My boyfriends mother got me hooked on beading. We live in a kinda small town and there is only one bead studio here, and they dont have many patterns. does anyone know of any good sites with free beading patterns online to make bracelets and necklaces? Ive tried looking and havent found many things that are what i am looking for, and im mainly finding knitting things and beading not involving necklaces or bracelets. if you could help me, it would be great! thanks!
2007-06-16 14:29:15 · 5 answers · asked by claire 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
You can find them in beading magazines as well as pattern books at WalMart and Michaels and Hobby Lobby..they are online as well
Try the following links:
www.diy.com/jewelrymaking
www.firemountaingems.com
www.ringsnthings.com
www.enioken.com
www.conniefox.com
www.beadbabe.com
www.halsteadbead.com
www.beadstyle.com
www.artbeads.com
www.katemckinnon.com
www.wigjig.com
www.softflex.com
Those ought to get you started...and you can research more from those
2007-06-16 16:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by Sandy C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is a link to a website with many free patterns. There are a few that are necklace and bracelet patterns.
http://beadwork.about.com/od/freebeadpatterns1/a/_Free_Pat_Links.htm
There are also some nice patterns here.
http://www.bead-patterns.com/shop/shop.php?category=138
I hope you like some of these.
2007-06-16 15:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by tornado chaser 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.about.com, you can join the group and they send you stuff in your email as new ones come up, i get beading and quilting messabes from them. they have beaded things of all sorts though its straight beading, stringing and peyote stitching which is how you weave articles like small medicine bags. there are magazines on the news stands too. Bead and button, and others that either have some beading projects in them or are all beading projects.
2007-06-16 17:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In addition to www.about.com and http://www.bead-patterns.com/
There are also patterns and ideas to be found at www.firemountain.com.
I also enjoy the site at Bellaonline.com
http://www.bellaonline.com/site/beadwork
Yahoo also has some great bead groups who share original patterns with each other and keep each other up to date on the newest links to be found online.
http://www.beadandbutton.com/ has some great stuff - it's free to sign up.
http://crafterscommunity.com/cat/13/Bead_Crafts
http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/Arts_and_Craft_Idea/basic_beading_techniques.html
http://www.geocities.com/karenramel/beadpattern.htm
http://www.beadingtimes.com/project1005.htm
2007-06-17 13:25:57 · answer #4 · answered by yardchicken2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have gotten a lot of help and tips from allcrafts.net
Just register, and go to the beading pages. You will never be spammed from the site.
2007-06-16 15:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋