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Beading

Category: <span>Beading</span>

Explore the many techniques in the colorful world of beading to make bracelets, necklaces, earrings and more that express your inner Earth Mother or Bling Queen! Not into jewelry? Beadwork can embellish fiber art, clothing and home dec, adding color, texture and surface design. So weave or stitch tiny seed beads or string your favorite glass beads or semi-precious gemstones. Or simply admire the inspiring work of our talented bead artists and designers!

Bead EmbroideryOff-Loom Bead Weaving

Amazing Beaded Jewelry

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Laura Lee Ullrich Turquoise Necklace

Spotlight: Laura Lee Ullrich, Bead Artist

Who knew that a self-taught bead artist could create such intricate work? With no beading classes nearby, Laura Lee Ullrich picked a project she loved from a magazine and has...

Orange and brown beaded necklace

Spotlight: Sherry Serafini, Bead Embroidery Artist

Sherry Serafini is a bead embroidery artist without fear. If an object inspires her, even if it's an unconventional choice for jewelry, she will create an elaborate design around it....

Structural Beadwork

Spotlight: Beth Stone, Bead Jewelry Artist

A third-generation bead artist, Beth Stone thrives on challenges - on visualizing a new piece, then engineering how to make beads of various shapes and sizes work together to build...

Bead Embroidery Inspiration

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Beaded purse

Spotlight: Christen Brown, Fiber Artist

With a needle in her hand since the age of 7, Christen Brown creates lush embroidered and beaded pieces to wear and admire. Generous with her knowledge, she shares her...

Bead Embroidered Flower Brooch

Bead Embroidery – Chardel Blaine Paints with Beads

I like to create just about anything if it involves a needle and thread. For me, bead embroidery is about painting, but I use beads as my palette. Mostly, I...

Pat Herkal

Spotlight: Pat Herkal, Bead and Fiber Artist

Beads, thread and fabric occupy Pat Herkal's head and hands every day. Whimsy, color and the natural world inspire her work. Mixing beads, shells, stones, and found objects - man...

Off Loom Bead Weaving Inspiration

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Structural Beadwork

Spotlight: Beth Stone, Bead Jewelry Artist

A third-generation bead artist, Beth Stone thrives on challenges - on visualizing a new piece, then engineering how to make beads of various shapes and sizes work together to build...

Cellini Spiral Detail

Peyote Stitch Cellini Spiral Basics

Peyote-Stitched Cellini Spiral looks really complicated, but it’s just a glorified peyote rope. The stitch is even count tubular peyote with a step up. It’s the change in bead sizes...

Samples of 3 tubular herringbone ropes

How to Make Tubular Herringbone Beaded Jewelry

Tubular Herringbone (sometimes called Ndebele) stitch creates sinuous beaded ropes that await your creativity to design bracelets, necklaces and more. It can be a fussy stitch to get started, but...

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Bead Embroidery Back Stitch on Fabric-9-When Finished Tie Off on Back

Bead Embroidery: How to Back Stitch Beads on Fabric

Add color, dimension and maybe a little bling to your fabric with beads! With the beaded back stitch, you can embellish a straight or curved line and keep your beads…
Bead Embroidery Cabochon Bezel-22-Weave Thread to Base to Add Embellishment

How to Bezel a Cabochon

A cabochon - flat-backed gemstone or other element - makes a stunning focal point on any piece of bead embroidery. It can be anything that you bead around to secure…
Structural Beadwork

Spotlight: Beth Stone, Bead Jewelry Artist

A third-generation bead artist, Beth Stone thrives on challenges - on visualizing a new piece, then engineering how to make beads of various shapes and sizes work together to build…
Sisters

Spotlight: Janice Gatti, Embroidery Artist

Unlike many artists who create work primarily for others to see, Janice Gatti is more private about her art. When she gets home from her demanding day job, she will…
Orange and brown beaded necklace

Spotlight: Sherry Serafini, Bead Embroidery Artist

Sherry Serafini is a bead embroidery artist without fear. If an object inspires her, even if it's an unconventional choice for jewelry, she will create an elaborate design around it.…

Beading Accessories with Kraft-Tex

Make your own beading accessories with Kraft-Tex. Little bead trays are easy to make, to keep the different beads separate. To complete the beading accessories set, I made a small…
Sewn Gemstone Bracelets 4 finished bracelets

How to Make Sewn Gemstone Bracelets

Smooth gemstones feel so good on your wrist! And when you line up enough for an entire bracelet, they make a statement, too. I like to play with different shapes,…
Octopus and Crab in the Bering Sea

Spotlight: Beth Blankenship, Bead and Fiber Artist

When Beth Blankenship creates, she calls on her lifelong love for artistic pursuits. Her childhood experiments with crayons and a rich public school art education led Beth to her love…
Crazy Embroidered Pumpkin Glamor Shot

Make a Crazy Quilted Pumpkin

When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio.…

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