How to make a birch tree from beads diagram. Autumn birch tree made of beads

18.10.2019

Evgenia Smirnova

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Products made from beads captivate with their splendor and originality of execution. It's not just jewelry and paintings. Beads are used to create a beaded tree. Crafts made with careful adherence to the instructions look extraordinarily beautiful, fit perfectly into the interior, and can become a wonderful gift.

What you need for beading

Before you make a tree from beads, you need to prepare the necessary materials. For a lush summer tree 25 cm high you will need the following:

uniform beads of bright light green color with a diameter of 1 millimeter;
special wire for weaving beads;
white and black paint;
primer solution;
gypsum (putty or alabaster will do);
copper wire for birch trunk;
green floss threads;
PVA glue;
a piece of drywall (for the stand);
multi-colored beads for decorating crafts - blue, pink, white, yellow.

How to weave a tree from beads

Beaded birch varies depending on the time of year. First of all, decide what kind of tree you want to weave:

A summer variant with flowers and dense light green foliage is one type.

Russian winter birch is made in the form of a tree with drooping branches, as if strewn with silvery frost. For this work you need beads of white translucent or white pearlescent and transparent shades. The wire required is not copper, but gray metal.
To weave a bright autumn birch tree, you need to use orange, yellow and golden beads.

Although the appearance of the finished beaded birch is mesmerizing, even a novice craftsman can create such a miracle. To make a beautiful tree made of beads, you need:

Set aside time every day to spend on crafts. Trying to create a beautiful thing in between daily activities or while watching your favorite TV series leads to the fact that the craft fails.
Select the material carefully. The “we will use up unnecessary beads” strategy is economical, but does not guarantee excellent results and accurate color reproduction.
Take your work seriously and carefully follow all instructions.

Birch beading pattern

There are several ways to weave birch branches. In the first option, creating tree leaves looks like this:

Take the first wire and string 12 beads onto it.
Step back 15 cm from the edge.
Fold the collected beads into a loop and twist the workpiece.
Back off 1 cm, make another loop with beads. Repeat until 9 birch leaves are formed.
Finish the branches by cutting the wire 15cm from the last loop.

To make a tree from beads with your own hands in a different way, weave the branches using a loop method:

Complete four leaves. The distance between them is 1 cm.
Step back 2 cm from the outermost element.
Make a fifth loop.
Back off 2 cm again.
Make four loops.
Twist the workpiece to form an elegant branch with leaves.

Step-by-step instruction

How to make a birch tree from beads? Start by weaving the branches. Procedure:

Take a wire 40 cm long and collect 8 beads.
Twist the beads into a loop.
Cast on 8 more beads, make a loop, connect to the other end. Follow the same steps with the other end.
Having made the required number of leaves on the branch, twist the sections. Set the workpiece aside. Make as many branches as needed for the birch tree.
Twist the pieces together in threes.
Form larger branches from triple shoots.

Let's start making the trunk and base:

Fold the thick wire in half and braid it to the upper branches.
Twist the barrel.
Weave wire to the triple branch.
Tape it to the trunk.
Weave three triple branches into the top.
Attach it just below.
Attach the remaining branches.
Lubricate the wire with leaves with PVA glue. Wrap it with thread.
Cut the drywall into the desired shape.
Prime the workpiece before applying the solution.
Apply plaster to the base.
Plant the tree roots in the solution.
Finish the base with plaster.

Decorating the craft comes down to the following:

Surely many people know how to weave cute baubles from beads. But you can make many other unusual crafts from this material. For example, cute wire trees with beaded leaves. The most popular of them is the birch - after all, no other plant touches the Russian soul as much as this tree. Today we will try to make a miniature birch tree from beads; detailed step-by-step instructions for beginners will allow even beginners to cope with this task. The same idea can be used to make other beaded trees.

Learning to weave birch from beads: step-by-step instructions and diagram

To make birch from beads you will need:

high-quality bright green small beads (it is better to choose Japanese or Czech-made beads)
some yellow and pink beads for decoration
thin wire for beading
thick copper wire for making a tree trunk
green floss threads
PVA glue
piece of drywall for stand
primer
plaster or putty
black and white paint for barrel decoration
beads for decoration – green, pink, yellow

The finished birch tree will be approximately 24 cm high. To make it, no special diagrams are required, the main thing is to follow the basic procedure.

How to make a birch tree from beads (branches and base for the trunk):

1) We begin the master class by making tree branches from beads. To do this, we will need pieces of thin wire 26-38 cm long (depending on the length of the branch you want to make). To make a birch tree look natural, the branches need to be made of different lengths, and not the same. So, we put eight beads on a piece of wire.

2) Twist the beads into a loop.

3) We collect eight beads again on one of the ends of the workpiece and twist the loop again - we have started to get leaves.

4) We continue to do this on both sides of the “branch” until the wire runs out. We put the finished element aside and use the same technology to begin twisting the next branch. In total we will need 36 blanks (this number can be changed, but in any case, it should be a multiple of three). The more branches you can weave, the more magnificent and real the birch tree will be.

6) Then we take three triple branches and also twist them together. The result was lush branches.

7) We use long branches to make the top of a tree like this.

8) Now we need a piece of thicker copper wire. Fold it in half and braid it to the ends of the wire branches.

9) Carefully twist both ends of the thick wire together - you get a tree trunk.

10) Now we take one of the remaining triple branches and weave a piece of copper wire to it.

11) Carefully wrap the branches one after another to the birch trunk. The weaving must be dense so that the tree is quite lush, without “bald spots”.

12) We make another “top” from long branches and screw it to the trunk just below the first one.

13) Now we’ll make a twig from five small thin branches and screw it to the trunk even lower.

14) So, one by one, we wrap all the prepared branches to the birch trunk.

If desired, you can make a birch tree with earrings; in this case, they need to be formed separately from beads of yellow tones.

How to make a birch tree from beads (design of the trunk and stand):

1) Take green threads, grease them with glue and carefully wrap them around thin branches.

2) For a plasterboard stand, you need to cut out any shape and cover it with primer.

3) We try on the expected location of the tree and apply plaster or putty to the stand. Then we carefully “plant” the birch tree on the stand.

4) Finish the top of the stand with putty or plaster.

5) Make a solution of gypsum with PVA glue in proportions 1:1 and add a little water there. From the resulting material we begin to form a tree trunk.

6) When the plaster dries, apply a thin layer of black and white paint to the trunk in stages. This is how we get a birch trunk that is unusually similar to a real one, and not just “black stripes on a white background.”

8) All that remains is to decorate it with beaded flowers (for beginners, you can skip this step). To secure them to the stand, drill holes with a thin drill and pull the wire down.

9) Our beaded birch tree is ready!

Using the same pattern, you can make a birch tree from yellow beads with an autumn flavor. In this case, the clearing under the tree will also need to be formed from yellow beads and decorated not with flowers, but, for example, with mushrooms. Or you can even make a cute beaded hedgehog and plant it under a tree.

Video on the topic of the article

For greater clarity, we suggest watching the following video lessons, which demonstrate in detail the process of making knitted underwear yourself.

“The white birch tree under my window” - words familiar to every Russian person from childhood, the white birch tree has long been one of the main symbols of Russia, and probably no one would refuse to have this tree at home, and such a product is made from beads looks very nice. In this article we will suggest you to make a birch tree from beads; step-by-step instructions will help you make the craft quickly and efficiently.

You can make a winter tree or an autumn one, but we will create a tree in the “prime of life”, summer, with green leaves, bright and very beautiful. This master class is very detailed and is intended more for beginners, but even if you have experience working with beads, it will be useful for you too.

Our birch tree will be of medium size, about 25 centimeters, you can make it larger, but in this case you will need to correctly calculate the amount of material, the work scheme will not change.

You will need:

Bright green beads for leaves (light shades are better);
Green, pink and yellow beads for decoration;
Wire 0.3 mm;
To make the barrel, use copper wire, preferably thicker;
Green floss threads;
Alabaster;
PVA glue;
Something for a stand (you can take a piece of drywall);
Primer;
Gypsum;
Paints black and white.

Now we will explain the essence of the work step by step, read everything carefully, the work is not difficult, but it will take quite a lot of time to complete.

We make the base of the birch tree.

Cut the wire, approximately 30-40 centimeters. Take wires of different lengths so that the branches are not the same (you have never seen a tree in your life where all the branches are the same length). We string 8 beads onto the first wire, form a loop from it and twist it 6-7 turns, as shown in the second photo.

Now we put 8 beads on this wire again and twist them, connecting them to the first leaf.

We continue weaving in the same spirit until we make the number of leaves we need.

When everyone has woven all the leaves, twist the ends of the wire and cut off the excess. The first branch is ready, so make the remaining branches in the quantity that you consider necessary, but their number should be a multiple of three. We got 33 branches.
Now we make large ones from small branches, twist them together in three pieces.
Now we will make the top of our tree. We take three triple branches and twist them together.

We are starting to make the trunk. Take copper wire, fold it in half and screw it to the ends of the branches.

We twist the copper wire, thereby forming the base of the trunk.

We screw the remaining triple branches to the trunk. Try to attach these branches closer to the top, so the birch tree will appear more magnificent.

Now you need to make another tip and attach it to the trunk, a little lower than the first.

Next, we’ll make a larger branch: to do this, twist 5 branches; you need to screw it to the trunk below the first two.

We also twist the remaining branches into 5 pieces and attach them to the trunk.

We decorate the tree.

Take green threads and wrap them around the trunk and branches, after lubricating them with glue. Wrap the birch tightly, leaving no gaps.

Let's make a stand.

Cut out a piece of drywall in the shape you want your stand to be, make the diameter not very small so that the craft is stable.

We prime our future stand, apply plaster and place the tree on it.

Wait for the plaster to dry and cover the wire with plaster.

Now, mix plaster and PVA glue (1:1), add a little water to this mixture. We apply the solution to the tree trunk, giving it a natural look.

We wait for it all to dry, and apply thin layers of first black paint, and then white.

Decorating the stand. Apply glue to it and sprinkle with green beads.

To decorate, you can make small flowers and place them on a stand; to do this, you need to make small holes, fill them with glue and stick the flowers there.

The birch is ready.

You can make the same birch tree with earrings, for this you need to make them separately from brown or golden beads.

In order to make earrings, we take a wire approximately 20-25 centimeters long, put one bead on it, twist the wire so that it does not go anywhere. Now we put several beads on both ends of the wire and twist it at the end. We carefully screw the resulting earring to the branch.

Don't be intimidated by the labor-intensive weaving process. You will get an amazingly beautiful tree if you put in a little effort; such a craft can become a wonderful interior decoration or a wonderful gift that will definitely surprise the recipient.

Our birch tree will be of medium size, about 25 centimeters, you can make it larger, but in this case you will need to correctly calculate the amount of material, the work scheme will not change.

You will need:

Bright green beads for leaves (light shades are better);
Green, pink and yellow beads for decoration;
Wire 0.3 mm;
To make the barrel, use copper wire, preferably thicker;
Green floss threads;
Alabaster;
PVA glue;
Something for a stand (you can take a piece of drywall);
Primer;
Gypsum;
Paints black and white.

Now we will explain the essence of the work step by step, read everything carefully, the work is not difficult, but it will take quite a lot of time to complete.

We make the base of the birch tree.

Cut the wire, approximately 30-40 centimeters. Take wires of different lengths so that the branches are not the same (you have never seen a tree in your life where all the branches are the same length). We string 8 beads onto the first wire, form a loop from it and twist it 6-7 turns, as shown in the second photo.

Now we put 8 beads on this wire again and twist them, connecting them to the first leaf.

We continue weaving in the same spirit until we make the number of leaves we need.

When everyone has woven all the leaves, twist the ends of the wire and cut off the excess. The first branch is ready, so make the remaining branches in the quantity that you consider necessary, but their number should be a multiple of three. We got 33 branches.
Now we make large ones from small branches, twist them together in three pieces.
Now we will make the top of our tree. We take three triple branches and twist them together.

We are starting to make the trunk. Take copper wire, fold it in half and screw it to the ends of the branches.

We twist the copper wire, thereby forming the base of the trunk.

We screw the remaining triple branches to the trunk. Try to attach these branches closer to the top, so the birch tree will appear more magnificent.

Now you need to make another tip and attach it to the trunk, a little lower than the first.

Next, we’ll make a larger branch: to do this, twist 5 branches; you need to screw it to the trunk below the first two.

We also twist the remaining branches into 5 pieces and attach them to the trunk.

We decorate the tree.

Take green threads and wrap them around the trunk and branches, after lubricating them with glue. Wrap the birch tightly, leaving no gaps.

Let's make a stand.

Cut out a piece of drywall in the shape you want your stand to be, make the diameter not very small so that the craft is stable.

We prime our future stand, apply plaster and place the tree on it.

Wait for the plaster to dry and cover the wire with plaster.

Now, mix plaster and PVA glue (1:1), add a little water to this mixture. We apply the solution to the tree trunk, giving it a natural look.

We wait for it all to dry, and apply thin layers of first black paint, and then white.

Decorating the stand. Apply glue to it and sprinkle with green beads.

To decorate, you can make small flowers and place them on a stand; to do this, you need to make small holes, fill them with glue and stick the flowers there.

The birch is ready.

You can make the same birch tree with earrings, for this you need to make them separately from brown or golden beads.

Video on the topic of the article

If you have any questions, you can watch these video tutorials; some of them offer slightly different techniques for weaving birch beads.

New detailed master class with step-by-step photos, how to make a tree from beads and a trunk from plaster with your own hands, prepared by Kasmina Evgenia.

Materials and tools

For work we will need:

The beads are green, it is advisable to take different shades. I took three colors: medium-sized dark green beads and transparent light green, as well as large opaque light green;
Wire for beading (thin);
Wire for the barrel, I took aluminum (about 3 mm thick);
Take the wire for the branches as thin as possible, it should hold its shape well. So that the branches do not subsequently bend under their own weight (about 1 mm thick);
Wire cutters and round nose pliers;
Alabaster or plaster. I used construction plaster. It is slightly grayish in color. There is also a white color, if you find one, then better take it.
PVA glue.
Plain water.
Brushes for applying plaster. Preferably one with hard and large bristles (we will use it to make the trunk of our birch tree, and the other - a regular painting brush, thinner, for forming branches);
As well as brushes for applying paint to the finished trunk and branches;
Regular sewing thread. Preferably black.

Now that we have prepared everything we need, let's get to work.

Forming leaves from beads.

We will get 15 branches with 9 loops and 57 with 11 loops.

There will be 7 beads in one loop. The distance between the loops is approximately 1 cm.

First of all, mix different colors of beads.

Leave the ends of the branches longer. That is, retreat 7-8 cm from the edge.

We turn it in 5-6 revolutions.

Forming branches.

When all the leaves are ready, we will tie them together.

All leaves are twisted together in 3 pieces.

Set aside 3 twisted branches (for the top).

And tie a wire (1 mm) with black thread to all other branches.

Wrap it very tightly to avoid moving the branches while applying the plaster.

The result should be 5 branches for the top (counting the 3 branches laid earlier) and 19 branches for the lower tiers of the tree.

Forming tree trunk.

We will have one barrel.

Take one long wire and two small ones (3 mm).

Tie them together. Bend the ends of these three wires so that the trunk becomes stable and can be “planted.”

You can do this after you have formed the trunk. That is, first tie the branches to the trunk with a thread in order to control its length.

Take three branches set aside in advance and wrap them around the trunk.

When attaching branches, immediately form the bends of the branches.

But the beaded foliage itself can not be straightened yet.

All the branches are already tied to the trunk.

Planting a tree in a pot

Now we can “plant” our tree.

Take a shallow saucer. Wrap it in cling film.

Place the barrel in it.

And fill it with plaster.

Use a thick plaster mixture - just plaster and water.

We apply plaster.

Some needlewomen thicken the trunk with tape or some kind of fabric. I do not recommend doing this, as cracks may appear on the trunk in the future. But we don't need it.

Therefore, we will apply gypsum to the “bare” wire. And also on the branches, without painting them completely. Those who are observant have probably noticed that real birch has dark tips on its branches, which is why it is so important to use black thread.

Wrap the beaded foliage in cling film (or foil) to prevent it from getting dirty.

Applying gypsum should begin from the trunk.

Gypsum solution do this:

Pour water into some container, I recommend taking half of a plastic bottle, this will make it easier to clean it from the plaster later.

And add gypsum a little at a time, while thoroughly mixing with a brush.

It should have the consistency of sour cream.

Add a little PVA glue. I do all this by eye.

Do not make a lot of mixture, the plaster dries very quickly.

For twigs, make it a little thinner, so that the plaster does not dry out immediately, add a little more milk to the same ingredients. Then the branches will be smoother and easier to shape.

Form a relief on the trunk with a sharp object (wire or toothpick).

There is no need to do it on branches.

After forming the birch tree trunk, leave it for two days.

Let the plaster dry completely. It should dry naturally, at room temperature.

We paint the birch tree.

If your plaster is gray, then paint the wood white.

When the first coat of paint has dried, take black paint and a dry large brush.

Lightly dip the tip of the brush into the paint and paint the tree bark along the relief using horizontal dipping movements. I had dry gouache, so I added a drop of water and dipped it in with a dry brush.