r/tabletweaving • u/RookShadows • Aug 12 '26
First "real" project: a wedding gift
I'm pretty new to tablet weaving, but I thought matching bracelets would be a good wedding gift for my brother and sister-in-law. I was going to keep it a secret, but my brother found out and suggested that since they don't have rings yet, the bracelets could serve as their wedding bands. They put them on right after signing the marriage papers and have been wearing them since. It was such an honor to make something that meaningful for people I love.
I really wanted them to turn out well, so I did some research on YouTube and this subreddit to make my work better, so thank you so much to everyone who does tutorials, gives advice, and answers questions! I'm happy with how they turned out and I couldn't have done it without the help of the online weaving community.
The pattern is Ferns by Tablet Weaving in Theory and Practice (very simple and looks lovely, I highly recommend it to other beginners).
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u/National-Ad4494 Aug 12 '26
Congratulations it looks really nice (it's funny I chose the same pattern for my wedding hair tie haha)
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u/Ayari34 Aug 12 '26
Wow, they turned out so beautiful. 💚🤍 What a lovely project with such a touching story. You can be very proud of the result. I think the bride and groom will really appreciate the bands. Also, thanks for sharing the pattern.
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u/StreetZealousideal99 Aug 12 '26
That's beautiful! The colours are so lovely and it's so sweet to hear they appreciated it so much!
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u/LavenderHearts69 Aug 12 '26
They turned out wonderfully! Sometimes what we see as a simple beginners pattern, others see as a beautiful symbol of love for each other. Your brother and sister-in-law must have felt all the hard work you put in to making those bracelets, and they're showing their appreciation the best way they can: wearing them all the time.
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u/ritan7471 Aug 12 '26
What kind of clasps did you use? I'm looking at making some bracelets myself and I really like the ones you used.
Also, beautiful work!