Materials:
Metal cable 3 mm, length 2.5 m (15 rubles / m)
Colored glass beads, 20 / pack (30-50 rubles)
Round candle, 1 pc. (RUB 3)
Beads (20 rubles / pack), beads (25 rubles / pack), sequins (20-40 rubles / pack)
Satin packing ribbons, 3 mm, 1 skein (13 rubles)
Shells, pebbles
The total cost of the product (without decor) is 15 rubles.
1. From a cable 2.5 m long, a ball with a diameter of 7 cm will be obtained; for larger items, the rope will need to be longer. Unbraid the cable into separate wires. For a stiffer construction, leave them “stranded”. Light openwork balls with beads and small beads should be made of thinner wires, unweaving the “veins” of the cord into components. Prepare, in this way, 3-4 fibers.
2. Make 3-4 turns so that the "rings" do not intertwine, and firmly fix them in your hand.
3. Make the next turn, throwing it over the first three in a direction transverse to them.
5. Having finished working with the first fiber, thread the next fiber into the ball until the middle and continue weaving with two ends at once. Repeat this technique for the following fibers.
6. To prevent the "tails" of the wire from being pricked, remove them with pliers inside the ball.
7. Having straightened the elastic weaves of the fibers, make a hole in the ball so that a candle can be inserted into it.
8. Use a variety of decorative materials to fill the ball, such as glass balls or shells. Creating a ball requires a certain skill - be prepared for the fact that not everything will work out the first time.
* When starting to weave the ball, keep in mind that the position of the hands can only be changed when the ball is stiff enough to keep its shape. Otherwise, the elastic wire may fall apart when you relax your fingers, and you will have to start over.
* Balls made of thin wire can be decorated with beads, beads or sequins by stringing them onto the wire during the winding process. The surface of the finished ball can also be decorated with strips of packing tape, dissolved into thinner components.
* If you are not too lazy and make more than 300 balls (with a diameter of 4–5 cm), then by connecting them with fishing line or wire into several long garlands (about 30 items per garland), you can make a decorative partition in the room. It will serve as a decoration and divide the space into several thematic zones. To do this, the garlands must be attached to the floor and ceiling.
Lara Khametova, designer
Handmade - http://handmade.idvz.ru/
Using this material and a similar technique, adding halogen lamps to the structure (of an abstractly woven metal ball), you can get a modern lamp, chandelier, floor lamp.
Once upon a time, very, very, very long ago, I bought a torch so that beautiful round balls at the ends of the wire would appear on my jewelry. I suffered for several days, the wire turned red, turned pale, blackened, but I was in no hurry to acquire balls. I almost decided that I had low-quality gas when I suddenly found one ingenious picture that at once corrected the situation. Today I make balls on any wire in almost any condition. For those who, like me, want to master this art, a short master class in two variations.
Bend the desired piece of wire at an angle of 90 °. This is necessary to ensure that the desired section of the wire is sufficiently warm, allowing the surface tension to create a ball out of the copper, and at the same time, the heat of the burner does not burn your hands.
The wire should be at the very edge of the colored flame and start glowing.
Put your hand on the table, trying not to move the wire; a drop will begin to form at the end of the luminous part under the action of surface tension.
Do not forget about safety measures and keep the wire above the soldering surface, otherwise a drop of hot metal that suddenly comes off may burn something.
Remove flames from the wire carefully. If the flame is removed quickly, potholes will remain on the surface of the ball.
turn off the burner.
Let the ball cool.
We look at the resulting balls. On the left - a ball where the burner was removed gradually, on the right - sharply.
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