Beadwork for beginners: take the first steps

Beads - very simple material. In fact, these are just small glass colored beads. But from it, having mastered various techniques and having artistic taste and creative imagination, you can make really beautiful things. Ornaments and clothes, toys, interior items - all these are created by skilled workers. If you have never worked with beads before, we suggest that you begin to master the weaving of beads for beginners.

Elementary weave

Chain. Stringing beads is the basis of any weaving. Using beads and beads of different colors and shapes, you can create a beautiful simple decoration.

"Thorn".To make such a chain, string the beads and in the place where we want to see the "thorn", thread the thread once again in the penultimate bead. We tighten it."Spiny" will be placed under the last of the beads.

"Buton".This is an option for "thorns," only now the thread is threaded into the fourth from the end of the bead. It turns out a branch, something like a bud.

"Rhombus".This weaving is more complicated than the previous ones. Using this technique, you can get beautiful bracelets, the braiding patterns of which are nevertheless very simple.

We type 8 beads on the string, pass to the first. We get the ring.

We collect 5 more beads, we pass 3 beads of our ring.

Again, 5 beads, thread the 4 beads from part b.

Another 5 beads, thread a 4 bead from part c.

And so on.

"Cross".Probably the most popular chain, which is played in 2 strings.

We sew beads on a string, shift to the center.

We thread any of the ends of the string into an extreme bead in the opposite direction. Tighten the ends of the

To each of the ends thread on a bead, in the third from different sides we pass both threads, tighten.

Thus, weave a chain of necessary length.

Once you are just starting to learn how to make beads, schemes for beginners should help you a lot, pay special attention to them.

Mosaic weaving

We sew an odd number of beads on the thread. We thread the thread back through the beads, beginning with the third from the end.

We collect 1 piece on the thread and conduct the needle through 1 bead. In this way, tear to the end of the row.

As soon as the needle passes through the last bead in the row, we type on the thread 1 more and turn in the opposite direction.

We continue to weave on this scheme, until our mosaic cloth reaches the desired length.

Brick weaving

To master the brick weaving of beads for beginners will be just as easy. Outwardly it is very similar to the mosaic, however, the technique of weaving is completely different. Although it is not so plastic, in comparison with the mosaic, but it also has advantages: thanks to the method of weaving, the brick stitch will work well if you need to extend the pattern with a fan or even in a circle.

Main series.

We collect 2 pairs of beads - two, so-called, stacks. We arrange them so as to form a loop. We keep the work so that the beads are arranged in two rows, and the knot is from below.

Again, add two beads, thread through the last two from top to bottom, and then - from the bottom up, but after two new ones.

Repeat steps a and b as long as our chain does not reach the desired length.

Edge with magnification.

Add two pairs of beads and stretch the thread under the loop, which was formed in the previous row between the first and second beads. Thus, the beginning of this series will shift relative to the previous one.

Bottom up we stretch the thread through the last of the stacks.

Edge with a decrease.

By analogy with the technique of weaving the edges with an increase, we add two bead stacks, for indentation pulling the thread under the loop between the second and third beads of the previous row.

Spend a few evenings, learning the basic techniques of weaving, understand what they differ from each other, for which products are suitable. It is very important to be able to correctly choose the color of beads, to combine one with another. With the right system approach to the process, in a few weeks you will be able to create real masterpieces, as in the photos below.

The panel in the form of a fish will bring in any interior an exotic mood, brightness and color:

Necklaces and pendants will emphasize your personality and effectively highlight the accents in your style:

Earrings and pendants for lovers of ethno style:

Flowers and floral arrangements will be exclusive gifts or impressive details of the interior in your home. After all, they do not require care and will not fade while you are on vacation.

Studying the techniques of weaving by schemes, watching video lessons, you will gain the skill to create complex products. Success in creative work!