Useful tips and lessons in beaded floristics, tips and patterns of weaving.

January 2, 2018 handmadebase

In the first part of the article on beaded floristry it wastells about materials and tools. Several methods of attaching the wire are suggested if the end is broken. The parallel method of weaving petals and leaves of various shapes is described. In the continuation, several more methods of weaving petals will be suggested and other various tricks and nuances of creating flowers from beads will be told. In addition to the parallel method of weaving, there is also a "coral". It is also called the needle method. It is quite easy to make products using this method, but great care and attention are required. There should be no gaps in the places of branching. The length of the needles can be different.String 15 beads onto a piece of wire,skip the last one and thread the wire through the remaining 14 beads in the opposite direction (see Figure 15 a). The process of weaving the branches is also shown. The ends of these branches can be made in the form of leaves from loops (see Figure 15 b). Finish them with large beads, rice beads (oblong beads), bugles. You can use beads of a contrasting color. For those who are just starting to work with beads, the branches may look like they are torn off. This can be fixed. The last bead is pulled back a little, the loop widens, the entire row is moved to the main branch, pressed end-to-end with your fingers and the wire is pulled again (see Figure 16 a, b, c). The next method of weaving petals and leaves is called French or arc. It is divided into axial and axial-free.To create a petal using this method (axialTo make a loop (weaving), you need to take a piece of wire approximately 60 - 70 cm long. Measure 13 - 15 cm and twist a loop. String 5 beads onto the short tail (this is the axis and it can be of different sizes, but in this case 5 beads). Make another small loop at the very tip. String a couple more beads onto the large end of the wire and make a loop of the wire, tightly screwing it in the place where the beads on the axis end (at the top). String again a couple more beads than the axis and make a loop at the bottom (see the picture). There is nothing complicated in this technique. You can twist not only round, but also pointed petals. You just need to fix the arcs on top at an angle of 45⁰. Of course, there is no need to measure with a protractor, your eye will be enough. French axisless weaving is even simpler. Just look at the diagram and everything will become clear.Arc weaving, or rather its varietyallows you to create beautiful patterned, relief petals. This is achieved by changing the formation of the upper part of the leaf (it is rarely used for petals). Perform the first three steps as in the axial version. String the beads on the base and make two arcs. Then string beads on the working wire, the number of which will be several pieces less than in the first arc, for example, 14 beads are strung on the axis, 16 beads in the first two arcs, in the next turn there will be 11 beads. Pass the wire through the bead of the first arc where these 11 beads end. Now string 15 beads and make a turn around the lower edge of the axis. Make a string of 11 and 15 beads on the other side and weave further, performing the last 4 steps, changing the number of beads in the strings (see the picture).Just gathering flowers into a bunch is too muchbanal and ordinary. Real florists always arrange bouquets with pretty branches. In beaded floristry, "needles", "panicles" and "paws" are used.For the "needles" on a piece of wire15-20 cm long, string 2 beads (green color). Then weave in parallel, crossing the wire tails in each bead. You get 1 bead in each row (see Figures 46 a - c). For the "paws" you need to connect three "needles" together (see Figure 46 g, d). For the "panicles" use the same method as for the "needles", but separate the beads with wire twists equal in length to the bead (see Figure 47 a - c). When you have already mastered weaving petals and leaves according to ready-made patterns, you can try to create a petal yourself. To begin with, of course, you will need to draw a diagram for it. Figure 1 shows how petals of different shapes fit into a rectangle. To make such a diagram yourself, you need to outline the contours of a real leaf or petal on paper with a pen or pencil. Pay attention to which of the above options, it is most similar. Now you need to draw a rectangle, inscribing a petal in it, observing its proportions. Now you need to calculate the number of beads for each row. This is mainly applicable to parallel weaving. The number of beads can be calculated in several ways. Make a string of beads and attach it to the drawing on one side, determining how many beads will fit in a row. Do the same with the other side. In order to keep the calculation error as small as possible, string 10 cm of beads on a fishing line and calculate how much space 1 bead takes up.To make the contour line smooth, the difference is twoThere should not be more than 2 beads in the rows. In other cases, the wires will be visible, and the outline will be stepped. After you already know how to weave various petals and leaves and create details of the arrangement, it's time to think about composing all this into one harmonious composition. So, individual flowers are already woven. It's time to compose them into a bouquet. Here are some rules for arranging flowers from master florists:

The dark shades of the vase will perfectly emphasize the light green tones in the bouquet, make them brighter and more expressive.
Conversely, if the greens are dark, then choose a light shade of the vase. The dark bouquet is simply lost.
In order to simplify the task of giving a bouquet of volume, we must weave flowers of various heights.
It is very important to create compositionsflower compatibility. If you have woven a kind of living flowers, then you do not need to mix in field and garden vases or to spring flowers, add autumn leaves. The best combination of plants is one of temporary and seasonal conditions.

The artistic taste inherent in needlewomen will certainly suggest the best combinations. Very often, when creating a composition, difficulties arise with fixing the flowers in the chosen vessel:

Too light a vase can be heavier, adding to the bottom of pebbles, croup or sand. Now she will not overturn the gravity of the flowers.
If according to the plan the flowers occupy a certainposition, then you can use a piece of plasticine or kenzan (it is used by florists to fasten colors in low vases). It is easy and simple to stick stems at a certain angle.
In order to disguise the places where flowers are attached, beautiful stones, shells, coconut mesh, lap rope, colored paper, ribbons and much more are used.

If the flower arrangement is conceived aswall decoration, then you can use wicker plates, straw or willow baskets as a base. Think about the arrangement of flowers on the picture in advance, determine the places of fastening. Attach all the details of the craft with small pieces of wire. Flowers can serve not only as an element of the room decor. Elegant bouquets will be excellent boutonnieres, brooches, decoration of a hat or handbag. The main requirement for such compositions is a very strong adhesion of flowers to each other and to a hairpin or pin for a brooch. The ends of such flowers should be very neat and short.

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