Detailed step-by-step photos and description of weaving of bead trees, two master classes.

December 5, 2017 handmadebase

People create crafts from small beadsbegan at the dawn of civilization. The first of them were carved from bone and shells, and cast from precious metals. With the advent of the first glass more than 6,000 years ago, the first ancestors of beads appeared – glass beads. The oldest, with a diameter of 9 mm, was found near the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Needlewomen weave and embroider very beautiful crafts from beads of various colors and sizes. Looking at the many images of beaded crafts on the Internet or in pictures in handicraft magazines, it seems that only professionals can create this. That is why our Club articles offer step-by-step photos and detailed descriptions of creating a wide variety of crafts. Miniature trees, flowers, original jewelry in the form of bracelets, earrings, necklaces and much more can easily decorate your home and complement your outfit if you follow our tips. This article is dedicated to step-by-step photo lessons for creating trees. Orange tree made of beads with step-by-step photos.Very popular on the World Wide Webbeaded trees. Very often you can find sakura, a Christmas tree or a birch tree. In the same master class it is proposed to create a non-trivial and bright orange tree. Materials for work:

Beads of green color 100 g;
Orange large beads 30 pcs .;
Thin (0.3 mm) and thick (1 mm) wire;
Yarn;
Paints, acrylic;
Alabaster;
PVA glue;
Acrylic lacquer;
Nippers;
Capacity for the stand;
Polyethylene film.

Stage one, weaving branches.On a piece of thin wire 80 cm, string 1 orange bead (this will be an orange) and 3 green beads. Place them in the center and thread one of the tails of the wire into the bead. On one end of the wire, dial 7 pcs. beads and twist a loop near the bead. Make 2 more loops like this around the bead.Twist the wire ends to a distance of 1see make 2 loops of 7 beads each. Twist the wires again by 1 cm. Step back 3 cm and weave 1 more orange with loops. Bend the end of the wire in the other direction and weave a branch without an orange bead with five loops of green beads.Step back another 1 cm and weave 1 green loop on both sides. Weave 2 branches of 9 loops using only green beads. Screw them to the branch with oranges.The result was the first blank. We need 2 more such blanks for one full branch.To create it, you need to take a piece of thick wire 20 cm and screw the branches. At the top is the first, below is another and a little below the last. Wrap tightly with thread.A total of 5 full branches are needed.Stage two, connecting the branches. Connect them into a single trunk. The location of the branches is arbitrary and limited only by imagination. The trunk also needs to be wrapped with thread.Stage three, creating a stand.It is necessary to send the selected container (it can be any small jar, for example, from a cream) and cover it with polyethylene. Mix alabaster with water 1:1, place the tree in the container, pour the mixture and secure evenly until it hardens completely.The last stage – decor and painting.After the alabaster has completely dried,it is necessary to remove the tree, now you can begin processing the trunk. Dilute alabaster and glue with water (1:1:1). Cover the stem and branches with the solution. After drying, paint the stem, branches and stand with paint.The orange tree is ready.An ancient Chinese belief says that everything in the universe has two diametrical forms: light and darkness, heat and cold, woman and man. In this master class we offer you to make a Yin-Yang tree from beads with your own hands.Materials for work:

Opaque beads (small - 150 g black and 120 g white, large - 20 g each of both colors);
Thin wire 3 coils;
Thick copper wire 1 m;
Capacity for the stand;
Black and white thread (suitable silk shoe or mulina);
Black and white paint;
Gypsum;
Brushes;
PVA glue;
Clear aerosol varnish.

The first stage, creating branches.The branches are made using the loop weaving technique. The same for both black and white beads. Before work, string beads onto spools of wire. The color of the wire should be neutral (silver will do). Measure 15 cm from the free tail and weave 15 or 17 loops, consisting of 8 beads each. Measure another 15 cm from the last loop and cut off the wire.Find the central loop, bend the workpiece in half and twist the twig (see photo). Straighten the loops. Approximately 70 white branches and 100 black branches are needed.The second stage, assembling the branches and stem. In this version, the black branch is larger than the white one, it is located slightly above, and the tree is heart-shaped.Make blanks for twigs.Take a piece of thicker wire (1 mm) approximately 17 cm and attach bead branches from 5 pcs to it with black thread. and more. White – white threads. From two pieces of thick copper wire (3.5 mm in diameter), 50 cm in length, twist a blank for the trunk and main branches. Make a loop at the end to make it easy to install and secure the tree.Screw the blanks to the frame with threadscorresponding colors, arranging the branches in a spiral. Since there are a lot of blanks and they are quite heavy, it is better to additionally strengthen the frame with a piece of wire.The third stage, creation of delivery.It is carried out similarly to the previous master class, the main thing in this moment – Do not remove the workpiece from the mold too early, so as not to crack the base. The last stage – decor. Cover the tree trunk with a mixture of gypsum, glue and water (1:1:1); for the branches, make a more liquid consistency. To add texture to the trunk, coat its bottom with an additional layer of the mixture, and while it is not yet completely frozen, draw the bark with a sharp knife. Leave until completely dry. Holes for decorative elements are needed on the surface of the base, so cocktail tubes can be inserted into the uncured solution. If the stand is already dry, you can use an awl or a hand drill. Paint the top with black paintbranches (until the branches intersect), white everything else. After drying, apply strokes of black paint with a dry, stiff brush to the bottom of the stem and roots. Once dry, paint the bottom of the supply. Twist small random elements from white and black beads and wire and secure them in the holes of the stand. The Yin-Yang tree is ready.

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