RIBBON & BEAD BRACELET

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Handmade jewelry is highly appreciated by many fashionistas. Such products will give the image of completeness and personality. Handmade jewelry is the best holiday gift for any woman. Those things that a person does on his own are especially valuable. To make the original jewelry you will have to make a little work and perseverance, and the result will not be long in coming. DIY jewelry will be much cheaper than buying the same in a store. If there is a desire and time, then why not try to make an exclusive decoration, taking into account all personal wishes?
To make a bracelet with satin ribbons and beads you will need:

1. Satin ribbons of different widths
2. Beads 10-12 pieces, depending on the size of the bracelet and the size of the beads
3. Needle and thread in color to ribbons
4. Scissors
5. Lighter to cauterize the edges of the tape.
For a bracelet, you need to pick up two-color ribbons. One tape can be taken with a width of 1.5-2 centimeters, and the second is already 1 centimeter. It is necessary that a narrow tape was placed on top of a wide one, and the edges of the lower tape were clearly visible. A wide ribbon will need 100 centimeters, and a narrow one - 30 centimeters. The color of the ribbon should be chosen according to your preference.
When choosing beads for a bracelet, you should take into account their size and the size of the ribbon. For larger beads, it is worth choosing ribbons of sufficient width. Choosing different colors of ribbons and beads, you can create many original bracelets for each set of clothes. Also, multi-colored bracelets that even children can wear, look original.
It is important that the colors of both ribbons are combined between themselves and the color of the beads.
Making a bracelet.
The first stage is preparatory.

First you need to lay out the tape on a comfortable surface. First you need to lay out a wide tape, step back 10-12 centimeters and put on top of a narrow one. In the middle of the tape you need to sew with a regular seam, you can sew on a typewriter. A seam is needed only so that the tapes do not slip.
The second stage is the assembly of the bracelet.

Next, you need to sew all the beads to the ribbons one by one. At first glance, this may seem simple, but here's the catch. Satin or silk ribbons are too slippery. Beads are also not easy to sew. The first bead needs to be sewn simply, without constrictions. Further from the ribbons, a small fold should be formed so that the bead turns out as between two tubercles. A fold of ribbons needs to be fixed with a thread. When sewing beads, one should take into account their round shape and leave enough space between the folds so that the bracelet does not bend in different directions. One bead should be left to decorate the bow-latch. When all the beads have already been sewn, you should thread a needle and thread through all the folds and beads so that the bracelet comes together. Such stringing of beads can be done two to three times for greater strength of the jewelry.
Photo 6 The inside of the bracelet is not very attractive. All seams and threads will be visible here. This can be decorated with a small piece of ribbon. To do this, you need to measure how much tape is needed to close the seams, and cut the desired piece from the tape, the one that is wider. Carefully, making a minimum of visible seams, you need to sew a piece of tape on the inside of the bracelet to hide the seams.
The third stage is the collection of a bow-latch for a bracelet.

With a lighter or matches, you need to burn the edges of the ribbons so that the threads do not split. On the side where the smaller part of the tape protrudes, it needs to be folded in half and tie a knot near the first bead. The knot should be neat, you need to tighten it gradually. On the other hand a lot of wide tape should remain. From it you need to make a bow that will serve not only as a decoration, but also as a latch for a bracelet. The ribbon needs to be folded several times. You can wrap on two or three fingers, depending on what size the bow should be. In the middle, you need to flash a folded tape with a collecting seam to make a bow. In the middle of the bow, you need to sew the remaining bead.
It is important to consider the size of the bow and loop. The bow should go through the loop and hold the bracelet.