trade worker Day: weaving beaded handles for free
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Russian holiday Trade Worker's Dayis usually celebrated in July, when the fourth Saturday comes. On this day, all people who are directly connected with trade. This economic sector has covered the whole world and is the driving force of society's progress. And to this day, it is constantly developing. The work of a trade worker is not easy, so once a year it is necessary to celebrate this holiday well. And what can you give an employee on this day? No trade employee can do without a pen, so we suggest you make a slightly creative gift, namely, weave a ballpoint pen from beads. It will be beautiful and original.
Master class braiding ballpoint pen
Beading technique that willconsidered in this master class, is called cylindrical mosaic weaving. To work on a gift for the Day of the Trade Worker, you will need the following list of materials:
- ball or gel pen, which has a diameter of 8 mm;
- Czech beads of red and blue;
- monofilament thread a needle with a bead.
There are two types of cylindrical tileweaving - it even and odd. The article will be described in an even manner. It lies in the fact that an even number of beads in the ranks clearly divided from each other. To handle turned on by alternating two-color pattern spirals, it is necessary that the number of marbles was not only an even, but it should be divided into four digit. If you are going to use the pen with a diameter of 8 mm and Czech glass beads, while the above conditions are met perfectly. The width of the products will be twenty beads.
The most interesting thing is that during the mosaicweaving produces a spiral pattern. So, cut a thread long enough to be comfortable to work with. The length should be about one meter. When you run out, unwind a new piece and weave it in a zigzag pattern into the product, and then continue working further. You need to string two red beads and two blue ones in alternation. The total number of elements should be twenty pieces. This process is shown in the photo provided. The beads should be placed twenty centimeters from the free edge of the thread.
Then pass the needle through all the glass pieces on the side where there is free space.
Pull the main material tightly and watchso that the free edge remains at least twenty centimeters long. In principle, it is no longer needed, only at the end we will secure the entire weave with it, and then cut it with scissors. Now you have the base for the mosaic cylinder. In the mosaic technique, rows are counted diagonally, so the first two rows are in this ring.
Start weaving the third strip and againpick up beads of the color from which the thread is coming out at the moment. That is, according to the rules, you must first string blue glass beads. Place them above the red bead that was before. Pass the needle through the second scarlet bead in this ring. The next element should be red. Do the same manipulations as described above, namely, place the element above the first thing in the circle, and pass the needle through the second one in this pair.
All other beads should be braided like thiswas done before. The total number of beads in row 3 should be ten pieces. When you finish this line, insert the thread to the very top of the workpiece. You need to pass it not only through the last bead of the previous row, but also through the first glass bead of the just finished row. Now try on the workpiece by putting it on the pen. The next stage of work will take place on this writing instrument. You can already see the beginning of the pattern that was obtained after the woven stripes. Every 3 plain beads are in 3 different completed rows of the mosaic technique.
The following actions should not cause you any discomfort.any difficulties in creating a gift for the Day of Trade Workers. The following lines will consist of ten elements each, with clear interweaving of two pieces from the previous strip. Do not forget at the end of each line, bring the thread to the top of the product. The photo shows how the weaving looks after the 4th and 5th rows.
Do the same manipulations in the following rows along the entire length of the braided fabric. The mosaic technique should reach almost to the very top of the ballpoint pen.
Now you need to braid the top part of the product.To make it beautiful, use beads of three contrasting shades that are not similar to the main colors. For example, take green, yellow and white beads. If you do not want to dilute the color scheme, then weave lines, just blue. For this part of the product, we will use the technique of reducing the number of main elements in the rows. String the first thing as usual. In place of the next, leave an empty space, which means that you need to, without stringing the glass, pass the needle through the blue bead from the previous strip.
Repeat the above manipulations four more times.times, until the line ends. Pick up one, skip the next one. There is nothing complicated about it. After completing these actions, bring the needle up. Continue the next weaving in the usual way, without decreasing. As you have already seen, you can prepare a gift for the Day of the Trade Worker very quickly.
Now we can say that the gift for the Daytrade worker is ready. Without such a beautiful and cute pen, no acceptance of your employee's goods will be possible. Use different variations of color combinations, and you will have a whole collection of original and unique souvenirs for colleagues - trade workers.
Video: Foundations of the mosaic weave
