Ed002 Square Mandala
Stitching with beads
Photographs from the Community (3)
I have copied the design onto a 10.75 square white 120gsm card and used a single strand of embroidery floss to complete the stitching.
The colours I have used are dusty pink for the central star and circle, pale mauve for the inner square and a pinkish shade of purple for the outer square.
I completed this stitching before attaching the beads. The total of 64 beads I have used to complete this project includes, 32 gold metallic 6mm rice beads, 16 tiny pink glass seed beads, 8 tiny opaque glass seed beads and 8 tiny blue seed beads which have pink centres.
I used double thread to attach the metallic beads as these beads often burr or cut the thread. I often slide the thread along some bees wax to avoid this dilemma.
Before attaching this completed topper to the backing sheet I have used a brush tipped bright pink permanent marker to all 4 sides and cut a 9.75cm square from white copy paper and used red power tape to attach this to the back of the stitched card to secure the stitching.
I then used the backing sheet Pink Parasol, cup914101_77133, a beautiful feminine design by Gillian Hutchinson, to reduce to 12.5cm square and attach to the 13.5cm white card front.
I then attached the topper using red power tape.
I made a paper flower in the subtle grey shades on the backing sheet and attached a sentiment. To complete the insert, I have used the same Parasol print at the same size of 12.5cm, and left it blank for a verse to be attached and my own personal greeting.
This design was quick and easy to stitch and bead as the instructions, although not in English, were clear to follow by the instructions red for stitching and blue for beads.
I have many of Emy’s designs as I love this style of card making. I am sending you a virtual hug Emy, with many thanks.
I will write a free tutorial with photographs templates and instructions on how to make a very easy layered paper flower complete with tiny beads, all hand stitched together, so that you can make your own fiddly but clever darling little flowers to use as embellishments.
Pamela Horton. The Whispering Platypus
Stitching with beads.
Use cardstock for the front and backcard. The beads I used are ric or long grain beads and little glassbeads. The yarns I used are Madeira Rayon.
I have copied the design onto a 10.75 square white 120gsm card and used a single strand of embroidery floss to complete the stitching.
The colours I have used are dusty pink for the central star and circle, pale mauve for the inner square and a pinkish shade of purple for the outer square.
I completed this stitching before attaching the beads. The total of 64 beads I have used to complete this project includes, 32 gold metallic 6mm rice beads, 16 tiny pink glass seed beads, 8 tiny opaque glass seed beads and 8 tiny blue seed beads which have pink centres.
I used double thread to attach the metallic beads as these beads often burr or cut the thread. I often slide the thread along some bees wax to avoid this dilemma.
Before attaching this completed topper to the backing sheet I have used a brush tipped bright pink permanent marker to all 4 sides and cut a 9.75cm square from white copy paper and used red power tape to attach this to the back of the stitched card to secure the stitching.
I then used the backing sheet Pink Parasol, cup914101_77133, a beautiful feminine design by Gillian Hutchinson, to reduce to 12.5cm square and attach to the 13.5cm white card front.
I then attached the topper using red power tape.
I made a paper flower in the subtle grey shades on the backing sheet and attached a sentiment. To complete the insert, I have used the same Parasol print at the same size of 12.5cm, and left it blank for a verse to be attached and my own personal greeting.
This design was quick and easy to stitch and bead as the instructions, although not in English, were clear to follow by the instructions red for stitching and blue for beads.
I have many of Emy’s designs as I love this style of card making. I am sending you a virtual hug Emy, with many thanks.
I will write a free tutorial with photographs templates and instructions on how to make a very easy layered paper flower complete with tiny beads, all hand stitched together, so that you can make your own fiddly but clever darling little flowers to use as embellishments.
Pamela Horton. The Whispering Platypus
