Instructions
Setup
[1] Cut eight 30-in. (76 cm) lengths of S-Lon cord.
[2] Tie an overhand knot at one end of a cord, and pick up 32 8/0 seed beads. Starting at the end with the knot, wrap the cord and the strung beads around a bobbin and secure, leaving 10 in. (25 cm) of cord to work with. Repeat this step three times for a total of four cords with 8/0s. These cords will be called 8/0 cords.
[3] For each of the remaining four cords, work as in step 2, but pick up the following beads: an 8/0; a repeating pattern of a 7 x 5 mm Flowercup bead (wide end to narrow end) and two 8/0s 30 times; an 8/0. These cords will be called Flowercup cords.
[4] Gather the ends of the cords, and tie them together with an overhand knot, leaving approximately 4 in. (10 cm) of cord free between the knot and the beads. Feed the knot through the center hole of the kumihimo disk from front to back, and attach a weight or binder clip.
[5] Position an 8/0 cord in the slit just to the left of the top-center or 12 o’clock position of the disk. Position a Flowercup cord in the slit just to the right of the top-center position. Turn the disk a quarter turn clockwise so a new set of slits is available. Repeat this step to position the remaining cords.
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