What is Beaded Embroidery?

Beaded Embroidery is a wonderful way to embellish garments and home decor items such as batik fabrics and baskets.

The pattern of the batik can be used as a guide for the placement and colors of the beading, or the pattern can be stenciled onto a plain surface before beading.  A few beads are added to the needle each time the thread is passed through the fabric, Stitch by stitch, bead by bead the pattern emerges in a magical and elegant way Many beads are available in Indonesia including glass, seed, bugle, silver and recycled beads made from paper or reconstituted materials.