making tiara's

[chilligrape]

hiya

Although i make cards I have alway's fancied maiking tiara's. Is there anyone on here who make's them who can let me know what basic materials and tools I would need. I really would be starting from scratch and any advice would be appreciated!:confused:

[beadsbydesign]

Tiaras are wondeful to make.
There are a lot of techniques to master and if you haven't made jewellery before then it may be a little challanging.
A good place to start is the mail order beads (nottingham) tiara book. It will list the materials and give a starting point.

[Seahorse]

Im currently trying to attatch feather sprays to a headband and its prooving to be a nightmare.
Not the same as a tiara, they seem alot more fiddly.May have a sneeky peek at a tiara book myself.

Good luck

[euston-74]

Beads Unlimited (www.beadsunlimited.co.uk) do a range of simple beaded tiara's, everything you need in a kit. I did one and it only took about 40 minutes, and I'd never done it before.
Good place to start before branching out on your own.
I believe the kit is about a fiver +postage of course.

[Jane_Russell]

I used to make copper wire beaded hair decorations. It was a cross between crochet and tatting I suppose. Very fiddly but pretty medieval-looking results. Tiarra's look quite tricky but very satisfying I imagine.

Jane

[carolinemhannon]

i'd defianalty go for the book beadsbydesign recomended, i've got it and it's fantastic

here's the link

http://www.mailorder-beads.co.uk/tiara.html