Materials required:
3 strands of wide gimp, 12″ each
1 strand of wide gimp, 60″
¾″ steel bracelet core
Fasten the ends of the short strands to the band with a paper clip in
the position shown in figure 5. Leaving one half inch or so free at the
start, weave the long strand under one—over one—under one. (Fig. 6.)
Bring it around through the band and weave the next row of stitches over
one—under on—over one. (Fig. 7.) Pull the strands tight.
[Illustration: Fig. 5]
[Illustration: Fig. 6]
[Illustration: Fig. 7]
Continue alternating these two steps all the way around the band. If the
pattern does not come out even, rip out the last few stitches and weave
them again closer together to gain space for the extra stitch. Then
remove the paper clip and weave each short strand back loosely through
the first two stitches at the beginning. (Fig. 8.) Cut off the beginning
end of the weaving strand at the edge of the bracelet. (Fig. 9.)
[Illustration: Fig. 8]
[Illustration: Fig. 9]
Finish off by braiding along the start of the weaving strand (Fig. 10),
around the outside of the band. This makes the last weaving row under
one—over one—under one. Pull all the ends tight and clip them off close
to the braid.
[Illustration: Fig. 10]
The pattern shown above is made with three colors according to the
direction illustrations. Checkerboard patterns are made by using one
color on the band and a second color for weaving. Four more two-color
patterns are made by placing the lighter color at the center of the band
or at the edge, and by using a dark or a light weaving strand.
Three-color patterns have six additional possibilities for variation on
the same principle.
[Illustration: {Additional patterns}]
[Illustration: {Additional patterns}]