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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...

After the Olympia K&S Show

I've just had 3 fabulous days teaching my Crystal Finger Candy Rings and Crystal Rosette Pendant at the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show. I met lots of lovely ladies who had never picked up beads...

March 18, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBeadwork Shows, Blog, Knitting & Stitching Show, Workshopsbead weaving, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, bi-cone crystals, bi-cones, bicones, Byzantine Cross, Crystal Finger Candy Rings, Crystals, Czech Charlottes, Great Escapes, Knitting & Stitching Show, rivolis, seed beads, Size 15 Czech Charlottes, Swarovski, workshop0 CommentsRead more...

Morgan Le Fay Workshop at Stitchncraft

I spent two wonderful days at Stitchncraft teaching my Morgan Le Fay necklace. The classroom was chock-full of lovely, beady girls, all of whom worked extremely hard and produced some fabulous work. As always I loved...

February 10, 2013By Melanie de MiguelBeading Kits, Blog, WorkshopsBead Blog, bead design, Beaders, beading, beading kits, beading workshop, beads, Beadwork, Morgan Le Fay, Rizo beads, seed beads, Stitchncraft, workshop0 CommentsRead more...

After my annual beady fix at Daventry….

I returned last night from a great weekend at the 2012 Beading Festival, Daventry with the Beadworkers Guild. As always, it was lovely to sit amongst so many dear old and new friends and bead,...

May 14, 2012By Melanie de MiguelBlog, The Beadworkers GuildBead, bead design, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Festival, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, beadwork tutorial, Daventry, Great British Bead Show, Melanie de Miguel, Peyote stitch, seed beads, Size 15 Czech Charlottes, Stitchncraft, The Beadworkers Guild0 CommentsRead more...

April 2010

I believe almost a year has gone by since I was last able to write my Bead Blog! It's amazing how much has changed at home, with one child flying the nest and another coming...

April 26, 2010By Melanie de MiguelBlog, WorkshopsBead, Bead Blog, bead tutor, beaded, beaded beads, Beaded Bottles, beading, beading tutor, beads, blog, Byzantium, peyote, round beads, Stitchncraft, teaching, techniques0 CommentsRead more...

December 2008 – Skiing and Gorgeous Giorgio

So little time, something had to suffer, so my Bead Blog fell behind. However there is plenty in the pipeline. The whole family went skiing over Christmas and, as usual, I took my beads. Before...

December 26, 2008By Melanie de MiguelBlog, The Beadworkers Guild, WorkshopsBead, beads, Beadwork, beadwork design, Beadworkers Guild, blog, Gorgeous Giorgio, stone donut, The Beadworkers Guild0 CommentsRead more...