Weaving beautiful hearts from rubber bands on photo and video lessons
Content
- Materials for work
- Video master class weaving keychain hooks
- Heart of rubber bands on the slingshot
- How to weave a heart of rubber bands on a machine
Continuing the theme of weaving with rubber bands, we suggest you weave a heart-shaped figure. These lessons will help you learn how to make a heart in different ways.
Materials for work
Here such a wonderful heart made of elastic bands can be weaved with the help of various techniques.
For some weaving methods it is not requiredacquire auxiliary tools. You will cope with needlework perfectly if you have ordinary household forks, two or four, depending on the chosen model of the heart. This technique is quite simple and convenient.
But there is an even simpler way to do it, andweave a heart from colored rubber bands using your own fingers. This type of handicraft is sometimes done simply to spend time, when you are away from home, where there are no forks. This is the most primitive type of heart weaving, when only fingers are involved in the work. This technique involves making a limited number of heart models, because it is impossible to use complex patterns or knots, as well as the use of a large number of rubber bands, which narrows the possibilities of handicraft.
There is a technique of handicrafts with the help ofa plastic slingshot that frees your hands and allows you to manipulate them freely. In this case, the choice of the pattern is limited solely by the fact that the slingshot has few pegs for weaving. Many needlewomen prefer to weave a heart with hooks, which also somewhat limits the choice of pattern, but is extremely convenient because it allows you to work anywhere outside the home. You just need to take with you suitable metal or plastic tools. The most complex volumetric models of hearts from rubber bands are woven on a special machine. In this case, you can freely choose any pattern, with the most complex knots, without limitation. The whole point is that the machine is equipped with many bases in the form of columns, the number of which varies according to your desire. This significantly expands the possibilities of needlework. In this master class, we will try to consider how to weave a heart from rubber bands using some of the most popular techniques.
Video master class weaving keychain hooks
The handicraft technique that this article examinesvideo master class, used by craftswomen to weave hearts from rubber bands very often. You will need two hooks and a paper clip, which will help us in our work. Any pin will do just fine instead of a paper clip. The fact is that the weaving technique involves making two halves of the heart. When we finish weaving the first half, it is placed on the paper clip, and then the second part of the product is knitted. The first two rubber bands are put on in a figure eight on both hooks, then we pull two more irises through the right half. The same actions are performed when weaving the other side of the work, resulting in a symmetrical workpiece. We will break the symmetry and throw the loop from the left side to the right. Now we will pull two parts through two of the three loops, and again we will get three loops on the right, with which we will continue the weaving process.
At this stage of work the loop on the right is transferredto the left to recreate the symmetry of the workpiece. Then add the parts to the tools, and again transfer the left loop to the right, breaking the symmetry. Change the color of the irises depending on your desire. Having finished the first part of the heart, transfer it to the paper clip, and similarly weave the second half of the heart. Having formed the second part of the product, place one half on each hook, and combine them together in the way shown in the attached video. To connect the two halves together, you need to use several additional rubber bands, not only connecting the parts, but also forming the last pointed area of the heart. At the end of the needlework, the entire heart is transferred to the post, and secured with a knot of the last iris.
Video: Crocheting colorful hearts
Heart of rubber bands on the slingshot
The next stage of training we will beconsider how to make a heart from rubber bands on a mini slingshot machine, because it is as close as possible to the classic machine. Prepare twenty-five rubber bands, a slingshot and a hook. Wind the first part three times on the slingshot post on the right. Then throw two irises on both slingshot pegs, and lift the lower elements and place them in the center of the upper ones. Continue weaving, putting on two units on top of the work, and lifting the lower ones up to the center. When the number of used rubber bands has reached ten, transfer both sides to the post, and put the last free loop on the second peg. Next, we weave a heart, using the next ten irises, and using the same needlework technique. Continue working, performing all the actions that we see in the lesson. Moving from the wide area of the figure to the narrow one, tighten the very last rubber band. This loop will be the final and securing one. We got a beautiful heart that can be a great keychain.
Video: Weaving a Heart
How to weave a heart of rubber bands on a machine
In conclusion of the lesson, it is necessary to understand howWeave a heart of rubber bands on a classic machine. First we will prepare a working place, a machine and seventy five rubber bands. We put the first rubber band in four turns, and put it on the peg. On top of her, we put on two more pieces, and the bottom we throw the top.
We fold the next elastic band in half and put it on two adjacent pegs that are on the same line.
We make the first knot according to the diagram.
Next we continue working according to the same scheme and with the same technique.
To prevent the weaving from falling apart into separate parts, it is necessary to make fastening knots at the extreme points. Having finished the needlework, carefully remove the finished heart from the pegs.
As a result, you will get these voluminous hearts.
In order to better understand how to weave a heart from rubber bands on a loom, you are invited to watch a video tutorial with detailed explanations.
Video: Volumetric heart made from rubber bands
