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Jen Van Benschoten demonstrates bead embroidery on a block print.


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Wood Block Print and Bead Embroidery Pendant
By Jen Van Benschoten
Materials:

  • Nicole’s Beadbacking
  • Acrylic paint
  • An assortment of seed beads, sizes 15o, 11o, and 8o, in colors to match or contrast with your chosen colors of acrylic paint
  • Accent beads of your choice
  • Beading thread, 6 lb. test
  • Ultrasuede, Sensuede, or fabric backing
  • E6000 or other adhesive
  • Pen or marker

Tools:

  • Wood block stamps
  • Paint brushes
  • Embroidery scissors
  • Thread cutter
  • Size 12 beading needle

Step 1: Cover the wood block stamp with your choice of acrylic paints. You can use a single color, or choose multiple colors.
When applying the paint, remember to layer your colors from darkest to lightest.
After you have a good coat of paint on your wood block stamp, press the stamp firmly onto the Nicole’s Beadbacking, and allow it to dry COMPLETELY.
Step 2: After your print is dry, trim the shape from the Nicole’s. Using your seed beads, follow the colors of the print as a guide, using backstitch and fringe stitch to embellish over and around your print with seed beads.
When you’re satisfied with your embroidery, stitch a row of size 8o around the embroidered piece as a frame. Trim the excess Nicole’s away from the embroidery.
Step 3: If your pendant is very large, you can trace around it on a piece of clean plastic milk jug. Cut about ¼” inside the line you trace to make sure you  leave enough space to stitch the beadwork to the Ultrasuede.
Step 4: Place your pendant on a piece of Ultrasuede and trace around it. Cut on the outside of the line to ensure that the fabric covers the back of the beadwork completely. Use the E6000 to adhere the fabric to the back of the pendant.
Step 5: Cut a 3’ length of beading thread, and pick up one size 11o seed bead. Pass through the edge of the bead embroidery and into the Ultrasuede. Pass back through the seed bead, pulling snugly so that the bead rests against the edge of the pendant, hole side perpendicular to the beadwork.
Repeat around, using brick stitch to add a beaded edge to the pendant.
Step 6: After you have finished your brick stitch edge, you can embellish it using seed beads to make picots, or other accent beads.
To attach your pendant to a necklace, you can stitch a jump ring onto your brick stitch edge, or use your  beading thread to string each half of a necklace, adding the desired clasp.

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Katie Hacker & Jen Van Benschoten

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