Diagonal Cubic Right Angle Weave (CRAW) – Complete Guide
Have you ever heard of Diagonal Cubic Right Angle Weave? No? Well, that could be because I’ve just invented a new stitch! Or it could be that someone else has done this before, but...
Category: Learn Right Angle Weave
In this section, you will find a series of bite-sized lessons to help you learn Right Angle Weave (RAW).
Each lesson gives you a guide to one aspect of this beading technique. So, you can treat this as a free beading course and use all the lessons. Or, if you just need help with one aspect, you can pick out the appropriate blog post.
Most people who enjoy bead-weaving will want to learn Right Angle Weave at some point. This is a ‘staple’ technique and you will find it used in a lot of patterns. As with all beading techniques, it can be a challenge to learn at first. But don’t give up!
RAW gives a beautiful, flexible fabric. So, you will find this great for making jewellery. It has a dimensional form: Cubic Right Angle Weave (CRAW). So, you can use this to create bead structures. Most people think they need to learn basic RAW before attempting the Cubic variation. In fact, this isn’t true. Although both stitches use the same idea, your thread paths are different. So, if you’re just interested in dimensional beading, you launch straight in and learn CRAW.
I have covered all this in more detail in my post, ‘How to learn right angle weave’. So, start by reading that. Then decide which of the other posts will help you. You don’t have to cover all this at once. So, I recommend book-marking this page. Then, you can come back any time you need a refresher!
Cubic Right Angle Weave Tutorials to Master the Technique
In the last post in this section, I taught you the basic CRAW technique. Well, once you have the basics, CRAW is a fantastically flexible stitch. It doesn’t just make ropes. You can also...
How to do Cubic Right Angle Weave
If you’ve arrived here, you’re probably wondering how to do Cubic Right Angle Weave. Well, in my other posts in this Learn RAW section, I’ve given you instructions within the post. Here, I want...
Two Needle Right Angle Weave
Are you someone who struggles with the Right Angle Weave thread path? If so, then you may well find two needle Right Angle Weave is the perfect solution. It may sound more complicated, but...
What is PRAW in Beading?
I was going to start by asking you a question, but since you’re reading this post, I’m guessing you’re wondering what is PRAW? So, it would be a bit pointless for me to start...
Good Beading Tension for Right Angle Weave
Do you know how to get good tension in Right Angle Weave (RAW)? How about what constitutes good beading tension in this stitch? Well, if you said ‘no’, or you’re just not sure, then...
Joining Peyote Stitch and Right Angle Weave
The lovely thing about learning more than one beading technique is it gives you more options. So, in this post, I want to look at joining Peyote stitch and Right Angle Weave (RAW). I’m...
Modified Right Angle Weave
So, what is Modified Right Angle Weave (MRAW)? Why would you need to know about it? And how do you learn it? These are the questions I’m going to be answering here for you...
How to do tubular Right Angle Weave
Once you have mastered basic, flat Right Angle Weave, you have a few logical ‘next steps’. One of these is to learn how to do tubular Right Angle Weave. So, this would give you...
Basic Right Angle Weave: your complete guide
I’ve been giving you a few introductory blogs to set you up to learn RAW. So, now it’s time to get going… Here is your complete guide to basic Right Angle Weave (RAW). If...
Understanding Right Angle Weave
Before you start to actually learn Right Angle Weave, there are some things I think you need to know. So, I’m writing this blog to help you with understanding Right Angle Weave structure and...
Best Beads for RAW (Right Angle Weave)
As I’m starting out on an exploration of the various different Right Angle Weave techniques, this seems like an obvious question. What are the best beads for RAW? If you’re very new to beading,...
How to Learn RAW (Right Angle Weave)
This is an introductory post to guide you through the best way to learn RAW (Right Angle Weave). I have created a little section on this website that will give you bite-sized lessons in...
