How to weave from beads, lessons with step-by-step photo creation of beautiful bracelets for beginners, tips and instructions for beadwork

January 28, 2018 handmadebase

Looking at the bright and original beaded items,It seems that the idea of such crafts is absolutely new. However, the history of beading goes back to the fourth millennium BC. Even then, the first products made of beads appeared, which were melted from gold, silver and copper, cut out of shells, corals and bones. There were wooden and porcelain beads. Archaeologists found beads not only from different materials, but also of the most unusual shapes and sizes, for example, in the pyramids of the Indians, products were found in the form of teeth and claws of a jaguar. But the history of the beads that we know now - glass - is inextricably linked with glassmaking. There are many legends about the origin of glass. One of them tells that a caravan of Phoenician merchants was carrying a load of natural soda across the Mediterranean. One evening, the travelers moored to a deserted shore for the night. In order to lay out the hearth, there were no stones and it was decided to use pieces of saltpeter. In the morning, having stirred up the ashes of the fire, they found ingots of a strong and transparent material. It is impossible to say how true this story is. But glassmaking was known to the ancient Egyptians. They used glass beads to imitate precious stones. Various decorations, such as pendants and necklaces, were made from the beads of that time. Later, the Romans learned to make glass from the Egyptians. They used it not only for decorative purposes. The first glassware and other household items appeared. Then, for several centuries, Venice became a virtually monopoly center of glassmaking and, as a result, the creation of beads. The secret of glassmaking was jealously kept secret, and glass masters enjoyed incredible privileges. Over time, the development of navigation and the discovery of new lands led to the emergence of entire glass factories. Beads are becoming increasingly popular and accessible. In Russia, it successfully competes with pearl embroidery. Bright colors and a rich range of shades make beads a popular material for handicrafts. They are beginning to use it not only to decorate clothes. For example, Empress Catherine the Great ordered to decorate all the walls in one of the rooms with glass beads, and I. Stalin had a beautiful beaded ornament on his smoking pipe. Our article is intended for those who are just mastering the art of beading. We will recommend several simple products, tell you about the selection of beads by type and color, what materials are needed to fasten the beads, additional fittings for creating jewelry and tools for work. Types of beads From the variety of plastic, metal and glass beads from different manufacturers, you need to choose the one that is calibrated best. It is the beads selected by size that will allow you to create a neat and beautiful thing. The best option would be Japanese and Czech beads. Beads differ in shape:

The most common is round;
Chopping - small hollow tubes;
Glass beads are long hollow tubes;
"Rice" - elongated oval-shaped beads;
Drop - the hole in these beads is shifted to one of the edges;
Twin - oval beads with two holes;
Farfal is a figured bead;
Bohemian beads look like cut crystals in miniature.

In addition to the beads themselves, needlewomen oftenuse various beads and crystals, such as bicones, rivoli, rondelles, abacuses and carbons. The size of the beads is inversely proportional to their number, the larger it is, the smaller the beads. The most commonly used are from 8/0 to 15/0. The most convenient beads for beginner needlewomen are 10/0 and 11/0. In addition to the beads themselves, you will need auxiliary tools:

A line, thread, monofilament or wire;
Pliers, nippers, round nose pliers and other devices for working with wire;
Scissors;
Ruler;
Needles for beads;
Fittings in the form of hugs, pins and locks (if you decide to weave something from jewelry);

In addition to the above materials,glue, various containers will come in handy if you want to make a craft in the form of a tree. Alabaster or plaster and various decorative elements, such as shells, moss, beautiful stones. Below we offer you three master classes on weaving jewelry. You will not only learn how to work with beads, looking at step-by-step photos and relying on detailed instructions. As a pleasant bonus, you will have beautiful and original hand made jewelry, which is becoming more and more popular every day. Try using beads of a different color, choose crystals of a different shape or shade, experiment. Beaded bracelet with square crystalsSimilarly, you can also weave a necklace, then you will get a delicate and elegant set. Materials and tools:

Beads 11/0 Delica milky;
Cutting Matsuno milk color;
Beads 15/0 of purple;
Drop-shaped beads 4 pcs. purple;
Bicones 6 mm purple 4 pcs .;
Square rhinestones from crystal with side 12 mm 5 pieces;
Lock for the bracelet;
Monofilament and needles for beads.

First, we will braid the crystal rhinestones.To do this, we string 48 Delica beads into a ring. Do not tie a knot. Next, we will work in one thread. Weave five beads with a mosaic, then we need to skip one bead of the circle to get a corner. This is necessary because our rhinestones are square. If you take round ones, you can skip the corners.We continue to weave with a mosaic, making three more corners.In the photo, the places of omissions are indicated by red arrows. We weave the next circle in the same way, skipping the corner beads. We work with the inner side of the square. On one side we get not five, but four beads.In the next circle along the inside of the squarewe weave in small purple beads, and in the corners we add one Delica bead. In order to secure our weaving, we need to go through this entire row again. Do not tighten it too tightly. The sides of the frame for the crystal are ready and now we need to weave the bottom.The fishing line comes out of the Delica bead in the second row.In the photo it is shown by a red dot. The arrow indicates the direction of work. It is necessary to weave a row using the mosaic technique, without skipping the corners. There should be 19 beads in this protruding row. We weave with Delica. In the next row, add two beads for the corners, using the "turn" technique. Weave three beads on each side. Now we need to insert the crystal into the resulting nest. The convex side is facing us. Now we need to make the last row with small purple beads and tighten. The photo shows the steps in detail and the necessary beads are marked with red dots.Thus, it is necessary to make a braid for all five crystals. The next stage will be weaving of connecting elements.We put 2 purple ones on a piece of monofilamentbeads 1 drop and two more purple beads. We will weave in two threads. Move the beads to the center. Now we pass both ends of the thread through 1 cut and one purple bead. Now we string five cuts on each tail separately. We close the circle in one delica bead, crossing both tails of the thread in it. The photo shows how to braid with purplebeads cutting the ring. In the next row we weave the delica between the purple beads. The tails of the thread should come out of the delica bead with which we closed the ring.Put 1 purple thread on each end of the threadbead, then cross both ends through another purple bead. Now you need to pass the tails of the thread along the sides of the ring through the chopping and come out of the central bead (see photo). On both tails of the thread we string two purple beads, one bicone and two more purple bead pieces. Cross the ends of the thread in the central bead of the delica. This will secure the bicone. Now you need to pass the ends of the thread around the circle and bring them out from different sides. In the photo, the connection points are shown as red circles.To attach the lock, you need to make two loops from purple beads 15/0. Beaded bracelet with round beadsMaterials and tools:

Blue beads (2 pieces of 8 mm and 3 pieces of 10 mm diameter);
Beads 11/0 in turquoise color;
Beads 15/0 transparent matt;
Beads 6/0 transparent matt;
Needle for beads and thread;
The lock.

We weave the beads as follows:pick up 12 11/0 beads and thread the thread into the bead. Pass through all the beads again and string 12 more beads. Now thread the thread through all the beads to secure. The number of beads must be even. You may use beads of a smaller or larger diameter, but the number of beads must be divisible by two.We weave a circle using the mosaic method with 11/0 beads, andthen we do the next row in exactly the same way, but we take 15/0 beads. It will be narrower. And the beads will fit better to the bead. On the other side of the first main row we weave two rows of mosaic in exactly the same way. The bead rows seem to embrace the bead.We weave a lace edging.For those who can crochet, this will resemble making arches from three bead loops. One of the main color, one of the auxiliary color, and again one of the main color. We pass the thread through every second bead. The entire row should be located in one plane. The next row will also consist of arches (three bead loops), one of the auxiliary color, one of the main color, and one more of the auxiliary color. We fix these arches by passing the thread through the central bead (of the auxiliary color) of the previous row. The next circle will also consist of arches, but not of three, but of seven beads. First we lower three beads of the main color, then one of the auxiliary color and three more of the main color. We pass the thread for fixing the arches through the bead of the main color of the previous row. The last row will help us fix the beaded petals. The thread comes out of the sixth bead of the arch. Now we need to string a bead of the auxiliary color and go through the second bead of the next arch, etc.We braid smaller beads in the same wayprinciple. But initially we string not 12 beads, but 10. There will also be fewer mosaic rows. From the main row in one direction we weave a circle with 11/0 beads, and then a circle with 15/0 beads. On the other side of the main row we weave only one circle with 15/0 beads.For small beads we make only one row of archesof three beads. Take one main one, one of an additional color and one more main one. The photo shows how to connect large and small beads together. For this, 6/0 beads are used. All that remains is to attach the clasp. If you want to get a bracelet with an adjustable length, you can use chains. Using this method, you can make beautiful earrings and a pendant or a whole necklace. Even a ring will turn out very original and beautiful. Bracelet with Twin beadsA very delicate and cute bracelet in a floral version is perfect for spring. Materials and tools:

Beads 10/0 white and golden colors;
Twin beads of pink color;
Line and needle for beads;
Lock and connecting rings.

We will weave in one thread.We string eight Twin beads on the fishing line and tie a knot, closing it into a ring. We bring the fishing line out into the second hole of the Twin. We string one white bead and thread the fishing line into the next Twin. Now we need to string 4 white beads and thread the needle into the same Twin from the opposite edge. The white beads have formed a loop around the Twin. We string one white bead again, etc. until the end of the circle.For the next step the needle must come outthe second white bead out of four. We lower one gold bead and pass the needle through the third and fourth white beads of this loop and through the first and second beads of the next one. We put the gold bead on the line again, etc.We weave as many elements as needed.We weave the first one completely, and for the others we leave one golden bead unwoven. We will connect them exactly in this place. In the unwoven element, the fishing line comes out of the second white bead in the place where the golden one should be. We pass the fishing line through the golden bead of the complete element and fix it. Now two star flowers are connected. We attach the rest in the same way. Now it remains to attach the lock with the help of connecting rings and the bracelet is ready to decorate delicate female hands.

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