I just use porcelain fence insulators. $.39 ea. Not as sophisticated as what y'all are using, but they come in several sizes, and as long as I use the right...
Greetings and welcome to the Kumi2 monthly administrivia posting. Posting guidelines: When replying it is preferred, but not required that you reply after the...
kumi2@yahoogroups.com
Feb 1, 2006 11:17 pm
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Another source in the USA is WEBS. www.yarn.com/crafttools/carfttools-1.html Their tama are from Japan in two sizes: 60gm at $4.25 and 90gm at $4.50. The...
I purchased my marudai here, and the kit included 16 tama. They are excellent quality, and hold a goodly amount of thread (I've always had plenty of room for...
... Doesn't matter, as long as it is fiber related, it is welcome here. ... Yep, I've seen that site before, but I didn't remember the price. It does look...
my wife has gotten me a double lucet from here. IT is wonderful to work with. I was looking at his stuff when he was sick. I'm so happy that he is better. ...
... I bought his marudai, extra tama, double lucet, card weaving cards, a needle weaving set, and nailbinding kit. My father was a carpenter and I work some ...
... Don't worry, as long as it is kumihimo/fiber related, it is more than welcome here. Thanks Todd. This is one of my all time favorite groups. It's amazing...
Do these marudai come apart for travelling? I've looked at them a number of times and I believe they have one on Ebay now. Audrey [Non-text portions of this...
Hi Audrey, I don't know about the Finniwig marudai, but our marudai do come apart for traveling. We use metal inserts so that they can easily be assembled and...
Hello all, I wrote to Rodrick that, to my knowledge, the Phila. Guild wasn't expecting him. But the Handweavers of Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, and the Princeton,...
DodieRush@...
Feb 3, 2006 12:00 am
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I was waiting for him to start working ... warp and is ... also does ... another: item ... Glenda, thanks for the plug! I hope you're lovin' your loom. I try...
my kakudai is nearly done (huzzah!). he made it in pine, but may still replace the mirror with maple instead. the top of the mirror seemed fine (and the pins...
Carol Wang
wangc@...
Feb 4, 2006 2:15 am
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... (snip) ... Well, good news. The cost of production is signifigantly less than I was expecting. Currently I'll be able to offer the tama at $4.50 per for ...
Wow, these look rather cool - and this price is more in line with what I was expecting. Looking at the photo - is there a way of having the 2 halves modified...
... Yeah, I was afraid I was going to have to have 6000 made at a time to get this price. Instead I only needed 1000. And I'm glad you like them. ... Yeah,...
Carol, Peter Berlin told me to use Briwax on my marudai top when it got water spots from going out in the rain without a hat. That (and elbow grease) is how...
A friend of mine -without e-mail- is selling her marudai. It is in perfect condition and if I remember correctly the mirror is 11-11 1/2" in diameter. She...
Hi, I just learned that there is still room in the workshops that Rodrick Owen is offering in Hawaii. He will be there on March 25 and 26 teaching Peruvian...
I have more details on Makiko Tada's workshops in England, Australia and at Convergence in the USA. Giovanna Imperia will also be offering a seminar at...
... I just got my Convergence confirmation the other day. I'm in Makiko's pre-conference workshop and two of Giovanna's classes. I hope to see many of you...
Okay, It's been a while since i posted anything but I have been spending some time over my Maru dai (Thanks to everyone here who helped me work out issues with...
Please get onto Braidershand.com and look at their beautiful braiding silk and biron - a rather good substitute for silk when one is beginning and half the...
... Floss actually means a specific type of yarn (or thread, those two terms get used for just about everything). Like cotton embroidery floss, silk floss is...
I'm working on my first double layer takadai braid, and I'm having problems keeping the layers lined up. I'm doing Ryuko-gumi (#45 in Rodrick's book, #47 in...
... I'm not 100% sure, since I don't have my copy of Rodrick's book here at work, but for the double-layer braid I did, I used an extra koma on each lower rail...
... Thanks, Todd. In this case, I'd need to leave an empty koma at the far end of the top rail to help them align, as there isn't a spare koma on the lower...
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