red six rib tapestry cuff bracelet 4239

 Predominantly red this cuff has layered color accents all made with small batch dyed cotton.

 Single button and loop closure makes this big cuff easy to manage.

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blue double weave tapestry cuff bracelet 4238

 Thinner blue cotton is used in a double strand weave creating a subtle hexagonal effect.

Medium width six rib design loom made.

A single ball button secures the double nylon loops for a secure and simple closure.

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wide eleven rib tapestry cuff with beads 4237

 Nine square wood beads, eleven ribs, two buttons this cuff is a colorful conglomeration. Loom woven with color accents made from small batch dyed cotton and cotton floss.

 Two clay buttons and loops secure this big cuff

The full design can be easily seen here.

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plum six rib tapestry cuff bracelet 4236

  Narrower six rib design made with cotton floss over a nylon cord core. These tapestry cuffs are all made on a small loom. The colors are a darker plum purple contrasted with maroon.

Maroon accent sets off the ivory ball button. Easy to manage and secure.

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red tapestry cuff bracelet with wood beads 4235

 Wider eight rib design made with small batch dyed cotton and wood barrel beads.

 Easy to wear with a single button and loop toggle closure.

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tapestry cuff bracelet with beads 4233

 Six rib tapestry cuff bracelet made with handmade glass beads from West Africa.  All cotton cord with polymer clay button.

 Darker tones of blue and brown layered together with a brighter lemon yellow in a progression around the circumference.

Contrasting wrap colors frame the glass beads.

A pair of loops and a single pressed clay button create a simple east toggle closure.

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lemon verdigris grey two button cuff 4130

A full 10 stand warp wide this two button cuff  shows off the subtle colors in a pyramid edge design.

Warp cords are 3 mm cotton, the buttons are a two hole textured polymer clay.

overall 7 1/2" (191 mm) circumference
2 1/4" (58 mm) wide

 The flat out view shows the design of triangle pyramids alternating between the lemon and verdigris colors.

Here are some other designs you might like:

more string weaving bracelets

heather grey one button cuff 

one button string weave leather lacing cuff white

The whole piece is a single wrap process with the warp ends returned into the weave so no stump ends are visible.

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design and photographs copyright 2017

walnut one button tapestry weave handmade cuff bracelet 4125

I really like the color of this walnut brown dye batch so naturally I'm using it in these tapestry weave cuff projects. There are two innovations here:

1. The loops have one leg near the center of the weave which makes for a more secure grip on the button.

2. The warp cord ends are returned into the warp forming loops instead of cut off ends. This creates a less ragged end under the loops.

 In this photo you can see some of the detail in the  clay button. There are a pair of larger holes for the 3 mm warp cord. The surface texture is created with a walnut shell before the baking process hardens the clay. This button is made from the stock white Sculpy clay which has a bit of sparkle  to it (invisible in the picture of course…)

Made on a 7" mold the finished cuff is about 6 1/2" (165 mm) inside circumference. This is a 6 strand warp, the center two strands are combined.

The long winded tutorial starts here showing how these are made.

You may want to visit the online shop to see what is available in this collection.





design and photographs copyright 2017

blue and purple tapestry cuff 4128

 Using a 10 strand warp this design has a center of dark blue cotton with alternating triangles of blue inset along the edge. A pair of buttons and loops secure the ends.

The weave is a simple over-under plain weave throughout. Made on a loom.

the tutorial where all secrets are revealed

 Detail shows the patterning. All the weft cords are single strands.

7" (178 mm) inside circumference
2 1/4" (59 mm) wide

This required some extra time to complete…

other designs you might like:
blue ocean string weave tapestry cuff bracelet

experiments with string weaving overview

wide blue tapestry woven rope cuff 




design and photographs copyright 2017

red grey walnut tapestry weave cuff bracelet 4127

 The range of colors in this cuff runs from a dark walnut brown to a bright red. The warp cords are black polyester which emphasizes the color.

Eight strand warp creates a generous width a pair of "tails" extending from the loop side.

The buttons are custom made with a walnut shell texture pressed into the concave side. The polymer clay was over baked to make the dark brown color and fuse the polymers.

 The over under wrapping technique makes the cuff reversible as the pattern and colors are exposed on both sides. This is the same weaving technique as these "fishtail" bracelets:

chunky fishtail braid bracelet with button

fishtail braid rope bracelets with button loop

chunky fishtail braid rope bracelet with wood bead 

The flat-earth view showing the color pattern and accents (made with store-bought cotton floss)





This and other similar designs can be found in the ETSY shop.


design and photographs copyright 2017

mixed bag of rope bangle bracelets 3988

Backfilling sold items in the shop produces leftover pieces of cord in random lengths and colors following a production run.   Here is a collection of little rope grommets made from these pieces.

Grommets are a traditional form of rope craft made by reverse twisting individual pieces of cordage in a circular form. The ends are secured with a waxed thread coach whipping.

Top to bottom:
Navy and tan with black 6 1/4"
plain white braid with white 7 1/4"
pink and orange with tan 7 1/4"
white cotton 7 1/2"

Detail of the pink and orange grommet bracelet showing two coach whippings necessary to secure the two overlapping colors.


Similar bracelets are available please visit WhatKnotShop to see what's available

design and photographs copyright 2016