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School Holiday Kid Crafts: Beading for Beginners
It's just fantastic! So, let's get started!
First, you'll need:
• beads
• wire (or nylon fishing line)
• pattern
By the way, what do you use, wire or nylon fishing line? Formerly, I used fishing line, because I found it easier to use. And it's easier to use indeed, because its end won't kink. However, it has no definite shape. The animal won't stand on its feet. The wired animals will stand. You can bend them as you like. And it's a great advantage! So, I would suggest the wire, but very thin wire.
Important
If you're making an animal that has to be round, 3D or plump (like a penguin), always use nylon fishing line, because the wire will be almost completely flat.
I have a good example to prove this:
Once, I decided to make a bead owl, which was rounded on the example picture. After I finished it (using wire), it looked like a bat and not an owl. It was completely flat. I was very angry and I scolded the book. Later, I read the text beside the owl which said, that use nylon fishing line.
The next day, I made the owl again, using nylon fishing line. When I finished, it looked like exactly on the picture. It was fully round.
So, use fishing line for rounded and 3D animals.
And what about beads?
I've been using seed (small) beads for the body of the animals since I started beading. There are also long beads (I don't know the proper name), use them for wings and sometimes for legs.
Seed Beads:
These are the basic beads that we use for beading. They usually make up the body of an animal. Nowadays, you can buy them in whatever color, size and shape you want. I use quiet small (I don't know the exact size) and round seed beads.
Bigger Beads:
These are much bigger than the seed beads. I usually use them for the eyes of an animal. However, use them whenever you want to highlight something.
Long Beads:
The size of the long beads is between the seed beads and the 'bigger beads'. I use them for wings, legs and sometimes for some other parts of the animal's body.
Basic Beading Techniques.
Back and Forth
Use this instruction to make the body of the bead animals. After you've finished with the first row, make the second row by doing the same thing again. In this way, make the rest of the animal.
Important:
If you are making an animal that should be flat, then push the rows beside each other (and use wire). However, if your animal supposed to be round (3D), pull each row very tightly to make them overlap.
If it doesn't help, then simply put the rows right opposite of each other. After that, if you look at your animal from side, then the rows should look zigzagging as shown on the picture below.
Leg Making
There are many ways to make a leg for the animals:
1. Simple straight leg
2. Leg with foot
3. Leg with foot and toes
A general tip when you're making a leg: hold the leg as near as you can to the body when you pull it tightly.
TIP: When you pull the leg tightly hold the leg as near as possible to the body.
Leg with foot
Here you have the leg with foot. This is as uncomplicated as the simple leg.
TIP: When you pull the leg tightly hold the leg as near as possible to the body.
Leg with foot and toes
The technique used to makef this type of leg is a bit more complicated than the others. However, after you've both understood and made it once or twice, it'll become just a routine job. So don't worry... :-)
You'll make this leg a bit differently than the other two. The main difference is that you don't string each 'leg-bead' on the wire straight away. First, you string the leg-beads and one toe beads.
Wing making
I'll introduce you to the basics of wing making. This is as plain as the simple straight leg.
Tail making
Use this technique to make the tail of an animal or the abdomen of an insect.
Finishing:
Now you need to make a knot on the end of the tail, otherwise the beads will fall off.
Huge Thank you to Marcel Vigh
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