Flowery braided patterns: weaving patterns

Jewelry has been known to mankind sincefoundation of the world, as people have always strived for beauty. Women and men have dressed themselves up as best they could at all times. Costume jewelry and valuables have always been indicators of a person's status, as well as fashionable additions to an outfit. Jewelry adds zest to any outfit. It should be noted that all jewelry has special symbolism. For example, in ancient Rome, rings were worn on certain fingers for different purposes. The ringed little finger symbolized successful trade, the thumb - the god of war Mars, who comes to the rescue in military affairs. Wrist jewelry, such as bracelets and all kinds of baubles, attracted special attention. They acted as amulets of our ancestors. Even now, you can weave yourself not only a beautiful stylish decoration, but also a strong amulet for yourself and your loved ones. From this article, you can learn how to weave baubles using straight weaving. But first, let's figure out the symbols that we will definitely need. So, let's start with the flowers from which we will weave the bauble.

What is the color of the weave?

red symbolizes passion, love and energy
orange color carries sexuality and affection
yellow - sun, summer, faith
green - it is a symbol of life, youth and nature
blue carries within itself friendship, harmony and tranquility
blue - purity, innocence
purple means wisdom, dreams.

Remember about negative values too.Weaving from black means sadness, grief and loneliness. All colors are pale and with a gray tint mean melancholy. Have you already decided on the meaning of the bracelet? If so, then start making. Weaving baubles can be of two types:

straight

oblique

This article will discuss the first variety.

The process of direct braiding

Figure 1 shows the general diagram of the directweaving a bauble. If you look closely, everything is quite simple. Even if you are a beginner in this business, then with careful and attentive work you can make a beautiful bauble the first time. The diagram shows the arrows in which direction the longitudinal thread moves. Therefore, the axial thread is shown in green, which is stretched in advance, and is tied in a knot at the ends of the bauble. The longitudinal thread is tied in knots and intertwines the axial thread, forming a pattern. You can choose any pattern using additional patterns. Any image will look attractive, but you can make a bauble simply from multi-colored threads. This decision is up to you. The threads on the bauble are woven in a knot. The background, or rather the thread for the background, we choose by the main color in the pattern for weaving. This color will be most in your bauble, therefore, it will be used as the main color symbol. The thread for the background is the main one. It should be long, as it will go along the entire length of your bauble. It is recommended to take a whole skein. Threads of other colors are important, but you can cut pieces 40-50 cm long and weave them according to the pattern of the selected design into the bauble. So, we fix the threads of the background color on the axial one, and off we go! Then we wind the knot on the next one and continue moving in a horizontal direction row by row.

Choice of threads for baubles

There is a wide variety of threads for weaving baubles.But it is better to choose floss or iris. These cotton threads are very convenient to use. They do not form pile and consist of several threads-fibers. There are six of them in floss. The manufacturer does not twist them together, so they are easily separated and do not tangle. Floss consists of cotton and spatula threads. Cotton will provide strength, and dyeing the fiber gives a large selection of colors and shades. A special treatment - mercerization - gives shine to floss threads. This technology does not allow the threads to fade and gives additional strength. Now they make threads with fluorescent and metallic effects. Therefore, the beauty and strength of your bauble are guaranteed. Have you figured out what straight weaving is? Get to work! But first, use some tips:

The threads sit down strongly during weaving. For this, it is better to leave 10 cm of thread for stock.
To calculate the length of the thread, multiply the length of the wrist by a factor of 4.3 and add two string lengths.

Direct weaving patterns can be on various topics. So, we have considered the question of how to weave baubles using direct weaving. Now let's start working according to the pattern. Good luck in your endeavors!