Hi Chickie, the beadwork is sewn onto the leather, either you use the thin needles and you don't sew all the way through the leather, just pierce the top enough so beads will stay secure. There is a shorter needle you can buy that is stronger than the long thin needles and it is thin enough to go through the beads. Those ones are hard to find. Some people sew onto felt first then bead it down to the leather or they use loom to do first, then sew it to leather. But the hairclip is added last, it is fitted underneath a another piece of leather and you cut it so the ends of the clip can stick out so it will allow the clip to close onto your hair, I don't have a pattern, it is made up with an idea in mind. Sometimes I follow design that someone has already created or I make up my own. There is beadwork books available at the Iroquois shop in Six Nations near you, I think that is what the place is called. I go there sometimes when I am in the area to pick up some supplies, but we have place here now. May be I will post some of my craft work with the beads in a few days when I am not so busy.
