Wendy’s Beads Beginners Beading Lessons

 

Week One – Figure of Eight

Threading beads onto elastic to make a variety of Figure of Eight bracelets.

Week Two - Peyote Stitch

Making a bracelet in Peyote Stitch with hexagonal beads.

Week Three  - Learning to Picot

Learning to use a picot; not only to edge last week’s bracelet, but also to embellish it.

Week Four - Right Angle Weave

Making a Daisy Chain in Right Angle Weave.

Week Five - Flat Square Stitch

Making pieces of a necklace in Flat Square Stitch and edging them with a picot.

Week Six -  Figure of Eight Chain

Joining the pieces of necklace from last week, using Figure of Eight chain.

Week Seven - Flat Herringbone Stitch

Using Flat Herringbone stitch to make a bracelet.

Week Eight - Spiral Herringbone Stitch

Developing Herringbone Stitch into Herringbone Spirals.

Week Nine - St. Petersburg Chain.

Learning single and double St. Petersburg Chain for bracelets, or to use to make a bag.

Week Ten - Netting

Learning to make beaded netting to make a necklace/collar.

Week Eleven - Brick Stitch

Brick Stitch Flowers and Stars for decorations

Week Twelve - Bezelling

Bezelling  cabochons or crystals into a pendant. 

Wendy’s Beads Advanced Beading Lessons

 

Week One - Peyote Stitch

Making a base of a shaped pot using Peyote Stitch by increasing and decreasing.

Week Two  - Embellishing

To complete last week’s pot by making a lid and embellishing the pot.

Week Four - Right Angle Weave

Making a three-dimensional cubed necklace.

Week Five - Flat Square Stitch

Making complex patterns in a Flat Square Stitched bracelet.

Week Six - Celine Spirals

Making a bracelet and/or necklace with a Cellini Spiral.

Week Seven - Herringbone Stitch 1

Using Herringbone Stitch to make a ruffled necklace.

Week Eight - Herringbone Stitch 2

Developing Herringbone Stitch with strips of beads and to showcase glass Magatama drops.

Week Nine - St. Petersburg Chain.

Quadruple St. Petersburg Chain to make a bracelet with fringes.

Week Ten - Netting

Making a Hot Air Balloon using netting.

Week Eleven - Brick Stitch

Brick Stitch flowers onto a rope to form a beautiful necklace and/or bouquet.

Week Twelve -  Sculpting Bezelled Rivoli

Sculpting three dimensional petals around a bezelled rivoli.