Baubles of floss: video tutorials for beginners
Content
- A bit of theory
- Choice of color floss
- Types of knots
- Decorative buckles
- Video: how to make loops on the Baubles
- training Baubles
- Video: the basics of weaving baubles
- Mosaic (oblique) weaving
- Video: Learning to weave Baubles oblique weave
- Scottish Fenichka
- Video: plaid weave Baubles
- Direct weaving
- Video: master classes on direct weaving of baubles
- Lengthening thread
- Supplement baubles
- Weave a square knot
- Video: how to weave a square knot
It is believed that thread baubles came to us fromIndian tribes - they gave friends handmade bracelets decorated with straw, thin branches, and feathers as a sign of respect and love. When the bauble was torn or lost, you had to make a wish, which would certainly come true. But a bracelet removed voluntarily was considered almost a sign of the beginning of the war. Later, weaving baubles from threads became a symbol of hippies, and after a while it turned into a full-fledged form of needlework and gained extraordinary popularity.
To make your own threadmaking a bracelet does not require much experience in needlework - unlike a wicker mandala or a Japanese ball of thread, even a child can do it. Numerous lessons and useful tips will help you understand all the intricacies of weaving a bauble from floss and quickly become a skilled craftsman.
A bit of theory
There are two types of weaving baubles from floss.Oblique weaving (also known as mosaic) is considered simpler and more interesting, as it allows you to weave beautiful bracelets with geometric patterns. Direct weaving requires more skill, but with its help you can weave not only a patterned bauble, but also something larger.
To create a bauble from threads, floss is neededa large pin onto which pieces of thread are tied, after which the pin is pinned to the jeans. You can secure the threads in another way, for example, by gluing it to the table with tape, but this way you risk pulling out the floss, the weaving will be uneven or the bracelet will break.
Choice of color floss
Since baubles made from floss have been around since ancient timesare considered talismans, their colors have meaning. When planning to make a bracelet with your own hands as a gift to a person, you need to take into account not only his favorite colors, but also the emotions or wishes that you want to convey to him - in this weaving a bauble is similar to creating a mandala, in which the palette used is also important. All colors except black carry exclusively positive emotions. Even some color combinations have meanings, so experienced fenco weavers sometimes make training videos to make it easier for novice colleagues to choose the color of threads.
Types of knots
Baubles consist of many double knots,which can be tied in four ways. Two options are straight knots (right and left) and similarly two corner ones. The beginning of the arrow shows which thread should be used to make the knot, and the tip indicates its position after making the knot. The straight left knot can be called the main one - it is used most often in baubles. Take the left thread, place it on top of the right one and make a knot, keeping the right thread constantly taut; tie a second knot. A straight right knot is tied in the same way. To make a corner element, you need to tie one knot in a straight pattern, and the second by passing the main thread under the stretched one. If after the explanation the task seems extremely difficult to you, try watching a video on this topic.
Decorative buckles
The traditional way of attaching baubles to a hand istying in two knots (so as not to lose). If desired, you can attach a clasp to the base of the braided bracelet and trim the tails. Advanced fencoweavers often make tricky clasps with their own hands, and although they are often impractical, just for fun, watch thematic tutorials and try them out.
A very simple and convenient fastener can be made inin the form of a loop at the beginning of the weaving and sew on a button (or bead) at the end of the weaving. Let's look at the principle of creating such a fastener using a simple 12-thread pattern. It is necessary to cut not 12 pieces of floss 80 cm each, but 6 approximately 160 centimeters each. Fold them in half and make a small loop, take out one piece of floss in the color of the outer threads in the diagram and tie it in the middle of the other threads. Now use one end of the thread to tie neat knots around the remaining threads; with the second tip you need to do the same thing, but in the other direction. When the loop seems wide enough, it's time to start making the floss bracelet.
Video: how to make loops on the Baubles
training Baubles
The weaving lessons we watched are definitelywill help you, but before you take on complex ornaments and wide bracelets, you need to practice tying knots. Cut several pieces of thread about 80-100 centimeters long (depending on your wrist circumference), secure them in a row with a pin and pin them to the jeans. Take the piece of floss on the far left and make a straight left knot. Now, without letting go of the thread you just worked with, tie the same knot on the adjacent thread. At the end of the row, the thread that was furthest to the left will be furthest to the right. This is the easiest option for creating a bauble from floss for beginner needlewomen. A little patience, and you have made your first bauble with your own hands! By the way, this weaving method is a great opportunity to get rid of scraps of multi-colored threads.
Bracelets are made from floss in a similar way.with "arrows". Half of the row needs to be woven as described above, and the second half will be its reflection. It is important not to miss the middle, in which there will be a knot of floss of the same color. For decoration, try weaving small round beads into these knots.
Video: the basics of weaving baubles
Mosaic (oblique) weaving
If you understand how to weave baubles from threads andsatisfied with the trial copy, time to start more interesting processes. There are many diagrams and explanatory videos on our website; in addition, you can draw them yourself using programs. Let's consider weaving a simple pattern with 12 threads without corner knots. It is necessary to tie pieces of floss onto a pin in the indicated order and conditionally divide them into pairs and weave the first row. In creating the second row, the two threads at the edges are not involved - the knots form a kind of mosaic. Weave to the end of the pattern, start at the very top and repeat until the length of the floss reaches the circumference of your arm.
Was it difficult for you to weave such a bracelet?Then try your hand at a more complex pattern using corner nodes. It is very important to ensure that all knots are made with the same tension and that the bracelet is even. For beginners, it is not recommended to take on wide patterns - not only can you easily get lost in the pattern itself, but also a large number of threads tend to get tangled.
Video: Learning to weave Baubles oblique weave
Scottish Fenichka
These bracelets are popular because of theirsimplicity - do plaid can be watching a movie or talking with friends. The easiest tartan created from two colors sewing for more complex may take several shades of one color. To make a simple plaid, you need 6 pieces of floss two colors. For they are fixed through a pin (red, white, red again). The first row needs to be done right straight nodes, the second - straight left. And so to the end Baubles odd rows are performed right segments in pairs, even - left.
Video: plaid weave Baubles
Direct weaving
Baubles made straight weave similar totraining because nodules are arranged in rows above each other. Well understood how to weave Baubles of thread woven mosaic, straight weave you will not create any trouble.
To create such bracelets you can usepatterns for cross stitch, or draw them yourself on checkered paper. It is better to start directly weaving baubles from floss with thin two-color bracelets. Having chosen the pattern, look at the number of cells in width - you will need to cut the same number of pieces of floss. Remember that the floss should be the color you want the design to be. For example, for a red heart on a white background, you need to cut red threads 60–80 centimeters long. Secure all the pieces on a pin in the usual way and take floss of the required color for the background. Many fencopletas tie the entire skein by the end, but for beginners it will be easier to cut off a piece of a meter and a half - it should be on the far left. Weaving begins in the same way as training baubles - all the others are tied with a background thread. The second row must be made with right-hand straight knots, so that upon completion, the long thread is in the starting position (farthest to the left). Having reached the drawing, you need to weave the corresponding knots with tied threads of a different color. Remember that corner nodes are not used here.
The straight weaving technique may seemquite difficult for beginners, but after the first two or three bracelets everything will go like clockwork. Using this technique, you can make floss baubles with names, complex patterns, or even miniature pictures.
Video: master classes on direct weaving of baubles
Lengthening thread
One of the most unpleasant moments in weavingBaubles of floss comes when a thread is not enough until the end of the article. Nothing complicated in the extension of the thread there, but do not always get to do this carefully and quietly. To extend the length of floss, it is necessary on the inside of the bracelet firmly tie it with a new slice. Make sure the knot tightly to Baubles, otherwise it will crush wear. This principle is used when adding color to direct braiding - floss is tied from the inside at the right time, and runs parallel to the bracelet to the next track.
Supplement baubles
It says how to weave baubles from flossa lot, but they can also be supplemented! Friendship bracelets themselves belong to ethnic jewelry; some also classify them as boho-chic style. Using materials that can be found in every hardware store, it is easy to make a women's or men's bracelet to suit any style of clothing.
A woven bauble of a not too bright colorRhinestones will decorate it interestingly. For this purpose, rhinestones sewn on or on a chain are best suited. Carefully mark the places for the rhinestones so that the distance between them is the same. It is advisable to sew on rhinestones with threads of the same color as in the bauble, so that the fastening does not catch the eye. You can make a rocker bauble in a similar way, using screw-on or sew-on spikes. Shiny spikes look especially impressive on dark floss. Be careful when attaching screw-in tenons as they may damage your thread weave. In addition, small shells, artificial flowers, ribbons, lace, small pendants, connecting rings, beads, sequins and even small pins are used as additional decor for the bauble!
You can add decorations during the weaving process.The most common way is to weave beads into the middle of the bracelet or along the edges. It is better to choose small and round beads, especially for decorating the middle of the bauble - square beads, as a rule, do not fit well, and biocones will put pressure on your hand when you put on the bracelet. You will get an interesting bauble if you braid a chain to one side in the process - it will create a kind of frame for the bracelet and it will look more jewelry-like.
Weave a square knot
Interesting and quite simple baubles you canweave with a square knot. Fenkoweavers are often puzzled about the origin of this name, since the resulting decoration is round. However, there is not much difference, the main thing is that such floss baubles are also very beautiful and are woven quickly. To work, you need to cut pieces of floss in multiples of four. Consider a weaving of four segments. Having secured them, pass the first thread on the left over the next two and under the fourth. Now pass the fourth rope under the third and second and pull it into the loop created by the first; tighten the knot. All knots are made the same way, only the threads are swapped. As you may have noticed, the work is carried out with the first and fourth pieces of floss, so they can be cut a little longer. If you want to decorate the weaving of a floss bauble with a square knot, string the beads onto two middle threads.
Psychologists believe that weaving baubles from flossa wonderful hobby that helps you relax and clear your mind of unnecessary thoughts. It is often recommended that young children be taught how to weave baubles - it is a great exercise for motor skills and the ability to sit still. For beginning craftsmen and craftswomen, the biggest problem may be a lack of patience, but if you make a little effort on yourself, everything will work out.
Video: how to weave a square knot