Beads are a unique and versatile material for crafts - embroidery, weaving, creating jewelry and interior compositions. If you have a desire to do needlework, but you have not decided on the material, pay close attention to the beads.
Beadwork can easily captivate children by making small wicker toys and key rings with them. As a rule, in children it quickly turns out to master the technique of weaving with beads and begin to understand not tricky patterns.
Crafts from beads for beginners are best done simple and not complicated, which will allow you to master the technique and accurately finish the product without leaving the job halfway through.
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Simple beadwork
Beginners are advised to make crafts from beads with schemes, the exact instructions will not allow you to make a mistake and the product, even if it is the first, will turn out well.
Crafts from beads are flat and voluminous, it is easier to execute of course flat. Children really like to weave small flat animals.
In stores for needlework, beadwork kits are probably sold, but it makes no sense to spend money on them, you can buy several colors of beads and wire, and a great many schemes of crafts from beads can be found on the Internet.
Dragonfly bead
We will consider the craft of beads and wire for children in detail. For manufacturing you will need:
- beads of two colors
- 50 cm long wire
- 2 black beads
We start the dragonfly weaving from the head, string a black bead on the wire, then gray beads 1 pc., Again a bead and again gray beads 3 pcs. We place the beads in the middle of the wire.
At the next stage, we pass one edge of the base - we pass the wires through the 3 extreme beads of gray beads. Next, we string 4 gray beads. and pass through them the other end of the base.
A new row weave in the same way, only from 5 pcs. gray beads.
Now it’s the turn of the wings. On each end of the wire we collect orange beads, 26 pcs.
After, we pass each end of the base into the first orange bead of beads of the same row, tighten, and we get a wing.
We do the same manipulations with the other end of the wire, we got two wings. Exactly, as in the attached photo instructions are crafts made from beads.
Then weave one row of the body. But one end of the base is gaining 5 pcs. gray beads, thread the other end into the beads we typed.
It was the turn of the next pair of wings. Only these smaller wings, we string 23 pieces. orange beads, give shape to the wings and then weave 6 rows of the body, using 5 beads of gray beads.
There is very little left until the end of the work, we weave the dragonfly body in the following way:
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- in the 7th row we string 4 pcs. gray beads;
- in the 8th row 3 pcs.;
- from 9 rows to 21 we string 2 beads each.
Finishing weaving, thread the wire through the last row of beads so that both ends of the base look in one direction. Then just bore the wire, and cut off the excess.
Your first beadwork is ready. You can see photos of simple bead crafts below.
The simplest bead bracelets
There are many methods and techniques for making bracelets.Including from beads, bracelets are often woven, for beginners it will be a little difficult, therefore we bring to your attention a typeset bracelet from beads.
You will need:
- memorial wire;
- beads and possibly larger beads, different colors, at your discretion;
- round pliers (pliers with rounded tips to create loops of wire).
Memorial wire is a spiral twisted base for bracelets and is sold in needlework stores. Measure the number of turns of the base at your discretion and cut.
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At one of the ends of the wire, you must make a loop so that the strung beads do not slip off.
Now pick up the beads, alternating with beads, play with color shapes and textures at your discretion.
You need to finish the bracelet with another loop to securely fasten the product. You have got a fashionable multi-row bracelet, very light in execution.
Improve your skills
We told and showed you the simplest DIY beadwork. Agree, to create an unusual keyring or children's toy, and even less a bracelet, it did not take a lot of skills.
Attract children to needlework, it develops perseverance, attentiveness and develops creative thinking.
Do not stand still, develop, do more complicated crafts and after some time, you will be able to create beautiful and high-quality products.
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Photo of bead crafts
