Bead weaving is a whole art, and some works of famous masters can rightly be called masterpieces. Despite the fact that they look very difficult, absolutely everyone can learn this. The main thing is to understand the basic techniques and, if possible, attend weaving lessons. Even on the Internet you can find a lot of interesting and fresh ideas. But to bring them to life, you need qualities such as perseverance, the desire to create and a large amount of patience. Believe me, the result will please you.
Basic rules for beginners
At the beginning of a creative way to create amazing things from beads, many choose products that are too complicated. We recommend to start with simple schemes that will help to understand the basics.
No less important is the choice of beads. Beginners better to buy large beads, which is ideal for honing technology. Later it will be possible to purchase good material of Czech or Japanese production, which is distinguished by its quality. It is most often used to create complex wizard products with years of experience.Such beads have the same size, do not fade and do not crack. Therefore, products can delight you for decades.
Also for the first work you will need a thin wire. It is recommended to acquire all beginners, as it easily takes the desired shape. For more complex works, a fishing line is often used, which can be of different thickness and even color.
Mosaic bead weaving
Most needlewomen will say that this technique is very simple. Undoubtedly, this is true, but despite this, even experienced craftswomen sometimes make mistakes. Therefore, it is especially important for beginners to understand all the nuances.
For starters, it is worth noting that this technique involves the placement of chess beads. The main principles include the following:
- one thread is always used to create work in this technique
- the number of beads must be a multiple of two.
Weaving on this technique should start with a set of an even number of beads. They will be the first row. To create the second row, take one bead and pass the line through the second bead in the row. Further it is worth repeating it until the row is over and act according to the scheme.
Brick weaving
Brick weaving at first glance can be confused with the previous technique. But still the difference is quite large, as the product is woven in a different direction. By the way, sometimes experienced craftsmen combine these two techniques, but in the same product they look the same. The diagram shows in detail the procedure for adding beads to create a uniform canvas.
French weaving technique
The French technique is also called circular. She is very popular with needlewomen who love to create products in the form of cute little animals and openwork jewelry. In order to make a petal or a leaf, a wire rod is necessarily used. On its base you need to string the right amount of beads, and from the bottom attach a thinner wire with beads.
Thus, the two wires, which are arranged in parallel, are connected by one curl. The result is an arc. The second side is done on the same principle. By the way, if you gradually add a few more arcs of larger volume, you get a larger petal.
Parallel beading
This technique is the easiest way to start making simple animal figures, flowers and other products. For this you need only wire and beads. Detailed scheme is presented below. It will take a little time to practice this weaving, so beginners quickly move on to the next one.
Weaving for beginners photo
When all the techniques are mastered, it's time to start creating beautiful products. You can start with simple bracelets that will be very popular in 2017. It is better to combine them with watches and other baubles or to wear them as a separate accessory. As for the color range, then focus on the shades of clothing that you wear in everyday life.
Applying the studied techniques you can make beautiful rings, earrings and pendants. Combine different shades, use patterns with beautiful patterns and your accessories will be truly unique. Agree, it is very nice to wear beautiful products, and especially if they are made by hand.
If all this turns out pretty easy, try drawing your own pattern. For a start, you can make a drawing of an animal, balls or other simple shapes. Then mark the location of the beads over the picture and fill them with the desired shades. This will be the scheme by which you can weave the product.
Despite the simplicity of the performance, you will definitely like the result. By the way, such miniature products look very nice as a brooch or keyring. Feel free to use them in everyday life and rest assured that you will not be left without compliments. Also, such products from beads can be given to close people. Believe me, they will be delighted with such a present.
Beading medium complexity photo
Every needlewoman always strives for more. Be sure that after creating a few simple pieces of beads, you will want to make something more complicated. We offer to start with the balls for the Christmas tree. The simplest balls are transformed and look much better if they are decorated with weaving from beads. Agree, it looks really great.
Different beaded home decor looks just as beautiful. For example, trees from this material is not too difficult to do. But as a result, they look like a complete composition.
If the flowers in your house are not often, we suggest making them from beads. They will delight you and your guests for a long time.
A more complicated version of weaving - elegant wallets of Czech beads.
Bead weaving is a really exciting activity that suits absolutely everyone. So be sure to try yourself in this kind of needlework and share the results in the comments.
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