There are several techniques for weaving beaded cloth. These are weaving (weaving), mosaic, tapestry weaving and the Ndbele technique. You can also crochet or knit a beaded canvas. The choice of each of these techniques depends on the product you want to make.
It is necessary
- - a needle;
- - nylon thread or fishing line;
- - beads.
Instructions
Step 1
A small canvas for a wide necklace, belt or bracelet is more convenient to weave using the mosaic technique. This is stringing beads in a checkerboard pattern (through one). Lower the pieces in one thread from left to right and from right to left.
Step 2
Cast on the string an odd number of beads for the first row. Their number depends on the width of the product. Start the second row by pulling the working thread through one bead from the end of the row. Pull the thread and string a few beads on it. Pass the needle and thread from right to left through the beads-bundles of the previous row (through one). In the same sequence, make all subsequent rows of the canvas.
Step 3
To make the canvas with a pattern, draw a diagram of the product. Make it on a piece of paper with a square, on which one square will be equal to one bead. Lower the canvas according to this pattern.
Step 4
Original jewelry is obtained from fabric woven using the ndbele technique. Phone cases, eyeglass cases, handbags and so on are woven in a similar way.
Step 5
Cast on a thread 2 times more beads than necessary for the width of the canvas (from this chain you will get 2 rows). Insert the thread into the third bead from the end, then into the second and pull the thread.
Step 6
Then string two beads of the third row, pull the thread through 2 beads of the previous one. String 2 more beads and pass through 2 beads from the previous row. Weave in the same way until the end. Continue to weave subsequent rows of fabric as described above. As a result, you should get a herringbone canvas.
Step 7
Large canvases, for example, paintings or panels, are most conveniently woven using a special machine. This technique is called “weaving” because it is very similar to this process. The machine can be purchased at a craft store or you can make your own.
Step 8
To make a machine, you need 2 slats 2 cm wide and several centimeters longer than the desired canvas, you will also need a plank. Nail the slats onto it from two opposite sides. Then stuff small studs 2-3 mm apart in a checkerboard pattern. Pull the warp threads over the studs (there should be 1 more of them than the beads in the pattern across the width of the canvas).
Step 9
String the required number of beads for one row onto the working thread. Pull the thread through the warp, first under, then over it, continuing to alternate in this way to the end of the row. String the beads for the next row according to the pattern in the opposite direction. Now pull the thread first above and then below the warp threads.
