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Bead embroidery
Bead embroidery master classes from Komok: brooches, flowers, shell jewelry, small decorative details, and beginner-friendly techniques.
BeginnerFreeA guide to the 'monastery' method of bead embroidery without a hoop: how to position the fabric on the table, check your needle, lay the beads from top to bottom, and secure the thread reliably.
IntermediateFreeA step-by-step tutorial for bead-embroidering a seashell: fill the cavity with silicone glue, mount the shell on felt, bead the edge in four rows alternating bead sizes, trim the base, glue it onto leather, and close the side seam with large beads.
IntermediateFreeThis master class shows how to make a Paisley brooch with Japanese seed beads, a rhinestone-set glass crystal, stiff French wire, and pearls. The main process is shown in the video: preparing the materials, embroidering decorative rows, finishing the openwork edge, and assembling the brooch.
IntermediateFreeThis master class shows how to make a Heart brooch from beads and crystals: use the measured template, choose materials in one palette, embroider the contour and fill, and review two brooch pin options.
BeginnerFreeThis master class shows how to embroider a dimensional flower with sequins: first draw a circle in the required size, divide it into petal guides, bring the needle up on one guide line, pick up one sequin and two small seed beads, repeat the sequence until the petal has enough volume, then take the needle down exactly in the center of the circle and secure the thread on the wrong side. Repeat for every petal. The center can be embroidered after the petals, or you can fill it first with small crystals and then build the sequin-and-bead petals from the center outward. For beginners, firm plain fabric in an embroidery hoop makes the small details easier to control.
BeginnerFreeThis material presents a video tutorial for embroidering a Star brooch. The brooch center uses a 12 mm Rivoli crystal, though a 14 mm crystal can also work. The materials include bugle beads, stiff bullion wire, seed beads, sequins, beads, rhinestone chain, a very thin regular chain, an embroidery base, a brooch pin, backing material, thread, and a bead-embroidery needle. The author provides a star template and suggests adding any materials you like. The detailed process is shown in the video.