Bead Stitching: Beyond the Basics DVD

Expand your stitching repertoire! Through detailed instructions and video demonstrations, you'll learn intermediate techniques for herringbone and right-angle weave, plus new stitches and techniques.

The [8-part, 1 hour, 15 mins.] course includes:

1. Introduction to advanced bead stitching
2. Brick stitch/tubular
3. Spiral stitching
4. Advanced RAW concepts
5. Introducing beaded beads
6. Making your own beaded beads
7. St. Petersburg chain
8. Make your own leaf bracelet

Our experienced teachers demonstrate new herringbone and right-angle weave techniques such as increasing, decreasing, and edge shaping. You'll also learn St. Petersburg chain and four different spiral stitches, including basic spiral rope, Russian spiral, Dutch spiral, and African Helix. An introduction to beaded beads explains the difference between beading over a form and making hollow beaded beads. Display your new skills with a simple beaded bead and a bracelet made with St. Petersburg chain leaves. Once you've mastered these intermediate techniques, you'll be ready for any beading challenge!