Right Angle Weave (RAW) Seed Bead Bezel 30mm Pear Tutorial

[@wendybond4296]

Thanks for the 1/4 inch trick. I have never figured that out. Very helpful!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

I am so glad this helped, Wendy! :)

[@marsharodgers394]

Thank you Gina. Your gift of jewelry making and tips are wonderful! Blessings

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Thank you so much, Marsha!

[@tamo9520]

Love our tutorials! And on the F/F - if we could only bead that quickly! lol 💝

[@leslieviner547]

Thanks Gina. I think I could actually accomplish this! Great lesson.

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Yay! i am so glad, Lelie!

[@anneoconnorao]

Hi Gina, would you consider doing another video showing how to create a nail? I would love it!! Thanks so much for this bezel tutorial!!

[@lightnindawn7710]

I would definitely like to see some ideas for making & attaching a bail for this too! I haven't really gotten adventurous enough yet to try to come up with a design on my own yet. I'm still learning & practicing the different stitches & I'm heavily dependent on these tutorials! Lol qqq I'm thoroughly facsinated at the designs that you & others come up with & hopefully one of these days I will figure out how you are able to do that & have it come out like you want it to. I used to make jewelry years ago but it was mostly just stringing beads & I just figured it out for myself the best I could. Wire wrapping is frustrating for me trying to manipulate it without ending up with kinks & bends & all that. I've really gotten into bead weaving though & I really appreciate all these tutorials & those of you who do such a good job explaining & showing how to do it & at the same time do a great job at filming yourself doing it! There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a beautiful finished piece & deciding to try it yourself, getting all the materials needed & then whoever is doing the tutorial can't stay in frame or doesn't have their camera in focus or goes through it so quickly that you can't see what they are doing enough to follow along. I know it can't be easy to do both of those things at the same time so I think I speak for all of us who are still learning, that it is really appreciated that you do such a great job with both

[@alicerachal9993]

Thank you so much! Your tutorials are so clear and concise. I believe I can do this now!

[@sheilacarroll7143]

This is a bezel tutorial that I think I just might give a try. 💕💕💕 Thank you for sharing this! 😊🌹

[@lisaarmstrong3428]

Thanks a million Gina once again amazing. I love the colours so amazing. Was the bezel from a previous BBB month I didn’t get this in Sep. I am sure I can find something in my stash instead, but I love this color combination with the carnelian. Thanks again for all your tutorials, I make amazing jewelry because of you.

[@meagansmith6205]

This pendant is from the Sep box :)

[@lisaarmstrong3428]

@@meagansmith6205 thanks Meagan I edited my comment I meant September box. I did not get that pendant I got a dragon vein pendant quite a bit bigger really pink. Any way I will find something else to bezel I just really love the colours of Gina’s video. Be safe my friend and happy beading.

[@barbaraferguson6967]

@@lisaarmstrong3428 that pink pendant was from the August box. Have you received a box for September yet?

[@lisaarmstrong3428]

@@barbaraferguson6967 yes I received September last week 🇨🇦, I was shocked It usually takes 2-4 weeks. So Aug box Summer Nights no carnelian pendant and Sept box Wildflowers Meadow also a no . Maybe an earlier box I will have to go thru all my boxes, boy do I need a better organizing method, thanks Barbara hope you get your box soon, I like it way better than the previous month. Be safe friend and happy beading. Edit I am behind I just received the Aug box not the Sept box

[@barbaraferguson6967]

@@lisaarmstrong3428 I think your deliveries are behind. Summer Nights was July's box and Wildflower Meadows was August's box. September's box is Ancient Icon, and this carnelian pendant is in it.

[@elizabethcramer3741]

This was a very informative tutorial. I love hand stitching. I do have the BBB Teardrop stone. I’ve never any of the stitching but, have watched a lot of your tutorials. You’re a great teacher. I think I’m about ready to do this. It’s simple and small, I’m going to go for it!! Thank you for sharing, you did a fantastic job!♥️♥️

[@anitavstockett9544]

Love it. Will give it a try. I have a turquoise stone.

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Awesome, Anita! I am so glad to hear it! :)

[@fabianacosta7976]

Love the idea of RAW will be fun to try...thanks for the tutorial as always you blow my mind 🤯😉

[@crystalr5090]

I think even I could do this. I have a Jasper teardrop about that size. Will you do a tutorial on how to make the bail? Thanks again!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Yay, Crys! I will do some bails in the future, I'm sure. For this one I ended up doing something a little different, and will share soon! :)

[@crystalr5090]

@@ORCHIDandOPAL Cool! Can't wait!

[@wendilandkammer8368]

I love right angle weave and I've been trying all kinds of methods to conquer making a bezel. Everything from beading to wire wrapping. I even tried making some paper mache bezels, but that didn't work for a necklace. Anyway I followed your instructions. They were really good instructions. Here's what happened. So, the stone I used was an odd cut, sort of a pear shape with a bit of attitude. A slight bend. But I love the colors. They run from cream to a medium brown. Anyway, everything went ok, I chose a frosted silver lined cherry red and a brown over orange and a metalic copper in 11's and since I have no 15's, but 14's and size 13 in a Charlotte cut which I figured was about the same size as the 15's you used. The charlottes were a paler shade of metalic copper. These are all vintage beads as back when I started learning I bought lots and lots of beads. The adventure has taken me a few days owing to the charlottes are not quite as uniform as the 15's, but they did fine. I had to push and mush the final row so that I could cinch the thread tight. I used nymo 00 thread. I know it means heavy weaving but back when I started beading over 40 years ago it was pretty much the thread to use. I've got more stones lined up to practice on. At some point I'd like to make a bezel for one of the smaller stones I have and use 14's and some of the pre ww1 itallian seed beads that look to be either size 16 or 18. It'll be a serious challange but I think it will be ok. I appologize for the long post, but your instructions helped me do something that actually looks good, it's not perfect, but it looks good. Thank you for the great instructions.

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Wow!!! I am so glad you were able to work this out!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@shirleyrazey9595]

this looks like it is going to be so m much easier.

[@mary-denisegiesing2843]

A couple years ago I had a lovely green glass heart that I wanted to bezel. So after several tries I wound up doing what you showed. Though I needed to add a strip of RAW down the center back to encourage the dip at the top. But it came out great.

[@dcj9745]

Im so glad I saw this today. I want to try it and it doesn't use delicas. Thank you so much for your time❤️

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

I'm glad you feel inspired to try it! Thank you so much for being here! 💜

[@dcj9745]

@@ORCHIDandOPAL 🌹

[@dcj9745]

You're one of the channels I always look at. 👍

[@barbaralemere5183]

Thanks!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Awww, THANK YOU so much!!! 💜😁

[@jeanniewaechter8555]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I want to try doing this.

[@caits2963]

Love this variation on a bezel 😀😀😀 you are the best!! Thank you!!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@judithannmanchester3071]

Thank you Gina, great job explaining, I think I can do this

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Thank you, Judith! You can!! Practice, practice, practice, and more... 💜💜💜

[@kimsemyan7991]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Thank you so much, Kim! 💜💜💜

[@carriesunshine5742]

So pretty

[@barbaraferguson6967]

Ok, I think this bezel tutorial was the simplest and clearest one I've seen yet! I actually did this last night and I really haven't beaded anything since the middle of last year. I had the orange beads you used, dark teal blue and used hematite 5/o's. It's not perfect but it's the best bezel I've done! Thank you! Do you have a Facebook page or group I can share a picture and show you?

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Yay! That makes me so happy Barbara! You can post to my FB page, or send me the pic in an email to orchidopaljewelry at gmail dot com. Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@lisaarmstrong3428]

It would be fantastic to see a tutorial on a bail. I never know how to finish my projects!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Thanks, Lisa! I will keep that in mind, for sure. 💜💜💜

[@1lisalopez]

Thank you!

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

You're very welcome, Lisa! 💜💜💜

[@annas-g166]

My BBB came today and I noticed that my pendant has scratches on the front of it, so I'm going to give this ago to see if it helps cover some of them. Do you have a video tutorial on how to add a bail onto something like this? Thank you for sharing this tutorial. 😊

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Hi Anna! Not a specific bail video yet, but hopefully soon! 💜💜💜

[@annas-g166]

@@ORCHIDandOPAL I'll keep an eye out for that then 😊

[@leecorvus3317]

it possible to do this with just 11/0 seed beads? will the design just come out a little chunkier?

[@escay8434]

Hi Gina I have a question. I made a piece using one of your designs and someone requested to purchase it. I sold it and now have other persons asking me to make a piece for them. Same color etc. I declined. In your guidance to subscribers you said we can sell pieces we make from your tutorials. I interpreted this as making a piece then I can sell. I'm not doing this commercially I just use the money to get more beads to feed my bead addiction😅. What I have noticed however, is some creators specify use of patterns and tutorials for personal use. My interpretation of that is make a piece for yourself possibly gift etc but not to mass produce. I also know that you sell your pieces in your store. Given that I post the pieces I make (giving full credit of course) and people are often interested what are the limits/feeling about your followers making more than one piece of your design and selling them to persons who ask. Thanks in advance.

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

You are so thoughtful to ask this question! I am totally cool with you producing multiple pieces of my tutorials to sell, and if you are able to give credit somewhere that it's an Orchid and Opal design, if possible, that's much appreciated. 💜💜💜 I am mainly concerned with the copying of video content, and recreations of my tutorials and patterns for distribution on social media under other accounts, unique tutorials being copied, selling of copied patterns, etc. Again, thank you so much for thoughtfully asking about this!

[@escay8434]

@@ORCHIDandOPAL Thanks alot for taking the time to provide your response and clarification. I feel a lot more comfortable with handling requests for pieces now. Thank you. And yes credit is a must😀😀

[@orbitress]

Great tutorial! Want to try this today , but i only have 11/0 delicas, will omitting the 15s be ok??

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

I would give it a try, but the 15/0 beads are what really cinch up the piece to the stone to hold it in place. 💜💜💜

[@hostronic]

Will this work with a pointed pear shaped cabochon with a rounded/domed front and back?

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

It will! Thanks for watching! 💜💜💜

[@tayloredgington6334]

I’m confused. You made the right angle weave base loop bigger than the stone’s size. It was loose at first. Then it ends up snug when all done… how??

[@ORCHIDandOPAL]

Yup, it is! That's part of the process...it cinches up as the steps progress, and hug the stone just right. :) Thanks for watching!