Lanyard weaving - interesting and beautiful

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Since ancient times, people have been doing needlework. Weaved, knitted, sewed, cut, burned and planed. Some did it with purely practical intentions, such as what to eat from or what to wear. And some were engaged in needlework for their pleasure and love for this occupation. Lanyard weaving is no exception. They were created so that you could carry a knife on your hand (or as a modern keychain) so that the tool would not get lost.

There are lanyards made from paracord, leather, laces, cords, rope, and more. Lanyard will be a useful accessory. With it, you can quickly pull out the knife in any situation. By braiding the laces around the sheath for the knife, you can be sure that it does not fall out of it. For this, leather is best suited, to which the knife will fit snugly and will not slip.

Lanyard weaving is not particularly intricate, but very interesting. There are many different weaving techniques, among which you will definitely find your favorite. You can make such an accessory for yourself or give it to a friend along with a good knife. It can also be used as a keychain for flash drives, flashlights and more.

So, weavingLanyard is carried out in two stages, and the first of them is the choice of material. The material itself is selected, focusing on what exactly the lanyard will serve as: a cover or a key fob. The second stage is the weaving of the lanyard itself.

Now you will learn how to weave a simple but rather original lanyard that even a beginner can do. Weaving is called "Snake". Take a material, for example, paracord, in two colors (let it be blue and white). The length of the paracord cord should be about 80-100 cm. Pull out some core (threads) from one cord. Pass now another tourniquet inside the one from which a few threads were pulled. To prevent the material from falling out of one another, burn the junction with fire, press and smooth it. Thus, the melted synthetics will stick together. You now have one tourniquet.

Put one end of the tourniquet on the other and wind it behind the loop formed. Wrap the other end of the rope in the same way to form two loops, tighten them to make a knot. Now the end of one thread is threaded through the loop of the other and tightened. After that, it is necessary to turn the product over and repeat the same with the end of the thread of a different color (and tighten). In the end, you should end up with a lanyard about 15 cm long. This is the whole principle of weaving a lanyard with a “Snake” pattern.

Now the blank can be attached to a carabiner or keychain (or just tie on some object that you wanted to decorate (knife, flashlight)). Lanyard weaving is not limited to one pattern, there areseveral hundred, and after all, you can add a self-invented knot to each technique, thereby improving the lanyard and making it unique. Weaving looks quite original, which goes from one to another. So, having mastered the basics of weaving on light patterns, do not stop there. Perhaps very soon you will be able to surprise and delight your friends and loved ones with wonderful crafts that are made by yourself.