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Weaving and Knotting Visit DIY's Craft Lab to learn how to learn a jewelry weaving and knotting technique. From "Craft Lab" episode DCLB-205

Guest Maya Brenner joins host Jennifer Perkins and demonstrates how to weave and knot jewelry.

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	Create beautiful jewelry like this by following guest Maya Brenner's weaving and knotting technique.
	The necklace ties in the back — no clasp.
	Figure A
	Figure B

Materials for Weaving:

leather
chain
clasps
needle nose chain pliers
rosary pliers or round nose pliers
wire cutter

Materials for Knotting:

ribbon or silk cord
beads

Weaving and Knotting

1. To weave, string the pendant onto the middle of your length of leather. Make sure the material you are using is approximately double the length of the chain (you will be using it to tie off the necklace).

2. Find the center link of the chain and work from the center out. Weave your leather through the chain. Depending on the size of the links, you can weave through every link or every other.

3. Use your needle nose pliers to gently flatten the last link of the chain around the leather to hold it in place.

4. To knot, first you need to start the necklace as you would for any other beaded necklace. Once the necklace is started, string on the first bead. Now, tie an overhand knot, but keep it loose.

5. Insert the tweezers through the loose knot (figure A).

6. Use the pin to push the knot down towards the bead until the knot and pin are flush up against the bead.

7. Keep the knot up against the bead (not too tight) while you slip the tweezers out (figure B). Then, take the pin and hold it on top of the cord and up against the knot. Pull the cord with one hand, and push the knot against the bead using the pin in your other hand.

8. Continue doing this after each bead is strung.

Note: Once you try this, you might find ways to adjust it that work better for you. Instead of pushing the knot against the bead with the tweezers, you might feel more comfortable using your fingers. You might want to knot from the right to the left or left to the right. Try a few experiments until you find a way that works best for you.

RESOURCES :

Luxe Jewels
Website: stelladot.com

GUESTS :

Maya Brenner
Website: www.mayabrenner.com