Beading on quilts

Beading is one of my favorite methods of embellishing my art quilts and other sewing projects, and I like to use lots of bead dangles which are made using several strands of beads which are strung…

Beaded Backstitch is a simple two-step method for adding beads to hand embroidery from Shelly Stokes at shellygstokes.com

When it comes to fabric beading, you can either bead a design onto a plain piece of fabric as a way to embellish it or you can enhance a design already on the fabric. In this tutorial, Heather is adding fabric beads to a piece that she hand dyed using a method known as deconstructed silk screening. Her fabric has many different circular designs on it already that help decide the way in which the beads will be placed. Heather discusses how she plans ahead as to where she is going to add…

Knotty Stop Beads (french knots) are a great replacement for stop beads for adding O-beads to hand embroidery. www.shellygstokes.com

Heather Thomas teaches you how to effectively add excitement to your quilts through beading.Have fun with these tips and start adding more excitement with beads to your quilts.

This is the second block I did some time ago. I just added some beads and buttons (see photo below). Dies ist der zweite Block, den ich scho...

Do you ever struggle with putting on traditional binding when you are quilting? Well, Heather Thomas presents a few different options for binding your artistic quilts. See an example of binding a quilt with ribbon and beads. Learn a few techniques for binding your quilts in unique and beautiful ways. Find out what other tips Heather has to offer in this quilting video.

Heather Thomas teaches you how to hand bead so you can add even more extravagance to your quilt.

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