Vertical half hitch bracelet


This bracelet is easy to make but take times to finish because I use a cotton thread as a working cord, cotton thread is very small even I use 2-3 threads per cord but it give a new looks that you can barely see the knot. You can also use waxed cord as a working cord if you like.

Materials

  • 8 holding cords : 1mm. thick waxed cord(brown) / 50 cm. long each
  • 3 different colors of working cord : cotton threads(white, green, blue) /around 150 cm. long each)
  • Some beads : I use small brass beads and resin beads.
  • A Pin that big enough to sew your working cord

Instructions



  •  There are 3 parts of this bracelet. A&B are for a bracelet itself, C are for tying part.
  • We will start at A part first, it means we have to leave a holding cord for C part, which needs around 15 cm. to work.


A part


  • I made a big knot on holding cord for holding with the nails
  • Arrange 8 holding cords(brown color) from left to right.
  • Start the first row of vertical half hitch with left side. Use White cord as working cord, tie vertical haft hitch knot (to the right) around holding cord. (http://ecocrafta.blogspot.com/2013/04/verticle-half-hitch.html) You will see that when starting vertical half hitch, the working cord will be 2 cords(from the middle picture), Which are the Left cord(which is short and no more tying anymore and the Right cord which we use tying. To make the Left cord disappear without burning or gluing, bring it together with 1st  brown holding cord.
  • On the second row, tie vertical half hitch to the left, So you will start tying at 8th holding cord to 1st holding cord. When tying last 1st holding cord, do not forget to tie it around the Left white cord too.


  • Continue to tie the vertical half hitch, altogether 10 rows.
  • Then cut the Left cord(short cord). So it will disappear and secure in the knot.
  • Then  use Green thread as working cord, do the same method as above but tie 2 row only.



  • Do not forget to make white cord disappear by bringing it with 1st holding cord.
  • After complete 2 rows of green, cut the white cord.



  • Then  use Blue thread as working cord, do the same method as above but tie 5 rows.
  • This time I do not cut  the Green cord, Because I will use it again after  5 rows of Blue cord. 
  • Tie 1 row of Green cord after Blue, you will finish A part now!
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B part


  •  Separate 3 parts of holding cord to 3-2-3 , the two cord in the middle will be the beads parts.



  • Tie vertical half hitch using white cord around 3 holding cords of left and right side. The number of row is depend on your beads length.  

  • Then thread the beads into the 2 middle cords.
  • Now you finish the B part.

  • Do the A part again but in reverse pattern.


  • To make the last white working cord disappear and secure, Use the pin and thread it at the back side of the work. Then cut the rest of cord.
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C part



  •  Separate 8 cords into 2 groups, 4 Left and 4 right.
  • Put 1 small beads into the middle of cords.
  • Tie horizontal half hitch knot(Double half hitch). The leftest cord will be the holding cord, Tie Double half hitch to the right with left group, and to the left with right group. 
  • Then the holding cord on the left and right sides are in the middle, tie them in the square knot without filler. You just complete the first row of chevron shape.

(you can see details in http://ecocrafta.blogspot.com/2013/05/chevron-stone-bracelet.html)

  • Tie second row with the same method. Left 1 cord on left and right side on the third row.
  • Tie third and fourth row with same method.
  • Then secure the works with 1 square knot.



  • Use 3 cords tying chain and secure it with 1 square knot at the end.
  • Put 1 beads at the end, secure it with a knot then cut and burn the rest of the cord.
  • Now you are finish C part, continue the same method to the other side of your work.
See how to burn waxed cord here of you are new to this material.




Macrame Wrapping : X shape


  • This wrapping is Easy and can be adapted to many patterns.
  • For this tutorial, the length of cords is just for a pendant only.
  • The knot in this wrapping is called Larks head.



Materials : 


  • 1  No holed object in round shape (Stone, Gemstone, coin, ceramic, bead, etc.) : diameter around 2.5cm.(1 inch)
  • 3 Cords ( waxed cord 0.85-1 mm. thick) which are;
- 2 working cords(yellow color cord) : 80 cm. per cord. (To calculate the length of working cords is measuring the perimeter of the things you wanna wrap first, it should be more than 8-10 times of the perimeter per 1 cord.
- 1 holding cords(black color cord): 120 cm. per cord, fold in a half, so it would be 2 cord in 60 cm. per cord. But don't cut the fold area, because you can use it to hold the nail for easy working. 

Instructions:  

  •  Knot first yellow cord the lark head knot around black cord on the left, at the start point as in the picture.




  •   Knot second yellow cord the lark head knot around black cord on the right.



  • The space between 2 black cords should be wider than the thickness of stone.




  •  Use left yellow  cord knot larks head around right yellow cord. The knot will be in the middle.




  •  Check that the work width fit with stone periodically.





  •  Continue knot the lark head on the left and right side of black cord.



  •  Then knot the lark head in the middle. 
  • Continuing this pattern until the length of pattern a bit smaller than stone perimeter.



  •  Check that the length of work a bit smaller than stone perimeter.


  • Work on the front side. Tie the end of holding cord(black cord) together with a Square Knot (no fillers). Make sure you pull them firmly.
  • Then work on the back side, tie the same square knot on the black cords too. 

  • Use yellow cord on the left side, tie 2 cord with larks head knot.
  • Then work on the right side with same method.


  • Use the most left and right yellow cord and tie 2-3 square knot around others cord, to secure the works.