I learned another new skill. I took a class at my local bead shop and learned how to knot. It was first developed (I believe) for use with pearls. They were very expensive, and rare and a little fragile, so stringing them next to each other, where they would bump and rub, was not a good thing. If you strung… Read more →
This is a really fun bracelet to wear. It is stretchy so it is very comfortable. It was made with square stitch on elastic using large rounded triangle beads, in a pale clear blue lined with white, and a pale blue lined with silver. private collectionBecause the beads are triangles they line up next to one another either point up… Read more →
So, I got a new toy! I went to the Bead Renaissance Show, and fell in love with a technique, that was new to me. It is an ancient art form that has been updated by Hamanaka. It is called Kumihimo. It is a form of braiding. It is really amazing what you can do with it. Pre-Hamanaka it was… Read more →
So, I thought I would show you a piece in progress. I am making this bracelet using bead embroidery. This is a technique I really love. I have not done as much of it as I would like.For some great instructions look at the book Beaded Embellishment: Techniques & Designs for Embroidery on Cloth (Beadwork How-To series) by: Amy C.… Read more →
Available The Caterpillar Bracelet is a lush and wonderful bracelet of looped fringe . I know it does not excite everyone, but it is done in one of my favorite color combinations, purples, pink, tangerines, and aqua. It has a centerpiece of a handmade beaded bead and has a hidden sew-on-snap clasp.It measures 7″ (closed) x 1 3/4″ wide.The beaded… Read more →
Private collectionA set of three, in dusk, salmon, and rose, these bracelets arejust so light and fun. They measure 7 ” x 3/16″, with clasp. The clasp is agold-toned magnetic closure with a lavender glass, leaf dangle. They are done in tubular herringbone, with tiny glass, color lined, triangle beads on Nymo (c) thread.The colors together look like a sunset,… Read more →
AvailableThe Spring Mix Herringbone Bracelet is just chock full of windows, chock full of tiny lavender triangle beads It has a beaded-bead toggle clasp and is7 3/4″ (with the clasp) x 1/2″. The colors are spring green, lavender, robin’s egg blue, and white.Wonderful for Easter, or anytime, like the middle of winter, when you need a spring pick-me-up. Read more →
Private collection This was the very first charted piece I designed. I had just done a kit from Second Story Online, a Goddess Bracelet ( I unfortunately do not have a picture of that piece) for a friends Christmas present, and wanted to try something on my own. I had just bought these wonderful retro looking colors from Jane’s Fiber… Read more →
Private collection This bracelet turned out so graphic and cool looking. It was tiny, at least compared to my wrist. I think it measured about 5 1/2″ x 1″, with it’s silver-toned hook & eye clasp. This stitch done in thread is very supple and fabric like, even in the chunky triangle beads it is made with. Read more →
Private collectionAnother variation of the flat herringbone bracelets, this one in black, white, and pink. This was a wide one, about 1 1/4″ across. Very graphic and cool, but feminine with the pink. The tiny triangles in the two center windows running the length of the bracelet are also pink. Read more →