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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,...

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 placed in a staggered pattern from one row to the next, allowing you to create more detailed designs and freer shapes.

Weaving on a loom allows you to make weavings in which the beads are placed in line on each row. In this case, you can weave strips of beads that can be widened or narrowed to form a diamond shape in the centre of the bracelet, for example.

Find out more about this technique in another tutorial. 

Step 1: 

To begin, choose the thread colour.

Choose your design and make a grid/diagram to guide you through the assembly.

Tie a knot in one of the pivots. 

 

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

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

 Be careful to keep the wire taut.

 

Continue in this way until you reach the desired number of rows.

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

As a guide, for a width of 1cm you will 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 on the second.

 

Step 2: 

 

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

 If necessary, it will always be possible to make a connection which will be placed in a bead.

Tie a double knot in the outer thread on the right.

 

Step 3: 

Then place the needle on the thread.

Depending on the clasp you are using, you can weave the threads alternately under and over each other. 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 from the first row following the grid.

 

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

The thread first runs under the vertical threads and then over them. The beads slide over the threads.

 

Continue in this way until you reach the desired number of rows. 

If you need a thread connection, make sure the knot is hidden in a bead.

 

Etape 4: 

When you have finished weaving, cut the threads at the pivots.

Be very careful as the beads will slide over the threads.


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

For a supple bracelet, you will have woven the threads at the beginning and at the end. 

Then tie the threads in knots.

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 pearls plus the threads or a magnetic clasp...

 

 

For a clean finish or for gluing the weave to a structure, for example,
All the threads need to be pulled into the weave one by one and out the back.

And that's it!

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