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Sakura BeadsSwansea

Beading in Swansea · patterns for everyone

Tiny beads, big joy — shared.

Sakura Beads is a friendly beading community in Swansea. Learn peyote, brick and loom stitch in inclusive classes, follow our tutorials, and design your own bead charts with friends — live, together, from anywhere.

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  • Edit together in real time
  • Keyboard & low-vision friendly
  • Volunteer-run, Swansea based
Peyote · 15 × 17Sakura blossom

Bead scheme designer

Draw it. Share it. Bead it.

A free, browser-based chart designer built for beaders — not a spreadsheet hack. Pick a stitch, paint beads, fill shapes, and invite a friend to design with you. Then print a row-by-row bead list to stitch from.

Peyote, brick & loom

Realistic bead layouts with square (Delica) or round seed beads.

Design together

Share a chart with friends and see each other’s cursors live.

Publish to the gallery

Keep charts private, share by link, or inspire the community.

Print & bead

Export a PNG and a printable chart with bead counts per row.

Community gallery

Fresh charts from our beaders

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Classes in Swansea

Inclusive beading sessions for every pair of hands

We run small, relaxed beading sessions for adults with disabilities and anyone who wants to learn. Adaptive tools, large-print charts, no experience needed — just curiosity.

Workshop detailsOur story
  • Small groups, patient pace, plenty of tea
  • Adaptive needles, bead scoops and magnifiers available
  • Charts printed large and in high contrast
  • Bring a carer or friend — they’re welcome to join in

From the blog

Tutorials & bead talk

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