Beaded turtle-pattern
Making beaded toys,like this turtle is rather amazing hobby. It is not very difficult to make it. Find out pattern of this beaded turtle at beads-making.com
Making a beaded necklace
Creating a beaded necklace needs time, patience and the good tools, but is something nearly anyone can learn to do with ease. Follow these steps to learn more about how to create your own beaded necklace.
Tools and Supplies
Before you can start making your necklace, it is important that you have the right tools and supplies available. This will ensure you bead a excellent necklace that will last a long time. You will need the following items: jewelry wire, beading needle, beading thread, beads, beading design board, a flat surface to work on, craft glue, scissors, and a pair of flat nose pliers. Read the rest of this entry »
Building the Sides of Beaded Box
When you are satisfied with the size of the base of your box, continue to bead around the edges without increasing (every space gets only one bead).
Remember to step up as you complete each row—you arc now working with tubular peyote stitch.
How to Make Two Pairs of Simple Earrings
Here you can see, how to make Two Pairs of Simple Earrings. I guess that that will be very interesting for you.
Beaded Square Box
STARTUP ROWS
Row 1: String 4 beads, and tic in an over-hand knot (as if you are beginning to tic a shoestring), leaving an 8″ {20.3 cm) tail.
Grasp the tail tightly in the hand that is not holding the needle until you have established several rows. Sew Through the next bead.
Triangle Beaded Box
STARTUP ROWS
Row 1: String 3 beads, and tic in an over-hand knot (as if you are beginning to tie a shoestring), leaving an 8th (20.3 cm) tail. Grasp the tail tightly in the hand that is not holding the needle until you have established several rows. Sew through the next bead. Read the rest of this entry »
Beading the base for beaded boxes.
To build the boxes, you will work with variations on peyote stitch.
Peyote stitch is a popular beadwork technique that has several variations.A more descriptive name for the stitch is “one-bead netting,” because technically it is a netted stitch with “up” beads—the beads that protrude from the row—and “down” beads—the beads that recede into the row.
The working row is always buill from the up beads. The netting contains one bead per stitch, so the result is a solid fabric of beads.
Beaded boxes-Getting Started
My little boxes are self-supporting, peyote-stitched vessels, woven with cylinder beads. I developed this technique by applying to beadwork the same principles that are used to increase in crochet.
These boxes may be as small as 1″ (2.5 cm) wide—or as large as your patience (and tension) will allow.
The process of making a box has many steps. As you complete each step, write down what you have done in case you need to refer back later in the project.
Another types of beads
There are many types of beads available, and choosing the right beads for a project is essential. So, I cannot emphasise enough the importance of finding a good supplier who will be able to advise you on the best beads to use.
Most beads are sold either by weight (grams) or in hanks. It is impossible to mention every bead available, so I focus on the most common ones.
Seed beads
These are the most popular type of bead and there are two types.
*Japanese beads are cylindrical in shape and range in size from 6 (the largest) to 22 (the smallest). They are though: to be more uniform in size and have larger holes than the equivalent size of Czech bead. They are ideal for all types of beadwork.
*Czech beads range in size from 7 to 20.They are usually more doughnut-shaped than
Japanese ones, and are best used for off-loom beading and bead embroidery
Delica beads(antique beads)
These superior beads are perfectly cylindrical in shape and have thin walls and large holes. They are ideal for bead weaving where a very flat,smooth finish is required. There are only two sizes size 11 and the larger size 8. They are more expensive than seed beads, but well worth using for that special project.
Bugle beads
These are long cylindrical beads available in a variety of colours, finishes and twists. They are sized in millimetres, the most common sizes being 2, 3, and 5mm. Take care when using them as they can have quite shape edges which could cut through thread. They are mainly used for edgings and fringes.
Shaped beads
Apart from the usual cylindrical shape, there are also other shapes of beads-triangles, squares and hexagonal (six sided) – which can give an unusual and different texture.
Faceted beads