Description

French beaded flowers – wild rose pdf pattern – Beginner

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Wild roses bloom for a short amount of time in the Summer. They come in white and various shades of white.

This pattern is a product of studying various varieties of wild roses.

Student Works:

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Techniques:

• Basic Frame
• Lacing
• Beaded Fringe 

Materials:

• 35 grams 11/0 main color seed beads
• 45 grams 11/0 green seed beads
• 1 gram 11/0 brown seed beads
•  <2 grams 15/0 color A yellow beads
• <2 grams 15/0 color B yellow beads
• 24 gauge main color copper-core wire
•  24 gauge green copper-core wire
•  28 gauge green copper-core wire
•  30 gauge neutral color (silver or gold) copper-core wire
• 5 lengths 18 gauge stem wires
• 5 lengths 20 gauge stem wires
•  2 skeins embroidery floss (DMC 910)
• Green floral tape

Tools:

• Wire cutters
• Chain nose pliers
• Bead spinner
• Scissors
• Ruler/Measuring tape

Beads

I use a mixture of size 11 and size 15 seed beads in this pattern. Size 15s are used in order to achieve a thinner looking stamen. Using size 11 beads would cause the stamens to look too bulky.
You can use any brand of beads. For your information, here are the beads that I used.

There are a few beads that I used for the main color:

• 11/0 Matsuno Dyanmite matte dusty rose
• 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite matte light pink

Center/Stamen:

• 15/0 Miyuki opaque luster yellow
• 15/0 Miyuki opaque luster light lemon ice
• 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow brown

Leaves & Sepals:

• 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite rainbow emerald green

WIRE

It’s best to use copper-core wire for making beaded flowers. They are more pliable and easier to wrap. All wires discussed here are copper-core wire. If you used different types of wire, the gauges discussed here may not work the same.

Petals/Leaves: Using 24 gauge wire is best for the petals. I don’t recommend substituting other gauges of wire for these units.

Sepals/Center: Both of these units use 28 gauge wire in this pattern. In a pinch, the Sepals can be made using 30 gauge wire. The center can be made with 30, 28, or 26 gauge wire.

Stamen: Due to using size 15/0 beads, 30 gauge wire is the only suitable wire for the wire to go through the smaller beads twice.

Assembly: AssemblY wire can be 30, 32, or 34 gauge. It’s best to use the thinnest wire possible for a less bulky looking stem.

OTHER MATERIALS

Floral tape: Due to using thin stem wires, floral tape is used sparingly. The more layers of floral tape there is on the stem, the bulkier it is for the final assembled stem. Generally, that’s not an issue with thicker stem wires but we’re aiming for the thinnest stem possible. The instructions in this tutorial uses floral tape only when necessarily.

Embroidery Floss: We’ll be assembling mainly using embroidery floss. The floss will give the stems a more polished look and will have better hold on the stems.

Stem wires: Stem wires can be found at the florist section of the craft store and the standard length is 18 inches. For stem wires, make sure to use galvanized steel wire. Do not use copper or aluminum wire as they’ll be flimsy to hold up the flowers. If you can’t find the gauges you need at the florist section, spools of galvanized steel wire can be found at the hardware store or Amazon.\

More info on this French Beaded Flowers pattern:

This pattern/tutorial CANNOT be copied/reproduced or redistributed in any way. Pattern cannot be reproduced and sold for financial gain or used as a tutorial for a class. You may sell the item that is produced in this pattern with credit to “Fen Li, Bead Flora Studio” as the creator of the pattern in your online listings or on marketing materials if selling in person. Otherwise, this pattern is for
personal-use only.

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Feel free to email me with any questions. I’m always happy to help.

Student Photos