Welcome to the 3-D beaded pig pattern instructions! If you have any difficulty following this tutorial, please post a comment at the bottom of the page on which you are stuck, and I'll do my best to help!
Before you begin ...
Materials: 2.5 meters of fishing line, 149 round plastic beads of desired size, or seed beads for a smaller pig; divided into the following colour scheme: 130 beads of the main colour (in these instructions, purple beads), 13 beads for ears, tail and nose (in these instructions, blue beads), and 6 beads for eyes and hoofs (in these instructions, black beads)
Time required: 1-2 hours
Techniques: Beadweaving, right angle weave
Difficulty: Easy (should be able to do Hello Kitty)
Step 1 : Welcome to the beaded piggie instructions!! I have just finished adding arrows and bead numbers to all the pictures, and I am now in the process of posting all the words! This is the first ever beading pattern on this website to use bead numbers instead of color-coded dots to depict the beads! It was the suggestion of a dear loyal visitor of this site called Laura, that numbers are clearer and more meaningful than dots. So let's try it! I have done my best to ensure that the bead numbers are consistent from picture to picture, so you can tell which bead is which. Whenever there is a string of unmarked beads between two numbered beads, assume that the numbers count up between them. Okay, here we go!
The picture tells you to "start here". "Here" refers to the posterior (yes, the buttocks) of the pig. This will be the first circle of beads that we make to start the beaded pig pattern. It consists of 8 beads, so it's a rather large circle. Depending on the bead size that you use, you'll be able to stick your finger into your pig's buttocks once you have made him! (but make sure your kids aren't watching)...
Step 2 : True to what I just told you, the unlabelled beads in this diagram count up between the labelled ones. So, all you su doku masters, can you tell where beads 2 to 7 are? This is our circle of 8 beads to start the new pig pattern's posterior. Simply string 8 plastic beads onto the fishing line, and cross the last bead added with the other end of the fishing line. It is important to note that you are using 1 piece of fishing line with two ends, not two separate strings. However, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, I will from now one refer to one end of the fishing line as "the red string", and to the other end as "the black string". However, they are one and the same piece of fishing line. The red arrow depicts "the red string" and the black arrow depicts "the black string". The string colors are consistent from picture to picture.
Step 3 : Now add beads 9 to 12 onto the red string. Thread through bead 12 going in the opposite direction with the black string. We've made the second bead circle, which consists of 5 beads (beads 8 to 12).
Step 4 : After pulling tight on the fishing line ends, you can see more clearly the circle of 5 beads above the circle of 8 beads. Now thread the red string through bead 1, as shown in the diagram. This bead is already found in our pig pattern, as it is one of the original 8 beads of the first bead circle. To the black string, thread beads 13 to 15. These are new beads to be added to the pattern.
Step 5 : This step is very easy! All you have to do is "cross" bead 15, that you just added to the pattern. Thread the red string through bead 15 in the opposite direction from the black string (on which you have already strung bead 15 in the previous step). Pull tight to make a brand new circle of 5 beads!
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| Jaymie on October 6, 2008: | |||
| Thanks how to show us how to make these cool patterns | |||
| Chelsea on September 18, 2008: | |||
| Amazing tutorial, you don't even need written instructions! The numbers and arrows work perfectly for me.
Can't wait for more projects! | |||
| cj on August 26, 2008: | |||
| k thanksss | |||
| Allegra on August 18, 2008: | |||
| Okay I've drawn the arrows and bead numbers (that's right, I'm using numbers this time instead of coloured dots!) I'm trying out numbers because they do what dots do and then some. The purpose of the numbers is to orient you from picture to picture (which follow the same numbers), and to show you the order of adding the beads. The words are coming soon! | |||
| cj on August 13, 2008: | |||
| thanks so much ill be waiting | |||
| Allegra on August 13, 2008: | |||
| I'm SO sorry CJ!! I know you've been patiently awaiting this tutorial... The events of the past two weeks have been out of my hands because my server kept crashing and there was warnings of data corruption. So for that reason, I was avoiding posting new stuff on the site until they resolved their issues. I thought the issues had finally been resolved on saturday when the server company released a message to that effect, but then it crashed again on sunday night, and we have only just resumed service last night. So I've had enough of their bad service, and I'm now in the process of switching this site to a new server (don't worry, the address will be the same), and hopefully the problems will be resolved!! I'm afraid to post on it until I have switched it over because the whole concept of data corruption scares me. I'm SOOOO grateful for your patience and continued support! The site should hopefully be on the new server by the end of this week. I'll let you know. | |||
| cj on August 13, 2008: | |||
| still waiting... | |||
| cj on August 7, 2008: | |||
| ok ill be waiting. thanks. | |||
| Allegra on August 7, 2008: | |||
| Wow you're really waiting for it! I just came back from a weekend camping trip (sorry -_-;;;) and my website's server has been haywire the past two days (great welcome home gift), going down unpredictably. So obviously when it's down I can't update the site, but hopefully I will get that problem delt with once and for all tomorrow. Thanks for your patience!! | |||
| cj on August 6, 2008: | |||
| how much longer do u think it will be?? | |||
| cj on July 30, 2008: | |||
| thanks a million!! i cant wait!! (awesome site by the way) | |||
| Allegra on July 29, 2008: | |||
| Hi CJ, I will for sure have the words all posted within a week! | |||
| cj on July 28, 2008: | |||
| when do u think ull have the words? i dont think i can do it without them.. | |||
| Nikki on July 18, 2008: | |||
| Hooray! I'm getting started right now. He's the cutiest. | |||
| Jax on July 18, 2008: | |||
| I am so excited, I can't wait to try this one. I paged thru to the end and your pics are great, I think I can manage! Too bad I have my IV certification all day tomorrow, it will have to wait till I get home. | |||
| Allegra on July 17, 2008: | |||
| I've finally started posting the instructions for the beaded pig pattern! I only have to draw the arrows on the pictures and repost them. But feel free to try without the arrows and written instructions! | |||
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