You might remember a previous post or two about creating these boho style beads. They're so easy to make. You either use a paper straw or a rolled & glued strip of paper to make a tube, then cover it in fabric and wrap with thin wire, on to which you've threaded beads. Well, I've spent part of yesterday and today making a variation on them. Rather than use paper as a base for a bead, you use material. The entire bead's made of fabric, and there's no wire involved either. I used a chunky knitting needle and wound a narrow strip of felt around it, adding a few stitches to keep everything in place. Then covered the felt with a sari scrap, and secured that with more stitching. Beads and sequins gave the fabric beads even more of a boho look. These are the first four I sewed, and I've done another four since. No idea what I'll do with them all, but I'm having fun!