How to use a beading loom for bead weaving?

How to weave Miyuki beads?

How to make a weaving of pearls at the loom?

Discover in this technical sheet the tips to know and the list of materials to embark on weaving in the beading . Miyuki Delicas woven beaded bracelets , necklaces and even beadwork! Find the list of complete material used for the bracelet in illustration here: Bracelet Miyuki 4 rows at the loom

The basic material to start:

• A métier to bead . There are different widths, lengths, with different mounting methods. We shot a live video on 12 different weaving looms. Find it here: 12 looms: how to assemble and use a loom beads . The loom (TOOL-217) used in this example is a basic low price, very good for small books. It also exists in a slightly larger and larger version (OUT-445).
• Seed beads, but nothing prevents you from using other pearls. The key is to have regular pearls of the same size. The most used pearls at the moment are the Miyuki Delicas 11/0 pearls which have the advantage of being very regular and allow you to make more precise patterns.
• Weaving thread Here again the choice is wide and depends on what you want to achieve. For a classic bracelet you can use the following yarns: Miyuki, Sono, Ko, One-G, Silamide and for the first price versions C-LON AA, C-LON D and Nymo. Avoid using these for the weft threads because they are damaged quickly enough and you could make knots, they are better in warp. Other finishing techniques may cause you to use other types of wires.
• A fairly long needle- like needle size 10 51 mm . But you can also use needles size 11 or 12.
• Small embroidery scissors.

Warp thread and weft thread:

The warp yarns are the yarns attached to the loom and the weft yarn is the yarn that contains the beads and that will go underneath and above the warp yarns.

Assembly of the yarns on the loom:

The assembly depends on the loom. For this classic loom, the nails on the logs will be used to hold the wire. Check that the logs are tight and do not move. The nails should be slightly bent down. Leave the thread on its spool and tie the end to one of the nails.

Pass the wire over the bars with the springs counting to be level with the bar on both sides. Turn the wire around the nail on the other side and then go back to the other side and wrap the wire around the first nail and so on until you have 1 more wire than the number of beads in a row. So if you make a bracelet of 4 beads wide, you need 5 threads. Cut the thread leaving 10 cm and tie it.

Start a weaving of pearls at the loom:

Take the end of the thread on the spool and pull until you have a thread the length of the amplitude of your arms. Once folded in half in the needle this length allows to have a good ease of weaving. Tie one end of this thread to one of the warp threads on the side making a double knot and leaving at least 15 cm of yarn end. Then put on your first row of pearls. Pass the needle under the warp threads and slip each pearl between two threads using your finger.

Iron the needle into the beads, taking care to pass over the warp threads otherwise your beads will not be fixed. Tighten the weave and realign the beads.

All other rows of pearls are made in the same way.

Correcting an error in weaving:

If you discover an error in your weaving (bad pearl color or you have not passed correctly below and above the warp threads) and want to rectify it, you will have to undo what you have woven up to the error. To remove a woven row, remove the needle from the wire and use it to pull the loops formed by the weft thread on the sides of the weave.

Change thread during weaving:

When you have only 10/15 cm of yarn remaining, go back to the last row of beads, tie a knot using the warp thread then go to the last but one row, the last one, and get out of central pearls of the penultimate row. Cut the thread to the shortest. Take a new piece of yarn and tie it to a string too, leaving 15 cm of yarn. Do the same thing as before with the 15 cm wire end, change the thread needle and continue your weaving.

Finish a weaving of pearls on a loom:

Once your weaving is finished, remove it from the loom, taking care not to undo it by pulling too much on the threads. Cut the loops in half to have 6 threads to enter the weaving on each side.

There are many finishing methods. The method here is to tuck and trap the threads in the weave keeping both ends of the weft thread to secure the 925 silver clasp. To get the threads into the weave, thread the needle on one of the two and go in the last rows of pearls and then come out of a bead in the middle of a row before cutting it. You can put a tip of white Cleotoo glue with a brush on the edge of the weave to prevent the wires from being removed. Thread the weft thread onto the needle and go behind the inner bars of the clasp and then back to the last row on the other side. Take a second turn, then if possible a third. Block the thread in the weave and cut it, then repeat this step with the other end of the thread on the other side of the bracelet.

Here are some tutorials presenting other types of finishing:

• How to make a woven bracelet with sliding knot?
• Bracelet with weaving tips: Make your beaded bracelet Miyuki Delicas at the loom
• Pasted on a brass bracelet: Make a beaded cuff bracelet Miyuki Delicas

And many other finishes exist!

Do not hesitate to consult our tips and clasp for weaving !

Also find the technical sheet " Choosing your beads for weaving on a loom and connecting a interlayer to weaving "