The other day I finally pulled out my size 8 seed beads and the C-lon cord so that I could try my hand at a beaded kumihimo braid. After an initial rough start - when I pulled it all apart so that I could begin again - I found myself with almost 8" of beaded braid. I just need to get some endings in the correct size so that I can finish it off as a bracelet. Fun! This was such a great break from all other projects and it turned out to be fairly quick and easy.
It's subtle but there are two different spirals - one from a more matte purple bead and the second spiral from two alternating shiny beads, one more pinkish than the other. It gives some nice sparkle to it.
