Clover from beads: weaving of a flower and a shamrock
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There are many master classes on our website,dedicated to weaving various flowers from beads. In this lesson we will consider the creation of a clover with trefoils and flowers using three simple techniques: loop, needle and parallel weaving techniques.
Master class of weaving flowers and leaves of clover
Materials needed for weaving:
- Beads of pink color (light and dark shades);
- Beads of green color (light and dark shades);
- Wire for beadwork.
For weaving flowers you can pick up beads of a different color. It will be interesting to look, for example a combination of red and white.
We begin weaving by creating the first clover flower from beads. In total, to make it, we will need to weave four levels of beaded petals.
To weave the first level, take a piecewire about forty centimeters long. On one of the ends of the wire we string pink beads in the following quantity: 5 beads of a light shade, 5 of a dark shade and 4 of a light shade. We place the beads in the center of the wire. Next, we take one of its ends and thread it through the very first of the stringed beads. Thus, we need to form similar loops on both ends of the wire. In total, there are three such loops on this section of wire. The ends of the wire must be twisted together several times.
Let's move on to the next level of weaving.To do this, take a piece of wire of the same length as in the first case and string the following sequence of pink beads on it: 6 light-colored beads, 7 dark-colored beads and 5 light-colored beads. Move the string to the center of the wire piece and thread the tip of the wire through the first of the strung beads. Next, using the method already known to us, form similar loops on both ends of the wire. The total number of loops on the wire is three. Twist the ends of the wire together a couple of turns.
The creation of the third level is similar to the previous one, except for the number of dark pink beads strung on the wire, 2 pieces on each of the petals in the form of loops.
For weaving the fourth level, we preparea wire segment eighty centimeters long. We string pink beads on it in the following order: 5 light-colored beads and 5 dark-colored beads. We place the string in the center and, bypassing the last of the stringed beads, we pass the tip of the wire through the rest. Thus, we get a petal in the form of a needle. On both sides of this central needle, we create seven similar petals. In total, on this wire segment we have formed 15 needles.
Let's move on to assembling the clover from beads.To do this, you need to slightly bend the ends of the petals in the form of loops into the middle of the flower with your own hands. Next, 3 levels of petals need to be placed under each other, starting with the first level, which will be in the middle. Thus, we get the first bud of a blooming clover made of beads.
The clover flower itself is formed by adding a fourth level of petals in the form of needles. The ends of the wire under the resulting flowers must be twisted together by a couple of centimeters.
To create clover leaves from beads in the form of trefoils, the parallel weaving technique is used. All the leaves are made on separate wire segments.
Using the following patterns we weave leaves of different sizes from beads, combining green beads of different shades:
Small leaf weaving pattern
Weaving pattern for the middle sheet
Weaving pattern of a large leaf Weaving of onea small leaf is placed on a piece of wire thirty-five centimeters long, two medium leaves - on a piece of wire forty centimeters long, and two large leaves - on a piece of wire fifty centimeters long.
We attach the woven pieces to the flower.Attach the smallest trefoil at a distance of one centimeter from the base of the flower. After that, twist the wire and screw the remaining trefoil blanks, increasing the distance between them from two to four centimeters.
Video: We learn how to weave clover from beads
