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Caravan Beads is a wholesale supplier and retail shop for Miyuki Japanese seed beads, Delica beads, as well as CLON beading thread and cord and CFLEX beading wire. Follow the blog to find ideas to make creative handmade jewelry.
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
1w ago
Materials:
TL-412: Opaque Turquoise Green Miyuki Tila Bead - 1 tube
11-454: Metallic Dark Plum Iris Miyuki 11/0 Seed Bead - 1 tube
DP28-457: Metallic Dark Bronze Miyuki 2.8mm Drop Bead - 1 tube
193-104: Japanese Thin Beading Needles - 1 package
MNT-06: Brown Miyuki Nylon Beading Thread - 1 bobbin
192-550-AB: Antique Brass 33mm Hammered Circle - 2 pieces
192-531-AB: Antique Brass Earwire With Ball - 2 pieces
505-017: Rainbow Embroidery Bird Scissor
520-124: Hypo Cement Jewelers Glue
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1. Cut a four foot length of Miyuki nylon ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
1M ago
Materials:
LMA-4514: Miyuki Long Magatama Opaque Turquoise Blue Picasso - 1 tube
6-4209: Miyuki 6/0 Duracoat Galvanized Dk Coral Seed Bead - 2 beads
520-492-MS: Moose 1.2mm Greek Leather - 1 foot
191-508-S: Sterling Silver 2.5mm Crimp End with Loop - 2 pieces
191-100-S: Sterling Silver Earwire with Loop - 2 pieces
520-055: Glitter Line Chain Nose Pliers
520-124: Hypo Cement Glue
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Step 1: Cut the leather into two 6 inch pieces. Add one 6/0 seed bead at the center of the leather.
Step 2: String one Long Magatama (LMA) onto t ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
2M ago
Miyuki size 10/0 Triangle beads (TR10) are three sided beads with softly rounded corners. The smallest of Miyuki's three sizes of triangle beads, the TR10 measures 2mm x 2.5mm with a hole size of .9mm. There are approximately 52 beads per gram and 12 per inch.
TR10 beads can be used in a variety of beadweaving techniques including: peyote, brick, spiral and herringbone stitch. When strung with other beads, the triangular shape of the TR10 adds texture and shimmer as light hits their three sides. Size 10/0 Triangle beads are ideal for edging embroidery projects, Kumihimo braiding, and even mic ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
2M ago
Materials:
TR10-24F: Miyuki 10/0 Triangle Bead Matte Silverlined Amethyst - 1 tube
8-2333: Miyuki 8/0 Seed Bead Matte Metallic Blue Slate Gold Iris - 1 tube
284-151: Swarovski 4mm Bicone Light Amethyst AB - 2 packages
MNT-18: Miyuki Nylon Beading Thread Rose - 1 bobbin
193-104: Japanese Thin Beading Needles
CH0002-AS: Antique Silver 3mm Wheat Chain - 21"
192-511-AS: Antique Silver Jump Ring 4mm 18ga. - 1 piece
192-512-AS: Antique Silver Jump Ring 6mm 18ga. - 1 piece
192-535-AS: Antique Silver Lobster Claw - 1 piece
505-017: Rainbow Embroidery Bird Scissors
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Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
5M ago
Caravan Beads has recently launched a line of original jewelry kits. We have taken some of our favorite in-house designs from the bead blog and transformed them into kits, making it easy to create your own bead woven jewelry project from home. In addition to all the materials needed to complete your project, these fun stitching kits include illustrated step-by-step directions to guide you through the creative process. For our most detailed set of illustrated instructions, simply type the project name into our search bar to see the full blog post. Our design team works to create new projects e ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
7M ago
Materials:
DBL-1832F: Miyuki 8/0 Delica Bead Duracoat Galvanized Matte Gold - 1 tube
SPR22-462: Miyuki 2.2mm Spacer Bead Metallic Gold Iris - 1 tube
11-462: Miyuki 11/0 Seed Bead Metallic Gold Iris - 1 tube
285-025: Swarovski 5mm Bicone Blue Zircon - 1 package
CLBD-T: C-Lon Size D Tan - 1 bobbin
193-103: Japanese Beading Needles - 1 package
194-013-G: Gold Celtic Knot Button - 1 piece
505-016: Gold Embroidery Scissor
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1. Cut a five foot length of C-Lon size D beading thread. String two Miyuki 8/0 Delica beads (DBL).
2. S ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
7M ago
With a mix of glamour, punk rock, and Jurassic era charm, these earrings will not disappoint ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
8M ago
Spacer beads have been made, worn and traded in almost every culture in the world. Spacer or Heishi beads have evolved from being handmade from natural substances, such as shell and bone, into glass which is blown into long rods, and cut and polished.
SPR22 spacer beads are the smallest and second most popular of the three sizes of Miyuki spacers. The size of this spacer makes them versatile and easy to use in multiple strand and bead embroidery designs. SPR22s are small and delicate enough to string with freshwater pearls and semi-precious stone rounds. Stringing them with beads of other shap ..read more
Caravan Beads | Seed Bead Blog
10M ago
Laura Jean McCabe is a primarily self-taught beadweaver with an education in historical costume reproduction and restoration, and anthropology. She produces elaborately beaded body adornment that combines Native American, African Zulu, and Victorian beadweaving techniques with modern materials and color schemes. She exhibits her work in national and international beadwork exhibitions, and sells her finished work throughout the United States and the world and through this website: www.LauraMcCabeArt.com. She maintains a studio in Old Mystic, Connecticut, and teaches beading workshops domestica ..read more