Modern Bead Work.
Beaded motifs as dress trimmings were never more in vogue than at the present time. Beaded bags, hat-bands, belts and ornaments are all expensive articles to purchase, but they are quite easy to make, and the materials cost but a little.
There are two modes of making the hand-made trimmings and bags, and, of course, this kind is worth much more than that made by machinery, as well as being more lasting and artistic.
In beaded crochet a coloured mercerised cotton, fine enough to pass easily through the beads selected, is used with a crochet-hook corresponding in fineness to the thread. The beads are first put on the thread, using a fine sewing needle for the purpose, or waxing the thread end; the beads are then worked into the design with the usual d c.
In the needle-made variety, which we are illustrating in this issue, each bead is attached to the bead immediately below it, and to the one following it. A very fine sewing needle, with fine linen or glazed cotton thread, is necessary.
The Rose Design.
A Needle-made Beaded Rose Motif
This beautiful design is suitable as a single motif for dress trimming, or as a repeat for tops of bags, etc.
Delft-blue china beads compose the background for the rose, which is of a deep pink colour, with small green stem.
Use fine linen thread and a very fine sewing needle. Thread 29 of the blue beads (or any other colour selected for the groundwork), run the needle back through the 28th bead (that is, insert the needle through the 28th bead, between the 28th and 29th, and bring it out through the 28th between that and the 27th), thread a bead, bring this bead over the 28th, and run the needle back through the 28th, as you did before, but run it through the 27th also; thread another bead, place it over the 27th, and run the needle back through the 27th and 26th beads; repeat with every 2 beads to the end. Turn.
3rd Row.—Thread a bead, run the needle back through the last bead in the 2nd row, thread a bead, run the needle back through the last bead again, in the same manner as before, and through the following bead; thread a bead, and continue as in the 2nd row, introducing the rose beads. After working 7 blue (b), there are 5 pink (p), 3 b, 3 p, 10 b.
4th Row.—9 b, 5 p, 1 b, 6 p, 7 b.
5th Row.—7 b, 6 p, 1 b, 5 p, 9 b.
6th Row.—8 b, 2 p, 8 b, 4 p, 6 b.
7th Row.—6 b, 1 p, 2 b, 1 p, 1 b, 6 p, 2 b, 2 p, 7 b.
Needle-made Motifs.
A Needle-made Star Design and a Bird Motif.
8th Row.—7 b, 1 p, 1 b, 2 p, 2 b, 5 p, 2 b, 2 p, 6 b.
9th Row.—7 b, 2 p, 1 b, 2 p, 7 b, 1 p, 1 b, 2 p, 5 b.
10th Row.—5 b, 1 p, 1 b, 1 p, 5 b, 1 p, 1 b, 4 p, 2 b, 3 p, 4 b.
11th Row.—3 b, 5 p, 1 b, 4 p, 1 b, 2 p, 4 b, 1 p, 1 b, 2 p, 4 b.
12th Row.—4 b, 1 p, 1 b, 1 p, 4 b, 2 p, 1 b, 5 p, 1 b, 6 p, 2 b.
13th Row.—2 b, 1 p, 1 b, 1 p, 4 b, 5 p, 1 b, 2 p, 4 b, 1 p, 1 b, 1 p, 4 b.
14th Row.—4 b, 1 p, 1 b, 4 p, 1 b, 2 p, 1 b, 4 p, 2 b, 6 p, 2 b.
15th Row.—3 b, 6 p, 1 b, 4 p, 3 b, 4 p, 1 b, 1 p, 5 b.
16th Row.—3 b, 2 p, 1 b, 1 p, 4 b, 3 p, 1 b, 3 p, 1 b, 6 p, 3 b.
17th Row.—4 b, 5 p, 1 b, 1 p, 3 b, 8 p, 1 b, 2 p, 3 b.
18th Row.—3 b, 3 p, 1 b, 9 p, 2 b, 5 p, 5 b.
19th Row.—7 b, 2 p, 2 b, 1 p, 1 b, 7 p, 2 b, 2 p, 4 b.
20th Row.—6 b, 2 p, 1 b, 6 p, 1 b, 3 p, 9 b.
21st Row.—8 b, 3 p, 3 b, 1 p, 4 b, 4 p, 5 b.
22nd Row.—4 b, 4 p, 1 b, 4 p, 1 b, 1 p, 1 b, 5 p, 1 b, 1 green (g), 5 b.
The Rose diagram. The Star diagram is given below.
23rd Row.—4 b, 1 g, 2 b, 5 p, 1 b, 2 p, 1 b, 7 p, 5 b.
24th Row.—5 b, 6 p, 2 b, 3 p, 1 b, 3 p, 3 b, 2 g, 3 b.
25th Row.—3 b, 1 g, 5 b, 5 p, 4 b, 3 p, 7 b.
26th Row.—24 b, 1 g, 3 b.
27th and 28th Rows.—All blue.
The bead at each turning is not included in the number given at the beginning of each row; this is the “turning” bead, and must be used in every row as in the 1st and 2nd rows.
A Needle-made Star Design.
This lovely design can be extended each way. It is made with 2 shades of blue, but any other combination will prove equally attractive if the shades are well chosen.
Light and dark blue were used in the sample, and, of course, the beads are all of the same size and shape.
Thread 4 dark blue (d b), 7 light blue (l b), 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 7 l b, 4 d b. Turn. In this design the “turning” bead is omitted.
2nd Row.—Thread 1 d b bead, run the needle through the last bead in 1st row at the side next to the 2nd last, draw out the thread, now run it through the 1st bead in this row towards the 2nd bead in 1st row, and put it through that bead; thread another d b and continue on with 2 more d b, then 8 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 8 l b, 4 d b.
3rd Row.—2 d b, 11 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 11 l b, 2 d b.
4th Row.—2 d b, 12 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 12 l b, 2 d b.
5th Row.—10 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 10 l b.
6th Row.—10 l b, 2 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 2 d b, 10 l b.
7th Row.—10 l b, 3 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 3 d b, 10 l b.
8th Row.—10 l b, 4 d b, 7 l b, 4 d b, 10 l b.
9th Row.—10 l b, 5 d b, 5 l b, 5 d b, 10 l b.
10th Row.—10 l b, 6 d b, 3 l b, 6 d b, 10 l b.
11th Row.—4 l b, 6 b d, 1 l b, 5 d b, 3 l b, 5 d b, 1 l b, 6 b d, 4 l b.
12th Row.—1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 4 d b, 3 l b, 4 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b.
13th Row.—1 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 3 d b, 3 l b, 3 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b.
14th Row.—2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 2 d b, 3 l b, 2 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b.
15th Row.—1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b.
16th Row.—1 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 5 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b.
A Swallow Design.
A Diagram for working the Bird.
17th Row.—2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b. 10 l b, 3 d b, 10 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b.
18th Row.—1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 9 l b, 3 d b, 9 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b.
19th Row.—2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 10 l b, 3 d b, 10 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b.
20th Row.—1 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 5 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b.
21st Row.—2 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b.
22nd Row.—2 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 2 d b, 3 l b, 2 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b.
23rd Row.—1 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 3 d b, 3 l b, 3 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b.
24th Row.—1 d b, 4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 4 d b, 3 l b, 4 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b.
25th Row.—4 l b, 6 d b, 1 l b, 5 d b, 3 l b, 5 d b, 1 l b, 6 d b, 4 l b.
26th Row.—10 l b, 6 d b, 3 l b, 6 d b, 10 l b.
27th Row.—10 l b, 5 d b, 5 l b, 5 d b, 10 l b.
28th Row.—10 l b, 4 d b, 7 l b, 4 d b, 10 l b.
29th Row.—10 l b, 3 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 3 d b, 10 l b.
30th Row.—10 l b, 2 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 2 d b, 10 l b.
31st Row.—10 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 1 d b, 10 l b.
32nd Row.—2 d b, 12 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 12 l b, 2 d b.
33rd Row.—2 d b, 11 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 11 l b, 2 d b.
34th Row.—4 d b, 8 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 8 l b, 4 d b.
35th Row.—4 d b, 7 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 7 l b, 4 d b.
Repeat from the 2nd row.
The Bird Motif.
This is worked with two shades of blue beads—light and dark—bright yellow, and any colour chosen for the ground-work.
It is a beautiful design for a beaded bag intended for a gift. If used for this purpose there must be a larger number of beads in the first row for a foundation, as the number shown in the diagram (52) only gives a width of 4 inches. Allow 14 beads for each extra inch required. Be sure to keep the bird design exactly in the centre of the background, the depth of the design as worked is 3¼ inches, therefore more rows before and after the bird design will be necessary to increase the depth.
Using a fine linen or glazed sewing cotton, thread 53 beads for the groundwork foundation, turn, run the thread back through the 52nd bead, and, working as directed for the rose design, form the 2nd row of groundwork, which, in the illustration is white. The “turning” bead is not included in the numbers composing the design, but it must be used at the beginning of every row.
3rd Row.—30 white (w), 2 dark blue (d b), 20 w.
4th Row.—21 w, 2 d b, 2 yellow (y), 27 w.
5th Row.—26 w, 2 y, 1 d b, 1 light blue (l b), 1 d b, 21 w.
6th Row.—21 w, 3 l b, 3 y, 25 w.
7th Row.—25 w, 2 y, 4 l b, 21 w.
8th Row.—15 w, 6 d b, 5 l b, 2 y, 24 w.
9th Row.—22 w, 2 l b, 1 y, 12 l b, 3 d b, 12 w.
A Nursery Casement Curtain.
10th Row.—11 w, 2 d b, 14 l b, 1 y, 4 l b, 20 w.
11th Row.—17 w, 3 d b, 21 l b, 2 d b, 9 w.
12th Row.—8 w, 1 d b, 25 l b, 2 d b, 16 w.
13th Row.—14 w, 2 d b, 6 l b, 1 d b, 20 l b, 2 d b, 7 w.
14th Row.—6 w, 2 d b, 22 l b, 1 d b, 7 l b, 2 d b, 12 w.
15th Row.—11 w, 1 d b, 8 l b, 1 y, 6 l b, 2 w, 10 l b, 1 w, 1 l b, 1 w, 3 l b, 2 d b, 5 w.
16th Row.—5 w, 1 d b, 2 l b, 6 w, 1 l b, 2 w, 1 l b, 2 w, 1 l b, 5 w, 5 l b, 1 y, 9 l b, 1 d b, 10 w.
17th Row.—9 w, 1 d b, 9 l b, 1 y, 6 l b, 19 w, 2 l b, 1 d b, 4 w.
18th Row.—3 w, 1 d b, 2 l b, 21 w, 5 l b, 2 y, 9 l b, 1 d b, 8 w.
19th Row.—7 w, 1 d b, 8 l b, 3 w, 1 y, 5 l b, 23 w, 1 d b, 3 w.
20th Row.—2 w, 1 d b, 25 w, 5 l b, 1 y, 2 w, 1 l b, 1 w, 7 l b, 1 d b, 6 w.
21st Row.—5 w, 1 d b, 6 l b, 1 w, 1 l b, 4 w, 5 l b, 27 w, 1 d b, 1 w.
22nd Row.—29 w, 6 l b, 7 w, 5 l b, 1 d b, 4 w.
23rd Row.—3 w, 1 d b, 4 l b, 8 w, 7 l b, 29 w.
24th Row.—29 w, 3 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 9 w, 2 l b, 1 d b, 3 w.
25th Row.—2 w, 1 d b, 1 l b, 11 w, 1 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 1 d b, 4 l b, 29 w.
26th Row.—29 w, 4 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 1 l b, 11 w, 1 l b, 2 w.
27th Row.—1 w, 1 l b, 12 w, 3 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 1 d b, 2 l b, 29 w.
28th Row.—29 w, 2 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 13 w.
29th Row.—14 w, 2 l b, 1 w, 2 l b, 1 d b, 3 l b, 29 w.
30th Row.—29 w, 1 l b, 1 w, 1 l b, 1 w, 1 l b, 18 w.
31st and 32nd Rows.—All white.
A CASEMENT CURTAIN WITH A FILET CROCHET TOP.
See [pages 67], [75] and [76].