Lent has only just begun, but now it’s time to think about Easter decorations. Moreover, the best of them are those made by hand. The tradition of giving Easter eggs made of beads has existed for a very long time, and now it has begun to be revived again. Let us make something similar to this beauty.

Materials and tools

1. Egg preparation (preferably foam, here size 6*4 cm)
2. Iron-on adhesive with icon
3. Beads of different colors (depending on the pattern you choose)
4. Beads
5. Fishing line or nylon thread (depending on what you like to weave with) 0.15 mm thick
6. Bead needles
7. Pins
8. Weaving pattern
9. And also inspiration, patience and good mood)

Master class on how to braid an Easter egg with your own hands

First you need to apply a sticker. To do this, put it on the egg and lower it into boiling water (it’s convenient to use a spoon with holes for this) - the sticker will tightly cover your workpiece.

It is best that the sticker matches the color of the workpiece (if it is foam plastic, then it is white), otherwise the design on the back will be visible through the gaps between the beads, and this does not look very aesthetically pleasing. If you couldn't find such a sticker, don't despair! Cut out the face from the iron-on sticker and attach it to the egg using acrylic varnish.

On the left the thermal sticker is glued around the egg, on the right - only the front face is glued

Instead of thermal stickers, you can take stickers that stick with an adhesive layer: such stickers are always sold in stores before Easter.

So, the first step has been taken. And now the fun part begins: beading an Easter egg.

First we make a “belt”. It is simply woven with a “mesh” of 3 beads (it can be on one needle, it can be on two - whichever is more convenient for you). Just first you need to decide on the pattern. You can first draw it on paper or use a ready-made diagram, for example, this one:

Fasten the fishing line (nylon thread) to the first bead (it is then cut off) and collect 16 more pieces according to your design.

Then we pull the fishing line through the ninth bead so that you get a loop. Then we weave as shown in the diagram.

We determine the length of the belt by eye, trying it on the egg along its length, from tip to tip.

When the required length is obtained, we close the belt into a ring and put it on the workpiece.

If the workpiece is foam plastic, then you can secure the belt with pins so that it does not slip.

And then we weave as if we were braiding a cabochon, using beads of different sizes. We work until the face is beautifully bordered. For edging, you can take gold-colored beads.

On the eve of the revered and beloved Easter holiday, many housewives begin painting eggs and making Easter cakes traditional for this holiday. It is not surprising, because on this day it is customary to treat all your loved ones and friends with a painted egg. Yes, it’s nice to feel like the Easter Bunny and delight others with cute signs of attention. However, is it so good to receive in return an unimaginable amount of the same eggs that need to be used in the near future, otherwise they will simply go bad? And some of these gifts look so beautiful: covered in bright paint and decorated with patterns or holiday stickers. How wonderful it would be to put such beauty on a shelf and admire the symbol of the past holiday for many more months. Why not? In our master class on making Easter eggs from beads, especially for beginners, you will learn how to make beautiful and durable gifts that will delight your loved ones with their appearance for many years.

Master class on braiding eggs from beads for beginners

Before you start making an original Easter egg, you need to prepare all the necessary materials for work. Most of them can be bought at a specialized craft store.

Necessary materials:

• 3 jars with multi-colored beads.
• A skein of fishing line.
• Wooden egg.
• Thin needle.
• Scissors.

1) The first step is to measure the number of beads for the width of the egg. To do this, we collect beads on the fishing line until there are enough beads around the egg at the widest point.

Be sure to remember the resulting number of beads!

2) Now we begin to weave a pillow for the egg. We connect 5 beads into a flower with a needle, and then weave the first row, adding one bead each between the same “flower” elements of the previous row.

3) Before weaving the next row, change the color of the beads. Then insert two beads in the space between the beads of the previous row. We do the third row in the same way, but insert again one bead at a time.

4) To weave the fourth row, insert one bead once, two beads the second time, then one again, and repeat in a circle.

5) Change the color again for the new row. Now we begin to weave several rows in the same way as we did in the previous step, until there are as many beads in the row as we got in the first step, measuring the width of the egg.

6) Now it’s time to reduce the number of beads in the row. To do this, we need to use the same approach that we used when increasing them. In other words, in rows where three beads were inserted at intervals, you need to decrease by three. It's better to just skip them while weaving the next row.

At the end of the weaving, we tie a knot of wire on top and that’s it, our beaded Easter egg is ready!

Learning the technique of mosaic weaving Easter eggs

The mosaic method is completely simple to implement and is perfect for beginning needlewomen. You don’t need to look for a pattern or calculate the number of beads per egg. It is enough to choose the desired color and size of beads, thin fishing line and needle.

Mosaic egg weaving is performed in the following sequence:

1) We start with a small flower with a core of one bead and petals of six.

2) We weave the second row of beads between the “petals” of the first row.

3) We do the third row in a manner similar to the previous step, but between the beads of the second row we weave not one, but two.

4) When weaving the fourth row, we place one bead on the needle and also distribute them between the elements of the previous row.

5) The next, fifth row, goes for expansion, so we weave three beads between the beads of the fourth row.

6) We weave the sixth row, inserting 2 beads in the spaces of the fifth row.

7) Now the “top” of the egg is ready and you can begin to further braid it.

8) The seventh row goes for expansion: we pass the needle through 2 beads of the previous row and, stringing one bead on a fishing line, pass the needle through every third bead of the 5th row.

9) In the eighth row we alternate weaving two and three beads into the previous row.

10) Chains 9 and 10 are typed in the same order, but for the ninth row of the pattern of the main part of the mosaic weaving, one bead is strung on a thread, and for the tenth - 2 at a time.

11) After finishing the 10th row, the braid must be gradually narrowed. The process is similar to expansion: as much as we increase the number of beads in a particular row, we decrease it.

12) Finish the mosaic weaving of the Easter egg by creating a flower with one bead in the center. The thread is secured by inserting it into several beads of the upper chains.

In addition to the usual braiding of eggs with beads, you can also use more complex patterns with other patterns. For example, this photo shows a pattern of weaving with a diamond-shaped mesh of beads.

The technique of double-sided weaving is also interesting. An Easter egg made according to this pattern looks quite simple, but at the same time original.

Video on the topic of the article

For further training in braiding eggs from beads, we suggest you study a selection of video materials on this topic. Good luck!

I only give diagrams of the belts and there are no diagrams of a whole egg with complete tops.

Let me explain.

Very often you see on the Internet, in a book or in a magazine, a photo of an amazingly beautiful egg with a ready-made diagram. The explanations say - the height of the egg is 10 cm. You measure your workpiece - hurray, 10 cm!!! and start weaving. And you have a bummer. Your beaded shirt either doesn’t fit on the egg and you get unsightly gaps, the tops don’t pull into place, or vice versa - the shirt puffs up and fidgets around the workpiece, and the tops stick out like berets.
You are in a panic, you don’t understand what’s wrong with you, you’re trying to change it... Why is this happening? Everything is very simple. The blank is of a different shape, not the same as that of the author of the diagram. That is, both the height of the egg and the waist circumference are the same, but the egg does not work out. And all because your workpiece has a slightly higher or slightly lower waist than the author of the diagram. Your egg is more pot-bellied and round, or vice versa - more slender and elongated. It seems like a small thing. But because of such little things, the egg does not turn out. After all, the author calculated a scheme that ideally suits HIS size and configuration of the workpiece, but your workpiece is different from it. If you weave with a mesh or a cross, this is not important, since the fabric with a mesh is more plastic and adapts to the characteristics of the workpiece. If you weave tightly, and even with a pattern, then every bead is important. It is she who may turn out to be superfluous in the row and will stand on end, or she may not be enough, and you will end up with an ugly hole.

From my own experience, having gained a lot of knowledge, having finally figured out these subtleties, I will try to teach you how to select and calculate the pattern of an egg so that there are no such troubles.
This is why I never draw diagrams of the tops, because even if I repeat my egg according to my scheme for the nth time, with the same preparations, I manage to make different tops. But we have the tops of the heads in the second part.

Now up to the waist.

For the first experiments in weaving, I recommend taking patterns not with a solid pattern, but with individual motifs, between which there are rows of background beads. It is easier to adjust such a pattern to your workpiece by changing the number of rows of background beads between the motifs and the number of motifs. When you have already learned to calculate the size of the belt both in height and length, calculate the decreases on the tops of the heads and weave them evenly, you will be able to take a complex pattern and create your own personal masterpiece. For example this one)))

Well, I’m almost finished with the introduction, now about the diagrams))) I probably seemed a little boring to you, but forgive me, I just really want you not to be disappointed when creating your first egg

I will specifically post not only my own, but also patterns found on the Internet (for example, for embroidery or fillet crochet). It doesn’t matter what these diagrams were originally intended for, the main thing is that they have a pattern in the cells. I want you to see that you can use almost any pattern as long as it fits the size of the workpiece. The fact is that, firstly, I don’t want thirty absolutely identical “incubator” eggs to appear on the site, and I think you, too, want to create something of your own. Something that you will look at with pleasure and that you will be proud of. And secondly, I want you to learn how to calculate the egg pattern for yourself, without waiting for someone somewhere to publish a diagram of the finished egg. For my part, I will help you with advice, if you don’t succeed on your own, I will help you with the calculations. Believe me, it’s absolutely not difficult, the main thing is to try. At one time I studied in master classes, went through a lot of literature, but I had to figure out many simple things with my own mind. There was no one to ask. So if you don’t understand something, ask, I’ll definitely tell you everything I know.

Well, now the diagrams.

Patterns for eggs 6.5 cm in height and below

In this design you can use pink buds if you put them, the bottom blue flowers and a small pink flower.

I became terribly interested in myself and from the last drawing I selected and redrew the birds. They turned out to be wonderful birds, look.

I’ll say right away that for eggs of this size, the maximum height of the pattern is no more than 24 -25 cells. The lower the workpiece, the smaller the height of the main pattern. In this case, the height of the belt can be 10-16 cells (in increasing size of the workpiece) and the maximum length of the belt is up to 82 cells. The smaller the egg, the shorter the belt; there are such little ones that only about 60 rows fit on them. We will calculate more accurately when you measure your workpiece in detail. I’ll tell you how to do this below.

For eggs 7-8 cm tall (higher possible).

For eggs of this size, the maximum height of the main pattern is 30 -32 cells. The length of the belt is 96-108 cells.

Yes, if this diagram is placed vertically, then it is suitable for eggs of a greater height than 6.5 cm)))

Here you can use rosebuds vertically.

You can also use diagrams drawn for brooches here (links in the previous topic)

Schemes for eggs from 8 to 10 cm (higher possible) in height.

Here the maximum height of the pattern can be up to 40 cells, the length of the belt is 108 - 120 cells.

You can rummage some more

In eggs of this size, the height of the main pattern can reach 50-60 cells, and the length of the girdle can be up to 160 cells.

Now about a more accurate calculation of the size of the belt.

We take our workpiece and mark a more even, practically without narrowing, area approximately in the middle of the egg. It will be shifted down a little something like this.

We measure the height of this section with a tailor's centimeter (you can also use a ruler, but it's more convenient for a tailor's). On my sample of a belt with a 2cm weave in height, 9 Czech beads of size 10 are placed. That is, there are approximately 4.5 beads in 1 cm. The height of my flat area on the egg is 6 cm. Multiplying 6 by 4.5 we get 27 rows. But for Ndebele fabric you need an even number of rows, so we remove one and get a waist height of 26 rows. Why do we remove and not add a row? Yes, because it is precisely this added row that can then stick out like a stake and become puffy. Therefore, we always count towards a decrease. In general, for an egg 8-8.5 cm high, the maximum girdle height is 24 rows.

Now we measure the waist of the egg using a tailor's meter. I have 6 beads in width on a sample of 1 cm. The waist of my egg is 19 cm. Subtract one centimeter ( Necessarily!!), multiply 18 by six to get 108 rows. Why do we subtract a centimeter? Yes, because the belt still narrows towards the edges, and if we weave it based on the thickest part of the egg, then the edges of the belt will lag behind the workpiece. Just as when sewing an allowance is given, so on the contrary, it is taken away from us for a better fit of the belt to the workpiece. When finished, the Ndebele belt is quite plastic, it will stretch out in the center, narrow towards the edges and our shirt will fit like a glove on the egg.

Now about the drawing. You have chosen a picture with a height of, for example, 32 cells. The height of the belt is 24 squares. This means we will complete 8 rows of the pattern when we move from the girdle to weaving the tops. This means that in the figure we must select 24 rows in height for weaving the belt. Since the egg narrows more strongly at the top, we shift these 24 rows down relative to the middle of the picture. That is, with a drawing of 32 cells and a belt of 24 cells, we separate 2 or three rows from below, and 6 or five rows from the top, respectively. Now we distribute the pattern along the length of the belt, that is, in width. For example, the width of our motif is 32 cells. And the length of the belt is 108 cells. Four motives do not fit. So we multiply 32 by 3, we get 96. From 108 we subtract 96 - what remains is 12. We divide 12 by three (after all, that’s how many motifs we have) - we get 4. This means that between the motifs we get four rows of background without a pattern. All !! Absolutely nothing complicated.

It has long been customary to decorate boiled eggs at Easter. Some people make crafts from wood or other auxiliary materials so that they can later be preserved as talismans. For example, Easter eggs made of beads. Beautiful, bright, somewhat reminiscent of Faberge eggs. A detailed master class will help you learn how to do this in practice.

Here the papier-mâché technique is combined with the use of beads and small multi-colored beads. The task is to create an artificial base for the craft, because you cannot braid a real egg with beads, it will later deteriorate. And then decorate the base with available materials.

What you will need:

• PVA glue;
• paste;
• newspaper;
• toilet paper;
• brush, water;
• foam plastic blank (you need it to be round, like an egg, if not, you can mold it from ordinary plasticine).

Operating procedure:

1. Tear the paper into smaller pieces, but fold them into two separate piles so that the newspaper and toilet paper don't get mixed up.
2. Apply the paper as the first layer. Press each piece one by one, moistening (or treating) it with glue. Here PVA can completely replace paste. The second layer is newspaper. So alternate layers.
3. When finished, leave the egg to dry. Once it hardens, use the tip of a knife to carefully open the mold, making one long cut along the line drawn in advance. Remove the workpiece.
4. Connect the two resulting halves of the paper egg and cover them with paper again. Leave to dry again and carefully paint using gouache or regular white paint. To ensure that the color completely covers all the roughness, make paper as the last layer of pasting.

Finishing. What you will need:

• multi-colored beads;
• scissors;
• white, red threads;
• thin needle (special for beads);
• glue "Moment";
• velor fabric (strip).

Operating procedure:

1. Glue a wide strip of soft velor along the egg. Cut a 2cm long strip so that it can cover the entire egg. And glue it tighter.
2. Braiding an egg with beads occurs in stages. First, we string beads onto a double thin thread so that the thread completely covers the large bead (see picture). Having secured the thread, glue the braided bead, this is the center of the egg.
3. Having secured the bead with a simple knot, then, according to the instructions, collect the middle beads one by one on the thread, forming a larger circle than the glued braided bead. Once finished, glue it to the bead on the egg.
4. Decorate the other side of your egg in a similar way.
5. Now glue beads of a similar shade separately, forming a cross (remember, the other side is the same). Having strung beads onto a long thread, glue it carefully around the perimeter, literally tracing the sides of the cross (see picture). Repeat this step twice more, alternating different colored beads (for example, a layer of white, then a layer of pink).
6. The final layer will be beads of a dark shade; use them to once again emphasize the outline of the resulting cross. The motif is simple: a Christian cross and a large bead in the center. Having threaded beads of a dark shade onto a thread, paste over the sides of the fabric, following the contour.
7. Prepare a lot of short threads strung with multi-colored beads. Fill the remaining free space with them.
8. Decorate the top of the egg with a large bead similar to the side ones, braiding it with beads.

An Easter egg made of beads looks beautiful and elegant; here the weaving is combined with papier-mâché and pasting.

Beading an egg for a beginner

Beading is a rather complex art that requires perseverance, attentiveness and following a pattern. For beginners, it is better to choose something simple, a master class that explains in detail all the sequential actions. The master acts by inspiration, putting together a diagram of the future product in his mind.

What you will need:

• multi-colored beads (yellow - reinforced concrete, orange - ORB, green - ZB, pink - RB, purple - FB in the example);
• wooden base;
• nylon thread;
• scissors;
• needle.

Operating procedure:

1. Measure 1 meter of thread and thread it into a special thin needle. When finished, simply secure the end by running it over the beads several times.
2. The first stage is the creation of a simple two-row belt made of beads. Then the following ones will be intertwined with them. Thread 4 beads, 2 of each color (2ZhB and 2OB) and stretch them further. Then, pass the needle through the first two. Tighten. You can see how the beads are arranged in pairs. String the next two beads (there will be 5, 6). Now pass the needle through the third, then 2 and then 5. Pull it off. The beads added last will lie flat. Continue weaving step by step, removing the needle from the ORB each time. You will get a long beaded belt. Connect its ends by threading the needle through 1 ORB, then follow to the reinforced concrete block standing above (adjacent row). Secure the weave. The starting row is orange, so bring the needle through the reinforced concrete. It turns out that the third line will be above the row of reinforced concrete.
3. Adding lines. Braiding an egg with beads is a step-by-step procedure, where rows will be added gradually. You can weave separately, without a workpiece, periodically trying it on, or directly on it.
4. Weaving pattern - string a bead, thread a needle through a reinforced concrete bead, weaving a new one next to it. Having finished the 3rd row, make a stitch - pass the needle through all the previously strung beads and pull together to form an even row. So weave 4.5 and subsequent rows. The only thing is that in places where the egg narrows, the braid must match - gradually reduce your number of beads. Where there are two - take one, then go with a needle through two from the previous bottom row.

Important! You need to shorten the rows directly on the egg.

1. At the end, connect together the remaining beads from the last, small row. Secure the result. Braid the lower part as well.

Diamond mesh weaving technique

Among the patterns for weaving an egg from beads, it is considered the simplest.

What you will need:

• multi-colored beads (2 shades per mesh);
• thread, needle;
• scissors;
• base - egg.

Operating procedure:

1. To begin with, create a wide beaded belt. The decoration is woven separately; when finished, try it on the finished base and shorten it as necessary. Moreover, there are also vertical belts. They are needed if you plan to decorate the egg with a small drawing or picture.
2. Using the diagram, weave a belt 0.5-0.7 cm smaller than the wide area of ​​the egg. Connect (sew) the edges of the belt, being careful not to disrupt the integrity of the pattern.
3. Expand the canvas (see photo) by making 2 top rows. Towards the crown, where the egg tapers, decrease the rows and, when finished, tighten the thread.
4. Several rows will go without decreases. Then add additional pieces, not forgetting to pull them tighter.
5. Assemble the beads following the detailed pattern and thread the thread through all the attached brown beads. When finished, pull it tighter. That’s it, the “top” of the egg is closed.

Stand

A finished egg requires a strong base. Sometimes it is also braided with beads:

• plastic stand;
• from foam plastic;
• from plasticine (blind it, then cover it with beads);
• papier mache.

If you can find a suitable ready-made stand, then it is not necessary to decorate it with Gzhel.

Schemes for weaving eggs with beads

There are quite a lot of them. The main thing is to study the basis, understand the principle of creating bead rows. Then all the schemes will seem accessible.

Types of patterns for braiding eggs with beads:

1. Cellular weaving - many craftswomen create visual video tutorials, explaining the principles and subtleties of the work. Here the beginning of the procedure will be making a belt, then braiding both ends of the egg and then tightening it (like a mesh).
2. Openwork weaving - complete the pattern of cells with multi-colored glass beads, take faceted beads. The braiding lesson will begin with the ends of the egg. Then you connect the two finished halves, forming a complete product.
3. Dense weaving - mosaic or hand weaving is used here, when the beads are slightly shifted to the side or arranged like chess. The method is labor-intensive and requires more material, but the result is a dense canvas where you can create various pictures - a temple, crosses, etc.
4. Mosaic weaving is the creation of a real mosaic from beads of different colors.

Beaded Easter eggs: DIY decoration ideas

Beaded Easter eggs: DIY decoration ideas

Since ancient times, people have celebrated the holiday of Easter with delicious Easter cakes and Easter eggs. Special attention was paid to coloring and painting the latter. Over time, the evolution of the design of Easter eggs has stepped far forward in its development: from dyeing with onion peels to weaving with beads. Today there are so many decoration options, and they are so diverse and individual that they allow everyone to show their creative abilities in the technique that is closer to them.
Our master class will reveal several secrets and demonstrate with the help of photos how you can make Easter eggs from beads with your own hands.

The meaning of the Easter symbol

Easter is one of the greatest Christian holidays, revered throughout the world. His arrival is eagerly awaited, preparing in advance with special trepidation and respect. The celebration of Easter sacredly preserves the traditions and customs of our ancestors: baking Easter cakes, decorating the Easter basket and, of course, painting eggs.
The egg is a talisman and a symbol of prosperity. The long-known tradition in Rus' of giving each other Easter eggs is not accidental, because the donor symbolically bestows goodness, prosperity and prosperity on someone, protecting the home of people close to him from damage and filth.
Beading, with its numerous bright and colorful weaving techniques, allows you to create beautiful, and sometimes exclusive, egg decor with your own hands. Today we will look at several interesting and accessible weaving methods even for beginners: from simple to more complex.

Required materials and tools

If we are talking about creativity, craftswomen know that they will need quite a lot of materials and tools. Since we decided to combine several presentation lessons into our master class, we will need more materials than for one traditional weaving. After reading the lesson and demonstration photos, you will understand what you want to do and, based on this, choose the elements that will be needed.
Egg-shaped blank

The subject of our today's creativity is an Easter egg made of beads, which means we cannot do without its imitated form. In your work, you can use any egg preparation that is convenient for you: wooden, plastic, foam, foam rubber, or you can make it from an ordinary fresh egg, having first removed all the contents. The important thing here is that the shape should be extremely durable and relatively light.
We will perform braiding on blanks made of different materials to clearly demonstrate to you the possibilities available.
Thread In order to braid an egg, we need a thread on which to string beads for weaving. It can be monofilament, nylon, regular waxed thread, or thread for beads.
Beads Usually, beads of different colors and sizes, as well as large beads, are used to decorate Easter eggs. At the same time, you don’t need to buy it specially at all, because you can create unique patterns from the remnants of what you have.
Additional tools Also useful in your work will be: a pencil, glue, pins with colored beads at the end, sequins, a candle, a fresh egg, a paper clip, a bead needle.

Ways to decorate eggs

Before starting our main master class, I would like to dwell on the simplest ways to decorate a beaded egg with your own hands.
Pasting with beads and rhinestones This method is very simple, since it does not require the use of a pattern and even children can do it. All you need is your imagination and a tool.


We take a blank and draw a sketch of our future drawing on it with a pencil. Next, we apply glue to those places that will be decorated accordingly and begin gluing the beads, following our pattern.
The advantage of this option is its simplicity, accessibility and the ability to reproduce any ornament or composition. In this case, beads can fill both the entire form, covering the surface with a monolithic layer, and its individual parts, placing emphasis on individual elements.
Carrying out such registration is a very labor-intensive and painstaking process that requires perseverance, patience and attentiveness.
Decorating with sequins Sequins can also be an excellent material for decorating Easter eggs. Using sequins of pastel colors, you can paste them over the shell, creating a very delicate and airy sample. And the use of sequins in the shape of flowers will allow you to create a lush decoration for our souvenir, marking the spring awakening of nature.
Let's take a closer look at what we should do. We take a foam rubber blank. We pierce the sequin with a pin with a colored bead at the end and stick it into the base. Alternating the color of the pins, we place our flowers on the base, trying not to leave empty spaces, until the surface is filled to the maximum. While working, coat the iron core of each pin with glue for better fixation in the foam rubber.








To give the work completeness, we suggest you make a stand for the egg. For this purpose, we will use a pin mold (true craftsmen will find a use for everything). We paste the edge of the stand with green sequins in a circle, and when everything is ready, we glue the finished creation into the center. Our wonderful souvenir is ready! Easily, simply and quickly, you get a spring mood and joy from the work done.




Braiding an egg with a mesh of beads This method involves using a pattern in your work. Weaving technology is based on the fact that the braiding takes place in three stages, due to its specific oval shape.
So, a mini master class and accompanying photos.
We divide the base into three parts: upper, lower and wide central belt.

We start the work from the central fragment, for which we weave a mesh of beads using a given pattern.

The size of the mesh should be sufficient to encircle the width of the egg. Next, we put the mesh on the workpiece and connect its edges. Very important: the belt should fit tightly.






Now we have to braid the poles. The visual diagram shown in the photo below will be an excellent assistant for us in this:


Braiding the crown requires special attention; you must ensure that the number of beads in each subsequent row is uniformly reduced. The mesh should fit as tightly as possible; weak, dangling rows are not for us. We expect an excellent result, don't we?
To fix the final bead, we thread a thread through it, additionally passing it through nearby ones, and tighten it with knots. We secure the thread well, otherwise the weaving may “unravel.” We mask the cut end.

The result is a very original festive decorative element. And using beads of different colors to create all kinds of motifs, you can achieve absolutely amazing results. In the photo below you can see an example of such weaving.






After some weaving practice, using any pattern will become a very easy and familiar task for you, but what masterpieces in the form of eggs you will be able to create with your own hands.

Master class on decorating eggs with beads

Now we are waiting for a step-by-step master class, in which we will go through all the stages of work in great detail, braiding our future Easter egg.
We'll start by preparing our base. We will take an ordinary egg, make two holes in it (small at the bottom and a slightly larger one at the top), remove all the contents by blowing it out. When the shell is free, seal the small hole with a piece of newspaper coated with PVA glue. Set the finished element aside and let it dry.






In the meantime, take a candle, cut it into small pieces, put it in a container (ours is a cut-off tin can from an energy drink) and heat it on the stove until the paraffin melts. Having achieved a liquid state, pour paraffin into our workpiece through a large hole. Do not rush to get rid of the remaining wax, since we will still need it, because when it hardens, the wax in the mold will decrease and we will need to fill the resulting void. When the paraffin has hardened, carefully but very carefully scrape off the excess paraffin from the surface of the egg, because it will interfere with our work, preventing the glue from spreading evenly over the entire surface. Then we cover the hole with paper.










Now take a needle and thread and tie a knot at the end.
Take a paper clip and “bite off” the curved top. Using a simple pencil, on the surface of our form in the upper part with a large hole, draw 2 vertical lines, at the intersection of which we lay a thread with a knot and press it with a paper clip, pressing it into the middle of the hole filled with wax.








We string beads about 10-15 cm long onto a needle. The color schemes here can be different, depending on what result you want to get. You can make the ornament with stripes, hemstitch, diamonds, or make an image in the center - it all depends on your imagination. We will have the simplest option - with stripes. Therefore, we will randomly string beads of related shades onto the thread.
To prevent the beads from “running away” during work, we use a piece of light-colored fabric. You can use an ordinary flat plate for this, which is also very convenient for collecting beads.




So, having collected the required length, apply glue to the surface of our form and lay the thread starting from the center and moving in a spiral. Thus, we carry out the braiding until we reach the bottom. We finish the work by fixing the thread with glue, after removing it from the needle, and cutting it.

Video: Decorating an Easter egg with beads

Techniques for braiding eggs with beads

For professionals who have already mastered basic weaving patterns, we can advise trying their hand at other techniques that are widely used in traditional beading:

• mosaic weaving, when the woven beads fit as tightly as possible, creating the effect of a monolithic coating. This makes it possible to implement various ornaments and complex paintings;
• a hand-weaving technique characterized by parallel arrangement of beads, which is reminiscent of working on a machine;
• openwork mesh is the fastest way to braid an egg, because the presence of space between the weaving elements significantly speeds up the process and increases the size of the fabric.

Easter eggs made of beads, braided using the mosaic technique

Easter egg made of beads using the hand-weaving technique
Easter eggs braided with openwork mesh. All of the techniques listed above allow you to make real masterpieces, provided that you put in a fairly large amount of time and effort.
Beaded eggs are a very symbolic souvenir that should be made with love and warmth, with sincere wishes for goodness and prosperity. Be patient and diligent, then your gift will become a real gift for your loved ones! Well, you can enjoy another well-deserved creative victory. We hope that the master class we offer on making eggs from beads will show you beadwork from a different, very interesting side.