Iva from beads own hands. Master class - willow from beads

Beading today is experiencing a new wave of popularity. More and more needlewomen prefer to spend their evenings creating their own unique masterpieces. It is worth noting that such a delicate work will require a lot of zeal and time. However, what will turn out in the end, with a payback will pay all these costs.

To decorate the interior of your house or as a gift very often weave different trees. This is one of the most laborious works in beading, since each branch of such a tree is created separately, and it is necessary to make a trunk and a support. Particularly beautiful will be a willow of beads. Its dangling branches and curving trunk remind a girl who is sad for her beloved. This is the image most often sung in Russian folk songs.

What will it take to work?

In order to get similar to a live weeping willow from beads will need:

- more beads of green color # 11 for leaves;

- thin wire for weaving flexible branches (diameter - 0.2 mm);

- the wire is thicker to form a trunk and thicker branches;

- Threads of gray-brown color for the winding of thick branches and trunk;

- cutting pliers for cutting wire debris;

- scissors;

- stand under the tree;

- any decorations (pebbles, beads, decorative moss).

Also, to make it more convenient to work, you can pour the beads into any box. So it's easier to thread it on a wire. The more beads in the box, the easier it is to type. Although you can use the spinner.

Manufacturing of branches

Where does the laborious work begin, as a result of which the needlewoman will get a weeping willow from beads? Of course, with weaving of leaves and branches. After all, only by making the smallest work with our own hands, one can achieve a close resemblance to living plants.

1. Cut the wire length of 70 cm and dial 14 green beads on it. Place them in the middle and fold the piece in half. A few times twist it around its axis. This will be the first leaf of the tree.

2. Now on one of the ends of the wire to collect 14 more pieces of green beads. Place them at a distance of 1.5-2 cm from the top sheet and wrap the wire around its axis 6-7 times.

3. At the other end weave the same leaf. Then connect the 2 ends of the wire to each other, making also 6-7 turns. Thus, make a total of 15 leaves on the branch.

4. As a result, the first branch will be ready. To give it the shape of a spikelet, bending the side leaves to the central axis. A total of 48 pieces are needed. The more they are, the more lush and voluminous will be the willow from the beads.

Building a tree

After all the branches are ready, it's time to start assembling the tree. At this stage, out of scattered elements, willow will be produced from beads, the weaving patterns of which are very similar to those of making other trees. The differences will be only in small details and colors.

1. From a common heap of branches take 4 pieces and twist them together in pairs. In the same way do with the rest of the elements. As a result, there will be 12 prefabricated branches larger.

2. Now you need to take a thicker wire (the thickness is from 1.5 mm) and, using the same thin wire, thread each branch to it. The length of a thick segment can vary from 12 to 25 cm. Then tightly wrap the resulting trunk with threads. So do with all 12 branches.

3. Take 3 branches of different lengths and connect them together in such a way that they are at different levels. For fastening, a thinner wire is used, and the joints are rewound with threads. The result is 4 branches.

4. Connect the 4 branches to each other so that a fairly thick tree trunk is formed. In order to do this, you can even wrap the base several times with a thin wire. All disguise with threads of gray-brown color.

This concludes the master class. Willow from the beads is ready, it remains only to place it on the stand. The latter can also be done on its own or use a ready pot.

Stand for willow

If it is decided to use as a stand a ready pot or a small pot, you can simply fill it with plasticine. Then stick the tree into it and mask it with beads, beads or decorative moss. You can even put a few real pebbles that fit in size. But this is the simplest way of how the willow is fixed from the beads in the stand.

Those who want to create a foundation with their own hands will need alabaster, PVA glue and water in equal proportions. You just need to mix them. From any plastic bottle to make a stencil, which fill the resulting mass. Already in it, "plant" the ready willow and leave for a day, so that the alabaster grasped. Now it remains only to decorate it to taste. You can do the same as with plasticine.

Additional tips

More experienced needlewomen can make their own changes to the process so that they get their willow from beads. You can increase the number of branches to the desired. Some wizards weave more than 100 branches per tree. This will not only make it more lush, it will also grow taller. Instead of threads for the trunk in professional beadwork use a special floristic tape, and some prefer to paint the trunk and thick branches with the necessary paint. In this case, to avoid staining the leaves, they must be covered with foil.

Stand for a willow and can be any. You can draw a tree roots or "plant" it on the shore of a small river. On the branches you can place decorative birds and animals, just like under them. And those who are ready for large-scale projects can even decorate the whole castle with such a tree. The main thing is to properly assess your strengths and capabilities. This is the case when you can give vent to fantasy and hands.

Conclusion

Having decided to perform this kind of work that is not very difficult, but very laborious, it is not worth throwing the weave halfway. Iva from beads, created by her own hands, will be the most unusual and touching gift to any friend and relative. Manual work always keeps a part of the soul of the person who made it. Despite the fact that it takes more than one evening to produce the above-described gizmos, even a schoolboy will be able to cope with such a weaving. What can we say about adults?