beading patterns

Every time you see beading patterns that catch your attention make sure that you reach out and grab the pattern and cut it out and stick it in a notebook or file. And you don't really even have to limit your choices to pictures of beadwork. You can just about grab any image that excites you and you can always convert it into a beading pattern when you start working on it.

This constant alertness to designs in your surroundings and environment will also help you in getting closer to defining your own personal sense of style. This of course is not meant to be a method of limiting your own creative self, but it is basically a means to extracting the essence of your artistic vision. The more you get to know about your own taste in color and design the more likely you are to do work that truly pleases yourself and others.

And besides this collection of exciting images from your immediate environment might just end up being a godsend to you on those days when you just can't seem to get those ideas flowing. In fact it just might do you some good to get organized and use a three- ring binder to store these images and also add some plain paper for jotting down ideas and sketches as and when you visualize them. Sometimes you just might come up with an amazing set of ideas that you might possibly use when you're busy doing something else.

A new stitch can spark a galaxy of new ideas for a whole range of beading patterns. All of the sudden you might find that you have got a dozen projects dancing in your head. Make sure you learn some new stitches. In fact be bold and don't be afraid to explore colors, stitches and textures that you wouldn't normally use.

New and innovative designs will come about with simple experimentation. Make swatches with different colors of thread. The color and luminosity changes according to the thread you use, in fact even one square inch will make a difference. If you are very keen in your beading patterns, you might try and take an extra step towards excellence by taking that too-tight first row out or changing that clasp that doesn't look just how you'd imagined it.

Bead colors are affected by many things - just think of the effect of threads, background colors, neighboring colors and light have on the colors in beads. Find out more about what causes these color shifts by reading more about basic color theory. Most if the Indian women are fond of beading and might have cultivated it as a hobby at a very young age. Therefore in India, there is a high possibility to find many people who share your passion in the hobby of beading. This poses an advantage as you can then swap and share your beading patterns with others and grow your own collection considerably.

Author M. Hemdev copyright data 2004 Indianchild.com

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