Description

French beaded flowers: Bead and Wire Primrose PDF and Video Class

Level: Intermediate

Upon checkout, you can automatically download a pdf with a link and password to access class info:

• 7 page PDF with 28 step-by-step photos
• Video 1: Center and Sepals (9:35 mins)
• Video 2: Leaves (18:44 mins)
• Video 3: Petals/Flowers (44:56)
• Video 4: Troubleshooting common problems (3:47 mins)
• Video 5: Primrose Assembly (14.46 mins)

About this Project:
This pattern first appeared in my book Bead Flora: the Revival of French Beaded Flowers.  Pattern and
instructions are altered slightly for this bead-along/class. Primroses are perfect house plants that comes in a rainbow of colors so there are no limitations on your
colorways. Go wild and have fun!

Materials:

• 40 to 55 grams 11/0 Color A beads (Main)
•  6 grams 11/0 Color B Beads
•  8 grams 11/0 Color C Beads
•  8 to 10 grams 11/0 Color D Beads
•  60 to 85 grams 11/0 green beads
•  24-gauge main color copper-core wire
•  24-gauge copper-core green wire
•  22-gauge copper-core green wire
•  30 gauge neutral or main color wire
•  2 skeins embroidery floss
•  4 inch length of 16 gauge stem wire
•  Green floral tape

Tools:

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

I’m listing the beads I used below but you should use whatever colors
you have on hand if possible. Some beadsets are available for the below colorways if you’d rather buy the specific colorways from me.

Bead Sets >> Primrose Bead Sets 

We will use approx. 40 to 55 grams of main color seed beads. The brands of beads you use could
vary slightly on the amount of beads you need but it wouldn’t affect it too much. What will affect it
is you wrap loosely or tightly. If you bead loosely, you will use up more beads and wire.

Yellow Colorway:
• Color A – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow yellow
• Color B – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite matte yellow
• Color C – 11/0 Opaque orange (discontinued color – possibly Toho)
• Color D – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite inside color tangerine
Purple Colorway:
• Color A – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow lilac
• Color B – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent inside color blue lilac
• Color C – 11/0 Matusno Dynamite blue iris
• Color D – 11/0 vintage Venetian transparent navy blue
Orange Colorway:
• Color A – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite opaque rainbow orange
• Color B – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite inside color tangerine
• Color C – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow orange
• Color D – 11/0 Czech Transparent orange
Blue Colorway:
• Color A – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite opaque rainbow turquoise blue
• Color B – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent matte aqua (discontinued?)
• Color C – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow teal blue
• Color D – 11/0 vintage Venetian ceruleon blue
Red Colorway:
• Color A – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite transparent rainbow ruby
• Color B – 11/0 Matsuno Dynamite ceylon pastel cream
• Color C – 11/0 light transparent rainbow yellow (discontinued Matsuno Dynamite color)
• Color D – 11/0 Czech transparent light green

Wires

Petals – Use 24 gauge in the main color for the petals. Do not sub with other gauges.
Sepals – 24 gauge green wire. In a pinch, you can use 26 gauge wire.
Leaves – It’s best to use 22 gauge wire especially for the outer leaves . Having the heavier gauge wire
will help keep the leaves stay up. If you don’t have 22 gauge wire, it’s possible to use 24 gauge
wire and then reinforce the twisted wires.

Student Photos

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