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Fibers have dominated kumihimo braiding for hundreds of years. However, beginning in the 1980 - 1990’s jewelry designers started adding beads as both focal emphasis and as beaded strands woven as fiber. The resulting designs have revolutionized the jewelry making community leading to numerous new structures, a wide variety of combinations and expanded the world of kumihimo braiding in the jewelry industry.
As a Jewelry Artist I have been inspired and learned these new techniques from some of these early Kumihimo instructors including Adrienne Gaskell, Makiko Tada and Rebecca Ann Combs. Many of these designers teach each year for The American Kumihimo Society (AKS) events which also provided inspiration to my jewelry designs.
Here is a partial list of braid structures that are exhibited in this collection:
- Oimatsu: a 16 strand braid using fiber and beads. 
- Edo Yatsu: an 8 strand braid primarily used in Continuous Beaded Braids (CBB) 
- Kongo Gumi: this is the primary braid structure in kumihimo braids
- Fill-The-Gap: a 7 cord braid done almost exclusively on a foam kumihimo disk

20 products found in Japanese Silk & Metallic FIber Hawaiian Lei

Matte Green Patina Metallic Dragon Scales Lei - 30"
  • $140.00

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Matte Raspberry Brown Metallic Dragon Scales Necklace Lei & Bracelet- 36"
  • $165.00

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Steel Grey (Midnight) Metallic Dragon Scales Lei - (31-33")
  • $140.00

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Matte Metallic Brown Dragon Scales Beaded Kumihimo Lei - 30"-32"
  • $150.00

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Metallic Khaki Dragon Scales Necklace - 33"
  • $150.00

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Hawaiian Beaded Necklace Lei Rope -Metallic Blue and Aqua (26")
  • $120.00

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Hawaiian Beaded Necklace Lei Rope- Sea Foam Metallic and Gunmetal Matte (22")
  • $100.00

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Green metallic with Khaki Green Drops Double Spiral Necklace - 23" (brass magnet)
  • $115.00

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Gold, Red and Silver Kumihimo Metallic Necklace Lei & Hat Band- 21"
  • $110.00

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Dark Gray Silk, Purple Imitation Silk & Metallic Necklace Lei & Hat Band - 23"
  • $90.00

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Lavender with Metallic & Silk Necklace -21"
  • $90.00

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Silk Fiber with Metallic Kumihimo Fiber - Red & Red Metallic Fiber 23"
  • $85.00

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Blue Two-toned Kumihimo Fiber Necklace Lei and Hat Band - 20"
  • $200.00

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Light Blue, Teal Fiber with Silver Metallic Fiber Necklace Lei & Hat Band- 21"
  • $90.00

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Dark Gray with Rust two-tone Fiber Necklace Lei & Hat Band- 23"
  • $85.00

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Lavender & Purple Fiber Necklace Lei - 21"
  • $90.00

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Orange Silk Fiber & Metallic Japanese Necklace Lei- 18"
  • $90.00

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Silk Fiber with Metallic Braided Kumihimo Necklace Lei- White & Gold Metallic Fiber 21"
  • $85.00

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Gold, Silver & Black Metallic Fiber & Hat Band- 21"
  • $90.00

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Pink Beaded Japanese Fiber Necklace and Hat Band - 21"
  • $95.00

Hawaiian Necklace Lei and Hat Band