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                                     String art pattern for week # 3
 
 


 
This is a string composition of straight lines (fig.21). All lines are of the same length, meet at the center point, and have the same number of brads.

                            
      Figure 21   Web design pattern

This design is excellent for either a square or rectangular shaped board. The lines may be any length with brads at least 1/4 inch apart. The threading pattern is interesting and pleasing to the eye.
Approximately 225 to 250 yards of sewing thread are required for the project shown here. The overall dimensions of the board used here are 16" X 24"; the design is 16" X 16". The brads are placed about 1/4" apart.
Figure 21 shows the inner section of the full-size Web pattern. Note the numbering of brads 1 to 19 in Figure 22; number your brads consecutively, using the illustration as a guide.
                            
Figure 22   Web line 1 with line 4 threading pattern. Lines 8 through 12 have been shortened for purposes of illustration.

The design is modern and can be strung with two different colors of thread or with one color. If you wish to work with two colors, lines 1-4,
4-7,7-10, and 10-1 would be strung with one color; all the others would be strung with the second color. If you're working with one color, the background fabric should be a good contrast with your string.
To make the project shown here in the color section, you will need medium blue felt for the background; dark blue polyster thread for stringing lines 1-4, 4-7, 7-10, and 10-1; and light blue polyester thread for stringing the remaining sections.
                              
Figure 23   Web line 2 with line 3 threading pattern. All other lines have been shortened for purposes of illustration.

                             Making Your Design Pattern

To enlarge the pattern for this design, trace Figure 21 and extend lines 1 to 12 to 10" (as in the project shown here) or to whatever length you wish to work. Now number the lines 1 to 12, following the pattern in Figure 22.
                             
Figure 24   Web line 3 with line 5 threading pattern. All other lines have been shortened for purposes of illustration.

                                    Working the Threading Patterm

The threading pattern for this project is the one-to-one correspondence method; string from brad 1 to brad 1; 1-2; 2-2; 2-3; 3-3; 3-4; 4-4; 4-5;
5-5; 5-6; 6-6; 6-7; 7-7; 7-8; 8-8; 8-9; 9-9; 9-10; 10-10; 10-11; 11-12;
12-12; 12-13; 13-13; 13-14; 14-14; 14-15; 15-15; 15-16; 16-17; 17-17;
17-18; 18-18; 18-19; 10-19; and so on. Tie off.
Note: The center brad is not invilved in the threading pattern; it is left free of thread.
   1.  Begin by working this threading pattern as follows; line 1 with line 4 (Fig. 22); line 4 with line 7; line 7 with line 10; line 10 with line 1, Tie off.
   2.  Now thread line 2 with line 3 (Fig. 23); line 3 with line 5 (Fig. 24); line 5 with line 6; line 6 with line 8; line 8 with line 9; line 9 with line 11; line 11 with line 12; line 12 with line 2.  Tie off.
As you move from section to section, the numbering of the brads changes. For example, after you thread line 1 with line 4 and are ready to thread the next section, brad 19(or your last brad) on line 4 becomes brad 1 for threading line 4 with line 7.
Follow the one-to-one correspondence method (1-1; 1-2; 2-2; 2-3......
18-19; 19-19;) until all lines are strung

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