Virginie, whom you know better as "Pistachio Stars", shares with you in this tutorial her creations from our Miyuki Delicas 11/0 "Terracotta mix" bead assortment. This kit is a big hit with our expert weavers and beginners alike. It offers you in a cardboard box with pretty floral patterns an assortment of 6 references of Miyuki Delicas 11/0 beads itself packaged in round and transparent boxes, but especially reusable to store your references of beads. To launch your first project as soon as you open the kit, Tiffanie has prepared a bracelet diagram. All you need is your wire and a beading needle and you have everything you need to get started.
"Terracotta Mix" as its name suggests, is a set of references in warm shades with, at the rendezvous, a declination of yellows and oranges accompanied by a more intense brown and a bright gold to highlight the whole. This autumnal assortment of colors allows you to bring many realistic patterns to life. Virginie has put her ideas on paper and shares with you 4 cute and true-to-life designs:
These weavings are made with the brickstitch technique. For those who are beginners, you can consult all our technical sheets to learn bead weaving. Once your patterns are woven, you can use them in any way you like: pins or brooches, keychains, refrigerator magnets, scrapbooking decorations, etc. All your ideas are welcome.
Don't forget to share the results of your creations by posting a photo on social networks and identifying @perlesandco and @etoile_pistache
Once you've chosen your pattern and prepared your materials (thread, beading needle and references), start weaving at the point indicated by the arrow on the diagram. This is the longest weaving line.
To start weaving with the brickstitch technique, you can refer to our How to start a brickstitch weave? sheet and discover how to start a brickstitch weave with one row, i.e. the ladder technique (classic method).
You can also try out the technique of starting a brick stitch weave on two rows. You'll find all the technical information you need on Virginie's blog in her article: Starting a 2-row brick stitch weave.
Attention, additional info for weaving the feather: at the end of the 2 starting rows, you'll need to add a bead at the end of a row. Use the ladder technique to secure this last bead.
Otherwise, for the other diagrams :
- at the end of your starter row(s), continue by weaving the first half of the weave
- at the end of the first half, draw in and cut your thread
- return to the starting row and weave the other half of the weave
- at the end of the second half, tuck in and cut your thread
NB: "Tucking the thread" means wedging the thread into the beads, zigzagging between them.
There are several ways to assemble your weave.
1) Brooch: glue a brooch support (19mm for the leaf, bouquet and butterfly and 33mm for the feather) to the back of your weave with jewelry glue. For the feather, I recommend stiffening one side of the weave with Decopatch varnish (ref OTL-529) before gluing the brooch support.
2) Earrings: the leaf and bouquet patterns can also be woven into earrings (in which case you'll need to weave 2 patterns). In this case, attach a small ring (ref GLD-265) to the weave and fasten a BO hook (ref BO-686) to it.
3) Necklace: the leaf pattern can also be used as a necklace. In this case, attach 2 small rings (ref GLD-265) and fasten a chain and clasp (ref PLO-279).
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