INTRODUCTION 1
A love affair with beads 1
Why I wrote this book 1
Embroidery-Based Stitches 2
How to use this book 3
CHAPTER ONE: THE BASICS 5
What to bead on 5
Embroidery for Beaders 6
Beadwork for embroiderers 7
Needles 8
Thread 8
Beads and sequins 9
Types of seed and bugle beads 11
Finishes for seed and bugle beads 12
Other stuff 14
Where beads come from, what to look for,
and where to get them 14
CHAPTER TWO: CONVERTING EMBROIDERY TO BEADWORK 17
Simple stitches 17
Compound stitches 17
Beads crossing beads (BCB): 18
Thread crossing thread (TCT): 18
Stitching back through a bead (SBT): 19
Notation 19
CHAPTER THREE: BACK STITCH 21
Basic Back Stitch 21
Extremely Secure Basic Back Stitch 21
Repeating Back Stitch 22
Whipped Back Stitch 23
Threaded Back Stitch 23
Double Threaded Back Stitch 24
Drop Beads Back Stitch 24
Pekinese Stitch 24
Half Pekinese Stitch 25
Overlapping Back Stitch 25
Back Stitch with Dangles 25
CHAPTER FOUR: BUTTONHOLE STITCH 27
Basic Buttonhole Stitch 27
Thread Crossing Thread 27
Beads Crossing Beads 27
Stitch Back Through 28
Variable Length Stems 29
Sequin or Decorative Bead Ends 29
Bugle Bead Branches 30
Thread Crossing Thread 30
Beads Crossing Beads 30
Stitch Back Through 31
Bugle Bead Stem and Branches 31
Dangles 31
Alternating Stitches 32
Closed Buttonhole Stitch 33
Closed Buttonhole With Bugle Beads (SBT) 33
Closed Buttonhole With Dangles 34
Circular forms 34
CHAPTER FIVE: CHAIN STITCH 36
Basic Chain Stitch 36
Beads Crossing Beads 36
Thread Crossing Thread 37
Stitch Back Through 37
Filled Chain Stitch 38
Open Chain 38
Beads Crossing Beads 38
Thread crossing thread 39
Stitch Back Through 40
Two-Bugle Chain Stitch 41
Beads Crossing Beads 41
Stitch Back Through 41
Thread Crossing Thread 41
One-Bugle Chain Stitch 42
Beads Crossing Beads 42
Stitch Back Through 42
Thread Crossing Thread 42
Raised Chain Band 43
Twisted Chain Stitch 43
Thread Crossing Thread 44
Stitch Back Through 44
Twisted Chain Stitch with 2 Bugles 44
Twisted Chain Stitch with 1 Bugle 45
Twisted Chain Stitch with E Bead 45
Double Chain 45
Detached Chain Stitch 47
Beads Crossing Beads 47
Thread Crossing Thread 47
Stitch Back Through 47
Color Shifting With Chain Stitch 48
Stripe 48
Checkerboard 48
Triple braid 49
Inside out 50
Outside in 50
CHAPTER SIX: CHEVRON STITCH 51
Basic Chevron Stitch 51
Thread Crossing Thread 51
Chevron Stitch with Bugles 52
Chevron Stitch with Sequins or Decorative Beads 52
Fly Stitch Chevron 52
Chevron Fly Stitch with Bugles 54
CHAPTER SEVEN: COUCHING 55
CHAPTER EIGHT: CRETAN STITCH 56
Basic Cretan Stitch 56
Beads Crossing Beads 56
Thread Crossing Thread 57
Stitch Back Through 57
Cretan Stitch Sequin or Decorative Bead Points 58
Cretan Stitch Bugle Bead Points 59
Cretan Stitch with Dangles 59
Color/Value Gradation Within Cretan Stitch 60
Color/Value Gradation Between Cretan Stitches 60
Threaded Cretan Stitch 61
CHAPTER NINE: FEATHER STITCH 62
Basic Feather Stitch 62
Thread Crossing Thread 62
Stitch Back Through 63
Beads Crossing Beads 63
Bugle Beads Feather Stitch 64
Thread Crossing Thread 64
Stitch Back Through: 65
Beads Crossing Beads: 65
Extended Bugle Bead Feather Stitch 66
Thread Crossing Thread 66
Stitch Back Through: 66
Beads Crossing Beads: 67
Sequin or Decorative Bead Feather Stitch 67
Stitch Back Through 67
Beads Crossing Beads: 68
Thread Crossing Thread: 68
Variations on Feather Stitch Variations 68
Color-Tipped Feather Stitch 69
Value Gradation Between Feather Stitches 69
Value Gradation Within Feather Stitch 69
Mandala 70
CHAPTER TEN: FERN STITCH 71
Open Fern Stitch 71
Stitch Back Through version 72
Close Fern Stitch 72
Fern Stitch with Bugle Bead Branches 72
Fern Stitch with Sequin or Decorative Bead Branches 73
Fern Stitch with Dangles 74
Fern Stitch with Loop Dangles 75
Fern Stitch with Detached Chain 75
Color or Value Gradation Fern Stitch 77
Shaped Fern Stitch 78
CHAPTER ELEVEN: FISHBONE STITCH 79
Basic Fishbone Stitch 79
Veined Fishbone 80
Color Tipped Fishbone 80
Open Fishbone 80
Broad Line Fishbone 80
CHAPTER TWELVE: FLY STITCH 81
Basic Fly Stitch 81
Thread Crossing Thread: 81
Beads Crossing Beads: 81
Stitch Back Through 82
Fly Stitch with Bugle bead Loops 83
Thread Crossing Thread: 83
Beads Crossing Beads: 83
Stitch Back Through: 83
Fly Stitch with Anchor Sequin or Decorative Bead 84
Fly Stitch with Sequin or Decorative Bead Loop 84
Interlocking Fly Stitch 85
Interlocking Circular Fly Stitch With Value Gradation 86
Fly Stitch Dangles 87
Close Fly Stitch 87
Double Reverse Fly Stitch 87
Braided Double Reverse Fly Stitch 89
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HERRINGBONE STITCH 90
Open herringbone stitch 90
Closed Herringbone Stitch 91
Sequin or Bead Edged Herringbone 91
Whipped Herringbone 92
Herringbone Dangles 92
Internal Stripe Herringbone 93
Herringbone Color Series I 93
Herringbone Color Series II 94
Herringbone Three-Color Series 94
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: LOOP STITCH 95
Sequin or Decorative Bead Loop Stitch 96
Bugle Bead Loop Stitch 96
Dangles 97
Double Dangles 97
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: ROSE STITCHES 98
Straight Stitch Rose 98
Spiderweb Rose 99
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: SATIN STITCH 102
Shaded Line Satin Stitch 102
Bugle Bead Broad Line Satin Stitch 102
Textured Satin Stitch 102
Shaped Satin Stitch Filling 103
Shaded Satin Stitch Filling 103
Basket Weave Satin Stitch 104
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: VANDYKE STITCH 105
Basic Vandyke Stitch 105
Close Vandyke Stitch 107
Vandyke Stitch with Bugle Beads 107
Vandyke Stitch with Sequins or Decorative Beads 108
Vandyke Stitch with Dangles 109
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: PROJECTS AND EXAMPLES 111
Pocket Doll 111
General information about beading a stuffed form 112
Beading around a cabochon 113
Back to bead embroidery 115
Mermaid Necklace 119
Transferring the pattern 120
Face Cabochon 120
Beading the Tail 121
Beading the Torso 122
Beading the Arms 122
Beading around the Face 122
Edge and Fringes 122
Side Closure 124
Feather Stitch Beaded Box 125
Preparations 125
Batting 125
Making the Base 126
Preparing the Lid 127
Beading the Lid 128
Assembling the box lid 129
Hybrid Rose Beaded Box 131
Beading the Top 131
Crazy Quilt Block 132
Preparation 132
Beading 132
About the Diagram and Stitches 133
The stitches 135
Hands Wallhanging 139
Quilting 139
Binding 140
Beading 141
The stitches 142
Making and attaching a hanging sleeve 147
Triptych: a work in progress 148
Suppliers 153
Beads and Thread 153
Sequins 154
Plastic-Backed Foils 154
Bibliography 155
Beadwork and Bead Embroidery 155
Embroidery Stitches 155
Crazy Quilting 155
Surface Design 156
Magazines 156
Online Magazines and Informative Sites 156
Bead Artists 156
Order Form 159