Dragonfly from beads with own hands in master classes (diagrams)

April 2, 2017 handmadebase

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Dragonfly from beads: weaving scheme
Master class of weaving dragonfly from beads
Wings of a dragonfly in parallel weaving
Video: Lessons of beadwork of dragonflies

They have become very popular among needlewomeninsects from beads. All kinds of bugs, butterflies and dragonflies can be worn not only as brooches or hairpins, but also be a wonderful addition, so it is not surprising that today a huge number of master classes have been created, both in photo and video format, with the help of which wonderful insects from beads are created. And here you will be presented with a master class, according to which you can weave a beaded dragonfly, for beginners.

Dragonfly from beads: weaving scheme

Of course, the scheme of weaving for beginner needlewomen should be simple and understandable. With the help of it, any skilled worker should be able to easily create his own product.

Step-by-step diagram of weaving a dragonfly from beads

Master class of weaving dragonfly from beads

In order to weave a dragonfly, we needprepare small beads for the body and wings, as well as two large beads for the eyes and wire or fishing line. Choose color solutions to your taste. Most often, brown or black beads are chosen for the body. But this, of course, depends on your idea. You can use books or videos about the life of insects for inspiration. After all, you are unlikely to find a more successful designer and artist than nature. For ease of communication, we will designate our colors for this master class. We will use gray for the body, orange for the wings and black for the eyes.
So, to make a successful dragonfly from beads, we willuse the parallel weaving method. If you want to make your dragonfly for the purpose of wearing it as a keychain or as a pendant on your phone, then start this master class from the end (from the tail) and weave it on a fishing line. After finishing weaving, tie the ends of the fishing line into a knot and leave the ends to attach the product.
If your dragonfly is made for decoration, then use wire and start from the head, then it will be easier to mask the ends at the end of the weaving.
Starting weaving from the head, we put on a black onebead, then a gray, a black and three gray ones. Move this whole "company" to the middle of the wire segment and pass the end that is located on the side of the black bead through three gray beads in the opposite direction and tighten well. Thus, you managed to make two rows at once.

To make the third row, cast on anywire edge four gray beads and pull the second edge through them towards the first. The fourth edge is made similarly, but we use five beads.

Now you need to make the first row of wings.To do this, string 26 orange beads on both ends of the wire. Then, pass each wire edge through the very first orange bead, which is located right next to the dragonfly's body. Now you have the wings. After the first wings, you need to weave the fifth row, similar to the previous ones, using five gray beads. And now we make the second wings using the same principle, but we put on not 26, but 23 beads on each edge.

Now the dragonfly wings are ready and our master classis reaching the finish line – we finish weaving the body. To do this, we weave five beads in the sixth row, then four in the seventh, three beads in the eighth, and then we weave up to the twenty-first row, using only two beads.

At the end of the weaving we need to dosecuring the wire. To do this, pass one of its ends through the penultimate row so that both ends of the wire are on the same side. Twist the wire ends and cut.

That's it - our master class is complete. All that's left is to attach your beauty to its permanent place and admire it.
The wings for the dragonfly can also be made in a different way. Then they will look not like loops, but a solid canvas. And for the body, take a braided cabochon and beads of all possible shapes.

Wings of a dragonfly in parallel weaving

To make the wings in one piece, use the parallel weaving technique. Each wing is woven separately.
For the first pair, cut a wire 60 cm long.We use beads of two colors. For example, black and purple. To make the first row, put two black beads on the wire. Move them to the center of the segment and pull the second edge of the wire through them in the opposite direction. After that, put on a black, purple and again a black bead. Pull the second edge again and tighten well. Thus, focusing on the pattern and moving the weaving to the side where necessary, we make 21 rows. At the end, we fix the wire. We make the second wing in a similar way. For the bottom pair, you need to make 19 rows according to the pattern. As a result, you should get 4 purple wings with a black edge.
Use wire to attach the wings to the body.

If you find it difficult to navigate the graphicdiagram, you can watch the master class in video format. In any case, beaded insects are the easiest option for beginner needlewomen to try weaving volumetric figures.