Put away your flutes, trumpets and violins, it is here the soft sound of a ukulele that we want to listen. Imagine yourself at the seaside, with your feet in the sand around a campfire... and let yourself be carried away by the sweet melody played by this instrument. Almost as if it were real, isn't it? Come on, no more laughing!
In this tutorial, weave your way to a music lover's delight. Weave an adorable ukulele out of Miyuki Delicas beads, those pretty little regular cylindrical beads that make wonderful jewelry and original designs. For beginners, you can start without too much difficulty in this technique thanks to our different cards to discover the basics of bead weaving.
This pattern is made with the brickstitch technique, which consists in building the weave in horizontal lines overlapping each other like a brick wall (from which the name is taken). Start by creating the base before building the rest of the pattern by following the diagram ofincreases and decreases. The most difficult parts are the reinforcement of the neck and the assembly of the strings of the ukulele.
Once your pattern is finished, you are free to use it in any way you like: jewelry, pins, brooches, fridge magnets, greeting cards or birthday cards... and all other good ideas. It's up to you!
Let's start with the weaving of the pattern! I recommend starting with the longest line, since it is easier to make reductions than increases. The first line is laddered and the pattern continues with the brick stitch technique.
We continue the weaving with the top of the ukulele. If it is not the knurls which require a lot of meticulousness, the weaving does not present any difficulty.
On the top of the neck of the ukulele, some threads are visible. Apply a little black felt for a nice finish.
The neck must support the tension of the strings without bending. Reinforce it by passing a nail through the beads at the back of the weave. I chose to keep the head of the nail to decorate the top of the Ukulele.
Add a second nail. This time, I removed the head with a pair of cutting pliers. The passage of the nails is quite delicate: patience!
Mount 4 silver beads in ladder. Impossible to hide the wire... A small discreet knot will be necessary.
Glue the silver strip to the bottom of the handle.
Take some thread and a miyuki needle. Make sure the thread comes out at the first silver bead at the bottom of the ukulele. Pass through the first silver bead at the bottom of the neck and then through the first silver bead at the top of the neck. Here is the first string!
Go to the second silver bead at the top of the neck by passing through the beads so that this passage from one string to another is invisible. Once out of the second silver bead at the top of the neck, pass into the second silver bead at the bottom of the neck and then into the second silver bead at the bottom of the ukulele. This is the second string!
Continue this way for the third and fourth strings.
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