Project
Braided Dupioni Silk Necklace Craft
Source
Martha Stewart Living, August 2010Get More
Subscribe to the Magazine
Introduction
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.
Materials
- Dupioni silk
Steps
-
Step 1 of 3
Rip dupioni silk into 1-inch-wide strips; 1/2 yard makes 3 necklaces.
-
Step 2 of 3
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).
-
Step 3 of 3
Continue braiding to the desired length (our necklaces are as long as 60 inches), and knot. Knot ends together to make a loop.
Reviews (13)
-
How to Make a Silk Wrapped Wooded Bead Neckla...
-
Braided Crafts
-
Braided Crafts
-
Braided Leather-Lace Belt Craft
-
Braided Octopus Doll Craft
-
Silk Tie Easter Egg Craft
-
Recycled Craft: The T-Shirt Necklace
-
Clay Crafts: Necklace and Bracelet How-To
-
Big Ball Necklace Craft
-
Hair Braiding: French Braid
-
Hair Braiding: Side French Braids
-
Hair Braiding: Infinity French Braid
-
Hair Braiding: Double Fishtail Braids
-
Hair Braiding: Pig-Tail Braids
-
Hair Braiding: Milkmaid Braid
-
Hair Braiding: French Braid Headband
-
Hair Braiding: Classic Braid
-
Hair Braiding How-To
-
Braiding How-To
-
Edy's Braided Rolls
I really enjoyed reading your blog. Ralph Lauren It was very well written and easy to undertand. Unlike additional r4 3ds blogs I have read which are really not tht good. I also found it very interesting your posts. In fact after reading, I had to go show it to my friend and he was crowned as well!
I have to agree that this is a disappointing craft. Dupioni silk is beautiful because of its sheen and its drape. The jagged raw edges of torn silk rob it of its sheen and the stiff braiding robs it of its drape. A necklace should lay gracefully on the body, not stick out as if starched. Use raffia if you want this look.
How about turning silk into flowers and using them as a brooch? More complicated than braiding? Sure, but worth the effort and respectful of the fabric's qualities.
I'm sorry, some of the crafts here are cute, and others are just disappointing. This one would fall into the latter category. It looks like someone's filthy dreadlocks. Is this supposed to be chic?
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?
Super%21
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...