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Beaded Ring Tutorial

Create a fast, easy, and cute DIY beaded ring using basic beading stitches.


🎥 Video Transcript

⏱️ 00:00 — Visual Progression
Hi everyone. Today I'm going to show you how to make this super easy wiring. To get started, you're going to need some copper wire. I'm using the one from Yuki. You're also going to need some seed beads. Um here I'm using some pink ones. You're going to need some flathead pliers, scissors, and measuring tape. So to get started, you're going to need 20 cm of uh wire. So you can measure that. Go ahead and cut it.

⏱️ 00:32 — Visual Progression
So then you're going to need another 10 cm of wire. So go ahead exactly the same way we did. Measure it and cut it with your scissors. Okay. Now the next thing you're going to do is that you're going to take the 20 cm strand and you're going to fold it in half exactly like that. And then just grab your flathead pliers and grab the middle and just pinch it at the bottom. So you're going to get a nice shape that should look like something like this. Okay. Now you're going to grab the 10 cm strand and you're going to put it right in the middle. So just hold it like that and then you're going to start twisting it around the folded strand. So just start turning it around and simply twist it around a couple times. Two, three, four times should be enough. Um just show you once it's done. All right. So, you're gonna push it towards the top so that it looks nice and tight. And then you can grab your scissors and cut the extra strand at the top. So, just cut it well at the limit. I'm just using my pliers to make sure that it's well twisted around the other two strands so that you don't get hurt or cut by that end.

⏱️ 01:55 — Visual Progression
Okay, next up, we're going to pull the three strands apart. So, you should distinct them super clearly. And the 10 cm strand, the ones that you were just twisting around the two others, should be in the middle. And then just pick one of the other strands, put it on the right and the other on the left. It should be super well separated like that. And basically what we're going to do is that we're going to keep on adding beads to the middle strand. And every time you add one bead, we're going to start braiding it like you would do for a normal braids. So the strand on the left would go over the middle strand exactly like that. And then the strand that you had on the right would go under the middle strand. It's a bit annoying because it's going to slide exactly like that. So, make sure you hold your first bead so it doesn't roll. And yeah, pull it tight. Make sure you split the strands well again so that it doesn't go away. And there you go. You went through the first step. So, just keep going exactly like that. So, you're always going to work on that middle strand. You're not going to fold that one, but always. Yeah. Left one goes on top. Pull it tight. Hold the bead. And right strand goes at the bottom. So, under the middle strand like that. Make sure you hold the bead so it doesn't roll away like it did for me. And yeah, make sure to separate them. Well, going to do it one last time just to show you. So, grab a bead, put it in the middle strand,

⏱️ 03:40 — Visual Progression
And then left strand goes over the middle strand. Pull it tight and right strand goes under the middle strand. Hold your beads to make sure it doesn't roll and pull tight. And that's it. Here we already have got our first three beads. And you just have to keep that going until it's long enough to wrap around your finger or it could also be a bracelet so around your wrist. Yeah. Once you got the structure, you can turn it into whatever you want. Once you're there and you've got the length that you want it, you just have to twist around the two side strands. So, the one that was on the left and the one that was on the right. It doesn't matter how well you do it. Just twist it. So, here it's a bit confusing, but whatever. The middle strand stay stays in the middle and left one and right one you're just going to twist them around the middle strand. You can do that a couple times. So for five times and once you're going to reach uh the optimal length you're going to cut the two extra strands. So you should have just the middle strand that is left.

⏱️ 04:48 — Visual Progression
Okay. Next up we're going to try to fold that into a nice circle. So, first I'm making sure that the beads are holding well, that they're well well aligned together. So, I'm just yeah pushing and pulling here and there. Then, we're going to close the ring by putting the last strand into the loop that we created on the very first step. Once this is done, pull the strand real tight so that you make sure it's the right size for your finger. And then you're going to use the flathead pliers and just make sure that this last strand is well tied to the rest of the ring. So just squeeze it a little bit. And once you're there, you're just going to cut the extra.

⏱️ 05:33 — Visual Progression
And there you go. Your ring is ready. You've got a very nice, fancy new ring that you made yourself. Let me know in the comments if there are some things that are still unclear. And feel free to subscribe and let me know if you'd like to see some other tutorials.

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