This is another 12 strand braid using some #20 weight hand-painted crochet cotton. Plastic sewing machine bobbins and a large glass bead served as the tama and counterweight, respectively.

This braid is about 4’ long and 3mm in diameter. It was probably completed in late 2011.

It was braided on one of those foam disks, and so is much more uneven in quality than a marudai loomed braid would be. The pattern is kongo, which is a very natural and easy one to do on a disk. Nevertheless I think the subtle color shifts are nice, if not spectacular.

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