Beaded Bags

Beaded Bags

$35.00 USD
Beaded Bags
FOUNDATIONS COURSE

Make the beaded bags everyone is asking about.

$35.00 USD

Learn the technique behind those incredible beaded bags you’ve been seeing everywhere!

In Beaded Bags: Foundations, I’ll teach you Right Angle Weave from the very beginning, starting small and building your skills through a series of fun projects until you’re ready to make your first bag.

This is the first course in our Beaded Bags series, and the perfect place to start - learn the foundations here then build on your skills in our Advanced course (coming soon).

Beginner-friendly, self-paced, and genuinely rewarding.
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Beaded Bags
WHAT'S INSIDE

Foundational Techniques

Everything in our Foundations Course is built on one technique - Right Angle Weave. Master the single unit that becomes rows, panels and structures and you'll be able to look at any beaded piece and know exactly how it was made.
WHAT'S INSIDE

Amazing Projects

Beautiful, designer inspired projects you'll be proud to wear or gift. Swap in different beads and each project becomes a whole new piece - the same techniques open up a world of bags and accessories.
WHAT'S INSIDE

Step-by-step Lessons

Detailed videos that walk you through every step, from choosing your beads to knotting off your final piece. No prior experience needed - just beads, fishing line, and a little bit of time.

The Skills to Get Started

Learn everything you need - from stringing your very first unit to making a boutique worthy baguette bag.
Even if you've never beaded before, this course will give you the confidence, techniques and hands on projects to fall in love with right angle weave.
Choosing the beads, line and tools
Understanding the Right Angle Weave technique
Building units and rows
Knotting off and finishing
Adding handles and hardware
How to create stripes and alternate colours
Experimenting with different bead shapes
Adding a magnetic closure

Explore Your Course

Welcome

  • Meet your new craft obsession! I’ll introduce you to the course, what we’re making and how we’ll build your beading skills from the very beginning.

What You'll Learn

  • Take a look at all the projects we’ll make and the new skill you’ll learn in each one - starting small and working our way up to your first beaded bag.

Your Materials & Tools

  • Everything you need to get started, including beads, fishing line and a few simple tools. We’ll look at bead types, sizes and hole sizes, plus how to choose the right line.

How It Works

  • Before we start making, see how Right Angle Weave comes together, from a single unit, to a row, to a complete panel.

Project - Keychain

  • Start small! Make your first Right Angle Weave units and learn how to loop your line to create tension, the foundation for everything that follows.

Project - Belt

  • Now let’s build. Repeat your units to create length, find your rhythm with the weave and learn how to securely knot off your line.

Project - Coffee Cup Holder

  • Turn your beadwork into a 3D shape! Learn how to join your units together and add a simple beaded handle.

Project - Square Coaster

  • This is where things really start to grow. Learn how to step up and add more rows, turning a single row of units into a larger panel.

Project - Baguette Bag

  • Time to bring it ALL together! Use everything you’ve learnt so far to build a larger panel, construct your first bag and add a handle.

Project - Oval Bead Bag

  • The same bag, a completely different look. Oval beads give you a lighter, airier finish and a wider structured base.

Project - Striped Bag

  • Same technique, completely different look! Experiment with oval beads and discover how different bead shapes can transform your finished bag

Finishing Your Bag - Handle & Closure

  • Give your bag the finishing touches! Learn how to create a single bead handle and add an optional clasp closure, giving you even more ways to customise your finished bags.

Here's What You'll Make
A NOTE FROM ME

I started making beaded bags almost five years ago, mostly for myself, because I wanted something satisfying to do with my hands while I watched TV.

I was completely blown away by how many people would stop me (or chase me down the street lol) to ask where I got it. Trust me, there’s nothing better than being able to say, ‘I made it!’

I knew I wanted to teach you how to make them too, but creating a course isn’t just about filming myself making a bag. I knew I had to develop a method that actually demystified the whole process, breaking it down into simple techniques and projects that build your skills until making a whole bag, or dozens of bags, suddenly feels completely achievable - and after almost five years of experimenting, making and refining, that’s exactly what I’ve done.

You really don’t need much, some beads, fishing line and the right technique, to create the kind of bags that you’ll probably see being sold for  hundreds, even thousands, of dollars.

I’ve done the trial and error so you don’t have to. Now, I can’t wait to see what you make!

Geneva

A person wearing cream-colored trousers holds a small shoulder bag made of faceted amber-orange glass beads. The background features a dark burgundy wall and a wooden floor.

Meet Your Instructor

Geneva Vanderzeil

Geneva Vanderzeil is a creativity expert with over a decade of inspiring millions to make beautiful things with their own hands. Through her bestselling books, viral videos, and popular website, Geneva has built a global community around the belief that anyone can create - they just need the right guidance and a little inspiration.

Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Guardian, Martha Stewart, Buzzfeed, and more. With over 2 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, Geneva’s creative projects have reached makers in every corner of the world.

Now, through The DIY School, she’s bringing her most-loved skills into structured, accessible online courses - starting with furniture upcycling, embroidery, dollhouses, mosaics, and more.
Woman sitting on a couch wearing a white shirt and green overalls, with a home interior background.

Meet Your Instructor

Geneva Vanderzeil

Geneva is one of the most influential voices in DIY, creativity, and craft with over a decade of inspiring millions to make beautiful things with their own hands.

Through her bestselling books, viral videos, and popular website Collective Gen, Geneva has built a global community around the belief that anyone can create - they just need the right guidance and a little inspiration.

Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Guardian, Martha Stewart, Buzzfeed, and more. With over 2 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, Geneva’s creative projects have reached makers in every corner of the world.

Now she’s bringing her most-loved skills into structured, accessible online courses.

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