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Fifteen-strand Kumihimo braid. Strands are in six groups; three groups of two, and three groups of three, alternating. This braid does not twist into a spiral, it remains a triangle.

Fifteen-strand Kumihimo braid. Strands are in six groups; three groups of two, and three groups of three, alternating. Despite its appearance here, this is a spiral braid.

Fifteen-strand Kumihimo braid. Strands are in six groups; three groups of two, and three groups of three, alternating.

Fifteen-strand Kumihimo braid. Strands are in six groups; three groups of two, and three groups of three, alternating.

Twelve-strand Kumihimo braid which gives a textured spiral, where one set of warps creates a bump of texture. The warps are grouped in six groups of two warps; those six groups make two sets of warps, alternating with each other. The pattern goes (a) pick up the most-anti-clockwise of the current group of blue warps, go clockwise over the next group of green warps, and the next group of blue warps; (b) repeat from (a) twice more; (c) pick up the most clockwise of the next group of green warps, go clockwise over the next group of blue warps; (d) repeat from (c) twice more. And then start again from (a).

Six-warp Kumihimo braid. The movement pattern is (a) over two clockwise, pick up next (clockwise) warp, over two clockwise, (b) pick up the previous (anti-clockwise) warp, over two clockwise, pick up next (clockwise) warp, over two clockwise. In other words, one does swap warps like one does with an 8-warp braid, but rather than going to the next clockwise pair, one goes to the previous anti-clockwise pair instead.

The 'Mystery Twistery' 6-warp braid. Done in two groups of warps. Each group should be the same colour as each other, or harmonious with each other. Step 1: Clockwise; over one, pick previous warp, over three, pick previous warp, over three. Step 2: Anti-clockwise; over one, pick previous warp. over three, pick previous warp, over three.

Kumihimo 16-strand braid colour pattern set-up.

Kumihimo 16-strand braid colour pattern set-up.

Kumihimo 16-strand braid colour pattern set-up.

Kumihimo 16-strand braid colour pattern set-up.