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Video Tutorial – Tips & Tricks: The Weaver’s Knot

The Weaver's Knot is a great way to avoid having to sew loose ends into your beadwork. It's perfect to use with Peyote stitch and Netting if your seed beads aren't too small and the...

April 17, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBlog, Tips & Tricks, Video TutorialBead, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, bead design, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Beadworkers Guild, bi-cone crystals, bicone crystals, Great British Bead Show, half hitch knot, Melanie de Miguel, needle, Nymo, Nymo thread, peyote, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Stitchncraft, Swarovski, thread, Tips & Tricks, video tutorial0 CommentsRead more...

Video Tutorial – Tips & Tricks: The best way to thread a needle.

As a beadwork tutor, I see many of my students struggling to thread a needle, which takes up a lot of their precious workshop time and can be a great source of frustration. Frequently I...

April 17, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBlog, Tips & Tricks, Video TutorialBead, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, bead design, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Beadworkers Guild, bi-cone crystals, bicone crystals, Great British Bead Show, half hitch knot, Melanie de Miguel, Miyuki, needle, Nymo, Nymo thread, peyote, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Stitchncraft, thread, Tips & Tricks, video tutorial0 CommentsRead more...

Video Tutorial – Tips & Tricks: How to join in a new thread.

This video tutorial is about how to join in a new thread. It's inevitable that, at some point whilst beading, you'll need to join in a new thread. Many beadworkers, both beginners and more advanced,...

April 16, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBead & Button Show, Beading Kits, Beadwork Shows, Blog, Great British Bead Show, Peyote Stitch, Tips & Tricks, Video TutorialBead, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, bead design, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Beadworkers Guild, bi-cone crystals, bicone crystals, Great British Bead Show, half hitch knot, Melanie de Miguel, Miyuki, needle, Nymo, Nymo thread, peyote, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Stitchncraft, Swarovski, thread, Tips & Tricks, turret beads, video tutorial1 CommentRead more...

Video Tutorial – Tips & Tricks: How to finish off a thread.

This video tutorial is about how to finish off a thread. It's so important to know how to finish off a thread neatly, so that no loose ends show in your work. I demonstrate how...

April 16, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBead & Button Show, Beading Kits, Beadwork Shows, Blog, Great British Bead Show, Tips & Tricks, Video Tutorial, WorkshopsBead, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, bead design, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Beadworkers Guild, bi-cone crystals, bicone crystals, Great British Bead Show, half hitch knot, Melanie de Miguel, Miyuki, needle, Nymo, Nymo thread, peyote, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Stitchncraft, Swarovski, thread, Tips & Tricks, turret beads, video tutorial0 CommentsRead more...

Video Tutorial – Techniques: Square Stitch

This video tutorial is about how to do Square Stitch. It's a really useful stitch and can be used in many ways. If you like working on pictures, then Square Stitch is perfect, because you can...

April 9, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBeadwork Techniques, Blog, Fireline, Square Stitch, Video TutorialBead, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, bead design, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, Beadschool, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Beadworkers Guild, bi-cone crystals, bicone crystals, embellishment, Fireline, Flat square stitch, GJ Beads, Great British Bead Show, half hitch knot, instructions, Matsuno, Melanie de Miguel, Miyuki, Miyuki seed beads, needle, Nymo, Nymo thread, peyote, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Size 15 Czech Charlottes, Square Stitch, Stitchncraft, Swarovski, Swarovski crystals, thread, three-dimensional beadwork, Tips & Tricks, turret beads, video tutorial0 CommentsRead more...

Byzantine Cross workshop – Great Escapes

What a fantastic weekend I had with the girls at my Byzantine Cross workshop in Barnett Hill with Great Escapes! It was intensive and very challenging, but they came through like real troopers and made some stunning versions...

March 28, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBeadwork Techniques, Blog, WorkshopsBead, Bead Blog, bead design, Beaded Bottles, beading, Beadwork, Byzantine Cross, Crystals, Great Escapes, seed beads, workshop0 CommentsRead more...

Morgan Le Fay in Golden Shadow and Crystal Copper

I completed the Golden Shadow and Crystal Copper version over the weekend and I've just started on a Jet and Light Siam colourway. The colour choices have been led by the Cosmic Rings that were...

April 8, 2012By Melanie de MiguelBlog, Materials, WorkshopsAmethyst, Antique Pink, Beading Kit, Crystal Copper, Golden Shadow, Kit, Light Siam, Morgan Le Fay, Rivoli, Swarovski0 CommentsRead more...

Morgan Le Fay in Antique Pink and Dark Amethyst

I'm currently working my way through samples, putting kits together and writing instructions to take with me to the US. A very intense time! Last night I finished another colourway for the Morgan Le Fay...

March 13, 2012By Melanie de MiguelBeadwork Techniques, Blog, Materials, WorkshopsBeadwork, Morgan Le Fay, Rivoli, seed beads, Size 15 Czech Charlottes, Swarovski, Swarovski Cosmic Ring 4139, Swarovski crystal elements0 CommentsRead more...

Golden Bails!

I bought some Swarovski Crystal Elements yesterday - I was searching for some more colours of the gorgeous Step Cut rectangles (like the Swarovski Jet Nut 4582 ones) and whilst digging around for anything else...

February 17, 2012By Melanie de MiguelBlog, Materialsbails, Beadwork, bi-cones, bicones, Cosmic Oval, crystal, jet nut, Size 15 Czech Charlottes, Stitchncraft, Swarovski, Swarovski 4582 Step Cut Fancy Stones, Swarovski crystal elements0 CommentsRead more...

Bits and Bobs

I'm getting to grips with this new web site programme - about time too! I've now put up Gallery pages for my Medici Collection and the Morgan Le Fay necklace. So many designs, so little time! Having...

February 9, 2012By Melanie de MiguelBlog, Dangerous Beaders, Fireline, MaterialsBead Blog, bead design, Beaders, beading, beading kits, Beadwork, seed beads, Swarovski, Swarovski 4582 Step Cut Fancy Stones0 CommentsRead more...