Right-Angle Weave: Triangular Right-Angular Weave

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Geometric Jewels — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:45:51 GMT

Thank you, Dianne! And a very big THANK YOU for making your articles available!

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twoll5 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:00:15 GMT

Diane that's the article I read and downloaded. :-)) And spherical Triangle Weave with small oval beads is a doddle!

I'm looking forward to meeting you for one of your workshops at Anitas's Beads in September. Please allow yourself a day to browse the jewellery shops in Brighton's Lanes as well as time to visit the Royal Pavillion :-))

Allison C aka twoll5

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Diane Fitzgerald — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:52:48 GMT

P.S. And don't forget spherical triangle weave!

Diane Fitzgerald

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Diane Fitzgerald — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:51:51 GMT

I recall my first discovery of triangle weave--a purse made of colorful wood beads from the 1930s in either Germany or Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). After figuring out how it was made, I wrote an article for Beadwork which appeared in the Dec. 2000/Jan. 2001 issue, "Whirlling, Blossoming, Sparkling Triangle Weave. (You may view on my website: dianefitzgerald.com.) I have many old books and magazines on beadwork, but I had never seen the technique documented before that. It is such a versatile technique and such a variety of beads can be used. Have fun with this one!

Diane Fitzgerald

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Chrissy Originals — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:43:03 GMT

I am trying to request the free issue, but there is no button to finalize the request.

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Geometric Jewels — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:32:54 GMT

Well, I never thought of triangle weave as of a variation of RAW, but there certainly are some similarities. I prefer do create both RAW and triangle weaves with two needle methods, mainly because all beads are only passed twice instead of three times. With two needles, pentangular weaves (to make dodecahedral spheres) and hexagonal weaves are easy, too. I'd rather not confuse them with RAW, though.

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twoll5 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:45:59 GMT

My introduction to Triangle Weave was a Beadwordkers Guild (UK) workshop taught by Sylvia Fairhurst, in 2007. (The bracelet instructions have just been published in our latest BWG Journal). In the workshop description it was listed as a variation on RAW. I had not heard of Chevron weave or Triangle weave at that time.

Sometime afterwards, seated upon my "philosophy throne" (usually used for "powdering one's nose") I was happily reflecting on this variation, when I realised that like Jennifer's instructions, my bracelet's triangles had equal length sides. A right angled triangle doesn't have equal sides! An equilateral triangle does but it has 3 30 degree angles ie ACUTE angles. I phoned Sylvia to jokingly inform her that the workshop's description should have been "Acute Angle Weave" or AAW! We had a chuckle together and Sylvia said she liked my name especially the accronym. A few months later I found Diane Fitzgerald's instructions for Triangle weave.

At the time I didn't dwell on the design possibilities of an actual Right Angled Triangle or an Obtuse Angle Weave experiment, but having played with Circular & Spherical Triangle weave in the last 2 years (following a workshop with Valerie Hector). I think I might have a go. I must also have a go with Chevron weave.

Our UK Beadworkers Guild has an international membership, produces four great quality colour Journals/ year, organizes the bi-annual Great British Bead Shows and the British Beading Festivals in the years between the shows. For more information:

www.beadworkersguild.org.uk

Happy beading everyone :-))

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Sandie Abbott — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:24:31 GMT

I learned right-angle weave some time ago, but haven't done it in quite awhile. I'm not sure I remember how it's done. Could someone give me some clear instructions on how to do it? Also, with my instructor standing beside me, I was able to add another row connected to the first. I know I don't remember how to do that. It makes a beautiful bracelet. Any help out there?

Sandie

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Diddah — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:06:17 GMT

It looks really great..

I created a bracelet and a fingering using what I have called triangle weave, yeah it's like right angle weave also. When you use triangle weave i circles it becomes a little flower..

See it on my blog if you like ;) I also made a tutorial ;) www.bead-ah.blogspot.com

It always amazes me how versatile beading is, that's why I love it so much.

Thanks for this triangle weave tut.. ;)

Love Aimée