Beaded jewelry tutorials for beginners
Threading, color planning, measuring, basic weaving concepts, and bead organization explained one skill at a time.
4 tutorials published
An off-loom introduction to bead weaving: how the beads sit in ladder, brick, peyote and daisy chain stitch, what thread and needles to use, and which stitch to learn first.
Prepare the thread tip, lower the needle onto the thread, and secure the first beads with a stop bead. Includes needle sizes, thread length and ways to string with no needle at all.
A practical way to choose bead colors: four color wheel schemes, the role of neutrals and metallics, a simple proportion rule and how bead finish changes what a color looks like.
How to measure a wrist, neck, ankle and finger with a tape or paper strip, how much ease to add for each bead size, and how to turn the final length into a bead count.
