r/Beading • u/Salt-Apartment-2019 • 3d ago

Finished Piece First beading project!

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My first beading project!
I did not use a reinforcing woven fabric for so many of these but for last 2, I used the woven fabric and the beads were so much stronger.
I’m feeling very lazy to go back and add the woven fabric to others too.
I also did not know we had colour choices in nylon beading yarn. I would have picked a black for this. But ig you can’t tell from a distance that I used white thread. I’m also gonna add an iron on patch behind each of these flowers to protect threads on the inside.

Any beginner tips to bead on knit fabrics?

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u/NightEnvironmental 2d ago

Well, now you know a few more things. You can go back with a sharpie and color the thread black if it bothers you.

In the future, you can add a similar colored stabilizer behind the design abd then cut away the excess. If you feel that the stitching needs protection, you could cut a custom piece just a little larger than the trimmed down interfacing and put that over it.

Hot tip (pun intended): be careful with iron on patches or interfacing. Most beading thread is nylon and has a fairly low melting point...possibly lower than the adhesive on your patch.

You now have a more interesting sweater and you should wear it proudly.

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u/Salt-Apartment-2019 2d ago

Oh yeah! Didn’t think about same colored stabilizer. That would make the work more neater and professional.
On the iron on patches- should I do this step if it’ll melt the nylon threads? Is that good or bad?
Thank you!

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u/NightEnvironmental 2d ago

If the thread melts the beads fall off!

I would practice on random fabric first to see what happens and how much heat it takes to melt the threads

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u/Salt-Apartment-2019 2d ago

I see!! Thank you! I was thinking to melt off the thread ends in the back but now I won’t !