Creating Hummingbird Brooch from Beads. Part 1

A long time ago, I published a video tutorial on beautiful hummingbird. Now it is available for you.

The difficulty mode is low, a beginner can cope. Part 1.

The more you like, the faster I will continue.

Materials:

  • felt for embroidery;
  • sequins 4 mm and 3 mm of the same colour or similar colours (for the wing);
  • sequins 3 mm (for head);
  • Miyuki beads 15/00, 2 types (for the neck and for the wing);
  • rhinestone chain of one or two related colours (2.5 mm thick);
  • Swarovski crystals in the frame, medium size (14×10, 15×7);
  • truncal 1.5 mm wide (bamboo or zigzag);
  • Swarovski pearls, 6 and 4 mm (2 pieces) or 4,5,6 mm;
  • droop beads for eyes or pearls 3 mm (black or haematite);
  • pin 2.5 cm long with a loop at the end;
  • threads for sewing beads and sequins;
  • black embroidery threads (silk, cotton);
  • needle for embroidery;
  • cardboard or thick paper for the back side (watercolour);
  • Japanese pin 2.5-3 cm;
  • genuine leather to match the brooch;
  • super glue;
  • hoops, or without them.

For those who wish, you can buy ready-made sets of materials for this tutorial.