We suggest that you learn a master class on how to weave a tree from Yin-Yang beads. The very concept of "Yin-Yan" implies a certain ambiguity: it came from ancient China, whose wise men believed that each phenomenon has two opposite sides. Our craft is a two-color, black and white tree in the style of Yin-Yan, made in the technique of weaving with beads.
For work we need the following materials:
- thin wire for beads (3 coils) and thick aluminum for frame (1 m);
- black and white opaque beads (150 and 120 g respectively);
- a large bead of two colors (20 g each);
- black and white thread floss;
- acrylic or gouache paints;
- brush;
- PVA glue;
- gypsum.
The scheme of weaving Yin-Yan wood from beads:
- Our tree will consist of small twigs, united in larger branches. Therefore, to begin with, we begin to produce a large number of black and white twigs. On bead wire, a little deviating from the edge, string 8 beads and twist into a leaf.
- We make an odd number of such leaves with a distance of 1-2 cm of twisted wire between them.
- Starting with the central leaf, we form a twig.
- After all the leaves are connected, twist the wire down to a length of 3 cm. For a lush crown you need to make 70 such twigs of white color and about 100 pieces of black.
- It was the turn to unite the small twigs into one large branch. Here it is better to use a wireframe made of thick wire, tightly tying twigs to it with threads of the appropriate color. One small branch goes 5 small ones.
- When the branches are ready, we proceed to fabricate the frame. To do this, we first bend the thick copper wire with a semicircle.
- Then we form the first loop.
- We twist the wire at the base, and the other end of it is bent into a second, bigger loop. As a result, we need to get a frame for a tree, slightly resembling a heart shape.
- If the wire is not rigid enough, then to strengthen the trunk of the tree you can use improvised materials, for example, wooden slats. The branches of the Yin-Yang tree are fastened according to the beadwork scheme described above (using threads).
- The base of the tree is made of gypsum, filling it in a suitable shape. While the gypsum is not frozen, make a hole in order to insert a wire with big beads strung on it - "grass", complementing the style of Yin-Yan.
- The trunk itself is also processed from above with gypsum to give it the outline of a tree. Then use a sharp knife to give the relief "bark" of the tree.
- Paint the trunk black, passing almost dry brush on its protruding parts. Decorate the base with large beads of black and white. Also on the perimeter can be glued a small beads.
Beading is an exciting activity, and Yin-Yang trees can be a good gift to your loved one. Also you can make other trees from beads: rowan , birch or sakura .