About five thousand years ago, decorative and applied arts appeared in Egypt, in which lovers of creativity began to use glass beads. At that time they were called “fake pearls.” Only after some time the term beads appeared.
Nowadays, weaving glass beads is a favorite hobby for the fairer sex. This type of needlework captivates everyone: small children, girls, adult women.
You can use beads to embroider beautiful fabrics, weave fantastic animal figures and make jewelry that can be an excellent gift.
Loved ones need attention. A gift is a great way to share your mood or express love, care and respect. The best gift would be something made with your own hands. Such things have a special warmth, since the soul is invested in them.
A handmade pendant can be a pleasant surprise for a loved one.
Such a gift will be unique and inimitable and will bring a lot of positive emotions to both the recipient and the giver. But how to make such a heart pendant from beads ? Below are two master classes .
Types of beads
Rocaille is the most common type of round beads, which is produced in China, Japan and the Czech Republic. Japanese beads are very expensive and high quality, as they are smooth and do not require calibration;
The cylindrical shape of beads is the dream of all needlewomen, since the beads are uniform and weightless;
Bugles are the third type of beads, which are hollow glass tubes. Finely chopped glass beads are called chopping;
Heart earrings
To make earrings you will need:
- fishing line;
- elongated and round beads;
- needle;
- scissors;
- two small rings;
- fastenings for earrings.
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This version of heart weaving is suitable for beginners.
A fishing line 60 cm long is cut. One end is secured in a knot. The elongated beads are strung on a fishing line in a circle. As a result, the beads take the shape of a flower. Next, the fishing line is pulled out behind the flower along the inside through a bead. 4 elongated beads and 1 round bead are strung on it. Holes are woven in a circle through the inner edge of the fishing line. Then the fishing line is pulled back through the round bead. An elongated bead is strung on a fishing line and brought out to the other side. To obtain the second circle, 7 more beads are added.
Round beads are inserted between the elongated ones to support the shape of the heart, in a circle. We thread a fishing line through the outer edges and string round beads between 2 elongated ones. The first heart is woven, for the second earring another one is made in exactly the same way.
A small ring is attached at the top, the same is done with the second part. The earring mounts are added to the rings and the earrings are complete.
Workplace organization
Beaded jewelry is incredibly beautiful. But do not forget that the material from which various pendants and earrings are made is very fine. In the old days, many needlewomen lost their vision with age, so it is important to properly organize the workplace.
- Good lighting is necessary. To prevent your eyes from getting tired, you need light that does not cast shadows. Table lamps are perfect;
- It is advisable to cover the working surface with a light fleecy cloth, this will make it easier to find beads;
- A small box will be needed for garbage: defective beads, cuttings of fishing line;
- Small breaks from work are needed to rest your back and eyesight.
How to make a flat heart from beads
How to make a heart out of beads and then present it to your loved one? Probably, many representatives of the fair sex asked themselves this question. Weaving this simple product will not take much time. It is perfect for beginner craftswomen. The diagram is presented below.
- You need to pick up a fishing line (wire) and string one piece of glass. Then you should cross the ends through it.
- Place three beads on the left side and cross the pieces of fishing line in the same way.
- Repeat the second point with five and seven beads.
- In each subsequent row, add two pieces of the main material until a line of eleven beads is formed. Then there are two strips of twelve and one of thirteen.
- Next comes the decrease of two parts in the row. There should be eleven left.
- Subtract two more. There are nine left on the line. We reach seven. The remaining beads form the desired top of the semicircular heart. It is necessary to secure the fishing line and trim off excess parts.
- You need to weave a part of the working wire into the side of the first workpiece. The scheme for creating the second half of the product is similar to the previous steps of increasing and decreasing beads.
- Having finished weaving, cut off the unnecessary part of the fishing line and hide the ends between the pieces of glass.
Volumetric heart
In order to make a volumetric heart from beads, you need to prepare the following materials and tools:
- large size beads of a suitable shade;
- fishing line (prepare three pieces about forty centimeters in length);
- connecting ring;
- special ring for keychain.
Focusing on weaving patterns and step-by-step photos, you can begin to work.
In order to make a heart from beads, you need to weave a chain using the “cross” method, according to the proposed diagram. If you are not familiar with this technique, watch video clips for beginners on this topic.
In total, you need to make four crosses using this method and one more without one bead. We bring the ends of the fishing line to the side. Thus we formed the initial row.
To weave the second one, using the same technique, you need to use beads on one side in the previous row (in the diagram these elements are marked with shading). We take a bead and string it on one side. The second tip of the fishing line needs to be threaded through the beads in the next row. According to the diagram - this is about, i.e. the bead from which the fishing line should come out at the end of weaving the initial row.
Similarly, you need to do the next row - the third in a row. Upon completion of its weaving, we bring the ends into the beads in the third section, which is located on the side (o). In essence, it is necessary to weave the fishing line along the manufactured row.
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The following diagram shows how the return to point “C” occurs.
Starting from this mark, you need to make the fourth row, consisting of three crosses. The ends are brought out in the side bead at point “D”.
We weave the remaining fifth according to the pattern. Please note that the first link in it is not complete.
All that remains is to secure the fishing line, go back to tie the knots and trim off the unnecessary ends.
In this way, we wove the first part. Our beaded heart will consist of two similar halves. Therefore, using the weaving technique described above, we make another part of the product on the second piece of fishing line.
Having made two blanks, you need to connect them to get a voluminous heart made of beads. We lay the parts one on top of the other and, using the third piece of fishing line, we begin to intertwine them. We string one piece of beads and insert the ends into the beads marked in red in the photo.
Next, we collect the next bead and cross another segment with a cross to the one next to it on the side. We sew the hearts according to the orange marks in the photo, adding beads along the way and passing through them with a cross.
Our beaded heart is ready. At the end of the weaving, secure the fishing line and trim off the unnecessary ends.
Such cute hearts made of beads can be used as an accessory or keychain, additionally attaching special fasteners to it. You can sew a connecting ring to the product, or, if the width of the holes in the beads allows it, simply insert it. Pass the ring through the beads and you will get an original keychain.
The process of weaving a volumetric heart: master class
It will take more time to make a three-dimensional heart, but the result will be more impressive. Before you start creating a heart from beads , you should familiarize yourself with the diagram below. The technique is called “monastic cross weaving”. For the product it is better to use wire with a length of at least 140 cm.
First, the wire is folded in half. Beads are strung on the right and left sides. The third piece of glass is threaded through the ends of the wire on both sides. They are tightening it up.
Beads are put on the ends on both sides, and the third piece, as in the second point, is threaded through the ends of the wire from both sides at once. The result is a figure similar to a cross. You need to repeat the steps until there are 8 similar parts in the center.
Next, a turn is made. There are two beads strung on the right side, but only one on the left. And this one is threaded through both ends of the wire on both sides.
To complete the row, you need to weave seven crosses. But in the last link the figure will have three beads, so on the right side you need to put two beads on the working wire, threading the latter with the ends of the wire on both sides.
The increase is made at the sixteenth step. Two parts are strung on the right wire, and one on the left. The left part is threaded through both ends of the wire on both sides. A left turn is formed.
We have beads from the first row. Now they will be used in weaving on the left side. To begin with, seven steps are woven, a U-turn is made (from the left, a wire is threaded into two beads at once and one new one is taken, which is threaded through both ends of the wire on both sides).
Weaving continues until the thirty-ninth step. Next comes the decrease. When turning to the left, two beads are strung onto the wire on the right. We thread the last of them on both sides with two ends of the wire.
At the end of the row, a figure is made from three beads, then the wire is carefully secured and the ends are removed.
When the second part of the heart is ready, it will need to be connected in the form of a cross along the edges with the first half. A separate piece of wire is used to connect all the protruding beads with a cross.
The product is ready. It can be used as a keychain or decoration by hanging it on a chain. Such a gift will delight any representative of the fairer sex!
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Heart pendant
To make a heart-shaped pendant you need:
- fishing line;
- small beads;
- needle;
- scissors.
This pendant is woven using the brick weaving method.
The fishing line is cut (size 50-60 cm) and inserted into the needle. Three beads are put on it, the needle is passed back through two and the thread is tightened.
Next, we put on two beads, thread the needle under the fishing line between the two beads of the triangle and pull through the last strung bead. And again we do the same with another bead. In total, you should get two bricks of 1 and 2 beads. This is how a triangle of 3 lines of beads turned out.
We continue with this technique. A brick of two beads is attached to the back row of the first loop, and 2 bricks to the second loop.
To expand the next row, a brick of 2 beads is made in the first loop, and one in the last loop.
Another row is made. It should have six beads.
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The upper part of the pendant is woven as follows. Five beads are taken, passed through one loop of the row, then the fishing line is passed through the third from the edge and tightened. If everything is done correctly, the beads should refract beautifully at the exit. We pass the fishing line through the next bead of the top row.
We repeat the same with five more beads. The fishing line needs to be tightened so that there is no strong tension and secured.
To ensure that there are no visible gaps in the decoration and it looks uniform, you need to add beads. The fishing line is threaded from the bottom up into the bead located in the middle of the loop and pulled out. The bead is put on again and threaded in the opposite direction.
We transfer the fishing line to the section of the next weaving. The needle is pulled up and down through the beads, which are separated from the 2nd loop. Then the second loop is filled, and the thread is passed along all edges of the product and tightened.
Now we create a pendant from the resulting heart; for this, a loop is threaded through the top. The decoration is ready!
You can go further and create a whole heart necklace. The fishing line is pulled through 4 beads, as shown in the photo.
After this, 2 beads are threaded onto the fishing line and the needle is pulled back. Again it is pulled through the initial bead of two new ones and tightened. Then you can continue the hearts along the entire length of the necklace.
A few more patterns for weaving hearts.
