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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clamshell cuff concept

Monolithic shape precision assembly satin texture surfaces all weather material assemble in place

stainless threaded edge fasteners tool required

elemental geometries anatomical shape






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ecru and red string weave cuff bracelet 4131

 All cotton core with an alternating one-two single string weave creates this unique cuff. The alternating weave eliminates the ribbed texture in favor of a more finely textured weave.

7" (178 mm) circumference

Red cotton floss accent defines the width transition.

 The warp cords were reversed at the loop end to increase the width (to the right of the red accent.)

How this is made is a secret.

A single poly clay button secures the double loops.



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red grey and walnut hand dyed cotton cuff bracelet 4129

 Two distressed clay buttons secure this wide cuff made from an array of black polyester cord.  They wider design is a variant of the basic tapestry weave technique explained here.

The buttons are polymer clay textured with a walnut shell and over baked to achieve the brown color and texture.

 A mix of hand dyed #24 cotton string and lightweight cotton floss incorporated into a landscape of color and texture.

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






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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:

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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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white spiral bangle 4138

This little bangle is another project exploiting the possibilities of a common modern material PVC plastic. This design tales advantage of PVC's ability to take and hold a shape when heated as well as the polished finish made with a cotton buffing process.

The overlapping ends are tapered to maintain the proportions of diameter to width then the rough shape is warmed in a stovetop water bath. The softened plastic is then placed on an oval mold and allowed to cool.

This view shows the overlap.

The rough-cut is then sanded to remove the cutting tool marks then buffed with a motorized wheel. The cotton buffing prices heats the surface of the plastic just enough to fuse the surface creating the smooth semi-polished texture.

7 3/8" (187 mm) circumference
2 1/2" (63 mm) x 2 1/4" (58 mm) oval diameter

A similar design can be seen here.

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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.





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