04.04.2018 07:56
From knitted yarn, you can make a lot of beautiful and interesting jewelry with your own hands: bracelets, beads, key rings, headbands. It is a pleasure to knit jewelry from it - it is soft and pliable. In this article, we will introduce you to some ideas for making jewelry with this beautiful textile material.
Knitted yarn or it is also called ribbon, textile yarn is a wonderful material for creating designer jewelry. Such jewelry can be made suitable for any style of clothing and for any occasion - romantic and delicate, ethnic, boho, casual and festive, and even brutal, especially if you use Military yarn for decoration. The yarn is sold in various color shades - the delicate and juicy colors of the entire palette are so beautiful and diverse that it remains only to decide what you like. Just look how beautiful knitting yarn palette. You will surely like some shade.
It should be noted that decorations made of knitted yarn are voluminous, soft, pleasant and comfortable to wear. In order to add extra volume, you can use a large number of ribbons and weave the decoration in several stripes, combining different colors or using a solid color.
In jewelry, the yarn can be freely located, without knots and complex weaves. Please note that you can make a decor - a bow, a flower from the yarn itself. 
Many craftsmen use knitted yarn for knitting jewelry. To create them, you only need a crochet hook. The peculiarity of such jewelry is that you can make it without a fastener, as the yarn stretches. 
Also, be sure to try weaving jewelry by tying the yarn with knots. Thanks to special knotting techniques, you can make many interesting options. To create jewelry, you can use your knowledge of the macrame technique, or you can tie the simplest knots and get an interesting solution. 
Knitted yarn goes very well with accessories for jewelry: pendants, chains, rings, metal beads, glass beads. The combination of different materials and textures will add zest to your jewelry and add sophistication, shine or create the right idea for an image. 
A beautiful decoration can be made even without special knowledge of weaving, it is enough to braid the knitted cords with a pigtail, and the stylish decoration is ready. In one product, you can combine several options - pigtails and yarn without weaving and get an original decoration. 
Bring your ideas to life with amazing knitting yarn!
Try to do it yourself. You will need:
Knitted yarn has been a trend in the needlework world in recent years. It is beautiful, and unusual, and economical. After all, you can buy it ready-made, or you can make it yourself.
Making such material for needlework is quite simple. It is enough to cut boring knitted T-shirts and dresses into thin strips 1.5-2 cm wide, and then pull both ends. The ribbon will stretch, will not crumble.
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You can weave homemade rugs, baskets and even scarves from it. If you don’t like the prospect of “spoiling” T-shirts, buy a few patches of knitted fabric in the store and make such threads from new fabric.
Today we offer to see examples of how you can use knitted threads to create jewelry. It will be both a cozy scarf, and a creative necklace, and a bright detail of your image.
By the way, in the UK, such an accessory is called “neklush”, which means “curl” and “neck”.
The easiest- tie several multi-colored or plain stripes with an intricate knot. Attaching beads or accessories to a necklace is already a higher level. The result of success depends entirely on the rampage of your imagination!
Of course, a bright and bold woman who is not afraid of the attention of others can wear such an accessory. Stylists advise such jewelry to lovers of the "boho" and "hippie" styles, then the whole image as a whole will look harmonious.
For such jewelry work, scraps of fabric that remain after cutting and sewing and stored somewhere in the corners of cabinets are useful. Once upon a time, multi-colored blankets and rugs were sewn from such micro cuts by our grandmothers. From a long-forgotten craftsmanship, today this technique has turned into fashionable needlework for the manufacture of original jewelry.
Hand-made threads of fabric beads look good, and you won’t be able to buy such an exclusive model anywhere. As for materials and tools, any trinket can fit for fabric beads: from a piece of fabric and bright braid to a metal chain. But first you have to decide what kind of outfit you need to make jewelry. After all, it is for him that you will need to choose pieces of fabric with a suitable color and texture of the material.
To make fabric beads, you will need the fabric itself, beads and sewing tools: thread, scissors, soft meter
We sew a fabric “tube” according to the diameter of the beads, put beads there one at a time, each time “tying up the “tube”
You can choose multi-colored motley shreds that are similar in color or simply plain pieces of fabric. Satin ribbons of different widths, light beads of different sizes, as well as beads can come up.
The most spectacular beads are obtained from a fabric in which the colors smoothly transition from one to another. Also, in the process of work, you will need threads to match the color of the selected fabric, a needle, synthetic winterizer, scissors, cotton wool and a little imagination. It is believed that there are more than ten ways to knit fabric beads with your own hands. Among them there are completely simple options, and there are also beads, the manufacture of which requires serious skills and abilities. Beads look very stylish, in the manufacture of which multi-colored velvet fabric is combined with glass beads, acrylic transparent and even crystal beads. Fabric beads go well with metal ones. If you “fill” your hand, then you can make jewelry for any dress. You can also please your girlfriends with such a hit gift.
Making fabric beads step by step
- So, according to the technology of fabric, you will need satin fabric and cotton wool.
- For the width of the fabric, 6 centimeters is enough, but the length can be any, if only you can then put these beads on yourself over your head.
- First, the cotton wool must be divided into equal pieces, with which future fabric beads will look the same.
- Prepared cotton balls are laid out on the fabric in turn, one at a time.
- Then the cotton wool is wrapped in a cloth like a tourniquet.
- The resulting bead is tied into a knot on both sides. All the following pieces of cotton are also wrapped until the entire strip of fabric is over.
- It remains only to tie the ends of the beads.
You can make individual fabric beads. We take glue in a stick, rectangular pieces of fabric, beads, scissors and a knitting needle to correct the beads if necessary
Make sure that a piece of fabric fits the bead in diameter
We coat the fabric with glue ...
... and wrap a bead in it
The edges can be sewn, knitted or also glued
You can make similar fabric beads with beads
- Beads of any size are taken. Moreover, you can use beads from a torn necklace, the appearance of which has worn out over time and lost its brightness.
- Squares of the size suitable for beads are cut from the brightest fabric.
- Each bead is neatly wrapped in a prepared square.
- The edges are sewn with a needle and thread of a color suitable for the fabric. After all the beads are prepared, they need to be strung on a fishing line.
- At the same time, you can alternate different types of beads: first take a bead wrapped in fabric, and then a bead without fabric, and so on until the end. You can tie a clasp for beads on the edge of the fishing line.
Fabric beads on a sewing machine
Do-it-yourself fabric beads can be made using another technology. To do this, you need a piece of fabric of such a length that is suitable for the beads you have planned. Its width should be slightly larger than the bead. We sew the strip along the entire length on a sewing machine or with a needle and thread. On the one hand, we sew the edge of the strip immediately. Turn right side out with a pencil or knitting needle. We put the first bead into a tube of fabric and tie it with a thin ribbon. The color of the ribbon should be in harmony with the color of the fabric. The bead should fit snugly in the fabric bag. Then we put the next bead - we tie it. And so we do until the end of the tissue tube. The edge is neatly sewn. We fasten the ends together, and also tie the junction with a ribbon. So you get circular beads. Their size must be thought out in advance so that the beads can be easily put on over the head.
Make cute beads with a sewing machine
You will need fabric, scissors, a needle and thread and the beads themselves, and not necessarily a perfect round shape
Cut off a long piece of fabric of the required width (twice the diameter of the beads + seam allowance)
Fold in half...
And so on until the end
Fabric beads can be made without the use of beads. To make the process of working with fabric beads more understandable, you can see in pictures or video at the end of the article. If you connect your imagination, then the manufacture of such beads will be very fast and interesting. You just need to be able to perform elementary seams. Pieces of fabric of two colors are taken. To make the beads more interesting, the fabric can be of contrasting colors or such that the tones gently blend into each other. Identical circles are cut from shreds. For example, three circles of a larger diameter and two of a smaller diameter are cut out of a fabric of the same color. Each of them is sewn with an overcast seam, but not completely: you need to leave a small unsewn gap for turning the workpiece inside out and filling it with padding polyester, which will give the beads a swollen shape. The holes are closed with a blind stitch, and each pad is sewn from the center to the edge with a coarse stitch. As a result, each bead will make eight individual petals. Finished flower beads are connected into one thread. Ribbons are sewn to the ends of the beads, matching the color of the necklace: with their help, it will be attached to the neck. You can replace the ribbons with a ready-made bundle of ribbons of the right size, which will allow you to wear beads over your head.
Natalia Gilyazova
Who would have guessed that fabric beads would make a splash in the world of high fashion. It seems that it is simply impossible to build such beauty from ordinary cloth patches, especially with your own hands. In fact, fabric decorations are made very simply and quickly, and the whole creative process brings nothing but pleasure and joy from the final result.
What consumables may be required?
Fabric beads can be made with your own hands literally from any unnecessary piece that has been taking up space in a work chest, box or wardrobe for years.
In the process of work, literally any trifle or trifle can come in handy, starting from patterned braid, and ending with metal chains or textile cuts of different colors and unusual textures.
Just before you set out to make beads yourself, think about what outfits they will be worn with. Depending on this, either colorful patches or plain and similar pieces of fabric are selected. Do not forget about the possibility of additional decorating crafts with beads, buttons, satin ribbons or rhinestones.
The most original beads are those that are made with the effect of a smooth transition in the color of the material. Even for convenient work, you will need scissors, synthetic winterizer, needles, threads of the appropriate colors and cotton wool.
It is believed that there are ten, or even more, options for how to assemble beads from fabric and ceramic or plastic beads. Among the possible schemes, there are those available exclusively to experienced craftswomen, and there are those that even beginner needlewomen can make.
In this case, it is important to choose the most advantageous combination of consumables, and not act at random. For example, the combination of velvet with glass beads, transparent or even crystal beads looks great. A tandem of metal and textile beads also looks advantageous.
The simplest way to make fabric beads
Before you make beads from fabric with your own hands, stock up on satin of the desired color and cotton wool. Then do everything according to the simple instructions:
- A strip of at least 6 cm wide is cut from the fabric. Its length can be arbitrary, the main thing is that the finished product can then be put on over the head;
- Vata is divided into balls of equal size. They will become the basis of each bead;
- Cotton balls are placed on the fabric in turn, each of which is wrapped in textiles like a candy wrapper, that is, like a flagellum;
- Each bead, or rather, the material on both sides of it, must be tied into a knot. All other cotton balls are wrapped and fixed in the same way until the strip of fabric runs out;
- After that, it remains just to tightly tie the ends of the beads.
In principle, if all this seems too complicated for you, try to make beads individually covered with fabric first. To do this, you will need a glue stick, rectangular textile patches, the beads themselves, a knitting needle and scissors.
With all good things, you need to do the following:
Another method requires a sewing machine, or the ability to sew neatly with your hands. Initially, we take a fabric flap of the desired length and such a width that it is possible to freely wrap the bead into it. We sew the cut along its entire length, and with the help of a knitting needle turn it on the front side.
We lay the first bead in the resulting tube, make a knot above it, or we tie the base with a silk thread of the desired color. Similarly, you need to proceed to the end of the fabric strip, achieving the required length of the decoration.
Squinting technique
Developing the topic of textile jewelry, it would be unfair not to write about how beads are made from fabric using the squinting technique, which can also be done by hand.
Making fabric beads with your own hands is a simple task that even children can handle. Beads are made literally from any fabric that will be combined with your image. Ideal when the beads are made from scraps of fabric from which your dress or suit is sewn. The beads will turn out to be bright original, and most importantly, their manufacture will not hit your wallet. For decoration, you can use beads from jewelry that you have not worn for a long time. Also, beads can be made from pieces of fabric, leather, wooden beads and stones. So let's make beads from natural fabric quickly and easily with our own hands!
We create stylish beads from fabric with our own hands in a master class
As already mentioned, fabric beads can be made from any unnecessary pieces of fabric. In the process of work, any trifle will come in handy, starting from a patterned ribbon, ending with metal chains and other elements of various textures. One has only to look carefully, and in your house there will definitely be unused items that can be used.
Before creating beads, decide for what outfit you are creating them. Of course, you can make beads without being tied to a specific image, but then you run the risk of not showing off a new accessory in front of your family and friends.
Original beads can be created if you observe the gradient effect between the beads. Also for work you will need scissors, synthetic winterizer, needles, threads, cotton wool.
It is said that there are ten or more completely different options for making beads. Some schemes are available only for experienced needlewomen, and some can be easily implemented by beginners.
Initially, cut circles of equal diameter from the fabric. The size of the beads depends on the diameter of the circle.
Prepare threads of the same color as the blank, and in addition, pieces of padding polyester to add volume. Step back from the edge about a centimeter and sew the circle along the cry with a basting stitch.
Sew the resulting bead in such a way as to give it the desired shape. It should have folds, but in general should be like a ball.
Thus, prepare the desired number of beads and you can start assembling. Decorate the bead with smaller beads, rhinestones or beads. Decorative elements can also be inserted between the balls to give the product an attractive look. It is more convenient to collect on a thin rubber band, which will allow you to put on such a bracelet or beads without effort and outside help. Sometimes they are collected on a thin ribbon or fishing line, but in this case it is worth taking care of the clasp for the beads, or you need to make them of sufficient size to remove them over your head.
The technique in which these beads are made is called squinting or, in another way, the “tie” technique.
Making beads covered with fabric
Let's look at another original technique for making beads. To do this, take pieces of fabric and cut long strips out of it. Width and length are selected depending on the size of the beads.
Then the strip of fabric should be folded so that the edges are bent inward, then fold the strip again along the length in half. It is best to iron each strip. Then we roll each strip into a tube. So we get beads covered with fabric. Glue them and let the workpiece dry.
Video on the topic of the master class
Of the great variety of options on how to make beads with your own hands, some will be discussed in the video master class. For example, you can create denim beads step by step using the video. Enjoy watching!