This mesmerising invention by kumihimo artist and engineer Makiko Tada creates incredibly strong braids, which are being used in some cases (with carbon fiber coating) as a replacement for metalwork, as the braid's tensile strength doesn't fatigue like metal.
To see examples of Tada's beautiful handwork with both traditional kumihimo and modern interpretations, visit her blog here:
http://makikokumihimo.posterous.com/
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MrGeksametilen 1 week ago
strangely i figured out how this works, lets just say it would be a steam punks dream the get a view of how it works and their nightmare of putting it together, ooh how i'd love to do that.
painta76 2 weeks ago
@napola555 showing* this
ZopteY 1 month ago
Amazing! I've never seen anything like it. :-)
nagualdesign 3 months ago
very interesting to see that!! thank you for show this!!
napola555 5 months ago