Embroidery Extravaganza, July 17, 2025
Free-Form Bead Embroidery: Texture and Sparkle
Hi, I’m Christen Brown—author, instructor, and your guide to all things shiny, sparkly, and embroidered with beads! I am so excited to be an instructor for the Embroidery Extravaganza, a 2025 Creative Spark event!
My presentation focuses on free-form bead embroidery, which is often flowing, organic, and at times serendipitous. It is all about the creativity and uniqueness that this technique offers.
What You Will Learn
I am going to show you how to take an embroidered stitch, called the continuous bead stitch and transform it by adding in a bead woven stitch called the peyote stitch.
In this technique, rows of different size beads are stitched onto a fiber base, creating a rich, dimensional, and encrusted surface, that sparkles with those tiny, shiny treasures.
Bonus Gift
In my class, Free-Form Bead Embroidery I will show you how to combine the peyote stitch rows, with additional elements such as large beads, glass charms, sequins, rondelles, and buttons. To get you started, I have created this Beaded Etui as a project for you to work on!
Come join me for a day of creativity and learning. I can’t wait to show you the stitches that you can use to add a little sparkle into your creative adventures.
Happy Stitching to You, ~Christen
