Congratulations on being brave enough to try this experiment. I’m guessing you’ve landed here after reading this blog post in which I explained how to find the best bead weaving technique for you. So, all you have to do now is follow the instructions carefully and find out which is the best bead weaving technique for you to learn first. (Or, if you already know some, the best to learn next).
I’m going to show you a photo of some beading projects. I want you to decide which one you would most like to make. Forget about how difficult they look (you can’t tell that anyway, until you try). Just go with the one that makes you feel, ‘wow – I’d love to make that!’
Now, answer this question…
Do you feel more comfortable learning from video or from written instructions?
Right, so you’ve got your chosen project and you’ve decided whether you want to learn via video tutorials or written instructions. Now, scroll down the page, and follow the instructions under the heading that matches your answer.
So, for example, if you wanted to make the parcel beaded box from picture 5, and you prefer learning from video, look for the heading: ‘Parcel beaded box with video’. Then, follow the instructions in that section, exactly.
Off you go – it’s time for you to discover the best bead weaving technique for you to try next…
Rose beaded box with written instructions
Here is the link to the pattern for that project. You can get it now, or you can learn the techniques first and then come back for the pattern.
The techniques you need to learn are:
- circular and tubular peyote stitch
- even count peyote
- decreasing at the start/end of a row
- decreasing and increasing in the middle of a row
- stitch-in-the-ditch technique
- basic brick stitch
I have added links to a couple of those techniques, so follow the links to get your written instructions for those parts.
For the written instructions for all the remaining techniques, follow this link, and choose the free tutorials you need from that section. Now, the rest is up to you. Work through the basic techniques until you understand them. Then put them into practice on your project.
And, if you do get stuck and realise you need some extra help, you can also access video tutorials and ask me questions by following this link.
Rose beaded box with video tutorials
You’ve got the pattern link to the rose beaded box here.
You will need a range of Peyote stitch variations, plus basic brick stitch to make this project. And, you can find video tutorials for all of those techniques, plus ask me for help if you get stuck, by simply following this link.
Circular sparkles necklace with written instructions
Here is the pattern link for this necklace project. You can download it now, or learn the techniques first and get the pattern later.
You just need a couple of techniques to make this:
- Basic Right Angle Weave
- Tubular Peyote
- (Or, you can simply learn Modified Right Angle Weave, instead of RAW and tubular peyote)
- Cubic Right Angle Weave (or tubular RAW will also work)
You can find free written tutorials for all those techniques in this section of the website.
Circular sparkles necklace with video tutorials
Again, the pattern link for the necklace is available here. So, you choose whether you get that now, or learn the techniques first and get the pattern later.
You will need to learn:
- Right Angle Weave
- Tubular Peyote
- Or, just learn Modified Right Angle Weave instead of those two techniques above
- Basic Cubic Right Angle Weave
You’ll find video tutorials for all those techniques, plus the chance to ask me for help if you get stuck, by following this link.
Maple Leaf Earrings With Written Tutorials
The basic tutorial for the Maple leaf earrings is available at this link.
You will need to learn the following basic bead weaving techniques in order to complete this project:
- basic square stitch
- shaped square stitch
So, for your written tutorials guiding you through the technique basics, please follow this link. You’ll need to find the exact free tutorials from within that section of the website.
Maple Leaf Earrings With Video Tutorials
Again, this link will take you to your Maple leaf earrings beading pattern.
But if you want to learn the techniques first, you will need to learn how to work in basic square stitch and how to shape square stitch. So, you’ll find your video tutorials, plus access to personal help from me, at this link.
Cornflower Corsage
I have great news for you if you chose this project to try. It is a project from an ebook, so that automatically gives you both the detailed written instructions, and the video tutorials to demonstrate the techniques.
So, all you need to do is grab your copy of the ebook here.
Parcel Beaded Box with written instructions
If you selected the parcel beaded box, here is the link to the main tutorial.
In order to make this, you’re going to need to know the following basic beading techniques:
- circular and tubular peyote stitch
- increasing and decreasing in the middle of a row
- stitch-in-the-ditch
- odd count Peyote
You can find free written tutorials to download at this link. Just look through the pages to locate the exact techniques you need for this project.
Parcel Beaded Box with video tutorials
Again, you can use this link to get the basic beaded box pattern.
I have video tutorials for the following techniques, which will be all you need for this project:
- Peyote stitch square
- Tubular Peyote
- Stitch-in-the-ditch
- Odd Count Peyote
You can find all those video tutorials, plus get access to me to ask for help if you get stuck, by following this link.
Beaded Candy Canes With Written Instructions And Video Tutorials
This project is available exclusively in my ebook, which you can find at this link.
So, again, that comes with everything you need, whichever way you prefer to learn.
But in actual fact, this is simply a Cellini spiral project. So, if you just want to learn that technique, then use this link to access video and written tutorials, plus the chance to ask me questions if you get stuck.
So, that’s really all there is to it. Start by picking the project you’d most love to make. Don’t worry about whether you have the skills to complete it today. Because it’s simply a matter of learning techniques. So, your project choice will guide you to the best bead weaving technique for you to learn next. And this link can help you learn it quickly and easily.
