The Kumihimo Companion

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Kumihimo of Domyo:
Taka-dai and Ayatake-dai

by Issei Yamaoko (Japan)

1976, published by Shufu-no-tomo-sha (Japan)
ISBN 4-07-966719-1
Hard cover, about 155 pages
Out-of-print; hard to find; available only from resellers

For the takadai and ayatakedai
In Japanese

Color plates, instructions in black-and-white. Good black-and-white photos of how
to braid. Most (but not all) color plates have page references to diagrams. Some braids
have only diagrams (no photos). There are black-and-white diagrams that show the color
setup for some of the braids (color names in Japanese).

The back cover is shown in the picture. One reads this book from back to front.

Anglicized braid names courtesy of Michael Hattori.

Braids in this book:

Seq	Braid	Elements	Shape	Dai	Look-Up Name	Family
1	Andagumi	25	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
2	Ichimai Koraigumi (Nikengumi)	25	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
3	Tsunegumi (sankengumi)	25	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
4	Yokengumi	25	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
5	Sazanami	49	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
6	Jinaikigumi	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
7	Miminashi Jinaikigumi	52	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
8	Koraigumi	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
9	Shin Koraigumi	52	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
10	Ryukogumi	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
11	Unegumi	32	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
12	Kai no Kuchi	46	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
13	Kawari Kai no Kuchi	58	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
14	Kawari Kai no Kuchi	46	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
15	Kikkogumi	52	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
16	Surugagumi	26	flat	ayatakedai	Suruga	tbd
17	Kamakuragumi	26	flat	ayatakedai	Kamakura	tbd
18	Ayatakegumi	24	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
19	Seikaiha Yabane aya	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
20	Nanako Yabane aya	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
21	Seikaiha no Tazuna aya	52	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
22	Shin Kasane Kimigasode	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd
23	Kawari Kasane Kimigasode	50	flat	takadai	tbd	tbd