SpinningTop Instructions

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.��In these instructions, we will show you how to make a Spinning Top Fringe Bead using Florence soriginal technique called the Fringe Method.This is a technique in off-the-loom bead weaving,using a needle and thread.You will not use any adhesives.We distribute these instructions and describe this technique for your private use only.Pleaserespect our copyright as designers by giving us appropriate credit for our designs.For moreinformation, see our Copyright Statement at www.beadinfinitum.comSpill the beads out on a placemat-sized piece of fleece, The beaded beadand use a needle to pick them up.The fleece will keep60 seed beads, size 11/0the beads from rolling around while you work.A piece10 seed beads, size 8/0of felt works too, but not as well.1 round (core) bead, 8 mmPull thread through the beads slowly to prevent tangles.1 size 10 or 12 beading needleGetting untangled can be challenging! There is a 2 ft (60 cm) Nymo thread size Dplethora of magnifying equipment available forcraftspeople, but a pair of reading glasses from your To string the beaded beadlocal drug store is an inexpensive alternative.2 size 6 seed beadsor 4 mm roundelsThe finished bead is approximately 12 mm in diameter.Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.1.Thread the needle with 2 feet of thread.Onto your needle, pick up" 3 size 11/0 seed beads," 1 size 8/0 seed bead, and" 3 more size 11/0 seed beads.Make a piece fringe by sewing back through beads 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 again, in the oppositedirection, as shown below (left).Then, sew through bead 1 in the original direction, completingthe piece of fringe, as shown below ( middle and right).2.Slide the piece of fringe toward end of the thread, leaving a six inch tail that you will weave inafter you finish the beaded bead.To make the piece of fringe slide easily, pinch the fringe tip(bead 7) between your thumb and fore finger and pull the thread, as shown below.3.Create nine more pieces of fringe (ten total), sliding each fringe up the thread so that it liessnuggly against the previous piece of fringe.Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.4.Arrange the fringe in a sun shape on thetable, so that bead 1 in the last piece of fringe isnext to bead 1 of the first piece of fringe.Connect the circle, sewing through all tenbeads, and then pass through bead 1 of the firstpiece of fringe again.See the figure to theright.Pull the thread tight enough that thebeads in the circle fit snuggly together.Sew upthrough beads 2 through 6 to the top of the firstpiece of fringe, and pass through the fringe tip(bead 7).See the figure below (left).5.Sew through the fringe tip in the next pieceof fringe.Pull the thread through as far as youcan without disturbing the sun shape.Continuearound the sun, several beads past the firstpiece of fringe as is visible in the figure below(right).Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.6.Place the 8 mm bead in the middle of the sun shape, and hold it there with your index finger.Pull the thread slowly, so the fringe closes snugly around the 8 mm bead.Keep the loose end ofthe thread out of the way, on the outside of the fringe.Keep the hole of the bead aligned with thedirection of the fringe.Sew the rest of the way around the circle again, ending by passing throughthe top of the first piece of fringe.Sew around the circle again, if it needs more tightening.7.Weave half way down one of the pieces of fringe.Just before a size 8/0 seed bead, tie two half hitchknots in the same place (see illustration below), andweave through a few more beads.Unthread theneedle, rethread it with the tail of the thread, andweave it through a few beads.Tie two half hitch knotsin the same place, and weave through a few morebeads.Cut off both ends of the thread close to thebead.Congratulations! You just finished your Spinning TopBeaded Bead!The half hitch knotCopyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.The Spinning ButterflyEarrings incorporateminiature Spinning TopBeaded Beads with wirework,chain, and drop beads.Themini Spinning Tops use size15/0 and 11/0 seed beads.Each of the 11 strands offringe is a different color ofseed beads.The core beadis 6mm and the roundels are4mm.Make a pendant by attaching a wire headpin.The pendants inthe photo have one size 8/0 seed bead and two size 6/0 seedbeads strung onto the headpin with the beaded bead beforethe wire was wrapped into a loop with pliers.Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.Here ishow tomakePoppyPodBeadedBeads1.Stitch a Spinning Top sun with stripes.fromSpinning2.Add a core bead.TopBeadedBeads.3.Finish the Spinning Top.5.Here are a few variations.4.Add a 3-bead picot on everyother bead of last round.Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications.Create your own color schemes!Copyright 2004-2007 by Florence Turnour and Gwen Fisher.All rights reserved.This document is not to be bought orsold.If reproduced, this document must be reproduced in its entirety without any edits, omissions or modifications [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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