Hawaiian Beaded Oimatsu Necklace Lei - Dark Denim Blues (27")

If you like hues of blue this has four. Metallic Cosmo Blue shines brightly and is set apart by the Metallic Denim Blue, AB Black (Blue), and Toho Semi-Glazed Rainbow Dusty Turquoise (how is that for a bead name?). This Hawaiian Beaded Oimatsu Rope is made using 16 strands of beaded rope cords. There are over 8000 beads loaded onto all cords that are woven into this amazingly solid design art piece using a wooden Japanese braiding stand called a Marudai. An acrylic magnet provides extra strong hold to help it stays secure this on the neck. The process of creating an Oimatsu Rope™ or similar Continuous Beaded Braids (CBB) entails much more than could be imagined. The process begins with loading hundreds of beads onto cords, these are then wound onto bobbins, braided, massaged very carefully, removed from the Marudai braiding stand and finished with end caps. One wrong move and the entire braid crumbles - much like a soufflé. However, these solid stunning and comfortable necklaces are ma