How I Bind a Pounamu Hei Toki

Discover how to create a secure and beautiful binding for your pounamu hei toki pendant. This technique respects traditional Maori methods while providing a strong, flush lashing for your precious stone.

In this tutorial, you'll learn:

The ideal shape for your hei toki to achieve the best lashing
How to prepare the cords and start the whipping
The intricate lashing pattern for a visually stunning result
How to finish the lashing for a professional and secure look
Tips for braiding or adjusting your necklace cord (optional)

Learn to honor tradition and showcase your pounamu pendant with a unique, handmade lashing!

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Carving considerations for binding
0:40 Preparing the cords
1:20 Starting the whipping
2:28 The binding/lashing pattern
8:00 Finishing the binding
13:05 Braiding the necklace cord

[rebeccacoggins]

Thank you so much, I'm so grateful for your video. My daughter felt so uncomfortable without her Hei toki after it unravelled. We went to some carvers to have it rebound and they said they couldn't do it. Thanks to you I could do it, and she is so relieved. 💚

[BOOMprediction]

I have been searching google for over an hour now how to wrap a ponamu and couldn’t find anything until I stumbled (only by accident) your video! Thanks so much!!

[adeledeleroche]

Thank you for your tutorial, my sons toki needed a new binding, I live on the GC and during quarantine, I thought I would have a go at repairing his much beloved toki. I’m so happy I was able to repair it and he is able to wear it.

[jwaltersish]

I did a bone carving course this weekend and made a toki for my daughter, I wanted to lash it properly so watched your video and now have something I am completely proud of. Thank you for sharing this tutorial so clearly. I have really enjoyed it!

[Pandtandpandt]

Thanks from this, I spent 6 months in your beautiful country 4 years ago and I’ve been wearing my toki ever since. Would not have been able to fix it if not for your video! Hope you’re all safe and well there.

Love from Singapore

[scottseenan]

Excellent tutorial, thank you very much! Helped me do a lovely job when my hei toki unravelled soon after I bought it (honestly now that I know how to do it, it was a bit of a lousy job by the original lasher haha). Appreciate the detailed video and the peaceful atmosphere ^_^

[CoRtNZ]

Thank you so much! I gave my partner one and the lashing came undone. Fixed it with this video! ❤

[earthsoul]

thank you so much! I am a macrame artist and my brother in law asked me to repair his Pounamu, your video had me get it first go, he is going to be very happy to wear it again :)

[RobLee-kz]

Aloha Mr. Campbell, mahalo for sharing this technique. It was immensely helpful for me as I made my first toki out of kauila wood. It came out great thanks to you.

[handymumma]

Thank you so much for this tutorial so very well explained and step by step. Have just completed re-lashing my sons toki ❤

[melissaslatter]

Thank you so much Campbell, my son's toki cord was on its last thread, and your very clear instructions have been super helpful, I've managed to rebind it from scratch. 😊

[benmaclean]

Thanks for a very informative and easy to follow video! Just finished my first ever binding and it came out much better than I expected, Ngā mihi nui.

[hoerasoma]

Kia Ora! Your videos are so helpful, straightforward, and really easy to follow. Ngā mihi e hoa!

[gisellem]

Thank you for your tutorial the lashing on my pounamu stone that I got from a New Zealand exchange student had recently come undone ...and with this I was able to fix and wear it again 💕

[MsRockabillyBopper]

Thank you so much for your tutorials. I just managed to lash & bind my sons Toki. The binding cord had broken from wear & tear over the years. Im so happy that I could fix it for him. Thank you xo

[kevinsoup]

Thank you much my sister broken my binding and this helped me fixed it it is really easy to follow and it helped a lot thank you

[caronstito]

Thank you so much. I was able to restring 2 of my whanau's taonga through your video❤❤❤

[IsabelHoltkamp]

Thanks so much for your videos!! The binding and braid on my husband's toki was so worn out after years of wearing it that it finally ripped. I even thought of sending the whole thing to a friend in NZ to get it fixed. But with your awesome explanations I managed to do it myself. Didn't turn out too bad, I think. Thanks!

[gisellem]

Thank you for your video ...I got a necklace like this from my NZ exchange student when she came to Canada and that was 4 years ago and I have worn it so much that the binding is starting to fall apart ...time to do another one 😊

[LisaOlds]

Thank you for this video! I am from Australia and one of my dear friends from NZ had given me a Toki a year ago. The cord had started to come apart and I was just make shift fixing it. 2 days ago the binding was coming undone. being that the necklace means alot to me, I felt wrong not wearing it.
Now I'm off to buy some more waxed cord and hopefully through your guidance, I can make it whole again.
much love, stay safe, Lisa xx