How to weave bead bracelets on fishing line?

Beads are an interesting material for realizing any creative ideas, from embroidery to weaving the most original and incredibly beautiful jewelry.

Beading Basics for Beginners

Before you start any work, you need to decide on the type of beads that will be used to make the product.. It is worth paying attention to the fact that it can be of different sizes and quality. If we talk about quality, then worth paying attention to Czech, Japanese, French. It differs in that all the beads are of equal size. The holes in it are also the same, which eliminates rejection during weaving. And of course, it is the quality of this material that will influence the appearance of the finished bracelet.

Types of beads:

• Glass - this is the most expensive and beautiful look, which gives the product volume and texture.
• Plastic a cheaper option, which often has a matte, opaque surface.
• Faceted – differs in that its shape is made of many faces that contribute to the shimmer in the sun’s rays. Quite expensive, but effective.
• Beads of the most varied forms.

In addition to beads and seed beads, you must purchase fishing line and locks, which will ensure fastening of the product on the hand.

What kind of bracelets can you make from beads with your own hands?

In order to make an original decoration, you can use a wide variety of ideas and techniques.

It is worth noting an interesting thing - a bracelet can consist exclusively of beads or, conversely, include other materials that will give it a certain authenticity or style:

• if you use metal chains and additional metal figured or carved elements, you can get a classic bracelet;
• if you use exclusively beads, then, as a rule, you get bracelets with ornaments;
• if you take wooden, leather, linen inserts and weave them together with beads, you get jewelry in a rustic, African or any other authentic style;
• if you mix beads with lace, satin ribbons, bows, butterflies, you can get a light, airy decoration in the shabby chic style.

How to weave bead bracelets on fishing line: step-by-step instructions

If we talk about simple weaving with beads, without including other elements, then here too you can get such an original decoration that it will make its owner stand out from the crowd.

Here is an approximate diagram for weaving with multi-colored beads on a fishing line:

1. You need to string 4 beads onto a fishing line and close them into a ring. To do this, we bring out the threads through one of them, in opposite directions. In this case, the beads make a cross.

2. After this, three beads are strung on one of the free threads, and the free thread is pulled through the top bead of the finished cross link. Thus, another cross is formed, strung as if on the top one.

3. In order to expand the weaving, that is, to make the bracelet wider, you must then string three beads and dock them not on the crosses above or below the previous one, but along the side parts of the finished strip. This will result in a wider product and, moreover, it will not twist along its own axis.

If you string beads of different colors in accordance with a certain pattern, you can get original patterns on the bracelet.

Before you start making a bracelet, be sure to acquire the required amount of beads corresponding to the chosen pattern and follow the recommendations without deviation.

The bracelet, which is interspersed with beads and other materials, also looks very beautiful.

DIn order to braid a bead with beads, you need to put them on a fishing line, and then smoothly, alternately from one side to the other, insert it into the hole of each bead, smoothly bending around the thread.