Beads

Design a bead pattern

first, how will you bead it?

Loom seed beads

woven on a loom

Beads are woven between threads stretched on a loom, in straight rows and columns.

paint a band, bead by bead

Straight rows and columns.

needle & thread, no loom

Off-loom stitches worked with a needle. Each stitch joins its beads differently, so each has its own editor.

shaped motifs, row by row

Rows shifted half a bead, like a brick wall.

even-count or odd-count

Staggered: every other bead sits half a step along.

a neat grid, no loom needed

Straight rows and columns. It looks like loom work, but it is made with needle and thread.

two ends, crossing

Rows strung on one end of a wire while the other end passes back through them. Good for flat charms and little 3D animals.

flat animals & charms

A list of rows in the order you make them.

little creatures with volume

Numbered sections, each with an upper and a lower tier, plus branches such as legs or wings.