Bead weaving is a technique used to create intricate and detailed designs using beads. The beads are strung onto a thread or cord and then woven together using various techniques to create a finished piece of jewellery or decorative item. One of the most important decisions a beader must make is choosing the right thread […]
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Macramé is becoming very popular amongst beading and jewellery making. The techniques of macrame lend themselves to creating lovely bracelets. In this guide, we will start by showing you how the square knot can be used to progress your macrame projects. To prepare for this project you will need: Macramé board (available by clicking here) A
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Adding end caps to Kumihimo braids is a great jewellery making technique to finish your jewellery pieces. Kumihimo is the art of Japanese braiding and is most popularly uses now to make amazing pieces of jewellery. Owner of Riverside Beads, Donna McKean Smith has written two books about Kumihimo so you could say this is
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Needle felting is a technique that involves sculpting wool fibres using a special needle. Learning how to needle-felt beads opens up a realm of opportunities when creating new jewellery, home furnishings and embellishments. This guide will take you through the steps required to needle felt a bead, which will give you the ability to turn
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, How are we all doing? Have you been zooming with your friends and family? Do you even know what zooming is?? Lol – I didn’t until two weeks ago. (Nb It’s a website where you can video call people) As much as this lock down has been difficult for many, it has
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Hello Beautiful Beaders, Wirework is where a lot of jewellery designers start their creative journey. I’m no different and have found such satisfaction from making my own wirework hooks, loops and clasps over the years. It’s much easier than you might think. To get you started I’m going to teach you some simple but stylish
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