Archive for March, 2010
Beaded Bags
Materials:
14 count Black Aula 30 cm wide x 60 cm beads (12″ x 24″).
50 cm x 40 cm (20″ x 16) Medium Weight Iron .
Black Satin Lining I:ahric 50 cm x 40 cm 50 cm x 40 cm Medium Weight Black Card.
1 m 7 mm Black Cord. 1 Skein Raj Mahal Black Art.
Silk Thread Double sided tape. Loop hall of frog closure Lincraft J-130
Small black Button with shank.
Method:
Stitch heads onto Aida using a half cross stitch with two strands of stranded cotton and a #28 Tapestry needle.. Match cotton and heads as per colour key. Read the rest of this entry »
Beaded Necklace-”Emerald”
Hello dear beads-making.com readers. I haven’t shared anything for you for a long time to now I want to share a pattern of rather unique beaded necklace called “Emerald”.
So what should we need:
1. “Golden” beads with diameter about 2 mm.
2. A few “golden” balls, which size is about 7-8 mm.
3. Green beads with diameter 5 mm
4. Small “golden” lock.
Take a look at the picture. This are the materials that we should have.
OUR BEADED PROJECTS
Hello everyone. Happy to see you at beads-making.com – one of the most unusual beading websites.
We have been online for about 3 months already and now are going to make something interesting for you,my dear readers and followers.
For the first I would like to make a Twitter account where maybe some of you would follow me.
My second idea, and I think it’s more valuable is to make a special photo album where all of you will be able to upload your handmade jewelry or handmade beaded trees and toys. I have already made 3 beaded trees and a few beaded jewelry(necklaces) on my own. So, what do you think about this idea? Will it be interesting for you? Will you upload your projects and photoes?
Hope you will write down your ideas and suggestions in comments. It is very important for me. So, waiting for your comments.
Beaded crab-pattern
Another beading pattern. It’s the pattern of beaded crab. Quiet interesting pattern I think.
Beaded Crocodile-pattern
Nowadays,it is very popular to make some small toys with beads. For example you can see the schemes of making a beaded tiger and some other animals in my previuos posts.
Today’s post is about beaded crocodile. It is not difficult to make but looks rather amazing.
Find out the best beading pettern of crocodile. Read More
Handmade Beaded Tree
This post is for those, who is interested in creating unique beaded trees on their own.
So if you decide to create such a beaded tree, you will need the following materials:Beads of green color (some shades we will preliminary mix),wire, Floristic tape of brown color, Scotch tape, glue, colored stones, slides (or any other decorative elements)
Skull beads-Rather pupular type of beads
Have you ever heard about skull beads? Personally, I have discovered this type of beads a few days ago. But skull beads have a great story. They are around for about 1000 years. People discovered them about about 1000 BC. First do discoved skull beads were Indians. They used to make a small skull beads with the help of clay.
Today,skull beads,just like the clay beads are on top of popularity. More and more people want to have a skull beaded bracelet or a necklaces. I think it because of the rock style,mostly gothic style. But skull beads have other functions too.
The Plastic Skull Beads are perfect for making creepy necklaces, key chains, bracelets and more.Leather cording sold separately. Something simply scary for all your party guests. No guest should leave your Halloween party without a way to remember the fun they had. Let them create their own party favor Part of Holidays with the help of skull beads.
Choosing beading Wire
When you start beading, the first thing that you should think over is your beading supplies.One of the most important beding supply is a wire which you will need during making beaded jewelry and espacially beaded trees.Just like different types of beads,there are also large variery of beading wire. They also differ from each other by size and material from which they are made. Beading wire can include gold,silver,cooper and some other materials. Plus variations of gold and silver such as steering silver.When you are just beginner, the better and the cheepest choice for you will be brass or cooper,they are also easy to manipulate.
Hardness of beading wire
A wire can differ also by it’s hardness. Sterling silver can be available in two main categories; these are half-hard and dead-soft. Dead-soft wire is used when you want to bend it with your fingers. Half-hard holds its shape better as it is a slightly stiffer wire. You will find that beading wire will harden as it is manipulated but you also have the option of hammering a piece, which will flatten the shape, if you want a more rigid piece.
Shape of the Wire
Various shapes are available in all types of beading wire, shapes include round, half-round, twisted, square and triangle. The shape you choose will depend on the piece you are making and the style you want.
Scale of Wire gauge?
The thickness or diameter of the wire is measured by the gauge. Between 12 and 28 are the most common sizes used for wire and bead jewelry making. The lower the gauge number is the bigger the thickness of the wire will be.
Gauge 12 – 14
This wire is only available in the hardness – dead-soft and is best used for wire shapes that are unsupported such as neck wires and bangle bracelets.
Gauge 16 – 18
This wire is of medium thickness and fairly sturdy. This wire is regularly used to make clasps, large jump rings and chain mail.
Gauge 20 – 22
This wire is an all-purpose wire and used for many findings such as loops jump rings, head pins and eye pins. This gauge is available in dead-soft or half-hard.
Gauge 24 – 26
This wire is commonly referred to as an ultra fine wire. It is sometimes used for beaded flowers, wire crochet and wire wrapping. But is also regularly used with small gemstones and small pearls.
Gauge 28
This wires, and thinner wires, are most commonly used for delicate applications such as crochet and twining. Also your beads, pearls or gemstones have tiny holes then this gauge wire may be the only option.
Making Glass Beads.
Before that post, I have been posting about glass beads, about making some jewelry using glass beads. Glass beads are quiet unique type of beads and differ from each other by size, design and shapes. So what about making glass beads? have you ever seen or just interested in making glass beads? It is quiet an interesting process which you can see at the video.
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3D Beading
3D beading is not very popular today because there are not many 3d beading patterns available on the internet.Theese resourses where you can find some 3d beading patterns are rather difficult to find. 3D beading patterns are mostly available on Japanese and Chinese langauage and thats another problem,because not all of us can read Japanese articles. But what is 3D beading that we have been speaking about?
3D beading generally uses the techniques of bead weaving, which can be further divided into right angle weave and peyote stitch. Most 3D beading patterns are done in right angle weave, but sometimes both techniques are combined in the same piece. Both stitches are done using either fishing line (most popular brand: fireline) or nylon thread (most popular brand: nymo). Fishing line lends itself better to right angle weave because it is stiffer than nylon thread, so holds the beads in a tighter arrangement and does not easily break when tugged upon. On the other hand, nylon thread is more suited to peyote stitch because it is softer and more pliable than fishing line, which permits the beads of the stitch to sit straight without undue tension bending the arrangement out of place. Right angle weave is done using both ends of the fishing line, in which beads are strung in repeated circular arrangements, and the fishing line is pulled tight after each bead circle is made. Peyote stitch is stitched using only one end of the nylon thread. The other end of the string is left dangling at the beginning of the piece, while the first end of the thread progresses through the stitch. In peyote stitch, beads are woven into the piece in a very similar fashion to knitting or cross stitching. In fact, it is not uncommon for cross stitch patterns to be beaded in peyote stitch technique. Peyote stitch patterns are very easy to depict diagrammatically because they are typically stitched flat and then later incorporated into the piece or left as a flat tapestry. Right angle weave lends itself better as a technique to 3D beading, but peyote stitch offers the advantage of more tightly knit beads, which is sometimes necessary to properly portray an object in 3 dimensions.