Beautiful and graceful bracelets, woven of floss, have long ceased to be just a hippie sign and have become a modern stylish accessory. They are especially popular among adolescents. In addition to being a beautiful decoration, it is also an exciting process. Therefore, it is worth considering in detail how to weave a bauble from a floss with a name.
Materials and Tools
For weaving, no special devices are needed, only a few tailor pins will be needed to fix the threads on the pillow for easy operation. The bracelet can be made both from embroidery floss threads and from thin yarn for knitting.
Bracelet Basics
So, how to weave a bauble from a floss with a name? To begin, cut 8 threads about 60 cm long of one color and the main thread of another color, about a meter long. They are tied in a knot, fastened with a pin to a small pillow and begin work.
How are baubles woven, and what techniques are used in the work? To create a bracelet, two main nodes are used: with a slope to the left and to the right. Weaving begins with the main long thread and alternately tie the remaining 8 of a different color with it. In this way, several centimeters pass, depending on the length of the name, and begin to knit out the letters. To do this, make the first knot the main thread, and directly the letter lines, on the contrary, braid the main thread vertically with the direction in the opposite direction.
How to create a picture and a letter?
Schemes of baubles with names or other drawings are very easy to create, for this you need a regular notebook sheet in a box and two pencils of different colors. The width of the bracelet is immediately determined, each cell of the pattern will be equal to a vertical thread. On the cells of the sheet we draw the desired pattern or inscription. It can be curly letters with beautiful curls, some kind of ornament with hearts, crosses, fish or geometric shapes. For convenience, it is better to divide each cell into four, so that for a complete pattern you do not have to glue several sheets together.
Weaving in different colors
How to weave a bauble from a floss with a name using several colors? For such work, the first thing to do is create a diagram by drawing the entire pattern. Then they collect the required number of threads of the same length, about 70 cm, of the corresponding colors and begin weaving, knitting knots according to the pattern. Thus, on the bracelet you can "write" any word or symbol.
Bracelet Ideas
Knowing how to weave a bauble from a floss with a name, you can create unique jewelry. Girls will like bracelets on which the name will be “immersed” in floral patterns or hearts. All kinds of emoticons, shoes and Kitty’s pet will also look good. Boys also will not remain indifferent to a bauble with a pirate black mark and an inscription in the appropriate style or any signs (for example, "yin-yang", your favorite car brand or sports brand).
The loose threads of the finished baubles are braided into tight pigtails and strung on them with a bead. Such an ornament can simply be tied in a knot on the hand, or you can sew a hook with an eyelet or button.