A traditional addition to almost every gift for the beautiful half of humanity is flowers. Tender, fragile, unsurpassed, like every woman, they cheer up, delight the eye and attract attention. That's just very sorry when a beautiful bouquet fades the next day, losing its charm.
Artificial Alternative
No matter how sophisticated the florists are, even the most refined bouquet will please its owner a maximum of a week. That's why they began to look for an alternative to fresh flowers, creating them from various materials. Paper flowers, appliqués, embroidery - the most common types of crafts as a gift. But as close as possible to the original were bead flowers. Due to the size of the material used, various weaving techniques, the products are so realistic that it can be very difficult to distinguish them from a real flower.
Beadworkers have developed many techniques, come up with different patterns of colors from beads. Rose in these developments is quite common. Which is no wonder, because she is deservedly considered the queen of flowers.
Materials for work
What will be needed to create a rose from beads? Weaving patterns, beads (at least two colors, but more), weaving wire, scissors or pliers. Such a simple set will help create a real bead miracle, which will certainly become the best gift and will delight its owner for a very long time.
For the convenience of the bead kit, you can use a small, shallow container. It is convenient to pour grains of material into it, preventing its scattering. In general, the needlewoman’s working area should be well-lit, stable and comfortable to work with.
Weaving Basics
If you carefully study the master classes presented in special manuals on beadwork, it becomes clear that there are several techniques for creating roses. The bead scheme, even the most sophisticated one, in any case becomes clear if you carefully work on its decoding.
So, there is a parallel scheme for weaving a pink bud, a master class on the manufacture of which will be presented below (it is also the easiest for beginners than everyone else). This technique is based on elementary knowledge in this area, so work on the product does not take much time and effort.
The second scheme of a flower of a rose from beads is based on the French technique. It is also called circular. This technique is a bit more complicated, since not every beginner needlewoman will understand the creation of flower parts the first time. But as a result of several attempts, a blank for the future rose will nevertheless be obtained, which, undoubtedly, will be somewhat more elegant than the previous one.
There are also techniques that are very similar to French weaving, but all of them require more detailed study and consideration.
Create petals
In order to start work on creating a rose (the scheme from beads is presented above), materials should be prepared. So that everything is at hand, does not stop the work and does not risk to crumble, it is better to immediately start working on a stable surface.
For a rose petal, it is necessary to cut a wire about 70-80 cm long (since we have small petals). String 1 bead onto the center of the wire. Next, collect 2 beads and thread them through the 2 ends of the wire, tightening to the first. This is what we have at the very beginning.
After this step, each row requires an increase in the number of beads (4, 6, 8, 10, etc.). So you need to complete 9 rows, typing on the last 16 beads. After that, at each end of the wire you need to collect 9-11 beads and stretch them through the very first. Then firmly twist the ends of the wire. It looks like this:
Ultimately, we have a finished petal. For a small rose, you need about 4 petals according to the specified pattern, 5 petals, in which 1 row more (that is, the last row ends with 18 beads). The larger you want to get the product, the more larger petals you need to weave.
According to this technique, it is recommended to weave small flower buds, from which baskets or small bouquets will perfectly form.
Leaf making
Using parallel weaving techniques , rose leaves are also created, the bead pattern of which is now being considered. To do this, you need to make 8 rows, the number of beads in which is 1, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1, respectively, in each row. In this pattern, sepals are woven, which are attached directly under the petals. The number of sepals varies from 3 or more, depending on the size of the bud.
The leaves of the rose are slightly different from the sepals. The pattern from the beads of these parts is similar in the way of weaving, the leaf consists of 11 rows. The following is a diagram of increasing the number of beads in rows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 8, 7, 5, 3.
Product assembly
So, all the parts are ready, you can start assembling roses from beads. Schemes, as can be seen from the step-by-step photos, are very simple and accessible for beginners.
For the center of the bud, you need to take the two smallest petals and, with the help of a round felt-tip pen, bend them almost in half. Then you need to insert them into each other.
After that, all other petals must be tightly wound to the main stem to make a bud. The last petals, if size allows, can be beautifully arched.
It is immediately necessary to attach the sepals to the rosebud , evenly distributing them below. After that, leaves are attached a little lower on the stem. Further, the product can be wrapped with green threads (for example, floss) or floral paper. Everything, a rose from beads, the weaving patterns of which we have considered, is ready.
Conclusion
As you can see, the creation of flowers from beads is a simple and rather fascinating activity. In addition, handicrafts are very valuable, because in addition to painstaking work, time, soul and inspiration are invested in them. Thanks to small efforts and insignificant expenses, a charming bead rose can be born. Weaving patterns, as you have already seen, are completely simple and easy to read. Well, as a result, you can be sure that your gift will be the most unexpected, interesting and unique.