I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this tutorial. I’ve bought my beads and ready to go. I’ve got into this slow stitching rabbit hole…your fault 🤭 and loving it. This is so helpful. Thank you 🌸
I really enjoy watching your videos. You're professional without being stuffy. And you're cute without being cutesy or cloying. You're super easy to learn from and I enjoy your subtle British humor (that's coming from a US person with British and other European ancestry.) I'm so glad you've mentioned this video in some of your more recent videos, bringing my attention back to the main reason I became interested in embroidery these last few months to begin with. I've been needle-weaving beads for about 13 years, except for the last 3 years while on a hiatus cuz of life's challenges and inconveniences. I'm so amazed at the bead embroidery I've seen stitched by some of my fellow beaders in other FB groups. I've always hesitated to try it, but you've taken the mystery out of how to bead embroider for me and given me confidence and encouragement to give it whirl now. Thanks so much. Now, I just need to get my hands on a beads collection I ordered about a year ago or more, which will determine my fabric choice. I'm looking forward to incorporating bead embroidery in my Slow stitching project. Like you, I love the texture and dimension made with beads as well as the color they can add.
Thank you so much Sarah and Jonathan for this very enjoyable video. I used to make jewellery to raise funds for a local charity but now I am going to buy some beads to have fun with in my embroidery. I loved all of this and also the choice of music. God bless you both love Vera in Northern Ireland ❤❤
I love bead work. I never thought about couching beads until I saw one of your videos a while ago. It has saved me soooo much time. And you got me in sequins. Which I have discovered are fantastic for creating scales on fish. You can add a bead on top of a sequin for another effect, like you demonstrated with the doughnut 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous Sarah! I have tons of beads I want to use in my embroidery. Your tutorial is very useful. Thank you so much for all your ideas, creativity, professional teaching. Have a great day!
Lovely video. I did a bead embroidery class through London Embroidery School and was amazed at all the things you can do with beads. After the holidays, I’d love to do this little flower beading project. Love it!
I am struggling with sewing beads and flowers on the already made dress because the back doesn't look neat that way. Do you have some video on doing the beads, pearls or 3d flowers on Muslin fabric for example... Or idea how to hide the back of this where uneven thread is showing😊
Thank you SO Much fro this beautiful lesson, I am however having a problem with the download, it does not seen to be working, All the other downloads are . Hope you can help , looking forward to starting soon I see that some of the other viewers also have a problem downloading . Kind regards Heather.
😊 I found out about beading a couple of years ago. I've done a couple of Christmas tree ornaments and a couple of butterflies. I have a pattern I'm working on from Mirabilia called Raven Queen that has a lot a beading. She's gorgeous.
Laughing so much at the end of the video (too funny, my mum was a kindergarten teacher) but so much wonderful instruction as always and the fun donut reference along the way too. Cheers, Christine
Another wonderful video, Sarah, thank you. In case you're not back before the holidays, very best wishes to you, hubby and ginger cat for a happy Christmas, and everything wonderful in the new year. Take care, and happy stitching (and beading), Arleen
Absolutely beautiful use of beads. I've tried, unsuccessfully, to source a good bead supplier. I've found some on Amazon but I'd much rather use an independent company, in the UK. Where do you source yours?
This is timely because I was wondering recently what to do with my beads - I'm tired of making jewelry! I tried to download the PDF but that doesn't seem to work. The others all work fine. Can you take a look, please? Thanks so much!
Love your tutorial! Makes me happy that I was using a couple of your exact methods I’m very interested in your embroidery stand which gives you two hands to use your laying tool. Can you tell us the name brand and where we might get it?
Loved this video. It's been years since I've done embroidery and cross stitch. I did lots of embroidery, cross stitch and 1 strand petit point. Glad I learned so many skills years ago. I didn't do a lot of beadwork, but am definitely inspired to create with beads, embroidery and other mixed textures.
Thank you so much for that Sarah, it was wonderful, and such a lovely design too!. Beadwork is something I have always looked at from afar, thinking how nice it is, but never understanding how to use it so interestingly in an embroidery setting, your 'embroiderers collection' of useful bead techniques has as ever inspired me, but now - and "oh what a personal disaster" (throwing my hands up in gleeful mock dismay) - I will need to go and buy myself a bead stash!!!!xx
Hi Sarah to you have any recommendations for fabrics which would be suitable for lots of embroidery and beadwork? I've chosen to embroider my own dress for my wedding next year but I'm struggling to find a fabric sturdy enough. I just tried silk organza recently when I did a stitch sample and found the fibers moved around a lot leaving holes or the threads would pull the weave of the fabric open slightly, even when stitching as lightly as I could. I've ordered some illusion tulle sample to test next but I was wondering if you might have some recommendations to narrow down my fabric search 🥰
You are a wonderful teacher. I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you for the thousands of hours you have invested in making each one for us to enjoy learning from ❤
Hi, Sara. What is the difference between these methods and "Japanese Beading" (Like that from Margaret Lee) I have been fascinated with this type of be!ading and have been having lots of trouble obtaining her book here in Canada without paying a huge amount of money for it. I love following you and really enjoy all of your videos. Thank you!
Sarah, I just subbed, because I just binged watched a bunch of your videos. This one on beads was the one that really hit home. Thank you for sharing your talent. God bless!
I'm a new sub. I like the way you teach. You're very pleasant, funny sometimes and easy to understand. I do have a question. At 19:51, you have just explained about the tube beads with a round bead on top. The part where you say go right back into the same hole. You said this before as well. If you do that won't you "undo" your work somehow?
Hi love your channel. Was YT searching and yours popped up. Can you tell me which technique is the best if you happen to break a bead thread and don't want all the beads to come off. where ever it breaks it stops there. thank you!! (Linda)
Wow Sarah, this is so beautiful! I am loving your channel and you have been such a big help to me. I've done lots of cross stitch for many years but since finding you I am exploring hand embroidery and loving it. You are a wonderful teacher and I appreciate what you do here. Sending hugs from Massachusetts U.S.A.
Hi Sarah, you are going to have a wee giggle at me. I downloaded your design of this one, and thought well I will just stitch it with cotton, as a practice piece, however, even though my eyes are on straight, new glasses and all, it does not look a lot like your version at all. Even though I looked at it several times before I started so I could see where to start as I am sure others do. I have created a different design. I actually love yours, but you know what I love my effort too. No beads at this stage, but I might fussy it up a bit at the end.
You are a great artist and you made a very clear tutorial insruction that makes beading stitching easier to understand and make.. Thank you so much. It is inspiring to start and make projects ❤
What a fantastic tutorial! I was preparing to sift through a stack of videos for some techniques, and here you are covering EVERYTHING I wanted to know for some new projects. Thank you so much for providing free content of such a high standard😁
Sensational! You've set off an explosion of ideas in my head. 🤩 Your renditions of the generous free design and the thread/bead mandala are gorgeous. Great idea to use a stencil. Thank you very much, Sarah! 💖 Hope Jonathan made it to the loo in time. 😯
Wow Sarah! I love this tutorial, excellent marriage of beads and thread. I am a beader and recently entered the world of embroidery(slow stitching). I love adding beads to my work. You are such an inspiration!
Wow! Sarah, that is so beautiful!! ❤ I'll bet you didn't use up all your beads in that tutorial, but it is magnificently loaded 😂. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hi Sarah! I'm working on a slow-stitch journal cover and these ideas are super. One question - does it matter the order in which beads are worked? For example, should I do all the stitching on a project and then add beads, or can I move from area to area as you are doing here? I am going to try the lovely pattern you have gifted us. It would make a lovely center medallion on a journal.
Oh, Sarah!! Thank you so much! I have always wanted to learn to bead on material! This was an exceptional tutorial as all of your tutorials are! Thanks again!
Currently completing my Textiles and Design Major Work for my HSC, with lots of beading. This was very helpful - had no idea you could do so many beads at a time! I was going to do them all singularly so this was a lifesaver
