Bead & Button Spider Tutorial

When I wrote the tutorial for how to do embroidered spider webs, I promised I would explain how to make the spiders in my next post.  So here it is!

They're actually quite easy to do.  You'll need a button or large bead for the body and then a small bead for the head.  You can use any thread you like for the legs but again, I'm rather fond of Kreinik #8 braid depending on size of my spider and the background fabric.  Basically, I used what I need to use for the legs to show up.  In this case, I used 2 strands of Kreinik #8 Braid.

Here is a diagram of the spider.  Please excuse the crudity of this image.  I quickly drew it out on the computer:

Sew down your button or large bead and then sew down the head bead.  Use straight stitches for the legs.  Easy as pie!

You can see my spider on this block:

That's all there is to it!  Here's the spider from my most recent purse:

And here's the completed purse:

This purse is in my Etsy shop now.  You can also find Kathi's Autumn Watch in the shop:

Isn't that beautiful?  I just love Kathi's jewelry pieces.

I'm heading over to mom's for a little while now.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for my Pink Saturday post.  I also have some new Model A photos for to share which I'll do over the weekend and I want to talk some more about creatively coping with depression.