Making Yarn Rosaries

[CruciFixed]

Thanks David. I can get some inexpensive beads at Michaels I bet. I wouldn't mind doing a beadless one either.

 

[Davidnic]

I might have pics

 

[Dylan Michael]

Its not yarn but I wonder if it could be done with yarn?

I tried one day as I was watching a movie. It ended up being like four feet long. And the beads were too small and far apart to be practical.

 

[CruciFixed]

ROFL Dylan I'd love that rosary...4 feet long. haha. Awesome I am not making fun of you I just love the image I got in my head. Thanks for sharing.

 

[AMDG]

Macrame is super easy. It really is.

That is a matter of opinion, Michie. The lady that taught me how to make a macrame rosary, would have me take out the knots I made until they were just perfect (just the right size of each knot--equal length and width, equal space between and then onto the next decade which had to be perfect or it was take out all the knots yet again...I never even knew what her requirements were!) But all of *her* rosaries were so beautiful and well made, so I didn't really mind the perfectionism.. I just became very good at taking out knots though.

 

[Servus Mariae]

I've recently considered taking up rosary making.. but yarn is definitely a new one and rather too unmanly for me .

 

[AMDG]

I've recently considered taking up rosary making.. but yarn is definitely a new one and rather too unmanly for me .

If you don't want to do the macrame ones (I've learned to use fishing line with that so that when I take out and take out knots, it doesn't ravel) do the wire ones. Our Lady's RosaryMakers has free instructions and if the rosaries are mission (not to sell) the wire, beads, etc. is less expensive.

http://www.olrm.org/

 

[Michie]

As far as rosary making...the metal loops always get me as far as making a jewelry type of rosary. I have a hard time getting them the same size.

 

[AMDG]

As far as rosary making...the metal loops always get me as far as making a jewelry type of rosary. I have a hard time getting them the same size.

I agree. That wire one is a pain. (Same person who taught me how to make the macrame rosary taught me the wire one. Ugh!!! I was making, and making and making little "eye-pins" with the little metal loops before I was *ever* allowed to slip even one bead on the "eye-pin" that I had made. Her perfectionism reared it's head once again! I guess she was a good teacher, but I know I couldn't be that strict though.)

Anyway, try getting the rosary making pliers from Our Lady's Rosary Maker's. (It has little teeth that hold the wire, and an actual "space" (near the wire cutter portion) that can be used to show how much wire is really needed for the closing loop (Lady would snug the bead on the wire in that space to cut just the right amount of wire before she would actually cut the wire. Must admit that I never quite got that right, but I know that it can be done because two other Rosarymaker's do it too and couldn't understand why I couldn't understand it.) Also, you might try marking the spot on your pliers where the wire needs to be held for turning the loop--viola, loops the same size! (I guess that's "cheating" in a way but it worked for me.)

 

[Servus Mariae]

I'm not a fan of wire-rosaries. They're too fragile. I'm moving on to cord for my personal prayer tool (with wood beads).

 

[AMDG]

I'm not a fan of wire-rosaries. They're too fragile. I'm moving on to cord for my personal prayer tool (with wood beads).

Well, IMO, the cord and beads *are* easier to make.

 

[Dylan Michael]

I'm not a fan of wire-rosaries. They're too fragile. I'm moving on to cord for my personal prayer tool (with wood beads).

Me too. I mostly use a wood on string rosary when I pray. That's the one that I carry around in my pocket.

 

[Servus Mariae]

Me too. I mostly use a wood on string rosary when I pray. That's the one that I carry around in my pocket.

My only complaint about the wood+cord rosaries that I've browsed through is their lack of fancy crucifixes . They're all rather Spartan. This is the new rosary I have coming in the mail (with a new scapular and statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel):

 

[Dylan Michael]

My only complaint about the wood+cord rosaries that I've browsed through is their lack of fancy crucifixes . They're all rather Spartan. This is the new rosary I have coming in the mail (with a new scapular and statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel):

Mine's made of Brazilian Cherry, so it's a beautiful red color. The problem is the beads keep breaking, so I've had to restring it like five times. I've had to replace all of the Paters with black ceramic beads that I got from an old bracelet I've found. I'd post pictures, but the camera's being uncooperative.

 

[Michie]

I agree. That wire one is a pain. (Same person who taught me how to make the macrame rosary taught me the wire one. Ugh!!! I was making, and making and making little "eye-pins" with the little metal loops before I was *ever* allowed to slip even one bead on the "eye-pin" that I had made. Her perfectionism reared it's head once again! I guess she was a good teacher, but I know I couldn't be that strict though.)

Anyway, try getting the rosary making pliers from Our Lady's Rosary Maker's. (It has little teeth that hold the wire, and an actual "space" (near the wire cutter portion) that can be used to show how much wire is really needed for the closing loop (Lady would snug the bead on the wire in that space to cut just the right amount of wire before she would actually cut the wire. Must admit that I never quite got that right, but I know that it can be done because two other Rosarymaker's do it too and couldn't understand why I couldn't understand it.) Also, you might try marking the spot on your pliers where the wire needs to be held for turning the loop--viola, loops the same size! (I guess that's "cheating" in a way but it worked for me.)

Ah! Marking the pliers! I'll try that. There is this little old lady that does not even have to look while making them & she has perfect loops everytime.

Another short cut...if you have seen old jewelry at a flea market, you'll notice that there are necklaces made just like rosary beads. You can pick them up fairly cheap & some have some beautiful antique/vintage beads on them. You can seperate those as needed to construct a rosary. Sets of 10, 3, & singles. Add vintage chain where the chain should be counting the chain links. Add your center & your crucifix. And there you have an easy breezy rosary.

 

[AMDG]

There is this little old lady that does not even have to look while making them & she has perfect loops everytime.

Yeah, I know. Same with the lady I spoke of. (Now *her* rosaries and chaplets, even her wire ones, are not fragile at all. I have some chaplets she made me that must be fifteen years old now and I always carry with me a Rosary she made for me--with a crucifix and middle piece gotten from a pilgrimage to the HolyLand--that she made me as a gift for the Holy Year in 2000. I particularly like her "bow" connectors for the crucifix and middle piece. (They're like a figure eight and I can't even tell where one end begins and where one end ends.) I think she makes her own chain too. (*I'm* the one for shortcuts--she isn't. I can't even *hope* to be as good at rosarymaking as she is.)

 

[Michie]

Yeah, I know. Same with the lady I spoke of. (Now *her* rosaries and chaplets, even her wire ones, are not fragile at all. I have some chaplets she made me that must be fifteen years old now and I always carry with me a Rosary she made for me--with a crucifix and middle piece gotten from a pilgrimage to the HolyLand--that she made me as a gift for the Holy Year in 2000. I particularly like her "bow" connectors for the crucifix and middle piece. (They're like a figure eight and I can't even tell where one end begins and where one end ends.) I think she makes her own chain too. (*I'm* the one for shortcuts--she isn't. I can't even *hope* to be as good at rosarymaking as she is.)

I invested in a video. It didn't help me much. Either it's a gift or you need to make several thousand before you can do it in your sleep. It's fascinating to watch someone that good whip them out. And they do whip them out!