Weaving of multi-colored rubber bands won the hearts of many needlewomen. Such products can not only be left as a keepsake, but also worn as a modern accessory. Even the male representatives are not against weaving something, and then putting on the product. Consider the main options for weaving, learn how to weave a cherry.
The main methods of weaving from gum
There are two main ways to weave rubber bands:
- on the machine;
- on a slingshot.
You can do the work without these devices, but it will turn out not so neat, and it will be more difficult to stretch the rubber bands.
All complex work is usually performed on the machine, since it involves several rows at once, for which you can hook the gum. On this device, you can make various bracelets (dragon scales , French braid and others), as well as crafts and key chains.
To make a simple and thin bracelet, it will be enough to use a slingshot, in which only two cloves, to fix the elastic bands.
Consider how to weave a cherry from gum on various devices and different techniques. First, we will analyze one of the weaving methods, which is considered the simplest and is used to weave twigs in berries.
How to weave a chain bracelet
A chain bracelet is the easiest way to weave rubber bands, on which everyone gets the basics of craftsmanship.
For work you will need elastic bands of contrasting colors. Weave such a pattern can be on any machine or slingshot. We will consider the fastest way - on the fingers.
Step-by-step weaving process:
- Take one rubber band and, twisting it with an eight, put on the index and middle fingers.
- From above you put on, without twisting, an elastic band of a different color.
- Remove the bottom from your fingers.
- Without twisting, put on an elastic band of the necessary color on fingers again.
- Remove the bottom. Continue this weaving to the desired length.
This is how you can weave the simplest bracelet that even a novice art lover can easily handle. Now consider how to weave a cherry, where the branches will be made just a chain.
Gum cherry on the machine
Gum cherries are a great idea for a keychain or just a souvenir, as well as for decorating pencils and pens. Weave them in a variety of ways. Let us first consider how to weave cherries on the machine.
To work, you will need:
- silicone rubber bands of red and green color;
- machine.
Step-by-step instructions on how to weave cherries from gum on the machine:
- String on a column two red elastic bands. One end - on the right column of the middle row, the second - on the first three mounts around the first.
- Diagonally on the first, second and third columns string three pairs of elastic bands of the middle row.
- Twist one red rubber band in three turns and string it on the second column in the middle row, completing the weaving.
- Then, with a hook, throw two loops of elastic bands onto the tooth to which they relate.
- Now you need to hook the rubber bands of the extreme columns and spread to the middle one.
- Pull the green rubber through the maximum number of reds with a hook.
- Now we make twigs from green carvings in the classic chain technique.
- We connect the branches together and the work is ready.
Weaving on the machine seems difficult only at first glance, when you learn the basic elements, the question of how to weave a cherry will not arise.
Slingshot cherries
Now we move on to another method, consider how to weave cherries from gum without a machine tool.
To work, you will also need elastic bands of red and green color and a hook.
Working process:
- The first 2 red elastic bands, twisted into the number eight, are put on the slingshot teeth. There is no need to twist the following rubber bands.
- Four red gum put on the teeth.
- We hook all the twisted gum and hook off the slingshot teeth.
- One rubber band in green is strung on a slingshot.
- We hook all the red ones and drop them onto the green rubber band.
- Then remove the structure from the slingshot and tie a loop with a knot on the green rubber band. This is necessary for fixation.
- To make twigs, continue weaving in green with a regular chain.
- The ends of the chains must be connected with fixing loops.
In such a simple way, you learned how to weave cherries from rubber bands on a slingshot . There are still ways to make these berries, for example, using only a hook.
How to weave cherries on a hook
To weave a cherry on a hook, 56 gum red and 13 green.
Instructions for work:
- One red elastic, twisted three times, is strung on a hook.
- Then put the two red ones on the hook, and then transfer the triple through it.
- The loop that turned out should also go to the hook, and then string 2 more elastic bands of the same color. Transfer 4 loops to them already.
- In the same way, continue to weave, throwing 2 elastic bands and transferring 4 loops to make a pigtail.
- Now the first loop should be put on the hook, which was at the very bottom of the product to give the berry a round shape.
- On the next two elastic bands already remove the triple loop, and fix its second end to the hook. A figure with the same number of loops on both sides should come out.
- Continue to weave in the same way, only string two twisted pairs on new gum, and transfer their opposite edge to the hook, next to the previous ones.
- Now we weave a green rubber band, for this we pass a rubber band of green color through the resulting loops, for this, transfer a couple of red ones to it and repeat it until the desired result is obtained.
- So you finish the work on the first cherry, to fix it, you need a second, which you do on the same principle.
- Then, through a branch of cherry, pass one green gum and tighten it with a locking loop.
Now you know how to weave a cherry in a variety of ways. And everyone chooses the right one for themselves. And since this is a creative work, you can come up with your own manufacturing method.
What else can weave from elastic bands
Elastic bands not just won the hearts of lovers to make jewelry with their own hands, because from them you can weave anything, from simple bracelets for training to real big and voluminous figures.
You can decorate your hands and neck with them, you can even decorate a summer bag or clothes, and also make a wonderful gift in the form of a keychain for your loved ones.
It all depends on your imagination.
Tips for beginner needlewomen
Before you start weaving cherries, it is worth mastering the basic elements of the technique of weaving from colored rubber bands. To do this, instructions are often attached to the kits, and on the Internet you can find various master classes and video lessons.
The simplest element is the chain that we covered in this article. Weave cherries carefully and according to the chosen pattern, so that they turn round and beautiful. If you wish, you can add their number or weave a leaf.
Enjoy your creativity!