
French Beading Technique Tutorials
Through my years of trying to help others learn how to make French Beaded Flowers, I’ve developed a way of looking at techniques that’s a little bit different than other designers and teachers. I’ve divided techniques into two basic categories: Base and Add-on techniques. Base techniques can be used by themselves, or you can use add-on techniques to build on top of the bases to make new shapes. In contrast, add-on techniques cannot be used alone, but must be used in conjunction with a base – any base! It is my hope that this approach will allow for a greater understanding of French Beading methods, and how you can mix and match different techniques to make a variety of shape combinations. I’ve divided the techniques into three difficulty levels (Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced) based on the skill level and knowledge required to use them.
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- Beginner Techniques -
Included in this lesson:
- Twisted Fringe
- Wire-Back Fringe
- Loop Fringe / Fringe Loop
- Branching Fringe
- Intermediate Techniques -
- Advanced Techniques -
- Miscellaneous Techniques and Skills -
- Helpful Blog Posts & Videos -
An ever-expanding collection of blog posts with tips, helps, flower studies, tutorials, and fun experiments.Â
Flower Studies
Tip Videos
- ABC List of Techniques -
- Antique Venetian Frame
- Basic Frame
- Bent Basic Frame / Beehive
- Bottom Wire Extensions
- Branching Fringe
- Continuous Basic Frame
- Continuous Crossover Loops
- Continuous Loops
- Continuous Wraparound Loops
- Combining / Reinforcing Continuous Units
- Extensions
- Filigree
- Flossing the Stem
- Fringe Loop
- Lacing
- Lace-as-you-go
- Loop-Back
- Loop Fringe
- Reverse Wrap
- Ruffles
- Scallops
- Spacer Beads
- Split-Loop
- Spokes
- Spoke Frame
- Top Wire Extensions
- Twisted Fringe
- Unit Support Wires
- Vertical Continuous Basic Frame
- Winged Scallop
- Wire-Back Fringe
- Y-Frame