Make Himmeli: Traditional ornaments decorative from Northern Finland - Japanese Craft Book

Release date: ‎ 2018/11/6
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese
Book: ‎ 112 pages

Himmeli is a dish that has been passed down in Finland since ancient times.
Traditional ornaments made from wheat straw.
In recent years, it has been displayed in Japan during the Christmas season.
As winter approaches, we begin to see them in various places.

There are various shapes of Himmeli.
From simple shapes made with eight sides to complex shapes made by combining multiple pieces of straw,
Put a small Himmeli inside a big Himmeli
By connecting and hanging Himmeri of different sizes,
The difficulty, size, and shape of the finished product vary depending on the person making it.

In this book, we will start with the basic shape of the regular octahedron.
Introducing how to make 35 works of varying difficulty, including complex Himmeri made with polyhedrons.
All works are illustrated, so
You can clearly understand the internal mechanism, such as how to thread the thread.
Even first-timers can make it with confidence.

We also offer arrangement works using secondary materials such as wood arms and felt.
A combination of paper straws and masking tape
Colorful and cute himmeli etc.
A new Himmeli with a different impression from Mugiwara will also appear.

Beautiful decorations that sway in the room.
Please enjoy making Himmeri for the first time.

■Table of contents
[Himmeri made with wheat straw]
combination of regular octahedrons
A combination of nested octahedrons
Combination of regular octahedron and octahedron
Dimentio
Window Himmeri
Continuation of regular octahedrons
Symmetria
Arrangement A/B using felt balls
Arrangement using straw pompoms
geometric tower
Arrangement using wood beads
Star shape based on regular octahedron
Star shape based on octahedron
Octahedral mobile arrangement
Free composition A/B
Star shape based on regular octahedron
Icosahedron

[Himmeri made with paper straws]
Basic A/B
Deco A/B
kinetic
Kiecco

·column
・Materials and tools
・Common tasks for making Himmeri.
・How to make basic parts
・HOW TO MAKE

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