Making beads with Tyvek, cellophane, angelina fibres and metallic threads

You will need:

• Strips of Tyvek painted both sides with acrylic paint
• Sweetie wrappers
• Angelina fibres
  
• Metallic threads
  
• Wooden barbeque stick
• Heat gun

Strip of Tyvek painted both sides
















Gather materials together















Wrap the Tyvek strip round the wooden stick, then wrap a layer of cellophane sweet wrapper round on top, secure with a pin
















Next, wrap some angelina fibres around the Tyvek and cellophane

Heat the bead with the heat gun, holding the heat gun 6-8 inches away from the bead and twisting the wooden stick while heating










Then I added another layer of cellophane wrapper















I added some metallic threads










Heated again as described above









The finished bead is chunky and lovely - full of colour and texture. All the materials have fused together and when it has cooled down it will be hard and ready for stitching. A great little bead for any project - textile art, creative embroidery or jewellery, etc ...

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