The Little Mermaid
Method: The mermaid is constructed row by row, starting in the middle of the head.
Beads required:
Price $9.50 US
- She has a fully sculpted body and a flexible tail. She makes a cute doll or brooch.
- Techniques: sculptural brick stitch, flat brick stitch, and sculptural right-angle-weave
- Skill Level: intermediate/advanced - requires confidence with shaped brick stitch and right-angle-weave
- Approx Finished Size: 7.5 cm tall (3 inches) head to tail
- Pages to Print: 15
Method: The mermaid is constructed row by row, starting in the middle of the head.
- Bead the head in tubular brick stitch. A big round bead is placed inside the head to act as a skull.
- Make the neck and upper body in brick stitch, and stuff the body with beads.
- Make the fish tail in tubular RAW & stuff it with small seed beads.
- Make the tail flukes in flat brick stitch.
- Add the long hair.
- Make the bikini top and sew it on.
Beads required:
- Size 11 delica beads, and
- Size 14 or 15 seed beads (the smaller the better)
- A 7mm round core (skull) bead for the head.
Price $9.50 US