A rosary is a ribbon connected in a ring. They are used to count prayers, bows, help to focus attention and remind about the time of prayer. You can buy a rosary in a store or church, or you can make it yourself. Our step-by-step instructions will help you in making them.
Instructions
Step 1
Measure the soutache 5, 5 meters, if you need a rosary with 50 knots. The standard length for a rosary can be measured as follows: from the left shoulder to the right hand. Fold this thread in half, cut, then fold in half again to define the middle. Thus, we will weave the rosary from the middle.
Step 2
Twist the ends of the threads so they don't get in the way when weaving.
Step 3
Start tying knots. They are usually braided on the left hand. After braiding 10 knots, put on a wooden bead. For the convenience of stringing the beads, you can make a larger hole with nail scissors.
Step 4
Weave 25 knots in this way. Remember, 5 knots are woven from the middle, then a bead is put on, then, until the very end, the beads are put on through 10 knots. After braiding 25 knots, unwind the other half and continue braiding. First, a bead after 5 knots, and then after 10.
Step 5
Weave the finished rosary from below, connect a knot of 4 soutache strands, then you will need to attach a cross and a tassel.
Step 6
Make a crossbar. Weave it separately from the knots and pass through the remaining soutache threads. Then weave 2 knots with 4 strands. When you connected the rosary from the bottom, you will have ponytails, you can weave a cross from them.
Step 7
Weave a 3cm crossbar separately. from 2 soutache threads, make knots along the edges, as in a rosary. Excess soutache after the knots made can be cut off, now you get a ring. The cross can be wrapped with simple threads, it will turn out quite beautifully.
Step 8
Weave 2 more 4-strand knots below the cross. Now, between these two knots, you need to cut 10 soutache pieces of 10-15 cm in length. Wrap the soutache threads with regular thread.
Step 9
Cut off excess threads to make the tassel the length you want.
Step 10
Weave a cross of 4 strands, weave it crosswise. You can use beads when weaving a cross. You can also wrap the cross with woolen threads, it is believed that devils are afraid of wool.
Step 11
Learn about the meaning of the rosary. A rosary of 30 knots and 3 beads (33) - means the years of Christ's life on Earth. The cross is a reminder of the suffering of Christ, and the brush reminds of Calvary. Some rosary beads are woven from colored soutache, for example, from red - Easter and martyr's.
