Every self-respecting housewife strives to make her home more beautiful and maintain a cozy atmosphere in it. This can be achieved in different ways. For example, you can buy ready-made items of room decor in a store, or you can do everything yourself.
The simplest and least expensive option would be a napkin.
Quite recently, openwork crocheted napkins were in fashion. They decorated coffee tables, headboards of sofas and armchairs, served as stands for vases with flowers and hot teapots. But time goes by, and fashion trends change with it. So, the openwork crocheted napkin has turned into a beautiful napkin with beads, and there is nothing surprising about it.
In this article you will learn how to make a napkin from beads.
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Advantages of a beaded napkin
Woven beaded napkins have a number of advantages over knitted tablecloths.
- This napkin does not need periodic washing. After all, it is very difficult, practically very difficult to stain it. And if this does happen, then it is enough to wipe the stain with a damp cloth and the napkin will be as good as new!
- The principle of making this product is extremely simple. You can even do the work with your child, brother or sister.
- The attractive appearance of a beaded napkin cannot be compared with a lace crocheted napkin.
- Cheapness of materials.
Necessary materials
- Beads of various colors and shades.
- A special needle with a thin eye for beading.
- Fishing line or thread to match the color of the beads (you can also use transparent, stretchy monofilament).
Important! For beadwork it is better to use Czech beads, because the beads in it are ideally matched in size. If you take low-quality, crooked beads, then you risk spoiling the appearance of the product.
Master class on weaving a napkin from beads for beginners
The process of creating openwork beaded napkins with weaving patterns will be discussed in detail and step by step in this section.
The simplest technique for weaving such a product is weaving rings from beads, which will make up the napkin.
Start weaving the napkin from the center to the edges. First, form the base of the product, consisting of six rings that need to be closed into a common large ring.
Make a new row from beads of a different color. Increase the number of rings with each subsequent row.
When you have woven a napkin of the required size, tie the thread and cut off the excess.
Important! Each ring must consist of the same number of beads.
Examples of schemes for creativity with description
Please note! The patterns for weaving openwork napkins are very similar to the patterns for crocheting tablecloths, so if necessary, they can be interchangeable, you just need to show a little imagination!
For amateur needlewomen who are not holding beads in their hands for the first time and know how to use complex patterns, it will not be difficult at all to make a napkin consisting of spiral flowers.
The main thing when making a beaded napkin is to adhere to the weaving pattern and the sequence of flowers. We first weave the flowers separately, and then fasten them together with a thread.
Here is a simpler pattern - such a funny web of beads.
Here is a diagram that is quite difficult for a beginner to understand. But if you are an advanced craftswoman, then it will not be difficult for you to make a beaded napkin using this diagram.
If you couldn't figure out the previous pattern, here's a simplified version. First, separate flowers are woven, and then they are connected together using a thread and a needle.
Please note! If the center of the weave is crooked, then it is worth passing the second row of thread through it, perhaps several times.
Conclusion
Let's sum it up. Weaving openwork napkins is not the most difficult task. If you understand the patterns well and choose suitable, high-quality materials, then the work will bring only joy and benefit. After all, beading is not only an interesting and exciting activity, it helps develop fine motor skills in children and strengthen memory in adults!
VIDEO: Simple beaded napkin – master class.
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