Beading bracelets: schemes and master class with a photo

Beads are glass small beads, which since ancient times have attracted needlewomen. The first beads appeared in ancient Egypt. They decorated clothes. Then gradually the technology of beads and beads production was improved, and various technologies of its application were developed. Beaded clothes, made jewelry. Now with his help many different products are made. These are decorations, paintings, figurines, trees and flowers. Also very beautiful pictures come out, embroidered with beads. In this article, such a direction of beadwork as the manufacturing of bracelets is considered. Studying the beadwork of bracelets, the schemes can be chosen diverse. They can be combined among themselves, and one can strictly adhere to one scheme. Everything depends on the experience of the needlewoman. Here are some of them:

Where to start

Define the kind of weaving

First you need to decide on the type of bracelet. It will be an ordinary fenechka, created with the help of "monastic weaving", or a bulky tourniquet. Many photos of such works can be found on the Internet.

Choosing the beads

Having defined this, it is necessary to choose beads in size, color and quality. In the explanations for plaiting schemes, the size of the beads is usually indicated by the numbers( 6-15).This number indicates the number of beads placed at 2.54 cm( 1 inch).Thus, it is clear that the larger the number, the smaller the beads. Beads in quality can be Japanese, Chinese and Czech. The best quality, which can be seen even at first glance, is the Czech and Japanese beads. Beads in the package are all the same shape, absolutely identical in color. Japanese beads can be very small, the Czech larger.

To work with Chinese beads, it will need to sort out, sort. Since in the packaging beads can be of different sizes and even different shades. However, for some types of work, this is also suitable( for example, in the production of trees, where among the many leaves a different size of the beads does not strike the eye, but on the contrary even gives more "naturalness" to the tree).

Additional materials and tools

Having selected the beadwork scheme of necklaces and bracelets, as well as the necessary beads for them, you can also prepare additional tools and materials, namely:

• Monofilament or line, wire, nylon thread;
• Beads of different shapes and sizes;
• Scissors;
• Needles for beadwork;
• Pliers;
• Pliers;
• Various accessories for decorating products;
• Fasteners, locks and other elements of auxiliary tools.

Master Class Bracelet

Once everything is prepared and ahead of sufficient time, you can go directly to the bead bracelet master class simple in making a bracelet.

For such a bracelet you will need the following:

- Brown beads( №10);

- Beads of yellow color( №6);

- White beads for pearls( diameter 6mm);

- Timber;

- Needle for beadwork.

This bracelet is padded with a single needle. Cut off a piece of fishing line, equal to the desired length of the bracelet, slightly with a margin for fastening the fastener. We type beads and beads on the string in such a sequence: 2 beads, 5 beads of brown color, 1 yellow bead, 5 beads of brown.

To the left of them should remain approximately 10 cm of free edge. The weaving closes into a circle, passing the needle through two large beads.

Next, the thread is again typed: 5 beads of brown color, 1 yellow and 5 brown.

And again the needle passes through the first two white beads.

It turns out that the white beads are braided with beads on both sides. Now on the fishing line 1 bead of white color, 5 beads of brown color, 1 yellow and 5 brown are typed.

Now the needle passes through the last two beads from the beginning of the weaving.

Next, weaving is repeated this way until the end of the bracelet.

The final step is fastening the fastener.

For this, 5 lines of brown beads, a fastener and 5 brown beads are gathered on the line. Then the needle is held through the last bead, fixed and cut off.

In the same way, the lock is attached to the other side of the bracelet. All right, the bracelet is ready.

There are many video tutorials that will help beginner needlewomen visually disassemble the process of creating products. You will see them below, pleasant viewing.

Wide version:

American plait:

Shamballa-tri-flower:

Braided skeleton:

Crocheted with hook: