FABRIC BEADS tutorial // how to make wire wrapped bead embellished pendants

In this tutorial I'm going to show you the whole process from start to finish of how I made the wire wrapped fabric bead pendant with the moon & star charm.
Thank you so much for watching and for your thoughts & comments! I always very much enjoy the creative exchange with each and every one of you!
Mira 🙋‍♀️😍
00:00 Intro
00:43 Materials
02:52 Materials - extended with additional info & context
10:30 Making the bead core
12:22 Wrapping fabric
15:50 Wire wrapping with seed beads
21:43 Adding other beads & spacer beads & forming the loop
29:47 Adding a charm drop
33:39 Final thoughts & usage ideas
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[@GzRat-pg7jp]

Super schöne Anhänger‼️Wieder eine gute Idee von dir👍🏻

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Vielen lieben Dank.. 😍 Ein bisschen Perlen Spass zur Entspannung..!

[@rivers.stream]

Beautiful. Your patience and love for your art is inspirational ❤❤TFS 😘🙏

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Thank you so much - extremely kind words.. 💕🙏😍 So pleased you enjoyed it!

[@suelane724]

Thank you for posting this - have watched it a couple of times now & feel that it's something that I can have go at!

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

That's wonderful! I hope you will - I'm sure you can do it! 👍

[@patticlark9321]

Yay! Another great tutorial, Mira! Love these❣️ I love the bookmark idea and wouldn’t they make a great dangle on the spine of a junk journal? I really like the beaded bracelet you were wearing. Would you be able to make a tutorial for it? 😊Hope you’re having a wonderful day❣️

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Hi Patti, thanks so much for your lovely comments! Much appreciated 😍. I made the bracelet a few years ago and would have to get my brain in gear to remember how I made it lol.. 😂 I made a note in my little KZbin sketchbook where I keep ideas for videos and will have a think of the practicalities. I'm always grateful for requested topics as that gives me an idea of what people are interested in. Thank you! Hope you have a great day, too! 🙋‍♀️😍

[@cheryldeandrade5149]

Awesome video, thanks for sharing

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

So chuffed to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment - much appreciated! 😍

[@stacylinn3102]

These are absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing 🥰

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

You are so welcome! 😍 Thank YOU very much for watching! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Happy beading ☺️☺️

[@MaryTaylor-ut7mi]

Love this so much...thank you!

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

I’m so happy to hear it! Thank you very much for watching! If you don’t have copper wire, you can use embroidery floss or similar and hand stitch a few running stitches going round the bead to secure the layers of fabric and add some little beads that way, too. Have fun! ☺️🙋‍♀️

[@hadiel6894]

Grazie ❤

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Grazie per aver guardato regolarmente! So apprezzarlo 😍😍🙋‍♀️🙏

[@dalvadornelas6040]

Gorgeous! Thank you.

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

So pleased you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ☺️

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

Hi, Mira, congratulations on not doing voice over! I loved it! You shouldn’t worry about “mistakes” (I hate this word), hesitations, indecisions, because that’s actually a good thing. Sometimes artists edit those parts and we think that they achieve great things in an instant while we have to think, ponder and get some things wrong. Showing the whole process actually teaches us how to deal with the inevitable setbacks in all art work. And many of us viewers prefer the whole process, “mistakes” and all 😊 I loved the beads. I used to do lots of things with beads, one of them being earrings 😊, but I never tried to make the bead itself. It was very well explained and I think anyone can do it, following your tutorial 💙🧡💚🩵💜💛♥️🤍🤎🩷

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

I agree with absolutely everything you said! It can be so disheartening on Instagram to see these 30 second reels of amazing creations when you think you couldn't do the same in a few hours lol.. It's not reality and creating is rarely so effortless 😂. The old saying of 'good things take time' is a motto I try to remind myself of regularly. When something is hard won, it means so much more, doesn't it.. ❤️❤️❤️🙋‍♀️

[@alexandraalmeida3661]

@@bluebellhillcrafts It does 🤗😘♥️💐

[@joanneoakley3581]

Gorgeous! Love the colours and textures you've created with the beads and wire. And the dangles are scrumptious!! I'll definitely have to get some of those! Thank you as always for another lovely video and for persevering with the filming! Keep up the wonderful work and take care xxxlolxxx Jo💖

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Thank you so, so much, Jo 🤗🤗🙏😍. Really chuffed you enjoyed the video and I do hope you’ll have a go! If you don’t have any copper wire you can substitute embroidery floss or wool etc. It’ll give the final design a different look, but I’m sure it’ll be equally scrumptious ☺️😍😍! You can also stain the fabric and threads with tea, coffee, watercolours or acrylics- simply dab on, let dry and wait for the magic to happen 🤩❤️xxx have fun!

[@oinkermama5915]

Just amazing ♥️

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

So pleased you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching 😍🙏

[@hadiel6894]

Scusami,avevo guardato il video ieri sera,ma ero mezza addormentata😂,stamattina l'ho guardato nuovamente ed è magnifico🎉🎉proverò a farli❤❤❤❤grazie ancora🤗🤗

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Ahah, spero che non sia stato il video a farti addormentare 😂😂😂... Sono così felice che ti sia piaciuto anche stamattina e spero che farai alcune di queste perline ❤️🙏. Se non hai il filo puoi sostituirlo con il filo da ricamo o la lana.. Buon divertimento! 🥰😁🙋‍♀️

[@Heikekr]

So inspiring. Thank you.

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Reading your lovely comment put a big smile on my face, thank YOU for watching 🙏☺️

[@carolynesimpson6070]

Looking forward to making some of these. ❤ a small keyring to add to Zips on clothing that can be removed before washing the top

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Oh wow, that's a fabulous idea! What a beautiful way to embellish an ordinary zip..! I love it! 😍👍

[@ellenrose2533]

Fabulous tutorial. Thank you

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

I’m so chuffed you enjoyed it! I hope you’ll have a go at making some fabric beads, too! ☺️

[@ellenrose2533]

@@bluebellhillcrafts Ive got bits of sari silk and beads but no wire, but will definately have a play around. Yours look beautiful, thanks. Ellenrose

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

If you have embroidery floss or wool that will fit through the beads, you could use that instead. Embroidery thread can be split into up to 6 strands, so that should definitely work.. Have fun experimenting! 😁

[@leticiamorales4084]

Adorei! Obrigada por compartilhar!❤

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Thank you very much for watching 😍🙋‍♀️

[@Lizamalacrida]

Beautiful! 🇧🇷

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Thank you very much, that’s kind of you to say! Greetings to Brazil! 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

[@Lizamalacrida]

@@bluebellhillcrafts Adoro seus trabalhos. Te sigo também no instagram!

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

That’s wonderful- see you on Instagram next time ☺️👋💕 Obrigado (I hope I spelled that right..)

[@karimahirchy2956]

J'ai aimé vôtre savoir je suis une abonné pour d'autres vidéos à plus

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Thank you so much for subscribing - a big warm welcome to my channel! 🙋‍♀️😍

[@KarenYauney]

Beautiful beads!! Do you have a Etsy shop??

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

Happy to hear you liked them! Yes, I do have an Etsy shop (BluebellHillCrafts), but I only keep a small fraction of my stock there as Etsy fees are so steep these days.. I do have a standalone website where I have some beads, charms, buttons, threads etc.. The link is in the about me section at the top of my KZbin channel homepage or you can search for bluebellhillcrafts.co.uk Hope this helps! Thanks so much for watching ☺️

[@sarahriddick9375]

Where did u get those large spoil of wire

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

I’ve had them for so many years, I can’t remember. It would have been online from a UK supplier. Other than the wire gauge, there’s no further info on the spools. Sorry I can’t be more helpful!

[@yLezama-Art-sm7vh]

Numbers of the wires please.

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

The copper wires I used are 0.5mm ‘soft’ and 0.8mm ‘half hard’. I don’t know the gauges and the size charts for those are different for UK and US anyway, so I always stick to millimetres to avoid any confusion. I hope that helps!

[@Debhdebh]

Grazie ❤

[@bluebellhillcrafts]

You're very welcome 😍