French Beaded Flowers: Part 2 - Leaves

Join Gigi to learn the basic wire technique, basic leaf shapes (rounded top/bottom, pointed top/bottom), along with the split basic wire technique. 

Although the class will focus on making leaves, these same techniques can also be used to make flower petals.

This is the second in three classes that will give you a beautiful set of beaded flowers (Part 1), complete with leaves (Part 2) and a Shasta daisy (Part 3).

Materials Required 

(all available with a 20% discount when taking the workshop):

• Seed Beads:
  • 11/0 seed beads, green, approximately 10 grams
• Wire:
  • 26 gauge, in green (1 reel, minimum of 15 feet, or 5 yards)
    24 gauge can be used, but it can be harder to manipulate
• Tools:
  • Pliers (round nose or chain nose)
  • Wire cutters
  • Ruler
  • Bead spinner (optional)