Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Entry Level - Floral Fantasy (Design © MASinton)
Bead Embroidery on Cotton Calico Fabric in orange & topaz tones.
The Floral Fantasy satin round jewelry box is done in the Japanese bead embroidery method and is a advance-beginner level piece. Bead Embroidery in the Japanese method incorporates silk embroidery techniques translated with beads rather than silk threads. The beads used are a wide variety Tri-cut and glass seed beads. The foundation fabric is a Jacobean floral 100% cotton fabric called Woodblocks by Hoffman Fabric.

Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Entry Level - Eye Glass Case (Design © JEC)
Bead Embroidery on Cotton Calico Fabric

Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Entry Level - Coin Purse (Design © JEC)
Bead Embroidery on Cotton Calico Fabric
The Coin Purse is done in the Japanese bead embroidery method and is a beginner level piece. Bead Embroidery in the Japanese method incorporates silk embroidery techniques translated with beads rather than silk threads. The beads used are a wide variety Tri-cut and glass seed beads.

Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Intermediate Level - Chic Handbag (Design © JEC)
Bead Embroidery on White Nishijin Silk

Bead Embroidery Japanese Style - Advanced Level - Camelia Handbag (Design © JEC)
Bead Embroidery on White Nishijin Silk
Camellia Handbag is an advance project that requires knowledge of silk embroidery. Ms. Reiko Matsukawa, author of “Bead Embroidery Bag Textbook” created the Camellia Purse (© JEC) utilizing both Japanese embroidery and beadwork combined. The beads used are teal colored Tri-cut Beads with gold & black seed beads. The foundation fabric is white Nishijin silk. The piece is stitched on a traditional Japanese Embroidery frame. The finishing is done in Japan.

Japanese Silk Embroidery - Phase III- Sensu (Design © JEC)
Silk & Metal Embroidery on White Shioze Silk
Sensu is the type of fan when closed the paper or fabric attached to the fan ribs folds back and forth.

Japanese Silk Embroidery - Phase VII- Panies (Design © JEC)
Silk & Metal Embroidery on Two-Toned special dyed Monmuji Silk
This spray of pansies is a study in long and short techniques in both random and realistic affects using both flat silk and twisted silk threads.

Japanese Silk Embroidery - Phase I Mile High Shochikubai (Design © JEC)

Silk & Metal Embroidery on White Silk Habatae

Shochikubai are the three friends of winter - Plum Blossom, Pine Tree and Bamboo