Tuto Bracelet Peyote elastic blue

How to make an elastic bead weave?

This video tutorial shows you a trick to transform a Peyote bracelet grid into an elastic bracelet. Thanks to Nadine Cresset for suggesting this tip. Visit the Facebook group the Super Club des Client(e)s Perles & Co to share your creations, tips and questions with a community of passionate creators.

Many of you ask us which elastic thread to choose to make a bead weaving. You need a thin and stretchy elastic thread like Elonga 0.3 mm multi-stranded thread or Miyuki 0.3-0.5 mm elastic thread. Although it is technically possible to weave an entire Miyuki bracelet with elastic thread, there are many problems:

• The thread gets damaged quickly as it is woven, and just one pass of the needle through the thread can render it unusable. You have to be very careful when using it.
• The weaving is not as regular as with weaving thread. Be sure to check that each bead stays in its place and is well interlocked.
• Multi-strand elastic threads wear out faster than weaving thread such as Fireline. It wears out even faster if you swim in the pool or in the sea with it and if you store it in the sun or under high temperatures.

That's why we don't recommend weaving with elastic thread most of the time. However, with this tip, the problems related to elastic thread are greatly reduced. The technique consists in weaving your bracelet with your usual weaving thread and then finishing the last 4/5 centimeters of the weaving with elastic thread. This reduces the risk of damaging the thread and you will have a more regular weave than if you started directly with elastic thread.

You will need to calculate the length of the "fixed" weave and the length of the elastic weave to make sure that the bracelet is not too big on the wrist, but can be put on easily. If you have a wrist of 15 cm, make a total weaving of 16 cm minimum. On these 16 cm, 4 to 5 cm will be woven in elastic thread and the rest in classic thread. Before closing the bracelet, check that by pulling on the weaving, you can easily put it on, if not, lengthen the weaving.