Big Apple brooch in brick stitch weaving

How do I make a brick stitch?

How to make a brick stitch weave?

How to weave an apple with Miyuki Delicas beads?

Emeline from the blog The citrus fruit proposes to weave with pearls Miyuki Delicas a red apple, symbol of the city of New York. This weaving, made with the technique of the brick stitch, is mounted on a brooch, so you can give a final touch to your outfit.

If you like the theme "New York", find the other pins made by Emeline to create a hamburger brooch , statue of freedom or pizza !

This apple is woven thanks to the method of brick stitch. find our data sheets to accompany you step by step in this technique of weaving pearls:

• How to start a Brick Stitch weave?
• How to make a weaving in brick stitch with increase and reduction?

STEP 1

Cut about 1.20 meters of wire. Start the weaving at the bottom of the row indicated by the arrow, leave a little thread at the beginning, you will return at the end of the weaving.

2ND STEP

Continue weaving to the right. You will only have two rows of the sheet and then you will come back to it in the last step. Continue weaving to the right end of the apple.

Tuck the remaining thread into a few beads to hold it and cut closer to the pearl.

STEP 3

Take 1 meter of thread again. Insert it into the weaving already started and start following the weaving at the top of the apple's tail with the brown beads.

Continue weaving to the left end of the apple. Enter and cut the thread as explained in the first step.

STEP 4

Take a small piece of wire to finish the green leaf. Start weaving at the bottom of the 3rd green row. Follow the grid until the end of the sheet.

Enter and cut the thread.

STEP 5

To stiffen your weave, coat the back with jewelery glue. Before the glue dries, attach the spindle holder. Let the glue dry.

Your brooch is finished! You can hang it on your favorite top. Here, the designer has hung on a marinière. A successful association!