Brilliant Knit Beads
Betsy Hershberg
Class Preview
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- In-depth Instruction; over 339 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
16:06
Meet Betsy Hershberg and hear about her creative journey. Get a preview of the techniques and projects you'll encounter in this class.
Yarns & Beads
41:44
Betsy details all of the supplies you'll need for this class, including her favorite fibers, tools and sources for yarn, beads and findings.
Bead Stringing & Chart Reading
13:55
Learn the basics of stringing beads and reading charts. Betsy shows you how to double-check your work and fix mistakes right away.
Sliding Beads Between Stitches
41:16
Betsy demonstrates several different ways to move your beads into position between knitted stitches. Diagrams for these patterns are in your downloadable materials.
Plain Knitted Bead
43:27
Betsy shows you how to make the basic knitted bead, including hints on getting gauge, the provisional cast-on and how to use the Kitchener graft to finish your bead.
Bead Knitted Bead
33:42
Knit a bead with beads! Add sparkle and shine with seed beads. You'll learn how to choose the right beads and incorporate them into your knitting.
Beads Knit on Stitches
29:38
Another approach to beads on beads. Betsy shows you how to integrate your beads into the knitted fabric.
Tubular Wrapper
48:34
Learn to knit beads in the round. Betsy shows you step-by-step how to determine gauge and how to work both left-slanted and right-slanted stitches in a tubular wrap.
Project Applications
39:14
Let's have fun with all the things you can do with your beautiful knitted beads. You'll learn how to string them, attach a clasp and incorporate other materials such as stones, glass and resin beads into your jewelry.
Bonus
31:15
As a bonus, Betsy teaches the sinuous Python necklace!
Betsy Hershberg, author of Betsy Beads: Confessions of a Left-Brained Knitter, discovered the adventurous artist inside her… and you will too. In Brilliant Knit Beads, Betsy shows you how to turn simple 2-D swatches into sparkling, one-of-a-kind beads and necklaces, read charts and master knitting on a small scale. You’ll learn how to choose the perfect fibers and beads, two easy techniques for knitting pre-strung beads between and onto stitches, and four different kinds of knitted, beaded “wrappers.” Betsy’s techniques are perfect for skilled knitters or ambitious beginners. You’ll pick up lots of innovative techniques that you can use in other knitting projects, including the provisional crocheted cast-on, the Kitchener graft and the brand-new zipper graft, which creates a seamless join for bead-knit fabric.gUnclasp your creativity and design an infinite array of beads and jewelry!
Betsy Hershberg
Betsy Hershberg is a lifelong knitter whose world was turned upside-down and inside-out when she learned how to bead knit in 2002. As ideas for combining beads and fiber began to take over her knitting brain, she found herself on an unexpected journey which has forever altered the way she thinks about her "left-brained" self and the creative process. She is thrilled to share some of these discoveries, along with unique bead knitting techniques, projects and patterns, in "Betsy Beads: Confessions of a Left-brained Knitter" (XRX Books, 2012). Her work has been featured in Knitter's Magazine, Knitting Universe and Vogue Knitting.
Bonus materials available after purchase