KIT, Pewter Pomegranate, A Beaded Kumihimo Kit by Jasmine Tea Designs, Tutorial fashion and Elements Included, Pewter Pomegranate Focal

Pomegranate Beaded Kumihimo Kit

Prerequisite: Proficient setting up, braiding and dropping beads using the 8 strand kongoh-gumi structure. This can be found on page 32 (braid 10) in the Comprehensive Treatise of Braids by Makiko Tada.

Also helpful, to be proficient in coming on and off the disk. I used a 20mm thickness mini disk with 32 slots.

Included in your kit:

3 / Pewter Pomegranate Beads
2 / Lampwork Spacer Beads (deep red to burgundy color)
1 / Pewter Magnetic Clasp
1 / Spool of Dark Red S-Lon Tex 210
2/ Packages of Size 8 Seed Bead Mix (1 package of 34 grams to make the sample as shown & 1 package of 10 grams to add length if desired)
1 / Big Eye Needle
1 / Strand of Wax Linen

Loading and how to fashion tutorial. (Does not included directions for the kongoh-gumi braid structure)

Pomegranate ~ A beaded kumihimo necklace designed by Diana Miglionico-Shiraishi for Jasmine Tea Designs.

I choose to have 'Pomegranate' as the first kit of the year for JTD because I love the various symbolisms of the gorgeous and at least to me exotic fruit.

In my case I'm going with the symbolic term used in association with pomegranate, regeneration.

Webster says:

Definition of regeneration

1: an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
2: spiritual renewal or revival
3: renewal or restoration of a body, bodily part, or biological system (such as a forest) after injury or as a normal process
4: utilization by special devices of heat or other products that would ordinarily be lost

I'm focusing on the idea of renewal for 2022 on many levels and thought the 'Pomegranate' kit would be perfect to share!

Happy New Year!