Fashion trends come and go, but wrist bracelets remain in fashion because they are stylish and quite comfortable to wear. They're also easy to make and can last a long time if you follow these tips.
Step-by-step instruction
Materials you need:
- small box (tissue box works very well)
- craft knife
- ruler
- a thread
- beading needle or beading wire
- beads for beads
Total time: fifteen minutes for a loom, 45 minutes-1.5 hours for a bracelet
- First remove the plastic. Then, using the hole as a guide, remove the top of the box along the longer sides, leaving behind the top along the shorter sides.
- Cut off the sides of the remaining box top.
- Then fold the sides.
- Using a ruler, cut slits along the edge every 1/16 inch.
- Repeat on the other side.
You have a loom! It's not the prettiest thing ever made, but it works very well.
To make a bracelet:
- Get out your beading needle (a very fine needle) or make one using a piece of beading wire (a very fine wire) folded in half and twisted at the end.
- Take a long piece of thread (60-90 centimeters depending on how long or wide you want your bracelet) and tie a bead close to one end. This will be your stop bead and will hold your thread in place.
- Place as many beads on the thread as there is space on your loom.
- Holding the beads under the loom threads, insert each bead into the space and hold them there.
- Then go back through the beads over the threads. Be careful not to go through the stopper.
- Tighten and repeat.
Schemes for weaving letters onto a bracelet with a name from beads
To make this jewelry you need to use the bracelet pattern. You can find a computer program for the circuit on the Internet. It's called CorelDRAW.
If you do not have the opportunity to use the Internet, then Just one checkered piece of paper and a pencil or pen will be enough. It is necessary to take one square of a paper sheet as one bead. It is recommended to highlight the letters needed for the bracelet with colored felt-tip pens. You can make the product itself from beads of the same color, or use your imagination and add bright patterns to the bracelet that will make it stand out.
When making a homemade personalized beaded bracelet, rely on the weaving pattern. She will help you complete the design you have in mind and determine the optimal amount of beads. Calculate the number of beads in the width of the bracelet. Determine the length of the name in the same way. After this, it will not be difficult to calculate how many centimeters the name from the beads you have chosen will make.
On the Internet you can find a program for drawing up patterns with direct weaving. You just need to write the desired name in the line and the program will indicate the optimal pattern. If you create a sketch of the bracelet yourself, then use the monastic weaving pattern. It shows not only letters, but also numbers.
Useful tips
- If you want to get a quality product, then do not buy cheap materials for its manufacture. It is better to take trusted manufacturers. Their beads will not lose color or burst with slight physical contact.
- Use special programs to make the bracelet making process easier.
- It should be noted that all materials necessary to complete this product must be taken in reserve.
Follow the tips and you will get great results.
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