Back Stitch Bugle Bead The thing to keep in mind when working with bugle beads is that they are made from a long piece of glass. When the bead is cut, the ends can have sharp edges which can cause your thread to fray and eventually break. If your design allows for it, you can […]
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Bead Attachment: Back Stitch Pair of Beads
4-point Grid Back Stitch Pair of Beads This is a great method for attaching a pair of beads. We’re going to use a longer grid this time, so here is a 4-point grid. You bring your needle up at point 1 through both beads and down at 4. Come back up at 1 and go […]
Bead Attachment: Back Stitch Single Bead
For a cross-stitch piece, most of the references indicate you want to use a half cross stitch, which will cause your bead to lay slightly on a slant. Whether you start from the upper or lower left corner, doesn’t make a difference. What is important is you always use the same slant for stitching. Imagine […]
Bead Attachment: Whip Stitch Single Bead
For a cross-stitch piece, most of the references indicate you want to use a half cross stitch, which will cause your bead to lay slightly on a slant. Whether you start from the upper or lower left corner, doesn’t make a difference. What is important is you always use the same slant for stitching. Imagine […]
Ground Stitch (Naversom)
Ground Stitch (Bottensöm) (for Naversom) This is another stitch used to create the open work designs worked with a single thread. To make things very confusing, this stitch is worked with straight stitches on the back, which gives diagonal stitches on the front! The stitches are worked from right to left and from the top […]
Goose-Eye (Naversom)
Goose-Eye Stitch (gåsögon) (for Naversom) This stitch is used to produce the airy openings in the designs. It is worked over two groups of threads with a single thread. To create the open design it is always worked diagonally from left to right and from the lower edge to the upper. The stitch is done […]