| Small rounded-off colored glass beads are known to | | | | 2. Put beads in the thread. Take a different thread and |
| all of us. We see them on our hand bags and fancy | | | | place fifteen. Now capsize, leave one chain & get the |
| accessories, on paintings, shoes, jewelry and else | | | | hook in the middle of the up half and down half of the |
| where too, and there's no reason why they cannot be | | | | 1st chains to start the single crochet stitch. Draw the |
| used in crochets! | | | | final bead you have from last strung, attach beside the |
| Wouldn't it be a great idea if we can use these beads | | | | chains & hook. |
| on our sofa cushions, pillow covers, or even to | | | | 3. Place the wool and hook over (wool besides hook) |
| decorate our wall hangings and crochet hats? These | | | | the bead and draw a loop. You are having 2 loops |
| beads could add a new lease of life to an ordinary | | | | there on hook while the bead must be adjacent to |
| pattern. | | | | chain foundation. |
| I am sure you will enjoy this method once you learn to | | | | 4. Build similarly second wool; draw a loop, resulting in |
| make a crochet beaded rope. No reason to despair | | | | one crochet stitch. Bead is just worked in the 1st wool |
| because here is your chance to learn and make your | | | | over; the other wool is a typical make of solitary |
| own beaded crochet. Before we go any further with | | | | crochet stitch. |
| the lessons I want you to understand one important | | | | 5. Replicate for all 14(remember we skipped the 1st |
| thing, the use silk or cotton thread in the rope is | | | | chain) |
| disallowed, as they won't go the distance. | | | | 6. Thus like circular patterns can be created. In circular |
| The reasons being that the heavy nature of these | | | | pattern you would be required to attach basic chain |
| beads will after some time make them loose and then | | | | rope using the initial point to the last using help of slip |
| drop leaving you to cry foul on your efforts. Polyester | | | | stitch. |
| threads are recommended for beaded ropes. | | | | 7. The more add more rows as per desire or pattern |
| The other thing to remember is that try not using think | | | | requirements. |
| thread as sewing and placing in a patterns shall not be | | | | There are various things you can do on a completed |
| easy as beads cannot be easily moved due the | | | | project too, like adding beads or if projects like Tunisian |
| thickness of the thread. This can ruin if you are doing | | | | crochet does not allow you to add the beads in it then |
| an intricate design. Now it is time that me start with | | | | you can stitch the beads on the outer part to make it |
| how to do breaded crochet. | | | | attractive. But for good appearance use colorful beads |
| Things To Do: | | | | and the work on it should be neat and tidy. These |
| 1. You will need a polyester thread of size 10, Crochet | | | | under mentioned websites could come in handy if |
| hook, glass beads of size 8. | | | | you'd like to explore more ideas. |