Opossum Bead Art — a free Hard fuse bead pattern, 136×127 pegs, 48 colors, 17,272 beads total. Print it, bead it, iron it. 25 standard pegboards.
Pattern facts
| Grid | 136 × 127 pegs |
| Colors | 48 |
| Total beads | 17,272 |
| Pegboards | 25 standard 29×29 |
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Time | 3–5 hours |
Bead list
| Color | Code | Beads | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARD M15 | M15 | 1,038 | |
| MARD H4 | H4 | 306 | |
| MARD ZG4 | ZG4 | 151 | |
| MARD ZG5 | ZG5 | 628 | |
| MARD E23 | E23 | 17 | |
| MARD M3 | M3 | 40 | |
| MARD R13 | R13 | 412 | |
| MARD ZG8 | ZG8 | 4 | |
| MARD D10 | D10 | 160 | |
| MARD C7 | C7 | 3,596 | |
| MARD C16 | C16 | 858 | |
| MARD C20 | C20 | 822 | |
| MARD H5 | H5 | 2,257 | |
| MARD C18 | C18 | 110 | |
| MARD C12 | C12 | 601 | |
| MARD C29 | C29 | 899 | |
| MARD D3 | D3 | 29 | |
| MARD R8 | R8 | 4 | |
| MARD R7 | R7 | 77 | |
| MARD H6 | H6 | 1,775 | |
| MARD H16 | H16 | 2,092 | |
| MARD H7 | H7 | 1,062 | |
| MARD C6 | C6 | 10 | |
| MARD D2 | D2 | 21 | |
| MARD D1 | D1 | 1 | |
| MARD H23 | H23 | 76 | |
| MARD P2 | P2 | 6 | |
| MARD H20 | H20 | 17 | |
| MARD M12 | M12 | 37 | |
| MARD H11 | H11 | 16 | |
| MARD H3 | H3 | 23 | |
| MARD C23 | C23 | 1 | |
| MARD C14 | C14 | 1 | |
| MARD P9 | P9 | 14 | |
| MARD P12 | P12 | 50 | |
| MARD C13 | C13 | 4 | |
| MARD H18 | H18 | 1 | |
| MARD H22 | H22 | 20 | |
| MARD H17 | H17 | 2 | |
| MARD C28 | C28 | 4 | |
| MARD H1 | H1 | 8 | |
| MARD H14 | H14 | 1 | |
| MARD H2 | H2 | 4 | |
| MARD P1 | P1 | 2 | |
| MARD D16 | D16 | 4 | |
| MARD ZG6 | ZG6 | 6 | |
| MARD H10 | H10 | 3 | |
| MARD H15 | H15 | 2 |
How to make it
- Print the pattern at 100% scale and gather your beads — the counts above are exact.
- Place one color at a time, starting with the biggest count; it catches mistakes early.
- Iron with an adult: medium heat, 10–20 seconds per side, ironing paper between iron and beads.
- Cool flat under a heavy book for 10 minutes.
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