Knots and fiber bracelets: January 2015

January 23, 2015

handmade rope wrap bracelets 3492

Handmade rope made on a table top rope machine with a button and loop toggle closure. Each piece is made with four pairs of twisted cotton yarns.

Shown here with four wraps about 7 1/2" (191 mm) circumference. A traditional coat whipping detail binds the loop.

Double loop measures about 15" (380 mm) a comfortable choker style necklace for a smaller person.

Here's a handmade rope necklace of similar design.
This handmade rope choker is also made on the machine.
This handmade rope wrap bracelet is made with thinner colored cord while this wrap bracelet is made with heavier yarns.

Available in the slipknot+wrap section of the Etsy shop. These and other unique bracelets can be found online WhatKnotShop on ETSY Custom requests are welcomed.

design and photographs © copyright 2015 WhatKnotShop

January 21, 2015

handmade rope double loop bracelets 3490

These smaller double loop rope bracelets are made from lengths of hand twisted cord made on a table top rope machine. Six cotton yarns are stretched between the anchor point and the rotating mandrels then several hundred revolutions wind the pairs into three twisted strands. The natural tension in the twisted pairs winds the cord together into a single piece of cordage.

The overlaps are secured with a waxed thread coach whipping then trimmed off.

Here's a handmade rope necklace of similar design or this handmade rope choker is also made on the machine.
This handmade rope wrap bracelet is made with thinner colored cord while this wrap bracelet is made with heavier yarn for a more substantial outcome.

Lightweight and small enough so they won't slide off a smaller hand, find these in the classic white section of the Etsy shop.

custom requests welcomed

design and photographs © copyright 2015 WhatKnotShop

January 19, 2015

marsala blend rope bracelet 3494 trend color for 2015

Traditional five part turks head knot design made with a mix of hand dyed cotton cord.

Double diamond weave pattern shows off the contrasting three cord combination.

Read about how to place a center cord in a two-strand turks head knot bracelet here.

This color blend is marsala with a lighter rust red. Read more about how the stovetop dye bath process is done here.

This design is made in a "medium" size measuring 7 1/2" (191 mm) inside circumference. Read more about how to estimate your size here.

Designs similar to this are available in the contrast+blend section of the Etsy shop. You may special order your size and color preferences by clicking on the "request" button

design and photographs © copyright 2015 WhatKnotShop

January 11, 2015

triangle bangles 3471

Two triangle bangles one small one large made from white thermoplastic. Each is cut from a circular piece of stock then segments are removed creating the shoulders. These are part of the Handmade Artifacts project that uses modern materials to re-create ancient forms.

small 2 1/4" (58 mm) diameter