Step by step Rainbow Kumihimo Braid

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Turn the disc 90º anti clockwise: this will place number 8 at the top of the disc.

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Take the cord from 8 down to 22.

Cut 4 1meter lengths of cord, Place the 4 strands together and fold them in half, tie the centre with a spare piece of cord.

Push the knot through the central hole of the disc. (It can be useful to clip our kumihimo weight onto the scrap cord to help to pull the braid down).

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Take care to keep the knot in the centre of your cords and don’t over pull any of the cords (they should all be the same length under the disk)

Take the cord from 32 down to 14.

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Then the cord from 24 up to 6.

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Repeat the previous steps by taking the cord to the right of the top cords and bringing it down to the right of the bottom cords and then the cord to the left of the bottom cords up to the left of the top cords and rotating anti clockwise after these 2 moves. A swirly braid will start to come through the centre of the disk

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Remove your braid from the disk, bind the end to stop it unraveling and cut to size, glue the end cap on and leave to dry before wearing.