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Index of Blog Post Categories
Basic Beading Techniques [17], Bead Patterns [42], Bead Storage [7], Bead Weaving Tools [4], Beading Books [0], Ebooks [2], Print Books [29], Beading Classes [11], Beading Competitions [5], Beading Kits [2], Beading Tips [57], Choosing Materials [18], Clasps [7], Colour [18], Copyright [6], Design Tips [22], Designer Interviews [11], Jewellery Making [13], Learn Bead Embroidery [5], Learn Bead Loom Weaving [6], Learn Brick Stitch [12], Learn Diamond Weave [4], Learn French Beading [13], Learn Herringbone Stitch [4], Learn Kumihimo [9], Learn Peyote Stitch [22], Learn Polymer Clay [3], Learn Right Angle Weave [13], Learn Square Stitch [3], Marketing [4], Multi-holed Seed Beads [24], Other beading materials [1], Other Beads [5], Other Findings [11], Other Tools [4], Pliers [4], Pricing [6], Publishing Your Work [7], Selling Your Work [13], Shaped Seed Beads [13], Thread [12], Traditional Seed Beads [7], Uncategorised [1], Wire [3], Writing Bead Patterns [4]
Basic Beading Techniques [17] ↑
- Making Beaded Tassels and Fringe: Professional Tips
- Best Bead Weaving Technique To Learn First
- Spiral Stitch Beading Technique and Tutorials
- Spirit Beads: why you should love them!
- Joining Fireline Beading Thread
- How to use jump rings in jewelry making
- Working with wire: getting great results wrapping and twisting
- Free French Beading Tools: do you know about them?
- How to Follow a Peyote Stitch Chart
- How to get good beading tension
- Starting Tubular Peyote
- Beaded Spiral Rope Variations
- Beading Patterns: 3 Handy Hints
- How to finish beading thread: 2 options
- Beading Terms Defined
- How to thread a needle
- How do I add a Clasp?
Bead Patterns [42] ↑
- Making Beaded Tassels and Fringe: Professional Tips
- Beaded Lantern Patterns
- Beading Tutorials: Should You Pay For Them?
- How To Design Beading Patterns
- Peyote Star Topper for a Christmas Tree
- Best Beaded Christmas Decorations
- Beading Patterns for Poppies
- Quick and Easy Beading Projects for Christmas
- Superduo Daisy Chain Bracelet: Free Video Tutorial
- Spiral Stitch Beading Technique and Tutorials
- Free Beading Tutorial: Paisley Duo Flower Motif
- How to make a beaded box: online beading class for beginners
- Beaded Cactus Patterns
- Beading Project for Spring (in Lockdown)
- Essential Spring Beading Patterns
- Quick and Easy Beaded Christmas Decorations
- Halloween Beading Projects for all Levels
- Perfect Beading Projects to start in September
- Cool Beading Project for Literally Anyone!
- Beaded Christmas Ornament Covers
- Christmas in July Beading Pattern Inspiration
- Peyote stitch flower patterns - 5 fabulous projects to try now
- Beginner Beaded Boxes: 3 Projects to get you started
- Dimensional Beading Projects for Easter
- Valentine Beading Patterns: 5 beaded box designs
- Stash Busting Beading Projects
- Scam Beading Websites: How to spot them and avoid them
- Mother's Day Beading Projects
- Fall Beading: 5 Best Tutorials
- Beading Projects for Summer
- Free Beading Patterns
- Easter Beading Projects for Everyone
- Beading Patterns for Food
- Men's Beading Patterns
- French Beaded Flower Tutorials
- Strictly Inspiration: Sparkling Bead Projects to Download
- Valentine Beading Projects
- Beaded Baubles Tutorials
- Christmas Beading Projects
- Geometric Beadwork Patterns
- Summer Beaded Jewelry Projects
- 5 Beaded Animals Pattern Links
Bead Storage [7] ↑
- Easy beading tool holder to make
- Bead Storage Furniture: how to plan a bead studio
- Bead Storage Ideas for Travelling
- Where to buy bead storage
- Bead Storage and Organisation on a Budget
- Bead Storage: the 3 most important things to look for
- Perfect beading storage solutions for you
Bead Weaving Tools [4] ↑
Beading Books [0] ↑
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Ebooks [2] ↑
Print Books [29] ↑
- Bead Tapestry
- Love your creative space
- Beginners Guide to Japanese Braiding
- Miniature Cake Creations: 30 Polymer Clay Miniatures
- Get started in jewelry making
- Beautiful Beadwork from Nature
- Aromatherapy Jewelry with Lava Beads
- Keikos Ikebana: A Contemporary Approach to Japanese Flower Arranging
- Kumihimo Beginners Guide
- Fiona Pullen: Making and Marketing a Successful Art and Craft Business
- Big Book of Jewelry Making
- Mastering Wirework Jewelry
- Festive Beading Three
- Soutache by Donatella Ciotti
- Keepsake Cards Book, Katie Dean
- Flower Forever French Beading Book Review
- Diamond Weave
- Sian's Beaded Needle Cases
- Little Beaded Boxes
- Let's Hubble by Melanie de Miguel
- Bead Metamorphosis
- Margie Deeb: The Beader's Guide to Jewelry Design
- The Art of Bead Weaving
- The Knotting and Braiding Bible
- Beaded Clasps
- Bead and Wire Fashion Jewellery
- The Ultimate Beading Bible
- Setting Up A Successful Jewellery Business
- Sweet Treats Book
Beading Classes [11] ↑
- Mini Online Beading Classes
- Best Bead Weaving Technique To Learn First
- Spiral Stitch Beading Technique and Tutorials
- Free Beading Tutorial: Paisley Duo Flower Motif
- How to make a beaded box: online beading class for beginners
- How to string a necklace: free tutorial
- How to choose bead colours
- Online Beading Classes
- How to start Bead Weaving
- How To Teach Beading
- Beading Classes: why you should attend one
Beading Competitions [5] ↑
- Photographing Beadwork for Competitions
- How To Find Beading Competitions
- Beading Competitions: Four Top Tips
- Jewelry Photography Setup
- Photographing Jewellery
Beading Kits [2] ↑
Beading Tips [57] ↑
- Making Beaded Tassels and Fringe: Professional Tips
- Save money when you shop on Etsy
- Making Bead Substitutions
- Beading Tutorials: Should You Pay For Them?
- Why seed bead brands matter
- Confusing Beading Terms Explained for Beginners
- How to find color schemes that work
- Photographing Beadwork for Competitions
- How to increase the size of a beading project
- Fireline Versus Wildfire Beading Thread: What's the Difference?
- How to get over beaders block
- Delica Bead Codes
- Advanced Beading: what is it?
- How fast do you bead?
- Using Peyote Pattern Charts
- How to Choose Beading Thread
- How to finish a big beading project...without getting overwhelmed
- Spirit Beads: why you should love them!
- How to cut beading thread for a professional finish
- Fixing French beading mistakes
- French beading tips for success
- How to start Bead Weaving
- Improve your beading tension with this one simple tip
- Joining Fireline Beading Thread
- The Golden Rule of Beading
- Dryer Sheet Hack for Beading
- Understanding Right Angle Weave
- Best Beads for RAW (Right Angle Weave)
- How to use jump rings in jewelry making
- Buy Delica beads at the best price
- Reading Dimensional Peyote Patterns: 2 Tips
- Peyote vs Brick Stitch: what's the difference?
- How many beads in a gram?
- Counting Peyote Rows
- Beads for Bead Weaving
- Stash Busting Beading Projects
- Scam Beading Websites: How to spot them and avoid them
- How to size a bracelet
- Which Bead Colours Work Together?
- Bead Storage Furniture: how to plan a bead studio
- Free French Beading Tools: do you know about them?
- Using Pinterest for Beading: 3 Top Tips
- Starting Tubular Peyote
- Seed Bead Sizes and Brands
- How To Teach Beading
- Bead Colour Combinations: How They Work
- Beading Patterns: 3 Handy Hints
- How to finish beading thread: 2 options
- Beading Terms Defined
- Beading Classes: why you should attend one
- Publishing Your Beadwork Designs
- Beading Competitions: Four Top Tips
- How to thread a needle
- How do I add a Clasp?
- How do I choose a Beading Needle?
- Beadwork Colour Scheme: Five Tips
- How do you decide which clasp to choose?
Choosing Materials [18] ↑
- Making Bead Substitutions
- Preciosa Crystals and Pearls
- Making Beaded Boxes With Rounded Seed Beads
- Why seed bead brands matter
- The best beading thread for transparent seed beads
- Fireline Versus Wildfire Beading Thread: What's the Difference?
- How to choose bead colours
- Delica Bead Codes
- French beading wire: what is best?
- How to use jump rings in jewelry making
- Buy Delica beads at the best price
- How many beads in a gram?
- Beads for Bead Weaving
- Which Bead Colours Work Together?
- Buying Seed Beads
- Seed Bead Sizes and Brands
- How do I choose seed beads?
- How do you decide which clasp to choose?
Clasps [7] ↑
- Toggle Clasp
- Hook and Eye Clasp
- Magnetic Clasps
- Popper Clasps
- Box Clasps and Slide Clasps
- Barrel Clasps and Torpedo Clasps
- Lobster Clasps and Bolt Rings
Colour [18] ↑
- The best beading thread for transparent seed beads
- How to find color schemes that work
- Bead colors: do they matter?
- The Dangers of Choosing Bead Colors From Charts
- Color Intensity in Beading
- What are color values in beading?
- More is More when it comes to bead colors!
- How to create a colour scheme from an image that you love
- How to choose bead colours
- How to create a bead colour bible
- Finding Bead Colors That Look Good Together
- 2020 Colour of the Year
- Best Festive Colour Schemes
- Perfect Colour Scheme for Beading
- Which Bead Colours Work Together?
- Bead Colour Combinations: How They Work
- What is colour theory?
- Beadwork Colour Scheme: Five Tips
Copyright [6] ↑
- Scam Beading Websites: How to spot them and avoid them
- Copying Beadwork: Another Perspective
- Copying Beading Patterns: 3 Reasons Not To
- Copyright: What is it?
- Bead Designs and Copyright
- Beadwork Copyright: What it Means
Design Tips [22] ↑
- What is a bail in beading or jewelry-making?
- How To Design Beading Patterns
- Why seed bead brands matter
- The best beading thread for transparent seed beads
- Bead colors: do they matter?
- The Dangers of Choosing Bead Colors From Charts
- What are color values in beading?
- What is BeadTool4?
- How to choose bead colours
- How to draw beading diagrams
- Finding Bead Colors That Look Good Together
- How to get over beaders block
- Best Festive Colour Schemes
- Cool Beading Project for Literally Anyone!
- Designing beadwork is a metaphor for life!
- How to size a bracelet
- Using Pinterest for Beading: 3 Top Tips
- How to Design Beaded Flowers: Five Easy Rules
- Buying Seed Beads
- Beading Competitions: Four Top Tips
- How to sketch a beading design if you can't draw
- What is a beadwork design?
Designer Interviews [11] ↑
- Interview with Katie Dean
- Pru Mcrae: meet a Kumihimo expert
- Michelle Sepanski, Moderne Kumihimo Artist
- ZannahMakes by Susannah Thomson
- Erin Simonetti: Bead Loom Weaving Master
- Caroline French, Bead Loom Artist
- Laura Graham: Beading with Passion
- Gerlinde Lenz - Bead Artist, Interviewed
- Cath Thomas Beadwork: Meet the Designer
- Chloe Menage
- Stefanie Deddo Evans
Jewellery Making [13] ↑
- How to string a necklace: free tutorial
- Stranded Wire for Beading
- Stringing Beads to Make Jewellery
- Making Basic Jewellery - Simple Techniques
- Get started in jewelry making
- How to use jump rings in jewelry making
- Thread for Stringing Beads
- How do I add a Clasp?
- What is French Wire?
- Jump Rings, Split Rings and Closed Rings
- Calottes
- Leather Crimps
- Crimping Pliers
Learn Bead Embroidery [5] ↑
- Finishing Bead Embroidery Projects
- Bead Embroidery Techniques
- Starting Bead Embroidery Projects
- Bead Embroidery Materials
- What is bead embroidery?
Learn Bead Loom Weaving [6] ↑
- Bead Loom Tips
- Erin Simonetti: Bead Loom Weaving Master
- How to Finish a Bead Loom Bracelet
- How to start a bead loom project
- Getting Started with Bead Loom Weaving
- Caroline French, Bead Loom Artist
Learn Brick Stitch [12] ↑
- Peyote vs Brick Stitch: what's the difference?
- Brick Stitch with Shaped Seed Beads
- How to join brick stitch pieces
- Two Drop Brick Stitch Instructions
- Tubular Brick Stitch: Free Tutorial
- Learn Circular Brick Stitch
- Brick stitch increasing and decreasing technique
- How to follow a brick stitch pattern
- Brick Stitch Shaping: learn how to do this with ease
- Learn Brick Stitch
- Starting Brick Stitch: Two Techniques to Try
- How to learn brick stitch
Learn Diamond Weave [4] ↑
- Gerlinde Lenz - Bead Artist, Interviewed
- How to learn Diamond Weave
- Cath Thomas Beadwork: Meet the Designer
- Diamond Weave
Learn French Beading [13] ↑
- Beading Project for Spring (in Lockdown)
- Essential Spring Beading Patterns
- French beaded flower colouring
- French beaded flower arrangements
- French beading videos: essential viewing
- Fixing French beading mistakes
- French beading tips for success
- French beading wire: what is best?
- French beaded flower patterns: your complete guide
- French beading techniques defined
- How to start French beading
- Free French Beading Tools: do you know about them?
- Flower Forever French Beading Book Review
Learn Herringbone Stitch [4] ↑
- Herringbone Spiral Stitch In Bead Weaving
- Tubular Herringbone Stitch For Beginners
- Starting Herringbone Stitch: 2 Different Options
- What is Herringbone stitch in beading?
Learn Kumihimo [9] ↑
- Pru Mcrae: meet a Kumihimo expert
- Michelle Sepanski, Moderne Kumihimo Artist
- Kumihimo Projects: Inspiration for you
- Kumihimo End Caps: Free Tutorial
- Materials for Kumihimo
- Basic Kumihimo Tools
- Starting Kumihimo Projects
- Beginners Guide to Japanese Braiding
- Kumihimo Beginners Guide
Learn Peyote Stitch [22] ↑
- Using Peyote Pattern Charts
- Joining Peyote Stitch and Right Angle Weave
- Reading Dimensional Peyote Patterns: 2 Tips
- Peyote vs Brick Stitch: what's the difference?
- Peyote Stitch with SuperDuos and Two Hole Beads
- Freeform Peyote Stitch: Your Essential Guide
- Triangle Peyote stitch
- Cellini Spiral Stitch: your complete guide
- Shaping Peyote Stitch
- Two Drop Peyote Stitch: Your Guide
- Peyote stitch in the ditch technique
- Learn Circular Peyote Stitch
- Peyote stitch increasing and decreasing
- Diamond Peyote Stitch
- Zipping Peyote Stitch
- Learn Tubular Peyote
- Counting Peyote Rows
- Learn odd count Peyote
- Learn even count Peyote
- How to Learn Peyote Stitch
- How to Follow a Peyote Stitch Chart
- Starting Tubular Peyote
Learn Polymer Clay [3] ↑
- Polymer Clay Baking, Working and Tips
- Essential Polymer Clay Tools and Materials to Begin
- Polymer Clay for Beginners
Learn Right Angle Weave [13] ↑
- Diagonal Cubic Right Angle Weave (CRAW) - Complete Guide
- Cubic Right Angle Weave Tutorials to Master the Technique
- How to do Cubic Right Angle Weave
- Two Needle Right Angle Weave
- What is PRAW in Beading?
- Good Beading Tension for Right Angle Weave
- Joining Peyote Stitch and Right Angle Weave
- Modified Right Angle Weave
- How to do tubular Right Angle Weave
- Basic Right Angle Weave: your complete guide
- Understanding Right Angle Weave
- Best Beads for RAW (Right Angle Weave)
- How to Learn RAW (Right Angle Weave)
Learn Square Stitch [3] ↑
- Tubular Square Stitch - Free Tutorial
- How to shape square stitch in beading
- How to do square stitch with seed beads
Marketing [4] ↑
Multi-holed Seed Beads [24] ↑
- Halo Beads
- Nib Bit Beads
- Paisley Duo Beads: what are they? How to use them
- RounDuo Beads
- Iris Duo Beads
- Storm Duo Beads
- RounTrio Beads: what are they?
- Rulla Seed Beads
- Arcos Beads
- DiamonDuo Beads
- Superduo Duets
- Ava Beads
- Buying Seed Beads
- Chilli Beads
- Honeycomb Beads
- Lentil Beads
- Silky Beads
- Infinity Beads
- Quadra Tile Beads
- Piggy Beads
- Kheops Par Puca Beads
- How do I choose seed beads?
- Twin Hole Beads or Superduos
- Tile Beads
Other beading materials [1] ↑
Other Beads [5] ↑
- Preciosa Crystals and Pearls
- Wooden Beads: Why You Need To Use Them
- Carrier Beads
- Pearls and Pattern Links
- Crystals
Other Findings [11] ↑
- What is a bail in beading or jewelry-making?
- Crimp Covers: What are they? How do you use them?
- End Caps for Beading
- Toobs for adding a professional finish
- Cymbal Elements Beading Findings
- Connectors for Jewellery Making
- What is French Wire?
- Jump Rings, Split Rings and Closed Rings
- Calottes
- Leather Crimps
- Crimps
Other Tools [4] ↑
- Basic Kumihimo Tools
- Magnifiers for Beading
- Bracelet sizer: what is it?
- Free French Beading Tools: do you know about them?
Pliers [4] ↑
Pricing [6] ↑
- How to price beaded jewelry and tutorials to sell
- How to price a beading pattern
- How to price handmade jewellery
- More thoughts on pricing your work to sell
- How do I price a custom order?
- How do I price my beaded jewellery?
Publishing Your Work [7] ↑
- What is BeadTool4?
- Publishing Your Beadwork Designs
- Self Publishing in the Beading World
- Publishing a book about beading
- Economics of Publishing
- Beading Magazines: Getting Published
- Working with Magazines
Selling Your Work [13] ↑
- Save money when you shop on Etsy
- Bead kits for jewelry: what should they contain?
- Starting a jewelry business...for beginners
- What is BeadTool4?
- Selling more beading tutorials: the Magic Formula
- How to price a beading pattern
- Selling Beading Patterns Using SEO (aka, how to sell more!)
- Scam Beading Websites: How to spot them and avoid them
- How to Start an Etsy Shop
- How to Sell Bead Jewelry Tutorials
- Jewelry Photography Setup
- Photographing Jewellery
- Selling Jewellery at Craft Fairs
Shaped Seed Beads [13] ↑
- Tubelet Beads
- What are Pellet Beads?
- Bugle Beads
- Buying Seed Beads
- True 2 Beads
- Lentil Beads
- Petal Beads
- O Beads
- Dome Beads
- Magatama Beads
- How do I choose seed beads?
- Rizo Beads and Daggers
- Peanut Beads
Thread [12] ↑
- Making Beaded Tassels and Fringe: Professional Tips
- Beadalon Supplemax Thread
- The best beading thread for transparent seed beads
- TOHO T-Line Beading Thread - what is it?
- One-G Beading Thread from TOHO
- Fireline Versus Wildfire Beading Thread: What's the Difference?
- How to Choose Beading Thread
- How to cut beading thread for a professional finish
- Durathread: how good is it for beading?
- Beading Thread
- Thread for Stringing Beads
- How to finish beading thread: 2 options
Traditional Seed Beads [7] ↑
- Why seed bead brands matter
- What are Cylinder Beads?
- Delica Bead Codes
- Buying Seed Beads
- Seed Bead Sizes and Brands
- How do I choose seed beads?
- Seed beads
Uncategorised [1] ↑
Wire [3] ↑
Writing Bead Patterns [4] ↑
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