Bead Weaving On a Loom E-Book

Katty Gabriel

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Bead looming is a fun and easy technique that began long ago as a Native American decorative art form. Looming has evolved over the years and is often used by modern beaders to make stylish bracelets and accessories. As the style and forms of using a bead loom evolved, so did the tools, materials, and equipment. You can easily spice up loomed designs by using two-hole beads, leather cording, fibers, fun patterns, and unique finishing options.

Learning how to use a beading loom can catapult your craft repertoire. These handy little tools allow you to create complex and colorful beading patterns that you can use to complement a wide range of jewelry, apparel and home décor crafts. From elaborate tribal patterns that pay tribute to the original designs made by Native Americans to gorgeous florals and geometrics for your trendy accessories, there’s no vision you can’t bring to life beading on a loom.

In this book “How to bead loom” I will be teaching you everything you need to know in other to be able to carry out awesome projects on weaving on bead loom as also several other bead weaving projects.

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Katty Gabriel

Bead Weaving On a Loom

The complete step by step guide with pictures to learn the techniques and patterns to bead weave on a loom with several

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Bead Weaving On a Loom

The complete step by step guide with pictures to learn the techniques and patterns to bead weave on a loom with several amazing bead weaving projects

Katty Gabriel

copyright@2021

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE: HOW TO CARRY OUT BEAD WEAVING

This is the introduction to bead weaving.

The first thing we will be doing here is to learn more about the netting stitch.

We'll step up our game today by learning how to decorate or add embellishment a flat netting stitch project.

Filled Netting Stitch is another name for this method. The decorations are applied to the completed netting base while filling flat netting.

I'll be using a tiny piece of flat 5-bead netting with 6 rows of netting sewn onto a 4-segment basis for the instruction.

Because I used two colors of seed beads in the base or foundation, there is plenty of area for my accent beads in the open places.

This technique may be done with any beads as long as they are all seed beads. Please keep in mind that if you use seed beads larger than 11/0, you'll need a lot more filler beads to cover the gaps in our netting.

Tools and Materials

Base with a Net (Netted base)

• SL/Hycinth Toho Seed Beads 11/0

• Aqua/Gold Lined Toho Seed Beads 11/0

• Pony Beading Needles, Size 10

•.006 Satin Black Fireline

• Thread Zap Ultra by Beadsmith

• Scissors with a Fine Point

Base with a Net

• Light Grey Swarovski Pearls, 10 – 5 mm

• Dark Green Crystal Rondelles (20–35)

The Netted Foundation (Base)

A Stop Bead is essential for flat netting to keep the first row in position on the thread and to maintain the right tension as the work expands.

Keep reading to learn more about making the netted base.

To establish the first pick up for the foundation beads, I followed the directions in Flat Netting Basics.

The Hyacinth beads were utilized as the crossing beads.

I embroidered six additional rows of 5-bead netting after that.

The tail and working threads are on separate sides of the beadwork, as you can see.

Only crossover beads are used to add the accent pearls and crystals to the base, which are positioned at the top and bottom of an open area. These crossing beads are sewn in straight lines up and down.

We must first get into position.

The working thread exits the last crossover bead at the end of the last row.

Before picking up any accent beads, we need to get back into the bead work by stitching through two aqua and one hyacinth bead to get in place.

Fillings and embellishments

When it comes to adorning a flat netting craft, you may use almost any type of bead.

The accent bead in traditional filled netting is large enough to cover the gap but not to protrude beyond the edges. The size of the gaps is dictated by the size of the beads used in the base and the netting variation.

In 5 bead netting, for example, your bead work will have greater gaps than in 3 bead netting.

Because larger beads take up more space along the thread as you stitch, the size of the seed beads you chose for your foundation netting might affect the size of the gaps in the netted base.

You can use smaller beads if you choose, but your working thread will be exposed and apparent in the completed beadwork.

To cover the space, link together smaller beads.

Seed beads can also be used to fill in gaps in a linear design.

Beads as large as 6 mm round or bicone beads can be accommodated in the spaces of my sample foundation.

I used 5 mm pearls and two 3 x 5 mm crystal beads to alternate stitches, but you may fill your sample with any beads you choose.

In this guide, we make a beautiful diagonal pattern with the decorations by alternating between pearls and crystals. This design gives the beadwork a nice texture as well as a range of color and contrast.

So, let's begin filling the netting sample.

CHAPTER TWO: HOW TO ADD ACCENT BEADS

Remember that we were already at the bottom of the second-to-last row of netting?

Only cross over beads will be used in the thread path, which will be linear. My working thread exits to the right of the bead, as you can see.

I stitch through the next crossing bead with two little gems.

Pull the beads into place and nestle them into the netting's open space.

Following that, I thread a pearl through the next crossover bead in the same row.

Place the bead in the gap or void.

Because this is flat beading, it's critical to maintain a smooth and even tension without over-pulling on the working thread.

To finish the row, repeat steps one and two.

We'll need to retrace at the end of this row to fill the last row of netting before returning to the other end.

Sew through two aqua and one hyacinth bead to get into place.

I sew to the left to get centered over the last row of nets because I am left-handed. Depending on how you stitched your base, you can be stitching to the right if you're right-handed.

Before adding this row of accent beads, I like to invert the piece.