I decided to do my bead sampler on a plain white cotton (with some interfacing on the reverse to strengthen it) instead of on a dyed piece of fabric so that the beads/sequins are clear.
Image 1 – Bead sampler:
Image 2 – dyed melon seeds are easy to puncture holes in with a needle (securing with a cross stitch is not satisfactory – they keep falling out!):
Image 3 – Sequins and seed beads:
Image 4 – Sequins sown on in different ways:
Image 5 – Trying to get objects such as keys or bits of round earrings can be awkward to secure:
Image 6 – Edging/beaded tassels:
Image 7 - Edging/beaded tassels:
Image 8 – Dyed melon seed tassel:
Image 9 – Edging:
Image 10 – Keeping the beads tight and inserting the needle into the edge from front to back creates a spiral effect (not very clear in the image:
Image 11 – Edging with different beads:
