French Beaded Zinnia Part 1 - Stamen | How to make French Beaded Flowers | Continuous Loops

In November 2020 I ran an online class in a Facebook group for my brand new French Beaded Zinnias and Hanging Amaranth. I've decided to upload the videos from that class to my YouTube channel as well for all to enjoy. I will be uploading a new video every few days beginning today (Dec 1, 2020) until the class is complete. Zinnia Materials: Makes 3 flowers with 10 leaves Size 11/0 Round Seed Beads: • Color A - 7 grams transparent matte brown - for stamen • Color B - ~ 2 grams opaque yellow - for stamen florets • Color C - 60 grams petal color • Color D - 18 grams opaque mint rainbow - for leaves, calyx • Color E - 55 grams opaque green rainbow - for leaves, calyx Copper Core Wire: • ~ 45 ft (13.7 m) 26 or 24 gauge (.4 - .5 mm) petal color • ~ 12 ft (3.7 m) 26 gauge (.4 mm) brown • ~ 40 ft (12.2 m) 26 or 24 gauge (.4 -.5 mm) green or lime green • ~ 10 ft (3 m) 30 gauge (.25 mm) green or lime green Other: • 3 pieces 16 gauge ( mm) florist stem wire