How to Make Russian Leaves 

I haven't done a russian leave for a long time but with your tutorial it came right back to me. Thank you for the great tutorial.

Finally! I was able to produce proper leaf earrings! Thanks Jill!

This was a wonderful tutorial. You’re a gifted teacher! Thank you!

Thank you for making this learning so easy, you're a great teacher!

I have tried to learn this SO many times without success, until tonight. THANK YOU!!! So glad I've found you on RU-vid.

Hi Jill, I just finished my first Russian leaf and I had to let you know that I was able to follow your instructions without pulling my hair out. Thank you sooooo much I'm thrilled, I have wasted so much time with other tutorials that do not give me the correct instructions as you do. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with all of us beginners it's much appreciated. Rebecca :)

I love your technical terms like "sticky-outie". I had been looking at other videos for the Russian leaf and yours is the easiest to understand. :) Thank you

Jill, You are by far my favorite beading artist/teacher. Your tips and experience are so helpful to avoiding the typical learning mistakes we all encounter. Thank you so much for your clear instructions and beyond beautiful projects. You are an inspiration and have motivated me beyond words..Bless You!

Jill Wiseman that so beautiful! Thank you for showing it. ✨🤗✨

I love the way you teach as well and I too love the term "sticky outy" makes such sense to follow. Love these !!

Jill, you are the absolute best instructor; I have made several of your creations, which I thought I could never complete, however your clear and patient instructions are a dream. Thank you!

Jill you do explain the processes very well. I'm very thankful as a beginner. And mentioning your mistakes cracks me up because I've either done it or would have. Many thanks.

Just love your tutorials! Thank you for taking the time to make them. LOVE this leaf!!

This turned out to be much easier than I expected - thanks to your instructions and demonstrations, which are always so clear and detailed. You are a great teacher. I went through the 'veins' of the leaf a couple of times, which stiffened them up a bit and made the earring a bit firmer. Thanks for another great tutorial :0)

This is a tough one. I will try again later. Jill, you are one of the best teachers out there. Thank you for everything. Love, Sameya

You are the most wonderful teacher. I have been frustrated by Russian leaves and I can happily say that after watching your video I am making the most gorgeous Russian leaves. Thank you!

Jill, You're so generous with your knowledge! Thank you for sharing this information. It's something I've wanted to attempt for a while, but now, I believe I can do it with this video!

I'm have recently started beading and I wanted to thank you Jill for a super tutorial on russian leaves, I'm thrilled with how mine have turned out and I've had a lot of pleasure doing them,, a big THANK YOU

Once again, I THANK YOU for sharing your precious time, talent, knowledge, and skills with all of us so we may all learn! You're an OUTSTANDING teacher! Some things can seem impossible to do, but because of the way you teach, anything you teach seems so MUCH clearer & actually becomes doable! I can't thank you enough! Hugs 2U!

You have the BEST video tutorials! Thank You so much! Can't wait to try this!

These are absolutely gorgeous. I'm going to try this stitch. Thank you so much for posting it. I am learning so much and I really appreciate the people who share their talent.

I have seen lot of videos explaining how to make the Russian leaf but your video is very clear....you explain everything exactly how you do it and it is looks easy. Thank you for the lovely video.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Your tutorial was SO much easier to understand and follow! I Loved the design and your easy to follow instructions.

Thank you, you've made a VERY clear tutorial on a pattern that initially looked so difficult.

I wanna thank you so much for this tutorial!!! Its my first time making this Russian Leaf and I pulled it off since your tutorial was easy to follow!

Another amazing tutorial. You are a fantastic instructor Jill. Kudos to your teaching style. Very comprehensive. You make it easy to learn. Many thanks. You are appreciated for all of your hard work and generosity in sharing your gift.

I am so grateful for your clarity around the increases. Like you I had sourced multilple places for instructions and it made total sense when you explained it! Thank you for your expertise and for your teaching skills!!!!!!!! Mahalo

Wow, I have been struggling with the floppy Russian leaves for years and have given many as gifts...all learned from your wonderful tutorial. Thanks so much for the info; can't wait to try it out!

Just love your tutorials! Thank you for taking the time show us

Have You heard that you are a Wonderful Teacher ? You've been my best!

Newbie here, I find your tutorials to be very clear and easy to follow with great close up video. Thanks!

Thank you Jill! It was really fun making this! I've made it with 15/0 metallic light bronze, and they came out beautiful.

Hi Jill, best tutorial so far on the Russian Leaf!!! Thank you!

Thank thank for taking time. Explaining in detail of the product. Can't wait to try this stitch.

WOW! that is beautiful! thank you ma'am, for teaching us new technics n new styles!

Awesome tutorial Jill..thank you...once again!!

I have searched for an easy tutorial for russian leaf earrings. I finally found it, yay!!! You're a great teacher, thank you SO much!!! My 9 year wants me to teach her. Now I can with your tutorial ;-)

I just started beading during the pandemic shut down. I’m a nail tech in Tx. and we were closed for 6 weeks, ending in April ‘20. It’s late Aug. now and I’m ready to learn this new technique. One thing I positively LOVE is when she say “sticky outty. It makes me smile! I got nearly finished with the first side and realized I’d messed up so had to cut it all loose and I’m gonna give it another go. Great tutorial!

I’m going to enjoy making these to go on my peyote with a twist necklace, a good tutorial, thank you Jill👍😘

This is the first thing I beaded and it's what got me hooked! Thank you for your very easy to follow and entertaining videos!!!

You are probably the best I have seen and heard. You make learning easy and fun and I love your projects.

The explanation was very clear. Thanks for your generosity in sharing this technique. Namaste

I recently got into beading, and I love your tutorials. Great quality videos and great instructions that are easy to follow. I love your tutorials! 💙

New to beading. I will be trying this project as soon as I get some Delicas ordered. This stitch intrigues me and the earrings are lovely. I also like the way you show and verbally explain what and why you are moving around the piece. Thank you for sharing and teaching❣️❣️❣️

These are absolutely gorgeous THANKYOU!

Thank you Jill for this tutorial. Your instructions are very clear.

Thank you so much! Loved making it, trying get pattern saved to my head.

Thank you very much. Your tutorial is really perfect. I've completed my first pair of "Russian leaves earings" thanks to you... and I gess I'll do others in the future. Thank you again.

Hi Jill, i have bought your kits of Russian Spiral at Fusion Beads 5 years a go on every colors & for me it was my first experience leaves Beading but whit your excellent instructions in this Kit i made those leaves very well,easy peasy and after i have done your Design i start to make my own design's Necklaces & bracelets whit those leaves & they are so Beautiful the possibility are sky is the limit! They are so fun to make & you explain different sizes of those leaves so Thank You very much because i really enjoy this Kit because of your fantastic & Clear instructions to make bunch of those so cute Leaves,so i really recommand this kit to everyone!

This is fantastic. I was also having so much trouble finding a simple Russian Leaf tutorial. Thank you! It all makes sense now. Next I’ve got to find something more straightforward for that double folded peyote earring style that also looks like a Russian leaf.

Hi Jill! Love this tutorial! I felt the same frustration when I was trying to find instructions for the Russian Leaf. I finally found one, and I got by, lol. Your instructions, however, are so clear and succinct. Thank you for making this so much easier. P.S. I love to show you a picture of what I ended up with.

That's a very good tutorial, very well explained every step, thank you!

Once again, thank you for doing what you do. You've inspired me, taught me, and made me feel confident with this new passion of mine. You are a light! and a delight!

You are such a great teacher! Thank you!

Thank you so much , it was hard to find good instructions for this leaf. I love it!

Amazing tutorials. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm a beginner and with your help was able to create wonderful gifts for friends and family. Thanks again :)

Thank you for your tutorial still new to peyote stitch and followed with no issues xx

YAYYYYY! - made my first Russian Leaf per your tutorial - what a beauty... going for the second to have a pair for earrings. Again, thank you, Jill! BTW - I did download your PDF but learned far more watching your video!

Thank you for this amazing tutorial :) you showed it in the most easy way possible :D

You are a great teacher! Thank you.

wonderful instructions.the easiest tut i have seen for the russian leaf.

Jill...So glad I found you!!! Hahaha :-) You make everything so clear! Thank you so much for this. I am not good at reading written tutorials but love the visuals/videos :-) Very few who do videos do them as well as you do :-) A ka-zillion thanks for sharing your time & expertise! ♥

Georgeos, this is a real way of teaching. Thank you so much. Love it.

I love your tutorial , I startedfirst my beading work watching your tutorial and I got success from the first trial , it gave me a assurance that I can do more complicated works like this one , thanks a lot .

Thanks, so beautifully illustrated.

Thanks I so much appreciate and I love the way you teach.

Thank you Jill for your perfect and easy to follow tutorial. As you mentioned, there are several out there but I end up with a mess. Your tutorial is perfect, I'm going to try it, thank you so much for making it finally possible to get it right. :)

Thank you SO Much!!! I Love this design and a ping to practice practice practice!!! You are Amazing!!!

You Ma'am are simply amazing! I love all your videos - I like that you have added the extra screen so that we can see you as well as the detailed instructions!!! Happy holidays and Huge Hugs!

Thanks so very much for tutorial. I understood directions and made my first Russian leaf. l

Thank you for the tut..you are a very patient teacher! I had decided that I won't be able to understand this...until I saw your tut:-)) Thanks again. Made earrings but don't know how to show you a pic

you have just made this one of my favs. you make this a lot easier then it looked. I was having trouble making the peyote stitch so was afraid to try it . I realize that the beads I would have first tried it with were not the best of quality and have since acquired some better beads and that too has made a difference too. thank you

OMG THANK YOU! I love your videos, They make so much sense to me compared to some of the other ones I've seen on YT explaining this pattern.

Thank you for this so easy to follow tutorial.

Thank you 😀your instruction are wonderful I will always look for instruction back any one esle... I tried and tried to do this project on other instruction thank you thank you You a amazing teacher

Love your videos. They are so clear. I have done the Russian Leaf with another video, but am going to try your video. I have found you can make these Russian leaves stand up by using a coat of Johnson Pledge Floor Care multi-surface finish. I paint these on with a brush and usually use 2 coats. For an earring this works wonderful. I have had so many compliments on the black and silver one I have made. Thanks for your wonderful tutorials. They are excellent!!

thank you so much for this video...i love all your works....now i#m will finished my first russian leaf..

Thank you very much for this video and explaining it so well. I tried another tutorial video but gave up. Next time I´m trying a new project, I will visit your channel again 🙂

Thank you soo mutch! I really like your tutorials! Esp when you tell us what level a project is on, before starting!! Thats really helpful! Made a leafe from hexagon shaped 2mm miyuki beads. Got a really intresting result, but I'm happy with it & gonna do some more! And the good end reslut is thanks to you! I hope that you will never stop sharing ypur knowledge & insights with us!! 💕

I bought a book and could not get the leaf right after about 25 tries. I finally found a tutorial online and made one in 20 minutes and it turned out perfect. Seems there was one tiny but critical mistake in the book!😝 I love these leaves so much that there are not many projects I do without some sort of leaf! Great tutorial.

thank you so much for teaching me to make diagonal peyote!!! I needed to earn this to make a v shaped necklace as a gift.

great tutorial as always. thanks

Thank you. This is the first tutorial I can understand too. I suggest having a longer tail to begin with to save the steps of weaving back through to start on the other side.

Thanks once again. I patiently await more instruction on these beautiful leaves.

Jill - LOVE you and your teaching skills! I can't tell you how much I've learned from you! :-) But I have to share this with you. I've found a much, Much, MUCH easier way to start the "Russian Leaf". Follow your instructions to the letter, except for the very beginning. Instead of starting off with a single strand of beads and adding the second row to begin peyote, start off with two needles - one at each end of your thread (of course) and do a strip of right-angle weave to the length you want!! The only change is that instead of crossing threads to complete each unit of RAW, take both threads through the final bead that completes the unit, then pick up with your instructions to begin the actual diagonal peyote. This also leaves a thread at the end of each side of the finished leaf that enables you to close the leaf and avoid having to sew back and forth down to the center to begin the other side. Works like a DREAM!!!!!

Many thanks dear🌈🌹💕You are one of the best in teaching👍👍👍

Very pretty would make nice earrings! Enjoy your video as I always do, thank you for sharing!! x

Bless you Jill, your tutorial is the only one I find I could follow, trust me I have tried following others. I had given up on this, so thank you very much for your tutorial. Now for the complaint I'm sure I knew the correct word before I subscribed to your Channel. Now I drive everyone mad by saying 'sticky outy' I don't even try the proper word anymore 'sticky outy' sounds so right...LOL. Peace Stella

Thank you I am very happy,well done explains

Jill! I’m so grateful to have found this tutorial! I’m trying to make an angel that is primarily Russian leaf, an Etsy pattern from an Italian designer. Sadly, the English translation isn’t very clear, to me anyway. Your video will help me be successful in making a bunch of the angels for our 2018 Christmas tree and for gifts. Thanks so much!

you teach so good!thank you

Thank you. I've learnt so much from you

Thank you for tutorial for your tutorial, bless you and kisses 😘

me encantan todos sus trabajos, a cada rato veo sus videos gracias x compartirlos

Thank you. Just watched your video. I made my first leaf. Thank you.

very nice work, thank you

I have wanted to do these since I started bead weaving, just have't have the guts to do them. I thought they were too hard. Apparently they are not. I may have to interrupt my current project and make a pare of earrings! I love your youtube channel. You've taught me a lot. Thank you.

Thank you! Might be able to do this,now xx

I'm an experienced beader, so when I decided I needed Russian Leaves with veins for a project I thought "no problem!" Well the problem was the book I purchased had a fatal flaw in the instructions! I tried for weeks and failed. When I looked up the same leaf online and located the problem, I made my leaf in 20 minutes! I've been making leaves ever since. My method uses enough thread to make the entire leaf, putting the stop bead in the center and then just flipping your work, removing the stop bead, and beginning on the other side. Thank you for your videos!! Peace, SC

Very nice work , thank you very much .