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Miyuki loom weaving

Discover how to weave Miyuki beads on a loom.
This technique shows you the basic weaving method for making bracelets, rings,...

For this creation, you will need:

 A loom
 0.25mm or 0.30mm weaving thread
 a needle
 Miyuki Délica 11/0 or Rocailles 11/0 beads
 a clasp if required

Weaving techniques :

 Brickstich" or "Peyote" (for which you don't need a loom) are made by hand. The beads are positioned in a staggered pattern from one row to the next, allowing for more detailed motifs and freer shapes.

 Loom weaving allows you to weave beads in rows. In this case, you can weave strips of beads with the option of widening or narrowing to create a diamond shape in the center of the bracelet, for example.

Find out more about this technique in a forthcoming tutorial. 

Step 1: 

To begin, choose the thread color.

Choose your motif and create a grid/diagram to guide you through the assembly process.

Tie a knot on one of the pivots. 

 

Holding the spool in your hand, place the wire between the spring and the opposite spring.

Wrap the thread around the pivot for several turns and return to the first pivot.

 Be careful to keep the wire under good tension.

 

Continue until the desired number of rows is reached.

To find out the desired width and therefore the number of rows of wire :

 As a guide, for a width of 1cm, you'll need to place 8 round trips of thread and therefore 7 beads in the intervals. 

Then tie a knot, returning to the first pivot. For an odd number of beads, finish on the first.
For an even number of beads, finish on the second.

 

Step 2: 

 

Cut a new thread about 1m50 long (depending on the project).

 If necessary, it will always be possible to make a connection that will fit into a bead.

Tie a double knot on the outer right-hand thread.

 

Step 3: 

Then place the needle on the thread.

Depending on the clasp you're using, you can weave the wires, alternating the passage under and over them. Make 3 or 4 round trips. 

Use this technique with tube clasps, but not for a clean finish (e.g. cuff).

Then string the beads in the first row following the grid.

 

Pass the beads under the loom, then, using a finger, position the beads between the threads and pass the needle back through the row of beads.

The thread passes first under the vertical wires and then over them. The beads slide over the wires.

 

Continue until the desired number of rows is reached. 

If you need a wire connector, make sure the knot is hidden in a bead.

 

Step 4: 

Once weaving is complete, cut the threads at the pivots.

Be very careful, as the beads slide over the wires.


Then, depending on what you want to achieve, you can finish in different ways.

For a supple bracelet, weave the wires at the beginning and at the end. 

Then tie knots with the wires.

The first with the second, the second with the third ... to block the beads.

You can use a tube clasp to insert the first row of beads plus wires, or a magnetic clasp...

 

 

For a neat finish, or to glue the weave to a structure, for example,
you'll need to pull all the threads in one at a time and out the back.

There you go!

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