Adding beads to embroidery

I love to add the sparkle and dimension to my embroidery. One way of doing this is by adding beads to your work. They come in so many varieties of colors, shapes and sizes and can really add that special something to your embroidery piece. I have been adding beads to my embroidery for quite a while

Lately, we've been fiddling about with adding beads to embroidery stitches as part of the Stitch Fun! series. Since it's Monday morning - and Monday's are as good a time as any to think about organization - I thought I'd do a little house cleaning on the website and create an index for all the t

In this bead embroidery tutorial are my first 5 ways to stitch down seed beads and bugle beads on to your hand embroidery designs. See 5 MORE bead stitches h...

Deep down, though I don’t indulge in it too often, I have a penchant for bling. I like sparklies and I like beads and I like shiny stuff. This doesn’t come across too often in my embroidery. It doesn’t even come across in my household decor or my clothing. And I rarely wear jewelry. But ...

Adding sequins and beads to a felt project makes it sparklier, prettier and envokes a vintage charm! This is our guide to the perfect technique for neatly sewn sequins and beads. Let's talk about the most important tool when working with beads and sequins -the needle. Finding the right needle for tiny beads can be tricky! It must be delicate enough to fit though a small seed bead and strong enough to stitch through felt. It must also be easy to thread! Our favorite option is by Tulip. The…

A dictionary of Bead Embroidery with step-by-step instructions on how to apply them. Click on the one you want to learn today.

The Pekinese Stitch is wonderful to play around with beads. The weaving of the thread over a base stitch gives us enough room to experiment with different kinds of beads and looks.

The Stab Stitch is particularly used to hold two beads or decorations in place. A smaller bead that is anchored by the Stab Stitch is used to pin down the bigger one in place.

As a beader myself, I can attest to the fact that adding beads to a project truly brings it to life. There’s just something about the pop of color and sparkle that can take a piece from good …

Bead Embroidery is a style of thread art that involves sewing various kinds of beads to fabric. Take a look at this list of examples!

The Four-Legged Knot Stitch is wonderful for texture building. Including beads adds to the glamour of the embroidery work. Experiment with various colors to make clusters of this stitch that can highlight your work.

Learn how to do the beaded back stitch with our step-by-step tutorial - the most used beading stitch, perfect for long curvy lines.

How to do Bead Embroidery with the Tacked Herringbone Stitch The Tacked Herringbone Stitch provides a base that can be dotted with shiny beads on the tips.

Following on from our Handmade Showcase post earlier this week, we thought we’d publish an introduction to freeform embroidery. You can use this technique to make beautiful bead embroidered jewelry…

Here’s a little follow-up on last week’s Stitch Fun! tutorial, where we learned how to bead the cast-on stitch. We’re going to apply the same principles in that tutorial to the drizzle stitch, which is a fun dimensional stitch that sits up right off the fabric. I’ve already shown you one way to bead the ...

Bead Embroidery is a style of thread art that involves sewing various kinds of beads to fabric. Take a look at this list of examples!

How to sew individual beads