Fabric Beads

My quilted fabric bead obsession continues... (Which is good, as they are now selling almost as fast as I can stitch them!) I've been experimenting with different fabrics, quilting stitches and sizes... Below are some examples of beads made from batik fabric, ( Yay! a great way to use up that stash I bough years ago!) Here, on the beads pictured above, the quilting is done in short rows going around the beads, creating a semi textured bead. Pictured above and below, I chose to do an all-over…

Two necklaces designs to show off fabric covered beads and a tutorial on how to cover wooden beads with fabric.

This video demonstrates how quick and easy it is to make melted fiber beads to add excitement to your quilt.

You make fabric beads the same way you make rolled paper beads, but I prefer fabric. I haven't had any success when I tried making paper beads (yet). It's easier to roll the fabric, and the beads get chunkier faster. Here is a quick tutorial to show you how easy and fun this is! 1.

DIY Thread Wrapped Fabric Beads Tutorial. This is such a good fabric stash buster project. All you need to make these DIY Thread Wrapped Fabric Beads are fabric and thread. Make the balls into beads,

Fabric beads … mmmmmm …. Usually I like em kinda chunky like this … … but every now and then I need a bead that's perfect and plain like these. There are a number of ways to get a perfectly…

Last weekend, I quickly popped in to a little thrift shop in the beach town we were visiting. It's a great shop -- lots of new stuff every week and good prices. I was thrilled to find a little package of vintage hexagon quilt pieces! I have been a a bit of a jewelry kick lately, so I immediately thought it would be fun to figure out a way to transform the tiny pieces of fabric into pieces of wearable art. A search of the internet for fabric jewelry ideas threatened to suck me in for hours…

Making beads can be really addictive! Here is a way to make a rolled bead that uses fabric instead of paper and is embellished with string...

I'm still obsessed with fabric beads. This is very odd since I usually spend a few days working on something and then go on to another project. Perhaps it's because I was presented with a challenge that I couldn't resist. There is nothing I like more than a challenge. The other day, one of my online friends, Shauna, mentioned that she had tried making fabric beads following directions she had read on the Internet. She was quite frustrated since her results were less than stellar. The…

The other weekend at the C&G class we were looking at ways of embellishing your work. As my work is generally unadorned and bling is...