Weaving from colored rubber bands is a modern type of needlework, which not only children, but also adults do. And there is an explanation for this - such classes do not require expensive materials and tools. Moreover, from simple colored irises you can create useful accessories in the form of key chains, bracelets, as well as other interesting figures. For weaving, you can use a fork, a special machine or a slingshot. No less popular is the technique of weaving rubber products without any devices at all - with the help of hands. How to make a turtle and rubber bands and what will be needed for this? In fact, such a product can be built quite quickly, the main thing is to have everything you need on hand - a set of irises, a hook and stitches.
Rubber turtle: what materials to prepare?
Before you begin to translate your creative idea into reality, you need to prepare everything you need for crafts. Namely: irises, machine tool and hook. Weaving a turtle does not take much time, but in order for the figure to turn out beautiful and accurate, it is important to follow the technique and do everything according to the scheme.
During the weaving of the turtle from gum, you can encounter areas where the gum will be tightly stretched, so all actions must be neat and accurate. Otherwise, the iris may simply burst. For weaving the shell, it is better to take two shades - the center is decorated in one color, and the edges are made more contrast. The resulting product can be used as an original keyring.
Turtle weaving on a loom
As mentioned above, weaving products from irises can be done in various ways. Consider how to make a turtle out of gum using a machine tool. As for the color scheme, there are no restrictions. You can make a figure in any combination of shades. The weaving machine must be positioned so that you can see the open sides of the rows. During weaving, you must always take two gum. An additional tool in the work will be the hook.
Master class on manufacturing a turtle from rubber bands step by step
- At the first stage, it is required to form the head of the future turtle. Need to string 2 pcs. elastic bands on the central and extreme row, but do not twist them with figure eight.
- Then you need to form the neck of the turtle.
- It is desirable to weave the shell with elastic bands in two colors. It is necessary to start from the neck, passing to the body. After that, two pairs of elastic bands are strung along the extreme rows and three pairs in the central part.
- Next, the carapace is rounded off by putting on rubber bands from the edge to the center. In the center of the body it is worn one iris across: from the left row to the middle, from the middle to the right.
- Now it is time to supplement the turtle with paws. To do this, attach a couple of irises to the body, and wind an elastic band of a different color three times on their ends and immediately knit it. According to this scheme, the remaining three limbs of the animal are formed.
- To make the turtle tail at the end of the shell, you need to string two turns of the iris in selected shades. The last loop from this column should be thrown onto the pin located at the top. Then the carapace must be knitted completely.
- Next, we should again return to weaving the neck of the turtle. When everything is ready, you can form your eyes and continue to knit your head. Then weaving must be removed by a hook and make a loop at the top of the product.
How to crochet a turtle?
How to make a turtle out of gum using a machine, we figured out. Consider another way to capture crafts from irises. This time, the hook will act as an auxiliary tool. This method is called "amigurumi". If there are no skills in weaving products in this way, for starters you can try to create a simpler figure. For example, an owl or a fish, because a turtle made of rubber bands, the scheme of which is more complicated, weaves a little longer than other figures. However, if you try and do everything according to the instructions, you can get a neat beautiful figure.
For a homemade turtle, you need to prepare 252 elastic bands, 100 of which will be used to create a shell, 50 each to weave the head, paws and abdomen. For the eyes you need only two irises. How to make a turtle and gum without using a machine? You need to start weaving with a ring of 6 links. Gradually, its diameter needs to be increased. Next comes the turn of the neck, head and legs. They are woven according to the same pattern as with a machine.