Bead Embroidery - Beading a Cabochon

[susiejohnson65]

I love your tutorials too. I have learn so much from you thanks.. :-)

[beadifyable]

I always love your tutorials. Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing!!

[Buckleigh]

man, this woman makes some crappy vids. poor lighting, poor angles, her giggling all the time.

[tsummerlee]

@Buckleigh Feel better, Fuckleigh? Got your bat-shit-crazy fix for the day? Get back in the basement.

[Buckleigh]

@tsummerlee you forgot to giggle.

[tsummerlee]

@Buckleigh Cowards, such as yourself, aren't funny, Fuckleigh. Get a job, already. Do something productive for a change.

[goodboyrg21]

Teresa, Do you do couching when workingwith a long line of beads or do you always just use backstitching? Which do you find is best??? I am so loving your tutorials. I find it histerical when people tell you to do videos and not pics. How RUDE are people . You should block them from your videos...LOL

[tsummerlee]

@goodboyrg21 I don't use couching, only back stitch. I wish I knew what the advantages were for couching, because having two threads and two needles working seems cumbersome. It might be faster then back stitch, but I honestly don't know.

[bezek4az]

thank you very much... i like it..

[SandrineSoprano]

GREAT VID, THANKS

[ctgoo1]

Hello Tsummerlee I'am a beginner . Please what is your best thread you like to bead with? Thank You Theresa ctgoo@aol.com

[tsummerlee]

@ctgoo1 That really depends on the application. But my personal preference, the best of the bestest, what I use for almost every application is 1) Wildfire, by Beadalon or 2) Fireline by Berkley (its a fishing line) If you want lots and lots of draping in your work, stay with a fiberous line, like Nymo or silk, but keep in mind that those materials will rot, fray or break if they aren't taken care of or used properly.

[Fred71592]

this is good instructions but it would be a lot easier to understand if it was video all the way and not photos

[tsummerlee]

@Fred71592 So why didn't you buy me that video camera I needed at the time this was made?

I mean, if its so important that others meet your expectations, which are completely unknown, I should'a been accommodated to meet your needs, and not my own.

[1948Sheila]

Hi again and love the work!

Do you happen to have a photo of this whole piece, completed? It really is beautiful. I think I can do this work, by not having to follow a peyote pattern. My brain just is not working with the patterns.

[tsummerlee]

@1948Sheila I don't have a photo of the panel, sorry.

[kailuaview]

I see a lot of beaded bracelets with bezeled cabs on top of the foundation beading that is the bracelet. How are they doing that?? Must I use an 11/o for the bracelet area where the cab will be so that I can make the weaving look even when I bezel the cab? What I actually mean is do the bracelet beads have to be the same size and shape as the cab ? Are they using stiff stuff under the cab just like in bead embroidery? Thanx for your great tutorials!

[tsummerlee]

@kailuaview

Everything can be mixed up, except for the base, which is comprised of all 8/0's

I don't use anything to back the Rivolis, I just bead bezel them.

[TheKirkBates]

I like the way you teach. Very patient with your camera. If it were me and my camera was not doing camera stuff I would have been screaming...giggle giggle...:D.

[tsummerlee]

@TheKirkBates 

[tsummerlee]

@TheKirkBates

Thank you. :)

[tammiereber]

I think these are beautiful, but I have no idea what you would do with it once it's done... Explain? Thanks!

[tsummerlee]

Well, I don't know when THIS piece will be done (don't have enough of the right beads) but two panels are put together to create an elegant bag. The construction process is interesting in and of it'self.

[medasst100]

you should make a video on how to end a cabochon, how to cut it from the fabric and then sew on the edging.

[tsummerlee]

Good idea.