In our society, craftsmen engaged in needlework are increasingly found. There are a large number of specialized stores. They offer a wide range of products for various types of needlework. Indeed, now something to be able to create with your own hands is a fashion trend.
If you want to learn for yourself or help your child learn some interesting activities, try weaving vegetables and fruits from gum. It is simple and fun. And products with simple and colorful material that does not fade, is not afraid of water and frost, will last a long time.
Someone is buying ready-made kits for making bracelets, earrings, beads, figurines, figurines. Someone purchases materials separately and turns them into works of art. There is a special technique that makes it possible to create original crafts. So, how to weave vegetables and fruits from gum? If you like this lesson, you can create a whole collection of crafts that will decorate the interior with a corner of art.
A special niche in needlework is weaving.
Surely on the street they met a child with colorful bracelets on her arms and legs. And sometimes adults also wear intricate accessories, which looks no less bright and interesting. And this is not surprising. After all, now this kind of skill is in fashion. It is hard to imagine how such decorations are created, and even more so, figures made of rubber bands, vegetables and fruits.
If you decide to learn such a hobby, stock up on materials and patience. You need to start with a simple one. For weaving you will need:
- a slingshot with horns or a frame with a hook;
- multi-colored elastic bands;
- fasteners.
With the help of a plastic slingshot, work is simpler and faster. However, a more advanced and difficult tool is sold - a frame with a hook. It produces more complex options.
Materials can easily be purchased at a store selling office supplies or at specialized points for sewing and needlework.
If you decide to use the easier option, a slingshot with horns will already be attached there. There are also 2-way with 4 horns and completely different in size.
Weaving techniques
When buying a particular kit, you can choose a color that you like more than others. If you want to learn weaving from gum, fruits and vegetables are best made from red, purple, green, orange. They will suit you better than others. If these are simple figures, then you can use beige, black, white and so on. In addition, on sale you can find striped and neon colors.
Weaving can be done using the following techniques:
- "fish tail";
- "caterpillar;
- "iris";
- Dragon Scales
- "French braid";
- spider.
For example, the first method, called the "fish tail", allows you to make a massive tourniquet. It can be performed from 50 gum. In order to make work in the technique of "caterpillar", you need a machine with 4 columns. For the "iris" you will need a fork, and for the technique of "dragon scales" - a hook and a machine with 1 row of posts. For a "spider" is enough machine with 3 columns. So you can weave not only bracelets, but also fruits and vegetables from gum on a slingshot.
Carrots will need orange and green materials.
Fruits and vegetables from gum are very popular in weaving. Let's look at how to make carrots. How to weave gum fruits and vegetables? First you need to prepare the materials. In this case we will use 13 rubber bands of orange color and 7 green ones. It is also worth preparing the tools.
Take the orange rubber with the hook. Next, you need to wrap it 2 times. As a result, you should get 3 rings.
Take the next two. Remove the resulting rings on them. The hook must be threaded into two holes.
According to the instructions, you should get 3 rings. If you do everything right, they will hang in the middle of the gum.
Now you need to put on 2 more elastic bands, and the previous 2 will have to be removed and tightened in the middle.
Therefore, you need to weave 2 times. After that you should get some rows. In this case - 5 pcs.
Take the hook and thread it in row number 3.
Take 2 gum. Now shoot row number 3 to them in the middle. What remains, string on the hook. You should now have 2 side rows.
Make Green Gum for Carrots
The next step in the instructions on how to weave fruits and vegetables from gum is making the stem. You need to take 2 green rubber bands. String them on the hook, and then pull the orange part into the middle.
Take now 5 pieces of green. Remove 2 rings from the hook. Wear 5 green ones on it, and then pull on the rings you removed.
Pull to the side 5 parts. Gum should remain at the ends. Pull them into the other 2 and tighten.
You can remove the hook. Pull 2 rings and wrap them 5 green on both sides in turn, as in the tail.
You can enjoy the result! Now, if necessary, you can explain to beginners how to weave vegetables and fruits from gum.
Banana is that fruit
Fruits and vegetables from gum are very effective. The main thing is to follow the instructions. Therefore, if you are in doubt and do not know how to weave them from gum, the vegetables and fruits from this article can be a great example for you.
We admit honestly. Banana is easier to make. To weave it, arm yourself with 15 yellow and 4 green rubber bands. So let's get started.
Pick up a slingshot. Put green on one side and wrap it twice. You should get 3 rings.
Cook two yellow ones and put them on. Lower the green rings into the middle of the yellow rubber bands.
Now wear the four yellow parts. And those that were in front of them - 2 pieces - lower into the middle.
Wear 4 parts and lower. Then use 3 more and do the same action.
Left a little
Put on two green rubber bands, lower the yellow rubber bands on them. After that put on green. String on it previous gum of the same color. Remove one end and put on the other.
Now you need to pass one end through the other. Feel free to tighten. Take off the slingshot.
Well, you’ve got used to it and you know what weaving from gum is. DIY fruits and vegetables are a matter of pride. So you have expanded your collection with a banana.
Red rubber tomato
In this instruction, we will tell you how to weave fruits and vegetables from gum. You will learn what is necessary for weaving a tomato. If you do everything as it should, a bright and original craft will appear in your collection. We proceed to its creation.
For work, take 5 red and 3 green elastic bands. Then do the following.
String the rubber on the tool 2 times. Next wear 4 red elastic bands. Now 4 pieces should be left. They must be strung on one and the second end.
You should get 8 rings. Remove them crochet in the middle of the four rubber bands.
The next step is to put on green and remove all 4 parts. Now you need to pass one end of the green gum into the other.
Finally, insert 2 green in the barely tightened side of the tail and pull the end. Fold a tomato with your fruit. All is ready!