Beaded safety pin crafts

[sammyjayne]

Has anyone ever made the lapel pins that are rows of safety pins with beads threaded onto each one in certain patterns to make a picture? Often they are flags or emblems. Guides and Scouts make them a lot to use as as swaps when they go on international camps.

That is not very clear I know but if you have done them before you will know what I mean!

Well I am after a pattern for a Yorkshire rose one and can't seem to find one anywear. Can anyone help?

You could make a pattern by drawing what you want onto a piece of graph paper and use each square for each bead. I have done it this way before and its quite simple. If you cant draw it, then you could print one off the internet onto graph paper.

HTH

Google "Beaded pin craft yorkshire rose" the 4th one down is called 'Preamble' & it has something different but quite nice on p8

I think I am going to have to try and make my own! I found that one KatyMac but looked too complicated for me!!

Thanks both of you though.

there is a template here

pattens here

ideas here