Dahlias from beads: master class

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

How beautiful these flowers are - dahlias! They are lush, luxurious, having a wide range of different colors and various shapes in nature. It is for this that craftswomen like to create dahlias from beads and other materials with their own hands. For these flowers, you can choose any shades, creating a unique, bright bouquet.

In this article you can get acquainted with a simple master class. Beaded dahlias are a beautiful decoration, and making them will give a lot of pleasure. It will not be difficult for you to create a small bouquet.

Required Materials

To weave such a bright interesting flower, you will need:

• thin wire for beading;
• beads for petals - any color;
• sepal flower beads;
• thick wire;
• green floss thread for wire decor.

For weaving petals, you can use several shades of beads to give a gradient or diversify the look of flowers. Use different colorscollecting a lush bouquet.

Petal weaving

Petals are made according to the technique of weaving with arcs. This simple and quick method will allow you to easily form a flower:

1. For one petal to a beaded dahlia, you need to measure about 70 cm of wire.
2. Dial 7 beads on it and bring it closer to the end.
3. Near the beads form a small loop, at the other end - a larger loop.
4. On the long end of the wire, type 10 beads and make a turn, half-turn, wrapping 7 beads.
5. For the next row, cast on 13 beads and also wrap 7 beads on the other side, wrap the wire once to fix the row.
6. In this way, string on the beads, a little more each time, to go around the previous row.
7. Make two more rows and tightly twist the wire with the weaving axis.

The little petal is ready! You need six such petals for a flower.

In a similar way - according to the technique of weaving with arcs - weave six petals of medium size, typing fifteen beads on the axis. The thickness of the petal is woven from 6 rows.

This is how we make a lush flower. For a beaded dahlia, you will also need twelve petals with a base of 20 beads, also three rows wide.

Center of weaving

The heart of a dahlia is a small stamen. To weave these, take gold or silver beads. Measure a meter of wire, type 9 beads on itthe shade chosen for the stamens and one main, then again 8 beads of the color for the stamens. After that, take one of the ends of the wire and pull it through the first typed bead. Pull the weave into a loop.

To make the next stamen on one of the ends, dial the same number of beads. With the same end in the opposite direction, thread the first typed bead. In order to create a core, you will need 10 of these stamens on a wire. Press each new stamen tightly against the previous one, so you will get a neat weaving, without gaps.

Sepal

For a beaded dahlia, you also need to weave a sepal:

• Measure another meter of wire and string on it 30 beads of a shade for weaving stamens.
• The sepal is woven in the same way as the core of the flower, so thread the first dialed bead with one of the ends and tighten it into a loop.
• Make 10 loops like this.

Flower assembly

All the details for the flower are ready. If you wish, you can decorate your weaving with bright leaves - green or in the color of stamens.

1. Take a piece of thick wire, 20 cm long. It will serve as a frame for a flower, with it you can safely put several flowers in a vase.
2. Twist the weaving of stamens, place the smallest petals around them, attach a piece of thick wire and twist the details tightly.
3. Next, also attach and twist the remaining petals with the rest of the wire.
4. When you are done with the largest petals, take the wire with the sepal, go around the weave and twist the rest of the wire tightly. Make sure the wire is twisted tightly and the weave is stable.
5. Decorate the wire with floss and a couple of leaves.

Look at this photo of beaded dahlias. You can get the same bright summer decoration for your home. A simple weaving of a dahlia will be mastered even by beginners to master this entertaining hobby - beading.