r/Beading

patterns from various sources, some purchased off etsy others from books or free online patterns. i have really been enjoying bead this craft and hope to continue to make beautiful things!

Stainless steel, dyed quartz and glass crystals

Definitely going to invest in some nicer beads as I noticed a huge difference using toho but these are my first two, flawed pieces! Advice welcome :)

These are my second and third pair of beaded earrings (I put my first attempt on the last photo).

The outer beads on these two, the ones that look more cylindrical instead of round, I don't know if I'm tacking them down right.

I was thinking of cutting these out here, then doing the edging and leatherette. They feel a bit messy looking to me though (the most outside row).

I think that may not be in the best circular shape? I'm new to this type of bead, and some of them are different lengths, and have more color than others (more transparent, less transparent).

Does anyone have advice on how to make these look more neat and polished?

Thank you so much 🩷🙏

I've been beading since I was 10, so I have a bit of an archival bead supply. Well, younger me (probably, like, 15 or something) mixed together almost the exact same color of size 11 Czech and Miyuki seed beads.

Me now is cursing that idiot girl, because I am finally getting around to sorting this nightmare...

peyote stitch rainbow temari beaded beads that i wrapped around wooden beads make up the pride flag and angelite, rose quartz and howlite make the trans flag

this was probably the most involved piece ive done so far, i’d say about 70 hours went into this. i really enjoyed working on it and learned a lot along the way!

Hey guys, need some pointers on hand-sewing a string of beads (seed beads threaded onto a piece of thread) to the sleeves of a blouse to create a cascading beaded cap-sleeve look. Ignore the beaded bodice in the picture, i’ll be using a plain sleeveless blouse. Just want the sleeves to look like this.

I don’t know what string to use, or how to attach the hardware to the fabric - are there specific types of knots I need to use or any types of thread to pick/avoid. Any help is much appreciated!

Here is the reference picture.

I’ve been experimenting with how larger vintage collectible charms sit on a hand-strung necklace. This piece uses genuine Swarovski crystals and pearls, and the hardest part was keeping the charms balanced so the center doesn’t pull too much when worn.

I’m still learning how much spacing feels right between pearls, crystals, and heavier charms. Does this layout feel balanced, or would you make the center section a little cleaner?

It’s of Connor Storrie, one of the breakout stars of Heated Rivalry based on a photo in GQ magazine. I’m super happy with how well the mosaic effect worked for this portrait.

I made a comment about this, but thought I’d post some more photos of this stunning exhibition at the Walker Art Center earlier this year. Lots of other materials & techniques used along with the beadwork. This barely does it justice… so beautiful!

Ready for take off!

Day 1, Day 6 and 2 pics for Day 16. Hoping to have it done by 30.

Can you guess what it'll be?

I’ve been in a dragon tooth mood lately and the pink Hyperdontia choker I made just sold, so I felt motivated to make another one!

I get a lot of requests for ace pride themed pieces, so I had to make this choker and go all out with the trim: fine Miyuki matte silver-lined seed beads and these narrow spikes from Bohemia Crystal Valley that fit perfectly.

I think I’m gonna do a beach-themed dragon tooth choker next!

Finished this for a friend’s mother. She had a bichon that passed away recently so I made this as a remembrance for her to put by her ashes.

Turned out better than I expected. I remember now why I’m not the biggest fan of brick stitch projects. Very tedious and time consuming (I stitch faster with peyote stitch 🤪)

There's 2 amazing bead/jewelry exhibits at the Museum of Art and Design in NYC right now for anyone that can make it!

Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley includes fully beaded fantastical creatures. They developed a beading language (shown in one of these pics) so they could get the pieces built by communities around the world and still have them fit together.

OUT of the Jewelry Box shines a light on, "queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry".

I adore the Avatar movies, so I wanted to give this 3D figure a go. I'd say it came out pretty well!

I added a few extra wires to make it more poseable at least in the neck area. AA battery for scale!

Remembered that we had this giant 10+ year old jar of beads from Ikea, so i decided to have some fun with them lol. Very simple and silly things. Surprisingly the flower bracelet is turning out super cute tho, the beads aligned themselves in a very pretty way with basically no input from me, now i kinda want to make a pair of simple earrings too. <3