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Weave-Alongs 12 & 13
Weave-Along 12: Jewel Cuff Bracelet
Starts December 1st –FINISHED
One Week Weave-Along – Make a gift fast!
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Weave-Along 13 : Rag Mug Rug (or runner or rug… you choose the size)
Starts December 15th
Two Week Weave-Along
There will not be a kit for this weave-along.
You’ll need:
-Cotton or wool rags. Either strip material you already have: old clothes, sheets, fabric you never turned into the gorgeous sundress, etc. or by some brand new material from the fabric store (on sale of course). The strips should be about half an inch wide. Rip them, don’t cut them.
-Wool warp (our Navajo warp would be great) if you are using wool rags and cotton warp (The Woolery is a great source for this) if you are using cotton rags.
Tools:
-A Mirrix Loom with shedding device size 8 inch or up.
-A good beater. The heavier, the better.
Bead Weaving, Uncategorized
Checkerboard Cuff Bracelet
When we go to bead shows, we like to bring along a lot of samples of projects made on Mirrix Looms. One sample that always gets a lot of attention is a former kit, the Pastel Checkerboard Cuff Bracelet. For one reason or another (probably having to do with the availability of certain beads) we stopped making the kit. Recently we decided to bring back this old favorite in slightly different, more vibrant, colors.
Claudia loves the permanent galvanized beads and the great colors of this versatile cuff.
This project is great for any level weaver! The pattern is easy and fun and you’ll love the results. The holidays are coming and we know there is someone on your list who would love this hand-made (by you) bracelet!
Buy the kit here, only $59!
Tapestry Weaving
Mirrix Tapestry Elegant or Wedding Tapestry/Cuff Bracelet weave-along
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Simple Cuff |
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Cuff with more techniques |
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Another Cuff with more techniques |
Weave a little shy of one inch of the gold and silk combined threads. Do not pull in too tightly at the edges so that your piece remains a consistent width. Don’t weave so loosely that you have large loops at the edges.
The next step is to add a row of beads. Thread beading thread onto a needle and tie an overhand knot.
Loop the silk and gold thread through the loop of thread on your needle.
Push the beads into place with your fingers and pull tightly enough n the thread so that it is completely buried in the beads. Neatness counts!
Continue weaving the gold and silk thread until you reach close to an inch.
Cut a length of silk about a yard long.
Stick the end of the header thread between two warps in the center of the weaving and begin the silk where the header thread ends. Not a great picture, but I can’t go back and take another one now.
Weave the silk thread for about six passes. This is not set in stone.
Now you get to add the gold! End the silk thread in the middle of the weaving and start the three stranded gold where the silk thread ended.
Weave some of that gorgeous gold.
Add the black thread back in but this time at the edge because you are not ending the gold thread. I know this is not a clear picture. It looked fine on the camera! What I’ve done is wrap the black thread around the side warp so that it doesn’t stick out the side. Take the end under the side warp and then wrap it to the right over the warp sticking it in between the two side warps. Then weave it to meet the end of the gold.
Wrap the gold around the end warp twice. Then weave it back to the right.
Weave the black thread to the right. You are doing pick and pick, which is essentially a way to make vertical stripes. It’s a blast once you get the hang of it.
Weave the gold back. It will naturally go around the black thread making a neat edge.
Weave the black thread. See the design emerge!
Do the same trick with the gold thread, wrapping around the edge thread twice before you weave it.
Weave just the silk thread for a bit.
End the gold thread and start the silk thread.
Add the gold thread while NOT ending the black thread. See the way you wrap the thread around the end warp backwards so that the end sticks out behind the weaving.
Weave the gold thread for two passes. This will not be pick and pick. Rather it is called wavy lines. You will weave two passes of each color instead of one.
Weave the silk thread for two passes.
Weave the gold thread for two passes.
Then the black. Congratulations! You’ve woven an inch and are ready to add beads.
Thread bead thread in to a needle and tie an overhand knot.
Loop the silk thread that is being woven on the loom around the bead thread attached to the needle.
Pick up eleven gorgeous 24 karat plated size 10/0 delicas and slide onto your silk thread.
Warp that silk thread around the edge warp before weaving your beads.
Then weave those sweet beads! Still gives me chills to see how beautiful that looks.
Wrap silk thread around edge thread before you weave it back.
Weave the silk thread .
Weave some more silk thread. How ever much you want.
Add some silk thread to the black thread and weave them together for a bit.
Now we are going to turn it back into pick and pick. Wrap the silk thread around the outside warp and weave it back once.
Now weave just the gold thread.
One pass of silk thread.
Now you’ve got those wonderful vertical stripes again!
Combine the silk and gold thread and weave with that for a bit.
Look how sweet that looks!
Weave on!!! This is my loom at this point. I will be weaving the rest of the piece this week. How about you?