PDF – French beaded forget-me-not flowers

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French beaded forget-me-not pdf

 

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French beaded flowers: forget-me-not flowers (Myosotis asiatica)

Small and sweet, we will make these French beaded forget-me-not flowers using 15/0 seed beads but using brown 11/0 beads for the center. Forget-me-not flowers are most known for delicate blue flowers, but they also come in purple, pink, and white.

Each flower measures ½ inch (1.27 cm) in diameter, 8 to 10 inches (20 to 25.4 cm) in height.

This is an intermediate project and do not teach the techniques Follow the links below to learn the basics via free pdfs and videos:
Basic Frame
Lacing
Double/triple Split Basic

What you will get in this PDF download: 

  • 8 pages with 41 step-by-step instructions

Materials:

  • 6 grams 15/0 main color seed beads
  • 2 grams 15/0 yellow seed beads
  • 2 grams 15/0 white seed beads
  •  1 gram 11/0 brown seed beads
  •  18 grams 15/0 green seed beads
  •  30 gauge gold copper-core wire
  •  30 gauge green copper-core wire
  •  28 gauge blue or neutral copper-core wire
  •  26 gauge green copper-core wire
  •  3 lengths of 20 gauge steel stem wire – approx. 12 inches (30.8 cm)
  • 1 length of 16 gauge steel stem wire – approx. 8 inches (20.3 cm)
  • Green floral tape
  • 1 to 2 skeins embroidery floss

Techniques:

  •  Loop
  • Cross-over loop
  •  Continuous Wrap-around loop
  •  Continuous Fringe Loop
  •  Double/Triple Split Basic

The beads I used for the project in the photo:

  • 15/0 Miyuki rocaiiles aqua alabaster silverlined
  • 15/0 Miyuki rocailles translucent rainbow emerald green
  •  15/0 Miyuki rocailles opaque luster yellow
  •  15/0 Miyuki rocallies opaque luster white pearl
  •  11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow root beer

 

 

 
French beaded forget-me-not, beaded flowers

 

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