Free Right Angle Weave Bracelet Instructions

re: Free Right Angle Weave Bracelet Instructions

pbaruch — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:12:52 GMT

I have spent weeks trying to master RAW. I've used 5-10 different tutorials and found every one of them lacking in one way or another.

Does anyone know of a "RAW for Dummies?

re: Free Right Angle Weave Bracelet Instructions

leftyspinner — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:19:14 GMT

I love right angle weave, but I only do it the single needle way. I don't think I'm coordinated enough to use two needles - and my other hobby is figure skating.

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MsQ — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:37:37 GMT

I use RAW a LOT. I make beaded ornament covers, and I find RAW very versitile. I use beading thread, and one thing I have to be careful of is splitting the thread when I go through a bead the second time. If I split the thread and have to redo for some reason, taking out the stiches can be ...ah... challenging. I use one needle - I find the two needle thing confusing and there's too much thread hanging around and getting tangled. One thing I do to keep the beads neatly aligned is after I make the original run of RAW, I go back and add another bead at the end of the vertical bars. It makes the piece more rigid, looks more finished, keeps the spacing consistent, and lets me run a thread through the outside edge without showing.

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NancyB@5597 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:03:33 GMT

I recently took a weekend's worth of classes with Maggie Meister. She loves this stitch because it's so versatile. One thing she pointed out was that it is a perfect way to set up for peyote stitch. From what, I can't remember. Anyway, I have trouble with RAW because the beads don't stay in their nice little boxes and it looks awful while you're doing it. But Maggie said that she once had a student who had started beading by learning RAW first, and then all the other stitches came easily because she had no preconceived notion of thread paths. Wise, wise woman. So I decided that I am going to try to do so much RAW that I become good at it, because it is an amazing, versatile stitch that one can built from and use to switch from one stitch to another when plain or circular or tubular peyote, brick or whatever stitch just doesn't do it. I want to be comfortable with all the stitches.

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ladyleadfoot — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:00:20 GMT

one other thing that i forgot to mention: i find that i get stuck at least twice as often using two needles (usually a lot more than twice as much!) than i do with a single needle. i haven't been able to bead once without sticking myself with my needle. don't know why, but i always keep a tissue and a band-aid handy. take care and God bless. smiles- ladyleadfoot!!!

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ladyleadfoot — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:56:59 GMT

the very first class that i ever took taught me to do both square stitch and RAW (single needle version). the square stitch was one bead at a time; the RAW was using 3 beads to a side, a total of 12 to start. it confused me a bit at first, but once i got the hang of it- easy! i also like the strength that is provided by the multiple passes, as i bead tightly, and also am very hard on my jewelry when i wear it. i have since learned to do it with two needles, but definitely prefer single needle. i tend to lose track of where i am when i am dealing with two needles. my hands get confused, and my piece gets tangled. single needle is simply a matter of remembering to do a figure eight, first one direction, then the other. i think it's funny when i hear some of the people at the shop where i take most of my classes holler when they hear that something is made with RAW. they'll rave on about how beautiful a piece is, then they hear that it's RAW- oh my! they honk, cry, wail, and moan, "Oh no! Not RAW! That's so hard!" they're such a wonderful bunch of people, though, as are the teachers, too- oh so patient with us. i am not prejudiced toward single needle simply because i learned it first; i have used both a great deal, and my hands (and brain) simply like single needle best.

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MimiM@7 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:57:48 GMT

A couple of hints on RAW. When I use fireline, I tie the loose end that just went through the needle in a knot. That way it doesn't come unthreaded immediately. After the first few passes, the knot smoothes out and goes through easily. A way of thinking about doing it single needle is this. As I look at that last bead from the unit that I'm adding on to, I look at the direction that the thread is coming out from it. (wish I could draw you a picture!). I add my beads (2 or 3 depending on which row I'm on) and imagine that I'm completing a "loop". That means I go into that bead from the opposite side that it's coming out of. This way I don't worry about figuring out which way to go, it's automatic. Hope that helps someone! Mimi

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MaryH@172 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:39:53 GMT

Ease of use aside, I think single and double have two different uses. Single uses a lot more thread, more thread passes through the bead, is more rigid and takes more time. You'll want to use single for strength (if you're using thread), and reliability if it's going to take a lot of weight - perhaps a beaded bag that will hold stuff, or a beaded bead that may get a lot of use, or a chain of beaded beads. Since you can cut it, you might want to use it for sculpture. Double would be good for wire weaving, or a fabric that takes a long time.

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mabel@12 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:43:33 GMT

i have been doing RAW for years ... with double needles or two ends of a nylon thread when beaded bags were the fad in the late sixties! i learnt it from my mom. she told me - do an 8-shape with the thread. i imagined that all the time and have been doing RAW happily. single needle confuses me sometimes so double is for me!

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deb@226 — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:18:01 GMT

I am a beginning beader and I have been finding the instructions on Beading Daily very confusing - both on the projects (free and otherwise) and the instructions in the columns. Anyone else have that problem, or is it just me? I would like to see more colors or directional arrows to guide me.

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hannahminnea — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:10:25 GMT

To teach myself (with a book) I used big "seed" beads from a craft store and figured out that there are 2 things to be aware of when doing this stitch single needle. 1: first row, you start with 4 beads then finish the row with all 3-bead additions. Next row and all subsequent rows is: start with 3 beads and continue adding only 2 for each stitch. So there is a simplified pattern, I call it 4-3-3-3 and then 3-2-2-2. I always do double passes on the end clusters. I don't have any in front of me right now, so I can''t give a tip for which direction to go in, but I'll try to post later because I have all kinds of tricks for remembering the directional switch. Also, I kept working and ripping the darn thing out until I got it right. KV

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bjnich1 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:00:02 GMT

I like to use the one-needle method of RAW only because I never seem to get the tension tight enough. Plus, I get confused when I'm joining row 2. The first row I can handle pretty well, but after that it's beyond me 8-< Maybe if I paid attention a little closer...? bj

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MardiT2 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:24:08 GMT

I don't do RAW very well. Well, not well at all. I STILL have a kit that's in the bag and it's a 3-D type of RAW (well the instructions are hand drawn and not easy to follow). I DO PLAN ON DOING this bracelet, and take my time reading the instructions. From what I saw of the instructions. They look very clear. Thank you. I will also revisit the Right-Angle Weave book that I have and start with the simple flat stitch, and work forward and NOT jump directly to 3-D RAW (MY BAD). I do plan to take the advice of BarbS who wrote: 'Remember each stitch unit shares at least one bead with the previous stitch. When you create a 2nd row, each added unit shares a bead with the previous row and the previous stitch.' Thank you BarbS, this is great advice. I believe that this advice will assist me in focusing on how the beads are arranged when it comes to doing 3-D RAW projects. Thanks again.

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Lou Ma — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:31:55 GMT

I started RAW with two needles, short threads and two colors of beads. It was so easy to see what I was doing. After i got good at doing the pattern I switched to one needle and any color I wanted. It is now one of my favorites for quick and easy projects.

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kose2 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:00:53 GMT

RAW is one of favourite I use the two needle You can embellish the base in so many ways ,marvelous I just love RAW Tku for the pattern