Beaded trees for beginners +50 photos of workshops

Handicrafts are of special value, even if made by an inexperienced master and not neatly enough. The world of needlework contains a huge number of directions. One of the most simple and interesting is beadwork. From beads and a wire original figures, ornaments and other trifle turn out. True masterpieces are beaded trees. Quickly comprehend the basics of the process, if you allocate enough time and listen to the advice. To help novice needlewomen developed many schemes with a step-by-step explanation of each action.

Beadwork history

The old widespread type of creativity develops simultaneously with the advent of new fashion trends, progress in society. Small glass, plastic beads with a through hole are used for weaving jewelry, headbands, creating various compositions.

Homeland beads Ancient Egypt. Interest in the material appeared with the emergence of glass more than 3,000 years ago. First, the Pharaoh’s clothes were decorated with large opaque beads, then they began to be simply strung on a thread and used as beads. The invention of netting allowed the manufacture of individual products from a round material. Designs, patterns, beads were arranged with precious stones and metals.

Products from beads turned out so good that the Egyptians began to exchange them, turned into an item of trade. Thus, beadwork has spread throughout the world. In the 12th century, the capital of beads and the handicraft connected with it was Venice, which once hosted migrants from Greece.

In the 18th century, glass factories appeared in France, Germany, America, and Bohemia. Special machines accelerated the production of material, which influenced its price. European women of fashion began to show great interest in beads. They embroidered clothes, decorated wallets and purses. In the 20th century, beading comes to the peak of popularity. Now it is made from unique paintings, panels, all kinds of decor and accessories.

Weaving techniques

Everyone can learn to weave from beads. To do this, you need to choose your favorite scheme and study the techniques used in it. Flat, volumetric products are created in various ways, using large, small, elongated beads. You need to start with the most simple master classes, eventually mastering more complex ones. It is possible to create from beads in any technique. There are the following types of weaving:

Needle A simple option is usually used to create individual parts of the composition (stamens of flowers, insect legs). Several beads are strung on the wire, the last one is twisted around and the base is threaded through the next one and tightened.
Flat parallel. The most popular and simple technique. It is used for weaving leaves and petals. The wire is passed under the scheme through the beads, creating a new parallel row.
Volumetric parallel. The principle of operation is identical to the parallel method, but the rows are not located in the same plane. So do animal figures, flower buds and more.
Hand weaving. Weaving perform on the same thread. The beads are interconnected along a vertical, horizontal axis, capturing a bead from a neighboring row with a fishing line, and gradually increase. The schemes are designed for bracelets, paintings, decor for flower pots.
French Beads are strung on two ends of a fishing line and make arcs, capturing extreme beads. The technique is suitable for the manufacture of flowers, sheets of trees.
Monastic. Base - a cross of 4 beads. Increasing the same type of elements, get the finished product. Suitable for flat, volumetric crafts.
Loop. The finished elements have the appearance of eyelets. In this way, the composite parts of the composition are made or used as a basis. Several beads are strung on the wire and tightened with a loop, indent and repeat the action.
Mosaic. Weaving with a tight fit beads. Each part is mounted vertically, being sandwiched between two beads of the adjacent row. Threading can be circular, cylindrical.
Mesh. In this way, various objects are woven around, for example, Christmas-tree toys, flower stands, beaded trees, a small vase. The size of the grid cells is determined by the number of beads.
Brick stitch. The arrangement of the beads in the horizontal rows resembles brickwork. Beads in each row is located with a small offset relative to the adjacent strip. The technique is suitable for creating flat, volumetric figured products.

Weaving patterns and how to read them

Creating crafts, bead jewelery requires perseverance, diligence, strict sequence of actions. For this, many schemes have been developed to help you choose the right size and quantity of material. They can be found in special magazines, newspapers, downloaded from the Internet. Not all materials contain full information, a detailed description of the progress. Often the problems are as follows:

Not marked the beginning and end of the scheme;
Rows are not numbered;
It is difficult to understand the direction of the thread when weaving;
Bad print quality, fuzzy image;

Begin the study with the development of basic techniques. The more practice there is, the clearer the more complex schemes will be. Such processes will be deposited in the tactile memory, with the visual perception of the pattern designation of the direction of the thread is no longer required.

On any beadwork scheme, parts are marked with circles, highlighted in color. The numbers at the beginning of each row indicate the number of beads. Above the figure mark the number of rows. If the product is multi-colored and volumetric, then there will be a figure next to each point - indicating the number of beads with one set.

The choice of the basis for weaving

Wire is not a universal base for beadwork. Different parts will require specific material. It varies in thickness, ductility, degree of rigidity, color of the coating. You can immediately purchase a kit and select the appropriate option from the available ones or study the assortment of coils and select only those necessary for manufacturing the product.

0.2 mm wire is suitable for weaving small elements of ornamental trees, leaves, flowers. Suitable parallel, needle, French, looped technique. The base easily passes through beads No. 10, takes any shape.

0.5 mm wire is made from steel and copper. It is soft, elastic, shiny, not taken on a magnet. From it make tree trunks, branches, and other hard parts, which will later be fastened various elements.

The basis, 1 mm thick, is used to create parts of increased rigidity. The wire is designed for creativity, so no less plastic and flexible than the more subtle options.

Beads - types and tips on how to choose

It is impossible to take the first beads for making the crafts you like. The quality of the materials will determine the appearance of the product, the durability of the compounds and the correct repetition of the scheme. Miniature beads are made in Taiwan, China, India, the Czech Republic, Japan. All manufacturers produce beads of different sizes and purposes. In form it is:

Plain - glass beads with a through hole, round, square shape, and melted edges;
Cabin - short tubes no more than 2 mm in length.
Bugle - longer tubules from 3 mm to 25 mm. There are even, twisted, faceted.

When choosing beads, first of all, attention should be paid to the manufacturer. The best is Czech and Japanese. Then the whole bag should be well considered. All beads must be of the same size, cutting is even without a curved cut. The presence of punctured, undyed beads is excluded.

Bead Tree Creation Workshops

Learning to weave beaded trees is easy. But first you should be familiar with the basics of the creative process. The work will consist of stringing material of various sizes and lengths on the wire, creating loops, arcs, and connecting several parts together. The appearance of the finished tree, its similarity with the original will depend on the proper selection of color, thickness of the base. In the manufacture of beautiful compositions will help detailed workshops.

Yin-Yang Tree

For the manufacture of a talisman, symbolizing the feminine and masculine, you will need black and white beads, the same thread, the wire of medium thickness. For the whole composition you will need to weave two identical trees and join them. We will use loopback technique.

On a wire of 45 cm we put on 9 white beads, we shift from the edge and we make a loop. Twist the wire flagellum and repeat the procedure. We make 7 identical loops with an indent of 1 cm. We take the blank for the central leaf and fold it in half, twist it to each other. Such branches will need to make 30 pieces. Then we break them into piles of 3 pieces each and join them, straighten the leaves. The same amount of black parts is required.

We wrap the bottom of each part with matching threads of color and collect the tree, gradually adding branches with a shift of several centimeters. Two ready-made trees twist and set on a stand or in a pot.

Money Tree

The piece "Money Tree" consists of many small details, so you need to be patient. For work you need green beads of different shades. Pour it into a plate and mix. We start with the formation of branches of a tree. We put on the wire 12 beads, fold the loop, fix. We make 8 such circles without indents, then we twist together.

Such parts will need 60 pieces. 20 of them need to glue various coins. Now we form a crown - we twist 5 branches each (one with a coin, 4 simple ones). From the received 15 bouquets we make 5 powerful branches, we wrap a ribbon, imitating the bark. We combine them into a whole tree, form and decorate the trunk with plaster.

The money tree can be given any modern design - paint the trunk with white, add black spots, make red blotches of beads that resemble clusters of mountain ash.

Tree of beads and stones

An excellent, original idea - combining beads and stones in one composition. Needlewomen make bonsai, wisteria and other trees in this way. We begin work on the following plan:

Preparing the material. It will take several low stones of different sizes, copper wire, stand, or any base.
We string 15 stones on the wire, retreat 10 cm from the edge of the base and fasten the first element. On the sides we fasten the rest. For one branch, 4-5 rows are enough.
Group the workpiece by 3 pieces and connect them together.
We take a piece of thick copper wire and wind 4 blanks with stones, wrap them with florament.
Putting together 4 large parts and putting them together, we form a thick crown.
We wind several branches to the base, retreating downward by 1-2 cm, we straighten each pebble.
We make a plaster tray and decorate it to your taste.

Sakura

A bright high-quality replica of an incomparable flowering tree will not leave anyone indifferent. For work you need two pink beads, thin wire, materials for the trunk and base (glue, tape, alabaster).

First of all we make small twigs of the workpiece. Mix the beads, put 6 pieces on the wire. Move aside 10 cm from the edge and tighten the loop. Stringing on the long end of the base of the bead, make 11 circles. Bend the wire, leaving the central loop in the middle, and twist. Such parts will require up to 100 pieces.

We divide the blanks into groups, three in each, and twist the lower part of the wire with a slight offset. Now you need to collect large branches, while forming the trunk. We apply the parts alternately to a dense wire with an indent of 1 cm, fix with masking tape.

Autumn tree

A bright tree of autumn colors will be obtained from simple Chinese beads No. 8. It is necessary to prepare yellow, orange, golden, red beads, to make several jars with intermediate shades. The work is painstaking, but if you study the description of the scheme well and follow the instructions clearly, you can cope in a few hours.

We put on beads on 2-3 meters of a wire, we count on 20 beads and we do loops on legs. They should be located on both sides of the axis at a distance of 1 cm from each other. We stretch each loop, slightly bend the branch. Thus, it is necessary to create several dozen multi-colored blanks.

Fold three branches of the same color and twist with pliers. We wind all the parts alternately indented to the dense wire and decorate with a floral ribbon. You can mix all the colors or follow a specific sequence.

Russian birch

For the manufacture of traditional Russian wood you need to buy round light green beads and silver wire. The job is simple, but takes enough time. We start with the manufacture of branches, then we collect them in bunches and form a tree. Leaflets are easier to create in the looped technique.

We fasten the blanks to the steel wire, trying to observe the natural arrangement of the branches. We straighten the leaves, tilt them down a little. Install the birch on a gypsum stand, coat the trunk with a mixture of glue and alabaster. After drying, apply alternately black, white paint with a thin layer.

Cherry tree with fruits

The leaves of the cherry tree in this master class must be performed in the French weaving technique. You will need green beads, red large beads, a coil of fine wire, plaster for the decoration of the stem and the manufacture of the base. The work is carried out in several stages:

Measure 1 m of wire and put on the first 5 green beads, tighten the loop.
We string another 18 beads and do the same. The big loop should cover the smaller ring.
We twist 7 leaves. Put red cherries between them.
Having made a sufficient number of blanks, you can proceed to assembly.
To the common stem we fasten one branch with indentation.
The trunk is wrapped with floral tape and set on a plaster stand.

Apple tree in bloom

This craft contains only elements of beads. Even the flowers will be made of tiny white beads. We string 30 green beads on the wire. We separate 7 parts from the chain, departing a bit from the beginning of the base. Bend the wire in half and twist once the central bead. We make two turns in the technique of circular weaving, gradually move the rest of the details. We twist the wire, retreat 1 cm and make 4 more sheets. Such blanks will need 60 pieces.

We turn to the manufacture of branches with flowers. Stringing beads in the following sequence: 30 white - 5 yellow - 30 white - 5 yellow - 30 white - 5 yellow - 18 pink. Make 3 loops of pink from the same base of the wire, retreat 1 cm and twist the yellow loop, next we make 5 loops of whites. Form a flower with a yellow center. We advance the wire and weave 2 more such inflorescences. We combine leaves and flowers, attach them on the trunk, decorate with plaster.

Weeping willow

Weaving begin with small branches. On the wire 30 cm dress 8 beads. Bend the working thread in half and separate one bead. Scroll the wire several times, retreat 0.5 cm, turn the next one. So it must be done with all the details. It will be necessary to prepare 25 short branches for willow, 40 medium, 70 long ones.

Bundles are collected to your liking, as long as products of different lengths look natural and harmonious. Clusters weave 10 pieces. We wind bunches on a thickened wire and decorate them with threads. From such blanks we form a tree, tilt the branches down, set it on a stand.

Ate

The easiest version of the glass bead will succumb even to a novice. Cut off 50 cm of wire, pick up 4 glass barrels and tighten the loop. We make 9 such figures with an indent of 1 cm. Holding the central element, bend the wire in half and twist the twig. We make in this way 5 types of blanks with different numbers of loops.

We wind branches from top to bottom on tight support - from small to large. Straighten all the elements and set the tree on a plaster base. The barrel can be plastered and painted with brown paint.

All branches should be placed in different planes, at least with a minimum shift. This will make the tree more fluffy.

Tree in the snow

Make a beautiful branchy tree in the snow can be in a simple needle technique. You will need to make about 30 separate branches and join them together. Cut the wire into pieces of different length, prepare white beads.

We put 4 beads on the short wire and pass it through the 3rd, bypassing the very first one. We put on 5 beads and repeat the procedure, well tighten. So we make another wand. On the leg also wear beads. We lead through it with the free end of the wire and fasten. Repeat the same steps for all blanks. On medium and large lengths, 4-5 side sticks should be weaved.

We form a tree by twisting a pair of elements of different lengths. Gradually increasing large branches. We wrap them with white thread. We attach them to a dense wire and decorate it with a special ribbon, paper, paint it with paint.

Green oak

A mighty green oak should be thick and branchy. Для плетения потребуется много зеленого круглого бисера, тонкая проволока, материалы для декора веток, ствола.

Нанизываем много бусин на проволоку, не отрезая ее от катушки. Потребуется 1 метр основы. Отступаем 10 см от кончика, сворачиваем петельку из 12-ти бисерин. We create 15 circles of the same type with a padding of 0.5 cm. We collect future leaflets in a bundle, fix and cut the wire. 37 such parts will be required.

We apply bunches at different heights to the dense wire, wind them up, trim them with black floristic ribbon. We collect the tree, starting with small branches, bend the formed clusters. We will install green oak on an ordinary flat stone, securing it with a mixture of gypsum and PVA. The barrel is also coated with a solution. After it dries, paint it with brown gouache.

Albizia

The manufacture of an openwork tree will take place in several stages - the creation of brushes, branches, and the formation of the trunk. We will use two kinds of pink beads and green.

For inflorescences like lilacs, we cut off a wire of 35 cm, put on 11 pink beads and one bright one, tighten the element in a needle-like way. Having made 5 stamens, we tighten them at the basis. 32 such parts will be required.

Leaves do looped way. We string enough beads on the wire, measure 3 cm, turn into a circle, fasten and press it from the sides. We make a twig of five loops. Such elements will need about 50 pieces.

We twist florets and several branches into more powerful elements, we wrap each of them with yarn. We make a straight barrel and fasten to it all the details. Set the branches in a horizontal position and fasten the albition to the stand.

Palm trees

The composition of the spreading palm trees is easy in the technique of needle weaving. You need to stock up on yellow, green beads of different shades and wire 0.3 mm. We perform the work following the instructions:

We collect 7 green beads and 2 yellow. We move one back and pass the base through the rest - this will be the tip of the leaf.
We make side shoots from 5 pieces of green and 2 yellow.
Twist the wire several times and pass the green bead.
Repeat the weaving of shoots 10 times.
We put on the wire 5-10 beads.
Put the leaf on the finger and bend the needles down the shape.
We make in this way the required number of blanks.
We tie a string of several dense pieces of wire - it will be the trunk.
We attach 6 leaves to the top and wind them up.
We make several tiers, decorate the barrel with paint and put it on a stand.

Heart tree

Weaving begin with blanks-branches. We put 5 beads on the wire and turn them around, forming a loop. We make on one segment 5 such figures and we turn off leaflets. According to this scheme, we prepare several parts and turn them into a thick branch. The more such details there are, the greater the heart-tree will be.

Gradually we wind up the elements, decorate the stem with ribbon. For the composition you need to make another tree. For its decoration we will use beads and a ribbon of a different color. We twist two finished trunks down below and place them in a plaster bowl. After solidification, we beautifully unfold the branches to each other, form a heart.

Winter Beauty - Rowan

With the arrival of cold, the mountain ash loses its leaves, there remain scarlet snow-covered berries. Weaving winter twigs is very easy. You will need white, silver, orange beads, a few skeins of wire - steel and red. Production takes place in several stages:

We make eight bunches of 8 loops of white beads.
We make bunches of mountain ash - we pass through 15 beads one by one and we twist for each wire a leg.
Putting together the red elements and wrap white beams.
We make magnificent branches from thickened blanks and form a trunk.
Install on the stand and straighten.

Pine Beadwork - scheme

For the manufacture of pine need green beads, wire and a detailed scheme - a description of the master class. The twigs will weave in a simple needle technique. Each needlewoman chooses the length independently, but you should not make them more than 2 cm. Having made several needles on one piece of wire, we wind them into a bun and decorate the trunk with brown threads. Blanks will need more than 100 pieces.

We twist the 3rd bush and we twist the wire with threads. Combine all the products and set on the stand. Part of the branches leave straight, the rest give a tortuous appearance.

Interesting facts about wicker trees

The tree made of beads, made by hand, not only absorbs the positive attitude, emotions of the needlewoman, but also is a talisman that transmits the energy of a natural plant. The image of each tree symbolizes a certain attitude:

Pine - the image of everlasting life, silence, solitude;
Sakura - a symbol of the awakening of nature, the birth of a new life;
Rowan - female tree gives youth and beauty;
Oak - strength and longevity;
Palma - a symbol of victory and triumph;
Apple tree - adjusts to health, happy marriage;
Cherry - dissolves flowers before the leaves, symbolizes nudity, tenderness, purity;
Money Tree - adjusts to prosperity, gives confidence;
Willow - concepts of cyclicity, rhythm are connected with the "witchcraft tree".

Conclusion

Handmade decorative items have always been very popular. Small copies of the trees of the most bizarre forms admire the beauty and elegance. They look great in the interior, will be an original gift for any celebration. Thanks to simple schemes and detailed master classes, you can create a truly valuable, unique thing in a short period.