Sewing beads on fabric

Beading on fabric is one of my favorite fabric embellishment techniques, and I have to admit I’m a little addicted to it. I love to bead all sorts of different types of textile art…

Beaded fringes

Learn how to do the beaded back stitch with our step-by-step tutorial - the most used beading stitch, perfect for long curvy lines.

Transform Your Clothes with These Bead Embroidery Techniques

In this bead embroidery tutorial are my first 5 ways to stitch down seed beads and bugle beads on to your hand embroidery designs. See 5 MORE bead stitches h...

Heather Thomas teaches you how to hand bead so you can add even more extravagance to your quilt. It is very simple to learn and she teaches you using only five basic stitches. The different types you will learn is the bugle stitch that uses bugle beads, the stack stitch using multiple fancy beads, a single stitch, a back stitch to fill something with beads, and a stacking stitch.

I'm in the midst of adding beadwork to "Squirrel and Locust" right now, and I wanted to share a bit about the process and the motivation for it. I start with an assortment of seed beads, teardrops, cubes, and bugle beads and so on, and spread a small amount out on a piece of vellux. Remember vellux? A foam core with brushed nylon on each side, once popular for inexpensive, lightweight blankets? I never cared for the blankets, but a square of vellux works great to keep beads from rolling…

I love to add the sparkle and dimension to my embroidery. One way of doing this is by adding beads to your work. They come in so many varieties of colors, shapes and sizes and can really add that special something to your embroidery piece. I have been adding beads to my embroidery for quite a while

Bead Embroidery

How to Bead Fabric: I am a self taught beader. I became interested in beading about 2 years ago when I wanted to spice up a shirt. So I went out and bought beading supplied and learned using trial and error. Then I got some beading books at a used book store;…