{"title":"How to Make a Kumihimo Bracelet","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/jewelry-making/how-to-make-a-kumihimo-bracelet","category":{"slug":"jewelry-making","name":"Jewelry Making"},"creator":{"name":"Faith Hope Love Friendship Bracelets","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwLsRslERUyzmBRKSdmdBw","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWi8zW4e1X8"},"tldr":"Make a twisted kumihimo bracelet on a 32-slot foam disk: set eight strands, move top down and bottom up, turn, repeat. Easy for beginners.","totalDurationSeconds":401,"videoDurationSeconds":401,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":45,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":45,"estimatedCost":{"currency":"USD","min":3,"max":8},"yield":"1 bracelet"},"tools":["32-slot foam kumihimo disk","scissors","measuring tape"],"materials":["embroidery floss in two colours"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Fold the Kumihimo Bracelet Strands and Tie a Knot","text":"Cut four strands of embroidery floss about 40 inches long, two in each colour. The video uses red and yellow. Hold all four together, fold them in half and tie an overhand knot at the fold to leave a small loop. That loop is the start of your bracelet. You now have eight strand ends, four of each colour."},{"number":2,"title":"Choose a 32-Slot Foam Kumihimo Disk","text":"Use a foam kumihimo disk with 32 numbered slots around the edge and a hole in the middle. Look for the dots on slots 8, 16, 24 and 32. They mark where the strands start. Foam grips each strand evenly, so the braid stays smooth. A cardboard disk works, but the tension can vary and leave gaps."},{"number":3,"title":"Push the Knot Into the Center of the Kumihimo Disk","text":"Separate the strands by colour so the four red ends are on one side and the four yellow on the other. Push the knot down into the centre hole of the disk from the front. The loop hangs underneath, and that is where your braid will grow. Hold the disk with slot 32 at the top and keep it facing that way while you set up."},{"number":4,"title":"Set the Kumihimo Bracelet Strands in Slots 8, 16, 24 and 32","text":"Slide two yellow strands into slot 16 and the other two into slot 32, so they sit straight across from each other. Then put two red strands in slot 8 and two in slot 24. You now have a cross in the middle of the disk. Pull every strand snug into its slot so the knot sits right in the centre."},{"number":5,"title":"Move the Top Strand Down, Then the Bottom Strand Up","text":"This is the whole braid. Of the two strands at the top, lift the right one and bring it straight down to sit beside the bottom pair. Now three strands are at the bottom. Take the left one of those three and bring it straight up to the top, beside the strand left there. Each slot is back to two strands."},{"number":6,"title":"Turn the Kumihimo Disk a Quarter Turn and Repeat","text":"Turn the disk a quarter turn to the left, counterclockwise. A new pair of strands is now at the top. Repeat the same move: right top strand down, left bottom strand up. Turn again, and keep going. After a few rounds the moves become automatic, and a twisted cord starts to grow out of the hole underneath."},{"number":7,"title":"Check the Kumihimo Bracelet Length as the Braid Grows","text":"Pull the cord out from under the disk now and then to see how it looks and how long it is. The braid is tight but it stretches, so give it a gentle tug before you measure it against your wrist. When it fits with a little room to tie, lift the strands off the disk and knot them close to the end of the braid."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-12T14:13:35.697Z","published":"2026-10-12T14:13:35.448Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. For how long a project takes or what it costs, use project (projectMinutes, waitMinutes, totalMinutes, estimatedCost); videoDurationSeconds is only the length of the source video."}