Beaded Spider
Required
Supplies
- 10-12mm round bead (head)
- 14-16mm round bead (rear end)
- Size 8 seed beads (2)
- 22 gauge craft wire (24 inches)
- 3 inch head pins (1)
- Size 11 Delica beads (138)
- ¼ inch bugle beads (380
- Wire cutters
- Needle nose pliers and round nose pliers
Required
Skills
Basic Wire Wrapping:
If you haven’t learned basic wire
wrapping, we teach this skill in our class Introduction
to Wire Wrapping. You can also find
instructions in our book, Basic Beading
the Bead World Way, or on our website www.beadworldinc.com
Instructions
1.
Cut the craft
wire into leg segments: three 6 inch pieces and one 5 inch piece. Make a loop in the center of each wire
segment with your round nose pliers.
2. Place the following items onto your headpin:
size 8 seed bead, rear end bead, 6 inch wire, 6 inch wire, 6 inch wire, 5 inch
wire, head bead, size 8 seed bead.
3.
Using your wire
wrapping skills, form a loop. Finish the loop and cut off any excess wire. Move the two shortest legs to the front of
the spider.
4. Arrange
the wires so the legs will be emerging from under the spider’s body. Thread a
pattern of three Delicas and one bugle bead onto a short front leg. Use 4 bugle beads and end with 3 Delicas.
6.
Make a loop in
the wire to secure the leg.
7. Carefully bend the wire to shape the leg. Repeat on the other
short front leg.
8.
Thread a pattern
of three Delicas and one bugle bead onto a long leg. Use 5 bugle beads and end with 3 Delicas.
9. Carefully bend the
wire to shape the leg.
10. Repeat on all the other legs. The
complete spider is shown at the top of the page.
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ReplyDeleteGlad you guys are enjoying our beaded spider! We just love him! You'll notice we have a NEW spider, the Black Tie Spider! He's all dressed up for a night on the town!
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