Sommerutlodning av øredobber.....

For å feire at jeg har fått noen uventede gaver, er over 7000 besøk på bloggen og har dyrket fram min første tomat: Jeg gir bort et par øreringer i fritt valgte farge/r til en heldig vinner!
(Jeg har sterling sølv ørekroker eller antikkgullfargede klips til de uten hull i ørene).

Jeg har mange fine farger!

Se også min Epla butikk for mer inspirasjon: krysantemum design på Epla

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Jeg trekker en heldig vinner den 08.08. (fordi det er en fin dato!).... så heng deg på!

x Line

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(Text in Norwegian only - give away.)

Gifts!

I have no idea what I´ve done, but last week I got 2 very nice presents!
From my friend Turid, I got two new furoshiki, from Japan. She visited Japan a little while ago.
One cotton with flowers, and one in 100% silk, two colors on opposite sides. I can´t wait to try them!

From my colleague I got a nice summer present; a candle holder shaped as a lotus flower, beautiful!

I also got some chrysanthemum tea I´ve ordered. I plan to pack the tea in small bags and
send them to the people that orderes items from krysantemum design.
I´ve been contemplating for a while what to pack as "free treats", and landed on the tea.

Now I need to get some small see-through bags and we´re set!

Kumihimo - tutorial; flat braid with hearts

I thought I´d post a tutorial of a kumihimo pattern; flat 12-tread braid with heart pattern:

For about 2 bracelets (finished length 30+ cm), I used 6 x 1,20 m lengths; 5 x 1 mm cords in dark blue satin and 1 x 2mm cord in pink satin. The thicker cord might be a bit shorter if you want. Lay the threads double and place the 12 threads in the starting position as shown under.
(I will refer to the disc as a clock: 12 o´clock is on top, 3 o´clock is to the right, 6 o´clock is bottom ans 9 o´clock is left.)

This is the starting position of the threads. I mark the top with a pin to keep track. 

First take the inner right thread in the 12 o´clock position and move it down below the two threads on the left side, in the 9 o´clock position.

Take the inner left thread in the 12 o´clock position and move it down below the two threads on the right side, in the 3 o´clock position.

Move the two top threads closer, replacing the moved threads.

Now, take the inner left thread in the 6 o´clock position and move it up above the two threads on the right side, in the 3 o´clock position.

Do the same move with the inner right thread in the 6 o´clock position to the left side.

Move the two bottom threads closer, replacing the moved threads.

This completes the first sequence. You should have two threads top and bottom, and 4 threads left and right.

Take the top inner thread in the 9 o´clock position and move it down to the left side of the two bottom threads in the 6 o´clock position.

Take the lower inner thread in the 9 o´clock position and move it up to the left side of the two top threads in the 12 o´clock position.

Move the two remaining threads on the left side closer together, replacing the moved threads.

Now, it´s time to repeat with the right side. Take the upper right thread in the 3 o´clock position and move it down to the right side of the lower threads in the 6 o´clock position.

Take the lower right thread in the 3 o´clock position and move it up to the right side of the upper threads in the 12 o´clock position.

Move the two remaining threads on the right side closer together, replacing the moved threads.

This completes the whole sequence. You need to repeat the sequence 3 times to get the pink threads back in the starting position, creating 1 heart.

The braid in progress!

A while later.....

Good luck!

Ps: I would love to have the startup position (pattern) of the round 16-thread heart pattern. If anyone cares to share: Please leave a comment!