A bead tree with an explanation of the method of beading for beginners.

February 28, 2018 handmadebase

A very beautiful and original craft made from beads,which even not very experienced craftsmen can make with their own hands are all kinds of trees. In this article we offer to learn how to make a tree like a birch tree using beading. If you are already familiar with the technique of loop beading, then you can make this product using this method, having selected the necessary material, and decorate your apartment with it or give it as a souvenir as a gift to your loved ones.If beading is something for younew, in this article you will find a detailed description of making a product from beads, which is very convenient and accessible for beginner needlewomen. To make a smart birch tree we will need:

gold beads No. 11;
wire for the production of basic elements with a diameter of 0.22 mm;
copper or aluminum wire with a diameter of 1.5 or 2 mm for the trunk and thick branches of the tree;
white threads to give the trunk the appearance of birch bark;
a black marker for application, characteristic birch bark, black marks.

The beginning of the work consists of makingbirch leaves using the loop weaving technique. We will need a wire of a thinner diameter, the length of which will be 0.5 m. It is necessary to put six beads on it and place them in the middle of the wire.We create a loop from the strung beads, after which the wire should be twisted. Seven turns will be enough. We got a leaf of the future birch.Now we again string 6 beads onto one end of the same wire, which must be placed at a distance of about 1.5 cm from the already finished loop.We repeat the process of making a loop.We make the same loop at the other end of the working thread.wire. When three loops are ready, twist the ends of the wire together, also six turns. Now repeat the entire process of creating leaves from loops until there are 13 loops on the branch.When the branch is completely ready, you need topress the resulting leaves slightly towards the center of the branch, but with the direction upwards, thus giving it a shape similar to a spikelet. Thus, the leaves will be located more densely relative to each other. To create a beautiful lush tree, you need to make about 60 branches.At the next stage of work we begin assembly.birches. Now we need to twist all the branches together in pairs to get larger branches. Accordingly, there should be 30 of them. Then we take the wire intended for the birch trunk and cut off a piece of about 30 cm. Next, using an additional piece of wire of a smaller diameter, you need to screw one branch with loops to the very tip of the trunk. Now, using white threads, we wrap the trunk directly under the branch, capturing 2-3 cm. We take the next two branches and also using wire, alternately attach them to the trunk from two opposite sides. We repeat the process of wrapping the trunk with threads in the same way as after the first branch. We continue to form the trunk of the tree, distributing the branches along its circumference, attaching them so that there is some distance between them.Don't forget to decorate the trunk with white thread.So we attach 12 more branches to the trunk. The main part of the trunk is ready. Now we take two more pieces of thick wire 20 cm long and attach nine double branches to them in the same way. You should get two large branches, which we also attach to the trunk one by one. After attaching the first thick branch, the distance of the length of the winding with white threads should increase by several centimeters, and after the second we wind the trunk along the entire length to the very end - this will be the base of the tree trunk. Now we randomly make horizontal marks on the white trunk of the resulting birch using a black felt-tip pen, characteristic of birch bark.Our birch tree is completely ready, but nowit is necessary to install it in a pot or a vase. It can be filled with plasticine or other material that will give stability to the tree. The vase itself can be decorated as you wish. We straighten the branches on the birch tree made of beads that we have and enjoy the resulting beauty.

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