ThreadABead vs CyberBead

Since 2007, ThreadABead has rapidly amassed a large collection of 4,000+ exclusive Bead Patterns making it the largest UK Bead Pattern site. It has become a favourite site for many beaders due to its diverse range of patterns specialising in bead designs for Size 11 Miyuki Delica beads. With ThreadABead you can find a treasure trove of patterns for ornaments, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and trinkets on many different topics such as seasonal, sports, hobbies and pets to name a few. If you are looking for an unusual design we most likely have just the thing! Now for the first time ThreadABead is making its on-site Wish List feature available in an app to all customers of ThreadABead and newcomers to browse our patterns and save them to their Wish List easily. Additionally new patterns to the site, and our most popular patterns can be also viewed, along with a search facility to trawl through our extensive catalogue.

CyberBeadArt — turn the photos you love into pixel bead art. Import a photo, and we smartly convert it into a bead chart. Place beads one by one on a realistic pegboard canvas — every bead is labeled with a color code, so you can follow along and build the real thing in your hands. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Photo to beads, one tap — pick a photo or take a new one, choose a grid size, and instantly get a bead chart you can actually build. • Tap-to-place pegboard — feel the rhythm of bead-by-bead crafting, with a brush for fast filling and an eraser for quick fixes. • Real-world bead colors — every cell shows a series-based color code (A1, B26, G21…) matched to the beads on your bench. No guesswork. • Color-by-number progress — see how many beads of each color you'll need, and watch your work fill in cell by cell. • Iron preview — see what your finished piece will look like before you commit. • Free canvas mode — skip the photo, paint freely, and design your own pixel patterns from scratch. • Save & resume — projects auto-save between sessions, so you can pick up exactly where you left off. A COMMUNITY OF MAKERS Browse the showcase to see how other crafters turned their photos into beads. Rate, comment, download patterns, and share your finished builds with the community. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver-first design with descriptive cell positions, smooth tap and pinch gestures, and warm dark/light themes that feel like a real maker's workbench. CyberBeadArt is for anyone who loves perler, hama, fuse beads, pegboard pixel art, and the slow satisfaction of building something real, one bead at a time.