Lyric Montgomery Kinard: Bead It Like You Mean It: the basics of beading of fabric (3 hour WS, Fri, 11/10/23, 12-3pm EST)

Bead It Like You Mean It: the basics of beading of fabric
3-Hour Workshop
12 pm - 3 pm EST, Friday, November 10

Add beads of all shapes and sizes to your quilts and wearable art, easily and after you are done quilting. Here’s the prize: no knots or mess on the back! Learn to embellish in a way that adds to the overall design instead of looking like an afterthought.

Students will create a small fabric flower collage on batting and learn different beading techniques such as solid line bead embroidery, attaching bugle beads, and creating a beaded bezel used to attach a cabochon to the fabric’s surface.
All Levels

Students to Provide

Optional kits that include all of the following are available at this link: $30.00 plus shipping CLICK HERE (https://lyric-art.myshopify.com/collections/kits)
Please order 7 days before class to guarantee timely arrival of your kit.

• Seed beads: sizes 11, 15, & 6
• Bugle beads
• Cabochon, button (no shank) or flat bead, about 20mm diameter (cabs will be available for sale during class)
• Long appliqué needle size 11  (Foxglove cottage straw needles will be available for sale)
• Thin cotton or cotton blend batting, 8”x8”
• Fusible Web, 8”x8” Paper backed (regular weight Wonder-under or your favorite brand)
• Two 8x8” squares of solid fabric, one for the flower, one for the background
• Nymo or Sylamide beading thread to match your beads or background fabric (beading thread will be available for sale during class)

Optional but Useful: 

• Any interesting beads or embellishments you might have
• Lamp or magnifying lamp and extension cord
• If your eyes don’t like tiny beads - please feel free to use any beads that your eyes can see and any needle that will fit through their holes!