THE BEST OF %, BEADWORK Beadwork—The First Ten Years Jewel of India Bracelets—Kathleen Kimball-Baker Colorful and supple herringbone-stitched bracelets Chain-Mail Dice Bag—Nancy Nehring and Scott Winegarden A tiny pouch made with jump rings 58 Bead Be Bangled Bracelet—Nancy Jones Elegant brick-stitched and bent-wire bangles Miniature Oriental Carpet—Judith Durant A loom-woven treasure Sculpted Cross Necklace—Pat Mayer A traditional design made new with peyote stitch Wave of the Future Collar—Bette Kelley A lovely ladder-stitched necklace Gee's Bend Bag—Shelley Hauge Wong A quilt-inspired peyote-stitched bag Illuminated Memory Charms—Susan Lenart Kazmer A charming memory made with miniature bulbs Shag Carpet of Pearls—Kate McKinnon An innovative square-stitched wave of pearls Byzantine Chain Bracelet—Sian Ng-Ashcraft A creative twist on traditional Byzantine chain link Victorian Infinity Necklace—Jennifer VanBenschoten A series of scrolls worked in right-angle weave and herringbone stitch Clearly Crystal Choker—Sheilah Cleary A right-angle woven bed of sparkling crystal flowers47 él Moon Shapes—Kat Allison Innovative right-angle weave shapes for versatile designs Thistle Bracelet—Janet-Beth McCann Flynn A floral bangle cleverly fashioned with peyote stitch and right-angle weave Net Full of Gems—Linda Richmond A gem-encrusted netted rope necklace Dragonfly Pin—Arlene Baker An enchanting ladder-stitched dragonfly Pearl Blossom Bracelet-—Dona Anderson A herringbone-stitched cuff brimming with sequins and pearls Butterfly Pin—Sandie Abel A realistic bead-embroidered butterfly Therapy Necklace—Margo C. Field A herringbone-stitched choker culminating in a frothy fringe Flower Magnets—Judi Wood Simple, multipurpose peyote-stitched and bead-embroidered flowers Tatted Leaves Bracelet—Esther Trusler A-delicate needle-tatted bracelet Garden Gate—Jean Campbell Unique peyote-stitched spacers separate a riot of glass leaves Beach Stone Necklace—Beth Shea A chic necklace made by drilling and connecting beach stones Precious Picots—Daeng Weaver Dazzling tubular herringbone-stitched bracelets embellished with picots Scheherazade Necklace—Liz Smith A peyote-stitched necklace that resembles a golden knotted ribbon Undulating Necklace—Maxine Peretz Prange A sinuous herringbone-stitched necklace Victorian Lace Bracelet—Lisa Norris A distinctive-looking frilly bracelet Linda's Gift—Jean Campbell A pretty strung necklace featuring lampworked beads Spacey Princess Cuff—Diane Trepanier Memory wire and spacer bars form the base of a simply beautiful bracelet Serpentine Watchband—Marji Brohammer A very unique watchband made with shaped and braided brick stitch Bombay Bracelet—S. Raven Willey A richly textured herringbone- and brick-stitched bracelet Techniques rs Beit of Beadwork ~ 3Jewel of India Bracelets KATHLEEN KIMBALL-BAKER4 t on" ote: = am, bese supple bracelets done in berringbone stitch bave the look and feel of handwoven silk ribbon— the kind you might find in an Indian marketplace. But there's a twist: a row of metallic accent beads gives the illusion of fine chain running through the ribbon. Materials 1: Use 4' of conditioned thread to string 2A and 2B, leaving a 10" tail. Tie the + Small Delica beads in 4 colors—A, B, beads to form a circle, Pass through the 2B. String 2C and pass through the C, D (comparable to size Il* seed beads) 2B and 2C. String 2D, pass through the 2C and the 2D. String 2D and + 2 large Delicas beads in the same color continue working 2-bead ladder stitch in reverse color order so you finish as A (comparable to size 8° seed beads) with 2A (Figure 1). * 40-45 accent beads (2.5mm or 3mm 2: String 1A and 1B, Pass down through the B column and up through the metal beads, 3mm crystals, C column (Figure 2). String 1C and 1D, Pass down through the D column or size II? hex or triangle seed beads) and up through the next D column. String 1D and 1C. Pass down through * Toggle clasp the C column and up through the B column. String 1B and 1A. Pass down * Beading thread fo match the A beads through the top bead in the A column (Figure 2). Turn your beadwork over * Thread Heaven thread conditioner (so you're moving from right to left), hold it tight, and pass back through the last A. Note: By holding the tension firmly as you turn each row, you'll Tools control the overall tension on the piece, one of the trickiest achievements * Size 10 or Il beading needles with herringbone stitch. : ar 3: String LA and 1B. Pass down through the B in the previous row and up rr Lighter through the next C (Figure 3). String 1C and 1D. Pass down through the : next D and up through the following D. String 1D and 1C, Pass down Techniques through the next C and up through the next B. String 1B and 1A. Pass down through the next A. Flip the beadwork over, pinch it tightly to main- tain tension, and pass back through the last A. Complete two more rows in the same way (Figure 4). + Flat herringbone stitch, ladder stitch 4: Work 1A and 1B in herringbone stitch, String 1C and 1D, Pass down through the D below, Before you connect it to the next D, string 1A, and make an increase by passing up through the next D. Finish the row as usual (Figure 5), 5: Repeat Step 4, working a larger accent bead in place of the increase between the D (Figure 6), 6; Make the next row by working the first two herringbone pairs (A/B, C/D), passing through the accent bead from the previous row and up through the next D, and finishing the row as usual. Repeat the pattern (adding an accent bead on one row and reinforcing it on the subsequent row) until you've added 40 to 45 accent beads, depending on your desired length. Note: If you add an accent bead on every row rather than reinforcing alternative rows, the beadwork will bunch up. This pattern allows the center accent beads to appear to float in the beadwork. 7: Repeat Step 4 to gradually close the center section, then work five more rows without the increase.8: Work in ladder stitch to repeat the pattern you made in Step 1. This will tighten up the end of the bracelet, Exit from an A bead. %: String 5A, 1 large Delica, 3A, one half of the clasp, and 3A. Pass back through the large through the beads and back through the clasp three or more times to reinforce. Secure | Delica, string 5A, and then pass into the f other edge of the bracelet (Figure 7). Weave , a the working thread, trim close to the work, Q Figure 3 and melt the thread end. © @0 10: Use the tail thread to add the other @ g half of the clasp at the opposite end 8 $33 of the bracelet. Secure the thread, trim close to the work, and melt the GOOO 980 thread end. & 0 Kathleen Kimball-Baker lives i Minneapolis, 6 Minnesota, She started scroungéng for, taking Figure 4 apart, and reconibining old headed necklaces [rom @ © garage sales in ber teens. She learned oD off-loom needle weaving ten years ago, and teaches classes at the Bead Monkey in $39 Mirneapolis and St, Paul,| S SF C) @ ‘- « 4 @ o +4) - rea) so yeChain-Mail Dice Bag NANCY NEHRING AND SCOTT WINEGARDEN tart this supple pouch by linking jump rings together, creating a four-in-one chain-mail pattern. Before you know it, you'll have a medieval-inspired bag, the perfect place to store a tiny set of dice. Materials Chain-mail Sheets +S jade 6mm rounds 1: Stack 4 closed rings. Open a filth ring and pass it + 5 sterling silver mounted 4x15mm through the centers of the other 4 rings. Close jode pendants the ring (Figure 1). Spread out the rings as in * 5 sterling silver 8mm bead caps Figure 2. Repeat to make several of these four-in- + 2 oz of sterling silver 20-gauge jump one basic units. Figure | rings with 'h’ inside diameters 2: Join the basic units into a row by using 1 more * 5 sterling silver 2" head pins jump ring between each unit. Do so by inserting “IF of 2mm sterling silver an open ring through the 2 bottom rings of one necklace chain unit so that the opening is facing up. Insert the + Sterling silver serving spoon same ring through the 2 top rings of the next unit so that the opening is again facing up (Figure 3). Took Close the ring. se ai ial piss 3: Extend the row into a sheet by inserting an open * Round-nose pliers f sad cians cc bel ring from bottom to top through the top two rings along one side of the row. The opening of the ring ‘Poteet he should be on top. Close the ring (Figure 4). Move * Dremel tool with 040" or f 102mim dull band grinding stones up or down one ring and repeat. = Wood vie Make a row (as in Step 2) 20 rings long and + Hammer extend it into a sheet (as in Step 3) 17 rings wide. : Wire cutters Make a second chain-mail sheet 30 rings long by 17 rings wide. Technique + Wireworking Resource Check your local bead shop or contact: Jump rings: The Ring Lord, (306) 374-1335, wwwitheringlord.com. Figure 4 Add rings to extend the row into a sheet. The left illustration shows adding rings up @ row, the right illustration shows adding rings down a row. When youre adding rings down a row, the top ring end Best of Beadwork ~ 131} Bs 8 Fa) = = = o —— o Construct the Bag 4: Form the sheets into a tube by joining the sheets along the edges. Line the two edges up next to each other, even at the bottom with the longer sheet extending up at the top to become the flap, Insert an open ring through 4 rings, 2 on each side, so that the opening is facing up. Close the ring (Figure 5). On one side begin at the bottom of the rows and on the other begin at the top of the rows so that the joining ring has its opening on top of the sheets and is easy to close. Move up or down one ring and repeat. Figure 5 5: Extend the flap by adding 1 ring on each side so the flap is 19 rings wide. 6: Hold the bag in the air and, at the bottom of the bag, match up the rows on the front and back sheets that extend one-half ring. Close the bottom of the bag by inserting another ring through each of these pairs. 7: Decorate the bag with beads, For the round beads, string the bead and a bead cap on a head pin. Make a wrapped loop. The jade crystals shown come mounted in a bead cap with a loop. Use jump rings to attach the beads and crystals to the bag along the bottom of the bag and along the edge of the flap. Belt Clip 8: Use heavy-duty metal cutters or a hacksaw to cut off about 2° of the spoon's handle. The exact length depends on the spoon-handle design. Smooth the cut end with a flat file or fine grinding stone. Drill three holes near the edge at the large end of the spoon handle (Figure 6), The holes have to be large enough to accept a jump ring and near enough to the edge of the spoon to be able to close the jump ring. Place the decorative end of the spoon handle in a wood vise so the place where you want it to bend protrudes from the vise. Use a hammer to pound the end of the spoon handle until it bends to a right angle. Move the spoon handle up in the vise so only 4 of the handle is in the vise. Pound the spoon handle until it bends to more than 90 degrees. Remove the handle from the vise. Reposition it in the vise so both ends are in the jaws. Tighten the vise so the ends close, leaving a small gap to fit over your belt.9: Cut the necklace chain into lengths of 4", 4", and 3". Use jump rings to attach the necklace chains to the belt clip with the 3” section in the middle, Use more jump rings to attach the other ends of the necklace chains to the bag along the flap fold at the center and at each edge. @ Nancy Nebring is a nationally recognized author, teacher, and designer in the needle arts fields. She is the author of several books, including The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann (Interweawe Press, 1998). Her work bas appeared in numerous magazines, including Threads and Piece Work. Scott Winegarden is Nancy's son, an avid Dungeons and Dragons player, and a dichard compurter nerd, Figure 6 Best of Beadwork ~ 15Bead Be Bangled Bracelet NANCY JONES Y" ‘ll find this funky bangle has a couple of secrets to its success. A brick-stitched body ensures its smooth outer curve, and a bent-wire inner core means your bracelet will alwarys keep its great shape. Materials 1: Use 3' of thread to work a row of ladder stitch 6 beads long, * Size II” seed beads in assorted colors 2: Work brick stitch off the ladder to make an 8" strip in any pattern you like. * Silver charm Begin each row by stringing two beads and passing the needle under the + 12” of 4-gauge silver wire thread between the first two beads of the previous row. * Size D beading thread 3: Bend the strip into a long tube and zip it up tightly so the seam doesn't Took show. Set the tube aside. iSaeae 4: Cutan 11" piece of wire and make a small spiral at one end. Slide the Beading needle beaded tube onto the wire and bend to make a circle, Make another spiral “Wire coer at the other end of the wire. Note: lf you make the spirals at both ends * Round-nose pliers before you form a circle, the beads will not have enough room to bend on » Needle-nose pliers the wire and may break. 5: Stack the end spirals and pass through their centers with the remaining 1" Techniques of wire. Form a large jump ring and add a charm, ® wireworking Variati Resouice You may also close the bangle so no wire shows, like the silver bangles in the photo. Before you a ae ay nag Pe make the beaded tube, string a large bead on the (510) 685 “SST. wire and hook the ends of the wire together to make a circle. Make the beaded strip and zip it up around the wire, covering it up to the bead. Nancy Jones started beading in 1994 when she set down her tatting shuttle and never looked hack. She teaches beading nationwide and can be contacted at [email protected]. See more of Nancy's work at www.rnrsjonesheads, coms, Best of Beadwork ~ 17 ifs G ‘teiature Oriental Carpet JUDITH DURANT In Aost, if not all, Oriental carpets are woven with deliberate asymmetry or imperfections. This practice M is based on the belief that nothing but Allah is perfect. Judith created this fabulous miniature “carpet” by first weaving strips of beaded loomwork and then lacing the strips together. She says she left in enough imperfections to keep her humble. Materials * Size II’ Japanese seed beads: 106 g red, 100 g dark green, 100 g white, 90 g brown + Size Il’ Czech seed beads: 2 hanks (70 q) seafoam, I hank (35 s) gold + Red size D Nymo beading thread + 42" of wooden 2x4 plank (optional) + Wood screws (optional) + 22-gauge craft wire (optional) * Tacks (optional) Tools » Size 12 beading and sharps needles * Bead loom * Saw (optional) ~ Hammer (optional) Techniques * Loomwork, sewing, simple fringe MATERIALS NOTE The bead amounts listed are generous because you may need to grade the bead widths, especially the Czech beads, and you won't want to come up short. Differences in dye lots would be very noticeable in a piece this large. 1: Set up your loom. Use a store-bought loom or create your own. To construct a very simple TIP = loom like the one used to make this carpet, of shia chest pfeil — Ptiagenl wil ont we 6" on the next page is too small cut a 30" piece of a 2x4 plank and screw for you to see, enlarge it 200%. pieces of 2x4 plank to each end to make a * To keep track of the rows, U shape. Make the spacers by stringing beads w## a small metal hoard with on a wire and tack the wire ends down to the drip mageeh, moving the sides of the loom Th ce ae 1G 3 . era 2: Warp the loom for a 38-bead-wide strip. available at mort hobby or knitting thope. 3: Following the chart on page 20, work your weft. Remove the loomwork, but don't weave in the warp ends. Set aside. 4: Make three more strips to complete the chart. The next two strips should each be 39 beads across, and the last one 38 beads across. 5: Join the strips together in pattern order. Using the remaining welt thread, weave through 2-3 beads on each row of each strip, zigzagging back and forth to lace the two strips together. Do your best to hide any evidence of the join. 6: Make simple fringe using the warp thread, alternating one fringe leg made up of | gold and 3 brown with one fringe leg made up of 1 gold and 4 brown, © Judith Durant is co-author of The New Beader's Companion [Intenvcave Press, 2005) and Memory Makers Great Scrapbooks: Ideas, Tips, and Techniques (Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 2000). She has worked in the publishing industry for over twenty years. Judith lives in Lowell, Massachusetts = DESIGNER'S NOTE—A wealth of charted designs is available to the beadworker, and one of the best sources l've found are needlepoint books. This design is from Frank Cooper's delightful book Oriental Carpets in Miniature: Charted Designs for Needlepoint or What You Will (Interweave Press, 1994), Although designs charted for needlepoint will be slightly clongated when worked in beads (beads aren't as square as needlepoint stitches), | haven't found this to be a problem. Best of Beadwork ~B geld dork green brown a 20 = wewbeadworkmagazine.camSculpted Cross Necklace PAT MAYERMaterials + Delica beads or size II” seed beads + 300 crystal or fire-polished 3mm rounds * 6 crystal or fire-polished 4mm rounds * Toggle clasp * Silamide beading thread + Beeswax Tools + Size 12 beading needles * Scissors Techniques * Flat peyote stitch, stringing Figure | ae cascade of Delica beads and crystals spills down to a beautiful focal point—« three-dimensional cross made of beads. Stringing and flat peyote stitch are the only things you necc to know to achieve these gorgeous results, Cross 1: Use 74! of doubled and waxed thread to string 20-30 Delicas for your desired height of the cross, Leave a 12" tail. Work a strip of peyote stitch 6 beads wide and twelve rows long. The tail and working threads should end up at opposite corners. Fold the piece so the first and last rows meet and zip together, Exit out through the end of the tube from any one of the edge beads 2: String two 3mm rounds and pass through a bead on the opposite side of the tube, Pass up through the next bead and string three 3mm rounds. Lay these beads over the top of the others in a cross and stitch into the opposit: side of the tube. Pass up through the next bead. Pass back through the three 3mm rounds just strung and into the other side of the tube (Figure 1 Secure the thread and trim close to the work. Use the tail thread to repeat this step at the other end of the tube. Set the tube aside. 3: Make a strip of peyote stitch 6 beads wide by twelve rows long, leaving a 12" tail, Use the working thread to stitch this short tube to the long one at the point youd like the two to cross. Be careful to hide the thread as you stitch. Weave through the beads on the long tube to exit exactly opposite the place you stitched on the short tube. Set aside. 4: Make another strip of peyote stitch 6 beads wide by twelve rows long, leaving a 12" tail, Secure the thread and trim, Use the working thread from Step 3 to stitch this tube onto the cross so it sits opposite the other short tube. §: Weave through the beads to the end of the short tube. Pair the ends of the short tubes and repeat Step 2 so you add 3mm rounds and connect the two tubes at the same time, Repeat for the other end of the short tubes, 6: Use 2! of waxed and doubled thread to string enough 3mm rounds to tightly wrap diagonally around the intersection of the cross, leaving a 6" tail. Pass through the 3mm rounds again and tie a knot with the tail thread. Pass through the cross to the opposite side and string 3mm rounds so they make an X with the 3mm rounds previously placed. Pass through the 3mm rounds again, secure the thread, and trim close to the work. Set the cross aside.Necklace 7: Thread a needle on each end of an 18° length of waxed thread. String one side of the clasp, slide it to the center of the thread, and tie a knot close to the clasp. Pair the thread ends and string three 4mm rounds, Use one thread ta randomly string Delicas and 3mm rounds to your desired necklace length. String three 4mm rounds and the other half of the clasp, Pass back through the 4mm rounds, String another strand of Delicas and 3mm rounds, Pass through the first set of 4mm rounds strung, the clasp, and back through the 4mm rounds, Continue forming ee strands back and forth as many times as desired, using the other half of the thread when the first one is too short to string. Strands can be all the same length or graduated lengths. Add the cross to the center of one of the strands by stringing half of the strand, passing through the top 3mm round of the cross, and then stringing the rest of the strand. Secure the thread and trim close to the work. ® Pat Mayer is delighted to have recently moved to Sarita Fe, New Mexico. She is torn between exploring the town to enjoy all the exciting art and unpacking ber beads to create ber ount art Best of Beadwork — 23Wave of the Future Collar BETTE KELLEY T” undulating collar is just the thing to wear with a little black dress. You make its “waves” by joining two ladder-stitched rows with bugle beads. Materials * 49 black size 9° three-cuts (A) * 5g black size Il” Japanese seed beads (B) "10 g black size 8° hex beads (C) * 50 black 6mm bugle beads (D) * 25 black 2mm bugle beads (é) 1mm 2-strand box clasp * Black size D Nymo beading thread * Beeswax or Thread Heaven thread conditioner (optional) * G-S Hypo Cement 15x15" foam-core board Tools * Size 10 beading needles + Size 12 or 13 beading needles * Ball-headed silk pins * Scissors + Chamois beading surface * Needle-nose pliers Techniques + Ladder stitch, tension bead, chevron chain | eHBbeens ss we, Pinupper \ ladder hare YN. Figure 1 Neck Form 1: Draw a 5'4" diameter circle on the board. Draw a vertical line through the center. Measure 1" down from one end of the vertical line and draw a horizontal line. The wave section of the necklace will fall below the line, the chevron section above it (Figure 1) Ladders 2: Thread a needle on each end of a 9' length of thread, String 1B, 1C, 2B, IC, and 1B. Slide the beads to the TIPS + Size 10 needles help cull out bead: with :mall holes and they're easy to thread, Switch to a :maller needle only when necenary. * Keeping an even tension while working ladder stitch in paramount to making mooth waves. + Don't split the thread while you work ladder stitch—the bead: won't mug into place. If you do pierce the thread, remove the needle, pull out the thread, and try again. center of the thread and pass one needle back through the last 3 beads. “String 1B, 1C, and 1B and pass the other needle back through them (Figure 2). Repeat from * to form the upper ladder, pinning both edges of the ladder every 5 units along the wave section of the board, Frequent pinning helps to keep the tension even while letting the outer edge flare slightly, When the ladder is either 137 units long or reaches the edge of the wave section, pass the bottom needle up through its neighboring hex bead so both threads are at the top of the ladder 3: Use 9' of thread and size 8° hex beads to make a second, separate ladder This is the lower ladder. String 2C and pass one needle back through the second bead, *String 1C and pass the other needle back through it, Repeat from *, keeping your tension even, but not tight, so that the ladder will be flexible enough to undulate along the necklace, Work this ladder for a several inches and set it aside Best of Beadwork = 25GT Ww rs s - 2 & = Waves 4: Use 18' of thread to string a tension bead, leaving a 36" tail (you will use it later for the chevron chain). Pass up through the first bead of the lower ladder, string 1B, and pass up through the first unit of the upper ladder. String 34 and pass back down through the first unit of the upper ladder, up through the second unit, and down through the third unit. String 2B and pass though the third bead in the lower ladder. String 1B and pass back through the beads to the top of the upper ladder (Figure 3). 5: Pass down through the next upper ladder unit and up through the next, String 3A and pass back through the last unit exited to form a picot. String 1D and pass through the fifth bead of the lower ladder. String 1B and pass back through the beads to exit the upper ladder just below the last picot (Figure 4). &: Pass down through the next upper ladder unit and up through the next, Since there is no picot here, anchor the thread by passing under the previ- ous stitch along the top edge of the upper ladder, then pass back through the last unit passed through. String 1B, 1D, and 1B, pass through the seventh bead on the lower ladder, string 1B, and weave back through the beads to exit the upper ladder (Figure 5). 7: Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to complete five wave units, ladder-stitching more beads to the lower ladder as necessary to accommodate the design. Note that the 5 middle bugle beads of each wave skip 2 beads on the lower ladder and sit above a 3-bead picot (string 3B before you pass back through to the lower ladder, Figure 6); there is a single 1-bead stitch between each wave unit (the same as the first and last stitches of the waves). When you're finished with the wave units, you should have abou: 36” of thread at each end.Chevron Chain 8: With the thread exiting the top of the last unit of the upper ladder, string 1B, 1D, and 1B. Pass up through the lower and upper ladders and through the last 3 beads again. String 1D and 4B. You have just sewn ina circle to attach the chevron chain to the waves. Pull very tightly. Pass down through the first 3 beads in this step (Figure 7). 9: String 4B and 1D. Pass through the seed bead next to the last bugle bead to form a triangle (Figure 8). Repeat this step five to eight times for desired Figure ¥ length. Attach one half of the clasp to the last unit by passing through the clasp and beads several times to secure; the holes of the clasp should line up LL evenly with the seed beads at each end of the last bugle bead. Weave through the beadwork to reinforce it, secure the thread, and trim close to the work. Glue any knots. 10: Repeat Steps $ and 9 to finish the other side of the necklace. @ Hailing from Yellow Springs, Obio, Bette Kelley is an internationally known bead artist and author of Adventures with Broad Collars (Phoenix Rising Press, 2001). Contact her at [email protected] or visit win. phoerising.com to purchase ber book and patterns for other projects. Best of Beadwork ~ 27Mero ryGees Bend Bag SHELLEY HAUGE WONG his gorgeously geometric peyote-stitched bag was inspired by the quilts of Loretta Pettway, one of the T talented African-American women who have put the Gees Bend community of rural Alabama on the map with their bold and distinctive quilts. Read more about these amazing women and find inspiration for your own bag in The Quilts of Gee's Bend (Tinwood Books, 2002), Materials Body * Delica beads: 306 gunmetal, 048 gray 1: Work rounds of tubular peyote stitch to make the body of the bag. silverlined, 908 chortreuse, 878 Rounds 1-3: Following the front and back of the bag’s charts for color turquoise, 083 light aqua (starting at the top), use 3' of thread to string the first 284 beads. Work in + Black Silamide beading thread tubular peyote stitch or start with three rows of flat peyote stitch and join * 2 clear nylon snaps the ends to form a tube. + Graph paper Rounds 4 and on: Follow the color charts at www.beadworkmagazine com, working in tubular peyote stitch. Tools 2: Flatten the beadwork so the bottom-row beads lock and zip the edges * Size I2 beading needle together, Weave through all the beads again to reinforce. Finish the bag * Scissors body by stitching the plastic snaps on the inside, 2" from each side of the * Colored pencils bag and %" down from the top edge. Techniques Stra * Flat.and tubular peyote stitch P 3: Following the color chart, work flat peyote stitch to make a strap 14 beads wide and 34" long. Sew the straps to each top corner of the bag by weaving through beads on the body of the bag. © Shelley Hauge Weng is a passionate beadwork artist who still finds time ‘ to bea wife, mother, and manufacturers sales representative Visit www. beadworkmagazine.com for the full charted design or send a written request and SASE to Braid Editorial, Interweave Press, 201 E. Fourth St., Loveland, CO 80537-5655. Best of Beadecnellluminated Memory Charms SUSAN LENART KAZMER ben you find small objects that evoke a memory or feeling, tuck them away in your pocket. Once W you've got a collection, use your creative juices to turn the objects into charms, and you're halfway to making a unique piece of jewelry. For this bracelet, Susan captured the memory of ber holidays by making charms from burned-out holiday lights. Materials 1: Remove the light bulbs from the string of lights by holding the outer casing *3-—5mm beads with large holes securely and pulling on the bulb. It should come out easily. To remove the * String of holiday light bulbs inner casing, gently lift the two wires on the bottom with your fingers. * Bead caps Holding the bulb firmly, slip the inner casing off to expose the bulb. + Jump rings 2: Hold the bulb upside down (with the bulb wire pointing up) and insert the + 26-gauge sterling silver wire skewer between the two wires. Use the chain-nose pliers to very gently * Clear enamel twist the two wires around each other a few times, Try not to put pressure on the portion of the wire connected to the bulb because it can easily snap. Tools Cut the small untwisted wire tail and curl it down toward the bulb. Pull out * Skewer the skewer. The space where the skewer was should now be a loop. * Wire cutters 3: Cuta separate piece of wire about 1" long and bend it into an L shape, Insert this wire into the loop. Bring both ends up and wrap the shorter wire around the longer wire at least three times. Only the longer end should remain pointing straight up. String a bead or bead cap onto the wire to hide the \ wrap. Make a wrapped loop that attaches to a jump ring. 4; Paint a coat of clear enamel \ f on the bulb to make it [4 stronger. C = 5: As you create more charms, try stringing different beads or objects onto the light bulbs to vary the look. Make about fifty charms for a bracelet, adding them and other interesting objects or beads to a chain. © * Round-nose pliers * Chain-nose pliers Technique * Wireworking Susan Lenart Kazmer is a jovelry designer who teaches at national shows and events, Learn more about Susan at wun.susanlenartkazmer.nel,Shag Carpet of Pearls KATE MCKINNONhis innovative bracelet is a flowing river of pearls worked in a steady pass of flat square stitch. The end result is strong, flexible, and full of movement and texture. Materials * 20-30 g of size II’ seed beads + 75-200 freshwater 2—6mm pearls * 100-120 Gech fire-polished ‘4mm rounds or 28 g of Thai silver 2—4mm nuggets 75-200 base metal 26-gauge head pins * Size D Nyro or Silamide beading thread to match beads * Sterling silver toggle clasp * Thread Heaven thread conditioner Tools » Size 12 or 13 beading needles + Scissors * Round-nose pliers * Wire cutters Techniques * Tension bead, wireworking, square stich, whipstitch, simple fringe Resources Check your local bead shop or contact: Clasps and base metal head pins: Kate McKinnon, wewkate meckinnon.com. 1: Use 1 head pin to string | pearl. Add a seed bead aecent if you wish, Make a double wrapped loop to secure the beads (Figure 1). Repeat until you've used up all the head pins and pearls. Note: If you add seed bead accents, keep therm all the same or similar. And when you're turning the loops, keep them consistent in size and wide enough so thas they can move freely over the seed bead spacers (Step 5), 2: Use 3’ of thread to string a tension bead, leaving a 4" tail. String | fire-polished bead, 5 seed beads, and 2 fire-polished. Pass through the second-to-last and last fire-polished just strung (Figure 2). String 5 seed beads and | fire-polished. Pass through the first and last fire-polished added in this step (Figure 3), Reinforce these two rows of square stitch by passing through the beads until they are filled with thread. 3: String 1 fire-polished and pass through the last fire-polished added in Step 2. String 5 seed beads interspersed with 2-4 dangles (Figure 5). The number of dangles you choose for each row depends entirely on their size. Your goal is to allaw the pearls to flaw nicely with each other. 4: Repeat Step 3 until you've almost reached your desired length minus the width of the clasp. Always reinforce the fire-polished beads twice, and then vertically reinforce the entire row. 5: Form wrapped loops to attach the clasp's toggle bar to the first two rows made in Step 2 (Figure 6). Doing so will give you a general sense of how much longer you need to square-stitch to make the bracelet fit. 6: Once you are certain that the beadwork will fit snugly around your wrist, reinforce the last two rows until the holes of the beads are filled with thread. 7: Stitch the ring half of the clasp neatly to the end of the bracelet. Pass through the connection several times to reinforce. For the bracelet at lower right on page 34, the clasp is attached by two simple seed-bead loops that exit from the fire-polished edge beads. The loops are connected with two horizontal rows of seed beads that give them a ladder look from behind. There is a decorative filler row of 2 fire-polished beads between the seed bead loops. However you decide to sew on the clasp, be sure that the attachment is secure and simple. Best of Beadwork - 33Shag Carpet of Pearls 34 = wewbeodworkmagazine.com 8: Secure a new thread near the end of the bracelet. Exit from an end bead and loop the thread under- neath and over the connection between the two fire-polished beads (whipstitch). Continue down the edge of the bracelet to rein- force the beadwork (Figure 7). Repeat on the other side of the bracelet. 9: Make a second pass of stitching down each side of the bracelet. You can add an embellishment on this pass if desired—either single seed beads or legs of simple fringe (Figure 8). Tie half hitch knots between every few beads to ensure that if anything does get torn, not much of the beadwork can unravel. @ Kate McKinnon is a self-taught bead and metal arti 4 sterling silver, don't tarnish, and a ist who teaches and exbibits internationally, She works out of her studio in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona, and bas authored two SS popular books on jewelrymaking. Kate was the 2005 Rio Grande Saul Bell Award winner for her PMC work more of Kate's work, including some beautiful varia- tions of the Shag Carpet of Pearls, on ber website, wow. katemckinnon.com - See igByzantine Chain Bracelet SIAN NG-ASHCRAFTan soni Me. eee as a eT isat tsi Materials + 18 glass 9mm donut rings + 34 sterling silver 8.5mm outside digmneter (OD) 18-gauge twisted-wire jump rings + 34 sterling silver 9mm (OD) 16-gauge jymp rings - 4 sterling silver 7mm (OD) I8- or 16-gauge jump rings + Zsterling silver 45mm oval jump rings + Sterling silver toggle clasp Tools * Beading pad + 2 needle-nose pliers Technique * Wireworking Resources Check your local bead shop or contact: Glass rings: Alaska Bead Company, (888) 946-2323, [email protected] or Rio Grande, (800) 545-6566, www.riogrande.com. Note: Rio Grandes jump rings are measured with inside diameter (ID): 10mm (OD) = about 75 (ID). eo Byzantine chain pairs glass rings with jump rings. The technique also works well with soldered Bali silver space beads or any other soldered rings. link is made entirely of jump rings. This contemporary variatio’ 1: Open 2 twisted rings, pass both through 1 donut, then close the rings. 2: Open 2 smooth rings. Use 1 smooth ring to string both twisted rings anc 1 donut, close the ring (Figure 1). Flip the first donut down so that it's horizontal beneath the smooth ring, then rotate the twisted rings apart s they rest vertically on either side of the last donut (Figure 2). Flip the work over, with the last donut vertical to the left and the smooth ring underneath as you look down on the beading pad (Figure 3). Use the tip of one pair of pliers to grasp the second open ring and pass through the closest twisted ring, the new donut, and the twisted ring on the other side. Pick up the unit carefully and close the ring (Figure 4). 3: Open 2 smooth rings. Pass both through the last donut and close the ring 4; Open 2 twisted rings. Hold a donut vertically between the last two smoo' rings (Figure 5) while you pass a twisted ring through the closest smooth ring, the donut, and the smooth ring on the other side; close the ring (Figure 6). Flip the work over and pass the second twisted ring through tl closest smooth ring, the new donut, and the smooth ring on the other sic close the ring. 5: Open 2 twisted rings. Pass both through the last donut and close the ring (Figure 7). 6: Repeat Step 4, substituting twisted rings for smooth jump rings, and vice versa. 7: Repeat from Step 3 for the desired bracelet length. To keep track. of whic type of rings to use, look at the rings holding the last donut. If they are twisted, add 2 twisted rings to the donut; if they are smooth, add 2 smor rings. The next set of rings (Step 4 or 6) will be the reverse of those just added.8: Close two 7mm rings onto each donut ring at both ends of the chain, Use oval jump rings to attach the clasp to the 7mm rings, if necessary, add an extra ring to the toggle side of the clasp to allow it to pull through. © Sian Ny-Asherafi’s discovery of the world of beading began in July 1999. Her fascination with jewelry made with jump rings, plus encouragement from beading buddies, led to the creation of this design, ge DS a cae: eee a Best of Beadwork — 37 |Victorian Infinity Necklace JENNIFER VANBENSCHOTEN A photograph of an old Victorian seed pearl necklace inspired Jennifer to create this intricate beaded version, The project yields beautiful results for those who are up to the challenge. Materials * Thank (or 30—45 g) size II” Grech seed beads * 30-40 size @ seed beads + Lstrand dasp * 18" of 18-gauge craft wire * Size D Nymo beading thread in color to match beads * Thread Heaven thread conditioner Tools » Size [2 beading needle * Scissors * Wire cutters Techniques * Tubular herringbone stitch, right-angle weave Figure-eight Components a 1: Use 15' of conditi work a stip of ineedasts = Aurel eso gehvapined ox matelte ; ; bead: for this project. 11°s long, leaving a6" tail, Pass Metal bead: have a tendency to through the first chemically react with the craft wire. and last beads to * Use Nymo thread from a spool beeawe it in. lithe wider than it is from @ bobbin. ‘The spool thread will give the piece more body and firm up the herringbone-:titched tuber, form a circle with the bead holes facing up (Figure 1) Work eighty-cight rounds of tubular herringbone stitch. y + Repeat Step 1 twice to make a total of three beaded tubes. we : Cut a piece of wire 4" longer than one of the tubes, Pass through a tube and bend the wire into an oval shape. Check that the tube is not twisted and stitch the ends firmly together to enclose the wire, Twist the oval into a figure eight, placing the joined ends to the center back (Figure 2). Use the tail thread to secure the point at which the tube crosses itself by weaving through the overlapping tubes, Make sure the tubes aren't twisted. Weave through the beads to exit the outer edge of the tube near one end of the figure eight, Set the tube aside. Repeat this step for the two remain- ing tubes, Leaf Embellishments 4: Use the working thread of one of the figure eight components to string S size 11°. Pass back through the fourth bead just strung. String 3 size 11° and pass through the first 3 and the last 3 beads just strung (Figure 3). Pass through the bead next to the one your thread is exiting and through the one you last exited. Pass through 4 more beads. Pull tee tightly to snug the leaf fringe up 505 Ee: Bao aoG against the tube. 5: Repeat Step 4 until you have ten leaves along one side of the tube (Figure 4), Weave through the beads to the other side of the tube and work ten leaves back dawn the tube, each leaf opposite the first set. Best of Beadwork = 39Victorian Infinity Necklace 6: With the thread exiting at the base of a leaf, string 1 size 8° and 1 size 11° Pass back through the size 8° and into a seed bead on the opposite side of the tube so that the size 8° is centered between two leaves. Pass through 4 beads of the tube and repeat, adding a row of bead embellishmens between the leaves (Figure 5), Weave through the tube, secure the thread, and trim close to the work. > 7: Repeat Steps 4—6 for each of the tubes. Connecting 8: Line up the three components in a row. Tilt the first and last components up slightly so that when it’s worn, the necklace has a nice curve. Secure a 10" piece of thread o the inner loop of the first outer component, either just above or below where the embellishments begin. 9; String 5 size 11°s and pass down through the corre- sponding bead on the center component. String 7 size 11%s and pass up through the same bead on the first component. Weave through these beads several times. secure the thread, and trim close to the work. Repeat to attach the other outer component to the center component. Straps 10: Pass 15' of conditioned thread through a tube bead on an outside edge (the same side as the embellish. ments), Pull the thread halfway through, leaving a 74! tail. Work fifty-five stitches of single-needle right-angle weave with size 11°s, Pass through the upper hole of one half of the clasp. Pass through th: beads and clasp a few times to reinforce, and weave back through the entire row of right-angle weave, Secure the thread and trim close to the work. Ti Use the tail thread to pass through the next bead on th tube, above the first row of right-angle weave. Work a second strap of right-angle weave fifty-one stitches lon and attach it to the lower hole of the clasp. Weave bac through the strap and finish as before. 12: Repeat from Step 9 for the other half of the necklace. © Jennifer VanBenschoten lives in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York with ber husband, Tom, their dog, Moose, and her beads. You can see mor of ber work at wwur,vanbeds.com,Clearly Crystal Choker SHEILAH CLEARY a & i ‘= : a Soe é : A A | i |in aS a a a (eer AGa el h@ ite cig Materials * 2 strands bronze size I” seed beads + 108 light color 4mm bicones (A) +109 dark color 4mm bicones (B) * Tlobster clasp * 1 head pin + 2 clamshells * 2 crimp beads +3" of chain +l spool of 012 or 010 beading wire Tools * Wire cutters + Needle-nose pliers + Round-nose pliers Techniques + Right-angle weave, wineworking L. simple, yet elegant, choker evokes a garden bed of sparkling flowers. It's made by using beadin: wire to work right-angle weave. No needles required! 1: Use 44! of wire to string | seed bead. Slide it to the center of the wire. Hold one end of the wire in each hand and string 1A, 1 seed bead, and 1B on each end of the wire, String 1 seed bead with the left wire and cross the right wire through it. String 1B, 1 seed bead, and 1A with each wire. String | seed bead with the left wire and cross the right wire through it. Repeat to make the center row, alternating the sequence of light and dark erystals (Figure 1). You should end up with a row of nine dark flowers and eight light flowers with a half flower at each end; a wire should exit from each side of the last seed bead. 2: Pass the right wire through the A and the seed bead to the right. Pass the left wire around the unit to exit t> same seed bead (Figure 2). 3: Use the left wire to string 2B and 4 seed beads. Pass through the first seec bead strung to form a picot, pulling up all the slack in the wire. String LA and | seed bead on the left wire. Use the right wire to string 1A and cros: through the seed bead just strung (Figure 3),4: String 1A on each wire. Pass the right wire through the closest seed bead in the center row. Use the left wire to string 4 seed beads and form a Ppicot, then string 1B and 1 seed bead. Use the right wire to string 1B and cross through the seed bead just strung, Repeat for the length of the choker. At the end of the row don't use a crossi ng seed bead. Pass each wire around the last unit again and exit between the two end crystals (Figure 4), Trim the wires to 6". 5: Turn the choker so that the wire ends on the first finished side are pointing toward you on the right side. You will now be working up the left side of the choker. Use 44" of wire to string 1B with the right wire and pass through the seed bead from the center row. Use the left wire to string 1B and 4 seed beads. Make a picot. String [A and | seed bead with the left wire and 1A with the right. Cross through the seed bead with the right wire (Figure 5). Repeat to finish the third row. End the row as in Step 4. Finishing &: Use 15° of wire to pass through the seed bead that sits in the center of the first A flower that doesn't have wires exiting from it, Center the wire and pass through the last unit to exit the end crystals (Figure 6). Trim the wires to 6". Repeat with the unit on the other side of the choker. 7: Pair one set of wire ends and string about 50 seed beads. Repeat for the other set of wires, Pass all four wires through a clamshell and crimp bead. Pull tight and crimp, Trim the wire close to the crimp bead. Close the clamshell. Attach the lobster clasp to the clamshell’s loop, 8: Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to finish the other end of the choker, adding one end of the chain to the clamshell instead of the lobster clasp. 9: Use the head pin to string 1B and make a wrapped loop that attaches to the open end of the chain. @ Sheilab Cleary is an author and bead/wire artist who teaches across the country and all around the world, including Singapore, Korea, Tasmania, and at major conventions itt Sydney and Melbourne. When in Japan, she is considered a Sensei of Sensei, a Master Teacher of Master Teachers, Her website is www SheBeads. con. Best of Beadwork — 43WA oY) ae 1) mee Ca = e) = ALLISON K F aiinnovative right-angle weave shapes. The beaded crescents are worked one at a time and then / photo of a gold metal necklace made of consecutive crescents was a catalyst for Kat to create these combined to create many designs. Materials 1: Use 2! of thread to string 4 beads, leaving a 6" tail. Tie a knot to form a i + Seed beads in three sizes circle, Work right-angle weave to make a strip 11-13 units long. | * Size D beading thread in color to 2: If desired, work a second row of right -angle weave using the same size } match beads beads. Note: if you use different-sized beads, the crescents shape will distort, | “Teed thread conditioner 3: The edges of right-angle weave have a bead poking up like the edges of a | Too! piece worked in peyote stitch. Use peyote stitch and smaller beads to fill in ' Si ‘2 Keck les between the “up” beads at the corners and across the bottom of the strip. or mS Keep the tension tight to help pull the base row into the crescent shape. ry Use larger beads to fill in the 7 s top spaces (Figure 1), ® g oe Leave the tail threads OQ = if ‘9 ‘9 ; eo j Right-ongle weave to use in joining the i “J a crescents together, a : L_- Begin the next cres: : 3 ea a> .-¢@ 9 cent with a new % a Q oS thread. 3 Figure o 4: Use the tail thread to attach the crescents at the comer-shaping beads, passing through the beads several times to secure, Work one of the following designs or weave in all the tails at this point, Dangles You can make dangles off the join between two crescents. They can be any length that makes sense for the design you're making, but you should make them long enough thar they don't disturb the way the crescents lie, if you plan to braid them later. especiallyi TIPS “Try wiing other types of beads to form the upper edge of the crescent. Drop beads, 34mm beads, and even small stone chips give very unique looks. + Charlotte: work well in the bare rows, but stort with rize B Nymo ond a size 13 needle. * Crescent: with shallow curves Pass through the last shi beads for the dangle. Pass up throu left of the next crescent (Figure 2). the crescents and through the dangle a trim close to the work. Qe% 2% @ JO 90 aad Braids 492. Figure 2 “ae” aping bead on the right side of a crescent and string gh the corresponding bead on the bottom Pass through all the beads on the ends of gain to reinforce. Secure the thread and Lengths of connected crescents can be braided together, with the inside curves facing toward each other or facing the same way (Figure 3). These braids make great necklaces or bracelets, Stitch the layers together every inch or so. Negative Spaces Attach lengths of crescents together back to back or with inside curves facing. These arrangements create interesting ovals and diamond shapes that can be filled with other beads, as in the bracelets on page 44. Finishing Make your own closure or use commercial findings. Attach them at the ends of the finished strips of crescents with beading thread or beading wire and crimp tubes. Sizing these pieces can be a little difficult to anticipate, so you may want to wait until you have finished all the work except attaching the findings before you choase a closure. © Kat Allison teaches art and creates with fiber, beads, and metal in Newport News, Virginia. She and friend Cindy Yost wrote and published Copper Loom: A New Approch to an Ancient Craft (2004). Buy the hook or contact the authors at we. copperloom.com.Thistle Bracelet JANET-BETH MCCANN FLYNN My gt, ie:Fou for her family’ homeland led Janet-Beth to create a bracelet graced with this Scottish favorite. Its cleverly fashioned with peyote stitch and rigbt-angle weave. Materials + Light, medium, and dark pink size 14° seed beads « Green variegated size II” seed beads +2. green 22mm rounds +4" clear vinyl tubing to fit around your wrist * Bracelet-sized memory wire + Size D beading thread in color to match beads * Beeswax Tools + Size 10 and 12 beading needles + Scissors + Thread burner or lighter + Wire cutters + Round-nose pliers Techniques + Tubular peyote stitch, tubular right-angle weave, simple fringe 48 ~ wewbeodworkmagazine.com S 3a 2. PB Io? Peyote-stitched Band 1: Use 3! of thread to string 16 GD green seed beads, leaving a " 5 p tail, Pass through all the beads gy ap again to form a circle. Work oe two-drop tubular peyote stitch 2}. Ye VB. $e 3% Figure 1 all around the circle (Figure 1). Work two or three more rounds and slide the beads onto the vinyl tubing. Continue working until the beaded tube is long enough to fit around your wrist. Trim the vinyl tubing if necessary and don’t extend the beadwork past the tube. Don't cut the working or tail threads. Set the beaded tube aside, Right-angle Weave Flower 2: Use green seed beads to work a strip of right-angle weave one row wide and long enough to fit around the 22mm base bead. Stitch the ends together by stringing | green seed bead, passing through the point bead of the first unit of the strip, stringing | green seed bead, and passing through the point bead of the last unit. Slip the right-angle weave ring Figure 2 around the base bead so the ' ring lies around its equator: & 8. : Work tubular right-angle weave \, ap P until you've covered half of the ey @-@ \ Vz base bead. You'll need to make & fi decreases as necessary so the g @! &. Q beadwork lies tight against the Q@ Q base bead (Figure 2). Keep the decreases evenly spaced to avoid bunching or gaps. Once you near the base bead’s hole, leave a small section unbeaded. This will be the area that tucks inside the peyote- stitched band. 4: Work tubular right-angle weave on the other half of the base bead as in Step 3, but add lighter-hued beads to the mix to brighten the top of the flower, Stitch until you reach the base bead's hole. Leave a tiny opening to add the bracelet wire (Step 7). Secure the thread and trim close to the work, Melt the thread end, Fringe 5: Secure a thread to the top of the base bead. Work simple fringe by string- ing 5 light pink seed beads and passing back through the first 4 strung. Make a fringe leg on each bead in the last right-angle weave round. If theseed beads become filled with thread and you can’t pass through them to make fringe, stitch under a thread between beads to act as your anchor. Continue making fringe for two more rounds, using medium pink seed beads on the second-to-last round and dark pink seed beads on the third- to-last round. Secure the thread and trim clase to the work. Melt the thread end, 6: Repeat Steps 2-5 to make another beaded bead, Finishing 7: Use the memory wire to string the beaded tube and one of the beaded beads from the plain end to the fringed end, Bend a loop at the end of the wire closest to the beaded bead. Snug the beaded bead and the beaded tube and use the remaining thread to stitch the two together all around, Secure the thread and trim close to the work. Melt the thread end. 8: String the other beaded bead onto the memory wire. Snug the beadwork and make a loop on the open end of the memory wire to secure, Use the remaining thread to stitch the beaded tube to the beaded bead as before. Secure the thread and trim close to the work. Melt the thread end, ® Janet-Beth McCann Flynn is a bead artist who lives in Northern Virginia. She has been teaching heading since 1991, and shows ated teaches nationally. Janet can be reached at [email protected]. Best of Beadwork ~ 49Net Full of Gems LINDA RICHMOND * catch of the day is revealed in this stunning, gem-encrusted netted collar By varying the number and size of the gem chips and seed beads, you can create many versions, from a choker that bugs your eck to a long, elegant rope of gems. \aterials I: Make the stone chip netted rope. 30 ¢ Delica beads Round 1; Use 3' of doubled, waxed thread to string | chip and 2 strands (36") of semiprecious 3 Delicas twelve times, leaving a 6" tail. Tie a knot to form a circle. This fone chips is the first round. Pass through the next 3 Delicas and 1 chip, Note: Size 15 filigreed 8—L2mm bead caps beading needles are very fragile, so always hold your thread to pull it dook-and-eye clasp through the beads, don’t use your needle to pull your thread. . size O Nymo beading thread in color Round 2: String 3 Delicas, 1 chip, and o match beads 3 Delicas. Skip | chip and pass through the next Jeeswax chip of the first round (Figure 1), Repeat around, alue or nail polish passing through every other chip. After passing through the last chip of the first round, pass ols through the first 3 Delicas and 1 chip of this ize 5 beading needles round to make the step up. cissors Round 3: String 3 Delicas, 1 chip, and leedle-nose pliers or needle gripper 3 Delicas. Pass through the next chip (you no longer skip a chip). Continue until you finish chnique this round and complete the step up. ibylar netting Repeat Round 3 until you run out of chips or reach your desired length, 2: Measure the length you'd like your choker to be and subtract the length of the netted tube you created in the previous step. Also subtract the width of the clasp, Use the sum to determine the length you need to net on each end of the necklace to reach your total desired le ngth, Following the rounds below will give you 14" of netting for each side of the necklace. For a longer or shorter necklace, add or subtract the number of rounds given in order to achieve your desired length. Round 1: String 7 Delicas and pass through the next chip, Repeat around and pass through the last chip added in the previous round and the first 4 Delicas added in this one. Round 2: String 5 Delicas and pass through the next center Delica of the previous round, Repeat around and pass through the last center Delica of the previous round and the first 3 Delicas of this one. Rounds 3-10; Repeat Round 2 Rounds 11-16: Work these rounds with 3 Delicas per stitch, Step up to prepare for the next rounds by passing through 2 Delicas of the first stitch, Secure the thread, but don't cut it. Secure a thread to the other end of the necklace and repeat Rounds 1-16. Best of Beadwork ~ 51Bead Cap and Clasp 3: With the remaining thread exiting one of the center Delicas on the last round, string 1 bead cap from inside-out and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the bead cap. Ease the cap down over the beadwork and pull the thread tight, Pass through the next center Delica of that round, up through the cap and hook, and back through the cap. Keep the cap even over the beadwork, snugging the thread evenly and tight. Continue, securing the bead cap and clasp to each Delica at one end of the netting (Figure 2). Secure the working and tail threads and trim close to work. Use glue or nail polish to seal the knots. 4: Repeat Step 3 for the other end of the rope. ® Linda Richmond of Sandpoint, [dabo, has been captioated by beads for most of ber life, and rin 1905, She sells her kits, alovg with beads, tools,Dragonfly Pin ARLENE BAKER Best of Beadwork ~ 53pyre ra) (aay | a elicate, shimmering dragonflies were a favorite theme in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century needlewo This enchanting dragonfly pin with fluttering wings captures the timeless appeal of these —T creatures in another medium—bead weaving with wire. Use bugle beads and seed beads of varying sizes : enjoy the dazzling results. Materials + 356 size II° seed beads " B size B seed beads +7 size 2 or 3 bugle beads * 2 faceted 3mm rounds + th" pin back with single center hole * 34-gouge beading wire Tools + Wire cutters + Chain-nose pliers + Round-nose pliers + Tape measure + Nylon-jaw pliers + Wweezers + Size 12 beading needle + Wire spool holders Technique * Ladder stitch Resources Check your local bead shop or contact: Beads: Shipwreck Beads, (800) 950-4232, wwwshipwreck beads.com or Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, (800) 355-2137, wwwfire mountaingerms.com. Pin back: Arlene Baker, arlenebkr@ aol.com. | f 1: Use 30" of wire to string 1 size 11° Slide the bead ta the cen. © __ a ter of the wire and hold it in place while you pass through it al again. When the wire is almost tight, pull both wire ends to snug the wire close to the bead (see Figure 1 for Steps 1-4). 2: Make the tail by holding the wire ends together and stringing 1 bugle. Center the size 11% against the bugles hole. Keep both wire ends together to string | size 11° and 1 bugle six times. 3: Make the torso by working the following rounds. Row 1: Use one wire end to string 1 size 11° and pass the other wire end back through it. Pull both wire ends-in oppo- site directions so the seed bead sits tightly on top of the last bugle bead. Row 2: Use one wire end to string 2 size 11°s. Slide them down to the previous row and pass the other wire end back through them. Make sure the two beads are centered and close to the previous row, then pull both wire ends tight. fees! Row 3: Repeat Row 2 using 3 size 11°s. - Row 4: Repeat Row 3, Short Row 5: Repeat Row 2 using 3 size 8°s. Row 6: Repeat Row 5. Row 7: Repeat Row 2 using 2 size 8°s. 4: Make the eyes by stringing | round on each wire, Gently twist the two wires together three times. Trim to 3" to form the dragonfly’ antennae. $ the bady aside. | 5: Make the wings. Start by using 32" of wire to repeat Step 1. Refer to Figua 2 for bead counts to complete seventeen rows as in Step 3. Repeat to make four separate wings. 6: Attach the wings to the torso. Pass the wire ends coming from one wing through the first 2 beads (edge and center beads) of Rows 6 and 5 of the — torso. Repeat with another wing, passing through Rows 4 and 5 (Figure 3) Pull the wires to snug the wing firmly to the body: 7: Repeat Step 6 to attach wings to the other side of the body. The wires should cross through the center beads of Rows 4, 5, and 6. 8: Attach the pin back. Pass the 4 wing wires from Row 5 through the hole in the pin back. Fold the wires tightly across the pin, two to the left and two to the right, Check that the wings are snug against the body, Weave each wire through alternating beads in Row 5 and back into the wings te secure; trim close to the beads.9: Fold the wing wires from Row 6 tightly across the pin. Pass each wire through Row 6 again, then over the pin and through an edge bead, pull tight. Work each wire through a few rows of the upper wings and trim close to the heads. 10: Repeat Step 9 with the wing wires from Row 4, passing through Row 3 and into a few rows of the lower wings to secure, I: Trim each antenna to the desired length, Straighten and smooth the wings and body. Curve the tail up. ® Arlee Baker authored the book Beads in Bloom (Interweave Press, 2002). Contact Arlene at (562) 928-3583 or [email protected] to order kits Jor this project Best of Beadwork — 55Pearl Blossom Bracelet DONA ANDERSONNT | Fl learned to make “tweenies” from a fellow bead Sriend, who in turn learned how from the original creator Doris Coghill, Dona shows how fun it is to put a new spin on a passed-along design. Sequin and pearl flowers bloom from a berringbone-stitched base to display unlimited options in color and texhere, Materials + 5. size I5° seed beads “10 g size Il” seed beads * 20 g size 8° seed beads for bracelet base “1g size 8° seed beads for each tweenie *3—4rm Swarovski crystal bicones in five different colors (optional) - 250 round 5—6mm sequins 10 freshwater pearl 2mm or larger evals ‘Large sew-on snap Size D beading thread Clear nail polish ools Size 10 and 12 beading needles Scissors schniques Simple fringe, ladder stitch, flat herringbone stitch psources eck your local bead shop or ntact: Sequins: Cartwright quins & Vintage Buttons, yw.coartwrightcom. Tweenies 1: Use 3' of thread to string 12 size 8*s, leaving a 6" tail, Pass through all the beads again to form a snug foundation circle and tie a knot to secure, 2: String 3 or 4 size 1 1°s, 1 sequin, 1 size 8°, and 1 size 15°. Skip the last bead strung and pass back through the rest. Pass through the next bead on the foundation cirele. Repeat around the circle twice to make 24 fringe legs in all (Figure 1). Tie the working and tail threads together, trim close to the work, and seal the knot with nail polish. Note: You can vary the look of your tweenies by making some rounds of fringe longer than others, using two to four different colors, or adding several rounds of fringe. 3: Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to make 8-10 tweenies, or enough to fit around your wrist with }4" between each, Bracelet 4: Use size 8°5 to make a strip of ladder stitch 6 beads long. Use the strip asa foundation to work rows of herringbone stitch. Work until the herringbone-stitched base fits snugly around your wrist plus '4". 5: Sew the dipped side of the snap to the top of one end of the base and the pointed end of the snap on the back at the other end of the base where the ends overlap, §: Weave through the beads to exit about 4" from the snap on the top of the strip. Pass through the center of a tweenie and string | pearl. Pass back through the tweenie and into the bracelet base. The tweenie should overlap the snap. Weave through the base to exit just beyond the tweenie's fringe. "String 10 size 11°s, pass through a few beads of the tweenie’s foundation circle, string 10 size | 1°s, and weave through a few beads on the base. Repeat from * to create at least eight anchors around the tweenic’s founda- tion (Figure 2), 7: Repeat Step 6 to add the Temaining tweenies. Create more loops as needed to fill in any empty spaces between them. @ Dona Anderson has been teaching ber beaded creations throughout the United States since 1997. She is the author of the design guides Let's Face It (Buckaroo Press, 2000) and Beading Heart Designs Amulet Purses (Buckaroo Press, 1998). She alse co-produced the bead-themed calendars 2001; A Bead Odyssey and 2003: The Bead Goes On. She lites in southeast Wisconsin and may be contacted via ber webite, wu. donandersonbeads.com Best of Beadwork — 57BION ain SANDIE ABELM“ this amazing beaded butterfly that seems to dance and flutter before your eyes. The stitches are easy, and the assembly is a breeze—just follow the chart and stick to the color palette, or, give urself a challenge and create your own butterfly design. *oterials Use the pen to trace the butterfly’s outline onto the mesh. Apply clear glue sce I4" seed beads in red-purple mix, to the outline and allow to dry sie, derk purple, and dark blue 2: Use the beading thread to stitch the large oblong bead to the canvas, using Sze Il" seed beads in shiny dark purple, the straight line down the middle as your guide. Start 4" down from the sot blue iris, cobalt blue matte, white tap and secure with three or four stitches. Pass through the bead again and = eye, lavender, lavender matte, string the short oblong bead. Pass through both beads again to secure. svender cati eye, purple matte, and 3: Use red-purple size 14°s ta work backstitch along the outer edges of the pac ett design, next to the glue line. Work the inner edge of the upper wings with lack 4mm round gold size 14%, and work a line of black matte size 11°s from the bottom of — — — the body down the center line to the lower edge. a Baik: = 4: Draw two eye spots on each upper wing and one on each lower wing. F euare:of Rbexmesh Work the outlines with gold size 14°s. Fill in the upper wing spots with windowsereen) dark blue shiny size 14°s, and the lower wing spots with dark purple shiny > square of blue felt size 14°, Soe D Nymo beading thread 3: Work the inner sections of the wings (next to the body) with black shiny Soe sewing thread size 11°s, Draw large curving lines on the inner portion of the top wings, “ric marking pen smaller curves for inner portion of the bottom wings. Work three outlines of Sear glue beads in each section—one along the upper edges, one along the lower edges, and one through the center. Fill in the first sections of the wings with sols lines of black shiny beads, radiating from the body as shown on the chart Small, sharp scissors on page 60, sce 12 short and long beading needles 6: For the rest of the wings, use the chart and photo below as your guides for mall and I large sewing needle stitch direction, starting at the outer edges of the wings. For the tap wings, start at the top and work your way to the lines of black shiny beads. echniques Sewing a top line, center eod embroidery, sewing - line, and lower line will ~ “ make the filling-in process easier. The color sequence for the size 11°S used from the outer edge to the inner wings is light blue iris, matte cobalt blue, white cat's eye, lavender matte, lavender cat's eye, purple matte, and then black matte. Best of Beadwork — 59Seu ai Finishing T: > Cut the butterfly out of the mesh, leaving 4" on all sides to turn under. Carefully clip the curves to the sewn edge. Baste the edges to the back of the butterfly. Exit through the top of the large oblong bead. String the black round, 13 red-purple size 14°s, and 1 matte white size 11°. Pass back through the size 14°s and pull tight. Pass back through the 2 oblong beads, stitch into the canvas, and pass through the oblong beads and the round. String 13 red-purple size 14°s, and 1 matte white size 11°, Pass back through the size 14°s, pull tight, and take a couple small stitches in the canvas to secure, Pass through all the beads added in this step again to reinforce. + Baste the felt to the back of the butterfly. Carefully clip any excess felt. Use the blue sewing thread to whipstitch the butterfly’s edges, covering the mesh as you go. Remove the basting stitches, 10: Sew the pin back to the felt back, Be sure to catch the mesh with the necdle a few times to reinforce. © Sandie Abel lives, beads, knits, and embroiders in Madison, Wisconsin, She is belped immeasurably by ber busband, Dawe Faas, and her other fan, Ludwig the Golden Retriever, She has done two pieces for Judy Chicago's Birth Project, several pieces for The Beaded Home {Lark Books, 2002), as well as projects for Interweave Press. Red lines indicate stitching direction, Blue lines are areas of color Oualine with red-purple beods ‘Ourline with gold beods ultline with gold and fil with dark beads Purple matte ae 4 : c D E F G Light blueTherapy Necklace MARGO C. FIELDMaterials * 3-5 g size Il" seed beads in two colors * Assortment of seed beads (sizes IS°—8° seed beads, Delicas, and triangle beads) in various colors * Assortment of 3mm and 4mm accent beads (fire-polished beads, rounds, and squares) uucciieuboll: Timecbends + L bead caps +14 loops of necklace-sized memory wire + Size B beading thread + Beeswax Tools * Size 10 to 2 beading needle + Scissors + Lighter * Round-nese pliers Techniques + Stringing, tubular herringbone stitch, wireworking, branch fringe, leaf fringe 62 ~ wwbeodworkmagazine.com C reating this necklace is therapeutic! The therapy begins when you pick out the beautiful colors and various sizes of beads to make herringbone tubes. Herringbone Tubes 1: Use 6' of waxed thread to string 3 size 11s, leaving a 12" tail. Tie a knot to form a circle. 2: String 2 size 11°%s and pass through the next bead in the circle. Repeat all around to add a total of 6 size 11°%s. Step up to the next round by passing through the first bead of the current round (Figure 1). 3: Continue working rounds of tubular herringbone stitch for 3-5", alter- nating colors and different seed and small accent bead sizes in each round, When you use larger beads (3—4mm) in a round, reinforce them by repeating the thread path and pulling snugly. End the tube with a round of size 11°s. 4: Make one more round, this time placing only 1 bead instead of 2 in each stitch, Step up and pass through the 3-bead group again to reinforce. Secure the thread and trim. Repeat for the other end of the tube using the tail thread. 5: Repeat Steps 1-4 to make 3 or 4 more herringbone tubes. Necklace Assembly 6: Cut a length of memory wire wide enough to fit around your neck. Use the lighter to burn the wire about 4-1" in to the end. (Burning the wire removes its memory and makes it very easy to turn into a loop.) Make a double loop at one end of the wire. 7: String | bead cap from inside to outside to hide the loop. String a short sequence of large accent beads and 1 herringbone-stitched tube until you've strung all the tubes. String a short sequence of large accent beads and 1 bead cap from outside to inside. Check for gaps, making sure no wire shows. If necessary, restring to get the desired look and the proper length by adding or subtracting the large bead groups. When you are satisfied with the arrangement, burn the open end of the wire and make another double loop.Dangles 8: Cut 9! of thread and tie the middle of it to one of the end loops, Thread a needle onto one of the thread ends and string 6" of size 15°s, Make a leaf fringe (Figure 2) at the end of the strand. This is your main stem. 9: Working back up the main stem, use size 11°s and 15°s to make branch fringes. End each branch fringe with leaf fringe or different combinations of seed and accent beads. Note: You may also decide to make secondary branches off the main ones—just be sure to pull the thread tight because it's very difficult to tighten once you've made one or two branches. 10; Once the dangle is as full of branches as you like, pass back up through the remaining main stem beads, secure the thread, and trim, T: Repeat Steps 8-10 with the other thread end. 12: Repeat Steps 8-11 to create as many dangles as desired at each end of the necklace. @ Margo C. Field “discovered” beads in 1990 after retiring from a career in hospital pharmacy, and opened Poppy Field Beads Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She teaches classes at her store and at workshops across the United States, Best of Beadwork ~ 63U se these simple peyote-stitched and bead-embroidered flowers to make yourself a magnet or two. But don't stop there—yott're going to want to cover yourself with these beauties! Add them to a barrette, vin, a necklace, your shoes—the sky's the limit! They make great gifts, too. “cterials Size 15° Japanese seed beads for the samens Sie Il Japanese seed beads in 2 colors -or petals and flower center + round plastic cabochon wiagnet sheet Loc’ Stiff Stuff Sobo Glue Zeading thread “ools Seading needle Seugsors “echniques 22ad embroidery, flat peyote stitch 1: Glue the cabochon to a small piece of Stiff Stuff and allow to dry for two hours. Trim the base to 4" all around the cabochon. 2; Secure a 4' length of thread to the edge of the Stiff Stuff base. Lise petal- colored beads to work backstitch around the cabochon, This is your base round, 3: Lise the flower-center-colored beads to work peyote stitch off the base round, completely covering the cabochon. Make decreases each round until there are just 4 beads left at the center. Pass through all 4 beads, pull tight, and tie a knot between beads. 4: String 3 size 15°s and pass through a size 11° one or two beads from where you last exited. Repeat, randomly covering the center of the cabochon to fill any gaps left between beads in Step 3, Once you are satisfied with how this stamen portion of the flower looks, weave through the beads to exit from a bead on the base round. : Use petal-colored beads to work one Figure | round of peyote stitch off the original base round, forming a new base for the petals. Determine the width of each petal by dividing the number of beads in the new base round by the total number of petals desired. Work peyote stitch for the width of one petal. Switch to two- and three-drop peyote stitch to increase the width of the petal (Figure 1). Work the petal for 4=%". Use the second petal- colored beads for the last two rows to accentuate the flower's edges. Weave through the beads back to the base and begin the next petal. Repeat all around the flower center. Secure the thread and trim close to the work. 6: Cut a piece of magnet sheet the same size as the Stiff Stuff. You may need two or three layers of magnet to support the weight of the beads. Use glue to fasten the magnet to the flower and allow to dry overnight under a heavy weight. Judi Wood is an award-winning artist. She bas had many projects featured in Beadwork. For the last two years Judi’s designs bave beent selected for the American Art Collector’ books published by Alcove Press. See Judi’s work al wwe. judiwaod.com or wwu.absolutearts.com/portfolios/jijudithwood, Best of Beadwork — 65Tatted Leaves Bracelet ESTHER TRUSLER —_—— ee peel eiyou haven't tried needle tating with beads, heres a quick project to get -you booked, Tatted bracelets are very vetchy, so make sure the one you create fits snugly around your wrist. “cterials <2 & seed, triangle, or magatama »op beads (A) = op-drilled leaf beads (B) “ower or button for clasp oy 18-gauge Mastex or Conso = thread =z D Nymo beading thread in color atch Mastex or Conso as eed wire needle = 10 beading needle = Stating needle =o ~: or thread burner onique =e talting ources vour local bead shop or contact: serials: E-Z Knit & Fabrics, 346-2644, (509) 684-2644, ceniteom. ~viations ~ ole stitch, b = bead Tatting How-To / Double Stitch Without cutting the thread from the spool, pass about 2' through the eye of the needle. Hold the needle in your right hand and use a finger to hold the thread against the shaft. Place the spool thread over your left thumb and pass the point of the needle on the outside and then under the thread moving from left to right (Figure 1). Slide the thread onto the needle up to your right finger. Place the thread over your left index finger from back to front, and pass the point of the needle from right to left under the thread behind your finger (Figure 2). Slide the thread 4 onto the needle. This is one double [ stitch. To place a bead, slide it up close to the work under the needle between double stitches (Figure 3), Practice your double stitches until you are comfortable ' with them. Figure 2 Ring Cast on a series of double stitches, Loosen the needle thread so that the tail is shorter than the loop. Pull the needle through the stitches and pass it through the loop (Figure 4). Pull the loop the rest of the way through the stitches to form a ring. Use the needle thread to tie an overhand knot around the spool thread close to the closed ring (Figure 5),Tatted Leaves Brac Chains Hold the spool thread in your left hand. With your right hand, place the needle under the spool thread close to the work and hold it with your right finger, Cast on another set of double stitches with your first double stitches close to the ring. Pull the needle through the stitches—you do not need ta pass through a loop because the stitches will just stack up next to the ring. Pull the chain tight. To connect to the ring, pass the needle from back to front under the thread holding the second bead over from the last connection. Pull tight and hold. Pass the needle back down at that same spot and up through the loop (Figure 6), Pull tight and tie the cords together as before. Tatted Leaves Bracelet 1: Use the twisted wire needle to string 2A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 2A, 1B, and 1A. String 4A and 1B twenty-two times. String 7A. The first ring has 6 beads (6A), each following chain has 3 beads (1A, 1B, 3A), and the final chain (the clo- sure) should have 7 or 8 beads depending on the size of the button closure. String more beads for a longer bracelet than 7" or, as you near the end, you can cut the thread from the spool and add or subtract beads from the end. 2: Cast on 2ds, Ib, 2ds, tb, 2ds, 1b, 2ds, 1b, Ids, 1b, Ids, 1b, and Ids. Pull into a ring and make a knot (Figures 4 and 5). 3: Cast on 2ds, Ib, 2ds, 1 leaf bead, 2ds, 1b, 2ds, tb, 2ds, tb, and 2ds. Pull into a chain. Connect to the previous ring at the outside thread of the second bead over from the start of the current chain (Figure 6). You will have 3 beads on the outside and 2 beads on the inside of each chain. Tie a knot with the working and spool thread to secure. Repeat for a total of 22 chains. 4: For the final chain, cast on 2ds, the remaining beads with 2ds between each bead, and 2ds. Pull the thread through the stitches and check that the loop will fit over the flower closure. Keep in mind that the loop will stretch a bit. Make the final connection stitch at the third or fourth bead over so that it is centered over the last ring, To end the thread, make two tight knots, trim to 4", and carefully melt the end with a lighter. Note: If the closure loop stretches after you have worn the bracelet a while, you can tighten the loop by stitching through it with beading thread.5: Tie a knot at the end of a 16" length of doubled beading thread. Pass through the tatting of the first ring between the connection points with the second ring (Figure 7). Pass back up through the tatting, string the clasp bead and 1 seed bead. Pass back through the clasp bead and the tatting. Repeat twice to reinforce. Secure the thread and trim close to the work, Attech button closure here Figure 7 6: Put the finished bracelet in a cup of hot water fora couple minutes to set the stitches, Take the bracelet out of the water and lay it flat to dry, @ Esther Trasler is a wife, mother, and homemaker, who bas heen playing with beads for the past six years. She teaches classes at ber local bead store. See more of Esther's work at anow. picturetrail.com/gardengirlas Best of Beadwork ~ 69(Crotre (sa Gel JEAN CAMPBELI M aking this multistrand bracelet is a great opportunity to flaunt the variety of pressed-glass beads you've collected. It also provides a chance to create » run-of-the-mill metal kinds, \aterials Size Il” seed beads Size 6 multicolored seed beads Asortment of Czech pressed-glass leaf, ower, and other accent beads 6 glass 6mm rounds large multistrand or 2 small one-strand clasps saze B Nymo beading thread in color match beads cols ize [2 beading needle 5 chniques st peyote stitch, stringing, simple fringe Campbell is the founding editor af work magazine and author of several including The New Beader'’s oanion (sith Judith Durant), ag Started Stringing Beads, and ed Weddings (ail fntenpeave Press), peyote-stitched spacer bars—a unique alternative 1: Use 3! of thread and size 11°s to peyote-stitch a strip that is 8 beads wide by 14 beads long. Match the first and last rows and zip the edges together to make a tube. 2: Repeat Step 1 seven more times, Set the 8 tubes aside, : Secure a thread to one of the tubes and exit from one of the second-from-the- end beads. String 13 size 6°s, String another tube in the same place you exit- ed the last one. Pass through the tube horizontally so you exit from the matching bead on the opposite side. Repeat to string all the tubes. Note: If you would like to lengthen or shorten the bracelet, add or subtract the number of size 6%5 between rungs, we 4: Weave through the beads and exit two beads down from where you strung the last tube. String 13 size 62s, Pass through the second-to-last tube strung, exiting from the opposite side. Repeat across to connect all the tubes with a second rung of size 6°s. 5: Repeat Step 4 until you have 4 rungs of size 6° beads connecting all 8 tubes (Figure 1). 6: Secure 3! of thread to the first tube and exit from the first size 6° of the first rung, String I size 11°, 1 pressed-glass bead, and 1 size 11°. Pass back through the pressed-glass bead, the first size 1 1° strung, and through the next size 6° on the nung. Continue across the tung, passing through each size 6° and making short simple fringe legs using various combinations of beads. When you come to the peyote-stitched tube, simply pass through it as before and continue across. Repeat until all 4 rungs are filled with fringe. 7: Secure 3! of thread at the edge of the first tube. Pass through the tubes hole to exit out the other end. String 1 round and 1 size 11°, Pass back through the round and the tube’s hole to exit out the other end. String 1 round and I size 11°. Pass back through the round and the tubes hole to exit the other end. Continue weaving back and forth through the beads to reinforce. Weave through one of the tungs and exit from the edge of the next tube, Repeat to add one round to each end of each tube. 8: Sew one half of the clasp(s) to the first tube and the other half to the last tube, © Best of Beadwork ~ 7]1 - 3 ee es eehis Flintstone-chic necklace is easy to make if you're not afraid of a little drilling and wire wrapping. Not a river rock fan? Use thick, flat slices of semiprecious stones instead. Materials Drilling ~ One 2% x1'4" stone focal piece (A) 1: Place the wood base in the Pyrex dish. Set one of ~ Six 2.x'A" stones far side pieces (B) the stones on top of the wood. Fill the dish with ~ Twelve ‘4 x iA" stones for clusters (C) water until the stone sits just under the surface. > Twelve I x 1h" stones for trapeze 2; Put on your safety glasses. Follow Figure 1 to drill ———— dangles (D) a hole in the stone. Be sure that the hole is at least ~ 2 of sterling silver 18-gauge round wire 2mm from any edge. Start the drill and place the f) @) bit lightly on the stone at a slight angle. Once the ; Tools bit has started to dig a hole, hold it perpendicular Figure! ’ Pyrex baking dish to the stone and apply gentle pressure, allowing the drill to do the work. “Block of wood Periodically lift the bit out of the hole to keep the bit clear of debris, When Water the bit is nearly through (the drill will usually start to jump), relax your "Flexible shaft drill or Dremel tool pressure, and the drill will break through to the other side. Clean the stone* "13 or 2mm diamond-tipped drill bit with fresh water to remove any sharp debris. prone scot plies 3: Repeat Steps | and 2 for each stone ~ Chosing hammer . - Chain-nose pliers “Steel anvil led black Connecting the Stones - Wire cuthers 4: Make a 10 18mm oval link by bending a 4" piece of wire into a Safety glasses U-shape with the round-nose pliers (Figure 2), Hammer the link Figure 2 on its side to harden the wire. Repeat to make 6 links. Open the Techniques links with the chain-nose pliers by twisting the ends away from each other Wireworking, drilling (never pull the ends apart). String 1 link through one hole of 1B and place 2B. Repeat to connect 2 more B. Set aside, holes of the A. eth Shea lives in Bremerton, Washington, chere she owns a gift boutique. Beth teaches eoelry and found-art classes and can be exched at [email protected]. of the necklace. File the edges if necessary. @ a second B on the same link. Close the link to connect the 5: Use links to attach the last 2B to the top holes of the A. 6: Create the stone trapeze that hangs from the focal piece by stringing 12D onto a 4" piece of wire. Bend each wire end ata 90° angle, right next to the 121. Hammer the wire ends to harden and use round-nose pliers to make a simple figure loop on each end (Figure 3), Connect the trapeze to the bottom 8: To create the clasp, use round-nose pliers to bend a 4" piece of wire into an § shape. Attach the bottom of the § to one of the end links and close the wire loop by folding it up to and around the middle of the S. Hammer the loop to harden and flatten the very tip of the hook (Figure 5). 7: Use a 34" wire to make a stacked-stone spacer. Form a simple loop at one end and connect it to the open hale of one of the B con- nected to the A. String 6C and make another simple laop to secure them (Figure 4), this time connecting to an open hole on one of the B from Step 4. Repeat for the other side of the necklace. Add 1 link to the remaining open holes on each end Figure 4 Figure 5 Best of Beadwork ~ 73a O i OW va 2 Oo U oo oO 1 AENG WEAY Di bracelets are absolutely delightful to make Once -you embellish the tubular herringbone-stitched base with seed bead picots and semiprecious stones, you'll find the results absolutely delightful to wear. Aaterials for Green Bracelet S¢ dark gold size 15° seed beads 2g rose luster size 15° seed beads 3 green gold-lined size II? seed beads or the clasp loop) 20g yellow green size II” triangle eed beads 2 champagne 2xdmm rice pearls 38 blue gray 24mm rice pearls 7 peridot 4mm faceted randelles syacinth 4mm Swarovski =yital bicone * sadparadscha 6mm Swaravski =ystal rounds (for the center and = connectors) 2 light Colorado topaz 6mm Swarovski crystal rondelles (to use = connectors) vellow orange 2mm Gech sesed=glass flower deiling fier head pi Samide or Fireline beading thread cols Sze [2 beading needles Scissors ere culters ‘ound-nose pliers “omonner Seach block echniques cular herringbone stitch, wreworking, simple fringe sources seck your local bead shop or ~eact: Beads: Beads & Beyond, 5) 462-8992, Tubes 1: Use triangle sced beads to make 2 herringbone tubes 6 beads around and 14" long. Don't cut the working thread. Center 2: Stitch accent beads onto one of the tubes, Round 1: Use the working thread of one of the tubes to string 1 crystal 6mm rondelle and 2 triangles. Pass back through the rondelle and into the next triangle of the tube. Pass up through the next triangle. Repeat twice this round (Figure 1), Rounds 2-4: Use triangles to work three rounds of tubu- lar herringbone stitch, Round 5: Repeat Round 1, using 6mm rounds in place of the rondelles (Figure 2), Set the tube aside, Figure | ¥ Repeat Rounds 1-3 with the second tube. Instead of making a fourth round, connect Round 3 of this tube to the triangles in Round 5 of the first tube by weaving back and forth between the rounds in a herringbone stitch thread path (Figure 3). Weave through the beads again to reinforce. Secure the thread and trim close to the work, Green Bracelet for a total of 3 rondelles. Step up by passing through the first rondelle and triangle added in 4: Secure a new thread to one end of the tube. Repeat Round | to add 3 rondelles. Work tubular herringbone stitch with triangles for another 14" so you have a total length of 344" from the center, Don't cut the thread. Repeat at the other end of the tube. Set aside. = Button and loop clasp. Use the head pin to string the 4mm bicone and the flower; form a wrapped loop, Use the thread at one end of the tube to string 10 size 11°s and the wrapped loop; pass through 2 beads on the opposite side of the tube. Weave through the beads at the end of the tube and pass through the beads just added several times to reinforce. At the other end of the bracelet, string enough size 11°s to form a loop that fits snugly around the flower; pass through several times to reinforce. Best of Beadwork ~ 75Materials for Brown Bracelet 10.9 dark gold size 15° seed beads + 2.g amber gray-lined size 15° seed beads «20 g amber gray-lined size Il° triangles + 22 dark gray 4mm potato pearls * 20 tourmaline watermelon 4mm faceted rondelles * 6 amber 5mm Czech pressed-glass rondelles + 6 light Colorado topaz 6mm Swarovski crystal rondelles «3 citrine 8xlOmm faceted barrels +h" sterling silver S-hook « Silamide or Fireline beading thread + 13" of sterling silver 16-gauge wire 76 Figure 4 WW @ @ @ Figure 3 6: Picots. Add beads to the five outer columns of the tubes (the ones away from the skin), keeping the sixth column unembellished. String 3 size 15°s and pass through the next triangle in the same column. Repeat to work a 3-bead picot between cach triangle up the column, Work picots back down the next column (Figure 4a). For the tube sections between the accent beads and clasp, string 1 size 15°, one 4mm pearl or rondelle, and 1 size 15°. Skip 1 or 2 triangles and pass through the next one in the same column (Figure 4b), Brown Bracelet 4: Work each tube with triangles for a total of 3" from the center. Repeat Round 1 to work 3 rondelles. Continue with triangles for another 4". 5: Wire clasp. Lise round-nose pliers to form a 4" simple loop at one end of the wire. Hammer the loop on the black to harden the wire, Pass the other end through the entire bracelet. Shape the wire around your wrist and form a simple loop right next to the end of the tube, attaching the S-hook. 6: Fringe and picots. With the thread exiting a triangle at the end of the tube, string 7-12 size 15%, 1 pearl, and 1 size 15°. Skipping the last bead just strung, pass back through the pearl, the size 15%, and the triangle. Pass through the next triangle and repeat. Work one fringe leg off each triangle around the tube, then repeat to work a second round of fringe. See Step 6 of the green bracelet to work 3-bead picots along the tubes and rondelles between the accent beads, © Daeng Weaver was born and raised in Thailand and worked for That Airways for twenty-one years. After four years of working in fine jewelry, she is currently at Beads & Beyond in Bellevue, Washington, where she creates beadwork to blend with ber fine jewelry by using gem- stones and pearls with seed beads.a g 3 = a) 5 = J 6 g S 4 i o 7 Ww Jit for a fairy-tale queen. Materials +75 g Toho size II” triangle beads in assorted bronze finishes "10 g bronze size 5° seed beads + About 150 assorted 34mm accent and fire-polished beads) + 3 gold 4x12mm biwa peorls +1 gold 12mm focal pearl +5 gold-filled head pins + 4" of gold-filled 28-gauge wire + 4" of gold-filled chain + Gold-filled clasp hook * Fireline 6 Ib test Tools * Beading needle * Scissors * Wire cutters + Needle-nose pliers Technique > Flat peyote stitch Resource Check your local bead shop or contact: Triangle beads: www.creativecastle.com or wwwkandrasbeads.com, Figure 4 Ribbon 1: Use 6' of thread to string 5 triangles, leaving a Fringe 2: Bottom loops. Secure a new 3: Top picot. Pass through the end of the strip C* the rich texture in this necklace by working a mix of triangle seed beads into a peyote-stitched ribbon. Embellish the ribbon with lavish pearls, crystals, and stones, and you've got a piece of jewelry 5" tail. Pass back through the third bead to begin flat peyote stitch. Work a strip 4 beads wide for about 8", making sure the tension of Figure | the ribbon remains flexible, not stiff (but also not oppy). Tie the strip ina loose, flattened knot near the center (Figure !). Continue working peyote stitch at each end of the strip for 74" on either side of the knot, Leave the tail threads for attaching the clasp in Step 6. COOUVHEEE HHO thread on the body of the bead- work at the center knot. Pass through the lavers of beads to secure the knot with a few stitches, exit the bottom of the strip to one side of the knot. *String 5 size 15°s, skip an edge bead, and pass up through the third bead and down through the fourth. Repeat from * to the end of the strip (Figure 2). to exit the top edge. String 3 size 15%s, “pass under the loop of thread between the next two triangles, and back through the last bead strung. String 2 size 15°s and repeat from * for the top edge of the strip back toward the center knot (Figure 3). When you reach the knot, pass through beads to exit the bottom of the strip on the other side of the knot and repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the other half of the strip. Figure 3 4: Pendant. Pass through the beads at the center knot to exit one of the bottom folds of the knot. String 5 size 15°s, | biwa pearl, 1 size 15°, the focal pearl, 1 size 15°, 2 biwa pearls, and 3 size 15°s. Pass back through the 2 biwa pearls, 1 size 15°, the focal pearl, | size 15°, 1 biwa pearl, and 1 size 15°. String 4 size 15°s and pass through the bottom of the knot (Figure 4). Pass through the beads several times to reinforce. 5; Embellished loops. Pass through beads to exit the second bead of the first loop. *String 1 size 15°, | accent bead, and 3 size 15°%s, Pass back through the accent bead, the first size 15°, and through the third bead of the loop. String 1 size 15°, 1 accent bead, and 3 size 15°s, Pass back through the accent bead and the base size 15° bead and through the fourth and fifth beads of the loop. Pass through the first and second beads of the next loop and repeat from * for all the bottom loops (Figure 5).thread at one end of the strip to 8 a 8 string 6 size 15°s, the first link 2 ofa 1" piece of chain, and 6 e size 15°%s. Pass through the end of the strip and the beads just strung several times to secure and trim Figures close to the work. Use the tail thread at the other end of the strip to attach a 3" piece of chain. ~ i / Cl f ee a2 — ate chain. Use the tail oc Of te x j 7: Dangles. Use a head pin to string 1 accent bead and form a wrapped loop that attaches to the last link of the 3" chain. Repeat to add 4 more dangles along the length of the chain. Use 4" of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the end of the 1" chain; string | accent bead and form another wrapped loop that attaches to the clasp hook (Figure 6), ® -o, Figure 6 While living and teaching elementary school in Europe, Liz Smith discovered beads in Venice, Italy (amd the rest is bistory). She now teaches beading in stores throughout California (as well as at the California African American Museum), and works at The San Gabriel Bead Co, A member of The Artists’ Studio in Palos Verdes, she can be reached at lizhead(@earthlinck. met, Best of Beadwork ~ 79axine discovered that she could make a fantastic-looking beaded bead by simply increasing or decreasing bead sizes on each round of tubular herringbone stitch—no tricky counts required! But the really onderful part of ber discovery was that when she repeated the increasing and decreasing over and over, a -uous and elegant rope developed—the perfect necklace. saterials 4 mix of seed beads in graduated sizes Uf of I°,TF,8°, 6° and 5") and shapes Delica, triangle, square, hex, or small zugle shapes) “lasp (optional) Sze D Nymo beading thread in color = match beads cols Seading needle sa ‘echniques _odder stitch, tubular herringbone stitch 1: Gather one of each type of bead in graduating sizes. Use 3' of thread to string each bead from smallest to largest. This will give you a quick idea of how the beads will flow together visually. There should be a fairly smooth transition from bead to bead. Change the order of beads as necessary to achieve the desired result. Remove the beads but take note of their order. 2: Using the smallest bead choice you determined to use in Step 1, work a 4: Once you are satistied with your strip of ladder stitch 6 beads long. Join the first and last beads to make a circle, Pass the thread to the top of the circle so it is on the opposite side of the tail thread. : Make a sample segment. Start by using the smallest beads from Step 1 to work a round of tubular herringbone stitch off the ladder-stitched circle. Continue making rounds, increasing a bead size every round or every other round. This sample segment is your chance to experiment with the bead sequence to determine a pleasing shape for the segments on your final design. After adding the round with the largest beads, reverse the sequence to make the decrease. (The necklace pictured has five rounds of size 15°s, three rounds of size 11°s, one round of size 8°s, three rounds of size 8° hexes, one round of size 6°s, and one round of size 5%s,) As you work you'll find that the larger bead stitches are not as stable as the smaller ones, so when you complete the segment, weave through the beads again to secure (Figure 1). segment, make another one, this time working right off the last round of the previous segment. Continue working one segment after another until you reach the desired necklace length. 5: Weave the first and last rounds together to make a continuous circle necklace. Or, if you're adding a clasp, weave up and down through the last couple rounds to stabilize the beads. String a small strand of seed beads (7-20 beads, depending on the clasp and bead sizes) and pass through the clasp loop and back into the beadwork. Pass through all again to reinforce the connection and trim. & Maxine Peretz Prange is a fiber artist—turned—bead artist who teaches at The Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, Illinois, where she lives, and at Bead in Hand in Oak Park, Mlinois. Best of Beadwork ~ 8]Victorian Lace Bracelet a ee a ey his lovely, lacey bracelet evokes the pomp and frill of Victorian times, an era Lisa adores. Its Jeature material is roses montées, two-boled beads with gemstone, crystal, or faceted glass insets. Materials "15.9 Delica beads (A) «5 g Delica beads (B) + 20 roses montées * Filigree clasp : Size D beading thread Tools + Size Il beading needle * Scissors Techniques * Ladder stitch, netting, square stitch Resources Check your local bead shop or contact: Box clasp: Ornamental Resources, Roses montées: Rings & Things, (800) 235-8517, www.rings-things.com. Lisa Norris is ot self-taught beadworker who- vas beer teaching beading for eight years, Yer work has been published in Beadwork sagazine and in Beadwork Creates Necklaces (Interweave Press, 2002). Lisa owns Ellipse Fine Crafts im Arlington, Vinginict, whrere ber work is sald. 1: Use 5! of thread to make a ladder-stitched strip 2 beads wide and lang enough to fit comfortably around your wrist, minus the length of the clasp. Repeat to make a second strip. 2: Secure a 5" length of thread at one end of one strip. String 1B, 4A, 1B, 3A, and 4B. Skipping the last 3 beads just strung, pass back through the fourth bead from the end to form a picot. String 3A, 1B, and 4A. Pass back through the first B strung in this step and down through both beads of the strip below so you exit from the other side (Figure 1). 3: String 3B, 1 rose montée, and 3B. Skip four sets of beads on the ladder- stitched strip and pass up through the next set to exit from the other side. * String 1B and 4A and pass through the B of the previous diamond shape. String 34 and 4B. Make another picot by passing back through the fourth. from-the-last bead. String 3A, 1B, and 4A. Pass back through the first B of go the diamond shape, the set of strip i beads, and the B below them (Figure 2). String 2 B, 1 rose montée, and 3B. Skip four sets of beads on the ladder-stitched strip and pass up through the next one. Repeat from * until you reach the end of the strip. 4: The second half of the bracelet is worked like the first half, except the center loop thread passes through the bottom hole of the corresponding roses montées added in Step 3. Set the bracelet aside, 5: Work a strip of square stitch 3 beads wide by 11 beads long. Stitch it to one end of the bracelet so it sits between the ladder-stitched strips. This will reinforce the end and prevent wear and tear from the clasp. Repeat for the other side. 6: Attach the clasp to the ends of the bracelet. To achieve the look shown in the photo, embellish a filigree clasp with complementary beads. ® Figure 2 Best of Beadwork ~ 83Lindas Gift JEAN C AMPBELLhis elegant necklace was made using some special lampworked beads found languishing in a drawer. For this design, the more jangly the strands and the more random the accent beads, the better Aaterials | hank of size II’ Grech seed beads '9 contrast lampworked beads Assortment of 4—6mm accent beads to natch lampworked beads 3 Jarge-holed 8—15mm rounds ‘0 match lampworked beads lor 2 lampworked 10-49mm beads i gold 6mm seamless rounds 10 gold 6mm seamless rollers i gold 30mm cones I gold 3" eye pins Gold-filled toggle clasp Size D beading thread Sear nail polish ols Measuring tape Size 12° beading needle Scissors Zound-nose pliers Aat-nose pliers -chniques Stringing, square knot, wireworking 1: Measure the base of your neck. Use this length plus 6" to measure your thread. Use a square knot to tie the end of the thread to 1 eve pin’s loop. 2: String an assortment of seed and accent beads for 1-3", String 1 spacer, 1 large-holed bead, and 1 spacer. Repeat. Keep the seed/accent bead assortment as well as the length between the larger beads random. String an assortment of seed and accent beads until you reach the center of the necklace. String 1 spacer, the lampworked bead, and | spacer. Repeat the sequence in reverse until you have 3" of thread remaining, Tie the thread end to the second eye pin's loap. 3: Measure another length of thread as in Step 1. Tie one end to the first eye pin’s loop. String an assortment of seed and accent beads until you reach the first large-holed bead strung in Step 2. Pass through the bead and continue stringing seed and accent beads. Continue to work across the whole necklace, stringing seed and accent beads between the larger beads 4: Repeat Step 3 eleven more times (or as many times as your large-holed beads will allow). Trim the ends and dab the knots with nail polish. 5: String 1 cone and | round on the first eye pin. Make a wrapped loop that attaches to bar side of the clasp. Repeat for the second eye pin, this time attaching to the ring side of the clasp. ® Jean Campbell is the fourding editor of Beadwork magazine and author of several books including The New Beaders Companion (with Judith Durant), Getting Started Stringing Beads, and Beaded Weddings {all Interweave Press), Best of Beadwork ~ BSSpacey Princess Cuff DIANE TREPANIER fier seeing a commercially made multilayered bracelet, Diane knew she could make an even more beautiful one by using semiprecious stone chips, glass beads, crystals, and sterling silver components. Memory wire and spacer bars are the secret weapons in making this project a breeze. Materials 1: Use 28-gauge wire with the smallest dowel of the coiling tool to make + Assortment of 5—lOmm beads to sixteen 1" coils, four 1'4" coils, four 1/4" coils, and four 144" coils (see Tip match stone chips box for information on using the Twist 'n' Curl), * Stone chips 2: Cut 7 pieces of memory wire, each consisting of 1 loop plus 14". Make a . P * Assortment of sterling silver loop on ane end of each piece. Make sure the loops are completely closed. 2—Smm rounds 3: String one 2mm round, | spacer bar == = + 56 sterling silver 2mm rounds « dsterling aver Thole is through the center hole, one 2mm TIPS A ae _ rae ae round, and one 1" coil ewice. String A Twist *h’ Curl iva tool uted mere serie 8 spheecc pm 1 silver round of any size. Push all te coil wire into tight tubes, “2A: ameter memany wie the beads to the loop To cail, thread the wire through the hole “I spool of 28-gauge Artistic Wire ; on the handle from the dowel side and 4: String an assortment of beads and bend it over the handle te lack in place. Tools short pieces of leftover coil for _ the wire een of the dowel and ‘an a the dowell the last three + Mini Twist 'n' Curl set 2-2". ne ee stringing ofyaor Pak Agar + Memory wire cutters sequence in step 3, against the dowel with your thumb and + Round-nose pliers 5: Holding the memory wire so noth- forefinger—the wire doem't need to * Wire cutters ing will slide off (use the rubber ‘ea a. Fight next te — ‘i * Rubber earring clutch (optional) erring clutch if desired), check the "22 a, — Mais leaden, bracelet length for fit and add 44". egainst the wire to make the coil mooth. Techniques Adjust the length by adding or If it separates, you con iqueeze i} niq + Wireworking, stringing subtracting beads in the center part, _— hied make « smonth coll When you reach your desired size, . a aka ” Sotenae Resources add ‘" and cut any excess memory dowel while holding the coiling tool Check your local bead shop or contact: wire. Make a loop te secure the loosely in your hand. Don't unwrap the All material: except stone chips . beads (Figure 1), wire by hand or you'll end up with lumpy ind ernowhest bead: a ese wire. Stop when the coil is 3=4" long and . 7 iti no longer comfortable to held the Soft Flex Company, = | a memory wire to string coiling tool. Trim the wire coming from wwwsoftflex one 2mm round and oe ect com, ; and remove the coil dowel. company: ve ee the third fiir mdi f aiiccok thes late s ; le in the spacer lengthe'es nended, Raop ony lof } bar. String one Imm piece: to embellish the bracelet, round, one 1" coil, one Imm round, and pass through the third hole in the next spacer bar. —&S) String one 2mm round, one 14" coil, and 1 silver round of any size. String an assortment of beads and finish the same way as you began, making sure that this wire doesn't sit higher or lower than the center one. Make a loop to secure the beads, Repeat to add another wire to the fifth hole in the spacer bars, Best of Beadwork ~ 877: Repeat Step 6 to add memory wires to the second and sixth holes in the spacer bars, this time using 1" and 1/4" cails. 8: Repeat Step 6 to add memory wires to the first and seventh holes in the spacer bars, this time using 1" and VA" coils. 9: Use 1 head pin to string one 2—-3mm bead and pass through the first loop at one end of the bracelet. String the same size and type of bead on the same head pin and pass through the second loop. Repeat to connect all the end loops. End with a bead on the outside of the last loop and make a wrapped loop to secure the beads. Repeat for the other end of the bracelet. 10: If desired, use head pins, beads, and leftover coils to make dangles that attach to the wrapped loops made in Step 9. © Diane Trepanier lives in Maryland, by way of Minnesota. She is always making something with sometbing—ber favorite way to start a design is “What would bapper if 1.2" Her company is Solfyre, and she is the inventor of the Wacketdown.-~u Ee fe) 2 Oye: oo ae ae a) @ & ee poof os Ee @ ol = ro) YW)f you find your wristwatch is a part of your everyday jewelry ensemble, don't settle for a bo-bum wristband: Personalize it by square-stitching this sinuous beaded version and let the oobs and aabs roll in. Materials I: Use 3! of thread to string a tension bead - Small Delica beads (comparable to that won't pull through a large Delica, size I" seed beads) leaving a 12" tail, String 4 large + B large Delicas (comparable to Delicas. Following Chart A, stitch2 | NOTE size 8° seed beads) small Delicas to each of the first large This project is designed in such a + Watch face with 2.5mm wide beads. Thread a needle on the tail way that you need to. use small and spring bars end and weave through the first two large Delica beads. The larger * Watch buckle with Imm inside width rows to reinforce them. Trim the tail. (lNleess a ieee tresses + Size B beading thread 2: Follow Chart A using small Delicas Oe ee : “Thread canal to work the right twine. after being filled with thread passes. Tools 3: Secure a new thread to the last row © The watch face used’in this example ae vasctoBaswln oe the left side of the band and fol «sa DEC EATER pom ieee low Chart B using small Delicas to insides of the spring bars. The work the left twine. space between the spring bars and Techniques 4: Plait the twines together. Follow the edge of the watch face has to be Tension bead, square stitch Chart C using small Delicas to join at least 2.5mm to allow the beads the ewines and complete this side of to rotate freely. The spring bar the band. length is 12.5mm. The buckle is ==... wag 5: Repeat Steps 1-4, this time following 10mm wide and easily accepts 7 eteceeeestion Chart D to join the nwines. Before sauna sttcis Delicas. i = working to the end of Chart D, * This watchband, with a 1” @5mm) promen attach the straps to the watch face face, will fit wrists 6" to 74°. The ae and test the fit. You can easily fine- pattern repeats every " and can _ tune the length of the strap between be adjusted for fie. For wrist meas- inten urements less than 6/4", take out the pwining and the buckle. 6: Slip the buckle tongue through the slot at the end of Chart D. Fold the end of the strap over the buckle and use a new thread to stitch the over- lapping rows securely. Exit from the last bead of the folded-over layer to start a keeper loop for the strap. String 15 small Delicas and pass through the same row from the oppo- site side. Square stitch a second row to the loop of 15 small Delicas and use the tail thread to reinforce this row to the adjacent row in the band, Secure all the threads and trim, © Marji Brohammer is a designer, artist, and teacher who is a frequent contributor to Beadwork. You can contact ber at [email protected]. the middle twine repeat on Charts Aand B, keeping the patterns for the buckle end and adjustable strap end intact (you will have only two twines instead of three or more). For larger wrists, add an extra repeat. Add extra rows of plain square stitch in the straps after twining is done and before the buckle tab and adjustment holes are made, until the desired length is achieved. * See page 91 for square stitch shaping instructions. Its important to keep a firm working tension as you work. This will decrease stretching and make the band very durable.Square Stitch Shaping How-tos These instructions are for an alternative increase/decrease in Square stitch that creates gently curved edges. This alternative arises from viewing the usual 4-bead unit for shaping as subdivid- ed vertically into smaller units of 2 beads. The illustrations show. how to use the smaller division of the usual unit to “overlap” the increase/decrease to create a smooth edge, Please note that these illustrations show shaping along one ide only. Shaping for the other edge (the other end of the row) is fone in mirror for the thread path while the number of beads sed to shape either side remains the same, NCREASING AT THE END OF A ROW ncrease by using 2 beads. Notice that both the row below and he current row increase by one bead (Figure 1). ICREASING AT THE BEGINNING OF A ROW se three beads to make the increase. The row you exit from ill increase by 1 bead, and the new row is worked over the evious row (Figure 2). DECREASING AT THE END OF A ROW Decrease by using one bead. Note that the bead added will gently tilt and is not stitched down (Figure 3). DECREASING AT THE BEGINNING OF A ROW Use 2 beads to make the decrease, Note that the first bead added is not stitched down, bue the second bead is (Figure 4), =f ADDING AN EDGE BEAD String one bead and pass through the previous row and exit the current row. To start new row with an edge bead, string 2 beads and stitch the second bead to the end of the row (Figure 5), Se yi G3 eS Best of Beadwork — 91Bombay Bracelet S. RAVEN WILLEYeee eee U se crystals and seed beads to Jorm the brick-stitched spacer barlike stripes in this texture-rich bracelet. Add in the herringbone-stitched rungs, and the result is an exotic-looking design you'll find yourself wearing again and again. Materials Brick-stitched Bars % * Size II” Japanese seed beads I: Use 6! of waxed thread to string a fa) — a v@ . Size 8° Japanese seed beads tension bead, leaving a 4" tail, Ga — DUG 4 * 101 Swarovski crystals or fire-polished Work ladder stitch to make a base Figure | 3mm rounds row of 10 size 85 (Figure 1). . 20 Swarovski crystal 4—Smen coins * 3 Swarovski crystal 6mm rounds 2: String two 3mms and pass the needle under the thread that joins the last 2 beads and back through the last bead strung to make the first brick * Size B Nymo beading thread stitch. Continue working brick * Beeswax stitch across the row fora total of nine 3mms (Figure 2). ~ 2 3: Use size 85 to make the third : i English beading needles row, beginning and endi ng the Figure 2 Seinoes row with increases to add a total of 10 size gs, T. lechniques Weave back through this row to * Tension bead, ladder stitch, brick stitch, 8°s and pass up through the last bead of th Figure 5 cut the working thread. coca Soe Remove the tension bead oS = ose ee: a es eees and secure the tail thread, e828 os es es trim close to the work. Set S©e@ee0 ° the bar aside. qo QO@geg -« Repeat Steps 1-3 to 9 2 eo & make a total of 9 brick- size 8° of the first bar and up through the next 7 oe e° ye -~ = LS one (Figure 4). Repeat for a total of five 4mms. = J a g = « Weave through the beads to exit the bottom of Figure 4 z paoees ce: £ the first bar. This thread will be used to make the seee ooteos clasp in Step 8, n 22998463080 Best of Beadwork — 93a) a uo Hs a = i=] Pe) E fs a 94 — wewbeodworkmagazine.com 5: Lise the working thread of the second bar to work 8 rows of herringbone stitch with size 115, Attach a third bar by weaving through its size 8°s ta mimic the herringbone stitch (Figure 5). Weave through the connecting thread path again to strengthen, secure the thread, and trim close to the work. 6: Use the working thread of the third bar to repeat Step 5, working six rows of herringbone stitch and attaching a fourth bar. 7: Attach a fifth bar by repeating Step 4, adding a 3mm on each side of the 4mm beads, Set the beadwork aside. 8: Repeat Steps 4-6 to make the second half of the bracelet. Finish the bracelet by connecting the ninth bar to the fifth bar with the same stringing sequence described in Step 7. eoucVvouvToIrzEes soeceacnee= Triple Loop Closure “ase Se oe - 9: Use the remaining thread at one end of the bracelet to work a 9-bead row of brick stitch. String 3 size 11°s, one 6mm, and 4 size 11s. Skipping the last 3 beads just strung, pass back through the fourth size 11°, the 6mm, and the next size 11°, String 2 size 11°s, pass up through the third size 8° and down through the next one. Repeat for a total of three 6mms (Figure 6). Secure the thread and trim close to the work. eaeS9eSooe, 10: Work a 9-bead row of brick stitch at = 200000 90095 the other end of the bracelet. String “eos eaeg ooo . 15 size 11°s and pass back through the third size 11°. Check that a 6mm bead from the previous step will fit through the loop and adjust the bead count as necessary. String 2 size 11°s, pass up through the third size 8° and down through the next one. Repeat for a total of three loops (Figure 7). Tl: Pass through the first bead of the last loop, string 1 size 11°, pass through the first bead again, and through the next, String 1 size [1° and repeat all around the loop (Figure 8) to reinforce and embellish the loop at the same time. Repeat for each loop. Secure the thread and trim close to the work, © §. Raven Willey lies in soulhwesters Pevsisyloania and cam be reached at sraver@allantichh net. She has been making and designing beadwork for over ten years and teaches locally.techniques PASS THROUGH VS PASS BACK THROUGH Pass through means to move your needle in the same direction that the beads have been serung. Pass back through means to move your needle in the opposite direction. FINISHING AND STARTING NEW THREADS Tie off your old thread when it's about 4” long by making a simple knot between beads. Pass through a few beads and pull tight to hide the knot. Weave through a few more beads and trim the thread close to the work. Stare the new thread by tying a knot berween beads and weaving through a few beads. Pull tight to hide che knot. Weave through several beads until you reach the place to resume beading, TENSION BEAD Sf String a bead larger than those you are work- ing with, then pass through the bead one or more times, making sure not to split your thread. The bead will be able co slide along but will still pro- vide tension to work against when you're bead- ing the first two rows. BEAD EMBROIDERY For backstitch embroidery, begin by passing through the fabric, fram wrong side to right side. String 4 beads, Lay the beads against the fabric and pass down through it just past the fourth bead. Pass up through the fabric between the sec- ond and third beads and pass through the last 2 beads just strung. String 4 beads and repeat. SIMPLE FRINGE Exit from your foundation row of beads or fabric. Seeing a length of beads plus 1 bead. Skip- ping the last bead, pass back through all the beads just strung to create a fringe leg. Pass back into the foundation row or fabric, STRINGING 00400006 Stringing is a technique in which you use a beading wire, needle and thread, or other mate- tial to gather beads into a strand, LADDER STITCH POGHOS , Using two meedies, one threaded on each end of the thread, pass one needle through 1 or more beads from left to right and pass the orhet nee- dle through the same beads from right to lefe. Continue adding beads by crisscrossing both nee dles through 1 bead ara time. Use this stitch to make strings of beads or as the foundation for brick stitch, LRERGE For a single-necdle ladder, string 2 beads and pass through them again. String 1 bead. Pass through che last stitched bead and the one just strung. Repeat, adding 1 bead ar a time and working in a figure-cight pattern. BRICK STITCH ee SSSSHHHD oe oe ee SSSHH HS SHOBHSH Begin by creating a foundation row in ladder stitch oF using a secured thread, String 2 beads and pass under the closest exposed loop of the foundation row and back through the second bead. String 1 bead and pass under the next exposed loop and back rhrough che bead just strung; repeat. SS S SHo a lL. Se@meeo To decrewse within a row, string 1 bead and skip. a loop of thread on the previous row, passing under the second loop and back through the bead, oo= om Ui i — _ >= To increase within a row, work qwo stitches in the same loop on the previous row, ‘These basic instructions are for techniques used in this issue's projects and are adapted from The New Beader's Companion, Interweave Press, 2005. Don't have this popular book? Call (800) 272-2193, Dept A-B1, FLAT HERRINGBONE STITCH Begin with a foundation row of even-count ladder stitch, String 2 beads, pass down through the second to last bead in the ladder, and up through the next bead. String 2 beads, pass down the next bead and then up through rhe follow- ing. Repeat to the end of the row. To end the row, pass back through the last bead strung, To begin the next row, string 2 beads and pass down through the second to last bead of the previous row and up through the following bead. Repeat, stringing 2 beads per sticch and passing down then up through 2 beads of the previous row. ‘The 2-bead stitch will cause the beads to angle- up in each row, like a herringbone fabric, Herringbone stitch decrease, To make a row-end decrease, simply stop the row short and begin a new row, Herringbone stiteh increase, To make a row-end increase, work beyond the row, re-creating the foundation row instructions above and adding as many beads as desired. TUBULAR HERRINGBONE STITCH Begin with a foundation row of ladder stitch, Join the ends together to form a cube, String 2 beads. Pass down through the nexe bead and up through the bead after ir, Repeat around the cube. Atthe end of the round, pass through the first beads of the previous and current rounds to step up to the mew round. Best of Beadwork ~ 95SQUARE STITCH Begin by stringing a row of beads. For the sec ond row, string 2 beads, pass through the sec- ond-to-last bead of the firse row, and back through the second bead of those just strung. Continue by stringing 1 bead, passing through the chird-to-last bead of the first row, and back through the bead just strung. Repear this loop- ing technique to the end of the row. Tr make a decreate, weave thread through the previous row and exit from the bead adjacent to the place you want to decrease. ‘Continue work ing in square stitch. Ta make an increase, sting the number of beads at the end of the row you want fo increase, Work the next row the same as the previous row. LOOMWORK Follow the manufacturer's instructions for warping your bead loom. Note that you will need ‘one more warp thread than you have number of beads in a row. Tie a thread to an outside warp (tie onto the left warp if you are right-handed, the right warp if you are left-handed). Use a needle to string the first row of beads and slide them down to che knot. Bring the beaded weft thread under the warp threads and push the beads up with your fingers so that there is one bead berween cach cwo warp threads, Hold the beads in place and pass back through all the beads, making sure that the needle passes over the warp threads. End your threads by weaving back through the beadwork, tying knots beoween beads. 96 — wwwbeadworkmagazine.com FLAT PEYOTE STITCH 0, & &,%,/ 6 6 6% @ 6 66 “ee @ @ One-drop peyote stiteh begins by stringing an even number of beads to create the first wo rows. Begin the third row by stringing 1 bead and. pass- ing through the second-to-last bead af the pre- vious rows. String another bead and pass through the fourth-to-last bead of the previous rows. Con- tinue adding 1 bead at a time, passing over every other head of the previous rows. ee ee @e@ ee ee ee {ee eo ee Tiworerop peyote stitch is worked the same as above, but with 2 beads ata time instead of 1. Po rai Ao Pre Leaeyoe To make a mid-project decrease, simply pass thread through 2 beads without adding a bead in the “gap.” In the next row, work a regular one- drop peyote over the decrease, Keep tension taut to avoid holes. To make a mid-project increase, work a (wo- drop over a one-drop in one row. In the next row, work a one-drop peyote between the two-drop. For a smooth increase, use very narrow beads for both the evo-drop and the one-drop between. Zipping or zipping up a piece of flac peyore stitch enrails folding the beadwork so the first and last rows march. The beads should interlock like: 2ip- per. (If the beads don't interlock, add or suberact ‘one row from the beadwork.) Pass through 1 bead of the first row and the next bead of the last row, lacing the beads together, to-create a seamless tube. GLUING Place a sparing amount of glue on knots to secure them (we recommend G-5 Hypo Cement or clear nail polish), or use enough glue to com- plerely secure beads to a surface (E6000, Terrif- ically Tacky Tape). Allow any glue co dry thoroughly before continuing, Seal large gluc- headed surfaces with Mod Podge. OO TUBULAR PEYOTE STITCH Sb @ 68-@ Rese oe | BOL &€0 8-2 String an even number of beads and make a foundation circle by passing through them two more times, exiting from the first bead scrung. String 1 bead and pass chrough the third bead of the foundation circle. String 1 bead and pass through the fifth bead of the foundarion circle. Continue adding 1 bead at a time, skipping over | bead of the first round, until you have added half the number of beads of the first round. Exit feom the first bead af the second round. String 1 bead, pass through the secand bead added iin the second round, and pull chread right. String 1 bead and pass through the third bead added in the second round. Centinue around, filling in the “spaces” 1 bead at a time. Exit from the first bead added in each round. ® @ TUBULAR NETTING o-8 Scring 1A and 1B six times; pass through them again to form acieele for the foundation round. “String 1A, 1B, and LA; skip 1B and pass through the following 1B in the previous round. Repeat from * ewice, then step up for the next round by passing through the firse 2 beads of this round, Work each nound the same way. NETTING (SINGLE THREAD) 2-6-8-8- 8-20-2886 ‘ea © Se ® 8 . Qe / ( ® Begin by stringing a base row of 13 beads. Suing 5 beads and go back chrough the fifth bead from the end of the base row. String another 5 beads, skip 3 beads of the base row, and go back through the next. Repeat to the end of the row, passing through the fifth, fourth, and third beads of those just strung and exiting from the third. Turn the work over and go back across the same way.WIREWORKING To form a simple loop, use flat-nose pliers to make a 90° bend at least 4" from the end of the wire. Use round-nose pliers to grasp the wire after the bend; roll the pliers toward the bend, but not past it, to preserve the 90° bend. Use your thumb to continue the wrap around the nose of the pliers. Trim the wire next to the bend. Open a simple loop by grasping each side of its opening with a pair of pliers. Don't pull apart, Instead, twist in opposite directions so that you can open and close without distorting the shape, ITY To fort a wrapped loop, begin with a 90° bend at least 2" from the end of the wire, Use round-nose pliers to form a simple loop with a tail overlapping the bend. Wrap the tail tightly down the neck of the wire to create a couple of coils. Trim the excess wire to finish. Make a thicker, heavier-looking wrapped loop by wrap- ping the wire back up over the coils, toward the loop, and trimming at the loop. 2 @ To make a coil, use one hand to hold the end of your wire against a mandrel. With the other hand, wrap the wire around the mandrel in tight loops. To remove the coil, slide it off the mandrel and cut. Add vertical loops on either end to use the cail as is, or cut the coil at cer- tain intervals to make jump rings or split rings. To start a spiral, make a small loop at the end of a wire with round-nose pliers. Enlarge the piece by holding on to the spiral with chain- nose pliers and pushing the wire over the pre- vious coil with your thumb, HALF HITCH KNOT Gee Half hitch knots may be worked with nwo or more strands—one strand is knotted over one or more other strands. Form a loop around the cord(s). Pull the end through the loop just formed and pull tight. Repeat for the length of cord you wane to cover. RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE (SINGLE NEEDLE) rs String 4 beads and pass through them again to form the first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the first two just strung; the thread path will resemble a fig- ure eight, alternating directions with each unit. To begin the next row, pass through the last 3 beads strung to exit the side of the last unit. String 3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through, and the first bead just strung. “String 2 beads, pass through the next edge bead of the previous row, the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the last 2 beads just strung. Pass through the next edge bead of the previous row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead of the previous unit, the edge bead just passed through, and the first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete the row, then begin a new row as before. La keRarte’ Se S$ & Sg’ Single-needle right-angle weave decrease. To make a row-end decrease, weave thread through the second bead added in the second-ro-last group from the previous row. Begin the new row by stringing 3 beads, Pass back through the first bead added in the second-to-last group from the previous row. Pass through the beads just added. Continue across the row, adding owo beads at a time. Stngle-needle right-cangle westve increase, To make a row-end increase, begin a new row as usual, exit- ing thread from the third bead just added. String three beads. Pass back through the third bead added in the laser ser (making a figure eight). Weave to the first bead added in this set and con- tinue across the row, adding 2 beads at a time. SQUARE KNOT The square knot is the classic sturdy kno for Securing most stringing materials. First make an overhand knot, passing the right end over the left end. Next, make another overhand knot, this time passing the left end over the right end. Pull right. RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE (DOUBLE NEEDLE) Start Using one needle on each end of the thread, string 3 beads to the center of the thread. *Use one needle to string 1 bead, then pass the other needle back through it. String 1 bead on each needle, then repeat from * to form a chain of right-angle units (A). To turn at the end of the row, use the left nee- dle to string 3 beads, then cross the right nee- dle back through the last bead strung (B). Use the right needle to string 3 beads, then cross the left needle back through the last bead strung (C). To continue the row, use the right needle to string 2 beads; pass the left needle through the next bead on the previous row and back through the last bead strung (D). SURGEON'S KNOT > The surgeon's knot is very secure and rhere- fore good for finishing off most stringing mate- rials. Tie an overhand knot, right over left, but instead of one twist over the left cord, make at least two. Tie another overhand knot, left over right, and pull tight. OVERHAND KNOT The overhand knot is the basic knot for tying off thread. Make a loop with the stringing mate- rial. Pass the cord that lies behind the loop over the front cord and through the loop. Pull tight. Best of Beadwork — 97Your wish is OUR COMMAND! 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