Category: Beading and Buttons

This video demonstrates how to do tambour beading, a technique used in French haute couture embroidery in Paris. This method looks easier as the beads are worked on the front of the fabric but the principal is the same.  I think I am off to order a tambour hook, and …

Spiders on crazy quilts traditionally mean good luck. I was poking about the net and found some instructions on how to make wired spiders that look like they would sit in the top corner of a crazy quilt and be right at home.  I discovered this great tutorial written by …

This tutorial on how to Store Seed Beads in Plastic Straws looks to be an economical and compact method of storing small quantities of different seed beads. It would also be an attractive way to package a gift to a fellow beader. Next time I have to travel anywhere I …

Robin Atkins of Beadlust has written an excellent article on Taking and Editing Quality Photos of Beads and Beadwork. Robin is a beader so she has focused on photographing beads but many of the problems beaders encounter are the same problems that stitchers and crazy quilters have when trying to …

If you are ever looking for a seed bead size chart this one very useful.  Rather than a list of sizes this chart represents each size visually so you can see at a glance what is what.  If you print it out and keep it handy you will be able …