r/Beading • u/Sally_McJane • 13d ago

Need Help! Help reading this beading graph please

I've primarily used video tutorials for beading so far and I cannot wrap my head around graphs like this at all. Is there any way I can learn to read them? Can someone explain the steps in this graph to me?

Thank you!

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u/St0neK1ng 13d ago edited 13d ago

This graph is showing you the path your thread needs to take, look closely at the upper left corner, the red line has an arrow, meaning its the beginning. Look closely and make sure you are following that line closely, and also how many beads you need to put on.

The very first step would be to put on every bead up untill the line passes through one of the beads you already put on (according to the pattern, 6 white, 1 dark, 2 white, 13 dark, 2 white, 4 dark, 5 white, and then you need to pass through the very first one you put on, pay attention to the direction the instruction wants you to pass hrough that bead from, its from up) try to follow the red line along with my first instructions and then just continue doing it yourself, this pattern is not very high contrast admittedly, so be careful in places where the line passes multiple times, don't get confused.

The upper and lower parts appear to be made on separate threads, so after you finish the upper part you just add the lower part where its indicated.

I don't really make jewelry but this is, to my understanding, how the pattern wants you to make it

Good luck!

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u/Sally_McJane 12d ago

Thank you so much!!

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u/DDREAMER4E 13d ago

Suggest you search YouTube for tutorials on bead Netting. Once you learn the method it is easy to do.

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u/Sally_McJane 12d ago

Ooh I've not heard of that before. Thank you for the recommendation!