Beading for Beginners

Beads - these are small decorative elements in which there is a through-hole for threading on a string, line or wire. Beads of large sizes are usually called beads.

Of beads are often made all kinds ofethnic ornaments such as beads or rosary beads, as well as beads embroider art canvases, make from it various crafts, for example, flowers or toys.

Traditionally, beads were made from wood, amber, stone and other naturalmaterials. With the invention of glass, new opportunities have opened for the manufacture of beads of different shapes and colors. Modern beads are also made of plastic, metal, horn and bone, ceramics, etc.

To start beading, you must buy the actual beadsthe necessary size and color, as well as special needles for weaving with beads, if it is necessary to string beads on the thread. To sew beads on a fishing line or wire needles are not needed.

In beadwork, various techniques and techniques are used. The simplest method is the usual stringing of beads on a string. Alternating beads in a certain order, you can achieve any pattern.

Also suitable for beginners beadwork technique in the "cross", which is also called "monastic weaving". Start the weaving should be from stringing four beads. Beads are located in the center of the thread.

In the fourth bead it is necessary to pass the secondend of the thread so that it is directed opposite to the end of the thread on which the bead is strung. This technique is called "counter nizaniem," "crossing."

Further on each of the ends of the thread is necessarystring one bead. After that, at any of the ends of the string, thread another bead, and the second end of the thread pass through the bead in the opposite direction. It turns out one more link of the chain "cross". Repeat this operation until you reach the desired number of links in the chain.

Weaving "cross" can consist not only of one, but also of two, three, four or more rows. For, to weave to the first row of the chain the following, it is necessary when weaving the last link of thisrow on one end of the thread strung three beads, and the second leave free. To close the link, the end of the free thread passes through the third bead and is tightened.

Next begins the weaving of the second row. Two beads are threaded on the upper thread, one bead on the lower thread. The upper thread first passes through the opening of one bead strung on the lower thread, and then through the hole of the lateral bead of the penultimate in the first row of the chain link.

Then two more threads are threaded onto the second threadbeads, the first thread remains free and should be passed through the last bead on the second thread. Similarly, the remaining links in the chain are executed. At the end of the second row, you can similarly start the third, fourth, etc.

The Zigzag chain - another version of a simple chain, which is easycan weave beginner. Three beads are threaded onto the string, the end of the thread is passed through the first two and tightened. The first link of the chain was obtained. Next, thread two more beads and thread the end of the thread through the last bead of the first link and the first bead of the current chain link. Continue the chain until the required length is obtained.

Alternating in chains of beads of different colors and sizes one can get completely different products each time.