Who would have thought that extraordinarily beautiful and practical things can be weave from a thin nylon cord. Those who want to try the technique of weaving from Paracon, weaving schemes will be very useful. Their detailed description can be seen in this article.
About material
Parakord is a thin nylon cord capable of carrying out a load of up to 250 kg. Such stability gives the structure of the cable. It consists of a fibrous core, packed in a smooth braid. But sometimes under the guise of Parakord you can sell the usual cord from Paulcher. So that this does not happen, you need to know that A good PARCORD has the following properties:
- Differs softness;
- Burning, sourcing a characteristic plastic smell and highlighting a large number of black smoke;
- Braid burns much faster cord core;
- Complies with quality standards.
If you want to make a high-quality product, then use this Parakord to create it.
To bring the process of weaving to perfection, the masters came up with a special machine. It greatly facilitates the process due to the fact that the product is tightly attached to the body of the machine. It also has a built-in ruler, which will allow the brass of the bracelet of the exactly specified size, without removing it from the machine. You can buy such an invention in stores for needlework. And you can make it yourself. Materials you spend the minimum, and the weaving process will become much easier. We bring to your attention a video with a master class for the manufacture of a homemade machine for weaving products from Paracon.
Army bracelets
Usually the Parakord is used for cables that hold parachute slings. However, US Army soldiers found it a different application. No military operation costs without a simple rope. She can and live a person to save and stretch out of any straight. To go light, the soldiers came up with a small trick, making a real set of survival from a parachute cord. To do this, they began to weave the bracelets inside which the necessary little things were placed - the blades from the knife, army tokens, and the carabiner used for the buckle could also be in case of which to put into the case. Well, a little symbolism in this case was made: every soldier flew with his own hands such a bracelet for a friend and gave him to return from the battle operation. Before departure from the base, the bracelets were dressed, and on returning home was filmed. They were so nicknamed by bracelets survival.
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We suggest you make such a bracelet with your own hands. It woves the snake pattern. For the manufacture of a classic survival bracelet, take:
- Parakord cut 2 meters long;
- Scissors;
- Fastening.
Note. A plastic clamp is perfect for fastening for the product.
Skip the rope through it and shove the ends into the loop, tighten.
Put on the ropes the second piece of the fastener and try on the wrist. The bracelet should not too tightly make a hand.
Next you need to start weaving. To do this, strengthen the working thread and alternately blame the strengthened segments, the bottom of the thread bottom up on one and stretching in the opposite direction on the other.
Continue weaving knots to the bottom of the fastener.
The remaining ends stretched through the hole in the mount, cut off and place, gently pressing the hot tails to the clips. They must fall. Bracelet for survival is ready.
With this simple weaving, you can create an interesting bookmark for the book.
Its upper part of it is made by the "snake", and the lower weaving "Cobra", which will be told next.
Unusual keychain
Such an accessory is perfect for lovers of extreme rest. It is performed by the "Cobra" pattern. To execute keychain, take:
- Parakord;
- Scissors;
- Matches;
- Carbine.
Fold the cord in half. The inner segment in the form of a loop must be left of this size as you want to get a key chain. Glowing the initial knot, following the scheme.
Wear a mid-segment, leaving a small loop for mounting the carbine. Turn over the product and pull it out by the second next, following the instructions. You can decorate the job with a small metal accessory. As a rule, they have several buns for fastening, through which you need to skip the cord and attract decoration to weaving.
To complete the work, the free ends of the cord are tightened and melted with a lighter.
Stylish keychain ready!
He also has a different purpose. The fact is that earlier such ropes were attached to the handles of cold weapons. It is called such a piece of dank. He helped easily manage with a weapon and not losing him in battle. In addition, the hunters made a braid of the row of cold weapons. In the event of an emergency, it was possible to use this weaving as a bracelet for survival. The rope is simply necessary in the forest, with its help you can get dried things, make shelter or shala, put the sinks on small animals and use as a harness when injured.
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Stylish accessory
From the Parcourt you can weave not only bracelets, but also the belt. It is perfect for the manufacture of the belt. Moreover, it can be used for insurance against dangerous situations in the campaign or combat operation and for everyday socks. The photo below shows the options for the army belt and a stylish accessory for women.
Video on the topic
There are many options for weaving such a product and not all of them are simple. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the video clips of the belt from Paracon.