How to Bead Letters Tutorial Series

July 25, 2019 Thurs How to Bead Letters Tutorial Series This is the Intro that I used on the Youtube Tutorial that I have been putting up lately. I hope that it will help you guys in making the letters. So today I'm gonna show you guys how to work on the beaded letter that I'm turning into a series. A tutorial from A - Z. It is basically a sequence/side by side cubed clusters of 4 as I call it forming the shape of a certain letter. There are going to be 26 tutorials as there are 26 letters in our alphabet. I would recommend to use or pick up beads that have big holes in them to make the process easier because we're going to pass through the beads several times in order to place the string on the right position acquiring the shape of the letter. It's gonna be tricky and a challenge to do it so please bear with me. I will try my best to show it to you guys so it will be simpler. The letter I have made as samples are all in capital letters although I'm thinking of making smaller letters after. The bead I'm using for this project is called "chalk beads", a cheaper of bead that is available her in the Philippines but you have the option of using the acrylic ones. The ones that we used in making our other projects. Terms we're using is all in English except for the word "salikop" w/c is a tagalog term. It can be translated to "interweave" but saying salikop would be much more convenient for me and I always use it to all my bead tutorials. I may turn this tutorial series into a tagalog version but it might be after working on all the letters in the alphabet so please do check that out. The pattern is not my own. I just have a picture to refer to and learned how to make them myself so I'm hoping not to violate any copyright law. The details about this project will be on the description box below and for more info I'm planning to write them on my blog (which I am doing now). So specific info about the project will be there (here). Sometimes when it is hard to insert the string because it gets crooked I cut it slanted so it will be easier to pass through. At times the hole gets clogged so you can poke it using a pin and try again inserting the string. Whenever you make the cubes just tighten as you go to make the item sturdy. The Materials used will be shown in the beginning of each tutorial and they are the following: Nylon Monoline String 050mm Chalk beads or Acrylic Rough Beads 6mm Pair of Scissors Keyring (if you're making a keychain) Dimension: (5x4 cluster of 4, for other letters) (5x5 cluster of 4 for bigger letters) Approximately 2 inches high, 1 3/4 inches across Suggested String Length: (This is important so please take note of this in order not to waste your string) For small letters like A, I, C and other use (1 meter + 1 palm length of string) For bigger letters like M, H, W and the like use (1 meter + half arm length of string) Uses: So this project can be made into keychains or zipper pull for bags. It can be turned into a name or word as some type of decor or accent to your house. You can also put a magnet at the back to turn it into a refrigerator magnet. In my own experience I use this letters as some type of learning material to teach my nephew the alphabet or to form words with it. So I hope you learned something new today. Please do try out my tutorials on Youtube and I hope you enjoy making them as much as I enjoy teaching them to you. Happy Beading everyone!