Etymology
The marudai is generally made of a close-grained wood and consists of a round disk ( or "mirror") with a hole in the center, supported by four legs set in a base. The Japanese style is often about high and is used while kneeling or when placed on a table. The Western style allows the braider to sit in a chair to braid. The warp threads that form the braid are wound around weightedRelated terms
* – "Mirror", the polished wooden top disk of the * – a class of patterns for round cord all involving eight threads folded in half for a total of sixteen strands. In clockwise order, each bobbins is moved to the opposite side. When different combinations of thread color are used, many interesting patterns emerge, including diagonal stripes, diamonds on a background, triangles resembling hearts, and tiny six-petalled flowers. is named for the venerableFurther reading
*Yamaoka, Kazuharu Issei. (1975) ''Domyo no kimihimo : marudai, yotsu-uchidai'' omyo style kumihimo Tokyo : Shufunotomo Publication (Handicraft series). , *Kyōto Kimono Gakuin. (1979) A Step to kimono and kumihimo. Pasadena, Calif: International College of California. . * Carey, Jacqui. (1994) Creative Kumihimo. Torquay: Devonshire Press. , . *Tada, Makiko. (1996) ''Andesu No Kumihimo: Kādo to Marudai''. ndean sling braids (Kumihimo sōran series, 2) Hino : Tekusuto. 2nd ed., with some English. , . * Carey, Jacqui. (1997) The Craft of Kumihimo. New York: Midpoint Trade Books, In. , . * Carey, Jacqui. (1997) Beginner's Guide to Braiding, the Craft of Kumihimo. Tunbridge Wells : Search Press. , *Tada, Makiko (2008). ''Tada Makiko Kumihimo-ten : dento no bi to sentan gijutsu'' akiko Tada kumihimo show : traditional beauty and the latest technics Naruse Memorial Hall (ed). Tokyo : Japan Women's College (Tsukuru series 5). . *Sakai, Aiko ; Tada, Makiko. ''E o mite wakaru kumihimo : Tanoshiku dekiru marudai kakudai ayadake-dai'' isual guide to kumihimo : practice on marudai, kakudai, and ayadake-dai with fun Japan Vogue, . * Owen, Rodrick. (1995) Braids: 250 Patterns from Japan, Peru & Beyond. Loveland, Colo. : Interweave Press, , . Softcover ed., Berkeley, CA : Lacis, 2004. *Tada, Makiko. (April 2014) Marudai braids 120.(Comprehensive treatise of braids 1), 3rd ed., Hino : Tekusuto. with some English. * Chottikampon K.; Mathurosemontri S.; Marui H.; Sirisuwan P.; Inoda M., et al. (2015) ''Comparison of braiding skills between expert and non-experts by eye’s movement measurement.'' Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) 9184 (2015): 14-23 , *Tada, Makiko. (2017). ''Utsukushii kumihimo to komono no reshipi: marudai de tsukuru honkakuteki na kumihimo o mijika na dōgu de yasashiku kawaiku''. eautiful kumihimo recipes for marudai you braid with everyday tool, fun and prettyTōkyō : Nihon Bungeisha. , .Footnotes
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