Innehållsförteckning för June - July 2015 från Beadwork

In the past few months, I’ve received more email messages than usual from our readers. Thank you to those who have reached out to me! What’s on your mind? Shaped beads, of course. About half of you love them and the other half, well, let’s just say you’re not big fans of them. Everyone here at Beadwork agrees that it’s challenging to keep up with all the latest bead styles, but we’re thrilled about the buzz they’re creating. No matter where you stand, isn’t it great to see how such tiny beads can create such a huge stir? If you’re up for trying a new bead shape, choose from these projects, plus several more designs, in this issue: Quickly create Abigail Myer’s Raindrops Bracelet (page 22) with a splash of…

Since I love working with tiny seed beads, it sometimes can be challenging to thread a very thin needle, such as a size 15. I use a pair of pliers to grasp and steady the needle while it’s being threaded. This enables me to thread from either side of the needle without it slipping through my fingers. —SandieBachand I apply copious amounts of microcrystalline wax to the ends of FireLine and WildFire beading thread and then depress the end of the thread with flat-nose pliers to make a chiseled edge that slides right into the eye of a needle! —Rae Burns Planning ahead! For sculptural peyote work, planning ahead is the key. Even if I don’t know where I’m going, I generally start with a math count in a multiple…

TECHNIQUES ladder stitch brick stitch PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 2 g tarnished silver galvanized size 11° cylinder beads (A) 2 g opaque Ceylon cream size 11° cylinder beads (B) 2 g opaque turquoise green size 11° cylinder beads (C) 1 g opaque dark blue size 11° cylinder beads(D) 1 g silver-lined gold size 11° cylinder beads (E) 1 gunmetal 6×12mm lobster clasp with attached 4mm soldered jump ring 1 gunmetal 6mm jump ring 2" of gunmetal 3.5×5mm soldered curb chain Cream size B nylon beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle 2 pairs of chain- or flat-nose pliers FINISHED SIZE 6½" (adjustable to 9½") This diamond bracelet from British designer Carole E. Hanley is the first project in our new four-part Pattern Play series. Each design in the series is…

Pillows of O beads create a cheerful accent to the spiral herringbone rope and add a whimsical, playful feel to the large beaded bead. 1) ROPE. Use ladder and spiral herringbone stitches to form the necklace ropes: Rope Round 1: Use 6' of thread to string 4C,leaving a 6" tail; pass through the first 2Cagain, arranging the beads so they sit sideby side in 2 equal columns. String 2C, thenpass through the last 2C of the previousstitch and the 2C just added; repeat threetimes to form six 2-bead–high columns.Stitch the first and last columns togetherto form a ring, exiting from the top C of thefirst column (Fig.1). Rope Round 2 : String 2C, then pass downthrough the next C of the previous roundand up through the following C; repeattwice. Step…

TECHNIQUES square stitch tubular and flat herringbone stitches ladder stitch PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 16 g gilded marble lavender size 11° Japaneseseed beads (A) 3 g metallic dark gold 3.4mm Japanesedrops(B) 7 silver purple glow 12mm 2-hole pyramidstud beads (C) Smoke 6 lbFireLine braided beading threadThread conditioner TOOLS Scissors Thread burner Size 12 beading needles FINISHED SIZE 20¼" (with 2" pendant) 1) PLAIN BEZELS. Work square stitch around pyramid bead studs to form plain bezels: Plain Round 1: Use 4' of thread to string 1A,1C (right hole), and 1A, leaving a 4" tail;pass back through the C (right hole) andthe first A strung (Fig.1, green thread).String 3A; pass through the second hole of the same C. String 3A; pass through thesecond A added in this round (Fig. 1, bluethread). String 9A;…

TECHNIQUES cubic right-angle weave tubular netting flat and tubular peyote stitch tubular herringbone stitch PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 2 g metallic light bronze size 15° Japanese seed beads (A) 5 g frosted amethyst transparent rainbow size 11° Japanese seed beads (B) 4 g starlight gold permanent-finish galvanized size 11° Japanese seed beads (C) 8 g frosted grass green transparent rainbow size 8° Japanese seed beads (D) 120 purple iris 4mm fire-polished rounds (E) 40 amethyst 4mm crystal bicones (F) 10 grass green 6mm crystal pearl rounds (G) Crystal 6 lbFireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 12 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 7" (inside circumference) 1 BASE. Use cubic right-angle weave to form the bangle base: Cube 1: Use 6' of thread to string 4E, leaving a 6" tail. Tie the working…

NEW PROJECT VIDEO + KITS!Bead along with Editor Melinda Barta while she makes Michelle Gowland’s Pharaoh’s Finery Bracelet (page 52) in our newest Beadwork Magazine Project Workshop. Purchase the download at interweavestore.com. Find a limited quantity of kits for this project at shop.beadingdaily.com/PharaohsFineryBracelet. Kits are also available for Megan Milliken’s “O” So Charming Bracelet (page 48) at shop.beadingdaily.com/OSoCharmingBracelet. ALTERNATE COLORWAYS BONUS. Do you love our project variations and want to know more about the colors and materials? For information on select alternate colorways featured in this issue, visit beadingdaily.com/JuneJuly2015Colorways.…

Why is it curling? Most people struggle with peyote stitch because of the twist and curl that usually forms in Round 3. Curl is caused by unequal tension between the tail and the working threads in Round 3. If you pull tighter on your working thread, the beads will follow and curve to your dominant hand. If you pull tighter on your nondominant hand, the beads will curve toward that hand. The key is to maintain equally tight tension between the two threads. Convention holds that we use beeswax or microcrystalline wax (my personal favorite) and wax the working thread. The tension problem isn’t with your dominant hand . . . that hand knows what’s going on; the problem is with your nondominant hand that controls the tail. What I…

Bezel a crystal with an assortment of shaped and two-hole Japanese seed beads and then string it, along with some easy-to-make beaded beads, onto a delicate spiral rope. 1) PENDANT. Use a fringe variation and circular netting to form the pendant: Pendant Round 1: Use 5' of thread to string 1E, 1J, and 1E, leaving a 6" tail; pass back through the J and through the first E (Fig. 1, green thread ). String 1B, 3A, 1H, 1A, 1F, and 1A; pass through the second hole of the same H. String 1A and 1F; skip the first 2A added in the previous 3A set and pass through the next 1A/1H (first hole)/1A, then string 2A and 1B (Fig. 1, blue thread ). Repeat from the beginning of this round five…

KITS AVAILABLE FOR THE PINK/BRASS COLORWAY SHOWN ON PAGE 50 shop.beadingdaily.com/OSoCharmingBracelet TECHNIQUES triangle weavefringe PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 16 g metallic bronze size 8° Japanese seedbeads (A) 16 g matte peridot AB 3.8×1mm O beads (B) 1 celsian half-coat luster 8mm fire-polishedround White 10 lbWildFire thermally bondedbeading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 12 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 7" 1) BAND. Use triangle weave to form the band: Row 1, Unit 1: Use 5' of thread to string 1A,1B, 2A, 1B, 2A, 1B, and 1A, leaving an 8" tail.Use the working and tail threads to tie asquare knot and form a circle; passthrough the first 1A/1B/2A strung (Fig.1,orange thread). Row 1, Unit 2 : String 1B, 2A, 1B, 2A, and 1B;pass through the last 2A exited and thefirst 1B/2A/1B/2A just added (Fig.1, purplethread).…

TECHNIQUES right-angle weave netting stringing PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 3 g bronze-lined aqua size 15° seed beads (A) 5 g matte bronze-lined turquoise size 11° seed beads (B) 5 g silver-lined peach size 11° seed beads (C) 26 petrol 6mm crystal pearl rounds (D) 1 g bronze-lined aqua 3.4mm magatama drops (E) 5 foil-back padparadscha 8mm crystal rivolis(F) 1 antiqued copper 17×21mm toggle clasp Smoke 6 lbFireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 10 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 6¾" 1 CLASP 1. Use 6' of thread to string 1D, 1C, 7A, and the bar half of the clasp; pass back through the 1C/1D just added, leaving a 6" tail. String 3C; pass through the 1D/1C/7A and the bar half of the clasp. Pass back through the first C added, the D,…

TECHNIQUES flat right-angle weave and right-angle weave variation fringe PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 8 g gunmetal gray iris size 15° seed beads (A) 10 g gunmetal gray size 11° seed beads (B) 3 g transparent gray AB size 8° seed beads (C) 12 fuchsia 4mm crystal bicones (D) 42 light gray 4mm pearl rounds (E) 5 light gray 6x9mm pearl drops (F) 1 silver-plated 9mm round filigree box clasp Smoke 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 16½" artist’s tip It’s important to use tight thread tension when building the base in Steps 1–4 to keep the right-angle weave laying straight. It also helps to repeat the thread path for each stitch, adding stability by filling the beads with thread. 1) END RING. Use…

PASS THROUGH VS PASS BACK THROUGH Pass through means to move the needle in the same direction that the beads have been strung. Pass back through means to move the needle in the opposite direction. FINISHING AND STARTING NEW THREADS Tie off the old thread when it’s about 4" long by making an overhand knot around previous threads between beads. Weave through a few beads to hide the knot, and trim the thread close to the work. Start the new thread by tying an overhand knot around previous threads between beads. Weave through several beads to hide the knot and to reach the place to resume beading. STRINGING Stringing is a technique that uses beading wire, needle and thread, or other material to gather beads into a strand. CRIMPING Crimp…

DAWN DOUCETTE of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, shares her necklace inspired by Wendy Lueder’s Sunset Spiral (Beadwork, August/September 2013). REGINA HOLZ of Düsseldorf, Germany, adapted Gwen Fisher’s Archimedes’s Star bracelet (Beadwork, August/September 2009) by adding buttons fromCsillaCsirmaz’s Confection Cufi (Beadwork, April/May 2014). Visit her website, www.glizzeria.k13.eu. KATHLEEN TUCKER of Portland, Oregon, put her own twist on Maria Rypan’s Rising Curtains Necklace (Beadwork, June/July 2014). CELIA MARTIN of Walla Walla, Washington, shows her bracelet inspired by Barbara L. Grainger’s Diagonal Leaf Cuff (Beadwork, February/March 2013). WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! If you’ve been inspired by projects in our magazine or have tips to share, email us at beadwork@interweave.com. Check our website, beadworkmagazine.com, for corrections and announcements.…

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This project brings together bead-weaving and simple wireworking in one enchanting pair of earrings. 1) BODY. Form a wire hoop for the base structure, string beads onto the wire, and then work peyote stitch and picots: Row1: Use one 4½" piece of wire to form a small (3mm) simple loop. String 3B, 1F (narrow end first), 5D, and 1F (wide end first). String {1C and 1A} nine times. String 1C, 1F (narrow end first), 5D, 1F (wide end first), and 3B; form a simple loop at the other end of the wire. Note: The beads will fit very loosely on the wire; the wire will later be trimmed to resize the loop. Shape the beaded wire into a round hoop (Fig.1). TECHNIQUES peyote stitch picot wireworking PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 1…

ON THE COVER KITS+ A HOW-TO VIDEO* ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROJECT AT shop.beadingdaily.com/PharaohsFineryBracelet* SEE P. 6 FOR MORE INFO ON INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO. TECHNIQUE brick stitch variation PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 0.5 g yellow size 15° seed beads (A) 5 g silver-lined copper AB size 8° seedbeads(B) 5 g metallic antiqued copper size 8° seedbeads (C)10 g chalk travertine Picasso 5×3mm Rullas (D) 14 opaque green Picasso 12mm 2-holepyramid bead studs (E) 52 turquoise 6×4mm crystal rondelles (F) 56 antiqued copper 4×1mm daisy spacers (G) 1 antiqued copper 22mm shank button 6' of brown 1mm leather cordNatural SoNo nylon threadMicrocrystalline waxJewelry cement TOOLS Scissors 2 size 11 beading needles Painter’s tape 8½ × 11" clipboard Awl FINISHED SIZE 7" 1) INNER BAND. Use a variation of brick stitch to create…

TECHNIQUES fringe ladder stitch stringing crimping PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 1 g metallic gold size 15° seed beads (A) 2 g amethyst-lined purple size 11° seed beads (B) 2 g silver-lined amethyst AB 6mm (size 3) twisted bugle beads (C) 60 amethyst 4mm crystal rose monteés (D) 180 gold 2mm glass pearl rounds (E) 30 metallic violet 2mm glass pearl rounds (F) 36 lavender 4mm glass pearl rounds (G) 30 dark purple 8mm glass pearl rounds (H) 4 lilac 14mm acrylic pearl rounds (J) 1 lilac 16mm acrylic pearl round (K) 1 antiqued silver–plated 7x30mm hook-andeye clasp 2 silver-plated 2mm crimp tubes 2 silver-plated 3mm crimp covers Smoke 6 lbFireLine braided beading thread 20" of silver 0.25mm beading wire TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle Crimping pliers Wire cutters FINISHED SIZE…

TECHNIQUES peyote stitch netting PROJECT LEVEL MATERIALS 3.5 g total size 11° Japanese seed beads in a mix of matte yellow, matte metallic red, matte brown, and Picasso cream, black, and turquoise (A) 0.5 g matte black size 11° Japanese seed beads_(B) 7 g jet 5×2.5mm SuperDuos (C) 76 Hartford green 3mm glass pearl rounds (D) 1 gunmetal 5×9mm round magnetic clasp Smoke 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 12 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 8" (inside circumference) artist’s tips While joining the nets of Rows 3 and 4, use the thumb and index finger of your nondominant hand to squeeze the beads together, making them easier to join while working Rows 5 and 6. Don’t substitute Twin two-hole seed beads for the C beads; their less-tapered ends…

Through blindness, arthritis, ruptured spinal discs, and reconstructive hand surgery, Gail Be has stood by her beads—and now they’re bringing her worldwide attention. As creator of the world’s largest beaded wedding gown, and with Lady Gaga wearing her dress-and-headpiece design Erotic Ice on the cover of the single “Anything Goes,” Gail Be is seeing her ambitions of fame become reality. Q: Where do you find inspiration? A: I’m inspired by any form of art that moves the soul. I’ve traveled all over the world to see great museums, palaces, paintings, frescos, furniture, embroidery, and music—great works of art that exude so much energy that they give you goose bumps or bring tears to your eyes. Q: What is your favorite type of bead to work with? A: I love all…