Beaded bracelet "Pigtail", the weaving pattern of which we will tell in this master class, can be considered one of the most simple options which can only be found on our website. It consists of several beaded strings connected to each other. Master class with step by step photos captures each stage of the creation of jewelry.
Tools and materials Time: 1 hour Difficulty: 1/10
- beads of any size and a variety of colors;
- special fasteners for wire, according to the number of beaded strings (in this case, for 6 strings, 12 such fasteners will be needed);
- 6 small rings;
- any fastener;
- fishing line or wire for working with beads.
Weaving step by step instructions
Beaded bracelet "Pigtail" can be made both plain and colored, as in this master class.
For work, you will need the following materials, as in the photo:
Step 1: form the beaded strings
First you need to form these same beaded strings, from which the bracelet will then be created.
To do this, we fix our clips with hooks on a small piece of wire (the length should be a little more than the girth of your wrist) on one side, and string beads of the same color (or a mix, if the monochromatic version does not suit you). At the end, we hook the prepared clamp again.
Step 2: fasten low on the ring
There should be 6 such lows in total, one pair of each color. We fix each of these pairs on both sides on a small ring. The hook in this case makes the task easier.
Step 3: fasten the clasp
Then, with the help of the same rings, all 6 lows take their place. It remains only to weave a pigtail, and fasten low on the other part of the fastener. Now the bracelet is completely ready, you can brag to your friends and girlfriends with your new masterpiece. And all thanks step by step wizard class in photographs. Beads can be used in any size, you can even take small beads, and the color does not matter here. Everything can be done in your own way, and then you will get a real designer jewelry, which you can wear yourself, and you are not ashamed to give to your friends.
Step 4: weave a pigtail
As you can see, it took quite a bit of time to use our weaving pattern and a master class to create a beaded bracelet “Pigtail”.
Pretty simple bracelet, but no less beautiful and bright. These bracelets came from the idea:
As I said, the bracelet is quite simple to manufacture. It consists of five bundles, and they, in turn, are made of two threads, on which beads are strung. These five strands are woven into a pigtail.
For this work, I would recommend using bright colors.
I used these:
Red beads №10
- Golden beads №10
- Blue beads №10
- Pink beads №10
- Blue beads №10
bracelet weaving process
The beads were strung on a monofilament. The length depends on your desire. I made the threads long enough: four turns around the arm. Do not forget that you will braid them in a pigtail, so the length finished product will be different from the original length of the threads: the length of my product is three turns around the wrist.
So, the first thing to do is to tie two threads together, stepping back from the edge the length that will be needed to secure the fastener. On both threads, string the required number of beads of the same color. Fasten the threads together at the end. DO NOT CUT THE TIP - you will need it to secure the clasp.
Similarly, we make four more harnesses.
Now we fasten them to the table and weave them like this:
That's all the production))). In my opinion, it turned out to be a bright bracelet that will decorate your summer look).
A simple pigtail, but also an interesting option:
For this decoration you need to take:
– Beads of blue color № 12
- Thread or fishing line
— Clasps
— Accessories: metal openwork caps
Materials provided by handmademart.net
Step-by-step visual photos of weaving:
1. We string beads on a fishing line about 65-70 cm long, in total we need 12 identical threads with beads. The necklace will be 45-50 cm (with clasps).
2. We divide 12 threads into 4 parts of 3 threads each and begin to weave the “Pigtail”.
3. We start with the last beam, go over the next one, then under and over again (see photo 3 above).
4. Then we take the next beam and also pass over the next beam, then under and turn around. We repeat weaving the braid until you run out of threads.
5. Fastening fasteners. After weaving, we tie several strong knots so that the necklace does not unravel, we cut off all the fishing lines except for one, we need it to fasten the lock.
6. We string a cap through the fishing line (to close our knots), thread it through the lock, make a knot on the lock and return back to the cap. We pass through several beads on a necklace and tie 2-3 knots.
Bead weaving is not just needlework, but also an art and a science at the same time. It is not easy for a beginner to master some of the techniques for working with this material. At the same time, beaded jewelry is one of the most spectacular, expressive, invariably eye-catching.
Today we will make a bracelet from beads and beautiful accessories for jewelry. To create it, you do not need to painstakingly assemble the product one bead at a time for several evenings. We will simply string the threads, and then weave them in different ways. The result will pleasantly surprise you!
Let's take the most “eternal” topic - the sea ... What could be more beautiful than blue waves playing in the bright sun, fresh splashes of crystal water, white surf lambs! We will put all this together, inventing our bracelet. The sea is changeable and many-sided, and the shades of colors that it gives us are endless. The main thing in this decoration is the play of color.
For work, we will take not just different shades beads - let it be more and different size, shapes, textures and brilliance. In total, we need about a dozen different varieties, which in total make up the mother-of-pearl-blue scale of the future bracelet. You can also add a thread of light golden - it will remind you how funny people are dancing on the waves. sun glare. Accessories for this decoration need, of course, silver.
Let's start creating!
From accessories for jewelry we need:
- beads of 7-12 different varieties, a little of each, approximately 3-6 grams each;
- 6 small faceted transparent glass beads;
- nylon monofilament;
- clasp for a bracelet;
- 6 small hats-cones;
- 6 calottes;
- 2 rings with a diameter of 5 mm (all fittings, we recall, are of a silvery hue);
- needle for beads;
- instant glue;
- sharp small scissors;
- round pliers.
Stages of work.
In order to weave a bracelet, we first string beads on separate pieces of thread. Do not forget to leave free ends of 5-7 centimeters on both sides. The length of the beaded low should be about a quarter longer than the length of the future product, because then they will be woven into a braid or twisted and become shorter due to bends. In total, they need to be made 15 pieces, all of the same length.
We tie the first bead with a loop of thread so that it does not slip.
What is good about monofilament - with its thinness, it is very strong and plastic, and even with a simple bend, it keeps the shape that was given to it, and does not allow either the needle or the bead to slip off. Fishing line, which is often used by many needlewomen, in this sense is very different in properties, although it looks almost the same. Monofilament is much easier to work with.
Having stringed the beads to the desired length, we again make a loop, now around the last bead. We press it close to the neighbors. There is no need to tie strong knots yet - this is a temporary fastening, and it will be easy to remove it if you need to add or remove some beads on some thread during the final assembly of the bracelet.
Now we very carefully collect the ends of 5 finished threads together - so that all the first beads are on the same level. You can intercept the bundle with an elastic band so that they do not move or fall.
Thread the free parts of the threads into the hole of the cone cap so that all five endings with extreme beads fit tightly into it. If its diameter is not enough or, on the contrary, it is too large, then for such models as in the photo, you can slightly squeeze the “petals” to the sides or inward with the help of round-nose pliers.
Next, put on a small faceted glass bead and pull the tails of the threads into the hole in the calotte. Tie them into a tight knot so that the calotte fits snugly with the base to the bead (and that one to the cone) and does not hang out. To prevent a bunch of threads with a knot from accidentally slipping back, you can include a small bead in it by putting it on one of the threads.
Fill the knot with glue. After drying, cut off the excess tips and pinch the calotte with round-nosed pliers. In the same way, process the second end of the bundle of threads, and then make two more of the same blanks from the remaining 10 threads.
We thread the ears of the calottes from all three blanks into the ring and put on the loop of one of the parts of the fastener there. We clamp the ring with round-nose pliers.
Now we begin to braid a beaded braid (or twist, or both at the same time). The final look of the product will depend on the method that you choose (or come up with your own?). We show several options in the photo.
I decided to please my little daughter with a bright bracelet. For this I have chosen a simple circuit, where the most difficult is correct selection colors.
For weaving a bracelet, I needed:
— Beads Czech Alabaster №10 red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and pink
— Colorless monofilament 0.1 mm
- Bead for clasp
- Two needles No. 12
- Scissors
You can buy everything you need in the HandMadeMart.net store.
We need to weave 3 chains of rings. I wove them in two needles, stringing beads simultaneously on 2 ends of 8 beads and crossing the ends of the threads in the last 9th bead. To make your bracelet rainbow, you must strictly follow the sequence of colors in each ring.
For your convenience, I assigned a serial number to each color and weaved three different chains with a certain alternation. Now you need to interlace the chains with each other, weaving them one into one. In photo 1, I numbered each chain so that it was clear how to start weaving.
In order for you to get such a pigtail, it is important that the first chain always goes from below (Fig. 4), into which the second chain is pulled, after it the third. For example, look at photo 1, the red ring of the first chain came out, then we stretch the third chain through the bottom green one, and we stretch the second chain through the bottom yellow and green ring, so we get what is in photo 2, the first chain is at the very top .
And so on until the very end, pull the upper chains into the lower ring of the chain below them. Practice a few times and you will succeed. At the end we attach a bead for the clasp, and the last loop on the other side of the bracelet will serve as the second half of the clasp.
That's all, the bracelet is ready. Daughter really liked it!
The work was done by Paikova Svetlana.
