Viking Wire Weaving Draw Plate Plan

Viking knit is i of those things that I ever admired only never figured that I'd be able to do. My starting time attempts to learn Viking knit were pretty much disastrous – being a primarily cocky-taught beadweaver, I figured I'd be able to acquire Viking knit from a volume. Right? Incorrect. I didn't accept any of the proper tools, and I institute myself so frustrated that I finally chucked all the wire into a drawer.

My commencement uneven attempt at Viking knit using my new kit!

A practiced friend of mine, who shall remain nameless just knows who she is, called me from Florida last summer and was raving virtually this new technique she learned – Viking knit. She promised to teach me when she came home, but of course, schedules and family and other things prevented us from getting together before she went back to Florida.

Cleaning out my bead stash during an office move, I came across these amazing vintage glass cabochons that I'd beaded several years ago. My showtime idea for the design had been to suspend them on a Viking knit concatenation, but when that thought didn't piece of work out, I put them bated. Finding them in the lesser of the drawer I was cleaning made me call back again about trying to learn Viking knit. A class seemed similar a adept thought, but since I live in a very rural part of upstate New York, that didn't seem applied.

A quick web search led me to a Viking knit kit that was linked to a video on YouTube. I watched the video, and then ordered the kit. The kit arrived, and I set aside some fourth dimension on the weekend to once again try and learn Viking knit. To my anaesthesia, it took me all of ten minutes to effigy out how to do Viking knit! Sure, my first attempts weren't perfect, but afterward a couple of rows, I felt comfortable manipulating the wire and starting new wires when I ran out.

Pulling the Viking knit through that depict plate was magic!

Having the curt attention span that I practice, I merely completed nearly two inches of Viking knit earlier I removed it from the dowel and ran information technology through the drawplate. That wonderful little drawplate smoothed out all of the crude patches and uneven stitches that had worried me equally I was working. Running my fingers over the finished and polish piece of Viking knit was truly a wonderful tactile experience.

And so, being inspired by my new skill wire working, I decided to contact Step by Footstep Wire Jewelry editor Denise Peck for a little Q&A about Viking knit:

Denise Peck is the editor of Step by Step Wire Jewelry

Q: What is the best way to learn Viking knit?

A: You lot know, I learned the technique in a course, and I think information technology'southward i of those things you're best learning from seeing. I have heard from some readers that they had an impossible fourth dimension learning it from a book. If you can't detect a class on it, I've made a DVD on learning Viking knit. People tell me they have learned well from it! Always nice to hear!

Q: Do you have any helpful tips for working Viking knit?

A: I can't practice Viking knit without a large embroidery needle nearby. I use it all the time to tug the knitting away from the dowel when it gets besides tight to sideslip my wire through.

Q: Do you take any unusual project ideas for using Viking knit or ideas for using your brusque scraps of leftover Viking knit chain?

A: I oft brand a very long piece of knitting and cut it into shorter lengths for diverse purposes. I dearest that you tin cut Viking knit with no fear of information technology unraveling. I have used curt pieces for the eye of a bracelet, with chain on either side. And I always find a beautiful large-hole bead to skid over the short piece of knitting, for interest!

And so even if you don't recall that wire jewelry making is exactly your cup of tea, take a look at all the fabulous stuff yous can brand with a Viking knit chain!  Viking knit makes beautiful chains to add together to your favorite beadwoven projects, and I can highly recommend it – it's nigh as relaxing every bit making beaded ropes!

Dewdrop Happy,

Jennifer

heyerthaterninew65.blogspot.com

Source: https://www.interweave.com/article/beading/viking-knit-or-how-i-learned-to-love-wire-jewelry/

Share this post