Monday, October 12, 2015

Free Beading Tutorial "Fleur-de-lis" earrings


“fleur-de-lis"

Beadwoven earrings

Free Tutorial


© 2015 by Iulia Postică from BeadedTreasury

Techniques
Beadweaving

Project Level
Beginner to Intermediate

Materials
32 Picasso jet opaque  2.5x5mm two-hole Czech Superduo beads
0.6 gr. ruby silver lined Japanese 11/0 seed beads (Toho 25BF)
2 red opaque 5x16mm Czech dagger beads
Size B black beading thread
2 5mm silver jump rings
1 pair silver ear wires

Tools
Size 12 beading needle
Scissors
A flat-nose pliers

Finished Size
Length of beaded element (without ear wires) – 3.8 cm (1.5 inch)


Instructions
1.

Step 1.
Cut about 60 cm (24 inches) of thread and pass it through the needle hole.
Put a stop bead leaving about 10cm (4 inches) of tail.
2.

Step 2.
Pick one Superduo bead, one dagger bead and one Superduo bead and slide the beads down the thread toward the stop bead.
3.

Go with the needle through the upper hole of the last added Superduo bead.
4.

Step 3.
Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle through the upper hole of the next Superduo bead.

5.

Then take the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from, through the next Dagger and Superduo beads.

6.

Go with the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two 11/0 seed beads.

7.

Step 4.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads, one Superduo bead and another 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the Superduo bead on the right edge and the next two 11/0 seed beads.

8.

Step 5.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick another group of three 11/0 seed beads, one Superduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the Superduo bead form the right edge and the next four 11/0 seed beads.

9.

Step 6.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle top down through the upper hole of the Superduo on the right edge.

10.

Then go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and the next two 11/0 seed beads.

11.

Go with the needle through the next four 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture.
12.

Step 7.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle top down through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge.


13.

Go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and the next two 11/0 seed beads.

14.

Then go with the needle through the next six 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture.
15.

Step 8.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick another group of three 11/0 seed beads, one Supeduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge and the next 11/0 seed bead.  
16.

Then go with the needle through the next eleven 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture above.
17.

Step 9.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle top down through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge.

18.

Take the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two 11/0 seed beads.  
19.

Then go with the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.

20.

Step 10.
Pick four Superduo beads and take the needle through three 11/0 seed beads as shown in the picture.

21.

Step 11.
Pick three 11/0 seed beads and take the needle top down through the upper hole of the last Superduo bead from the left edge.

22.

Then turn the beadwork on the other side and go with the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next 11/0 seed bead.
23.

Then go through the next three 11/0 seed beads.

24.

Step 12.
Go with the needle through all four Superduo beads.

25.

Then turn the beadwork on the other side and take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

26.

Step 13.
Add by one Superduo bead between all Superduos of the previous row. There should be a total of three Superduo beads added at this step.

27.

Step 14.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Then go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next Superduo.

28.

Then go back towards the edge through the upper hole of the same Superguo bead the thread exited from and through the next one.
29.

And finally take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

30.

Step 15.
Add by one Superduo bead between all Superduos added in the previous row. There should be a total of two Superduo beads added at this step.

31.

Step 16.
Turn the beadwork on the other side. Go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two Superduos.

32.

Then go back towards the edge through the upper hole of the same Superguo bead the thread exited from and through the next one.
33.

Then take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

34.

Step 17.
Add one final Superduo bead between the Superduos added in the previous row. With this step the beadwork is over.
Remove the stop bead, hide the thread ends into the beadwork and cut the excess.

35.

Step 18.
Use a flat-nose pliers to add a jump ring through the upper hole of the top Superduo bead and a ear wire. The earring is complete.

  
I hope you liked this tutorial and enjoyed your beading!

For more beadweaving tutorials and bead crochet patterns visit my shop BeadedTreasury on

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Also visit my blog for updates on new designs: http://beadedtreasury.blogspot.com/

I always enjoy seeing your interpretation of my designs. Therefore feel free to send me pictures of projects you will make using this tutorial. With your permission I will share it on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BeadedTreasury

The tutorial is for personal use.
You can sell finished earrings made using this tutorial - please give credit to the designer (Iulia Postica - BeadedTreasury).

All the best,

Iulia




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11 comments:

  1. Silverpennyartisans@gmail.comOctober 12, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    A fabulous Tutorial!!!

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  2. AndraOctober 13, 2015 at 5:38 AM

    Love the earrings and the tutorial is awesome. I picked out different colors tonight and I am planning to make the earrings tomorrow. I will send you pictures. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Amy TreasureOctober 14, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    The earring is gorgeous and the tutorial is so awesome , easy to understand ..Thank you

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  4. Jacqueline HACQUARDNovember 26, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    Thank you for this great tutorial! And congratulations for your sharing! it's so rare now people who give !!! Kisses from France !

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    1. Iulia PosticaDecember 2, 2015 at 5:17 AM

      It is my pleasure to share this tutorial with you! :)

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  5. AnonymousJuly 10, 2016 at 10:49 PM

    Thank you for sharing the pattern for these very pretty earrings!
    /Eva, Sweden

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  6. AnonymousJuly 14, 2016 at 2:12 PM

    I sent you a picture in a message on Facebook :-)
    /Eva, Sweden

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