The orchid rightfully takes its place as a favorite among almost all flower growers. This is not surprising: with minimal care in the form of properly selected light and regular watering, the plant delights with extraordinary exotic flowers. bright colors and duration of flowering. Unfortunately, no matter what positive characteristics this representative of the flora has, maintaining its appearance during all year round he doesn't have the opportunity. And I would like to admire it all the time! Alternative solution this issue will become an orchid made of beads.

You can buy a ready-made beauty in gift shops, but it’s much more pleasant to make it yourself. There are many in various ways making this flower. We suggest considering the most popular weaving patterns.

Weaving a flower for dummies

For experienced craftsmen Beadwork will not be difficult to bring to life almost any idea that your imagination can suggest. It’s more difficult for beginners - they don’t have much experience and practice yet. At the same time, there is a desire to surprise others with your creations.

The master class below clearly and simply explains the process of weaving an orchid from beads. Thanks to him, even inexperienced needlewomen will be able to outside help make a beautiful flower with your own hands.

To work you will need:

1. Beads of pistachio, bottle, milk and straw colors;
2. Large pearl beads;
3. Green yarn;
4. Wire;
5. Fishing line;
6. Pliers;
7. Gypsum;
8. Dough made from salt and starch to strengthen the product in the pot;
9. Cotton wool.

A flower arrangement can be made from various quantities opened flowers and buds. It depends on individual desires and ideas.

The buds of an open orchid flower are made using the French beading technique. For beginners, it will not be difficult to master it, it is so simple in its implementation.

First, the outermost pointed petals are made. To do this, a frame is made from two pieces of wire. A short piece of wire is the base. Rows of beads will form around it. The beads are strung on it in the order shown in the image.

For one bud you need to weave three such petals.

We follow the alternation of bead colors as in the picture.

You need to weave two such leaves.

We make a figured petal for the core. Weaving begins in the same way as in the two previous examples. Starting from the fifth row, we form an additional arc on the sides.

All parts for the bud are ready. Let's move on to making orchid leaves. They will be in two sizes - short and long.

For long ones on the axis, you need to collect twice as many beads as you did for the petals. The blanks are made in the same way as the petals, as can be seen from the photo.

Finally, an unopened orchid bud is made from a rounded petal. To do this, fold it in half and roll it into a tube. We give a realistic shape to the bud. We produce several such parts.

After all the components are ready, we begin to assemble the product.

First, we make bends on all the details, giving them a resemblance to a real flower.

Then we use two round petals to make the basis for the opened bud. To do this, we fasten them together with threads. We attach the core to them in the same way.

To make it look similar to the natural original, we decorate the middle of the flower with beads.

It is better to take matte beads of a milky shade, which differ slightly in diameter. They will look more natural than identical mother-of-pearl jewelry.

After this, the pointed petals are fixed onto the craft. The entire structure is strengthened with threads and thin wire.

The beaded orchid, charming in its tenderness, is ready. All that remains is to secure it into a beautiful flowerpot using plaster and salt dough. This craft will take its rightful place in any interior.

For those needlewomen who have been engaged in beadwork for a long time, it will not be difficult to make more complex options this beauty.

Video on the topic of the article

You can experiment not only with the color of the buds, but also with the shape of the flower petals. And the variety of types of beads will allow you to make unusual textured crafts with an iridescent effect. How to do this, what materials are best to choose and a lot of ideas for inspiration will be given in a selection of videos.

I love orchids very much, they are one of the most important reasons, why I decided to have this cute flower at home.

First you had to choose a color, type and variety from hundreds of varieties. And finally I decided, I really liked the twig pink orchid With round petals, but I didn’t have such beads, but there were a lot of soft orange ones, and then I had to combine a pink and orange orchid to weave something alternative.

Detailed and clear job description

Necessary materials:

— Orange beads No. 10
— brown beads No. 10
- yellow beads No. 10
- yellow beads No. 6
— copper wire 0.3 mm

Materials provided by handmademart.net store

Let's start weaving petal using the flower technique. Cut a wire about 50 cm long. Make a small loop on one edge, pick up 4 beads and twist a large loop on the other side as shown in the photo.

Weaving a petal, collect so many beads so that they fit tightly to the first row and do not create extra space. Make three arcs on each side. Taking into account the central row, you should end up with 7 arcs. See the photo below, you can clearly see how many rows there are on the petal and it’s easy to count.

When the petal is ready, wrap the end of the wire around the loop several times.
It's time to seal the wire. First, unwind the small loop, straighten the wire (see photo below). Twist the bottom large loop to get a leg. Turn the petal towards you wrong side, bend the top wire and straighten it into the central row of the petal, and cut the end. This is how you get a neat petal!

For one flower you need to weave 5 identical petals, 1 stamen with a large yellow bead, a stamen with two small yellow beads and central small petals made of brown beads. Two side panels consist of two arcs and a central row of 8 beads, and the central petal consists of four arcs (2 on both sides), and the central row of 6 beads.

To assemble a flower, first twist the middle of the flower together, then twist the five petals together and insert the middle into the center and tightly wrap these parts with additional wire, forming one flower stem. Weave just 5 orchid flowers to create a composition.

2. Orchid flower bud

For this bud you will need:

- orange beads No. 10
– round bead 6 mm yellow color or to match the color of the beads
- copper wire 0.3 mm

We weave the bud using the same French weave as the petals earlier, but with a little trick! We twist the wire, collect 3 beads, make one arc on each side.

Now comes the most important part! In order for you to get a cup and not a flat petal, you need to make the subsequent arcs shorter by the bead and tighten it tightly. The beads will have nowhere to go and will bend, creating the necessary convex shape.

One half of the bud consists of 6 arcs and 1 central row. Weave a second one of the same kind, twist their legs together, insert a bead and sew the bud with wire. I needed 4 of these buds.

To weave a leaf you need to take:

- green beads No. 10 or No. 8
- wire 0.5 mm or 0.6 mm
- green wire 0.3 mm

To weave long and rather large orchid leaves, I used much thicker wire so that it could hold the shape of the leaf under the weight of the beads. I needed a piece of wire that was quite long, at least a meter!!! I wove three sheets 11cm, 13cm and 15cm long. My central row was 9cm for the first, 11cm for the second and 13cm for the third. Each sheet consists of 6 arcs, 3 on each side and plus a central row.

To prevent the sheet from falling apart, it must be stitched. In the photo above you can see that the seam goes in two places, it is almost not noticeable because I used green wire. I hid the ends in nearby beads and cut off the excess.

4. Assembling and planting an orchid

Necessary materials:

- wire 1mm in diameter
- brown thread
- plaster
- water
- pot
- newspaper
— watercolor paints
- some land

We take a thick wire and wrap orchid buds and flowers to it with additional wire. To hide the wire, wrap the trunk with brown floss, and do the same with the second orchid branch.

Now line the sides of the pot with crumpled newspaper to avoid cracks. Dilute the plaster with water, achieve the consistency of sour cream and pour it into the pot. While the plaster is still wet, stick the flower and leaves in and hold them for a while until the plaster hardens. If you did everything correctly, then in about 15 minutes you will be able to decorate the surface of the plaster. I took watercolor paints dark Brown and painted white plaster. Sprinkled a little earth on top.

Since orchid flowers are quite heavy, you can support them with a stick or make a support from thick wire.

Finally everything! Your orchid is ready to decorate your home and delight the eyes of everyone around you. I wish you pleasant crafting and your own ideas!

DIY beaded orchid in a master class (photo)

It is difficult to imagine a flower more delicate and beautiful than an exotic orchid. A variety of varieties and colors provide ample scope for creative delights.
The orchid is quite capricious and complex flower for growing. And then, a real flower will not be able to please you with lush blooms all year round. A flower created with your own hands has whole line advantages:

• color, texture, number of flowers can be whatever your heart desires;
• orchid does not require beads special care, can stand anywhere, regardless of drafts and lighting;
• In beauty, such a flower is in no way inferior to the original and its naturalness can only be envied.

True, to create such beauty you will need to make every effort and effort. But it's worth it!

Master class on weaving orchids from beads

For the first lesson on creating a lovely orchid, we offer a delicate, peachy beauty. Fabulous beautiful flower, which requires precise execution of instructions, ultimately looks very harmonious and natural. Moreover, for your first bead creations, take advantage of the lessons from step by step photos and video lessons. The photo captures only the key moments and the beginning beadworker has as much time as she wants to consider all the details and small elements. The video makes it possible to use only a still frame, in which it is not always possible to examine in detail all the subtleties of the weaving stage. On top of that, the recording quality of the video is often poor. Choose the weaving option that is most convenient for you and get creative.


The beaded orchid is made of five open flowers and four buds. The petals are made using the technique french weave and look very similar to real petals, so follow the instructions exactly to excellent result. Leaves small size woven from dark green beads, as shown in the photo. Take advantage of this detailed master class in order to weave your very first flower in a pot. Next time for a beading lesson, you can try to make an orchid from beads using your own patterns.
To create such a masterpiece in this master class you will need:

• beads of five colors: orange, brown, two types of yellow and dark green;
• yellow beads;
• thin wire for flowers and leaves;
• thick wire for the stem;
• brown threads for winding the barrel;
• low polka dot;
• gypsum.

Now let's begin step-by-step creation flower. The first stage will be the most painstaking and difficult.
Weaving petals and assembling a flower On a piece of wire about a meter long, you need to make a small loop from the edge and string four beads, and twist a loop from the other edge larger size as shown in the following photos.


We continue weaving our petal. Now you need to string a certain number of beads so that they are in close contact with the first row and no unnecessary gap is formed between them. Next, make 3 arcs on each side. In total, together with the central row, we will have to get seven arcs. View a photo of the finished petal, on which you can easily calculate the number of rows.

After we have finished weaving the petal, the tip of the wire will need to be wrapped around the loop a couple of times. Now you need to seal the wire. To begin with, you need to unwind not big loop and straighten the wire and twist the large loop so that a leg is formed. Next, we turn the wrong side of the petal towards us, bend the top wire and insert it into the row of the petal that is in the center. Trim the tip. As a result, we get a beautiful petal, as in the photo:


In order to make one flower, you need to continue weaving four more of the same petals according to the same pattern. It is also necessary to prepare one stamen from large yellow beads, one stamen with yellow beads smaller size, as well as small petals that will be located in the center of brown beads. The two side petals should consist of two pairs of arcs with a central base of eight beads. The petal, which will be in the center, includes four arcs on both sides with a central row of 6 beads.


We begin the process of assembling the flower according to the following scheme:

• twist the brown petals together (this will be the middle of our orchid flower);
• twist 5 petals together orange color;
• We insert blanks of two types of stamens into the center;
• We tightly wrap all the parts with another piece of wire, thus forming the stem of the flower.

In total, we prepare 5 flowers for the orchid using the same principle.
Making buds for an orchid from beads To make a bud we will use orange beads, one round bead yellow and wire. We also make the bud according to the pattern using the French weaving technique, like our petals, but with a slight difference, which is that on the wire we will have to collect three beads and make one pair of arcs on each side.
Now, so that we don't end up with a petal flat shape, it will need to be shaped into a cup. This is done as follows: the next pairs of arcs need to be made one bead less and tightened tightly. It turns out that the beads will bend on their own, forming the depression we need. convex shape as in the photo:


The first half of the bud should consist of 6 pairs of arcs and one central row. Next we continue weaving the second similar half. The resulting blanks need to be twisted together and a yellow bead inserted inside. We sew the edges of the bud with wire.
For an orchid branch we make four such buds.
Let's weave leaves Let's do the greens. Weaving is done using green beads and wire. The leaves for this orchid have a similar weaving pattern, as do all the details. We take thicker wire, as we will need it here large quantity beads than for petals, respectively, their weight will be greater. The piece of wire should be about one meter.
We weave three leaves about 11, 13 and 15 cm in length, respectively. The central rows will have a base in the first version - 9 cm, in the second - 11 cm and in the third - 13 cm. All our leaves consist of six pairs of arcs, i.e. three arcs on each side and one central row. At your discretion, you can make the leaves a little larger so that the orchid does not look “naked”.


If you look at the photo, you will notice that the leaves are stitched with green wire in some places. This was done to prevent our leaves from falling apart. The seams pass in several places, and the stitching itself is barely noticeable, thanks to the wire selected to match the beads. The ends of the wire need to be hidden in nearby beads, and the excess ends should be cut off.
Formation and decoration of a flower From two segments different lengths We use thick wire to make the stem.
We wind the thick wire tightly with a thin one, bending the ends in the shape of legs. The length of the legs depends on the diameter of the pot or cache-pot. In which the orchid will be fixed.
Secure the flowers and buds evenly on the trunk using wire, the buds should be on the top of the head.






Leaves are attached at the very bottom of the stem, as seen in the photo. It is important to distribute the sheets around the perimeter of the stem so that the rosette looks neat.
Now use brown threads to decorate the stem of our orchid. Wrap the stem so tightly that the wire is not visible.
In order to secure the flower tightly in the pot, you will need plaster. You can put pebbles and pieces of old clay pots at the bottom of the pot. The gypsum mixture is poured into the pot almost to the top so that the finished composition is stable. The flower itself must be wrapped so as not to get dirty with plaster.








The master class is almost complete and all that remains is to do finishing touches. Paint the surface of the dried plaster, straighten the leaves and petals and place this example of flawless DIY beading in a very visible place. Such a gorgeous flower will not leave anyone indifferent. If all elements are completed correctly, the material good quality, the result will be stunning.

Orchid mosaic pattern

You can also make an orchid from beads using the technique mosaic weaving. To do this, it is best to use the following schemes:

Scheme No. 1
Scheme No. 2
Scheme No. 3

According to scheme No. 1, you need to weave 3 narrow petals, stringing ten beads first. Next, go through the center and braid additional beads (diagram No. 2), now you need to go back and tighten. As a result, our leaf will turn out to be embossed.
At the next stage, you need to sew the petals, connecting the edges, as in mosaic weaving.
We begin to weave wider petals, by analogy with narrow ones. The only difference is that at the beginning you need to string 14 beads, according to diagram No. 2. Go through the center and weave in additional beads. We go back and tighten it.
One of the petals needs to be folded and sewn over the edge.
Weave the edges of wider leaves according to diagram No. 3. All that remains is to connect the petals by alternating wide and narrow pieces. You can attach a clasp and use this wonderful orchid as a brooch.

Video: Beading a delicate orchid

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Are you thinking about learning how to weave with beads, but don't know where to start? Preferably something simple. For example, from flowers. They can be used as room decoration or decoration. Below you will find a diagram of weaving an orchid from beads.

Preparing materials

In order to make a flower, of course, you will need beads. Moreover, it is advisable to use high-quality material. What's the difference? Cheap beads contain a lot of defects, which means you will have to throw away half the bag. High quality material will keep his attractive appearance on long years. But small, cheap beads will quickly fade, become dull and may even change their color, for example, from exposure to water.

We will make the orchid on wire. Why not on a fishing line? The wire bends well, and due to this it will be easy to give the finished product any shape. But the fishing line does not have such properties.

To cut the required pieces of wire, you will need wire cutters. It is better not to use scissors for this purpose, because they can easily become dull.

To make an orchid from beads, you will, of course, need a weaving pattern. You need to print it out and keep it in front of your eyes at all times. This will make your work easier and help avoid many mistakes.

Making a flower

The pattern for weaving an orchid from beads is shown above. This is what we will focus on during our work. Begin creative process from making petals. First we make 5 large blanks, and then 3 small ones. Let's begin. We put 36 beads on the wire, divide this amount in half, and thread the end of the wire through the central bead. It should be an oval. Now we put another 18 beads on the working end of the wire and thread our working “thread” through bottom part blanks. Now you should put on 22 beads and fix them on top, then 22 beads are fixed on the bottom. This creates a petal the right size. We make 5 large blanks according to this scheme, and then we will start making small ones. Our pattern for weaving orchids from beads for beginners is given detailed instructions. We put a bead on the wire and fix it in the middle, threading the ends of the working “threads” crosswise. Now you should put on 2 beads and secure them with wire crosswise. The next row is 3 beads, then 3 again. Now we make a narrowing in the reverse order. In a similar way we make 4 petals.

Making leaves

This part is made according to the same pattern of weaving an orchid from beads, which was given above. Only in this case it is necessary to lay not a cone-like leaf shape, but a round one. Ready product it should look like a long oval. Some needlewomen do not adhere to realism and make leaves according to the same pattern as the petals. Thus, the parts differ from each other solely in color. But it’s better not to do that. Unless, of course, the needlewoman is faced with the task of saving on beads.

Collecting an orchid

When all the parts are ready, you can start connecting them. The pattern for weaving an orchid from beads can be put aside; it will no longer be needed. The first step is to prepare the workpieces for work. To do this, two wires of each part need to be twisted into a bundle. Now we collect the center of the orchid. We twist the wires of the small petals together, and then add them there large details. If it seems to you that the resulting stick looks unreliable, and this may well be the case if the wire was thin, then you need to strengthen the frame with a wooden skewer. We wrap the wire around it, and then decorate the stem with green threads. Now you should “plant” the flowers in the pot and attach the leaves to the base of the stems. You can decorate the craft with twigs or artificial butterflies.

Size 30 cm

You will need:

- 30 g of beads of two or three colors No. 12;
— 10 g of beads of color B No. 10;
– 7 large beads suitable color;
- lavsan or nylon threads No. 40 (you can take a fishing line measuring 0.10-0.16;
- needle No. 11 or No. 12;

Weaving an orchid

Take 10 beads and, using the technique of oblique mosaic weaving, make 3 narrow petals in accordance with scheme No. 1: weave one half, then the second, then pass through the center through small beads, weaving additional beads, return and pull the petal together. It should be pulled tight enough to give relief.
Sew narrow petals.

Cast on 14 beads and weave 3 wide petals according to pattern No. 3. Braid the edges of the wide petals as shown in diagram No. 3. Roll one of the wide petals into a tube and sew over the edge. Decorate with “pestles” - pendants made of several threads with beads and beads.
Sew wide petals on top between narrow ones.

ADJUSTING THE LENGTH AND WIDTH OF THE PEALS:

The width of the petal is determined by the initial set of beads. The more beads you collect, the wider the petal will be. The length is determined by the number of top turns or bottom turns. The more turns you make, the
the petal will be longer. When weaving turning rows, it is important to strictly monitor their sizes so as not to violate the proportions.

MANUFACTURING DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOWERS:

If you make 3 narrow and 3 wide petals, you will get an orchid. You can assemble a lily from 6 narrow petals. By changing the size of the petals you can create fantasy flowers of any shape. The color of the beads depends only on your tastes and preferences.