Guides

Short, practical help for planning and building bead patterns.

How to turn a photo into a bead pattern

Pick the right picture, size and colour count, then clean up the result so it is easy to build with Perler, Hama or any fuse bead.

What the board labels, colour numbers and row-by-row lists in a printed bead pattern mean, for pegboards, loom, peyote and brick stitch.

How the main 5 mm fuse bead brands compare by colour range and codes, and how to plan a pattern for the brand you can buy.

A general guide to fusing Perler, Hama and other fuse bead designs with an iron, from covering the board to cooling the piece flat.