Jewelry Design with Scotchbonnet!: Working With a Bead Loom by Tracey-Renee Hubbard

All levels | 34 min 32 sec

Jewelry Design with Scotchbonnet!: Working With a Bead Loom
Overview00:59
Materials01:07
Mood board06:07
Beaded cuff16:02
Finishing10:17

Taught by Tracey-Renee Hubbard

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Design and make beautifully beaded jewelry with Tracey-Renee Hubbard, designer and founder of the vibrant accessories brand Scotchbonnet! She guides you through the process of developing a cohesive jewelry collection, beginning with the assembly of a mood board to find your aesthetic. Then, learn how to map out a beaded design on paper and prepare a Jewel Loom to weave your beads. Finally, Tracey-Renee demonstrates how to mount your beadwork to a brass cuff or barrette and show off your stylish new creation.

Here’s what you’ll need:

For the mood board:

Foam board - Tracey-Renee uses one that is 24 x 18"
Push pins
Various images and materials that inspire you such as cut-out images and text from magazines, fabric swatches, paint swatches, souvenirs/ephemera, beads, natural elements
For the beaded cuff:
Size 11/0 seed beads in colors inspired by your mood board (Tracey-Renee uses black, white, orange, yellow, and purple)
Colored pencils to match your seed beads
Graph paper
Brass cuff (1/2" width)
Jewel Loom (comes with a needle)
Wildfire beading thread .006 inches - Tracey-Renee uses black but you can choose a color to complement your palette
Gorilla Super Glue Gel
Craft sticks or popsicle sticks
Tape measure
Bead scoop (optional)
Chain-nose pliers (optional)
Non-slip surface like a piece of felt to pour out beads (optional)