Scheme of a flat figurine of a giraffe made of beads. How to make animals from beads

Painting with paints, how to make lampshades from paper, cutting out jigsaws - this is not a complete list of topics that are covered in Ingrid Moras's books. Those of you who are seriously interested in beadwork probably know this author from his books “Beaded Zoo”, “Beaded Baubles”, “Volume Beaded Figures” and “Beaded Animals”.

In these colorful publications, Ingrid Moras reveals all the secrets of weaving, provides detailed diagrams from which flat toys, three-dimensional beaded animals and other crafts are born. Let's flip through the pages of educational books and find out how you can weave, for example, the dolphin from the cover.

For this craft we will need beads: white, blue, dark blue and black. You can string beads onto a wire with a diameter of 0.3 mm.

We start weaving from the spout. Place one blue bead and two white beads on both ends of the wire.

Next, we continue to alternately weave the back and belly of our toy using a volumetric method.

From the above diagram it is clear how to make separate fins and correctly finish the tail of our craft.

All three-dimensional beaded animals are placed on wire (for example, brass with a diameter of 0.3 mm) to create rigid shapes. To make an elephant you will need 2.5 meters of wire, gray-blue beads for the entire craft, white for the tusks and two black beads for the eyes.

We start weaving from the tip of the trunk. By the way, all beaded animals start with either a nose or a tail. Their additional accessories in the form of manes, fins and ears have to be woven separately or in parallel.

We will make the trunk long. All schemes indicate repetitions of the report with an “x”. For example, “3x” means repeating the rows three times. Based on the diagram, in the place where there is an “x” in the 26th row, we will make tusks from white beads.

Thread an additional piece of wire through the first of the seven head beads and pick up 12 white beads. Thread the wire back past the first bead and push it through five more head beads. Take the second tusk and twist the ends of the wire.

For the ears, insert an additional piece of wire in the 29th row and for the legs in the 35th, 39th, 51st and 57th rows. The ears of the toy must be woven in a parallel way. Do-it-yourself beaded animals will look better if you constantly tighten the ends of the wire while weaving.

King of beasts made of beads

You can also start making a lion from the spout. There is no diagram, but there are step-by-step photos.

We collect two black beads to represent the nose, and between them a pink tongue.

We continue to weave using the top-bottom method.

On the fourth top row, insert two more black eye beads.

From the bottom row we begin to make strands of the mane. To do this, we collect one golden and five yellow beads. Go back through four yellows. One strand is ready.

You can do the next strand in the same way.

We will have all the strands through one bead.

Weave a chain with fringe.

Pass the other end of the wire through the bottom gold beads and tighten. The first row of the mane is ready.

For our toy we need to make at least three rows.

Further weaving can be done from the elephant pattern.

Flat crafts made from beads, made in mixed media, look original. For example, to make this keychain, I first had to weave the usual flat fragments of the muzzle, and then switch to weaving the mane-fringe.

The tiger weaving pattern is so detailed and simple that one can only write about the details.

We will make the animal using the bottom-up method using beads of three colors: brown, black and white.
It is worth noting the original weaving of the ears of our toy. They are made in the form of two loops of 6 beads.
The paws also end in loops.
Once you've finished braiding the tail, go back to the face to make fluffy short antennae from thin wire or fishing line.

An original panel can be woven if you first bend the outline of a cow from thick wire. It’s better to do this with a cow already drawn on paper.

Now start weaving, filling the outline of the craft with multi-colored beads. Don’t forget to stitch the rows sometimes so they don’t diverge.

After completing the work, turn it over to the wrong side and coat it with a thin layer of glue.

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Content

Weaving all kinds of animals is a very popular hobby. The resulting crafts look very attractive, cute, and interesting. They can look very realistic, causing admiration from others. This new craft is ideal for involving a child or teenager in creativity. How to make animals from beads? Weaving figures is very easy, especially when you have visual master classes and video lessons before your eyes. Flat, voluminous products can become toys for small children, keychains, original gifts, souvenirs.

Step-by-step instructions and patterns for weaving three-dimensional animals from beads

Beading is a useful activity for children, which involves them in the bright world of creativity, develops imagination, fine motor skills, and trains patience and perseverance. Even adults enjoy painstaking work with small beads. Below you will find many step-by-step instructions and videos for making three-dimensional and flat animals from beads. Bright butterflies, turtles, crocodiles, monkeys, cats, frogs, owls can become an original decoration for a schoolchild’s workplace, a lovely pendant for a phone or a backpack.

How to weave a “Dolphin” figurine

Volumetric weaving with beads allows you to create original, funny animal figures. A dolphin can become an interior decoration, a toy for a child, a gift for any occasion, a keychain for a backpack, bag, or keys. It is better to use a fishing line that tightens tightly without breaking. But you can also use wire, which is much easier for beginners to work with. You will need fishing line, thin wire for fins, scissors, a diagram, three colors of beads: black, bright blue, light blue.

Step by step instructions:

Place the beads into a tray for ease of use. Place the diagram in front of your eyes. Cut off a large piece of fishing line. We begin to weave from the nose according to the pattern. Each layer in it will be done by repeating it twice to make the product voluminous. We collect one bead for the belly of the animal, one for the upper part.
Repeat the first layer in reverse order. We thread the second end of the fishing line into the resulting two beads and stretch it to the end. The entire figure will be woven using this method.

We continue to put on two at a time, according to the diagram. We thread the second tip through the beads and tighten.
We continue to work according to the scheme until the tail.

To make the tail of the animal, we put 6 blue ones on one end of the fishing line. To turn, we string two more and insert the fishing line into the penultimate one. Pull it towards the body. We string six blue ones again. To finish, we thread the fishing line into the layer where the tail began. We also do the second part.
We make fins according to the pattern. Take a small piece of wire. We string it from the end of the fin, weaving it the same way as the body.

We attach the fins to the dolphin.

How to weave a “Turtle” from beads and fishing line

The next thing you will learn is turtle weaving. This cute figurine is very easy to make. For it you will need fishing line, black, olive, bright green, transparent white beads. Creating an animal will begin with the tail. Cut 1 meter of fishing line and begin:

We string one light bead, then two more, and thread the fishing line.
We move on to the next row: string three light ones, thread the fishing line, tighten.

We continue to weave the entire body of the animal according to the pattern, and at the end we make a knot.
According to the diagram, we weave the legs and attach them to the body: two near the head, two more near the tail.

Weaving "Crocodile" from beads

The tutorial below will help you weave a green crocodile. To create, you will need several colors of beads: yellow or light green for the tummy, dark green for the back, black and white for the eyes. Cut 30 cm of wire to make the lower jaw, 180 cm for the body of the animal. Step-by-step instruction:

We take a long wire and start weaving from the tail. We collect three green ones, three light green ones, thread them through the last ends of the wire, and tighten them.
We continue to weave so that the green layer is above the light green one. We string three rows of three beads.

We weave to a row consisting of 9 beads. We string 10 green ones and thread the end through. Let's move on to the paws: put 7 beads on the free ends, skip the outer 3, thread them through the remaining 4. When the paws are completed, string the bottom light green layer of 10 beads.
We make 5 rows up to 10. On the last layer we weave the paws. Finishing the row of 8, we insert the wire for the lower jaw into the bottom one.

We finish the upper and lower parts of the jaws. We secure the ends, the crocodile is ready.

How to make a three-dimensional “Monkey”

The next animal you will learn to make from beads is a monkey. Small, funny, it will be a great gift for a child or friend. The three-dimensional diagram of the animal involves the use of parallel weaving, as in all previous master classes. To make it, prepare a dark color of beads that imitates wool, a light color for the ears, eyebrows, muzzle, and a larger bead for the nose. Cut the wire 90 cm long and start making the animal:

We string the first row, which includes 7 beads. We stretch the ends of the wire, forming a ring. This is the future lip.
The next row includes three beads.

We weave that part of the muzzle where the nose will be located. We string it so that there is a large bead in the center.
The bottom row includes 7 beads, the top row includes the eyes.

On the next row we weave the animal's ears.
We weave the body, inserting additional wire in the places where the animal’s future legs will be.

After completing the body of the animal, we weave the legs in 9 paired rows of 4 beads.
We make the foot flat: the first row is 2 beads, the second row is 3, the third row is 4.

We intertwine the fingers, the animal is ready.

Making a figurine in the form of a “Frog” from beads and wire

The next lesson is about creating a funny frog. To work you will need black, green, red, yellow beads. It is based on parallel weaving, which gives a three-dimensional animal. If desired, you can attach a wire fly to the top of the frog at the end. Step-by-step instructions for the animal:

We start weaving from the tail, stringing two beads, sending them to the middle of the wire, crossing the ends on the second bead.
On each end we put 4 green ones, on the second piece of wire we string 6 green, 9 yellow, 6 green.

We connect as shown in the photo. We cross the ends in three beads.
We make the next row, weaving 9 green ones in parallel.

We made the back, turn the product in our direction. Making a foot: cast on 14 green, 1 yellow, pass the end through the last 3 green. This will give you the first finger. So we do the second and third.
We return the end through the entire leg and 3 green ones on the belly.

We make a paw on the other side.

We weave the belly.
We form 5 layers, weave the tongue with red.

It is not difficult to weave a figurine of a giraffe from beads, but it must be done carefully, since the animal itself is spotted and there will be inclusions of brown beads in the rows.

Materials

To weave a giraffe from beads with your own hands, you will need to prepare:

beads No. 11 yellow, brown and black;
wire with a diameter of 0.2 mm;
fishing line

Step 1. Cut the wire into pieces. In total you will need four of them: one 150 cm long and the remaining three 40 cm long.

Step 2. Take the longest piece of wire and string 2 yellow beads on it. Move them to the middle. This will be the top tier of the first row. For the bottom tier you will also need 2 yellow beads.

Step 3. The weaving pattern for the following rows is as follows:

2nd row, top tier – yellow, black, yellow, black, yellow beads, bottom tier – 2 yellow beads;
3rd row, top tier – 3 yellow beads, bottom tier – 2 yellow beads;
4th row, top tier – yellow, black, yellow, black, yellow beads, bottom tier – 4 yellow beads.

Step 4. In the upper tier of the 5th row, the giraffe's horns will form. Send 4 yellow and 1 brown beads onto the wire. Pass the wire in the opposite direction through the 2 yellow beads, pushing the brown one aside. After this, the wire should be tightened.

Pass the second end of the wire in the opposite direction through all the lower beads of this tier.

Send 5 yellow beads to the bottom tier.

Step 5. For the 6th row, collect 7 yellow beads and pass the wire through the penultimate one. Next, you need to collect 3 more beads on the wire and stretch its end through the sixth bead of the previous set. When you tighten the wire you will get a giraffe ear.

Add 11 more beads to the same end of the wire and form a second ear. Then string 1 bead onto the end of the wire and pull the second end of the wire through all the lower ones.

Send 4 yellow beads to the bottom tier.

Step 6. For the top tier of the 7th row, string 3 yellow and 2 brown beads. Pass the end of the wire through the first brown bead in the opposite direction. Add 3 more yellow beads to the same end of the wire.

Pass the other end of the wire through all the yellow beads. This will give you the beginning of the giraffe's mane.
Send brown, yellow, brown and yellow beads to the bottom tier.

Step 7. In the 8th and 9th rows you need to form the next part of the mane. Also leave 2 brown beads, and reduce the number of yellow beads to 4. Send 4 yellow beads to the bottom tier of the 8th row. In the bottom tier of the 9th row, string beads in the sequence: yellow, 2 brown, yellow.

Step 8. The weaving of the 10th row completely repeats the pattern of the 8th.

Step 9. In the 11th row, the top tier is similar to the previous one, but instead of yellow beads, brown ones should be placed along the edges. Send brown, yellow, brown and yellow beads to the bottom tier of this row.

Step 10. The 12th and 14th rows repeat the pattern of the 8th, and the 13th – the 9th.

Step 11. In the 15th row, the mane is formed in the same way as in the previous rows, but in the middle, instead of yellow ones, brown beads should be strung.

In the lower tier you need to collect yellow, brown, 2 yellow and brown beads.

Step 12. In the 16th row, to form the upper tier, repeat the pattern of the 7th, and send 2 yellow, 2 brown and 2 yellow beads to the bottom. This will give you the head and neck of a giraffe.

Step 13. For the top tier of the 17th row, cast on brown, 3 yellow, brown and 3 yellow beads. Send yellow, brown, 4 yellow and brown beads to the bottom tier.

Step 14. In the 18th row for the top tier, collect 2 yellow, brown, 3 yellow, brown and 2 yellow beads. For the bottom tier, string a brown bead, 4 yellow beads, a brown bead and 2 yellow beads onto a wire.

Step 15. In the upper tier of the 19th row, string the beads in the sequence: 4 yellow, 2 brown, 4 yellow. Send brown, 4 yellow, brown, yellow, brown, yellow beads to the bottom tier. Thread an additional wire through the 7 middle beads of this tier.

Step 16. The sequence of beads in the top tier of the 20th row is: 3 yellow, brown, 6 yellow and brown. For the bottom tier, collect 7 yellow, brown and 2 yellow beads.

Step 17. The top tier of the 21st row consists of brown, 6 yellow, brown, 3 yellow, brown and 2 yellow beads.

Send beads to the bottom tier in the sequence yellow, brown, 4 yellow, brown, 3 yellow, brown. Pass additional wire through 7 medium beads.

Step 18. Send 2 yellow, brown, 5 yellow, brown, 4 yellow and brown beads to the top tier of the 22nd row. For the bottom tier, string yellow, brown, yellow, 2 brown, 6 yellow beads.

Step 19. To weave the top tier of the 23rd row you will need 3 yellow, brown, 3 yellow, 2 brown, 2 yellow, brown and yellow beads.

Send 4 yellow, brown, 3 yellow, 2 brown beads to the bottom tier.

Step 20. The top tier of the 24th row consists of 6 yellow, brown and 5 yellow beads. For the bottom one, string brown and 9 yellow beads. Pass additional wire through 8 medium beads.

Step 21. Send beads to the top tier of the 25th row in the sequence: 2 brown, 3 yellow, brown, 2 yellow, 2 brown, yellow. On the wire of the lower tier, string 3 yellow, brown, 2 yellow, brown and 2 yellow beads.

Step 22. For the top tier of the 26th row you will need to collect 2 yellow, brown and 6 yellow beads. Send 2 brown and 6 yellow beads to the bottom tier.

Step 23. In the upper tier of the 27th row you will need to form the tail of the animal. On the wire, collect 2 yellow, brown, 4 yellow, brown, yellow, brown, 2 yellow and 5 brown beads. Moving the outermost bead, pass the same end of the wire through the 4 previous brown beads.

Then, collect 4 more brown beads and pass the wire through the previous 3, moving the outermost one. Having done this, pass the working wire in the opposite direction through 9 beads and string brown and 2 yellow beads. Pass the second end of the wire through the 3 outer beads on each side.

Beading is a real art, and some of the products can easily be called masterpieces. Making beautiful things from beads is easy, you just need to master the basic techniques. However, beginners must not only have patience, but also show perseverance. Any person who decides to learn how to weave with beads will not be disappointed in the end.

First you need to familiarize yourself with the basic weaving techniques and choose the most convenient one. In addition, you should find large beads that will be easier to work with. Beginners should not immediately take on voluminous things, as they require not only a significant investment of time, but also certain skills. In many ways, the type of finished product depends on the quality of the material used. If, while working on beads, inclusions of foreign particles or unevenness on the wire were found, such material must be replaced.

To weave quality beads, beginners need to pay attention to several recommendations:

Mosaic technique

For many beginning needlewomen, this technique turns out to be the simplest. However, even experienced craftsmen can make mistakes, and that's normal. To avoid mistakes, you need to carefully study the diagram of a circle made of beads or other products. In accordance with this technique, the beads are arranged in a checkerboard pattern, thereby forming a canvas. You should talk about the principles of mosaic weaving:

The work is carried out on one thread.
The number of beads is always a multiple of two.
If it is necessary to create a fabric from an odd number of beads, then additional passes with a needle must be made through the outer ones.

You should start working on an even-numbered fabric by collecting the required number of beads; as a result, they will make up the first level. Then one bead is cast on, and the thread is passed through the second one from the end of the row. After this, the next level of beads is collected, which is stitched through the fourth level from the end. This process is repeated until all the beads required for the row have been collected.

To complete the level, the thread must pass through the first bead. To set each subsequent row, you need to sew new beads through the last one of the previous level. Before breaking the thread, you need to pass it in a zigzag through the entire fabric.

Brick beading

This type of weaving is somewhat reminiscent of mosaic, but the technique of its implementation has significant differences - it requires more time, and the work is carried out in the opposite direction. Since these two techniques are similar, they can be used to create one product, and the connections will be invisible.

The principle of the brick technique is as follows:

The second row can be expanded - two beads are put on the needle, and the stitch is passed through a thread that unites 2 elements of the first level. You need to bring the thread through the second bead of the new row. The next two are dealt with in the same way. When introducing the sixth bead into a row, the needle should be inserted through the previous one, and exit through the fourth bead of the first two levels.

Starting from the fifth row, the canvas must begin to narrow. To solve the problem, two beads are strung together. In this case, the stitch should pass under the thread connecting the sixth and seventh beads of the fourth row. The needle is returned through the second beads of the new row. After this, the stitch is directed along the weaving path, through the first and second beads of the fifth row.

French way

This technique is very popular: it is best to weave a giraffe from beads or another figurine using it. All products made in accordance with the circular technique look airy and openwork. When using it, the basis of any element of the product is a thick central wire, onto the base of which several beads are placed.

A thinner wire with beads is attached to this structure from the bottom. It is important to remember that both rods are parallel to each other and are connected using one curl. The result is half an arc. On the second side of the central rod there is another wire with beads attached to it from below. If you make several more similar arcs, you will get a leaf.

Please note that the last wire is attached with 2 turns, and its end must be cut off. You also have to cut off the end of the central rod, leaving a margin of 0.5 cm. After this, it is bent into the inside of the product.

Parallel option

It is often chosen by beginning needlewomen, since the use of parallel weaving makes it easy to create three-dimensional products. For example, in this way you can weave an apple from beads. The principle of the technique is as follows:

As a result, the levels are parallel, and the ends of the fishing line or wire come out from each side of the product.

To weave a dachshund or other three-dimensional figure from beads, the rows must be laid one under the other. If the canvas does not require volume, then the levels should simply be placed in the same plane.

Its weaving pattern:

Flat figure of a giraffe

Giraffe made of beads and wire

Required: small or medium beads - 1 pink, 2 dark and 3 light, 4 large red beads, beads - round (7 mm in diameter) and oblong (15 mm in length), 45 cm of wire.

String a pink bead, push it to the middle of the wire and fold the wire in half. Thread a round bead onto both ends of the wire and move it towards the bead.

String a dark bead onto one end of the wire and place it at a distance of 3 mm from the bead. Fold the wire with the bead and twist it - this is the eye. String a light bead onto the same end and place it 7 mm from the bead, twist the flagellum - this is the horn (Fig. 1, a). Make the same eye and horn on the other end of the wire. Make ears: twist both ends of the wire into a bundle 4 cm long. Fold the bundle into a bow and place the end of the bundle on top of its beginning, lowering the ends on different sides (Fig. 1, b, a thick line shows a bundle of two wires).

Twist the wires, making a neck 3.5 cm long. String a large red bead onto one end of the wire and make a leg 15 mm long (Fig. 1, c). Make a second leg at the other end.

String an oblong body bead onto both ends. Perform the 2 back legs the same way as the front legs.

All that remains is to make the tail. Thread a small blue bead onto one end of the wire. Fold this end into a loop 3-4 mm long, attach the other end and twist them together (Fig. 1, d). Cut off the excess wire.