Earth toned New Mexican Landscape inspired Lei Necklace is another "one-of-a-kind" design that reflects the beauty discovered all throughout the Hawaii culture This beautiful "Forbidden Island Inspired" design is made wIth Red, Brown, Yellow, and Blue Picasso toned Seed Beads. We also sprinkeled in another 8 unique bead shapes to give this a unique look and feel. The necklace is finished with an acrylic magnetic (for an extra strong hold) for a combined length of 29". Everyone you know will think this is a Ni'iHau shell lei but you can assure them it is not (this are glass beads not lovely Hawaiian shells), but they will be inspired when seeing this design.
There are hundreds of beads precisely loaded onto 8 nylon fiber braiding cords that are then woven together in a technique called “Kongo Gumi” or strong braid, with one bead at a time added and snuggled into the design to create this elegant necklace.
The weaving of beads requires many hours of braiding on a Japanese wooden stand called a “Marudai”. These necklaces feel wonderful to wear and require little to almost no care by using a clean dry towel every few months to keep dust free and bright. Due to the durability of the glass beads this necklace will last for years. You can also mix and match with different lengths of similar Lei or try the Forbidden Island inspired necklaces in that collection (see sample photo in this item).
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Kumihimo is an ancient Japanese braid making technique that creates beautiful and strong interlaced cords. This art form goes back hundreds of years as braids were made for use in armor of Japanese samurai warriors. In modern times these braids are designed as belts (obijime) used on kimonos.
