French Beading for Beginners | Materials, Tools & Basic Techniques

Hellooo friends !! This video is a beginner-friendly guide to French Beading 🧵 from beads, wires, the necessary tools & basic petal techniques to help you get started. Whether you're completely new or just looking to understand the fundamentals, this video will walk you through everything step by step 🧸 French Beading has been a really calming & therapeutic process for me and I hope you'll enjoy it just as much 🩷 I'm now on Patreon 👋🏻 : https://www.patreon.com/cw/valerietanart?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator More of my beading journey on Instagram / TikTok : ⁨@valerietanart or if you ever want to get in touch ✉️ : [email protected] Here are bookmarks to guide you through 🔖 : 〰️ chapter 1 : beads 🫐 - 00:00 〰️ chapter 2 : wires 🧵 - 04:02 〰️ chapter 3 : bead spinner + how to use it 🧸 - 08:06 〰️ chapter 4 : measuring beads 🏋🏻‍♀️ - 11:06 〰️ chapter 5 : basic petal shapes 🌱 - 13:15 〰️ chapter 6 : floral sticks 🪈 - 34:40 〰️ chapter 7 : floral tape 🔖 - 35:09 〰️ chapter 8 : embroidery floss 🪡 - 36:33 French beading is beginner-friendly and such an enjoyable craft to learn so here's a quick breakdown of all the materials I used 🧵 : ✦ Full 2mm bead set (starter pack) ⭐️ - https://amzn.to/4qQEVrV , seed/tube mix bead set https://amzn.to/4bZRjzF ✦ 0.5mm wire - https://amzn.to/4tiy4si , 0.4mm wire https://amzn.to/4vdC0fK , 0.3mm wire https://amzn.to/3Oki1LA ✦ bead spinner (https://amzn.to/49UvS3S) ✦ bead spinner trays (https://amzn.to/4ormY1b) ✦ floral stem (2 gauge thick https://amzn.to/48AMjA0) (26 gauge thin https://amzn.to/461XUrt ) ✦ floral tape (https://amzn.to/4ao81JR) ✦ pliers set (https://amzn.to/3KnYisE) ✦ nail polish coat (https://amzn.to/4rAtlSz) ✦ beading mat (https://amzn.to/4c3y9uh) ✦ embroidery floss (https://amzn.to/4vd4ZjN) Filming gears : ⟡ Camera I'm using (https://amzn.to/48uEMCv) ⟡ Tripod (https://amzn.to/3Y3N93b) ⟡ Camera lens (https://amzn.to/4ozoOgp & https://amzn.to/4ozInpd)