Accessories are what complement and complete your look. Even ordinary jeans with a simple blouse will sparkle with new colors if you add an original pendant or bracelet to them. Bright baubles made of rubber bands will especially refresh your appearance. You can wear just one such decoration or highlight your hand with several bright accents, in any case it will look very original. And so that you can see this from our own experience, we suggest that you learn how to weave "Sidewalk" out of rubber bands.
A bit about weaving gum bracelets
Bracelets are far from new jewelry. Even in Ancient Egypt, the hands of the pharaohs and dignitaries were hung with these fashion accessories. However, at that time they often carried a deep meaning and could tell a lot about their owner.
Now, such jewelry is used only to give its image unusual and uniqueness. Depending on the color, design and material, the bracelets are suitable for a variety of occasions. However, since today we are talking about how to weave pavement bracelets from Pavement gum, we suggest that you look at which looks are suitable for these.
How to wear rubber bracelets:
- With jeans, a white T-shirt and a backpack. This image will complement a jacket with rolled up sleeves.
- With a sundress and flat sandals. A summer handbag is perfect for your style.
- Shorts with a top and bracelets plus bright flip flops - a fun summer look is ready.
Gum bracelets will fit perfectly into the image of a mischievous girl or a cheerful boy. Moreover, they can be worn by young girls and boys.
Before weaving “Pavement” gum on a slingshot, we prepare materials
Weaving a bracelet made of elastic is easy. At the same time, this decoration looks quite unusual and original. It is wide, but it neatly looks on the hand. That is why this bracelet is chosen by most young needlewomen.
The materials and tools for such a product need the simplest. However, without them, you cannot complement your image with an original product. So, before weaving “Sidewalk” from gum, let's see what accessories you have to purchase for this.
Materials and tools necessary for the pavement bracelet:
- special slingshot for weaving from gum;
- plastic hook, in shape it is very similar to a crochet hook;
- to interlock the sides of the bracelet, get a transparent plastic hook designed for these purposes;
- you also need elastic bands, they can be of any color, but we suggest you take the same number of elastic bands of all colors of the rainbow (depending on the circumference of your hand, they should be from 40 to 60).
As you can see, you will need a little material. You can purchase them at any needlework store or order them online.
We start to weave bracelets made of elastic bands on the sidewalk slingshot
Even a child can handle the weaving of the Sidewalk bracelet. However, such needlework will interest both young people and girls. To get a good result, you need perseverance and attentiveness.
How to weave pavement bracelets:
- Take two rubber bands of the same color. Cross them with a figure of eight between the two legs of the slingshot.
- Put two more elastic bands of the same color on the legs of the slingshot. However, this time they do not need to be twisted.
- From the right leg of the slingshot, remove two rubber bands of the first row to two rubber bands of the second.
- Put two more rubber bands of the same color on both legs of the slingshot. Remove all other gum from the left leg to the center of these rubber bands.
- Now again put on two elastic bands of the same color on the slingshot. From the right leg, remove all other gum on their middle.
- Put two rubber bands of this color on both legs of the slingshot. From the left leg, remove all other rubber bands in the middle of these rubber bands.
- Now put on two rubber bands of the next color on both legs of the slingshot. Repeat all the steps described in 2-6.
- After that, wear rubber bands of a new color and repeat steps 2-6 again. Weave the bracelet in this way, changing colors until it is the right size.
- In the last row you should have one pair of rubber bands on the right leg, and two on the left. Remove from the left leg the bottom pair of rubber bands in the middle of the top.
Now you just have to remove the elastic bands from the fork with a hook and put on them the hook-hook prepared in advance. Then the bracelet is put on the hand, and its free side clings to the free edge of the hook located on the other side.
We prepare materials for a simple bracelet on the fingers
If you decide to learn how to weave the “Sidewalk” from rubber bands on your fingers, then you need a little less tools for its manufacture. The disadvantage of this method is that you have to spin the bracelet at a time. After all, it will be impossible to remove the product from the fingers, and then continue to weave.
Here's what you need to weave the Pavement bracelet on your fingers:
- elastic bands of two colors;
- knitting hook;
- plastic hook to connect the parts of the bracelet.
Today we offer weaving a bracelet of blue and white rubber bands. This season is a very relevant combination.
Weave an original bracelet on fingers
How to weave a sidewalk bracelet on your fingers? The answer to this question is indecently simple. You only need to use the index and middle finger and weave a bracelet on them in the same way as you would do it with a crochet.
How to weave “Sidewalk” on the fingers out of rubber bands:
- Put two rubber bands of the same color on the index finger and middle finger. Before that, they need to be crossed with a figure eight.
- Now put on the rubber bands without twisting them. Remove from the right finger the gum of the previous row in the middle of the new gum.
- Now put on two new rubber bands on both fingers. Remove all the rubber bands from the left finger in the middle of the new rubber bands.
Thus, continue weaving until the bracelet is finished. At the end, remove the lower elastic bands from the left finger to the middle of the upper elastic bands and fix with a hook.
Pavement Bracelet Reviews
Pavement bracelets are popular. Especially children and teenagers like these jewelry. They make their image more free, allow you to add a fun touch even to a boring school uniform.
Teenagers say they choose bracelets from rubber bands because they look childish and give their owners naivety and innocence. Therefore, young girls are not averse to complement their wardrobe with such jewelry.
Children explain their love for such jewelry with the ease of weaving, as well as the ability to express their individuality.
Pavement bracelets look stylish and unusual. They look great both on the child and on young people, besides they are very easy to weave.