Bead It Like You Mean It Video on DVD with Lyric Kinard of Lyric Art

Running time: Approximately 90 minutes. Be inspired and get creative as fun-loving artist Lyric Kinard guides you through the basics of beaded embellishment on cloth. Make straight or curved solid lines, split or join them, or simply add one bead at a time. Cage a beautiful cabochon, or get silly with stacks, the perfect finish for your favorite funky flowers. Are you a quilter? Foil the quilt police and learn to bead from the top of a finished quilt with no knots or mess on the back! Chapters: 1. Materials: beads, needles, thread, supports; 2. Seed Beads: dots, straight lines, curved lines, corners, joins, splits; 3. Bugle Beads: singles, lines, fans; 4. Chunky Beads: options for hiding the thread; 5. Stacks: short or tall, funky stamens for flowers; 6. Cages: beaded bezel for a cabochon; 7. From the top: working on a finished quilt top. Supplies: Seed beads, size 6, 11, 15; Bugle beads; Chunky beads; Cabochon (big flat bead with no hole) or button with no shank Nyrno or Sylamide beading thread to match your beads or background fabric; Size 11 applique needle (Lyric prefers Foxglove cottage straw needles because they are longer) ; Fabric or finished quilt top; Batting, felt, or heavy craft interfacing; Fabric scissors; Small shallow container to keep beads in (breath mint tins work well) Options: Needle threader; Thimble or rubber finger from an office supply store; Lamp or magnifying lamp.