embroidry with beads

[beady girl]

i want to make a purse with cloth and beads ,where the cloth (satin )is all covered with beads and want to know the dense stitches of sequin and small beads on cloth .can any body help me  '>

[beady girl]

1- merry christmas to u all
2-there is a stitch called garter stiche found in all crafts as crochet ,but i want to know the tecknique of it in beading or making this purse ?

[Polly]

I hope you are having a Happy New Year!

I'm afraid that we don't really have anyone here who adds beads to cloth.  I only know how to do all-bead bags (gourd/peyote stitch amulet bags), with no cloth.  (It's not something I could explain in the forum though - you'll either want to take a class, or I'd be happy to list some great books, especially if you tell me what kinds of patterns you might be interested in.)

We do stock a few books that offer help for Bead Embroidery (which I think is the official term for what you want to do).  You might also be able to find them (or order them from) a local bead or book store.

I find The Beader's Companion by Judith Durant and Jean Campbell to be quite useful.  It doesn't have projects, but shows how to do almost every type of bead stitch I've heard of.  This handy book shows a number of ways to do bead embroidery, either by covering an entire item (or section) with beads, or stitching small embellishments like the flowers that are sometimes embellished on blouses and sweaters.  
Beadweaving by Ann Benson, also offers some nice ways to make patterns on cloth.  Most of these aren't sewn directly onto the cloth.  They are stitched onto bead card, and then the bead card is attached to fabric, using fusible webbing.  I've never tried this, but it is a popular method for producing detailed patterns.  

--Polly

[beady girl]

thank u very much for ur reply  ,u helped me a great help '>

[Kaytee]

>>i want to make a purse with cloth and beads ,where the cloth (satin )is all covered with beads and want to know the dense stitches of sequin and small beads on cloth <<

Mark your fabric back with the pattern for your purse (including seam allowances), but do not cut out.
Back the fabric-- interfacing or art canvas, basted on all over.
Print out your design (regular paper).
Baste the design to the front of your fabric.

For most of my bead embroidery, I use a backstitch to do outlines and fill:
   Make a knot at the end of your thread*, come up through the backing, the satin, and the paper at the center of your design. I put on 3 beads, go down through all layers, then back up and through the last bead again (same directionas the origninal pass through), add 3 beads; repeat until section is filled/outlined. Continue to work your design outward from the center.

For sequins: if you want to put them on so the whole sequin shows-- come up through the fabric/paper layers, through the sequin, add a seed bead (11/0), then go back through the sequin. This can be done with center drilled flat beads, as well (like some of the pressed glass flowers and spacer beads).If I have a lot of sequins for one area, I "tack" them down with glue stick first; this doesnt work very well for glass/stone beads, though.

For other pressed glass, stone, pearls, etc: try to stick with "flat" beads with smooth holes. If they are thick, put one or two seed beads on the thread before and after the "fancy" bead, and go through twice or more, if possible.

Carefully rip paper away. Check pattern for distortion and adjust if necessary. Cut out and sew up purse; line, add zipper, etc.

*Thread-- two choices here, depending on the abuse you think your purse will get. If you are sure it will be treated gently, use Nymo D or similar beading thread. This is less likely to be cut by a rough edged bead than sewing thread.
    If there is a good chance that the beading could be snagged on something or otherwise stressed-- use sewing thread. It's a lot easier to replace the beads than to repair a rip in the fabric (which is likely to happen if you use beading thread because it is stronger than the fabric). And, you'd have to replace the beads anyway.

Kaytee
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