Lovely_Lacy_Knits_Beautiful_Projects_Embellished_with_Ribbon_Flowers_Beads_and_More

Materials
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Tear-proof thread
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Beads
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Beading needle
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Backing paper, masking tape, or paper medical tape to secure edges
(optional)
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Embroidery frame (optional)

Knotting Beads
Knotting beads individually in this manner is time-consuming, but well
worth the eff ort because it secures the beads and helps line them up
evenly.
Start by pushing the threaded needle up through the fabric from the
WS and through the hole in the bead.

Insert the needle straight down through the fabric from the RS, slight-

ly staggered from the initial point.

Directly in the initial point, stitch up through the fabric again from

the WS.

With the bead hole pointing sideways, wind the thread around the

needle as for a French knot, then reinsert the needle into the fabric

in the same spot.

Bead Flower

First, sew on the center bead twice and secure it by knotting as descri-

bed above.

Now, wrap the thread several times around the thread between the

bead and the fabric to create a “base” for the bead.

Th read 6 beads, wrap them around the shank you created, run your

thread through all 6 beads again for reinforcement, pull tight and

sew in tail.

Bead Cluster

For each stitch, thread 2 to 4 beads onto your needle and sew them on

tightly spaced (but not so tightly that they buckle).

Threading Beads for Knitting and Crocheting

Reinforce the beginning tail with liquid glue to create a “needle” that

can be used to thread beads directly.

Reference

Bead

Embroidery