Any clothes decorated with beadwork look amazing! And when you did all the decoration work on your own, and even with the use of complex schemes - this is generally a masterpiece!
Mastering the embroidery technology is an easy task - with explanations of how to sew beads to the fabric with your own hands, and with diagrams, let's figure it out together!
What is beadwork used for?
It is possible to decorate absolutely any thing with bead embroidery - from clothes and shoes (dresses, jeans, blouses, embroidered sneakers and even uggs) to jewelry and bags. There are many ways to decorate with small beads, as if scattered across the legs, a repeating ornament that runs along the side seam or neck, floral and plant motifs, butterflies, bees and other insects, "cucumbers", etc.
Using the method of embroidery with beads, needlewomen make amazing jewelry, decor for bags, hair clips.
Having learned how to sew beads to the fabric, it is easy to repair clothes with embroidery.
Variety of material for work
In a large quantity of the goods offered, even experienced craftswomen can be lost, not to mention beginner embroiderers. Therefore, it is worth considering what types of material this is divided into:
- Plastic beads - it is also called children's. It has a low cost and is applicable on children's things.
- Bugle - ordinary and "cutting" when the cut edges are oblique. They make it from chopped pieces of glass tubes. It is distinguished by its bright shine.
- Small glass beads of various shapes - round, cylindrical, square.
- Japanese having a round shape. He is valued above all others. Its quality is recognized as the best, and the price is consistent.
- "Pony" - with an elongated shape, made of plastic, clay or glass.
- Seed, Butterfly Beads - Barri.
- Beads - Drops - Drops.
- There are beads with two holes, like a button.
When choosing beads, keep in mind that the Japanese lead in the production of the highest quality beads, the following are Czechs and then Taiwan. At the same time, Taiwanese beads can be completely different - from excellent to disgusting.
The numbering of beads is interesting - the higher the number, the smaller the bead. For beginners, opt for number 11.
Before sewing beads to the fabric, pay attention to the shape - it is also diverse, select it according to the pattern you want to embroider.
Beads of glass beads and cuttings have a very bright shine, the minus is that they easily cut the thread with sharp edges. Alternate them with round beads.
Tools and materials for decorating with beads
Choosing the right material for embroidery with beads is almost the most important step, because there are a lot of goods for needlework on store windows.
So what do you need?
The thread is chosen quite durable, starting from the applied method of work.
For example, for t-shirts, dresses, sweaters and other knitted items, they use special threads - lavsan, kapron, and the work is done in 2 threads. The stitch should be strong, to give the embroidery not only beauty, but also durability.
Since you need to sew beads to the fabric with inconspicuous stitches, the shades of thread and the base on which the embroidery is made are the same.
Large embroidery requires a serious approach. Run it on a separate piece of fabric, and then gently sew it into place. This will make it easier for you to take care of the clothes - just steam them off before washing.
Needles for embroidery take special - beaded. They are thinner and have much narrower holes for the threads.
The basis will be the thing on which the embroidered pattern is located. It can be completely different materials - leather, suede, jeans, knitwear, non-woven sealant, etc.
Beginner Tips for Successful Beadwork
- Pre-prepare yourself a comfortable place - hard work, you should be comfortable.
- Be sure to get a bright table lamp.
- For the working surface, take a white cloth, the fallen beads will not get lost.
- It is advisable not to mix all the purchased beads - lay it out in shades.
- Pattern for embroidery should be prepared in advance.
- Learn from cheap beads and inexpensive fabric.
- Do not select custom size beads to avoid problems with holes and needles. Take number 11 or 12.
- Switch to small beads only after gaining some experience. Do not do this right away to avoid disappointment.
How to sew beads to fabric: a beginner's guide
Often, it is used as the basis for embroidery. How to sew beads to the fabric?
There are a number of individual features. To facilitate your work, use the following rules:
Apply drawings directly to the substrate through carbon paper. Only after gaining experience (and considerable!), Try to embroider without transferring, noting on the diagrams the steps already taken.
Fasten the material to the frame or pull it on the hoop.
Take a cotton or kapron thread.
Embroider threads of the same color on dark fabrics. For light, a choice of threads in beige, gray or white.
The nodes for securing the thread are tiny, almost invisible.
Needles with the eleventh number will be the best choice.
Each of the above tips will facilitate your learning. Passion will not make you nervous, on the contrary, it will lead to relaxation and relaxation.
For a closer acquaintance with the process, try creating a simple picture according to the scheme proposed below.
Prepare the following tools:
- Frame or hoop.
- Several shades of beads.
- Fabric for warp.
- Needles.
- Kapron thread.
- Wax candle.
At the beginning of the work, draw a sketch on paper or take a ready-made diagram.
- Hoop the fabric.
- Using carbon paper, move the pattern from the paper to the base.
- Insert the thread into the needle and twist the tip into a small knot.
- Pull the needle and thread at the beginning of the pattern from the inside.
- Put the bead on the needle, and then, having stuck into the material very close to the bead, pull the thread to the wrong side.
- Make a tiny stitch and put the thread on the front side of the work.
- Take the next bead and also attach it.
- In this way, all the beads are fixed, and the last one is attached on the inside with a bundle.
The beads are stacked as densely as possible to each other, but without tightening the base - otherwise you will get folds.
See how to sew beads to fabric, photo:
We examined one of the seams called the “forward needle”. There are several more of their main types.
Fixation of beads by the "Monastic" seam
The following embroidery method is used for embroidery of icons, paintings.
The needle is brought forward, it is visible, catches a bead and a stitch is made along an oblique either from top to bottom. One stitch corresponds to one bead. The main direction of stitches is diagonal from the outside of the embroidery, vertical from the inside.
Seams "Stalk" and "Needle back"
- A similar method will give a very hard surface. Having brought the needle out, put on 2 beads, right there, very close to the second bead, bring the needle to the wrong side. Go back up between them, passing the needle through bead No. 2. Immediately pick up bead No. 3 and bring the needle to the wrong side of the work.Thus, continue until the required length of the segment is reached.
- And how to sew beads to the fabric back with a needle? This method is very similar to the "Stalk", but 2 or even 4 beads are put on immediately. Their arrangement is freer, and the embroidered part is much softer.To give it extra rigidity, go back inside out for a couple of beads, not one.
Photos of finished works for inspiration
But how to sew beads to the fabric so that the finished embroidery does not look clumsy and clumsy? Of course, you won’t succeed with the masterpiece the first time, but with some skill and skill, acquired over time, both quality and beauty will come. Below are some photos of embroideries created by skilled craftsmen.
This is how a simple white blouse can be transformed.
But such a glamorous gym shoes envy any fashionista!
Learn - and you will succeed!