How to make fabric beads

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Fabric Covered Beads DIY

Heather Thomas demonstrates how quick and easy it is to make melted fiber beads to add excitment to your quilt. Learn how to identify meltable fabrics and how to properly test them to see how the fabric melts. Find out how to make beads using the melted fabric as well as what materials you will need. Use these tips to add beautiful embellishment to your quilts.

Fabric beads … mmmmmm …. Usually I like em kinda chunky like this … … but every now and then I need a bead that’s perfect and plain like these. There are a number of ways to get a perfectly round…

Making beads can be really addictive! Here is a way to make a rolled bead that uses fabric instead of paper and is embellished with string...

How to Make Fabric Covered Beads: If you have scrap fabric you are not really sure what to do with, or you want to make something to match that out fit you just made. This is really fun. The finished items seen here can be found at my Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CairParave…

Learn how to make batik fabric beads and turn them into a one-of-a-kind necklace that shows off your sense of style. This DIY tutorial includes step-by-step photos, written instructions, and a video to demonstrate the technique.

I'm still obsessed with fabric beads. This is very odd since I usually spend a few days working on something and then go on to another proj...

My quilted fabric bead obsession continues... (Which is good, as they are now selling almost as fast as I can stitch them!) I've been experimenting with different fabrics, quilting stitches and sizes... Below are some examples of beads made from batik fabric, ( Yay! a great way to use up that stash I bough years ago!) Here, on the beads pictured above, the quilting is done in short rows going around the beads, creating a semi textured bead. Pictured above and below, I chose to do an all-over…

The other weekend at the C&G class we were looking at ways of embellishing your work. As my work is generally unadorned and bling is...

Crafting a Life: How to: 5 easy steps to make fabric beads

Making beads can be really addictive! Here is a way to make a rolled bead that uses fabric instead of paper and is embellished with strings of beads. Start by rolling a short length of paper onto a bead roller. Learn how to make your own bead roller from this tutorial. Slide a narrow strip of paper onto your roller and roll it snugly, but not tightly (if you roll it too tightly, it will be difficult to remove later). Secure the end with a small dab of glue. Tear strips of fabric slightly…

Design and textile expert Diane Ericson shows how almost any fabric or cord can be knotted, rolled, padded, or wrapped into decorative shapes you can use anywhere in place of…

Learn how to make beautiful paper beads quickly with our easy step-by-step tutorial. Perfect for crafting jewelry, these beads are simple, fun, and made in minutes!

Some of the students were as interesting to look at as the beads we were making

This tutorial shows you how you can embellish Tyvek Beads and how to create loops on each end or make them into a pendant. These embellished Tyvek Beads can be used to make all sorts of beautiful projects (and there are a few suggestions on that too!) There is also a link to a tutorial on how to make the Tyvek Beads in this tutorial. Check it out...make something pretty!

Heather Thomas teaches you how to make free lace fabric beads for your next quilting project using lutradur. The melted fabric can add a unique textural component to your piece. All you’ll need for this little technique are a dowel rod, lutradur, stitching, and a heat gun.

Many people consider themselves multi-crafters in that they like doing more than one type of craft. In this video, learn how to quilt a beaded pendant and combine the arts of quilting and jewelry making- Heather Thomas shows you how.

I had seen Wooly Wire in jewelry designs for so long but didn't know what I was missing until I met the creator Nellie Thomas at BeadFest this year. Nellie explained her process begins with preparing and dyeing each batch of wool. It's quite a process that she shared on the Wooly Wire Etc. blog here. I love wool, roving, felting, fibers so these magical strands certainly called to me at the show. My favorite thing to do with them is create tiny beads and thought I'd share a quick tutorial…