Project Pattern PDF and Shopping Guide Elegant Beaded Bow Pattern and Supplies
Create a beautifully textured Beaded Bow Hoop with Nichole of Wild Boho in this detailed embroidery and beadwork workshop created for Michaels Stores. This class is available to watch on Michaels.com, where you can follow along and learn the full process step by step.
Nichole guides you through transferring the pattern, preparing your embroidery hoop, and building the raised bow using layered threads and a padded satin stitch technique. Once the dimensional bow is complete, you will add beadwork to the ribbon tails using bugle beads, seed beads, and accent beads to create contrast, texture, and movement. The project finishes with scattered bead details and a decorative button center that pulls the entire design together.
Along the way, Nichole shares helpful tips for managing thread tension, placing beads for a balanced design, and keeping your stitching neat on both the front and back of the hoop. The result is a richly detailed embroidered bow that combines classic needlework with decorative bead embellishment.
Customize your bow with your own color palette and bead combinations to create a finished hoop that can be displayed as handmade wall art or given as a thoughtful gift.
TIPS:
To sew beads to fabric we recommend GoodThread. It is an ideal thread and already used by beaders for fringe and other bead weaving projects.
Video is on Michaels.com with links to all products featured.
Video will be posted here March 12.
PDF of all the other workshops with Nichole Bead Embroidery Workshops with Nichole Vogelsinger
All of the videos Nichole has created for John Bead are linked here.
About Nichole Vogelsinger
Nichole’s creative journey began when, as a child, she would explore the local fabric shops with her mother. She developed a love for fiber arts and as an adult, hand embroidering printed fabrics became a favorite hobby. That hobby soon became an Instagram feed and then a book, Boho Embroidery (Lucky Spool, 2016) and then another book, Boho Embroidery: The Pattern Collection (Lucky Spool, 2018). She is the creator of the Boho Stitch Along, teacher of embroidery workshops and writer of her adventures in the world of stitchery at wildboho.com.
Wild Boho blog and website is here.
Wild Boho Etsy shop is here.
Wild Boho on Facebook is here.
Wild Boho on Instagram
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