Dupioni silk in sherbet shades has a lovely luster. When you tear the fabric into strips, it frays, giving this braided necklace a soft, fringed look.
Tools and Materials
- Dupioni silk, New York Elegant Fabrics, 212-302-4984.
Braided Dupioni Silk Necklace Craft How-To
Rip dupioni silk into 1-inch-wide strips; 1/2 yard makes 3 necklaces. Knot ends of 3 strips, and braid. When you get to the end, hand-stitch additional fabric strips onto the first 3 (stagger the new additions if possible to disguise the seams). Continue braiding to the desired length (our necklaces are as long as 60 inches), and knot. Knot ends together to make a loop.
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Where can I find the close up of the necklace that it says is here, I can't find it. Is there a video showing how to do this?
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Hi everyone - we replaced the image with a closer crop so you can see more detail. hope this helps! - Tiffany Sun, Online Editor
I agree about the closeup... "enlarge this image" doesn't make it large enough to see detail. Unfortunately this seems to be a problem with a lot of the craft projects on this site.
I agree about the closeup... "enlarge this image" doesn't make it large enough to see detail. Unfortunately this seems to be a problem with a lot of the craft projects on this site.
sandyalmeida - the fabric only tears one way. I believe it is selvage to selvage. Just clip a tiny clip through the selvage near the end of the fabric - it will tear straight. If you don't have the selvage on a piece of fabric, this is a way to determine the grain (which goes with the selvage). If it does not tear, clip the other edge.
Which way do you tear the silk, straight of grain or selvage edge???
A close up would be very helpful.
It would have been good to have closeups of the necklace to get a good idea of how the braid and fabric turn out. It/s very hard to decide this way.
Is it difficult to tear the silk? Silk is generally a very strong fabric...