By EasyHow

How to weave a belt

Braided belt can decorate and folk costume and summer dresses, and even elegant evening toilet. It can be made single color and colorful, decorate with suitable color beads and even make an intricate pattern. The material can be used very different: thick linen and cotton yarns, leather belts, synthetic twine. And the technique of weaving can be different from bobbin lace and tatting, to simple weave without any tools.

You will need

- leather belts with a width of 2-5 mm or woolen thread;
- boot knife;
- metal ruler;
- gon;
- ball point pen;
- awl;
- thread in the color of the skin.

Instruction

Prepare leather cord. If you don't make the belts themselves. Lay the leather piece wrong side up and slide a long line. Swipe it to the normals in the distance, to the point they could connect a metal line. On each measure perpendicular segments 2-5 mm and connect to make a long strip. Cutting the leather on the straps with a knife Shoe.

Tie the straps at a distance of 5-7 cm from the edge. First, you can do it with thread, and upon completion to make beautiful knots on both sides and immediately place both hands. Try to fasten the straps to the front and purl them match. They can even sew among themselves, making the punctures with an awl. If you weave belt made of wool, the strands can simply tie a knot.

Put the straps on the table face up in front of him so that the bonded end lay directly in front of you, and loose ends hanging off the table. Take the left strap and draw it on the second edge, the third, fourth and so on. Ensure that the weave was tight, but not tight. After spending the first strap between all the rest, leave it on the extreme right.

Start to weave the next row also on the left side of the belt. Similarly, his lead over the next, under the next and the next. Whipping the belt to the desired length. If the leather piece was not long enough and the straps were short, cut them a little more. In the process of weaving just sew a new piece to the old.

Finish the weaving when the second end will remain the same distance as you left at the beginning. Seal between the straps and thread to weave will not be dismissed. Cut a piece of leather 2 strap the same width. Their length should be slightly more than twice the length of the brush. Tie the straps at the beginning and end of the weave. Trim the brush.

Useful advice

In order to make it easier to weave, strap to hang as it is done in macrame. Make of thick thread loop, put on her belt missing a loop between multiple belts. Loop clip on the back of the chair. After netting just cut and pull the thread;

A piece of leather better to take a narrow, but long. Then the straps do not have to bond;

To cut leather you need a ruler. In order for the straps is smooth, it is better to not take a short ruler and tailor's meter;

The threads may be thin, but they should be durable and at the same time not to tear the skin. Nylon yarn is not very suitable, it is better to take a durable cotton;

For such a belt it is better to take a soft leather cord. You can weave it in and out of Garus. It is absolutely still, even or odd number of belts you will have.