I have been beading for over fifteen years and my beadwork is bound up with my health. You will know this story if you have followed my blog before.
I started beading after becoming seriously ill and I have found the beadwork consistently therapeutic. Beading has also given me a creative outlet and I think this is a healthy thing for anyone. I have come to know a lot of other beaders and I realise that many of us are suffering from difficult health conditions.
So, although I wanted to write mostly about my beading adventures, I have also talked more personally. I think we can all support each other. Sometimes it is comforting just to know that you’re not the only one who is struggling. So, I’ve shared some of my struggles and doubts on here. Since I believe it’s important to speak out, I thought I had better start by setting an example!
I hope you enjoy reading about my general beading adventures in this part of the blog.
My French beading blog series has been inspired by a Beadalong on the Seed Beads and More Facebook group. Now, I promised them a little guide to how to make a beaded Advent Candle Holder. So, I thought I would share it with all of you as well! What do you need? My beaded Advent…
If you’ve been following my French beading blog series, then you’re going to enjoy exploring the topic of French beaded flower arrangements. So, by now, you’ve learned how to start French beading. I’ve guided you through the materials, techniques and patterns. Last time, we talked about colouring. If you’ve been putting all this information into…
What do you think I’m going to talk about when I mention French beaded flower colouring? Well, I have one specific idea to explore. How do you create French beaded flowers with patterns and multiple colours in them? For me, once I had designed basic flowers, this was the next logical step. So, now, after…
If you’ve been following my French beading blog series, you’ll know we’re now on to making flowers. So, today, I want to share some French beading videos that I made. These are all from my two ebooks. So, you’re just going to get a little taste here, but these videos are free to watch. Just…
In this part of my French beading blog series, we’re at the stage where you’re starting to learn. Now, what happens when any of us start learning something new? Things inevitably go wrong. So, today, I want to talk about fixing French beading mistakes. I’m sure I won’t cover everything that can go wrong. But…
So far in my French beading blog series, I’ve been trying to cover everything you need to know to get started. So, I’ve looked at materials, tools, techniques and how to read patterns. Now, I think it may be time to move on to the French beading tips that are going to help when do…
In today’s post, I want to talk about how to use a bead spinner for French beading. But first, I think we need to answer two important questions. What is a bead spinner? Do you need to use one? Buy a bead spinner here>> What is a bead spinner? That photo above is a bead…
If you’re following this blog series, then I did touch on French beading wire back in my first post. However, I get a lot of questions about wire. So, I thought perhaps it deserved a discussion all on its own. French beading wire recommendation Now, if you’re hoping that I recommend a particular type or…
Continuing in my series on French beading, today I want to look at French beading patterns. This may sound a little strange, but if you’re used to bead weaving patterns, you’re going to find French beading instructions a little different. So, let me tell you why and explain how to use them well. Two styles…
Continuing in my French beading series… There are many different French beading techniques. However, they are all based around two possible ways of manipulating wire. These are: wrapping twisting In order to get the best results, it is really important that you understand the difference between the two. So, let me first show you a…
