Fashion trends come and go, but wristbands remain in fashion because they are stylish and quite comfortable to wear. They are also easy to make, and they can be stored for a long time if you follow these tips.
Step-by-step instruction
Materials you need:
- small box (a box with a cloth works very well)
- craft knife
- ruler
- a thread
- bead needle or bead wire
- beads for beads
Total time: fifteen minutes for a loom, 45 minutes - 1.5 hours for a bracelet
- First remove the plastic. Then, using the hole as a guide, remove the top of the box along the longer sides, leaving the top behind along the shorter sides.
- Cut the sides of the remaining top of the box.
- Then fold the sides.
- Using a ruler, cut the slits around the edge every 1/16 of an inch.
- Repeat on the other side.
You have a loom! This is not the most beautiful thing that has ever been done, but it works very well.
To make a bracelet:
- Take out your bead needle (very thin needle) or make it using a piece of bead wire (very thin wire) folded in half and twisted at the end.
- Take a long piece of thread (60-90 centimeters, depending on how long or wide you want the bracelet) and tie a bead closer to one end. This will be your locking bead, it will hold your thread in place.
- Put as many beads on the thread as there are places on your loom.
- Holding the beads under the threads of the loom, insert each bead into the space and hold them there.
- Then go back through the beads over the threads. Be careful not to get through the stopper.
- Tighten and repeat.
Patterns of weaving letters on a bracelet with a name from beads
To make this jewelry you must use the bracelet scheme. You can find a computer program for the circuit in the Internet. It is called CorelDRAW.
If you do not have the opportunity to use the Internet, then only one sheet in a cage and a pencil or pen will be enough. It is necessary to take one cell of a paper sheet for one bead. The letters needed for the bracelet are recommended to be highlighted with colored markers. The product itself can be made of beads of the same color, or show your imagination and add bright patterns to the bracelet that will highlight it.
When making a homemade personalized bead bracelet, rely on the weaving pattern. It will help you to complete your design, and determine the optimal amount of beads. Calculate the number of beads in the width of the bracelet. In the same way, determine the length of the name. After that, it will not be difficult to calculate how many centimeters will be the name of the beads you choose.
On the net, you can find a direct-weave diagramming program. You just need to write the desired name in the line and the program will indicate the optimal pattern. If you create a sketch of the bracelet yourself, then apply the scheme of the monastery weaving. It shows not only letters, but also numbers.
Useful Tips
- If you want to get a quality product, then do not buy cheap materials for its manufacture. Better take trusted manufacturers. Their beads will not lose color, and burst with little physical contact.
- Use special programs to facilitate the process of making the bracelet.
- It should be noted that all materials necessary for the implementation of this product must be taken with a margin.
Follow the tips and you will get a great result.
