Using oblique weaving to create variousproducts, you can make beautiful and unique elements of decor, jewelry or household items. For this method, beads, birch bark, or plain paper are suitable.
Thus, weaving is acreation of highly artistic products by processing various materials (yarn, bark, paper, beads and other) and a certain way of fixing them. This method is widely used not only in the manufacture of dishes, furniture and ornaments, but also in the construction of houses. Widespread use of oblique weaving from birch bark, which came to us from the times of ancient Russia. In those days, traditionally created baskets, boxes, hats, as well as bast shoes, wattles and many other household items.
So, for weaving large objects,wide strips of birch bark are used, for small things narrow birch bark strips. Beresta itself is cleaned and cut into strips. For weaving, tools such as a knife, an awl and a pair of scissors are needed. The work is based on the so-called "cell" (square). The oblique weaving is an alternation of squares, which are formed by interlacing belts from birch bark at an angle of 45 degrees. It should be noted that braiding oblique is a rather difficult task, therefore for beginner needlewomen the most suitable is straight weaving, which allows us to learn the basics of this process. Or you can learn the basics of weaving using ordinary paper for this. To do this, it is recommended to use ribbons from cardboard or newspaper. In this case, you can eventually learn to accurately and accurately weave products from a variety of materials. Therefore, oblique weaving from newspapers is a good tool for beginning masters.Before you begin to work, you need to determine the product that will be created. It can be as dishes, and various baskets or baskets.
Let's consider an example of braiding from a birch bark a simple square napkin.
First you need to prepare an evennumber of tapes; depending on the size of the napkin, all birch bark ribbons are bent in half to determine their center point. The first four tapes are alternately interwoven at right angles with each other. In this case, each cell must have a square shape. Then add birch bark strips on each side until the required size of the napkin is reached.
After weaving is over, we need to createThe edges of the napkin, starting with the bottom strip of the product. It is bent to the nearest cell. Thus, all the lower bands are bent, and the extreme ones are directed perpendicular to the braided bands. All the remaining tapes are taken upward and intertwined under the cells of the second row.
This example is the easiest in weaving,and can become the basis for more complex work, for example, when using an oblique weave, the schemes of which can be found in various magazines on needlework.
In addition to birch bark is now widelyUsed beads to create various decorations or decorations, because such products are attractive enough. For work round beads are used, thread and needle. Beginning needlewomen are encouraged to try their hand at braiding the baubles, since such work is not very difficult, and everyone can master it. With the accumulation of experience, you can move on to more complex products, with the use of oblique weaving both mosaic and openwork.
Thus, arts and craftsfor many centuries, does not lose its popularity and is used in the creation of various pieces of furniture, dishes, as well as elements of decor and ornaments.
