Bead weaving

Learning to create loom jewelry opens a world of possibilities for jewelry designs. You can loom bracelets, necklaces, earrings, belts, headbands, bag straps, and more. One of the greatest appeals of loom pieces is the ease in which you can create so many different designs. Unlike bead weaving where you often add one bead at a time, loom beading allows you to add entire rows of beads at once. These rows lay in nice straight lines which also makes pattern making easy. Another appeal of…

Bead and tapestry looms for everyone from the novice crafter to the professional artist. They can make everything from beaded jewelry to tapestry wall-hangings.

Discover these five great Simply Seeds beading projects using just seed beads! Make bracelets, earrings, and more without shaped beads!

FREEFORM BEADED TUTORIAL Since I’m still in a beading mood, I decided to share with you one of my favorite tutorials- Freeform Beading, which features the freeform peyote stitch. It is…

Learn how to make bead loom bracelets with this beginner tutorial. Free bead loom bracelet patterns included for you to download.

Bead lovers beware. You're about to get lost in a mesmerizing collection of some of the best bead weaving patterns on the Web! This collection of 75+ Best Free Bead Weaving Patterns has gathered up some of our most popular free bead weaving patterns as chosen by our savvy, stitching readers so you can browse through the best of the best without having to weed through the rest. These beautiful beading patterns demonstrate how simple stitching patterns can be used to create a woven tapestry of…

See beading diagrams, instructional videos and project tutorials for the most popular and fundamental bead weaving stitches. Once mastered, slight modifications and variations of these standard stitches can be made to create new patterns. Tip: Click on the "Filed in" tags at the top of any article to find similar topics. Note: Some free beading patterns are available to newsletter subscribers only! Learn more and get on the list. Basic Bead Weaving Stitches, Project Tutorials…

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Free Square Stitch Bead Weaving Patterns Square stitch is a beautiful basic stitch in which beads stack up next to each other in straight, grid-like rows. Because of its even structure, square stitch resembles loom weaving more than any other off-loom technique. Multiple thread passes make this a strong stitch, great for any piece of jewelry that will see lots of wear. View/Download Square Stitch PDF Square...