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Free Jewelry Beading Patterns
This site shares over 40 free beading patterns. Patterns include plenty of pictures so that even beginning beaders will be able to create their own beaded jewelry. Instructions include bead suggestions and substitution recommendations. Site includes a gallery of beaded jewelry others have created from these patterns. Be sure to check out Ruby's book, "Beading with Ruby ~ A Beginner's guide to creating beautiful beaded jewelry" to find 30 more beading patterns and tips on crafting with beads.
http://www.rubysbeadwork.com/Thumbnails.html
(Clicks: 1837; Link added: Sep 14, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

Depending on what beads you've used, you may have to increase or decrease the amount of beads in the last 2 rows, or you may have to increase or decrease the number of rows you use. For instance, Japanese size 11 beads are slightly larger than size 11 Czech beads, or Delicas.

If you don't have any size 15.0 beads, you can use Charlottes, which are size 13, but you may have to adjust the count when you use those too. Since the beading takes so little time, it's easy to tear our a row or two to make adjustments.



Eureka! Beads - Free Beading Instructions
Huge range of free beading instructions, including instructions for magnetic wraps, tigertail chokers, crystal earrings, chain bracelets and more. We also have a full online store, where you can find the glass beads, findings, semi precious beads and more needed for your project.
http://www.eurekabeads.com.au/free-beading-instructions-c-27.html
(Clicks: 1533; Link added: Aug 15, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

To finish an elastic beading project, either add a clasp using crimps (be aware that this will weaken the elastic), or tie a strong knot, dabbing a little clear nail polish or glue to strengthen.



PVC Workshop
A whole site dedicated to making and building things using PVC pipe! Along with great tips on care, cleaning, and painting PVC pipe; this site is just crammed full of great free project ideas and patterns.
http://www.pvcworkshop.com/
(Clicks: 1487; Link added: Dec 9, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

A great source for PVC pipe is a local construction site. Contractors will often discard the shorter lengths of pipe. Just be sure to ask permission before entering the work site and helping yourself.



Free Bead Patterns by Robyn
Robyn offers a number of well-illustrated step-by-step beading techniques. These projects mainly use seed beads and druks to make a variety of necklaces and bracelets.

Editor's Note: Be patient with this site - it is worth it. As it is a Geocities site, it sometimes exceeds its allowed bandwidth, simply wait a few moments and try again.
http://www.geocities.com/robynl_4/
(Clicks: 1479; Link added: Nov 25, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

Car upholstery thread is a great alternative to beading thread. In fact, I prefer it.



How to Make a Purse from Placemats
This simple project is one of a series of crafty projects offered by a local television station. This project uses two fringed placemats to make a cute purse.
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/1679178/detail.html
(Clicks: 1154; Link added: Aug 23, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

Your local dollar store, Dollar General, or other discount store is the best place to find inexpensive placemats for this project.



Placemat Purse 2
Fully illustrated instructions for making 2 different placemat purses. The first purse features a fringed placemat and no zippers. The second placemat purse has additional instructions for a zippered inner pocket and a zipper closure. The second placemat purse is lined using a coordinating napkin.
http://www.craftster.org/forum
(Clicks: 1143; Link added: Oct 17, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

This works with an unlined placemat or with a lined placemat. The back of the lined placemat shows on the inside of the bag, so it's like a pre-lined purse.



Free Shoulder Bag Tutorial
Learn how to make your own shoulder bag. Complete and easy to follow instructions should have you creating you own bag within hours. Only basic sewing skills are needed.
http://tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy
(Clicks: 990; Link added: Sep 14, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

When making projects that require making your own pattern and you don't have large enough paper, use newspaper for the pattern pieces.



Beadnik - Free Beading Tutorials
Learn how to bead around a cabochon with my easy to follow beading tutorial. There's several other great tutorials along with a number of free patterns.

Editor's Note: The artist also shares some of her award-winning beadwork to inspire the bead lover in all of us.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1216/tutorindex.html
(Clicks: 937; Link added: Nov 17, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

Try doing the right angle stitch with 2 needles - you will be amazed how much faster it is than using only one needle.



Aunt Molly's Bead Street
Free seed bead patterns and instructions. A wide variety of pattern types using the loom/square stitch, peyote/gourd stitch, two drop peyote stitch, and the brick/comanche stitches. There's even a selection of fun patterns for beginners along with an easy brick stitch tutorial.
http://home.flash.net/~mjtafoya/patterns.htm
(Clicks: 837; Link added: Nov 17, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

Have fun with color, just because a pattern shows pink and blue beads doesn't mean you can't make your beaded item with green and purple beads.



Free Patterns from PCPiecers
A nice selection of free paper pieced quilt patterns. There's even a number of patterns that combine the individual quilt squares to create a larger project. Decide which type of paper will be best for your individual needs with my side-by-side comparisons of commonly used paper types for paper piecing. Others have shared their ideas to make this site a great resource for paper piecing.
http://www.geocities.com/pcpiecers/freepatterns.html
(Clicks: 829; Link added: Dec 1, 2006)
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Crafty Tip

When it comes time to remove the paper from the back of your paper pieced quilt blocks, the task will be easier if you did a back stitch or two at the beginning and end of each piece.



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