Carey Company — Wooden and acrylic maru dai, wooden and acrylic tama.

Finniwig Studios — Wooden maru dai and tama.

Lacis — Wooden maru dai and tama.

Steve Pretty — Karakumidai, taka dai, karakumidai plans.

Weir Crafts — Wooden maru dai, tama.

Michael Williams — Wooden maru dai and tama.

Braidershand — Hamanaka discs and plates, EZ Bobs.

BerlinBraids — Excellent disc and plate instruction booklets, kumihimo card kits, foam disks and plates.

Giovanna Imperia Designs — Hamanaka discs and plates, EZ Bobs.

ItsAllJustString — BeadSmith Kumihimo Discs and Plates, Bob Eez.

Lacis — Hamanaka, Beadsmith and other Kumihimo Disks and Plates, .

SOVA Enterprises — EZ Bobs, Clasps, etc.

Weir Crafts — Weir disks, Hamanaka discs and plates, EZ Bobs.

BerlinBraids — Excellent disc and plate instruction booklets.

Braidershand — Wide variety of kumihimo reference books

Carey Company — All of Jacqui Carey's books on braiding.

Giovanna Imperia Designs — Wide variety of kumihimo reference books.

ItsAllJustString — Wide variety of kumihimo reference books.

Lacis — Wide variety of kumihimo reference books.

Weir Crafts — Wide Variety of kumihimo reference books.

Braidershand — Pre-measured japanese silk and synthetics, bamboo yarn on cones.

Carey Company — Pre-measured japanese silk and biron.

Giovanna Imperia Designs — Fine Italian and Japanese silks – including karakumi silk – metallic thread and wire.

ItsAllJustString — Wide selection of cotton , silk, rayon and metallics, including Presencia.

Weir Crafts — Silk and rayon floss and thread, rat tail and mouse tail cording.

Braidershand — Variety of end caps and other finishing hardware.

Finding King — Variety of findings and clasps.

Giovanna Imperia Designs — End caps, clasps and other findings.

Lanyard Factory — Lanyards, keyrings, clasps, cord fasteners, etc.

SOVA Enterprises — EZ Bobs, Clasps, etc.

Weir Crafts — End caps and other findings.

Braidershand —Braid Runner for the maru dai and TakaDraft for pickup braids on the taka dai.

Orion's Plumage — Braid Runner for the maru dai.

Steve Pretty — Cybraid for charting taka dai braids.