Missoni bracelet

Hello you!

Just wanted to share this with you:

Doesn't it make you think of the Italian fashion house Missoni? I'm quite sure that this is the actual bracelet they make their designers work on before they start on a new collection!

The above is just a glimpse of their 'home' range, but check out their women's wear and you'll know what I mean (if you are not already nodding your head at the computer). 

They even have the zigzaggy bits in their favicon (which is the little symbol that pops up in your navigation bar if you are on their site).

For this bracelet I would recommend peace and quiet; about 01.00 am will do the trick, because you will end up in a big muddle if you get distracted. And make sure to finish the pattern of 6 when you stop because you will invariably forget where you were.

Watch the video here and I've written it down for you as a reminder while you work. Don't worry, once you have watched the video a couple of times, it will be clear.

Take 8 strings (dmc embroidery floss), all different colours and work in pairs.

The pattern is 6 rows and is as follows:

Row 1: backward knot, forward knot

Row 2: separate the end strings off and forward knots for the rest of the row

Row 3: forward knots

Row 4: separate the end strings off and forward knots again

Row 5: forward knot, backward knot

Row 6: separate the end strings off and backward knots for the rest of the row.

That is all. I really hope you'll give it a try. Making friendship bracelets would make and ideal holiday activity; you don't need much, some embroidery floss, an old belt or strip of fabric to tie around your leg and a clothes pin to pin your project to the fabric or belt and away you go. All easy to slip into a bag, for any spare time; perfect for long train or car rides, sitting around at airports etc. 

Enjoy your day today!

XO

First rainbow bracelet

Hi again,

Here is another try

Ah, that is better! I don't know why the knots on this bracelet are not as nice (a bit uneven and a bit knot-knotty) as on the first attempt. I'll put it down to tired hands and late nights. But hey, you can already see this bracelet has potential!

Have a nice day,

TTYS

TSW Bracelet No 25

Hello and good morning!

Do you remember my posts on rainbow and friendship bracelets and how I felt the sudden wants, aka severe TSW, for them?

On my quest for a nice rainbow bracelet knotting pattern I stumbled accross a youtube video by Beyond Bracelets. And oh my, there it was, my rainbow bracelet. Number 25 it is called.
And yes, that implies that there are at least 24 other patterns too! In fact there are even more. I haven't seen too many of the videos yet, but the ones I did watch had very clear instructions. No wind whisteling in the microphone so far.

If you are interested, please have a look at the video and see for yourself.

 

A little wiser now, I used some normal cotton to try out the pattern. It was hard to concentrate but I managed to get a nice bit done. Then I messed up because I got interrupted about 50 times and I couldn't for the life of me remember what step I needed to do and ended up with a weird looking lumpy bit.

That was the exit point for attempt number one. I stayed up late to have another go and this is what it turned out like.

Hmm, I can't seem to get past the video to upload my photo. Mysterious ways of blogger maybe. I'll try and do it in a seperate post to see if that works.

TSW Bracelets

Hi there,

Just a quick note to show you how far I have come with my bracelets. I had great fun thinking back to all those moments I was making these when I was younger ..

This was my number one, to get back into it

Then my number two: 

and three

This last one, if you look closely, has crosses. I'd like to make one with full crosses next but my hands need a rest. Especially my fourth and fifth finger are not used to this type of work, so they definitely need some time off.

And just to show you what we have been doing today, an action shot, taken from a fast moving train.

We had great fun and spent a long time in the park.

TTYS

XO

Rainbow bracelets

Hello, you!

Today is another gorgeous day, and we can finally start believing Summer will actually happen this year.

* big round of applause * 

FYI: This is what my feet look like today. Aren't they beautifully done? And they were a treat too, as a 'start of the season' freebie! Thank you, lovely Els!

For a long time I thought it just mightn't this year. Someone said that one way we already feel the effects of Climate Change in this country is by more and colder Northern winds, and I tend to believe it too. Sunny spells have been alternated by very cold days here. I'm not into all kinds of statisticky things, so it might just be a load of bullcrock, but that is definitely the way it feels to me.

Anyway, on to more important things. Ha! Do you sometimes get hit by 'the sudden wants' (TSW)?  That seem to come up out of nowhere and will actually get you searching the internet for The Thing?
Well, it happens to me. And quite regularly too. I can easily spend an hour (or even two) looking at the most gorgeous fabrics. If I stumble across some beautiful fabric designs, away I am. It can be other things too, but mostly fabric related in my case. Do you know the feeling?

But, in my defence, I don't give in to the TSW's all too easily. It is part of the process to fight the TSW's or - this is where I think the TSW's can actually be a good thing after all - use them as an inspiration to create something beautiful, funny and inspired.

So now it is a leather rainbow bracelet. I actually have no idea why, because I haven't seen any recently or rainbows for that matter. This one is from a shop called RainbowDepot, and I think it is quite nice, but it isn't what I was looking for.

And what about this one? By Knotty Linda

 

You should check out her site, it is hilarious. Her bracelet is nice though. I am getting a sneaky feeling that rainbows have been hijacked by the same sex equal rights campaigners without me knowing about it. Is that something everyone (but me, obviously) knows about?

Not seeing what I wanted spurred me on to want to make my own rainbow bracelet. Do you remember the bracelets that you made when you where younger? These are absolutely gorgeous and made by Jasmijn: 

She explains clearly (I've put the link under her name) how to do it, what materials you need etc. So if you want to have a go, you can go to the page she posted and see for yourself. Mission half accomplished, I know what I want now, This is It!

I'll keep you posted.

Enjoy your day today, XO