Beaded bow: weaving pattern for beginners

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A beaded bow is a timeless classic that will never go out of style. You can make a brooch out of it and decorate a blouse or suit with it, or you can create a bright hair decoration by sewing it to an elastic band or hairpin. A beaded bow is woven very simply, especially using the mosaic technique, so even a novice bead lover can easily handle it. Our master class will help you understand all stages of the work.

Necessary materials

1. Beads of two colors. If you want the product to last for a long time, only Czech or Japanese will do; any “Chinese” or “Korean” will fade and fade in less than a year. In addition, mosaic weaving requires at least approximately even beads, and even Czech ones have to be calibrated during the process.
2. Nylon thread to match one of the selected colors or monofilament .
3. Beading needle (thin, narrow eye).
4. Scissors
5. For nylon thread you will also need a lighter .

Choosing a form

A master class on making a bow consists of 4 stages: - weaving diamonds, - sewing diamonds together, - making a belt, - attaching a bow to a base (hairpin, brooch base, elastic band, etc.).

The bow can be woven in two ways: - with tails (look at the photo),

- without them.

I’ll explain right away what the difference is: if you make a brooch, it will be more impressive to make tails; they will look like the ends of a ribbon tied in a bow. If you want to make elastic bands, then it will be easier not to sew on ponytails, because as soon as you want to put an elastic band on your hair, it will always strive to turn over and end up with the ponytails up. Therefore, with bows without tails there is less hassle and it’s easier to wear. However, nothing is impossible, and after several attempts, getting used to it, I was able to put on the elastic band correctly. But this, of course, is not very convenient. It's much easier to do without them.

DIY miracle

An elegant, simple item - a bow - is a symbol of femininity . Even in childhood, mothers tie ribbons for their fashionista babies. This element is everywhere: on fabric prints, in jewelry patterns, and used as decor for shoes and clothes. Making a bow from beads yourself is quite simple, but the result will please you in any case.

The element can be used as a pendant on a phone, a brooch, part of a necklace or bracelet, a decoration for a handbag or a children's hairpin.

You can weave a bow from beads using several techniques that differ in design and level of complexity of the work.

We weave rhombuses

Click on the photo to enlarge it!

We need to weave 2 large rhombuses and 2 small ones (for tails). Here is a pattern of weaving a two-color bow with a beaded edging of a different color around the edges. 1. Take a thread about 1 m long. We leave the lower 10 cm. We put 2 beads of the first color on the thread (hereinafter, for convenience, I will write red), 19 pieces of yellow and 3 red. We enter No. 21 and then move downwards, picking up 1 bead at a time and entering No. 19, 17, 15 and so on, until we finally find ourselves in bead No. 1. We pull the thread tighter so that all the beads lie in a checkerboard pattern . 2. The diagram shows in detail a fragment of the transition from bead No. 1 to the next row. It can be seen that the thread should lie on the outside and return to No. 34. 3. Moving up and down in rows, we continue weaving until the entire right side of the diamond is ready. 4. Along the lower diagonal of the rhombus we return to bead No. 1 and along the outer side we go to bead No. 2. After this we weave the entire left side of the rhombus. The first diamond is ready! If the thread remains long enough, you can tangle one of the two, and bring the second one into the first bead so that you can then use it to sew the parts together. We weave the second diamond in exactly the same way. If we decide to make ponytails, then we will need to make 2 more smaller diamonds for them; the weaving pattern for them is shown next to the large diamond (2 red, 7 yellow, 3 more red for the first row).

Simple option

This bow is very simple to make, but the result is a cute decoration. Even a child can make this bow from beads. To work you will need a basic set of materials and tools:

1. Beads.
2. Satin ribbon.
3. Thin copper wire.
4. Medium size beads.
5. Scissors.

In this case, the wire acts as the working thread.
This will allow the product to keep its shape. 10 beads are strung on a working thread and weaved in a “mosaic”, decreasing 1 element in each row on both sides. Work continues until there are 2 beads left on the thread. This is the center of the bow; a large bead is placed here and a working thread is threaded through it. Next, continue knitting, adding two beads along the edges in each row. As soon as there are 10 elements on the working thread, the work is over. The end of the thread is secured. A new wire 5-7 centimeters long is threaded through the central bead. Beads are strung on each end and secured with larger beads. The beaded bow is ready.

The satin ribbon is folded to form a bow. The edges of the tape are treated with fire. The center is tied with thread. Two bows are fastened together.

Such decoration can become the basis of earrings or other jewelry.

Bows are an elegant feminine accessory that will never go out of style. Such elements will be a wonderful addition to the image of a little girl, a young lady, or a lady “at the height of her powers.”

We weave a belt

1. We collect 4 beads on a thread. We enter No. 3, dial 1 more and enter No. 1.
2. Add 1 more red one, enter No. 6. Next, we continue weaving according to the attached pattern.

   
   When I was drawing up the diagram for the belt, I was a little hasty and didn’t pay attention to the coloring of the diagram, so don’t pay attention to the colors, just the numbers and sequence. In fact, the entire top and bottom row should be the same color, and the middle rows should be the second.

3. When the belt reaches the desired length, sew it into a ring right in the center of the product.
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4. The last stage - attaching the bow to the base - is done at the same moment when the belt is sewn on.

The master class is over! What a wonderful pair of rubber bands we ended up with!

Other patterns

Bows can be woven in a variety of different ways, it would be nice to have a good pattern. Therefore, I have prepared for you 4 different interesting patterns for every taste: we wove the first one above, and here are 3 more.

Click on the photo to enlarge the diagram!

The striped pattern looks very nice, especially if it is done in the colors of the Russian flag. Such a bow will look great as a brooch, but it will also come in handy with elastic bands.

Bead bows are a beautiful decoration that can be woven as a gift for a girl or girl for any occasion in 1-2 evenings. You can make beautiful hair ties with your own hands using a variety of techniques, for example, using ribbons and lace - here is a good master class. Here you can see how to make daisies from foamiran. Enjoy your creativity and the most beautiful bows!

If something seems incomprehensible to you, then you can watch all the stages of work in the following video master class:

Beaded bow: master class

Several generations of people have been engaged in bead weaving.

Some of them begin to study this type of needlework in school, while others independently look for educational materials as soon as their interest in creativity awakens.

For beginners, you can make your own bow from beads. The detailed and step-by-step master classes given in the article will help you acquire simple weaving skills from this small material.

• As you gain experience and knowledge in this area, you can create more complex and intricate beaded compositions, delighting your friends and loved ones with original gifts.
• A small voluminous bow using the mosaic technique is proposed to be made in this master class.
• You will need:
• 1) Black beads;
• 2) Fishing line for weaving;
• 3) Thin needle;
• 4) Lighter.
• Step-by-step instruction:
• 1) First, we string 36 beads for the base and weave 20 rows using the mosaic technique.

2) We do not bring the next row to the middle, starting to weave in the opposite direction after 16 beads. We shorten the remaining new rows gradually by one bead until a braided triangle is formed on top of one side of the rectangular workpiece. Similarly we weave triangles on all other sides.

3) Carefully stretch the fishing line through the outer beads of the base of the resulting triangle to fix them in an even position. We perform this action with all parties.

4) Using the same mosaic weaving, we form a narrow bridge for the bow, the width of which will be equal to 4 or 5 beads.

5) Take the workpiece by the center and carefully sew it with fishing line, having previously made several folds.

6) Using fishing line, attach the jumper to the center of the bow, having first wrapped it around the middle. We process the edges of the fishing line with a lighter.

The bow is ready!

We decorate the keychain with a bow made of wicker parts

Another fairly simple option for making a bow, but without continuous weaving, as in the method discussed above. The keychain, decorated with a beaded bow, will be made in parts.

This method is perfect for beginner craftswomen. The main thing is to be more attentive and patient.

1. You will need:
2. 1) Two colors of beads;
3. 2) Special fishing line;
4. 3) Base for the keychain.
5. The working process:

1) Cut off a piece of fishing line. Extra centimeters can always be removed, but adding them if there is a shortage will be very problematic. Therefore, it is better not to save on this material.

2) We start by weaving the largest part of the bow. To do this, we put 12 beads on the fishing line, passing each end of the fishing line towards each other. Subsequent rows are reduced by 1 bead. We weave until a row of 1 bead remains. It turned out to be half of a large rhombus.

The rows are fastened together with a broach, and the thread returns through the same bead that was just attached.

3) We begin to weave the second half in the same way from the reverse side, using the end of the fishing line remaining from the very first row. We make two such rhombuses.

4) For small figures, we collect the first row of 7 beads, reducing subsequent layers by one, as when weaving large rhombuses. We also make two such parts.

5) Now we make the crossbar for the bow. To do this, we weave a rectangle with a side of 13 beads, consisting of four rows.

6) After finishing weaving the parts of the craft, sticking threads remain. We use them to fasten parts together.

7) We thread a crossbar for a bow into the last part of the keychain chain, which we fasten into a ring using fishing line. Using the same thread we attach the remaining parts to the crossbar.

• This master class will cover the process of making a bow, the design of which is a little more complicated than the previous two.
• You will need:
• 1) Two thin needles;
• 2) Beads;
• 3) Special fishing line.
• Weaving pattern:

Stages of work:

1) We begin to weave a rhombus according to the pattern. For the first row we take 60 beads, the number of which is reduced by 1 in each subsequent row. When one side of the diamond is completed, you should simply start weaving beads on the other.

2) In a similar way we make two large and two small rhombuses.

3) Bend large pieces in half and fasten the ends with fishing line. We sew small parts to the attachment point.

4) Connect the parts of the bow to each other.

5) We weave a jumper for a rectangular bow in a similar way. We wrap it around the middle of the product and secure it on the back side.

The voluminous bow is ready!

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