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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...

Workshops in 2013

Perhaps a little late but Happy Beady New Year everyone, let's hope we all have more time to bead and create! It's about time I blogged again as it's only been, Oh about, 6 months Eeeeeek!...

January 21, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBead & Button Show, Beading Kits, Beadwork Shows, Blog, WorkshopsAqua, Bead & Button Show, Bead and Button Show, Bead Blog, beading workshop, Beadwork, Bermuda Blue, Black Diamond, crystal, Crystal CAL, Crystals, Dorado, Golden Shadow, Isabella, Isabella de Medici, Isabella necklace, Peridot, Silver Shade, Swarovski 2483 Mosaic Squares, Topaz, workshop0 CommentsRead more...