The name of this bright bracelet supposedly comes from the English "thing" - "thing". Baubles were used as symbols of friendship among hippies, if people exchanged them, then they were considered named brothers. Nowadays, baubles are a pretty piece of jewelry, popular among young people, which is made by hand.
Floss baubles
Any cotton thread is suitable for making thread bracelets, but it is best to weave them from floss. Prepare the required number of threads for weaving, the more there are, the wider the bracelet will be. The length depends on the size of the decoration, usually no more than 1 meter.
Mouline thread is a special yarn designed for embroidery. Usually in a frame from 8 to 20 m, so one skein is enough to weave several bracelets.
All floss baubles are woven with a double knot, which is tied to the right or left. Using only these knots, you can weave it in parallel and oblique weaving, arrows, and even make a bracelet with a name, an inscription or a picture.
Satin ribbon baubles
This type of baubles is woven very quickly. For one bracelet, you will need at least 2 ribbons up to 2 cm wide and 2 meters long each in contrasting colors or suitable shades in the same color scheme. There are several types of weaving baubles from satin ribbons: square knot, plait, flat weave, and so on.
For making baubles, not only satin ribbons are suitable, but also original braid or lace. Measure the required amount of tape, equal to the girth of the wrist, and sew a clasp from each end.
This bracelet can be decorated with beads or buttons.
Beaded baubles
Very beautiful bracelets are obtained from beads and bugles. They can be woven using a special loom, weaving, mosaic or parallel weaving. Beaded baubles, bright and shiny, more like a real piece of jewelry. You can make a personalized bracelet from small beads or weave a bauble with any pattern.
Lace baubles
The very first baubles with which the Indians adorned their wrists were woven from leather laces. Now in stores for needlework you can buy such laces of a wide variety of colors and sizes from natural and artificial leather. In addition, there are whole sets for weaving baubles on sale.
All the material can be made by yourself, for this you need tops of old boots, bags or gloves. Open them and on the flesh or the seamy side of the leatherette, outline the width of future laces. Attach a long metal ruler and cut with a sharp utility knife.
Bracelets made of leather cords can be decorated with large beads, ornaments look very original, complemented by chains, nuts and pins. In addition, you can weave a bauble from ordinary laces, hemp or clothesline.
