Create an Eye-Catching Beaded Cluster Ball: Get Ready to be Amazed!

[@TweakswithTweek]

Auto Angels Chapters 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Project Description 1:04 - Project Supplies 1:40 - Setup the Pattern - 30 Beads 2:45 - Measuring the Wire 3:00 - Add the First Five Beads 4:45 - Second - Add the Next Four Beads 6:18 - Third - Add the Next Three Beads 7:35 - Forth - Add the Next Three Beads 9:00 - Fifth - Add the Next Three Beads 10:15 - Sixth - Add the Next Two Beads 11:15 - Seventh - Add the Next Three Beads 12:45 - Eighth - Add the Next Two Beads 13:55 - Ninth - Add the Next Two Beads 14:55 - Tenth - Add the Next Two Beads 16:00 - Add the last Bead 16:25 - Completed Beaded Ball 17:00 - Assemble the Beaded Angel 20:15 - Completed Beaded Angel 21:12 - Outro

[@ginnyk50]

Nothing calms my brain like watching a beading video, but add your voice and I’m completely mesmerized 🙂. Thank you. I have a boatload of beads I need to something with and now I know what to do. 😻

[@TweakswithTweek]

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[@karenellinas1404]

What a lovely video - thank you!

[@moniquelambert4458]

You're lovely.. Easy to follow, clear on directions..❤ thank you for your time and effort..

[@donnamitchell8448]

I Love your angel !!! Thank you

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you for the lovely comment! 😊

[@CarolineKerr-sm5sv]

lovely! thanks for tutorial looking forward to making a glass cluster ball. regards from Bonnie Scotland

[@TweakswithTweek]

Have fun! ❤

[@dianebuckley6028]

I’d just like to say I could listen to your calming voice all day It was a pleasure to watch your video and I’m now a subscriber

[@TweakswithTweek]

You are sweet! Thank you 😊

[@janetkriz7012]

I really enjoyed this Angel project. You do a lovely presentation…calm…cool….and soft voice. Thanks!!!!

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you Janet! 😊

[@wildtreacle]

Really easy to follow, great tutorial. Glad I found you

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you 😊

[@cherylharris5695]

Very beautiful

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you, Cheryl! ☺️

[@TruthLove333]

You’ve got such a soothing and kind voice

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you 😊

[@catherineannslaney477]

Wow I have just found you ..your fantastic I make things with beads but your ideas have really amazed me ...

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@Princess_karen]

I so enjoy your videos, your voice is so calming

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you!

[@marcialoofboro306]

looks like a fun project

[@TweakswithTweek]

Making beaded cluster balls can be challenging but once you master it you can make all sorts of cool things! Have fun! TwT

[@angelacole2475]

Love your presentation. Step by step, Your voice is so calm and carefree. Im going to do this with my grabdaughter who gets so frustrated so fast. This will help her to follow allong and have self control. We have many beads of great grandmas that have been passed down, Thank you.

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you very much Angela! Your comment is so sweet. 😊

[@patriciaalas5418]

I love this project I am going to try ! Thank you so much!!

[@carolhitt7413]

I used to make an Angel that looks like the one you showed that you bought at a craft show. I haven't made her in years. I love the one you made, beautiful.

[@Ruby233]

Molto brava! La tua voce pacata, la musica dolce del pianoforte fanno da gradevole contorno alle tue abili mani

[@TweakswithTweek]

Marina De Santis, Grazie mille per le belle parole. Spero che vi divertiate a fare questi! 😊 TwT

[@TweakswithTweek]

Your kind words humble me, Marina, and I am most grateful for them. Thank you! Tweek☺️

[@detideslandes6661]

Lindo!!👏👏♥️

[@TweakswithTweek]

Obrigado 😊

[@janpeterson21]

Beautiful! I hope I got the back through one bead, then two, etc right. I’ll rewatch and follow along! It would have helped me if you would have stayed with one viewing position. When you filmed from the other side and came back it kind of confused me. But other than that great video! Thank you !

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you! If you are interested we made a dedicated video showing how to make a cluster ball step by step using large beads. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LEZmCqorh9hLM

[@rosemarie7125]

I just discovered your channel and I love your designs. You make a lot of variety of things I love but the beaded things are my favorite. Thanks for sharing. Love all you do.

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you Rose Marie! 😊

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you, Rose Marie! Welcome to our channel! Tweek😊

[@candlelove2138]

Another perfect presentation, your voice is so calm and soothing. I love your hair too. 🌹

[@TweakswithTweek]

My HAIR! My family gene pool is crammed full of white headed people… our niece & nephews call us the ‘salt & pepper gang’ as we all have various degrees of the white. Mine is quite there! I fought it for years… finally gave in 😁 hah hah! Thank you for your kind words about our presentation, too. That means a lot to us. Tweek😁

[@manifestandoutopiaspatrici1051]

Hermoso trabajo. Excelente explicación!! Gracias !!! Abrazo

[@TweakswithTweek]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@barbaracabrera207]

So pretty. Love these. I found your channel this morning. So I'm new subbie. I'm enjoying your channel. Thx for vid. I've never seen a beadef cluster ball before. Austin,TX USA

[@TweakswithTweek]

Thank you Barbara and welcome to the channel. 🙏😊

[@janesmith716]

My grandmother❤ made those angels (at the beginning) in the 1970's, I have one.

[@vlpbaby]

I love your work. I would like to know what size beads you are using. They are beautiful.

[@vlpbaby]

I also would love to know the wire you used

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi! I’ve made beaded cluster balls with beads ranging from size 2mm - 20mm. As long as you follow the pattern ( 30 beads needed to create a full cluster ball, 20 beads needed to create a 1/2 cluster ball ) you can create what you wish. Thank you for your kind comment! Tweek :0)

[@vlpbaby]

@@TweakswithTweek What size wire do you use? I am going to try to make the little ballerina and a suncatcher.

[@TweakswithTweek]

My ‘go to’ wire is Beadalon Bead Stringing Wire size .018 in / 0.46mm.

[@vlpbaby]

@@TweakswithTweek Thank you.

[@Heidi-Beth]

I have a very old angel that i found cleaning out a house, she is like yours but ceramic, maybe not, but it seems like it, her little dress is not in good condition like yours. I just love your how-to bead videos. I'm a knew sub😊💖

[@TweakswithTweek]

So precious! 😊

[@sherrilynhardesty6378]

Hi Tweak...great video & instructions! What sized beads are you using?

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi Sherrilyn, I have made cluster bead balls in 4mm up to 12mm size but in the video I believe the beads were 6mm. Thanks for the comment! 😃Tweek

[@teenaleer6447]

👍

[@teresacamp5739]

Thank you for sharing your talent ❤ What type of wire is it? It looks almost like thread . I have a bit of 0.4 silver wire. Would that work for this project?

[@TweakswithTweek]

I use Beadalon .018 bead stringing wire. As long as your wire is flexible, strong enough and slides through the beads it should work.

[@teresacamp5739]

@@TweakswithTweek thank you 😊

[@teresacamp5739]

@@TweakswithTweek I must keep missing a step somehow 😂 I’m following steps and pausing while stringing the beads on the right side. Mi e have not gone concave. LOL I keep making something more like an Indian headdress!

[@bernie3848]

Your beads are round? Thanks you!

[@TweakswithTweek]

Yes, Bernadette. Thank you! 😊

[@juliamcleod8234]

Tweak, where can I find the little frosted bell you are using at the top of the 30mm crystal?

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi Julia! What you see on the top of that crystal bead is 1) a cap bead, 2) a rondel bead, 3) a crimping bead. I gather random cap beads & findings around me when I work on projects. The cap beads come in a wide variety of styles, colors, sizes & shapes and can be found online or in the crafting stores in the jewelry/beading aisle. With so many choices to choose from you should have fun making your own creations, Julia, and I hope that you do! Tweek😁

[@sandraglazier4356]

I've got the put beads on right, puck up one bead with left string but I'm not understanding which beads you are going through after that? This is beautiful but I'm pulling my hair out. Lol 😂😂

[@TweakswithTweek]

Sandra, Making a Cluster can be a challenge. We made a second video on how to make a Cluster Ball where we use larger beads and go slower. If you would like to watch that video here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LEZmCqorh9hLM It might just help you get through the tricky parts. Good luck! TwT

[@TubeLizzyMcBee]

We'll have to call her Clarence since she has no wings...

[@TweakswithTweek]

Excellent suggestion! Clarence or Clarice it is! :0)

[@patriciaegan6630]

What size wire did you use?

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi Patricia, I like to use .018 inch wire. It is strong, pliable, and beads nicely thru most bead holes. 😁

[@patriciaegan6630]

@@TweakswithTweek Thank you for your prompt response! I really enjoyed watching your tutorial and look forward to learning more, since I’m a beginner at this.😁

[@kariann226]

Cute, lots of.work! Where are the angels wings though?

[@TweakswithTweek]

She’s an Angel 1st Class! She hasn’t earned her wings yet. 😊

[@enidskahill6421]

what type of wire did you use?

[@TweakswithTweek]

BENECREAT 300-Feet 0.018inch/0.46mm Tiger Tail Beading Wire 7-Strand Bead Stringing Wire. It's available from Amazon here's the link www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVTFQGW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[@patriciaalas5418]

I can’t make it happen it’s so hard! Help help!

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi Patricia! Please go to another episode of TwT called “ How I Made a Giant Beaded Cluster Ball “ where we devoted the entire segment to this issue! I was SO frustrated when I learned the ‘how to’ of these beaded balls that I wanted to make the process as clear and straight forward as possible. I hope we were successful in this endeavor and truly hope you will stick with it, follow along till the moment it ‘clicks’ and makes sense to you as to how to create your own. As I demonstrate in the video pause it, work the beads, then continue. Once you have the pattern down you’ll be free to make any size & color beaded cluster you desire. You can do eeet! 😁 Tweek

[@patriciaalas5418]

@@TweakswithTweek thank you so much I obsessed, but after the third step I mess up, I am not given up I will make you proud!

[@TweakswithTweek]

@@patriciaalas5418 Hi Patricia, Think of the Cluster Bead Ball as each ‘round’ being a set of 5. For instance: on the 1/2 CBBall..The first round is already 5. The next, you are adding 4 beads to the one that is waiting for it - making 5. The next 3 rounds are where 2 beads are waiting for the added 3 beads - each set adding up to 5. The last round is the two beads left over which are added to the waiting 3 beads, again, adding up to 5. There are tutorials for both the full and the half clusters. I hope you keep trying, Patricia, cuz the holidays are coming and I’m doing at least 4 different ways to use the balls and are these items SO cute!!! You can doo-eet! ( it took me LOTS of practice to get it down… one of my clusters turned into what looks like a spaceship saucer and I tell ya, I do NOT know what I did to cause that result!!! Go figure 🤣) So relax, line up the beads first ( 5.4.3.3.3.2… etc ) always, and when it all clicks you’ll feel good and can create your own! Yes You Can, Patricia!! 😁Tweek

[@patriciaalas5418]

@@TweakswithTweek I have the chart on hand! But at some point I mess up I have watched it at least 25 times I am not giving up!

[@TweakswithTweek]

@@patriciaalas5418 Hmmm… as I go over the ‘set of five’ I wonder, Patricia, if after you string the beads onto the right side - then bring the left side wire over and string into the last bead on that bead set - you continue, with that left wire, to string into the neighboring bead, the buddy, of that bead you had just done, yes? If each set is strung properly you’ll have the correct number of beads sitting between the right&left wires waiting for the addition of next round of beads. I keep trying to help you to determine where the 5 count set is not working… and ( like me making the flying saucer shape ball ) it is easy to miss a step and end up without creating the ball ( or half ball ) at all. But gosh, I appreciate your tenacity, Patricia! I’d need another set of fingers to count the number of times that I removed ALL the beads and started over… so I really understand your frustration! Also, to learn the pattern it IS easier to use Round beads- -beads Without a pattern on them, as patterns can confuse even more as the ball takes its shape. -beads in the 6mm or 8mm size. Too big and the beads slip on the wire in the larger drill holes… Too small and they are difficult to see as you try to string. At each point your are creating sets of 5, like pentagons. At each point before you add ( always on the right wire ) the next beads, the left wire & right wire are laying in front of you and between them is the correct number of beads waiting to make the next set of 5. For instance - Adding 4 beads means there is ONE bead sitting with left & right wires on either side. Adding 3 beads means the left & right wires have 2 beads waiting between them. Adding 2 beads means the left & right wires have 3 beads waiting between them. Before you add beads on that right wire, look to see how many beads wait between the left&right beads. Are there 3 beads there? They need two more. If 2 beads are there they need an addition of 3. But you gotta make sure that that left wire goes through its neighbor buddy bead before you continue to beading the next set. Once you get the pattern and it ‘clicks’ you’ll be free from the frustration of learning it. I compliment your ‘stick to it’ mentality, Patricia! I encourage you and hope for your success! Tweek ☺️

[@wandaleslie8079]

I watched this video at least 25 times and it still doesnt look right.lol

[@TweakswithTweek]

Hi Wanda, I learned how to make beaded cluster balls by combing thru at least 3 online videos and combining what I learned into my version, so I completely understand your frustration! Putting the beads in their pattern 5,4,3,3,3,2,3,2,2,2,1 really really helps. I even wrote the numbers down and kept the list in front of me as I tried to master the bead placement on the wire. As I missed counted and made mistakes ( one of my cluster balls looks like a spaceship saucer!) I simply unstrung the beads and tried again. Soon, with more practice, you’ll string the wire with less thought… tho I ALWAYS set up the beads in their pattern before I begin. Two hints that I found helpful as I learned, Wanda… If the beads are smooth circular the ball pattern ended up more even… and too much wire is way better than not enough, cuz if my beads slide around as I’m stringing the pattern I can still close off the ball when I give myself enough wire to finish. Keep at it! You can doo-eet! Left side, right side… the bead count always adds to 5 in each round of stringing. You are making many little pentagons as you go, ya know. But OH how pretty the beaded cluster balls can be, especially with glass beads! I have even made a beaded clusterball made of 30 beaded cluster balls!!! Tho, I doubt I’d do that again… there’s just not enough aspirin on the planet to ward off THAT kinda headache!! Whew!! Hah hah!! Good luck, Wanda! Tweek😁

[@wandaleslie8079]

@@TweakswithTweek thank you so much I'm not a quitter I will try and try Again. I would love to make for gifts to my daughter. Ty❤

[@wandaleslie8079]

Ty!!! I finally mastered it. I cant stop making them❤

[@TweakswithTweek]

Wonderful!!! Go, Wanda, GO! Yay! 😁

[@clairesmit1164]

Enjoy your videos, but thus cluster thing was harder than it looks. A complete disasterclol

[@TweakswithTweek]

Ok… Claire, please know that you are in good company as you’re in the throws of attempts in mastering the cluster ball. I encourage you to keep trying, tho, cuz once the pattern ‘clicks’ you’ll be free to express your ‘cluster creativity’ in so many fun ways! A few tips that helped me: Set up the pattern, every time. Use a dish towel to keep the beads from rolling out of their pattern… a flat smooth surface was cause for much frustration for me until I figured that part out as even a brush by the passing wire would send them flying ( grrrrrrrr! ) Always string beads from the right side wire…. Always pull thru with the left side wire Once you’ve pulled the left side wire thru, push it thru the next ‘neighbor’ bead. You are setting your pattern in groups of 5. If you have 3 beads to add/string on the next step there should be 2 beads waiting to join them. As the beads begin to form into a cluster, I use my thumb to snuggle into the curve that’s emerging… this to help me keep my ‘right/left’ wires in correct position. As you see the cluster form you’ll be adding less beads… pattern ends with 2, 2, 2, 1 BIG remember to have 3 beads waiting when you add the 2 … finally 4 beads waiting for the 1 Each time, in each step of the pattern, you’ll have a set of 5 beads that create the little pentagon. Those pentagons make the cluster. I’m attempting to think of ways to help you see the pattern as you go, Claire, but truly the best thing to keep in mind is to keep trying. I recall very well how I felt when I began this project and how something as simple as bead size, or color, or even a bead’s reflectivity could send me off whack. OH how I recall THAT!!! One of my many MANY missteps ended up with my cluster ending up shaped like a spaceship ufo. I still could not explain to you HOW that happened or in which step I messed up! Yet it is the one my husband kept, his fav! Hahaha I wish you luck, Claire ( and patience and tenacity and gumption ) with the hope that, after you’ve thrown the beads AND the wire and have walked away from your work space, that you’ll return to try again. Cuz once you ‘get it’ and it finally makes sense, oh my, THEN the fun begins. The beaded cluster stands on its own as something of beauty. Combine it with others? What CAN’T you create?!? You can do it, Claire! Heck, if I can, anyone can! 🤣 Tweek

[@clairesmit1164]

@@TweakswithTweek thank you so much for your encouraging reply. I ended up making something simple. But will definitely give it another try. Your videos really are a peaceful joy to watch.

[@evangelinajacobson3976]

I’m sorry, I couldn’t followed the instructions. close up would be easier to follow. Do you have book for sale that may help to understand. How do I distinguish left from right. They both look the same.

[@kessell637]

I had the same problem-I think because of the camera angle changes. I wish I could see the process from a single vantage point, preferably the overhead view zoomed in close…

[@TweakswithTweek]

@kessell637 Here’s a video we made on how to make a cluster ball. This should help. HOW I made this Giant BEADED CLUSTER BALL, Bead Tutorial, DIY Crafts kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LEZmCqorh9hLM

[@sherrilynhardesty6378]

Oops, sorry, spelled ur name wrong!

[@TweakswithTweek]

No worries, Sherrilyn. 😄

[@anitapearson2977]

This video was filmed too far away to see. And it doesn't make since what is being said. I was interested in learning how?

[@TweakswithTweek]

Anita, We have another episode where we used bigger beads and tried to do a better job of explaining. Please try this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4LEZmCqorh9hLM The first few times you try to make a beaded cluster ball it can be tough and a bit confusing. I hope you keep trying and you find the updated video I supplied the link to above is helpful. TwT

[@nsmith6345]

I desperately wanted to make bead balls after watching this. However, that didn't happen as it is a very poor video for anyone that wants to learn the process. I had to watch other videos that described the process much better to be able to make them.

[@TweakswithTweek]

My gosh, I know of the frustration you hint on, N Smith! I watched at least 3 tutorials until I got the cluster bead ball design ingrained. Then we tried our best to demonstrate how to do it. So sorry our effort was not satisfactory for you. These cluster balls are a challenge, for sure! I hope you keep practicing making them, no matter who is teaching you, because they are absolutely beautiful and once you get the pattern down you’ll free yourself up to make any size and any color for your own enjoyment. Good luck, N Smith. Thank you for your comment. Tweek