Lately, I’ve been really into creating woven patterns with all sorts of craft materials. In addition to making a knit messenger bag using the Entrelac knitting pattern, a cozy basketweave crochet blanket, a colorful woven rag rug using old sheets, and even trying my hand at easy basket weaving, I’m now excited to be working on crafting an Intrecciato weave fabric using lightweight denim from my old overalls. Note: Intrecciato means interlace/braided/weave in Italian.
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Even if you’re not a Bottega Veneta fan, you’ve probably spotted their iconic woven texture on handbags and purses. It’s called the Intrecciato Weave, and it’s the brand’s signature style that’s been popular since the early 2000s.
I’ve put together a detailed tutorial on weaving fabric strips using lightweight denim or cotton, and I used it to make a cool water bottle holder. If you’re keen on making your own water bottle holder, I’ve got a step-by-step sewing tutorial for you as well!
There are several ways to weave fabric strips. This tutorial offers a neat-looking Intrecciato Weave fabric piece. Though you need to invest some time in preparing the strips, it is worth the time!
Get ready with some lightweight denim or cotton, some tools, and gadgets listed in the tutorial section, and you are good to go. By the way, I am using a Clover Bias Tape Maker – 9mm (3/8″) to make the strip. If you want a wider strip, you can always use a wider size.
Hope you will enjoy making this beautiful Bottega Veneta-inspired Intrecciato Weave by using fabric.
How To Make Fabric Intrecciato Weave
This is the tutorial on how to make fabric Intrecciato Weave by using lightweight denim strips). Intrecciato Weave is made popular by Bottega Veneta, a famous brand that produces luxury leather goods.
There are several ways to weave fabric strips, this tutorial offers a neat-looking Intrecciato Weave fabric piece. Though you need to invest some time in preparing the strips, it is worth the time!!!
Hope you will enjoy making this Bottega Veneta inspired Intrecciato Weave by using quilting weight cotton or lightweight denim.
Enjoy weaving them!
Materials
- Quilting weight cotton fabric, or lightweight denim, quantity: approximately 5 times the amount called in the pattern.
- Steam-A-Seam 2 Double Stick Fusible Web-1/4″ x 40 Yards. The pack comes in 2 rolls, I used 1 roll for this water bottle holder.
- Aleene’s Tacky Pack – 5PK, I used the permanent fabric glue that is safe to wash.
Tools
- Clover Bias Tape Maker – 9mm (3/8″)
- Awl or Pin, to push the fabric through the tape maker.
- Quilting Ruler, Roller Cutter and Cutting mat
- Iron
- Sewing pattern in paper
- Transparent adhesive tape/scotch tape
Instructions
MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE
FABRIC INTRECCIATO WEAVE
- Cut fabric into 3/4″ strips along the vertical grain line.
The length depends on the longest diagonal measurement of your pattern.
- With the bottom of the bias tape maker and the right side of the fabric facing up, insert the strip into the maker.
Use an awl or needle to push the strip through the mouth.
- When the folded strip appears at the mouth of the maker, pull it out a little more with fingers.
- Press the folded strip with a warm iron. The iron must be warm enough to handle your fabric and create the fold crease.
Pull the maker along the strip and move your iron along with it until you reach the end.
- Peel off the backing of the fusible web and align it into the tape. Fold it back.
- Press with warm iron again to fuse the fold onto the strip/tape.
Trim off the fraying stray threads if they happen to jut out.
- This is part of the strips I made before weaving.
The folds strongly adhere to the strips.
- Prepare your sewing pattern by drawing 45º diagonal lines that are 3/8″ or 9mm apart. Repeat the same to draw the lines in the right angle direction.
- Affix your sewing pattern on the cutting mat with adhesive tape at 4 corners.
Cover the sewing pattern with strips line up in one direction and temporarily secure 1 end with adhesive tape.
Always work on the longest strip first, follow by the last long. If you don’t have enough short strip, just cut the extra length longer than the pattern.
Don’t use join strip.
- Attach the working strip at the bottom left corner with adhesive tape.
Pick and lift up alternate strips.
Put a dot of permanent fabric glue on each strip along the line that the working strip is going to sit on.
- Lay and press the working strip along the line.
Put dots of permanent fabric glue on the working strip.
Place back the lifted strip and press for them to stick.
- The first row of weaving with alternate strips on top and bottom.
- Repeat the process by placing the second working strip, lift the bottom strips up, put glue on the top strip and press the working strip on it. Then put glue to the working strip and bring the lifted strip down and press on it.
Repeat the same for the rest.
- Make sure that the working strip is within the diagonal lines drawn on the pattern.
Push them closely if necessary before the glue becomes too tacky to move.
Always cut the extra length from the working strip and use it as a short strip when approaching the corner.
- After you have worked the way down to the shortest strip, come back the one next to the first working strip you have started with.
Remove the adhesive tape you have put on earlier and work on that direction until you completely fill the pattern.
- Leave the woven piece to set overnight so that the glue is completely dry for maximum bonding strength.
You can use this beautiful piece of intrecciato weave pattern to sew your project on the next day.
~~ Completed ~~
I sew a water bottle holder out from this beautiful Intrecciato Weave., here is the sewing pattern for the holder if you are interested to sew.
Notes
Get the full article at https://www.craftpassion.com/how-to-make-intrecciato-weave/
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ZJS
Sunday 25th of February 2018
Wow, great tutorial! Will definitely try and use the method soon.
rocio
Wednesday 8th of March 2017
hola!!! esta padrisimo ese tabajo, me podrias comentar donde podria conseguir el aparato para poder doblar la tela gracias un abrazo!!!!
Translation (by Google): Hello!!! This padrisimo that tabajo, could you comment me where could get the device to be able to bend the fabric thanks a hug !!!!
Craft Passion
Wednesday 8th of March 2017
Sorry for the poor translation from Google, hope I am right to guess that you are asking about where to get the bias maker. Please click the link on the "Clover Bias Tape Maker – 9mm (3/8″)" at the tool section, it will bring you to Amazon website where you can buy it online. Otherwise, you will need to go to your local quilting shop to search for it.
Cathi
Friday 10th of June 2016
I am obsessed with the look of this! And how many pairs of jeans (or partial jeans) do I have in my "make-something-with-this" pile? Love it, thanks for the great tutorial!
Craft Passion
Wednesday 15th of June 2016
I used part of the jeans to make it. It depends on how big your project is to determine how many pair of jeans you will need. Note that the the fabric strips are cut in a diagonal direction of the fabric weave. Hope this info helps.
Mary owusu
Monday 17th of August 2015
Great piece. Where can I buy the maker
Craft Passion
Wednesday 19th of August 2015
It is from Clover, you can buy it from craft shop that carry Clover brand or you can get it from online shop.
milena
Sunday 1st of March 2015
moc se mi to líbí, hozužel nemáme tu ty pomocné udělátka
Translation (by Bing): I really like it, we don't have those hozužel helper Widget
Craft Passion
Monday 2nd of March 2015
Hi Milena, may I know what is "hozužel nemáme"? Seems like the language translator didn't capture the word correctly.