tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post2212020256266445078..comments2024-01-15T12:21:00.713-05:00Comments on Sewicked: What I've been doing (some pictures)Sewickedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-82589641075880107542011-09-16T11:10:23.997-04:002011-09-16T11:10:23.997-04:00MimiD: I bought the spool winders at the same sale...MimiD: I bought the spool winders at the same sale as the kumihimo disk. I have some larger spool winders, too. They were a birthday present.<br /><br />Tara: One of the instructional videos I saw had a weight, but it was after I'd started.Sewickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-47829613862015091162011-09-15T22:14:00.429-04:002011-09-15T22:14:00.429-04:00I just started with Kumihimo too -- to help with t...I just started with Kumihimo too -- to help with tension, add a fishing weight to the cord. That helps with making the entire cord even. I found holding it underneath didn't promote even tension. The weight did (which is what the wooden stand uses).Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582189586513718707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5881203.post-58860270394056584362011-09-15T18:00:55.724-04:002011-09-15T18:00:55.724-04:00I love my Hamanaka disks... so much fun to do Kumi...I love my Hamanaka disks... so much fun to do Kumihimo that way. I didn't have your nice spool winders when last using mine so I used plastic bread ties as bobbins instead. Not as pretty but cheaper :) Warning: think twice before choosing to use size 12 perle cotton singly in an 8-thread braid even if the color is real pretty and exactly what you want UNLESS you want to work on that braid forMimiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548452784020385893noreply@blogger.com