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Description Handle Wrapping Technique: Level 4 (Ito - Hineri Make Style)

Hooray! we have finnally reached an actual technique to wrap sword handles, and it has taken me a damn long time to learn it aswell. This is the most basic and most common method of wrapping sword handles however it is rather difficult to find the right colour ito. That is why people turn to using ribbon, but doing these twists and turns with ribbons, is very difficult becuase it always slips. So you wanne get yourself some shoe laces which is the closest thing to an actual "ito". Now you would ussually tie off the end of the knot by threading it through a hole in a cap, that will not be covered in this tutorial im afraid. Learning it from scratch it should take no longer than half an hour.
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Comments: 90

Chibi-Rina [2011-09-26 11:34:26 +0000 UTC]

Omg You saved me! Thank you! I'm sure that you helped a lot of people! And the result is brilliant! x3

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chioky In reply to Chibi-Rina [2011-09-27 07:07:38 +0000 UTC]

I aim to please

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sherlyXD [2011-09-17 16:17:29 +0000 UTC]

ur amazing!
dat sewing into the handle method u were talking about, it'll stay without doing that with some hot glue or sumthin right?

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chioky In reply to sherlyXD [2011-09-17 16:18:20 +0000 UTC]

yeah you can sew it, however you have to keep the fabric as tight as possible

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sherlyXD In reply to chioky [2011-09-20 05:32:14 +0000 UTC]

ok, thank you

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DeathByReality [2011-08-03 22:26:22 +0000 UTC]

You are a lifesaver! I honestly don't know how I can thank you enough.

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chioky In reply to DeathByReality [2011-08-04 01:47:21 +0000 UTC]

and goodluck for you too

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DrakeSama [2010-10-19 15:44:00 +0000 UTC]

i'm making shinso, so the handle is only 5 inches. what length should i use

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chioky In reply to DrakeSama [2010-10-20 00:23:59 +0000 UTC]

obviously 15 inches long would do nicely then

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kvn11 [2010-05-26 04:01:41 +0000 UTC]

so would 8ft of shoelace do the trick? nice tut btw

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chioky In reply to kvn11 [2010-05-26 10:31:15 +0000 UTC]

should do

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Kawaii-Tanuki-Chan [2010-05-24 21:34:20 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou for this tutorial, you have helped me greatly with making the handles for my Shuusui and wado ichimonji for my roronoa zoro costume

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chioky In reply to Kawaii-Tanuki-Chan [2010-05-25 10:22:37 +0000 UTC]

well thats what im here for

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Kawaii-Tanuki-Chan In reply to chioky [2010-05-25 15:49:11 +0000 UTC]

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MultiversalInk [2010-04-30 19:58:29 +0000 UTC]

Will 110cm long, 15mm wide shoelaces suffice?

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chioky In reply to MultiversalInk [2010-04-30 20:04:22 +0000 UTC]

double it

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Tsumetsuki-Moonclaw [2009-12-21 03:45:56 +0000 UTC]

You're just too awesome! I love how authentic your tsukamaki looks. Amazing job!

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chioky In reply to Tsumetsuki-Moonclaw [2009-12-21 08:03:19 +0000 UTC]

well I got there in the end

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princessaeris [2009-12-10 22:15:30 +0000 UTC]

excelent! as alwasys!

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chioky In reply to princessaeris [2009-12-10 22:36:26 +0000 UTC]

why thank you very much

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princessaeris In reply to chioky [2009-12-22 22:23:26 +0000 UTC]

your welcome! ^^

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MoonlitVampyre [2009-10-24 01:39:15 +0000 UTC]

This tutorial = awesomely helpful.

I first tried it a few months ago with ribbon, and after two days of intense con-going? FAIL.

I recently got something very similar in texture to shoelace, but it was 2-3 times as wide, and I pretty much screwed the entire thing up with my amazing abilities to not pay attention.

Now I've decided that the world is against me and doesn't want me to have red shoelace. I've been to four different stores today, and so far have found nothing. >_< *pets her poor Haineko* It's okay. You won't be naked much longer. xD

At the very least I have the technique down very well.

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chioky In reply to MoonlitVampyre [2009-10-24 23:49:35 +0000 UTC]

2 two three times the size of a normal shoe lace? it does not have to be that wide lol, any wider and of course it is difficult to know

funny though I thought red shoe laces would be the easiest ones to find

anyway hope you enjoy

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isa-koneko [2009-08-17 15:11:20 +0000 UTC]

I loves yous. The is so amazingly helpful and a lot better than the other tutorials I've found.

I used a type of ribbon that's not quite bias tape but it's has a ridged design on it so it's easier to grip to it. I didn't think to use shoelace.. granted the ribbon was only $1.50. I'll have to try the shoelaces on the next sword I do ^_^

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chioky In reply to isa-koneko [2009-08-17 19:00:59 +0000 UTC]

my method works, and has been tested many times by many other people

I know it will also work for you, and it did it seems. Sure bias tape might have an easier grip, but it lacks the subtle thickness and softness that shoe lace has

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isa-koneko In reply to chioky [2009-08-18 00:39:00 +0000 UTC]

indeed it really does. Got it on the first attempt too ^_^
I'm going to try the shoelaces on Hitsugaya's sword once I'm done with my haineko. I'm thinking I might like the shoelaces better but haineko's handle is thicker than the hitsugaya's I have, so the thicker laces might make it more bulky than I'm wanting it to be. But we'll see
Thank you for posting this, you have no idea the size headache I had trying to figure it out ^_^

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chioky In reply to isa-koneko [2009-08-18 10:20:33 +0000 UTC]

sure the handle might be more bulky, but in reality the handle that we make should be alot thinner, but at its current size, it makes it much easier to cut out XD

oh well good thing you did it on the first go, it took several tries for me 8P

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FoxKids1302 [2009-03-09 02:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Uhm, may I ask, how can you find shoelaces that long?

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chioky In reply to FoxKids1302 [2009-03-09 08:14:33 +0000 UTC]

there normal sized shoe laces

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Parvati4th [2009-03-01 20:34:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh great, you elaborated the Handle Wrapping too!! Thank you!! I think I will try doing it with this shoelaces technique too, provided I can find light grey shoelaces for my Fornicaras...
If I read your other comments well, you are going to explain somewhere, later, how/where to find that craft paper that resembles faux ray skin ?

Also, I wanted to ask you if you made your sheaths yourself? Because I don't know know how to do that, nor if I can find some somewhere that'll actually fit the sword...

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chioky In reply to Parvati4th [2009-03-01 21:37:45 +0000 UTC]

*sigh* I applaud you for finding this tutorial, but all your other questions are answered with other tutorials in my gallary if you looked hard enough XD

The ray skin paper you get at paper mills: [link]

for the sheaths look here:

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dkp12020 [2009-02-10 17:27:30 +0000 UTC]

Really useful tutorial!
Besides, that sword looks somehow like Haineko to me...

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chioky In reply to dkp12020 [2009-02-10 17:55:53 +0000 UTC]

it looks suspiciously like haineko doesnt it?

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dkp12020 In reply to chioky [2009-02-10 17:57:27 +0000 UTC]

It does, indeed, it does...COINCIDENCE?

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chioky In reply to dkp12020 [2009-02-10 18:00:38 +0000 UTC]

I wonder why a person would not upload it if he had already finished it 8D

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dkp12020 In reply to chioky [2009-02-10 19:57:58 +0000 UTC]

Looks like you mixed your comments up a bit...^^

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fixinman [2009-01-22 05:54:27 +0000 UTC]

Where do you get ito from any way? The ribbon I used for the Sode cost me $9 for six meters.

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chioky In reply to fixinman [2009-01-22 08:14:14 +0000 UTC]

oh thats just shoe lace in different colours lol, though I heard using bias tape is better

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fixinman In reply to chioky [2009-01-23 04:27:05 +0000 UTC]

What I mean is where do you get japanese ito?

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chioky In reply to fixinman [2009-01-23 08:06:46 +0000 UTC]

over on ebay, but it costs ALOT

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eugenidesofattolia [2008-12-31 12:47:38 +0000 UTC]

hmm one day i'm going to have to wrap the handle of my swords properly, at which point this will very helpful

another great tutorial as always ^^

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chioky In reply to eugenidesofattolia [2008-12-31 13:36:58 +0000 UTC]

though first you will have to find the correct colour shoelace to do it with XD

Genuine Japanese Ito costs £9 a roll o.O

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eugenidesofattolia In reply to chioky [2008-12-31 13:45:42 +0000 UTC]

true

O_o that is a lot

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Hellwolve [2008-12-17 09:03:59 +0000 UTC]

You know, with this tutorial in hand, I am going to challenge myself. How? Well, the 'target' will be a round handle and I've no way to properly do step number 15...

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chioky In reply to Hellwolve [2008-12-17 19:52:24 +0000 UTC]

well step 15 being the last step should not be difficult, its just sewing the ends of the string together XD

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Hellwolve In reply to chioky [2008-12-17 20:24:47 +0000 UTC]

I meant tucking the ends into/under something

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ARTBoY-M [2008-12-13 12:19:29 +0000 UTC]

CooL nice man
Oooo i jast forget to tell U I thot that u are older than me But it look like I `m older from U man hehe seee ya ma ja na

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chioky In reply to ARTBoY-M [2008-12-13 15:47:24 +0000 UTC]

really? wow then you must seem really older than me, if people say I feel older than I already am XD

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ARTBoY-M In reply to chioky [2008-12-14 15:02:25 +0000 UTC]

Tru

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piratecaptain [2008-12-12 01:40:14 +0000 UTC]

Well done chioky, this is quite good! I never did work out a way to put this into a tutorial using pictures, it just came out sloppy. Yours came out very nice and clear I think. You should probably put down any sources you used though, even if you changed the wrap a little.

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