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Beaded Gifts Tutorial

This video tutorial from The Potomac Bead Company shows you how to make beaded gifts using your choice of Miyuki seed beads. This is a fun and easy pattern that helps you to make these two dimensional beaded presents for use as earrings, pendants, ornaments, or anything else!

Step 1: Choose Your Materials

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Step 2: Watch the 
Video Tutorial

Beaded Gifts Tutorial
The Designer’s suggested colors and materials:
  • 3mm Bugle Beads (Opaque Green and Opaque Red)
  • Duracoat Galvanized Gold 11/0 Seed Beads
  • Size 10 English Beading Needle
  • .006 Wildfire Beading Thread (Green)
  • Thread Burner
  • Needle Nose Pliers (for threading the needle)

    • Step 3: Need More Help? Follow these Steps

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    Quick Project Steps

    Prepare your materials and cut three feet of beading thread, attaching a stop bead.
    Begin with a base row of alternating bugle beads and gold seed beads according to the desired present size.
    Utilize square stitch technique to stack beads, mimicking the pattern of a wrapped gift.
    Introduce two rows of gold 11/0 seed beads at the center to simulate a ribbon.
    Continue the square stitch pattern, creating the top portion of the present to match the bottom.
    Construct the ribbon bow by stitching two loops of nine beads each, attaching them to the top center of the present.
    Finalize by adding fringe to the bow for a complete look and attaching to jewelry findings as desired.

    Step 4: Pick Your Own Colors

    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

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    Step 5: Need Any Extra Materials?

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    Item Description

    This video tutorial from The Potomac Bead Company shows you how to make beaded gifts using your choice of Miyuki seed beads. This is a fun and easy pattern that helps you to make these two dimensional beaded presents for use as earrings, pendants, ornaments, or anything else!

    Designer's Material List

    The Designer’s suggested colors and materials:
  • 3mm Bugle Beads (Opaque Green and Opaque Red)
  • Duracoat Galvanized Gold 11/0 Seed Beads
  • Size 10 English Beading Needle
  • .006 Wildfire Beading Thread (Green)
  • Thread Burner
  • Needle Nose Pliers (for threading the needle)

    • Project Steps

    Prepare your materials and cut three feet of beading thread, attaching a stop bead.
    Begin with a base row of alternating bugle beads and gold seed beads according to the desired present size.
    Utilize square stitch technique to stack beads, mimicking the pattern of a wrapped gift.
    Introduce two rows of gold 11/0 seed beads at the center to simulate a ribbon.
    Continue the square stitch pattern, creating the top portion of the present to match the bottom.
    Construct the ribbon bow by stitching two loops of nine beads each, attaching them to the top center of the present.
    Finalize by adding fringe to the bow for a complete look and attaching to jewelry findings as desired.