Title Illustrated Kimihimo
Author Sakai Aiko
Publication Year 1984
Unfortunately,this Kumihimo book is becoming hard to come by even in Japan.
In the preface to this book,the author Sakai Aiko says,"This book explains the process of brading with a lot of photos and detailed illustrations so that you can undesrtand with ease.So even beginners can learn how to braid correctly if you braid as instructed."