DIY bead flowers

The content of the article

• Beadwork Features
• How to make a flower from beads – weaving patterns for beginners
• rose flower
• Lily
• Chamomile
• Jasmine
• Magnolia
• How to weave a bead flower – carnation
• Video Tutorials: How to Make Bead Floral Arrangements
• Flower arrangements of bead lavender and daffodils
• Wedding bouquet of beads
• Wild Flowers from Beads
• Orchid
• Terry violet
• Rose bush in a pot

The peculiarity of the beads is that in addition to standard jewelry, from such small beads you can create almost any composition up to the original bouquet or a whole flower basket. They will be a great gift for any occasion. In addition to materials, this lesson requires instructions on how to weave bead flowers, which you will find below..

Beadwork Features

In order to learn how to weave flowers from beads with your own hands, it is recommended to master only 2 techniques of such needlework, which are used more often. One of them is called parallel and is more popular, but at the same time requires perseverance. Such a technique is resorted to to perform small parts, including flowers, such as bells, sunflowers or spring lilies of the valley. The second technique is called French. It is often recommended for beginners to weave..

How to make a flower from beads – weaving patterns for beginners

On schemes with a parallel weaving method, only even rows are depicted, because the odd ones are their exact repetition. With the French technique, it is completely shown how to weave beaded flowers for beginners. You can also find a legend on the diagram, i.e. a description of the color, size and quantity of beads. To create an original craft you will need:

• beads, if necessary sequins;
• wire or thin fishing line;
• special needle;
• scissors, nippers.

rose flower

A master class on weaving roses requires the preparation of the following materials:

• 0.4 mm green and yellow beads for petals and bud;
• 0.3 mm thick copper wire;
• wooden skewer.

Instead of yellow for work, you can choose any depending on the desired shade of the product. The weaving instruction is as follows:

1. Cut a piece of wire 30 cm long, fold it in half and string 1 bead.
2. Then thread both wire ends through 2 beads.
3. Spin it on. When you get to 4 beads, begin to reduce their number gradually to 2.
4. Tie the ends of the wire with a knot – you should get a petal.
5. Make 6 more such leaves.
6. The next 3 weave from 11 rows, while the maximum number of beads should be 6.
7. Using a similar technique, start weaving the petals of the flower itself, just take a wire already 60 cm long. The first will be 1 bead, and then do the rows only from an even number – go up to 14 pieces.
8. At the end of the 9th row, put 9 beads on both wire ends and pass them through the first. Tie a knot – you get a rose petal.
9. Weave another 5 petals.
10. Weave the next 4 petals, reaching 16 beads in the last row, and for the edging, use 10 pieces on each side.
11. Give each petal a rounded shape with a simple marker, while small bend stronger than large.
12. Connect 2 small petals first by twisting their wire.
13. Similarly, form the entire bud, and then fasten all the small petals at its base.
14. For the stem, wrap the wooden stick with wire, while adding large leaves.

Lily

To weave the next no less beautiful flower, in this case lilies, such materials will be required:

• beads of white or beige color;
• gold beads;
• bamboo skewer;
• green floral tape;
• 0.3 and 1 mm thick wire.

The technique used is French. Step-by-step instructions for weaving are as follows:

1. Make a wire blank of 40 cm length, bend it and start twisting in the middle. The short part should be approximately 4-5 cm.
2. String 15 white beads on a small tip, and 19 on a long one.
3. Twist the wire ends together again.
4. Put 19 pieces on the tail again, twist it on the main wire.
5. Using a similar technique, form 3 rows on both sides, stringing first 24 and then 32 beads.
6. Spread the resulting petal and make 6 more of the same.
7. For the middle, cut a wire piece 30 cm long, string 21 beige beads and 1 gold bead on it.
8. Only pass one end of the wire through the beads, twist.
9. Next, on the long part, repeat the steps as in paragraph 7.
10. Weave 3 more stamens.
11. Fasten 4 petals first, then attach the stamens to them and add the remaining elements.
12. Fix the wire on a wooden skewer, decorate the flower leg with a ribbon.

Chamomile

One of the simple flowers from beads created by your own hands is chamomile. The colors of the base material are required, such as yellow, green, and white. Weaving a camomile is easy according to the following instructions:

1. String 15 white beads on the tail of a wire 25 cm long, bend it in half – one end must be threaded through the entire row, passing only the first bead.
2. Put 17 beads on both tails. Then pass the wire through the very first bead and tighten.
3. Repeat step 2, only use already 19 beads. Place all rows in one plane – you get a petal.
4. Form another 6-8 of these petals.
5. Make a loop on a 30 cm length of wire, put on 3 yellow beads, leave the working part and twist another loop.
6. String 5 beads on a loose tail, press them firmly to the previous ones and twist the wire.
7. Repeat step 6, but on the other side of the main row.
8. Weave another 4 rows, stringing 8 beads each, and 4 by 10 – you should get a three-dimensional figure.
9. Twist the tails of wire under the finished center of the flower.
10. For a cup, put a lot of green beads on the wire, then twist a few loops about 1.5 cm long.
11. Connect all the chamomile petals, and insert the yellow core in the center.
12. Attach a green cup from below..

Jasmine

To weave the next kind of flowers from beads with your own hands, you need to stock up on such shades of this material as white, yellow and dark and light green. The weaving instruction is as follows:

1. In a parallel method, weave a half of the petal, starting with 3 beads and adding 2 more in the next 2 rows.
2. In the 4th row, add only 1 bead – as a result, their maximum number will be 8.
3. With the maximum number of beads, make another 4 rows, then reduce their number, first twice by 1 piece, and then also only 2.
4. Start weaving one more such half, only additionally braid it to the first – you get 1 petal.
5. Make 4 leaves, only starting from the 8th row, weave each one to the previous one.
6. Weave according to the patterns of 8-10 stamens, 1 pestle and 4 sepals.
7. Connect the elements.

Magnolia

The following flowers from beads with their own hands are often woven according to French technique. This is an elegant indoor magnolia. The manufacturing instruction is as follows:

1. Take the wire about 25 cm, bend it to get 2 parts – 5 and 15 cm.
2. Twist it to form a loop.
3. String 8 beige beads on a short tail, and 10 on a long tail.
4. Twist both ends together and put on 10 beads again for a long time.
5. Make a revolution around the central main part, string about 17 beads already and repeat the arc again.
6. Fasten the wire tail and cut off the unnecessary.
7. Form 5 more of these petals.
8. To form the stamens, take another wire, thread it through 12 brown-colored beads, make a loop.
9. Repeat until 6 stamens are received, insert a large bead in the center between them.
10. Weave sepals on the principle of creating stamens.
11. Connect the elements.

How to weave a bead flower – carnation

The carnation workshop is based on the following steps:

1. For the entry level, make 3 loops of 5 red beads.
2. To create the second level, weave 6 petals, which will already consist of 2 loops – one includes 5 beads, and the other as much as is necessary to round the first.
3. Weave the third and fourth levels using similar technology, making each loop 1 more.
4. For 4 rows of petals, do not 6, but 8 blanks, each on a separate wire.
5. Connect all the levels in series, starting with small petals, and put 11 green beads on the last twigs of the last.
6. Fold the ends together, twist.

Video Tutorials: How to Make Bead Floral Arrangements

When the weather does not allow you to enjoy flowers in the garden, you can try to create your own bouquet. Compared to the prices in the store, it will be almost free. In addition to pictures with patterns for weaving flowers, videos will also help, in which each of the stages of production is shown in detail. Below you will find some of these useful visual lessons that can be used to make not only one plant, but a whole bush or even a tree.

Flower arrangements of bead lavender and daffodils

Wedding bouquet of beads

Wild Flowers from Beads

Orchid

Terry violet

Rose bush in a pot