Bead Embroidery: Chinese-Style Flower Jewelry

by Yu Han, Yuxi Wang

Overview

This book unites Chinese and Western embroidery techniques to create gorgeous practical beadwork jewelry with floral elements that are rich in Chinese culture. The projects range from simple to difficult, giving you a basic yet comprehensive grasp of bead embroidery, and teaching you how to create nearly twenty pieces of unique bead embroidery jewelry to embellish your daily outfits.

With this book, you will:
·Master the use of bead embroidery tools, understand the characteristics of different bead embroidery materials, and get started easily.
·Acquire rich hand sewing and hook needle techniques, including more than 20 techniques to lay a solid foundation for making beaded jewelry.
·Learn to embroider nearly 20 different kinds of flowers using a combination of bead embroidery techniques through illustrated tutorials, and make jewelry that incorporates Chinese aesthetics, including earrings, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, hairbands, and clutch bags, bringing the art of bead embroidery into your daily life.
·Experience the beauty of beaded flowers from a Chinese aesthetic perspective, to broaden your creativity and inspire you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938368813
Publisher:	Shanghai Press
Publication date:	11/25/2022
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	849,007
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Han Yu studied bead embroidery at the embroidery school of Ecole Lesage, part of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art, and the Royal School of Needlework in the U.K. She then founded Gracey Han Bead Embroidery Studio, designing and producing haute couture garments for Shanghai Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, and for celebrities. She has long been dedicated to disseminating the art of bead embroidery by giving lectures to university students and teaching at embroidery workshops across China. She is the author of Bead Embroidery Chinese Style. Wang Yuxi, a university teacher whose main research field is clothing design and engineering, currently works as a designer at the Gracey Han Bead Embroidery Studio. She is proficient in traditional Chinese embroidery, French embroidery, and flower-making techniques. She has produced haute couture garments for many brands as well as for Shanghai Fashion Week, Guangzhou Fashion Week, and participated in the production of the book Bead Embroidery Chinese Style.

Table of Contents

Preface Han Yu 9

Preface Wang Yuxi 11

Embroidered Flowers Reimagined for Modern Stitchers 15

Getting Started 19

1 Tools 19

2 Beads 20

3 Sequins 23

4 Threads 24

5 Fabrics 25

Gallery of Stitches 27

1 Techniques for Hand Sewing Needle 27

Thread the Needle & Tie a Knot 27

Starting Stitch 28

Ending Stitch 29

Straight Stitch 29

Back Stitch 29

Random Stitch (with Thread) 30

Satin Stitch 30

Long and Short Stitch 31

Stem Stitch 31

French Knot 32

Edging Stitch 32

Embroidering a Single Bead 33

Embroidering Multiple Beads 33

Embroidering Bead Groups 34

Embroidering Bead Clusters for Additional Dimension 35

Random Stitch (with Beads) 36

Embroidering Sequins by Securing Both Sides 36

Embroidering Sequins that Are Overlapped 37

Embroidering a Bead on Top of a Sequin (or a Tube) 38

Embroidering Sew-on Rhinestones 38

Fixing Rhinestone Chain 38

Fixing Cotton Thread 39

Fixing Folded Ribbon 40

2 Techniques for Hook Needle 40

Starting Stitch 40

Chain Stitch 42

Ending Stitch 42

Edging Stitch 43

Pulling Stitch 43

Long and Short Stitch 44

Stitching Sequins (or Beads) from the Front Side of the Fabric 45

Stitching Beads (or Sequins) from the Back Side of the Fabric 46

Stitching Multiple Beads from the Front Side of the Fabric 47

Stitching Beads Irregularly from the Front Side of the Fabric 48

Stitching Beads Irregularly from the Back Side of the Fabric 49

Stitching Beads/Sequins Discontinuously from the Front Side of the Fabric 50

Embroidering Bead Clusters for Additional Dimension 51

Projects 53

1 Wild Pansy Headband 54

2 Bauhinia Ring 60

3 Lily of the Valley Cuff Bracelets 64

4 Iris Hair Accessory 70

5 Chinese Flowering Crabapple Ring 77

6 Dandelion Bridal Hair Ornament 80

7 Mini Chinese Enkianthus Bag 84

8 Canterbury Bells Earrings 92

9 Twin Lotus Brooch 96

10 Peacock Flower Hair Band 102

11 Balloon Flower Earrings 108

12 Rose Brooch 114

13 Plum Blossom Belt 122

14 Silk Tree Flower Brooches 130

15 Lily Dinner Bag 142

16 Flower and Bird Bracelet 152

Appendix 162

Patterns 162