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Beadwork feature - Black and White

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Loom work Square stitch Ladder sti

Beadwork feature - beaded spidersTwo weeks ago I promised to make an article on beaded spiders. I like little critters. If you suffer from arachnophobia, you shouldn't look at the rest of this feature. Oh, and I don't quite understand spiders as Christmas ornaments, so I'd be very grateful if someone could explain that practice to me. Is there some sort of legend behind it, some belief or what?
Tutorials

Video tutorial
Another video tutorial
Beaded spider brooch
Wire and beads spider
You can find more tutorials in my Halloween feature.
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Beadwork feature - shaped flowersFlowers in this feature, unlike the ones in Flowery beadweavings feature, were not made just by "painting" flower in beaded fabric using different coloured beads and, unlike French beaded flowers, don't need wire in order to get or keep shape. These were made using different sizes of beads, different stitches, different tension, by increasing, decreasing and shaping the beaded fabric. There are many different ways to make a shaped flower - from very
simple (think single daisy in daisy chain) to very complex. I'll provide several tutorials and lots of eye candy.
Instructions
Netted flower
Peyote flower
Brick stitched flower

Beadweaving feature - beaded beadsBeaded beads can be done in any of many bead weaving stitches. The beadwork can be done over an existing bead or the beaded bead can be entirely self supporting, hollow or filled, simple or embellished, cylindrical, spherical, cubical, flat, round... whatever shape and size you want. They can be used to make the whole jewelry piece or just as an accent. Check out what our fellow deviants made and how they used their beaded beads in jewelry.
Instructions

Peyote beaded bead
Tubular peyote beaded bead
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Beadwork feature - Saint Patrick's DayOn my way to the end of the rainbow in search of leprechauns' pot of gold I've seen some lovely things. I
walked on a thick carpet of shamrocks, but there was no time to pick one to bring it here. Intricate knots and triquetras carved in stone took my breath away. I was offered a claddagh ring as a token of friendship and a four-leaf clover for good luck on my journey. And where did I start? I tried to bead my own shamrock.
Edit: After informing almost everyone featured here that I included their pieces I realized that in every message I wrote "tutorial"

It's not even 6 AM here so I hope you'll forgive me this tiny mistake. On to the feature.
Instructions and patterns
Saint Patrick's Day patterns
Triskelion graph paper
Celtic knotwork graph paper

Beadwork feature - Flowery beadweavingsIn this feature I want to show you flowers made through use of different colours. These can be done in any stitch, but loomwork, square stitch, peyote and brick stitch are most commonly used for this.
Patterns
Forget me not
Hibiscus
Meandering flowers
Blue flower barrette
Cherry blossom
Simple flowers
Deviations

Beadwork feature - Night

Past features
Loom work Square stitch Ladder stitch

Beadwork feature - peacockInstructions
2 3D peacocs
Brick stitch earrings
Peacock eye
Geometric peacock patterns
Peacock eye pendant
Peacock amulet bag pattern
RAW peacock eye pattern
Peacock delight
Deviations

Beadweaving feature - Geometry and scienceMath doesn't sound like much fun to me. Neither does physics nor biology. But when you combine beadwork with them, you get a different view of these sciences. I wanted to show you sorta sciency side of beadwork and different geometric shapes and patterns that are rather often seen in it, and we don't usually perceive them as such. But when you think about it, it usually all boils down to basic shapes like squares, circles and triangles. But there's more - you can make pyramids, cubes, spheres, cylinders... You can make replicas of DNA and other molecules using beads and thread. Now that does sound like fun. Make sure to check out Gwen Fisher's blog - she made a tute on beaded DNA helix.
Gwen Fisher's paper on symmetry of beaded beads
Gwen Fisher's blog
Beaded molecules
From dA

Beadwork feature - Walk like an EgyptianPatterns

Broad collar
Egyptian cuff
Deviations

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Beadwork feature - Cats

Past features
Loom work Square stitch Ladder stitch Brick stitch Peyote stitch Tubular Peyote stitch Herringbone stitch Right angle weave

Beadwork feature - Beaded animalsIt seems that beaded animals are very popular both in Far East and on dA. I bring you several deviations and an amazing amount of tutorials to try out.
Instructions
B&W bear
Kitty
Poodle
White cat
Puppy
Duck
B&W kitty
Poodle
Penguin

Beadwork feature - Paisley and teardropsThis week I chose to show you two well known shapes transfered to beadwork - paisley and teardrop. They are somewhat similar, yet in beadwork usually achieved in quite different manners. Paisleys are usually embroidered or, if woven, done in brick stitch. Teardrops are rarely done through use of beads alone, and are usually connected with beading around a tear-shaped cabochons. And here we have all of it - 3D teardrops, flat teardrops, cabochons, embroidered paisley, beadwoven paisley... I hope you'll enjoy my selection of deviations for this week.
Instructions
Embroidered paisley
Another embroidered paisley
Deviations

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Beadwork feature - Love is all around meYou're so going to

me for this one. I bring you not only a plethora of awesome beaded gorgeousness, but a tutorials galore too. Show our fellow artists loads of love.
Instructions
Valentine day heart
Open heart video
Bugle bead 3D heart
Brick stitch heart
RAW heart
Spiral heart
Flat RAW heart

Beadwork feature - InsectsPeople have been asking for more beaded animals features. I chose to feature beaded insects this time as there is an unexpectedly high number of them.

Instructions
Ladybug
Dragonfly
Bee & Butterfly
Bee

Deviations
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Beadweaving feature - dragons

by *Cayca, Aug 30, 2011, 11:47:14 PM
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I was pleasantly surprised to find many, many beaded dragons i dA artists' galleries. Some of them have specialized in making dragons, others just made one or two and all of them deserve our attention.

First a dragon made not out of beads but tennis balls. Yes, tennis balls.

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Beadweaving feature - dragonsby *Cayca

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©2011-2013 *Cayca

~MarzEz Feb 21, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Only just stumbled across this article - An incredible collection!
Thanks for including me in it!

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*Cayca Feb 21, 2012

My pleasure.

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~Rydiathedragon432 Nov 25, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks for featuring me

It feels so good to get recognized for all of the work I put into that thing!

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*Cayca Nov 25, 2011

When I saw your dragon I was in awe. You truly deserve more attention.

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~Rydiathedragon432 Feb 23, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Oh, well, thank you! Thank you very much!

_{_{_{Recognition does feel nice ;u;}}}

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~Anabiyeni Sep 6, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Thank you for featuring one of my dragons. Nice collection of different artists' work.

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*Cayca Sep 7, 2011

You're welcome.

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*Tomaka Sep 5, 2011

Don't forget dragon scale bangles! They're one of my favourite bead weaving projects to make and they're always a delightful, reptilian accessory without the obvious nerdiness.

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*Cayca Sep 5, 2011

Sure, but that's jewelry - I left that for some other feature. Wickedorin also has some awesome dragon bracelets. And a necklace too

I love dragons

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=pinkythepink Sep 2, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Thank you so much for the feature!

And woah... tennis balls... XD Intense!

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