vertebrae cuff bracelet 3206

 Bracelet with backbone (the poly clay toggle with the bumps on it) is the focal point of this hand dyed cotton construction. Loops of the cotton cord are placed on the ridges and secured with nylon thread through a series of holes.

The edge-stitching is expressed on the navy blue cord.

 Blue black green verdigris yellow tangerine orange

The toggle and loop are easy to flip open. Size is "small" at 7 1/4" (183 mm) when closed.


See this piece and a limited selection of other work at Paper Hat located in south Minneapolis at 50th and Penn Ave


design and photographs © copyright 2014 WhatKnotShop

large anti-clastic cotton basket weave bangle 3214

 Right angle basket weave technique with a thick bundle of cords placed on the edges. The weft cords (back and forth pattern) wrap around forming a contrasting pattern calling attention to the reverse curve (anti-clastic) shape.

 Made with smooth braided hand dyed cotton cord - scraps from the boo-ya box.

Extra large size 8 1/2" (211 mm) lightweight



              available soon


design and photographs © copyright 2014 WhatKnotShop

blue and white basket weave rope bracelet cuff 3205

 This is a very simple basket weave pattern cuff bracelet where the warp cord alternates over and under with the adjacent pass. This creates a relatively thin shell.

The material is an ombre dip-dyed hank of hardware store cotton twine. The warp (running around the circumference of the cuff) is made from the dip dyed cord. The woof (running back and forth along the width of the cuff) is made from un dyed cord from the same ball.

 Here you can see the effects of the partially dyed warp cord as it passes around the circumference. The dark blue fades into the natural light grey.

Here's another example of how the ombre cord works in a simple three part turks head knot bracelet.

This plain weave design does not have the same amount of natural stretch as the double weave designs because the fabric has less thickness. The cords don't have the extra space within the body of the fabric.

This cuff was made on a 9 1//2" mold and after the workup now measures 8 1/4" (209 mm) During the layout the cord is loosely arranged to conduct the weaving process then tightened up after all the cords have been placed.

        only one available here


design and photographs © copyright 2014 WhatKnotShop