Japanese Art "Mizuhiki" -水引- In Heian Period(A.D.794-) When Japanese Women made letter with love to men's Tanzaku,It is paper,and its size is ticket size. Tanzaku is a paper. Mizuhiki is to bundle many Tanzaku. This is Mizuhiki's born History. Current Now, Mizuhiki is using usual. bridal, funeral,gift wrapping,etc. Mizuhiki is looking like wire, but it made from paper,then it isn't so hard. usually,"Mizuhiki knot" is usually made from 3-7 Mizuhiki. various Mizuhiki line up,and knotiing up, Then One Of "Mizuhiki knot " is made. I study making Mizuhiki now. but teacher isn't nearby. IIda is famous to Mizuhiki,but There are long distance IIda and my house. So, I learning Mizuhiki from Books,but Books are so few. They didn't have ISBN . I made a best effort to search books, but there is 10 or less. I can study Basical Mizuhiki learning from those books,but,if I want to more, I have to go to IIda to lean mizuhiki Professional. MIzuhiki is made from japanese paper. Mizuhi has various colors, and using another Material, I can see Many Kind of Mizuhiki. Mizuhiki has some rules to their knotting. for example One Mizuhiki knot is made from odd number Mizuhiki. deep colers are outside or left side in One Mizuhiki knot. Google search Mizuhiki Knot : https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=Mizuhiki+knot&hl=ja&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=02CuT9CfBuWgmQWyntCsCQ&ved=0CH0QsAQ&biw=1148&bih=471 photo: my made Mizuhiki Knot [Pine(L)] Turtle[R] (Traditional Knot alredy has their name. ) thank you for your reading.