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Easy DIY square stitch earrings with looped fringe 

This easy seed bead earring design adds a looped fringe to my earlier quilt inspired square stitch pattern. The color palette of soft sand, seafoam green and ocean/sky blues gives them a beachy feel that is perfect for summer wear or with jeans. This article provides a list of materials, bead diagram pattern, high level instructions for square stitch and adding the looped fringe, plus helpful tips for stitching your own pair of lightweight, eye-...

 Add the perfect finishing touch to your circular brick stitch beadwork with simple picots, fringes, and other edging techniques.

Make your brick stitch edges fancy with these options.

Adding a beaded edge to your beadwork can be both decorative and protective. These small loops or accents not only enhance the look of your work, but also help cover thread ends and reduce wear.

This article focuses on adding decorative beaded edges to round brick stitch medallions, but the same techniques can be use...

 Learn the tools, techniques, and easy projects to start square stitch beading with confidence.

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Colorful quilt-inspired square stitch bead earrings

I love how handmade quilts mix color, pattern, and a sense of comfort. These earrings are a simple take on that idea — like a little patchwork quilt you can wear.

They're made with Toho size 11 round beads using square stitch (here’s a square stitch tutorial). The design is straightforward, but the inspiration comes from something timeless and full of personality.

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Colorful quilt-inspired square stitch bead earrings
I love how handmade quilts mix color, pattern, and a sense of comfort. These earrings are a simple take on that idea — like a little patchwork quilt you can wear.

They're made with Toho size 11 round beads using square stitch (here’s a square stitch tutorial). The design is straightforward, but the inspiration comes from something timeless and full of personality.

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 Do you design your own beadwork patterns? If so, you might benefit from using a beading software program on your computer or mobile device. This article compares BeadTool and Beadographer in what I think are the most important and commonly used features for bead software.

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Introduction

Beading is one of the most accessible and rewarding crafts to get started with. You don’t need expensive equipment or years of experience — just a few essential tools, some beads, and a little creativity. In this beginner-friendly guide, you’ll find everything you need to start beading with confidence: tools, materials, and tips to avoid common pitfalls. Plus, I’ve included links to more detailed tutorials and product reviews so you can dig deeper when you're ready.

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Beading is a great craft because it is not very difficult (if you can sew, you can bead), nor is it very expensive to get started. Typically all you need are some beads, thread, needles and scissors. And don't forget things to stay healthy while doing it like bright lighting, good readers and a substantial amount of patience and humor.

With just those few things, you can get started stringing beads, exploring color and patterns, and making jewelry. You can also experiment or learn a few beadwork ...

Create this delicate butterfly pendant with our free beading pattern — perfect for beginners!

Whether it's Spring, or you just wish it was, this cheery butterfly pattern is a quick beading square stitch project, especially for beginners. If you're more comfortable using a beading loom, the design will work for that too, but you will be tying in a lot more threads.

Have you tried square stitch beading before? If not, you may want to check out my square stitch tutorial before moving on to this proje...

Whether it's Spring, or you just wish it was, this cheery butterfly pattern is a quick beading square stitch project, especially for beginners. If you're more comfortable using a beading loom, the design will work for that too, but you will be tying in a lot more threads.

Have you tried square stitch beading before? If not, you may want to check out my square stitch tutorial before moving on to this project. This project assumes you know square stitch and focuses more on following a beadwork patt...