A lesson on the beadwork of icons, a detailed master class with diagrams and a photo for beginners.
There are three ways to embroider icons: process the finished pattern with beadwork; cross processed parts of the body, and beads - the clothes depicted on the diagram; without using sets of beads to create an icon. In this lesson, we will describe in more detail the first version, while others will only be described. For beginners we advise to buy beads of equal size, and then at the expense of skills we complicate embroidery with beads and stones of unequal size. The scheme assumes the use of silk and linen fabrics as a basis. Silk gives a sliding base, and flax ensures the non-abrasion of the fabric material ....
