A lesson on the beadwork of icons, a detailed master class with diagrams and a photo for beginners.
There are three ways of embroidering icons:process the finished pattern using bead embroidery; cross stitch the body parts, and use beads to decorate the clothes shown in the pattern; create an icon without using bead sets. In this lesson, we will tell you more about the first option, and only describe the others. We advise beginner craftswomen to buy beads of the same size, and then, due to their skills, complicate the embroidery with beads and stones of different sizes. The pattern assumes the use of silk and linen fabrics as a basis. Silk gives a sliding base, and linen ensures wrinkle resistance of the fabric material….
