Miyuki bracelet weaving grid on gemstone loom

Take the C-LON AA thread. Tie it with a double knot to one of the loom nails. Install all 8 wires at once without cutting the wire. Tie it, cut it and switch to the two gold threads on each side. Cut a long piece of Miyuki weaving thread about 1.7 m long and tie it with a double knot to the golden thread, leaving 10 cm of thread end, and thread it onto a needle.

Start weaving the delicas 11/0 plum beads. There are 9 beads per row. Pass the beads strung on the thread under the loom threads and place one between each thread. Then pass the needle back through the beads in the other direction, taking care to pass over the loom threads, otherwise the bead will not hold well.

Make several rows of Plum beads then 1 row of cinnabar beads. Then move on to the 10/0 gold beads. For this, you will need to spread the threads a little wider. If the threads of the loom are too tight, the bracelet may bend. Loosen the threads by turning the wooden log.

Now we will attach 5 dyed jade beads instead of 9 for the delicas. Apart from the golden threads that border these beads, the other weaving threads will be gathered two by two between the jade beads. Apart from that, the weaving method is the same.

Then make 1 row of 10/0 gold beads. You can pass 3 to 4 times in all in these pearls to bring the thread closer together. Do the same for the next row of 11/0 cinnabar beads. Continue to repeat the pattern until you reach the middle of the bracelet.

How to know the length of the bracelet? Measure your wrist, take off 0.5 cm from this measurement and divide by two. This will tell you when to add the push button.

The Ginko leaf pusher is added after a row of delicas plum beads. It will replace the 5 pearls for 4 rows in a row. There will be 6 rows of Plum pearls in the center of the bracelet: 1 full row, 4 rows with the pusher in the center and 1 full row for symmetry.

To attach the plunger, first thread 4 Plum beads, place the plunger in its place on the loom, in place of the 5th bead and pass the needle through the hole in the plunger under the weaving threads. Then string 4 Plum beads again. Place the beads between each thread and pass through the beads and the plunger to weave them, taking care to pass over the weaving threads.

Repeat step 6 3 more times then add 1 row of 9 Plum beads and resume weaving the grid. Stop when the bracelet is symmetrical and at the right length.

Cut the weaving threads keeping a maximum of length then tie the threads two by two with triple knots. Cut the threads a few millimetres from the knots and apply glue. Slide the weaving tips on the last row of beads and close the legs. Add the clasp with open rings.