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Beadmagazine - Co.uk: The Headband

The document provides instructions for assembling a wire tiara. It describes bending the headband wire into three flat bends so it lies against the head. It then details winding the wire tails of vines and flowers directly onto the frame wire, starting with the first vine at the first bend and wrapping tails along the frame until the last two wire ends are trimmed and tucked in neatly. It concludes by explaining how to decide where on the head the decoration should sit and trim excess band length, bending the last centimeter into a flat hook and binding it with tape.

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Beadmagazine - Co.uk: The Headband

The document provides instructions for assembling a wire tiara. It describes bending the headband wire into three flat bends so it lies against the head. It then details winding the wire tails of vines and flowers directly onto the frame wire, starting with the first vine at the first bend and wrapping tails along the frame until the last two wire ends are trimmed and tucked in neatly. It concludes by explaining how to decide where on the head the decoration should sit and trim excess band length, bending the last centimeter into a flat hook and binding it with tape.

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The headband
10.
Use round-nosed
pliers to make 3 bends
at the centre of the
1.2mm headband wire
so they lie at against
the head when the
band is worn (Diagram
11). Make sure the two
long arms of the band
nish opposite one
another as shown.
Assembling the tiara
11.
The wire tails of the
vines and the owers
are wound directly
onto the frame wire
along the bends just
made (Diagram 12
shows the location of
each element). Start
with the rst vine at
the rst bend. Wrap
the two wire tails
neatly along the frame
to the second bend.
Add in the rst ower
and wind with all four
wire tails together
three times. Trim off
the two shortest tails as
close as possible to the
band and continue
winding along with the
two longest tails. Add
in the remaining vines
and owers in the
same manner trimming
back the two shortest
ends as you go.
12.
Trim and tuck the last
two wire ends in neatly
behind the last ower.
Arrange the vines into
owing curves making
sure the plain loops all
face forward. Use a
dab of PVA glue to
stick the larger chatons
into the plain loops of
the owers and
selected loops on the
vines. Glue the smaller
chatons into the
crevices between the
pearls and seed beads
of the ower centres
for a nal sparkle.
Leave to dry.
13.
Decide where on the
head you want the
decoration to sit and
trim the excess length
from the band
accordingly. Bend the
last 1cm of band over
into a at hook and
bind with the orist
tape to neaten so that it
will not catch the hair.
WIRE
WORK
6.
Hold the two sides of
the wire together and
twist for 10mm below
the stamen junction to
make a plain trunk
section. Use the
longest wire end to
make a 15mm stamen
at the base of the trunk
with a pearl bead at the
end (Diagram 7).
Bring the two sides of
the wire together and
twist to make 10mm of
plain trunk.
7.
Diagram 8 shows the
remainder of the
stamen sequence.
Choose the longest
wire end and make a
plain loop stamen as
shown for the next side
branch and 10mm of
trunk.
8.
For the next stamen
make a cluster of 3
crystal ovals, each on a
short individual twist,
10mm from the base
of the trunk. Add 1 x
pearl bead to the base
of the cluster and
complete the stamen
with a twisted stem
(Diagram 9).
Following Diagram 8,
complete the vine as
shown nishing with
10mm of plain trunk.
9.
Make vines 2, 3 and 4
following Diagram 10.
Make each vine from a
new 1m length of
0.4mm wire and
complete with 10mm
of plain trunk.
top
tip

For a professional touch,
make sure you have the
AB side of the dagger
beads facing to the front of
the ower in stage one.

Fix the design to a plain
comb to wear the
arrangement at the back of
the head.

The ower motifs t
easily onto the end of any
hairgrip or hairpin used to
secure the hair or to make
simple hair decorations for
the bridesmaids.

Make an extra-long
matching vine into a
simple circlet for a young
bridesmaid to wear in her
hair.Diagram 7.Diagram
8.Diagram 9.Diagram
10.Diagram 11.Diagram
12.
SPRING SPECIAL 2014
ISSUE 54

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