Shogun coil

The Shogun is an oblique braiding performed using a round Kumihimo. As for theAdn coil , his work is not simple and requires patience and thoroughness, a real challenge for enthusiasts! The procedure is essentially the same as for the DNA, but the result offers a more consistent visual which is due to the number of strands used.

Before embarking on such a job, I advise you to try the DNA which is easier to do with fewer threads. If the result is satisfactory, then you will be ready to start braiding.

For tools, it's simple, just equip yourself with a Kumihimo, with a core thin enough to constitute the skeleton of the coil which is also a necessary guide for braiding and also very small diameter wires to obtain a result of reasonable size, able to fit in an atomizer. When braiding, the length of the threads can get in the way or the threads get tangled, I advise you to take small mini tongs around which each strand will be wound and unwound as the coil advances.

I have developed three different types of Shogun with 10 threads, 12 threads and 16 threads. The more son, the more it will reduce the diameter of them. This will have the effect of increasing the number of turns around the soul, but it also helps to get a tighter work with smaller obliques.

To start the work, you have to take threads about 40cm long, then wrap one end on a clothespin, leave about 10cm margin.

Do this operation on each strand. When all the strands are done, reunite them together and pass them to the center of Kumihimo.

Untie each thread and place them randomly on the circle.

Once the threads are laid, space them regularly on the Kumihimo and insert, at the center of the work, the soul which is the guide and the skeleton of the weaving.

For better comfort and not to make mistakes, before starting work, place a needle on the first threads that you are going to move (see photo). This needle will serve as a "mark" and you will have to move it at each turn, to recognize the first braids and resume work after each break.

Depending on the model chosen, 10, 12 or 16 wires, the wire diameters used were different:

Shogun 10 son, the core consists of a Kanthal diameter 28 gauge and the other son are stainless steel (SS316L) to have a color effect at the finish, but they can be in Kanthal or Nichrome to keep a value higher resistive and the diameter used is in 34 gauge.

Be careful, when braiding, remember to pull your son and stick them to the central core so that the loops are not too big. It is also necessary to press the center of the work with the fingernail at each passage of the thread.
The diagram followed is as follows:

The result is this:

Shogun 12 son, the core consists of a Kanthal diameter 30 gauge and the other son are stainless steel (SS316L) to have a color effect on the finish, but they can be in Kanthal or Nichrome to keep a value higher resistive and the diameter used is in 36 gauge.

The diagram followed is as follows:

The result obtained remains attractive,

Shogun 16 son, the core consists of a Kanthal diameter 32 gauge and the other son are stainless steel (SS316L) to have a color effect at the finish, but they can quite be in Kanthal or Nichrome to keep a resistive value higher and the diameter used is in 36 gauge.

The diagram followed is as follows: