If you want to weave a chain of beads and try to find examples of patterns on the Internet, then you will be faced with a big task, which weaving to choose. And all because there are a huge number of varieties of beading chains. In our article you will be offered simplified techniques, which will also be designed for beginners in such needlework.
Flower Beaded Chain
To carry out this weaving, you need to collect four light beads and connect them into a ring. Then string again three light pieces and one dark one, passing the needle from right to left into the third element from the first string. After this, the thread needs to be tightened.
Next, pick up 3 light beads again and stretch the needle, starting from the left side to the right, into the third glass of the second row, which is located in front of the dark element. As a result, you have the first segment of the chain in the shape of a flower with a darkened core. Add two light-colored beads again and pull the fittings through the top 2 pieces of glass from left to right to form a ring of four light beads.
Continue weaving in the same order until the product reaches the length you need. This is one of the simple variations, the diagram of which you can find on the Internet.
Earrings according to the St. Petersburg chain pattern
An unusual option for jewelry is long, dangling beaded earrings. For weaving you will need:
- bead cutting;
- round beads;
- silk thread;
- beading needle;
- hook fasteners;
- scissors;
- hook clasps for earrings.
Weaving algorithm:
- weave 2 strips of double St. Petersburg chain;
- We sew a hook fastener into the narrow part of each.
Based on this technique, you can create quite complex, “disheveled” structures.
How to weave a cross chain from beads and beads
Using this weaving pattern, you can create various original products with your own hands.
To work, you will need faceted beads, large and small beads, fishing line with a needle, and tape. Read
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Distribute the beads among the plates to make it easier for you to take it, and insert the fishing line into the needle. The tip should be secured with tape, making a tail five centimeters long. Use a fishing line to collect a bead, then beads, and again perform this alternation once. Pull the needle into the first and third pieces of glass and close the ring.
Once again, alternate all the elements, as described earlier in the text, and then pull the fittings through the third, fifth and sixth beads. Repeat these steps until the length of the product suits you. Then the chain needs to be closed. But before that, try it on your wrist so that the size matches its volume. According to the rules, the hand must pass freely through the bracelet. Secure the product as shown in the picture, and place the ends of the fishing line under the nearby beads and scorch them several times with fire.
Materials and tools
Let's consider a fairly common bead weaving, namely, the St. Petersburg chain. To create it you will need a special thread for beading, Czech cutting and Czech beads. As practice shows, using a special thread for beading is more convenient than fishing line for a number of reasons:
- the thread is more pliable, taking into account that it is necessary to make loops in the process and pass the thread through the same hole 2 times;
- has a different color range, which allows you to choose beads that match the color harmoniously.
- The color range of these two types is very wide, and in this type of beading you can combine colors in the same range, and diametrically opposite ones. It all depends on what result you want to achieve. Contrasting colors will add catchiness and expressiveness to your jewelry; a range of identical shades will make the chain discreet.
The St. Petersburg bead chain is designed to create not only jewelry for the neck. The element that has this name is perfect as a complement to various things:
- bracelets;
- tiara;
- necklace;
- belts and other things.
Many people like the St. Petersburg style of weaving.
Openwork chain in figure eight pattern
To make a craft using this weaving technique, you need to make a strip of beaded buttonholes and jumpers. Then turn the buttonholes one by one, the first up, the second down, as shown in picture No. 15. Take a new thread so that you can strengthen the upper loop of large elements. Such curls should be connected with beads, taken in several pieces.
Continue doing the same things. To secure the bottom buttonholes, unwind another piece of thread. Don't change your technique and continue weaving. Thanks to this pattern, you can create inimitable bracelets and necklaces with your own hands.
Master class: St. Petersburg bead chain
Craftswomen often share their experiences and some tricks when creating jewelry. Some people create a St. Petersburg chain of beads, a video where they slowly and in great detail show how to avoid mistakes and correctly create beads or other products.
Master classes in the form of diagrams, in which you need to determine the direction of movement of the needle from a photograph, also simplify the task for inexperienced craftsmen. The disadvantage of this option is that it displays the sequence from the beginning to the end of the stage, without always adding intermediate, important moments.
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The Internet offers a lot of options and live training in weaving a beaded necklace using the St. Petersburg chain technique in video format and step-by-step instructions. The format is, of course, up to you to choose; it is possible to combine both methods, emphasizing the necessary actions.
Beading Tools
Threads, fishing line, wire
In addition to the beads themselves, you will definitely need something to string them on. Fishing line is most often used - it is quite strong, very inexpensive, and lightweight. In addition to fishing line, thin wire or thread .
Threads for beading : when choosing them you should take special care. If the diagram does not indicate exactly which threads to use, use the following data:
- Regular cotton threads break easily, which can ruin a half-made or even almost completely finished product. Therefore, it is better to completely abandon bobbin threads.
- Nylon threads for beading are durable and will not break. But it is very difficult to knit from them - they stubbornly unravel, also threatening to nullify all your work.
- Silk threads do not have the disadvantages of the two options described above. But their cost is prohibitive.
- Among the inexpensive and quite convenient options for beading, you can also name rubber threads. True, you need to adapt to them. But they make excellent hair ties and wrist bracelets.
Beading wire : choose soft and thin wire. The ideal option is copper wire for beading. Before buying, check its strength - it should not tear too easily. That is, we don’t take the thinnest one of all those presented on the counter. A skein usually contains 100 meters of wire.
Beading line is ideal if you need three-dimensional figures - crocodiles, men and other crafts similar in outline to the original. The fishing line allows you to give the composition the required rigidity without sacrificing elasticity. Therefore, flowers, petals, etc. are also woven from it. You need to choose a thin and strong fishing line. But beginners should practice on a slightly thicker fishing line.
Advice . When choosing fishing line, wire or thread, select them for a specific bead, since each of these materials must be threaded into the hole at least 2, and preferably 3 times. That is, the diameter of the hole in the beads should be three times larger than the thickness of the purchased base.
