tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36636119462380698572024-02-19T09:04:14.803-06:00Janie's BeadsBead TutorialsJaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-44537423519423387912009-06-06T16:50:00.010-05:002009-11-02T10:00:23.943-06:00St Petersburg ChainSt Petersburg chain is having a renaissance at present. Or maybe there's just a new generation of beaders who haven't seen or tried this technique before. You'll find instructions for both single and double St. Petersburg chain bracelets in the June 2009 issue of <strong>Bead & Button</strong> on pages 24 and 25. Other bead magazines have had necklaces using this technique in the past year, and I'm sure it can be found in several of the Russian bead books. The reason that I'm writing about it here is that not one single article or project has mentioned the young Russian woman who introduced this technique to the internet beading world in the 1990s before any of us had seen any Russian beading books. She called herself Maria Oldring, and I'm ashamed to say that I don't know her Russian name. Perhaps some of our Russian beading friends can fill in the information for me. She also shared the Russian leaves as well as several other Russian techniques. Unfortunately, as of November 1, 2009, her site is no longer available. Although she hadn't posted anything new in years, I enjoyed visiting it every now and then to use one of the techniques that she had posted there. I don't remember how we found each other, possibly through Emily Hackbarth on about.com. We corresponded at the time and then lost contact as the years went on. The last I heard, someone told me that they thought she had come to America and was living in Washington state, but I don't know if that's true or not. <br /><br />I had a young friend who was going to Russia on business at the time and who spoke fluent Russian. I told her about Maria, and I told Maria about her and sent them each other's email addresses. They met for coffee in the Russian city where Maria lived. Maria gave my friend a business-card size calendar with a necklace of hers pictured on one side to bring to me. I carried it in my wallet for years, and I think it must be serving as a bookmark in one of my bead books now. I must confess that I still get goosebumps when I think of their meeting. Today the world seems very small, but ten years ago it had only started to narrow. And now you know the rest of the story.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGLaNeAEgFMxljF2ytfal3Z-M0TCnPgVUtQwgVQsR0_PH6xlJnmWxSajY7KB0UCYBQzV4-yELqzjUSj33qJ0ouMgJHzOgFO-oSUlpXD_7Wyy2AuA73bMNu9ZVn_j8DsuYr3UoD7kuKmY/s1600-h/petersburg1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGLaNeAEgFMxljF2ytfal3Z-M0TCnPgVUtQwgVQsR0_PH6xlJnmWxSajY7KB0UCYBQzV4-yELqzjUSj33qJ0ouMgJHzOgFO-oSUlpXD_7Wyy2AuA73bMNu9ZVn_j8DsuYr3UoD7kuKmY/s400/petersburg1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344389053956827234" /></a><br /><br />Here are three bracelets I made sometime in the last couple of years using this technique. They go quite quickly and make nice gifts. I made rondelles with crystals and seed beads as described in <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/rondelles-continued.html">Rondelles Continued</a> to create the "buttons" used as closures. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WM1IN9pBG-IBU_p8BpdC16xZaYPntcP0y6NZY0fqFWq5RqqWD6JAVBYfVs0ddq-oSaGQfEJZHIRPXRdhllKIFt1i4co7PGuASJcn-GxeQLsaHKs53MnhTUlOprh16ifo8Pz14jBk-eU/s1600-h/petersburg2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WM1IN9pBG-IBU_p8BpdC16xZaYPntcP0y6NZY0fqFWq5RqqWD6JAVBYfVs0ddq-oSaGQfEJZHIRPXRdhllKIFt1i4co7PGuASJcn-GxeQLsaHKs53MnhTUlOprh16ifo8Pz14jBk-eU/s400/petersburg2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344353312503490706" /></a><br /><br />Thanks, Maria, wherever you are.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-36341901380799068432009-06-06T10:29:00.016-05:002009-06-06T13:36:17.083-05:00A Lariat for Bec<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqtyjTV0V7_qVP160w25vsYedFySHb1vLDBUmd6Bxc1WphbjrHnYY0nwJqQdhrcd4CR31HKGG5oUa7zuycs8_mrbRzEvBsIqzJyUVrGgYYM1MxFiQ8FoujKOol0ng0lgdbPiUvCwlJcE/s1600-h/b-lariat2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqtyjTV0V7_qVP160w25vsYedFySHb1vLDBUmd6Bxc1WphbjrHnYY0nwJqQdhrcd4CR31HKGG5oUa7zuycs8_mrbRzEvBsIqzJyUVrGgYYM1MxFiQ8FoujKOol0ng0lgdbPiUvCwlJcE/s320/b-lariat2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344283202707787538" /></a><br />I first published my peyote spiral variation in November of 1999. I called it <a href="http://www.janiesbeads.com">"The Gift"</a> because that's what it has always seemed to me. I don't claim to have invented it, nor do I lay claim to being the first person to have discovered it. I've also never been quite sure if it's a peyote variation or a netting one, but that really doesn't matter. A lot of people look at it and dismiss it as a Russian spiral, so perhaps it's a variation of that. I've done more bracelets than I can count since that first night, a good many necklaces, and somewhere between six and ten lariats using this technique. Those first bracelets were worked in one or two colors of 11/0 seed beads. Since then I've used all sorts of beads in different sizes, often going with a 15/0 seed bead as the "extra" bead. Several of the projects are pictured on the first page of my <a href="http://www.janiesbeads.com">main site</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwLIrZeqCL-t_HpSNcoo2GUotVkgd218Gut_jhrUTV3HFvEEXGRliviXbhua_GoaJUo0KmjFrDAlYwKRLDJ3TWP88HOCkg1LWpCQPFLHMNxNNkFcA-VeirTUCqRfH6oyBhCtRi5bAvMk/s1600-h/versa-dia.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwLIrZeqCL-t_HpSNcoo2GUotVkgd218Gut_jhrUTV3HFvEEXGRliviXbhua_GoaJUo0KmjFrDAlYwKRLDJ3TWP88HOCkg1LWpCQPFLHMNxNNkFcA-VeirTUCqRfH6oyBhCtRi5bAvMk/s200/versa-dia.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344276235428710562" /></a>The 48" black lariat featured here is much more subtle in reality than it is in the image. I photographed it outside, and the iris beads caught the light which thrust them forward visually. The beads used are an <a href="http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/catalog/Beads/Seed-Beads/Drop-Seed-Beads/">8/0 opaque black Czech drop bead</a>, an 11/0 black iris seed bead, a <a href="http://www.caravanbeads.net/">10/0 twisted hex metallic dark blue/black iris</a>, and a <a href="http://www.beadlady.biz/TohoBeads.html">Toho 15/0 cut opaque black seed bead </a>as the "extra." The rope is finished with an 8mm Swarovski jet bicone, a <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/05/rest-of-black-necklace.html">versatile bead </a>that begins with ten 11/0 black iris seed beads, two rounds of the 10/0 hex black iris, one round of 8/0 black opaque seed beads, and a center round of Swarovski 4mm jet crystals. Complete the bead by working peyote rounds back down using the beads in the reverse order and finishing the bead with two rounds of 11/0 black iris seed beads. I then threaded on a Swarovski 4mm bicone and a 2mm round, skipped the round and went back through all the beads, finishing off the thread in the first few rows of the spiral with overhand knots before cutting off the needle, knotting and then burning the two thread ends. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgag_GW-GEhpJcto6i40q9nU_c80B1w9G_OpvJKD_S8pgNcZ8WdY_QPli8KWruXrSsSc5ZWtGP87EOKVrjL1AqaCrZLrtYwqMh88H0UdQ9kPBs9FZODckGHe2ia7ex_2_6fW8ZA_7aE8Bc/s1600-h/b-lariat4.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgag_GW-GEhpJcto6i40q9nU_c80B1w9G_OpvJKD_S8pgNcZ8WdY_QPli8KWruXrSsSc5ZWtGP87EOKVrjL1AqaCrZLrtYwqMh88H0UdQ9kPBs9FZODckGHe2ia7ex_2_6fW8ZA_7aE8Bc/s320/b-lariat4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344256920903925938" /></a>My favorite way to wear the lariat is to fold it in half, place it around my neck, and bring the two ends through the loop formed at the fold. I usually have the two ends fall down the middle, but sometimes I turn it half way up the front so the ends fall either to the left or right. Or, it may be worn so the beads fall down the back.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FrH-YcunpX4lm81gMuWki2BDsyDXAXcYQjHyTbtAQMMr_dJYP7Sh9lEqmyl4necXAfCbHrMztD3BICAdwtk8rVUxi-kFZZ9byPnsTMsQ7NIZxXobaV7ohkk50cGtchD8GU49CfKE3LA/s1600-h/b-lariat5.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FrH-YcunpX4lm81gMuWki2BDsyDXAXcYQjHyTbtAQMMr_dJYP7Sh9lEqmyl4necXAfCbHrMztD3BICAdwtk8rVUxi-kFZZ9byPnsTMsQ7NIZxXobaV7ohkk50cGtchD8GU49CfKE3LA/s320/b-lariat5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344256928116871330" /></a>Place the center of the necklace at the front of the neck, bring the ends to the back of the neck and cross the strands before bringing them back to the front. Loop the two ends over each other.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruDporrs28R1Eko_Q1RBBcjzDby2I-uLA3LnrPrPL2m76W3dP_SVt3TNcZqWk3vdD6pV4iDxXxCFj2WQgp9iLJ0wz70GmNdgJVV9CcrfirnPk2U8XUKQy4QL_p4UmT6VBr6HRHMdf4PI/s1600-h/b-lariat3.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruDporrs28R1Eko_Q1RBBcjzDby2I-uLA3LnrPrPL2m76W3dP_SVt3TNcZqWk3vdD6pV4iDxXxCFj2WQgp9iLJ0wz70GmNdgJVV9CcrfirnPk2U8XUKQy4QL_p4UmT6VBr6HRHMdf4PI/s320/b-lariat3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344256922226315874" /></a>Place the center of the lariat around the back of the neck and bring the strands to the front. Take the two ends in one hand and form a loop with the doubled strands over the first two fingers on the other hand about 6" up from the end. Bring the two ends through the loop and tug on the ends to form the knot. (If desired, tie a square knot where desired using the two ends.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwpmE7fquNE83YXk_2yu_X1jqsiYEGmwXzAlLF4RufItEQNmSMCNpuFh44nAeZtRvB-wef5pGhlv5FPMP7WLonjomwQqKVFddV8tO_U0E2a3DexlXWm1S7eudAKQIEKLAdFXURPAq-ZU/s1600-h/b-lariat6.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwpmE7fquNE83YXk_2yu_X1jqsiYEGmwXzAlLF4RufItEQNmSMCNpuFh44nAeZtRvB-wef5pGhlv5FPMP7WLonjomwQqKVFddV8tO_U0E2a3DexlXWm1S7eudAKQIEKLAdFXURPAq-ZU/s320/b-lariat6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344264463761665490" /></a>Finally depending on the size of your write, you may wear the lariat as a bracelet by folding the lariat in half and winding it around your wrist and bringing the ends through the loop to close.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-99201310807186292009-05-27T22:13:00.014-05:002009-06-03T12:12:47.802-05:00The Rest of the Black Necklace<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay2dztNAEkDaKNDIMWBpVdAjGjabQC7u3ymFEu4y7G9E_6iNiKqfT-s5FtA6Z6tgGkiFUEiw5sq9gOlBOrdn7f_W8a5M0bEo_vP9pVAMzcV0a1LbeOyYuSCN-AUUQT-Xa32Io_tZNBq4/s1600-h/jbbrace.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay2dztNAEkDaKNDIMWBpVdAjGjabQC7u3ymFEu4y7G9E_6iNiKqfT-s5FtA6Z6tgGkiFUEiw5sq9gOlBOrdn7f_W8a5M0bEo_vP9pVAMzcV0a1LbeOyYuSCN-AUUQT-Xa32Io_tZNBq4/s400/jbbrace.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343132112663895650" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqA5Sf-0LJSOfOP5tXNFJJPSdaQb4C0tK_ic11pf0xRqngSkTjfU8O6pSkJafLMX58e8nQvfV9POWXnHo7-cLfXcc3VokhGAtqcvz868XVGAA2Ufxy4zsbxYx6W_deTSS5cucKERO3XA/s1600-h/blacknet2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqA5Sf-0LJSOfOP5tXNFJJPSdaQb4C0tK_ic11pf0xRqngSkTjfU8O6pSkJafLMX58e8nQvfV9POWXnHo7-cLfXcc3VokhGAtqcvz868XVGAA2Ufxy4zsbxYx6W_deTSS5cucKERO3XA/s200/blacknet2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340708122027078034" /></a>There are two more beads in the black necklace that I've yet to cover. This one is the same as the one in the <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/05/basic-bead.html">bracelet</a>, except it is made larger by building the netting on a basic bead with more rows than are in the bracelet bead. Since there are more rows, you will need more 15/0s before you put on the Fire Polish (FP) beads, in this case there are five 15/0s on either side of the FP. It's that easy, and you can build beads that graduate in length by simply making each basic bead, one, two, or three rounds longer. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m2Q-okZ8fnSDKm-BqhJ51YfR_2dOwEWgB-N97fFD1lrQxhPQlyoq34Vd66baZD29I0kKn55pqjv5twP-Fw-fpPC5REn7ZhzOYd5xA92G_FGEZSG351GEoZ4eEHchmZEo587TcVyuTQQ/s1600-h/jb-bead-2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_m2Q-okZ8fnSDKm-BqhJ51YfR_2dOwEWgB-N97fFD1lrQxhPQlyoq34Vd66baZD29I0kKn55pqjv5twP-Fw-fpPC5REn7ZhzOYd5xA92G_FGEZSG351GEoZ4eEHchmZEo587TcVyuTQQ/s200/jb-bead-2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343131759297707586" /></a><br /><strong>Materials Needed</strong><br />Sixteen #11 Delicas<br />Twenty-eight #10 Delicas<br />Twenty-four 10/0 Twisted Hex<br />Eighty 15/0 Seed Beads<br />Sixteen 3mm FP<br />Four 11/0 Seed Beads<br />WildFire or 6lb FireLine (48")<br />Needle<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYyKUx92SO4Ks6AGC2LD4q6GvHsUiAMdJ74dBn2sWqV2drNDaL8QZyg3zfHGfrTzJ0h9usdK_goOCXreCs3Eg2ZoFrUu-TOYpAcZEfxhtjptSwuTOlhWh_4Ia7Y46iiopLaLSKL2p_jk/s1600-h/jb10.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYyKUx92SO4Ks6AGC2LD4q6GvHsUiAMdJ74dBn2sWqV2drNDaL8QZyg3zfHGfrTzJ0h9usdK_goOCXreCs3Eg2ZoFrUu-TOYpAcZEfxhtjptSwuTOlhWh_4Ia7Y46iiopLaLSKL2p_jk/s200/jb10.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143182925885554" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PTUrXUuUIWNCtmzeo54jseK8kCJFXcvfJqCP_kFnlU8doAWJNOt01dqXKSu_KDwa97J4jlU3lfT8e4m08iF0_xpK70xR8btTRUTmNGmcjdBkahY8ubk7Ij0duwZkyf9O5NSv8h69b-g/s1600-h/jb13.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PTUrXUuUIWNCtmzeo54jseK8kCJFXcvfJqCP_kFnlU8doAWJNOt01dqXKSu_KDwa97J4jlU3lfT8e4m08iF0_xpK70xR8btTRUTmNGmcjdBkahY8ubk7Ij0duwZkyf9O5NSv8h69b-g/s200/jb13.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343143186106812946" /></a>Make a basic bead that is four beads around, alternating seven rounds of #10 Delicas with six rounds of 10/0 Twisted Hex beads. The embellishment element consists of five 15/0 seed beads, one 3mm FP, one 11/0 seed bead, one 3mm FP, ending with five 15/0 seed beads.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQffdD97vKsFf6aM-JQUVJcjOc8XkqGtjlQmpR1hHVEt3qYFKkPg_HveCNMRL-5nbJQovuoHIWj1OEzTw_tBmRFigiXKQmqrfBsC9OZVsFgU_ZXKI7xmLCg48ijIoX5MNDbi1GM8XOG8c/s1600-h/blacknet3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 143px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQffdD97vKsFf6aM-JQUVJcjOc8XkqGtjlQmpR1hHVEt3qYFKkPg_HveCNMRL-5nbJQovuoHIWj1OEzTw_tBmRFigiXKQmqrfBsC9OZVsFgU_ZXKI7xmLCg48ijIoX5MNDbi1GM8XOG8c/s200/blacknet3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340708127232362290" /></a>This other bead is a variation of what I have always called a "versatile" bead. I've had various instructions for it up on <a href="http://janiesbeads.com">my main site </a> (the link's at the bottom of the home page)for several years. It's been pointed out to me that the tutorial up there is way too confusing for some because I spend a lot of time describing the way I turn my hands and how I tighten the threads. If you're interested, you can click here and take a look. I did this because often when I've taught this bead, students beads are floppy and don't hold their shape. One reason is because some people are constitutionally incapable of working with doubled thread. I have a very close friend who suffers from this affliction. If that's true for you, then I suggest two things, one you use a fat thread--10 or 12 lb. Fireline and you work through all the beads twice, pulling very tight after each bead. Setting each bead before putting on the next is also something I do to firm up the new versatile bead. But, it's up to you to work however you choose, with your own technique. There's nothing magical about mine; it's just something that has worked for me for a long time. <br /><br />The versatile bead is simply a bead made of tubular peyote, <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-beginning.html">beginning</a> as I always do by putting on twice the number of beads in the rounds, taking the needle around and going through every other bead except for the last two, which I also go through before pulling into a tight circle. I make it round by increasing the size of the beads until I get to the largest bead which is the center row and then I start back down or reverse the size of the beads, ending with two rows of 11/0 delicas. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEltqifCWoxR0gGjBhO2nn3Hr6oTZS3MDvxKEVVm0XCekgu0ztEkZZ5x9EamlvoSS9D9PT_uRD8T7ngT7HITKuVBOdXoD6ASOZEi_Jbk2szWtTXilmbbNIGxITPmUluXKNV7XZ3xaLApU/s1600-h/jb-bead1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEltqifCWoxR0gGjBhO2nn3Hr6oTZS3MDvxKEVVm0XCekgu0ztEkZZ5x9EamlvoSS9D9PT_uRD8T7ngT7HITKuVBOdXoD6ASOZEi_Jbk2szWtTXilmbbNIGxITPmUluXKNV7XZ3xaLApU/s200/jb-bead1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343131762921515330" /></a><br /><strong>Materials Needed for One Bead</strong><br />Twenty #11 Delica<br />Twenty #10 Delica<br />Ten 8/0 Seed Beads<br />Five 3mm Fire Polish (FP)<br />WildFire or 6lb FireLine<br />Needle<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOcAWN2e5g4UBBBh2QS2MP4MUOztDwTbAE75Cv6n-RtjiMhNFmzxHEvM8J42NjmDEskZ0roaV0zzTWlRQSJDkCrdmp5oPPy83yEzcH6UUy-XJrDXjGvf0mOfhwGVcKyKzFyzVY6fKdzw/s1600-h/jb2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOcAWN2e5g4UBBBh2QS2MP4MUOztDwTbAE75Cv6n-RtjiMhNFmzxHEvM8J42NjmDEskZ0roaV0zzTWlRQSJDkCrdmp5oPPy83yEzcH6UUy-XJrDXjGvf0mOfhwGVcKyKzFyzVY6fKdzw/s200/jb2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128697127964962" /></a>Cut a 30-35" length of Wildfire and work with thread doubled. Begin with ten #11 Delica beads and take the needle through every other one. Work two rows of peyote with #10 Delicas (Substitute with 11/0 seed beads if desired, stepping up at the end of each round. First round of #10 Delicas (row three) is shown in photo. The bead will start to form with the second round of #10s.<br /><br />Continuing in peyote, work one round of 8/0 seed beads, one round of 3mm FP, and one round of 8/0 seed beads, stepping up at the end of each round. Hold the bead firmly as it forms between your thumb and forefinger.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNG9RxttajlfLZW_Lg89sLhgWu6e-xJg2Tc4I8FMIMAvOgtdOpjMtgLISNqVN5tKPv8uhPlntwpl9QfdtKnfU2UAUPnwKNONNENim-1gfMTQ3Gi2ydj-BMLG54-cZnSHskgl4EBWfWHw/s1600-h/jb4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLNG9RxttajlfLZW_Lg89sLhgWu6e-xJg2Tc4I8FMIMAvOgtdOpjMtgLISNqVN5tKPv8uhPlntwpl9QfdtKnfU2UAUPnwKNONNENim-1gfMTQ3Gi2ydj-BMLG54-cZnSHskgl4EBWfWHw/s200/jb4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128701339812178" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpuAjkDLheLkXprmmyVzec_NtTqxtJhlAxV__rqbxCHO1S7uiCuvzQcCtrATuyJhRpRLW8Z87t0joWHd16fMabjx3vI7p5DpPROMqun21FXFXCAiURYwH6zwJtNCKoFCmI327dyLH9Xw/s1600-h/jb5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpuAjkDLheLkXprmmyVzec_NtTqxtJhlAxV__rqbxCHO1S7uiCuvzQcCtrATuyJhRpRLW8Z87t0joWHd16fMabjx3vI7p5DpPROMqun21FXFXCAiURYwH6zwJtNCKoFCmI327dyLH9Xw/s200/jb5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128703139898834" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RpGDXkWyT2Fes2QJAsj7qI8nsDrur7_AIo36hufRfP6iS-vD1Q8k2wqeEJx3hvGmiB5NOYlaxhp2MI4Mtow3qbobPZ9NO80Vi_VC6i0pDxMsNcrE1r3Tp4b9IFjJc5oaHinShpvZk-o/s1600-h/jb7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RpGDXkWyT2Fes2QJAsj7qI8nsDrur7_AIo36hufRfP6iS-vD1Q8k2wqeEJx3hvGmiB5NOYlaxhp2MI4Mtow3qbobPZ9NO80Vi_VC6i0pDxMsNcrE1r3Tp4b9IFjJc5oaHinShpvZk-o/s200/jb7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128706684614786" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6EjcocwepXN1U_t5JDqsqUgc2b4ed2LzcN-NDCMThQUEQ9cACFVimHpxyP-12VzaTrKtdZrbrbDZ8sttemoexHqFVvQ5HU2q59FGh7jgZ0hylNrpYXnfQWImSm02GIyQ1uFtrKQP9g0/s1600-h/jb9.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6EjcocwepXN1U_t5JDqsqUgc2b4ed2LzcN-NDCMThQUEQ9cACFVimHpxyP-12VzaTrKtdZrbrbDZ8sttemoexHqFVvQ5HU2q59FGh7jgZ0hylNrpYXnfQWImSm02GIyQ1uFtrKQP9g0/s200/jb9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343128707670993922" /></a>Add the last two rows of #10 Delicas and finish with two rows of #11 Delicas. Take the needle through the last row of #11s and pull tight. Cut the thread below the needle and tie the ends with a surgeon's or square knot. Clip the thread about 1/16" from the beads. I burn the ends with a thread burner or the flame of a match or cigarette lighter.<br /><br />The bracelet at the top is made the same as the one in the last post. I used 5mm sterling beads between the beaded beads, finishing with smaller sterling beads, a <a href="http://www.viamurano.com/store/pc/viewcontent.asp?idpage=14">tornado crimp</a>, and a sterling toggle.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-54292625876025779032009-05-23T11:30:00.018-05:002009-05-23T16:09:28.568-05:00Netted Beaded Bead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i1H4EKrmlOyA_oH7Y5NrxeItqLQadCyj4SU6wlUJ_2htWdlhG_GAzbcmbg77tZDL6SYlxPCauixApK_aHSQQKLNnp3_0sOywliCo0pcT7iMQ6o4NrF6JdLPCfyZrnm5mLtX8Y3X1bTg/s1600-h/bblrg9.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i1H4EKrmlOyA_oH7Y5NrxeItqLQadCyj4SU6wlUJ_2htWdlhG_GAzbcmbg77tZDL6SYlxPCauixApK_aHSQQKLNnp3_0sOywliCo0pcT7iMQ6o4NrF6JdLPCfyZrnm5mLtX8Y3X1bTg/s200/bblrg9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339091383091260018" /></a>The focal bead in the black necklace is a larger variation of the bead in the previous two posts. Not only is it longer, but it is also worked on a beaded bead that is composed of five columns rather than four. I've also made a few other changes to further illustrate the versatility of this bead. The embellishment in both uses netting over the beaded bead.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_V3h0opiyHeNG-5FaDyu0wAIYkjeieX1oD2rDrfqHSjka0XIWUSwDUpbjkIh51ktfhMJ-fQkgu6JLQgmaT3gpqCzZxfggjNGNRIAUEJKhz-0Y_dK_QOlJ4sAOkJj2YSVlTquGkBBjJQ/s1600-h/bblrg8.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_V3h0opiyHeNG-5FaDyu0wAIYkjeieX1oD2rDrfqHSjka0XIWUSwDUpbjkIh51ktfhMJ-fQkgu6JLQgmaT3gpqCzZxfggjNGNRIAUEJKhz-0Y_dK_QOlJ4sAOkJj2YSVlTquGkBBjJQ/s200/bblrg8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339059050683229810" /></a>So, what are the differences? This bead uses 3mm Fire Polish beads and is worked over a basic bead that is much darker than the 3mm beads. Also, I've used an 11/0 seed bead in the center of the element rather than a drop bead. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nbfe29LGsr_GvW7rHM5esc_WUwa2-2k4oCMm-aJy-kFvBt-OvBzVcVYes228VyzY6P1B2RquFGG275nl5pm698mbQXBMwTc7eoYYWAROila6-ozpDEVgpD-22-ZLvWDI1ojd4PyJoWQ/s1600-h/bblrg11.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nbfe29LGsr_GvW7rHM5esc_WUwa2-2k4oCMm-aJy-kFvBt-OvBzVcVYes228VyzY6P1B2RquFGG275nl5pm698mbQXBMwTc7eoYYWAROila6-ozpDEVgpD-22-ZLvWDI1ojd4PyJoWQ/s200/bblrg11.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339128906542543842" /></a><strong>Design Notes</strong>. There are several choices which you as a designer can make about the color of the basic bead whenever you are creating these beads for a piece of jewelry: lighter, darker, or matching the bead chosen for the embellishment, or a metal color (silver, gold, copper, bronze). In the case of the black necklace and the bracelet of the previous post, I've used a basic bead constructed of silver beads. Today's basic bead is a dark value of the color of the 3mm. Then there is the finish of the basic bead to be considered: shiny, metallic, matte, frosted, aurore borealis (AB). While it's true that little of the basic bead is visible to the eye, there is a vast difference in the appearance of the finished bead. The bead on the left has a basic bead constructed of matte beads that match the color of the embellishment. The bead on the right is built on a silver basic bead. I had made three beads like the one on the left when I realized that it simply didn't glow like the ones in the black necklace, so I went back to the necklace to see where I'd missed the boat. <br /><br /><strong>Materials Needed</strong>:<br />11/0 Delicas<br />10/0 Delicas<br />10/0 twisted hex<br />3mm Fire Polish rounds (FP) (40 per bead)<br />11/0 seed beads<br />15/0 seed beads<br />FireLine, WildFire, or C-Lon (70")<br />#11 needle<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KmVACxGkhZc_4SU2z_fmz_4Ln9O38YhRcumqvM-2poRaFAXxMvG7ulO0fvo51xoDXH54buJuNK5p_FiHh-aN0odpHqapG1WmejPRAdmvNBu7ttq0-Wy-LJ6jwUPVFcgbmC_rm7-lOTo/s1600-h/bblrg.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KmVACxGkhZc_4SU2z_fmz_4Ln9O38YhRcumqvM-2poRaFAXxMvG7ulO0fvo51xoDXH54buJuNK5p_FiHh-aN0odpHqapG1WmejPRAdmvNBu7ttq0-Wy-LJ6jwUPVFcgbmC_rm7-lOTo/s200/bblrg.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339058499320213698" /></a>Since I'm using 3mm FP for the embellishment, the basic bead doesn't need to be much longer than the one in the previous post. I decided to make it a bit larger around, so I began my basic bead with ten beads, which yields five columns of 10/0 Delicas (8 beads high) and five columns of twisted hex (7 beads high). Working with your thread doubled, string on ten 11/0 Delicas, bring the needle around and go through every other bead until you reach the last two beads. Take your needle through both of these beads and pull the beads into a tight circle. Work one round of (tubular) peyote with the 10/0 Delicas and one round of peyote with the 10/0 twisted hex, always stepping up at the end of each row. Continue working peyote, alternating the rows with the two types of beads, until you have worked 8 rows of the 10/0 Delica. Finish with two rounds of 11/0 Delicas, threading your needle back through the final round to make the hole as small as possible. Take your needle through one of the 11/0 Delicas on the outer row. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk45CL2SO4UM-57iu0B635GFRqV2ZsUkNPPSk0ff38eXb3mxzOwwJBJk5dPXRLynny8NRTtP5f8UZrfQQAJqBx7yJF5rY-jcYhhBLHpkxz2jSMIYan9AJq8b8I6RTQj9WWMW-u5xb85qw/s1600-h/bblrg2a.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk45CL2SO4UM-57iu0B635GFRqV2ZsUkNPPSk0ff38eXb3mxzOwwJBJk5dPXRLynny8NRTtP5f8UZrfQQAJqBx7yJF5rY-jcYhhBLHpkxz2jSMIYan9AJq8b8I6RTQj9WWMW-u5xb85qw/s200/bblrg2a.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339098519919445842" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJuqz-MyLcA5ScpnwO4ZjE5mXHuybH5NmapSY7-U9JQmH8OLxCVTRU4ZE6Uy1HCaAuOljv7RoyhoyzRa2P8bZJAjzSRB0cSXd7WCDt3-jsZx3sXPf1K9MSBZ8wCviNwLtRrzZK9I29Qk/s1600-h/5-bblrgdia.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJuqz-MyLcA5ScpnwO4ZjE5mXHuybH5NmapSY7-U9JQmH8OLxCVTRU4ZE6Uy1HCaAuOljv7RoyhoyzRa2P8bZJAjzSRB0cSXd7WCDt3-jsZx3sXPf1K9MSBZ8wCviNwLtRrzZK9I29Qk/s200/5-bblrgdia.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339117581412905634" /></a><strong>Step One.</strong> The element for the embellishment consists of two 15/0, 3mm FP, 11/0, 3mm FP, two 15/0 beads. There are five of these elements worked through each of the 11/0 Delicas in the outer row. Move your thread through the 10/0 Delica directly below the element and through the next 11/0 each time to position the thread for the next embellishment. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYAt4cH64IJ5zBRO2Q8CaZ_gqEhf7kkwyYr00P8vVWTM-98Df-eOPuas11WQiwtUCmIZF3riGFtZWawaliMUz6Ga9ULhWhrWvjUnZ63zLEV_9-oV_zEB3zji9XpKo8KnXxWBc8_J5sws/s1600-h/bblrg3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYAt4cH64IJ5zBRO2Q8CaZ_gqEhf7kkwyYr00P8vVWTM-98Df-eOPuas11WQiwtUCmIZF3riGFtZWawaliMUz6Ga9ULhWhrWvjUnZ63zLEV_9-oV_zEB3zji9XpKo8KnXxWBc8_J5sws/s200/bblrg3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339058498860925250" /></a><strong>Step Two.</strong> When you have finished the last of these elements take your thread through the two 15/0 seed beads, the FP, and out the 11/0 seed bead as shown. Place one 3mm FP, one 11/0 seed bead, and one 3mm FP on your thread and take the needle through the 11/0 seed bead in the next element.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1VnVeHOPF6GK_ECHvL2JNS3JLNNX0m3oKerpUnjSC70v-hkHo-9D5AfYeTFifODkM551g5rzvscaTmTVMTtoXhnKK0a0tYCivgvJlezOPhu-c5hfdrMwlz9t1M0bRreVKNJoZtHp1C4/s1600-h/bblrg4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 153px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1VnVeHOPF6GK_ECHvL2JNS3JLNNX0m3oKerpUnjSC70v-hkHo-9D5AfYeTFifODkM551g5rzvscaTmTVMTtoXhnKK0a0tYCivgvJlezOPhu-c5hfdrMwlz9t1M0bRreVKNJoZtHp1C4/s200/bblrg4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339077216117821954" /></a> Continue around until you have placed this new element between each of the elements in Step One. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDACIS58J8rSbxIa2254ZXZ8AqQBjZPhIHbfhpkH8HotltxxtFICGi3IqYcsgPi9SCYHgmlI7soCxdtXBbn2xhH1BgCqjsXIoPtv8f6gofcquoyDUcQcaxht-rXltPg83E060n_i9W5EU/s1600-h/bblrg5.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDACIS58J8rSbxIa2254ZXZ8AqQBjZPhIHbfhpkH8HotltxxtFICGi3IqYcsgPi9SCYHgmlI7soCxdtXBbn2xhH1BgCqjsXIoPtv8f6gofcquoyDUcQcaxht-rXltPg83E060n_i9W5EU/s200/bblrg5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339058503454953538" /></a>Gently pull these elements around the basic bead. Anchor your thread in the 10/0 Delica directly under the 11/0 seed bead you exited. Walk the thread down to the other end of the basic bead by going through the 10/0 Delicas in the column as shown. <br /><br /><strong>Step Three.</strong> When you reach the 11/0 Delica on the outer row at this unadorned end, repeat Step One all the way around, bringing your needle down to the 11/0 seed bead in the center as you did in Step One.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPYUcvrP8JSlHWkrCGG6OWJOJWv3FCieWF2qrOuTp283KjHaFKyj4tWUbSDBPab4dZqJk6nBhKN23XkC2QbEgG1cVPvUe6hvDa24_pkQ-HJeTl4WH3DGI5MetL2qrmAuRbwZFFWDSrfM/s1600-h/bblrg7a.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPYUcvrP8JSlHWkrCGG6OWJOJWv3FCieWF2qrOuTp283KjHaFKyj4tWUbSDBPab4dZqJk6nBhKN23XkC2QbEgG1cVPvUe6hvDa24_pkQ-HJeTl4WH3DGI5MetL2qrmAuRbwZFFWDSrfM/s200/bblrg7a.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339059047209396690" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFbUPzZUWrvndFulDgdLjMv7-gyL74f8lQP3i4Dy7zE2pIyejTwXwhWBbijKygjj-SXs7OOEdTwT8uXKBXxjGaqdB20ClIfEXCetl9U7eeo-voJhnMBQz7QB8LiOCd_Ix5rMs1gX5C-s/s1600-h/bblrg7.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFbUPzZUWrvndFulDgdLjMv7-gyL74f8lQP3i4Dy7zE2pIyejTwXwhWBbijKygjj-SXs7OOEdTwT8uXKBXxjGaqdB20ClIfEXCetl9U7eeo-voJhnMBQz7QB8LiOCd_Ix5rMs1gX5C-s/s200/bblrg7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339059036755817074" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Step Four.</strong> Place one 3mm FP on your thread and take the needle through the next 11/0 seed bead in the center of the elements in Step Two, gently pull the beads into place. When you have completed this round, weave your needle through several beads and tie off. If you wish, you can take the needle under the embellishment to the basic bead and tie off there.<br /><br /><strong>Embellished bead with 4mm FP.</strong> If you want to make this bead with 4mm FP instead of the 3mm I used here, you would do everything the same <strong>except</strong> the basic bead will need 10/0 twisted hex columns of eleven beads and 10/0 columns of twelve beads, which means that you work twelve rounds of 10/0 Delicas and eleven rounds of 10/0 twisted hex.<br /><br />I added silver bead caps to each end of the bead just because I like the look. I haven't decided how I'm going to use this bead, not even if I'm going to use it in a necklace or a bracelet. The bead without the beadcaps is 19mm tall and 15mm around.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1e-KGIC8f7-INJgpKt4aLkzT59F4VzMzvC-6QJNoLXpv608zaS2tt8L2ywoL6p64K9z5TI0b58dLM8qLGpandd1QCjdB3rCbr8_brUf9j7TmqVJTPm90nfbbUzo4UYQE9lfRwmapVhDI/s1600-h/bblrg10.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1e-KGIC8f7-INJgpKt4aLkzT59F4VzMzvC-6QJNoLXpv608zaS2tt8L2ywoL6p64K9z5TI0b58dLM8qLGpandd1QCjdB3rCbr8_brUf9j7TmqVJTPm90nfbbUzo4UYQE9lfRwmapVhDI/s400/bblrg10.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339126871475859602" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-37159861031430815062009-05-21T01:33:00.009-05:002009-05-21T13:11:26.015-05:00The Beaded Bead Bracelet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg408Go0kMi3z42XqqDXCiX2Y014yewAWNpLmEymjZlfmNC1ibrgx2H8-nMIMhEORLI1TIneHoluWf_rt-vScM7WQsEfUaJYmqp-S2FpMb2TCFrWxE629ktRRpg9iXanW8PmRnWokqnJ6M/s1600-h/bbracelet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg408Go0kMi3z42XqqDXCiX2Y014yewAWNpLmEymjZlfmNC1ibrgx2H8-nMIMhEORLI1TIneHoluWf_rt-vScM7WQsEfUaJYmqp-S2FpMb2TCFrWxE629ktRRpg9iXanW8PmRnWokqnJ6M/s320/bbracelet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338327087266300674" /></a><br />I made three more of the beaded beads in the last post to go with the two I had already made. It took me about half an hour to make one bead, and then it took me most of the day to find a clasp. As you can see, I ended up using a Bali toggle. I kept going back into my stash for the perfect clasp, but one was too plain, one was too fancy, one was too big, one didn't have the color stone in the clasp that enhanced the bracelet, several were too hard for me to hook. I was beginning to feel like Goldilocks, but I really didn't want to use a toggle. Short of jumping in the car and heading to my local bead shop, I decided to go with the one in the photo. And, as luck will have it, I like the look, especially since I used chain instead of seed beads to attach the toggle. <br /><br /><strong>Materials Needed</strong>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlo7QdefEAppV1I3yhk3yyLgyrMYqREEhPsOCQBbPzQO40BlhKGwJuXNAUzS0n1relfsQA_Y4Z2beWgDBcXJxWjFUfZKIC1-ZQdCepQtZAPv5Su4vawUXcZ1aV9zoXbzwCU8UGGbaLe4/s1600-h/bbbrace.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlo7QdefEAppV1I3yhk3yyLgyrMYqREEhPsOCQBbPzQO40BlhKGwJuXNAUzS0n1relfsQA_Y4Z2beWgDBcXJxWjFUfZKIC1-ZQdCepQtZAPv5Su4vawUXcZ1aV9zoXbzwCU8UGGbaLe4/s200/bbbrace.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338327806443565186" /></a>Beaded Beads (5)<br />10" beading wire<br />Beadcaps (10)<br />6mm Fire Polish (FP) Rounds (7)<br />Crimps (2)<br />Wire Guards (2)<br />Crimp Covers (2)<br />Toggle Clasp<br />Chain (1/2")<br /><br /><br /><br />I used Beadalon's .018 Stringing Wire in Bright. (I don't have a favorite beading wire: I also use Soft Flex, Accu-Flex, C-Flex or whichever I find first in my stash. I use sterling silver, Bali, or Hill Tribe silver in my jewelry, or I use gold-filled findings when I'm working in gold.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQrwo7KnGDFgN0JnggEZ_sTLFdvmXIif8lxNpVAvvetNr8yJaznVIMV4oFzQt8kEWAUp0GB6DkZJF4tAeQAd8YZNQ9N8qQP-SNkn_tuBeDIC9XmgM7jvNAavwxkjVBoyQB_T8iqCDz0/s1600-h/bbrace1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXQrwo7KnGDFgN0JnggEZ_sTLFdvmXIif8lxNpVAvvetNr8yJaznVIMV4oFzQt8kEWAUp0GB6DkZJF4tAeQAd8YZNQ9N8qQP-SNkn_tuBeDIC9XmgM7jvNAavwxkjVBoyQB_T8iqCDz0/s200/bbrace1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338328155085321602" /></a> I strung the beads first with beadcaps on each end and a 6mm FP bead between. At each end I placed one FP, one crimp, and one FP. Then I slipped the wire guard through the clasp and fed the wire through the guard and back through the FP, crimp, and FP. I pulled the wire tight and closed the crimp. I clipped the wire at the bottom of the second FP and placed and closed the crimp cover over the crimp. I repeated this on the other end of the bracelet. As usual, the design choices are what took the time, much more so than the actual fabrication. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqcFa6VPZ93aiDnjtnjBh-tgo2kE0WoZY9bwkmnSYMzPWoNIYIF95gEMwbW3hw_ipZq-2h34sJr2D3e2qOch8iIExcr74s2rgt5M___woT9pgCTvuhdqQtuclXNxTo4SuxY0md_qKLmc/s1600-h/bbbracend.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqcFa6VPZ93aiDnjtnjBh-tgo2kE0WoZY9bwkmnSYMzPWoNIYIF95gEMwbW3hw_ipZq-2h34sJr2D3e2qOch8iIExcr74s2rgt5M___woT9pgCTvuhdqQtuclXNxTo4SuxY0md_qKLmc/s320/bbbracend.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338340130153375170" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-33880095351918189272009-05-18T19:57:00.016-05:002009-05-19T00:42:04.107-05:00The Basic Bead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfExFOht0D8g_2fE-pEvJ3EGciXQKhLpYeOAggsTecjeFRorQA1cFW5bQxyYx8FsAF0caX78XDTgKi3LafsKnZj1M1wcub0CG_AsjwMT584EjN9H1XusEHgz3-ijMYarmYwmBVK6wghOw/s1600-h/blackneck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfExFOht0D8g_2fE-pEvJ3EGciXQKhLpYeOAggsTecjeFRorQA1cFW5bQxyYx8FsAF0caX78XDTgKi3LafsKnZj1M1wcub0CG_AsjwMT584EjN9H1XusEHgz3-ijMYarmYwmBVK6wghOw/s400/blackneck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337335456144532594" /></a><br />The time has come to turn to beaded beads. Other than the versatile bead, I haven't posted any new beaded beads in many years, so I have a large backlog to share with all of you. But first, I want to return to the basic bead which I'm still using as the base of my embellished beads, mainly because we have new beads we didn't have ten years ago. Probably my favorite of all is the new 10/0 Delica (Miyuki DBM designation), sometimes referred to as the medium Delica. I still use the 10/0 twisted hex which has been a mainstay of mine for many years. <br /><br />The necklace above is about 8 years old and has been worn at least several hundred times. When I was still working, I wore a lot of black and this was my standby. It didn't hurt that it was also one of my favorites. The beads are built on a basic bead that is five beads around and from eleven to twenty-one rows, not counting the two beginning and two ending rows. I always start and end the basic bead with 11/0 Delicas to ensure a small hole, and I use two different beads in the main part to make it easier to place the embellishment. I'm going to make a bracelet, so I'll be building these beads on a 4-bead basic. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6WK2DwUUJyX9RpUIz3D7b9NlUs1ZETXNxnsrznoBpThJVmXbpOBf7P3Zrypd5HBivD95vdcWPQ-z6YIlJ2ZBGxzsLiatKC5FwNeZtZRp0JJ79JK4Hew1TU4rexwy7lRjGGdegOrNoQ/s1600-h/BB-4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 107px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQ6WK2DwUUJyX9RpUIz3D7b9NlUs1ZETXNxnsrznoBpThJVmXbpOBf7P3Zrypd5HBivD95vdcWPQ-z6YIlJ2ZBGxzsLiatKC5FwNeZtZRp0JJ79JK4Hew1TU4rexwy7lRjGGdegOrNoQ/s200/BB-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337382679961944210" /></a><br /><strong>Materials Needed</strong><br />11/0 Delicas<br />10/0 Delicas<br />10/0 Twisted Hex<br />15/0 Seed Beads<br />*4mm Fire Polished (FP) Rounds (which are really ovals)<br />3mm drop beads (these are 3mm Tojo Mags)<br />C-Lon, 6lb Fireline, or Wildfire<br />#10 or #11 Needle<br /><br />*Sixteen FP beads needed for a 4-bead basic, Twenty for a 5-bead basic<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmviuWscWHEst2osQuSlgC2bcvDUgcFUrKNY8I23Bh02BHcLpjSpCTN60a6NqNIA2-DFTtOe-tDGXkQehanR7n02DVLNviisS86KkdHE8QeXZ8sRTLy1A794S6grqX1Zd8_PA3M8cjDk/s1600-h/Four.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmviuWscWHEst2osQuSlgC2bcvDUgcFUrKNY8I23Bh02BHcLpjSpCTN60a6NqNIA2-DFTtOe-tDGXkQehanR7n02DVLNviisS86KkdHE8QeXZ8sRTLy1A794S6grqX1Zd8_PA3M8cjDk/s200/Four.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337379757707454610" /></a>Thread your needle with 60" of thread and work with it doubled. Begin the bead in my usual manner by stringing eight 11/0 Delicas, bringing the needle around and going through every other bead before pulling the beads into a nice tight circle. Begin the tubular peyote by working one round of 10/0 Delicas, making sure to step up at the end of the round, and one round of 10/0 twisted hex.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q1ITgwQSDNPxQF7KCTARxoYPzWt0lyXlhwF9VoeiJn0KrQX51iHJoTOH1PS_hlwIEwZlWfczqZbJ9IsBGwxxHJwUvthr4XU3k4rHJJN9uEdKggFh_48SNJ1VjomKQr5if7QdpSJWS6M/s1600-h/Basic1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Q1ITgwQSDNPxQF7KCTARxoYPzWt0lyXlhwF9VoeiJn0KrQX51iHJoTOH1PS_hlwIEwZlWfczqZbJ9IsBGwxxHJwUvthr4XU3k4rHJJN9uEdKggFh_48SNJ1VjomKQr5if7QdpSJWS6M/s200/Basic1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337380357526383986" /></a>Work around in tubular peyote until you have seven rows of 10/0 delicas and six rows of 10/0 twisted hex. Finish with two rounds of 11/0 Delicas, taking the thread through the last row a second time to close up the top of the bead. Move the needle through an 11/0 Delica on the next row (the first row of 11/0 at this end).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiyBve0EESIKsaiKXylsAPUofwPBgSV3MOE96pec0Vujy2yHxjFppRxtH6-OyV13Rvg6ZvVILrBPniFdOBwF6_5a5Sj-LcOTbd0-K2jqpcohtFrm6E8xdq0yUhScx_12clgeqCVok050/s1600-h/embellishment.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiyBve0EESIKsaiKXylsAPUofwPBgSV3MOE96pec0Vujy2yHxjFppRxtH6-OyV13Rvg6ZvVILrBPniFdOBwF6_5a5Sj-LcOTbd0-K2jqpcohtFrm6E8xdq0yUhScx_12clgeqCVok050/s200/embellishment.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337404061488037474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOGUNkgQeSwT5_uV39JICVV0Ottbhir7MQ3kMB1QrJcROLCpeTMrJgIDpYqmS8SxwPuZMSLzigJ39IyGUa2mtkXIBxdwq4M869UcYNOBpjMBOLdTh6mKBw9RzrLOdDXK0882wNgdyzI/s1600-h/Blk1bead.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOGUNkgQeSwT5_uV39JICVV0Ottbhir7MQ3kMB1QrJcROLCpeTMrJgIDpYqmS8SxwPuZMSLzigJ39IyGUa2mtkXIBxdwq4M869UcYNOBpjMBOLdTh6mKBw9RzrLOdDXK0882wNgdyzI/s200/Blk1bead.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337382681445458050" /></a>**Load two 15/0 seed beads, one 4mm FP, one drop, one 4mm FP, and two 15/0 seed beads on the thread, bring the needle around and take it through the same bead the thread is exiting from. Take the needle through the 10/0 Delica and through the next 11/0 Delica.*** Repeat from ** to *** three more times. The blue beads in the diagram show where the four elements are placed.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipglNaXBWU3WU57PaxEvgWNXIrRaofXLx3ktkmHJSH-UPGuauhpJxyJkxeIE7agUfGHlG3YVb4ttrrmLYPVKrpwXFhuC_03LoTaLOrYquRg2fqZbOj7BOACxsfEyaP0rrmRo1NrYkDXYc/s1600-h/Blk1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipglNaXBWU3WU57PaxEvgWNXIrRaofXLx3ktkmHJSH-UPGuauhpJxyJkxeIE7agUfGHlG3YVb4ttrrmLYPVKrpwXFhuC_03LoTaLOrYquRg2fqZbOj7BOACxsfEyaP0rrmRo1NrYkDXYc/s200/Blk1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337384378726042978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmbtZzBINgCNPFTb5ZRw-LSLddvj9VIDi5vkNMfhVmhW4jupeaFZKbXAVhQYzD95kATF99XSABR8nGP8YaVqUd9GHzu8H9nHhVVjlbxmluoCtMqDjOWoMlroVS1ZV9LBqWmyGCbxyWFU/s1600-h/Blk2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmbtZzBINgCNPFTb5ZRw-LSLddvj9VIDi5vkNMfhVmhW4jupeaFZKbXAVhQYzD95kATF99XSABR8nGP8YaVqUd9GHzu8H9nHhVVjlbxmluoCtMqDjOWoMlroVS1ZV9LBqWmyGCbxyWFU/s200/Blk2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337384378430508114" /></a>Walk the needle and thread down one of the columns as shown in the photograph until you reach the 11/0 Delica at the end of the column. **Take the needle through this Delica and load on two 15/0 seed beads and one FP. Take the needle through the drop bead in the top element directly above. Load on one FP and two 15/0 seed beads before bringing the needle back through the Delica you exited to begin this element. Pull tight, ensuring the drop bead is turned out. Take the needle through the 10/0 Delica and through the next 11/0 Delica.*** Repeat from ** to *** three more times. <br /><br />Walk the thread down a column to the center and tie off with a square or surgeon's knot. Cut the thread leaving about 1/16th inch tail. Burn the tail with a thread burner or a match. Tie off the starting thread at the other end in the same manner if you haven't done so already. <br /><br />I used to use a toothpick as a mandrel when I made the basic beads, and you may find this helpful. I've made so many beads in the last ten years that I no longer need a mandrel. Also, I've either gotten better about making the initial circle very small or toothpicks have gotten fatter. Now I need to make four more beads, so the next posting can feature a bracelet made from these beads. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DsGgth1Q7QqZSjybhFjs21TQGaRkgio9hpTQGt0T1nWF8a1GM0Cl5snkFgxY1ZAqwvyKc7bUZqKtCWRP3tp2tk3JXsvoJ4SU4lszfvDqOTUYuFKlcoPc03MTWwXIRETjHnWKWJZj9E/s1600-h/Blk3.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DsGgth1Q7QqZSjybhFjs21TQGaRkgio9hpTQGt0T1nWF8a1GM0Cl5snkFgxY1ZAqwvyKc7bUZqKtCWRP3tp2tk3JXsvoJ4SU4lszfvDqOTUYuFKlcoPc03MTWwXIRETjHnWKWJZj9E/s320/Blk3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337391555545538402" /></a><br /><br />This bead is 14mm around x 17mm tall.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-61963672556460575712009-04-23T22:52:00.016-05:002009-04-24T18:42:30.500-05:00Bullion Rose Showcase<h3>Days of Wine and Roses</h3><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeBeR4VhANqXV2vIT73l7eeqDw8VJ3ki2pO6Bc4aKrx3KhMX-IQEiKz9WgZAzF0bINm_F9TIfY1hd76xvP0xUGjiWNjEnua6DQvHSGGvi3iI1STzty16LHgcGYOX93OerVSU6q1bx4_s/s1600-h/bullbrace2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeBeR4VhANqXV2vIT73l7eeqDw8VJ3ki2pO6Bc4aKrx3KhMX-IQEiKz9WgZAzF0bINm_F9TIfY1hd76xvP0xUGjiWNjEnua6DQvHSGGvi3iI1STzty16LHgcGYOX93OerVSU6q1bx4_s/s400/bullbrace2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108055795316306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8duM54sa8SQM-ehByAXIymD_GDvRKhgVWh45N6ifvpg2EkDbrTCTxMCs_548RuhzuNOznyBPxPgiRIUyG0x-TEp2e2hzwD4-d5xa1nnIp7QScqsFJTCzMODlRnSYx8Q8cXFnpmguN6sE/s1600-h/bullBrace.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8duM54sa8SQM-ehByAXIymD_GDvRKhgVWh45N6ifvpg2EkDbrTCTxMCs_548RuhzuNOznyBPxPgiRIUyG0x-TEp2e2hzwD4-d5xa1nnIp7QScqsFJTCzMODlRnSYx8Q8cXFnpmguN6sE/s400/bullBrace.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328110298139255906" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h3>Texas Spring has Sprung</h3><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6OClrwFdwGJ0QIblgea_N2sXOZYAaMctPCS5E8UkbF1I3UrlOU0xXxTCNv91HSxZhHIVo6AzCoRkviAFSnQ_8JgBfFcNKAc0qdHZKWVQUoHrsGw9M0SF3AnLfctvbVeUt75u0hRpHKc/s1600-h/bullbrace3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6OClrwFdwGJ0QIblgea_N2sXOZYAaMctPCS5E8UkbF1I3UrlOU0xXxTCNv91HSxZhHIVo6AzCoRkviAFSnQ_8JgBfFcNKAc0qdHZKWVQUoHrsGw9M0SF3AnLfctvbVeUt75u0hRpHKc/s400/bullbrace3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108076210794194" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_o0kjgsEg-Ax0R9rx7KLdV86z7hE9-WCVzxtD2rWV2GogEYCDia5ofw8wPw0lDhajQpq0S4dBCUinEPL-jYc3_9JjirweyjDuUwRT8p7DFVzCu0WzmLqVRktCbIIkzIrBzda8d9H98Q/s1600-h/bullbrace4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_o0kjgsEg-Ax0R9rx7KLdV86z7hE9-WCVzxtD2rWV2GogEYCDia5ofw8wPw0lDhajQpq0S4dBCUinEPL-jYc3_9JjirweyjDuUwRT8p7DFVzCu0WzmLqVRktCbIIkzIrBzda8d9H98Q/s400/bullbrace4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108081994412482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h3>A Profusion of Pink</h3><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfURKUWEdk3c4k4O-4si8V0mxTmuNyZskEb_hBcwIrN9LTnIuXeyZ94sPR9fPFA6TYANKAdyncFZtU0Bw663BiOk25883xTQuQZ7DLh4R_A5hTa3OFakGqWPOzg_tkZmHjz5lCwriLPk/s1600-h/bullbrace5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfURKUWEdk3c4k4O-4si8V0mxTmuNyZskEb_hBcwIrN9LTnIuXeyZ94sPR9fPFA6TYANKAdyncFZtU0Bw663BiOk25883xTQuQZ7DLh4R_A5hTa3OFakGqWPOzg_tkZmHjz5lCwriLPk/s400/bullbrace5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108089649361378" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC7-UTnfXLvlW05kdEZOkAUQZoVL9T5xW7BSQnXRRXkywqNdBOdG_fT3EWg1RJtXVsieWIaTU8sisto6Gd5VY9u0IMyjzYbJFjGmfSmINxXJHYLyim_Gqv0dovQq1lvIvFZmgFlnjdYI/s1600-h/bullbrace6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJC7-UTnfXLvlW05kdEZOkAUQZoVL9T5xW7BSQnXRRXkywqNdBOdG_fT3EWg1RJtXVsieWIaTU8sisto6Gd5VY9u0IMyjzYbJFjGmfSmINxXJHYLyim_Gqv0dovQq1lvIvFZmgFlnjdYI/s400/bullbrace6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108087509628530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These larger roses (about the size of a quarter) are built on the same 10/0 Delica base as the other roses with eight 11/0 seed beads for the inner petals and six and eight 8/0 seed beads respectively for the outer petals.<br /><br /><br /><h3>Roses Round My Neck</h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzgX5Wt6-Aw0M4rbdnPbra9l8jMRNT088N4FeCrS0OvuVA7gMtdCEBr-zDtPIgzZl07WiyFKZCe9Yy_RNfM3FjLAvlkDFrNyPV97RpE52Vtl_JtDGHwxbAqK8kC1N_zxVjjZ53vWR-QE/s1600-h/BullRoseNeck.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 201px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzgX5Wt6-Aw0M4rbdnPbra9l8jMRNT088N4FeCrS0OvuVA7gMtdCEBr-zDtPIgzZl07WiyFKZCe9Yy_RNfM3FjLAvlkDFrNyPV97RpE52Vtl_JtDGHwxbAqK8kC1N_zxVjjZ53vWR-QE/s400/BullRoseNeck.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328106430768733138" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Instructions for the bullion rose are <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/04/bullion-roses.html">here</a>).Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-44740669634680519712009-04-22T11:02:00.022-05:002009-04-24T15:25:20.222-05:00Bullion Roses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SCkS06l0sv0F47RKOsBG88QHQPyzfB-LimC_njkJhGlzYNMs_ycvLE5TOhdab2jdxIoBR_nlxTpjuIPaY14n1cmBzX_Xdsy2xtErG1XACTAN0lB5Tj6irlDm6R2dK1bdbPhW3rYmO3I/s1600-h/bullrose1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SCkS06l0sv0F47RKOsBG88QHQPyzfB-LimC_njkJhGlzYNMs_ycvLE5TOhdab2jdxIoBR_nlxTpjuIPaY14n1cmBzX_Xdsy2xtErG1XACTAN0lB5Tj6irlDm6R2dK1bdbPhW3rYmO3I/s320/bullrose1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328003638227540354" /></a>I fell in love with bullion roses the Easter my mother embroidered them all over the cross-tucked bodice of a raspberry chambray dress for my sister. I don't remember what my Easter dress was that year, but Mac's dress is still front and center in my mind, even after more than sixty years. It's not difficult to bead embroider a bullion rose, but I couldn't find one that was made entirely of beads. It's taken me awhile to work it out, a separate rose the size of a nickel that I can use on bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, barrettes. I've taught it at the Texas and Shreveport Bead Retreats in the last couple of years and it's still one of my most popular classes at Beadoholique here in Houston. Now I think it's time that I sent it out into the world. Two of the very first ones I made are lurking in the bracelet in the header.<br /><br /><strong>Materials Needed:</strong><br />Two colors of 10/0 Delicas (the new larger ones)<br />15/0 seed beads for the inner petals <br />11/0 seed beads for the outer petals <br />Top-drilled 6mm crystal or top-drilled pearl<br />Size 11 or 12 needle<br />C-Lon, 6lb Fireline, or Wildfire (48" doubled to 24" per rose)<br /><br /><em>Note: petal = a string of beads--ten 15/0s to a petal in the first round, eight 11/0s in the second round, and ten 11/0s in the final round. There are six petals in each round.</em> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtgSAb4wHIsNmmRoSd3EPJi2ulAwZn2WHP8y9mkUotum1Wt9ekxaWOG32QCopUDNyoKJ860sOnWpmAmGbke0N467h5rK07uCyM4EfWE8DAe_9VKNE585NJeWgTLGXWGo_IPND34leDeI/s1600-h/bullrose2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtgSAb4wHIsNmmRoSd3EPJi2ulAwZn2WHP8y9mkUotum1Wt9ekxaWOG32QCopUDNyoKJ860sOnWpmAmGbke0N467h5rK07uCyM4EfWE8DAe_9VKNE585NJeWgTLGXWGo_IPND34leDeI/s200/bullrose2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328013590490887586" /></a>I begin this rose as I do just about anything that's circular (<a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-beginning.html">In the Beginning</a>) with this one difference: I use both colors and string them on alternating the color, so that when I pull it into a circle there's an inner and an outer circle of different colors. I usually use two colors of green, but it doesn't really matter because it won't show when the rose is complete.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmxlF7Q9XxZiYkYPqPx7Xsagd2OkmThXbtBNNlgjZFi0ThIWv4rKEGJmYbBr1_s7a78qBjqruJ0Yr3_ZT21iY5AhHAT8x82gWNLgfQC4SqccSL92kaFiRr8s9swkRGSx5qZHCy08joJ8/s1600-h/bulldia1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmxlF7Q9XxZiYkYPqPx7Xsagd2OkmThXbtBNNlgjZFi0ThIWv4rKEGJmYbBr1_s7a78qBjqruJ0Yr3_ZT21iY5AhHAT8x82gWNLgfQC4SqccSL92kaFiRr8s9swkRGSx5qZHCy08joJ8/s200/bulldia1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328017199262043698" /></a> I have three diagrams , and I have a lot of photos to help you understand the way I work these roses. If you are an embroiderer, you will recognize the thread/needle path as the same you would use for an outline stitch. Further, when you work the petals, you will work from the back, with the petals falling on the opposite side. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXihkIi60lHM27r5TzoLDsW5PRHVKpZ3QkBJOU5pL42iPs9Jz2aITh-tyOHXNyTp5i9tM2AQ6yg8wj25edW14lizE8k_oAXkoTEo15TrXj7mik1FYrNFruibxgCxc52EHoECJrD8xtrw4/s1600-h/bullrose3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXihkIi60lHM27r5TzoLDsW5PRHVKpZ3QkBJOU5pL42iPs9Jz2aITh-tyOHXNyTp5i9tM2AQ6yg8wj25edW14lizE8k_oAXkoTEo15TrXj7mik1FYrNFruibxgCxc52EHoECJrD8xtrw4/s200/bullrose3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328017203202125154" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGblR7dPq-p2FliNMDRl9Jc2Hb1sEhD-6odFIB_KDA9pBfORYstUgr5XKH5xNnTnAHhw0cZAqKZEEZAEKvYaBoRjkzb4MnX4dK2CkZPwfSYSREM4N4IuDqpVqA158bhZLM7X5DxYM9ePg/s1600-h/bullrose4.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGblR7dPq-p2FliNMDRl9Jc2Hb1sEhD-6odFIB_KDA9pBfORYstUgr5XKH5xNnTnAHhw0cZAqKZEEZAEKvYaBoRjkzb4MnX4dK2CkZPwfSYSREM4N4IuDqpVqA158bhZLM7X5DxYM9ePg/s200/bullrose4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328017202751090146" /></a> *Put ten 15/0 seed beads on your thread and take the needle counter-clockwise five beads. Go into this bead from right to left, coming toward you. Pull tight. Pick up a #10 delica to match the beads on the inner circle (+ on diagram) and take the needle through the next bead on the outer circle (bead 3).** This move sets you up for the next and subsequent petals on this first round of 15/0s. Repeat from * to ** 3 more times (4 times altogether). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-cg2oM6zLspT7c1ZA7P7dWIyQ7DZ5Z_y3wJ8KQda2RLy4XlKzCDqwT9GzOG4Mphen9mSlxD7GDGnccb79V2QhviRg2jvCZ0Q5TdeNj2fClLTG7-y55S7Lkc_J_twQaJmIfqXiD212K8/s1600-h/bullrose6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-cg2oM6zLspT7c1ZA7P7dWIyQ7DZ5Z_y3wJ8KQda2RLy4XlKzCDqwT9GzOG4Mphen9mSlxD7GDGnccb79V2QhviRg2jvCZ0Q5TdeNj2fClLTG7-y55S7Lkc_J_twQaJmIfqXiD212K8/s200/bullrose6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328017213912609506" /></a>For the fifth petal, place the 15/0s on the thread and take the needle <strong>under</strong> the first petal as shown by the arrow on the right. If you'll look at the larger arrow, you will see that there are two more Delicas to place on the circle, hence telling you that there are already four petals and you are placing the fifth. Take it through the bead, put on the Delica and go through the next bead setting up for the final petal. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZECETXZ58U3Rg3UtPVTEYCEtrZH3SNtLqKKGzE94FBsGuakSKMOxVP9gGt9xeocRSKNTmPNVZZr8K4nlYfHMkTwKLhsFDYLxIke1nbbbjhBLmMfBw8Rp86fbxonQHEvhx4enVzpyaAvg/s1600-h/bullrose7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZECETXZ58U3Rg3UtPVTEYCEtrZH3SNtLqKKGzE94FBsGuakSKMOxVP9gGt9xeocRSKNTmPNVZZr8K4nlYfHMkTwKLhsFDYLxIke1nbbbjhBLmMfBw8Rp86fbxonQHEvhx4enVzpyaAvg/s200/bullrose7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328032783361380594" /></a>When you place the final petal, you will take your needle under both the first and second petals before you come through the Delica. Place your last Delica and pull tight. <br /><br />Here's how the rose looks after the first row of petals. The good news is that it's all downhill from here--the fiddly bit is over. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAkqtUkkv3fNJdvM7gdNKJmEzN6-r3TC3de02POW2Bh543ChM_onr957L551lGD3iMvDeKKGft1i6xWPeJ1flKFyheLt1P1br-Ol5mctqy5AdRCr5SHaAJstR-vBf_zl5AVa9BjGGlA/s1600-h/bullrose8.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAkqtUkkv3fNJdvM7gdNKJmEzN6-r3TC3de02POW2Bh543ChM_onr957L551lGD3iMvDeKKGft1i6xWPeJ1flKFyheLt1P1br-Ol5mctqy5AdRCr5SHaAJstR-vBf_zl5AVa9BjGGlA/s200/bullrose8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328032786138279426" />Back</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjWztOVtFZPL6hXehAxtQqM_P0vY9IO5czilyUIbUKq4p9v0OFDH_ytD-KHZgfn8jQSDhDXe1ezrSmzmN3reJ66jZlpIV5qXI3_JTAUKXGFgRfTZJTdlMDUlDsCkiOzLxckDZvTyLTMA/s1600-h/bullrose9.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjWztOVtFZPL6hXehAxtQqM_P0vY9IO5czilyUIbUKq4p9v0OFDH_ytD-KHZgfn8jQSDhDXe1ezrSmzmN3reJ66jZlpIV5qXI3_JTAUKXGFgRfTZJTdlMDUlDsCkiOzLxckDZvTyLTMA/s200/bullrose9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328032789928209842" />Front</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nzrroXYIX6Z4-ziDW2GUCUGnNvHLIE3evPj0zZQwXmmP9Ub2w29f91vKKrA55FMxeqvAbUoKS7IZmlWiOR-AOkxNrka4_yZyKfsK3ygUoMUl4ZToKZb_RzS3YswQoyAVUNmrkvyzZZQ/s1600-h/bullrose10.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nzrroXYIX6Z4-ziDW2GUCUGnNvHLIE3evPj0zZQwXmmP9Ub2w29f91vKKrA55FMxeqvAbUoKS7IZmlWiOR-AOkxNrka4_yZyKfsK3ygUoMUl4ZToKZb_RzS3YswQoyAVUNmrkvyzZZQ/s200/bullrose10.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328072802264472578" /></a>I put the center top-drilled crystal on now because it's easier than if it's left until the end. Bring your needle up through the middle, string on the crystal and take the needle through the hole in the center to the back. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpglHQuo3uBrnkGPNWgo5eMuS9-cP9d8V9BjC3Jf32m2S3CA54k22GLVIpNuXDVQfF8NzhEfq-3CC1zUU7sEhj1J73mWB-ZnC1L3VHnq6HSXo4cjIkocPtI5tUM_BqYATb7ysZwZvn-Q/s1600-h/bullrose11.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpglHQuo3uBrnkGPNWgo5eMuS9-cP9d8V9BjC3Jf32m2S3CA54k22GLVIpNuXDVQfF8NzhEfq-3CC1zUU7sEhj1J73mWB-ZnC1L3VHnq6HSXo4cjIkocPtI5tUM_BqYATb7ysZwZvn-Q/s200/bullrose11.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328072799833642114" /></a>Turn over and pull the thread to snug the crystal into place. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7RO9VVRrHSq_PCD0XM_AZdxqmbRb3mtHUXZLmf8GVCrU118j61GtsGbw0B_86TQpGIpszm45OBQp5W-Mi2bZ5KwjJmSYapu4vM7rZKWb91qSb3hmWfp4ryhybk39-N3pc89Y_aweuTY/s1600-h/bullrose12.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7RO9VVRrHSq_PCD0XM_AZdxqmbRb3mtHUXZLmf8GVCrU118j61GtsGbw0B_86TQpGIpszm45OBQp5W-Mi2bZ5KwjJmSYapu4vM7rZKWb91qSb3hmWfp4ryhybk39-N3pc89Y_aweuTY/s200/bullrose12.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328072803521976722" /></a>Take your needle through several beads from right to left and out one of the Delicas on the top row as shown.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xtDxmKCActEhZ5juEgAhiSTFJSfJDgM2zGzlSJpo0fnKSNKwDyuF38lDOBrCOIwVvoaOo-xvwWom6hYCASDv8GNHa4h6dtEt5u1q55tEjQlOLul3rEeC1J7sdT9se-lmf50LVWyMs6o/s1600-h/bulldia2.gif"><img style="float:left; right:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xtDxmKCActEhZ5juEgAhiSTFJSfJDgM2zGzlSJpo0fnKSNKwDyuF38lDOBrCOIwVvoaOo-xvwWom6hYCASDv8GNHa4h6dtEt5u1q55tEjQlOLul3rEeC1J7sdT9se-lmf50LVWyMs6o/s200/bulldia2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328075328657866978" /></a>Add 11/0 petals in the same way as before working on the back <strong>except</strong> you won't skip any beads when you work around the circle. Follow the diagram, slipping the needle with the last petal under the first petal before taking the needle through the last bead in the row.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZzGUh6HnXr8pBRUSE_61xD6ZzXwaeCpt7ztvpi2zJUaGVrsTyVKz_56o9WREs1HSvWPPA4ZcnUd_6_SoqqVf-JABHMgxhxcW24nol1CRlUMSErBQP_c8e8nwvDvT1W4XT-vPG2jleYI/s1600-h/bullrose15.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZzGUh6HnXr8pBRUSE_61xD6ZzXwaeCpt7ztvpi2zJUaGVrsTyVKz_56o9WREs1HSvWPPA4ZcnUd_6_SoqqVf-JABHMgxhxcW24nol1CRlUMSErBQP_c8e8nwvDvT1W4XT-vPG2jleYI/s200/bullrose15.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328075332071146738" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpVaqXwIS6mMTpDqpVPAa3VoGBuDrs5fk-YJxY-VTMqA37aFIs_2ShA6HVrJx8BJHKMyUNXeigee2qO34NIqOcgSVoPYvR-rc9MAs4aHo6rx4_JxVw0hG7AqJAJH7kPwZVKctegRo7yQ/s1600-h/bullrose14.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpVaqXwIS6mMTpDqpVPAa3VoGBuDrs5fk-YJxY-VTMqA37aFIs_2ShA6HVrJx8BJHKMyUNXeigee2qO34NIqOcgSVoPYvR-rc9MAs4aHo6rx4_JxVw0hG7AqJAJH7kPwZVKctegRo7yQ/s200/bullrose14.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328075328651248818" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWjKwUcgzj2xN-bBB19N-yk_SizcGHZduLgvXXUAC0R7D4lS4hqtY1g_cSwGRkNha_q3gtRszaOroVUqRanhEloHkXmEq2W2P9AKnI8HOphKyN3tgYNZULBjZBbEfPSCj3vlQhXFy2iA/s1600-h/bullrose16.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWjKwUcgzj2xN-bBB19N-yk_SizcGHZduLgvXXUAC0R7D4lS4hqtY1g_cSwGRkNha_q3gtRszaOroVUqRanhEloHkXmEq2W2P9AKnI8HOphKyN3tgYNZULBjZBbEfPSCj3vlQhXFy2iA/s200/bullrose16.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328075334925520754" /></a>Here's how the rose looks now. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimCuKJBMxwDGzodUtEvZAmm-wSooyhhczqdl0wehu6l1aK9Mkq7vzVcqH61TRZLPAJQDypNWu12ougoGIwBIz7WIUWEDnmwslyULXStLeRuJ4doueI2UprfmhETiBmaSqih9tXrVSQB8/s1600-h/bullrose17.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimCuKJBMxwDGzodUtEvZAmm-wSooyhhczqdl0wehu6l1aK9Mkq7vzVcqH61TRZLPAJQDypNWu12ougoGIwBIz7WIUWEDnmwslyULXStLeRuJ4doueI2UprfmhETiBmaSqih9tXrVSQB8/s200/bullrose17.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328080432283226322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yCYWPXdIkgnHht_uoR-gvdiFOYeb4qurKxtRQCDzfZcpxWgzBW9Kcvp2Z_lWnYjhIURyjYNeCywb90JISZ76ByTjksPT2tDdS4F-U6IQ7x49bg-wnKhmui4imu0xb3QLVsOuytSJOHA/s1600-h/bullrose18.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yCYWPXdIkgnHht_uoR-gvdiFOYeb4qurKxtRQCDzfZcpxWgzBW9Kcvp2Z_lWnYjhIURyjYNeCywb90JISZ76ByTjksPT2tDdS4F-U6IQ7x49bg-wnKhmui4imu0xb3QLVsOuytSJOHA/s200/bullrose18.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328080438736902946" /></a>Turn it over and work one row of peyote with the light colored Delicas, placing your thumb in the center and pulling the thread very tight. This peyote row will shape the rose into a cone, while adding the beads where the last round of petals will be placed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GpMJAX3nvqEQxauFOO8ck8_xFLpyHxEfBSruReSEsne7NARW_YbHQM_MIDNWnLnnX7K5_XiuofEbPis46A5J6ndrDhRUtHB6JEMs3hYHhmRc3rSB3tPtpiXtUV7lFXyL3RJfMwnbuqM/s1600-h/bulldia3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GpMJAX3nvqEQxauFOO8ck8_xFLpyHxEfBSruReSEsne7NARW_YbHQM_MIDNWnLnnX7K5_XiuofEbPis46A5J6ndrDhRUtHB6JEMs3hYHhmRc3rSB3tPtpiXtUV7lFXyL3RJfMwnbuqM/s200/bulldia3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328080435264685410" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV7sY1wjrRWF1PKyoy2mdbZj41epq1Fuu9xmlrTpauhEgk7JXNAr3biR3Fa2pUi1xIXEOXnyB8hPXO71e8yR1T-MvpBsIbS47VOoxVaW8_cBAW0dowKlxVSe_G6C359RC-HqCJ-gJU10/s1600-h/bullrose20.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSV7sY1wjrRWF1PKyoy2mdbZj41epq1Fuu9xmlrTpauhEgk7JXNAr3biR3Fa2pUi1xIXEOXnyB8hPXO71e8yR1T-MvpBsIbS47VOoxVaW8_cBAW0dowKlxVSe_G6C359RC-HqCJ-gJU10/s200/bullrose20.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328082183203694626" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTguceRxkujof041kL7FUiLgyQB2b0JjJNGPtkoRvSUL08rttsOyLAKTq9-ktuaYXuwjysvYhvZwCFLpOkllrysv5I0U_bbJ6MHXmLCf9y5TB1Yk5bcpSwEGvqCFwipgXlbLBNU4rsfho/s1600-h/bullrose21.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTguceRxkujof041kL7FUiLgyQB2b0JjJNGPtkoRvSUL08rttsOyLAKTq9-ktuaYXuwjysvYhvZwCFLpOkllrysv5I0U_bbJ6MHXmLCf9y5TB1Yk5bcpSwEGvqCFwipgXlbLBNU4rsfho/s200/bullrose21.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328082189665555106" /></a>Work the last round of petals (ten 11/0 beads per petal) like the previous round, placing the last petal under the first before taking it through the final bead. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQRXMBO-mcBqqsIbQYNvNV8ThA_CttHW_lXuI29cJlHRED1PIwSzFiiQPX3_YADFRO2vfN1m4TbqaLtzLVlm5PbW3eCLDWncYtf8ikwQMAwr7uP_tpFpyTSFLFKJxiB7RuUC4zD2HkwY/s1600-h/bullrose22.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQRXMBO-mcBqqsIbQYNvNV8ThA_CttHW_lXuI29cJlHRED1PIwSzFiiQPX3_YADFRO2vfN1m4TbqaLtzLVlm5PbW3eCLDWncYtf8ikwQMAwr7uP_tpFpyTSFLFKJxiB7RuUC4zD2HkwY/s200/bullrose22.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328082191537581890" /></a>And, finally, here's your rose. While it's taken all day to write this posting, I can make three roses in an hour or less, and so will you after you've done a few. Please let me know with comments or emails if you have any questions.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-64539958627791775492009-04-20T22:17:00.010-05:002009-04-22T11:02:13.632-05:00Flower Power Bracelet - Day 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqZJIdZ70b8ZPeYHz7XpRv2ZBIo8r3lQrocvi78VZvqFsNgZbaDh0Ab1curJYWTqMd-bjZ0p5ygpFT87wwf4XocjJt3K7ORqdEXvZJkynYlhUIWrIqh4F0nGCV4xdX1UJZIUlVW59GkA/s1600-h/FP3brace.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqZJIdZ70b8ZPeYHz7XpRv2ZBIo8r3lQrocvi78VZvqFsNgZbaDh0Ab1curJYWTqMd-bjZ0p5ygpFT87wwf4XocjJt3K7ORqdEXvZJkynYlhUIWrIqh4F0nGCV4xdX1UJZIUlVW59GkA/s200/FP3brace.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326978715143015410" /></a>Imagine my surprise when I looked down at the bracelet on my arm when I was out shopping today. The center flower looked like a water lily. The five inner petals absolutely refused to stay fanned out and stood right up, surrounding the montee in the center. So, is this a new variation and is it something I can replicate, or is it just a lucky accident? Doesn't matter, because I like it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPqzXNL5rsKWHYUzIvs40EW3VDdBc7TkSiADeoZ132-YqishqYOvD7UZ2rVfJu1OzWFb-IT90Pe236wvj11fVT7-_c-jNvlq0Ehceb9mWemOOx3EvFJB0QXV7XdjNVD6wT964OBCGTEU/s1600-h/FP3bracea.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPqzXNL5rsKWHYUzIvs40EW3VDdBc7TkSiADeoZ132-YqishqYOvD7UZ2rVfJu1OzWFb-IT90Pe236wvj11fVT7-_c-jNvlq0Ehceb9mWemOOx3EvFJB0QXV7XdjNVD6wT964OBCGTEU/s200/FP3bracea.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326979753861865810" /></a>I decided that I wanted to show a bit more about the fringe to make clearer the way I work. I created about an inch and a half of the 3-bead peyote with a doubled thread. I realized that I forgot to explain how I get to a single thread. No big deal. I simply make a couple of overhand knots, then clip <strong>one</strong> of the threads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wiVtGcHhrajyx9Axq48GHDhNj_xKYvPa_bSICVsXZBeaJSKYzMNCUJL481YS2eyCLZG0qTtrlKP96F0Pv1k_GoeFkD-GhhR5-GK_pI7cA1-YNGvZrHxAQVjkxPn6GT_KxVYBG0fVJ5g/s1600-h/FP3braceb.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wiVtGcHhrajyx9Axq48GHDhNj_xKYvPa_bSICVsXZBeaJSKYzMNCUJL481YS2eyCLZG0qTtrlKP96F0Pv1k_GoeFkD-GhhR5-GK_pI7cA1-YNGvZrHxAQVjkxPn6GT_KxVYBG0fVJ5g/s200/FP3braceb.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326981044251885746" /></a>Here are some of the fringe elements in my bracelet. This is how it looks before I really get into the whole process. I have a tendency to overdo, although I like to think of my fringe as exuberant rather than overdone. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmVplcGKbxcP_sFQptcPu-oBnSL8FIMhqJ6Y-tN-SwYljzJ9s-jbc67tsVWpF8UgEXsrdMCAN0w7WWpWq-wjRY3mxIftO_wOClhMB3kV8q-anavJMtbYrLClYAhws28_oaTTP-oRGS4k/s1600-h/FP3bracee.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXmVplcGKbxcP_sFQptcPu-oBnSL8FIMhqJ6Y-tN-SwYljzJ9s-jbc67tsVWpF8UgEXsrdMCAN0w7WWpWq-wjRY3mxIftO_wOClhMB3kV8q-anavJMtbYrLClYAhws28_oaTTP-oRGS4k/s200/FP3bracee.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326981052492501458" /></a>As a comparison, the photo on the right shows the very first segment I did on the bracelet itself.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK0ZWalDhQ2JMnNqXIoO1Pv_DkC1XtIntQ4b3o6kQZkX2mE05lugvJlJhW06gLfb3jrTaieFVfh-a8juedeLFqTKGgof3FKcbxlt0SL6jd5B5y-pwoVSr5M9YmoI0bU_XYuHcfFAtOvA/s1600-h/FP3bracec.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK0ZWalDhQ2JMnNqXIoO1Pv_DkC1XtIntQ4b3o6kQZkX2mE05lugvJlJhW06gLfb3jrTaieFVfh-a8juedeLFqTKGgof3FKcbxlt0SL6jd5B5y-pwoVSr5M9YmoI0bU_XYuHcfFAtOvA/s200/FP3bracec.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326981045343956882" /></a>I added the two fringe that straddle the middle bead to the sample. Hope this helps. There will be a lot more fringe ideas in the days to come.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrIWsrhjUpqT491cHBkkRMd4T6Qla1FfSLTbtD98fQAxwgIg2lPnOEIBIatnMsujbZ_J1Kl0s_YwZ6QCCeDqTkq2853Rl2jkoHabQaJpUpRSb2l_2B6POMP8T2jlXlA-W-4oBUkMQ6ac/s1600-h/FP3braced.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrIWsrhjUpqT491cHBkkRMd4T6Qla1FfSLTbtD98fQAxwgIg2lPnOEIBIatnMsujbZ_J1Kl0s_YwZ6QCCeDqTkq2853Rl2jkoHabQaJpUpRSb2l_2B6POMP8T2jlXlA-W-4oBUkMQ6ac/s200/FP3braced.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326981051307012338" /></a>Finally, here's a closeup of the picot that is worked along both edges.<br /><br /><br />Several of my students and friends have asked me about buying beads for the embellishment--the flowers, the leaves, the gemstone chips, the pearls, etc. (I assume these people are probably new to beading because all I have to do is start rummaging through my stash which has been growing for better than 15 years.) Here's my advice to them: start checking out these various types of beads when you're in your local bead store, looking for any strings that have a mixture of colors, or iris or aurora borealis finish which will often enhance very different color schemes. Then there are tubes that are color mixtures of drops, triangles, and cubes. When Suza Beads was still in business, they used to have a huge bowl of beads from which we could buy a small plastic bag full for a very reasonable price. Of course, we weren't allowed to pick out just the beads we wanted, but Nancy never blindfolded us so we always got a great selection. I haven't looked on E-Bay or Etsy, but I'd bet you could find some nice mixtures there for a very reasonable price. And don't forget to check beads leftover from other projects. It's expensive to buy five or six strands just to get the six or seven of each bead that you want to use. There's also no rule about using a large variety of beads either; it's just what I like.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-38556528429123349062009-04-20T16:44:00.019-05:002009-04-20T19:47:28.780-05:00Flower Power Bracelet - Day Two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqnPcOcZZHbeXBZhS2yFkHTPz7Nqq7kwH9TQfr576DWHuPcGUneCAgzRC8faFVHHXr7Al7Gl4tymknnz0SBGzqU3JZpsy3IExpPdrS8F9fZ03mNihBq4y5stExehTCTMNpIUHVls1Iws/s1600-h/FPBrace2a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqnPcOcZZHbeXBZhS2yFkHTPz7Nqq7kwH9TQfr576DWHuPcGUneCAgzRC8faFVHHXr7Al7Gl4tymknnz0SBGzqU3JZpsy3IExpPdrS8F9fZ03mNihBq4y5stExehTCTMNpIUHVls1Iws/s400/FPBrace2a.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326894122953754130" /></a><br />I've made and sewn the flowers to the bracelet base and now I'm ready for the embellishments/fringe between the flowers. I like my fringe to be very generous and varied, so the first thing I do is start gathering the beads I need. I use a lot of different beads--flowers, drops (all sizes), pearls (top-drilled and keishi), petals, lentils, cubes, triangles,gemstone chips, metal rounds, charms, margaritas, crystals, and on and on. Since I usually repeat the same beads between each flower, I throw at least seven to twelve of each choice into the mix. Then I stir them all up together like I have done in this photo. I have a good mixture of texture (crystal to matte), color (light to dark), and size. Double-click on the photo to see all the different possibilities and the proportion of each. <br /><br />The fringe is placed through the center bead in the three-bead peyote base, working fringe on both sides of this bead. My reasoning for this placement is as follows: the fringe is supported by the beads on either side of the center bead and the center bead is full of thread so the fringe thread won't be rubbing against the beads (one very good reason why fringe thread breaks). I usually use one color of 15/0 beads for the fringe. For this bracelet I was going to use a light blue, but realized that it wouldn't do anything for the pink to violet flowers, so I switched to a 15/0 cut silver bead. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQKy45Xehh7M2Is9V97ZpRZx5tcGCwmpMGcMNRv1ZUJ4OlfIrco5MWcfXKNRA0oVD_qmClyl68EAimvVj3pqu3n_6-STkSGXFRIgt_Lzpu5QXCx8lB_jPVzsF6_GrFCY5ukarLAObaqM/s1600-h/FPBDia2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQKy45Xehh7M2Is9V97ZpRZx5tcGCwmpMGcMNRv1ZUJ4OlfIrco5MWcfXKNRA0oVD_qmClyl68EAimvVj3pqu3n_6-STkSGXFRIgt_Lzpu5QXCx8lB_jPVzsF6_GrFCY5ukarLAObaqM/s200/FPBDia2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326930054215140674" /></a>I bring the thread from right to left through bead #1, string on seven to nine 15/0 beads, a flower bead, a 2mm crystal, skip the crystal and take the needle down through the flower and the 15/0s and back through bead #1. Put on seven to nine beads, a disk bead, a spacer, a 2mm crystal, skip the crystal and come back down through the 15/0s before taking the needle through bead #2. This is the principal thread movement, but sometimes I move to the next bead and sometimes I put two fringe through one bead. The diagram seems to suggest that there are beads on both<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0-4odiMOVfNXmLEYWE_PCDhNqd4u6gxzXbRC9qnUTV4LYpn151DD8WQAG1rK3jbWbhg8ZmN6hRAAOqDfqwa9hwarpFGTm8STIPJZclRrsE1b139dKECyw4LQ08Pqyf1o8H9EIpMCdCA/s1600-h/FPBDia5.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0-4odiMOVfNXmLEYWE_PCDhNqd4u6gxzXbRC9qnUTV4LYpn151DD8WQAG1rK3jbWbhg8ZmN6hRAAOqDfqwa9hwarpFGTm8STIPJZclRrsE1b139dKECyw4LQ08Pqyf1o8H9EIpMCdCA/s200/FPBDia5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326926442762970770" /></a> When the bracelet is worn, these fringes fall and fill in the middle area, but if there's an apparent gap, I will often have one fringe with four or five beads on either side of the focal bead straddle the middle bead as shown. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDddWyMhASmsIXtAn9AOfYXVL-w82ngXDeJcY0yaTaabDt3V8QEzXlGZU7Hmy2XTBR5zkvC3nDnM9HeMsCKgQVdnNoB63OEe-I_50hUcEjl1Ti2v5yw51vvIF9gv_xNn-DC-DNJ6ZcyI/s1600-h/FPBDia4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 80px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWDddWyMhASmsIXtAn9AOfYXVL-w82ngXDeJcY0yaTaabDt3V8QEzXlGZU7Hmy2XTBR5zkvC3nDnM9HeMsCKgQVdnNoB63OEe-I_50hUcEjl1Ti2v5yw51vvIF9gv_xNn-DC-DNJ6ZcyI/s200/FPBDia4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326931517182723762" /></a><br />Here are some other favorite fringe choices. The first is two chicklet or nibblet beads with a 2mm crystal between them. I skip the chicklets and come back down through the 15/0s, snugging up the chicklets to place them side by side. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHlA-yRBv-2yr1DidySb6FRSOluVUl0X8E9bwr3H6kePN_R4O_mwt863NZsACFpE458weNj1W3b2MCAY8cHRVFfkAWp8rkgTFEuYe88cb_2Cn3_0KAtZH0nAxAF8TXtuUhjvh2IZfAJI/s1600-h/FPBDia3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 59px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHlA-yRBv-2yr1DidySb6FRSOluVUl0X8E9bwr3H6kePN_R4O_mwt863NZsACFpE458weNj1W3b2MCAY8cHRVFfkAWp8rkgTFEuYe88cb_2Cn3_0KAtZH0nAxAF8TXtuUhjvh2IZfAJI/s200/FPBDia3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326931516562557634" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fLW6094TvU-5p6bH460Uqbf-WXPF9U1ARx9UcrVPkySpOvvulO4mOGBWM4b_nZzhmspVT1GUNf1wvuBjtflWB0g5rdWYzMa0gqeKpcZqTrUeJhC_2aINRBrOD0-BCOoJNDbNu85OX-M/s1600-h/FPBDia1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 90px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fLW6094TvU-5p6bH460Uqbf-WXPF9U1ARx9UcrVPkySpOvvulO4mOGBWM4b_nZzhmspVT1GUNf1wvuBjtflWB0g5rdWYzMa0gqeKpcZqTrUeJhC_2aINRBrOD0-BCOoJNDbNu85OX-M/s200/FPBDia1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326931511789290114" /></a>I've used a disk bead on some of the fringe with a spacer and a 2mm crystal on top. Another favorite is stringing three magatamas (large drops) on the end of the line of beads before coming back down. <br /><br />One other technique of mine as stated in the first paragraph is to repeat the beads I use in each segment (the portion between the flowers created from beads). While I don't put these in the same order, I do place them on opposite sides of the middle bead. You'll see a keishi pearl on the top of one segment and on the bottom of the ones on either side. This is especially true of any beads that I've used as an accent, such as the fuschia keishi pearl in the finished bracelet. It's a subtle way of directing the eye across the entire bracelet.<br /><br />After I've finished all the fringe, I have one final area to complete. I turn the bracelet over and finish the two ends of the peyote by placing some type of picot along the edge, usually the one I've used here. This is an 11/0, a 4mm fire polish, another 11/0. I bring the needle up through the first edge beads, place the three beads on the needle and go down through the next bead. Up through the next bead, add the three beads and go down through the next. This final row hides the threads along the edge where I've made my knots and adds more support to the fringe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwQd36Obu0LcT_B2G4oeTs5je1b0KKl44-y79k-lXaaD_wmhEf871fUR0xgwG9g6AMcukHisbf0wJEr6odCX4qa61-ZgPNuqgG7YMy7v2MuN8SRXSfC88FtatBXA7q_vU-8UdFJZ1tNk/s1600-h/fpbrace2d.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwQd36Obu0LcT_B2G4oeTs5je1b0KKl44-y79k-lXaaD_wmhEf871fUR0xgwG9g6AMcukHisbf0wJEr6odCX4qa61-ZgPNuqgG7YMy7v2MuN8SRXSfC88FtatBXA7q_vU-8UdFJZ1tNk/s400/fpbrace2d.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326938062157415586" /></a><br /><br />And finally, the finished bracelet:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvs6ovpUmok2rnkjH6QkbUs-lMvSM1lo1wOmP19moo2iYSRkhcg9ifoS4h01ZIdoMvyTSCNxlBYU5w8aiP3O5yrvx8sNOTCryFLFPZEhoypeSmVOBjQW6SxdTJAaNykwC9kfiDmLoB5Y/s1600-h/fpbrace2e.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvs6ovpUmok2rnkjH6QkbUs-lMvSM1lo1wOmP19moo2iYSRkhcg9ifoS4h01ZIdoMvyTSCNxlBYU5w8aiP3O5yrvx8sNOTCryFLFPZEhoypeSmVOBjQW6SxdTJAaNykwC9kfiDmLoB5Y/s400/fpbrace2e.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326938768155797138" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXAk73SPNIBfUdxY6ZdIghToKPcljLpJlmtyRsHiMyqbg0MrZjO4K_hVGris-ZYyOJwfQFBMC1PIuGO9wYC3MVSfeeQ0Q6vUCk3fd3BJHQ7hO_0D8aGpWlkvBWLQKMMqWtGJChtTXzxU/s1600-h/fpbrace2f.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXAk73SPNIBfUdxY6ZdIghToKPcljLpJlmtyRsHiMyqbg0MrZjO4K_hVGris-ZYyOJwfQFBMC1PIuGO9wYC3MVSfeeQ0Q6vUCk3fd3BJHQ7hO_0D8aGpWlkvBWLQKMMqWtGJChtTXzxU/s400/fpbrace2f.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326938773237780674" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-74994160747066589912009-04-16T21:13:00.011-05:002009-04-16T23:01:00.095-05:00Flower Power Bracelet - Day One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBUFFeMLlhU8G2H_cQOh7t7Xd8K8g3QWTRnl7ZcPzLd8eCjjdQQLu9PY4E_8pqdQa3fatyFBXZ1k-RsdpN5K58V8CP3-IJaTIMYEkmY7hIZJErbDX9ALsWv992DEOvYJ1-AglaDSh7hI/s1600-h/vf7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBUFFeMLlhU8G2H_cQOh7t7Xd8K8g3QWTRnl7ZcPzLd8eCjjdQQLu9PY4E_8pqdQa3fatyFBXZ1k-RsdpN5K58V8CP3-IJaTIMYEkmY7hIZJErbDX9ALsWv992DEOvYJ1-AglaDSh7hI/s200/vf7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325479412909232290" /></a>I wasn't really pleased with the flower made with the vitrail beads, so, I made three more of them to use up most of the petals. Beauty in numbers. What I discovered was that it wasn't the flower I didn't like, it was the photograph. While the strings (fifty beads) usually divide evenly with half of the cupped side being vitrail and half not, this one was one bead off. I knew I wanted to make a bracelet as the next logical project, and I like my bracelets to have five elements. So...I needed another flower. What better than the <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/beaded-flowers-day-4.html">flower</a> made from leaf beads. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxZRCeZO-AaXHWyoPQiPhAls12PYpYHOpAYdurifHrn4Q-uVT17x-3wi6hLp0RDWauR2or1kICpCsauzzuiLDcc0rcHJdTqO-oQXB2yXgXs6F3zb2_RhzvzxTdd7su8on-hviVe0upVw/s1600-h/fpbrace.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxZRCeZO-AaXHWyoPQiPhAls12PYpYHOpAYdurifHrn4Q-uVT17x-3wi6hLp0RDWauR2or1kICpCsauzzuiLDcc0rcHJdTqO-oQXB2yXgXs6F3zb2_RhzvzxTdd7su8on-hviVe0upVw/s200/fpbrace.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325479423670954066" /></a>I chose leaf beads with a marea coating and chose five that read pretty much as silver instead of ones that would more closely match the vitrail coating on the petal beads. I had already decided that I wanted blue as the main color in the finished bracelet, and that I would use silver as one of the supporting colors. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2Ma1i7qy6QgikDtH803lN5bp2ALvIJqfFK-2yhsesWW91jIr3msBQ3Yp9MkjV86Lk2SuaBwSP0RC7njg0SKSgANM738_nGrqQj6tr7wXvZjhW4yxTI5BKL_MN9zxGGSEcOTTqRgHxd0/s1600-h/fpbrace4.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2Ma1i7qy6QgikDtH803lN5bp2ALvIJqfFK-2yhsesWW91jIr3msBQ3Yp9MkjV86Lk2SuaBwSP0RC7njg0SKSgANM738_nGrqQj6tr7wXvZjhW4yxTI5BKL_MN9zxGGSEcOTTqRgHxd0/s200/fpbrace4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325486909812759762" /></a>I also knew that I wanted the center flower to be larger, but not completely different than the others. Since I had six cupped beads with the blue glass showing rather than the vitrail, I used this side for the second layer of petals. To accomplish this, I had to add a round of the 8/0 beads without stepping up, just as I did on the flower power ones.<br /><br />I next made a bracelet base with the blue 8/0 seed beads I used in the center flower. It's highly likely that none of it will actually show once I add the embellishments, but it still supports my color choice. I'm using the 8/0 seed beads because I've found that if I use 6/0s or 5/0 triangles, I put on so much embellishment my flowers are hard to find, like the "Secret Garden" bracelet shown below.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfaqmSWQW07HNQoc4fJt6pW1Jyf2mh2_CbDoGhBFI_SSfZv6sEwjrOHUQW4Rckq5LrC4jY0AwtAAf5vaxp3weMNVNuIskq9TGMo9i0y27BBdRQe4bXFKV5rFcqWzM9DT_6LLvv904TRw/s1600-h/secretgarden.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfaqmSWQW07HNQoc4fJt6pW1Jyf2mh2_CbDoGhBFI_SSfZv6sEwjrOHUQW4Rckq5LrC4jY0AwtAAf5vaxp3weMNVNuIskq9TGMo9i0y27BBdRQe4bXFKV5rFcqWzM9DT_6LLvv904TRw/s400/secretgarden.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325500586488774930" /></a> <br /><br />After I finished the base, I marked the position of the flowers with a Sharpie marker. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhTPtOwnivoej3_KHSgDlPHf3aCQcdJWo6I9Uh9NxUKT-B3L-kCIumhxmzV_Yd5mGI0sFHAcJEoCpyoxJDYjpahBZG5wgf_jjsm5WAotNHzySygmZxdBQXzdbbSFdeLydKq46oPbuvw8/s1600-h/fpbrace2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 041px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhTPtOwnivoej3_KHSgDlPHf3aCQcdJWo6I9Uh9NxUKT-B3L-kCIumhxmzV_Yd5mGI0sFHAcJEoCpyoxJDYjpahBZG5wgf_jjsm5WAotNHzySygmZxdBQXzdbbSFdeLydKq46oPbuvw8/s400/fpbrace2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325485716689733186" /></a><br /><br />Then I placed the flowers over the marks to be sure I liked how it was developing. When I make these flowers for a bracelet, I don't end the thread so I can use it to attach them and to add the embellishment. I use the makeup sponges to house the needle and store the thread. I wish I could remember who suggested this to me. I was using foam hair rollers which also work well, and I know that Jelcy Romberg was the one who passed that trick along to me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6MhxmZVnlktMXI_cfdur-w1oAOyAShHNPUezD7mmlojo4V3axgscpFD6SpNPjb8ws9izjNDeK6AHy0A1E0xA8gqIj-1kMVayDsg5XoNWEv2xDZEIZy4n8GjaXJFWyHBNoQJDRDkSyvs/s1600-h/fpbrace6.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6MhxmZVnlktMXI_cfdur-w1oAOyAShHNPUezD7mmlojo4V3axgscpFD6SpNPjb8ws9izjNDeK6AHy0A1E0xA8gqIj-1kMVayDsg5XoNWEv2xDZEIZy4n8GjaXJFWyHBNoQJDRDkSyvs/s400/fpbrace6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325493715614901346" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQehnvdWVFF_HgQEBs4goLDm3duvbZW-B3TJIVO2Pp2MXbTH2z0D0t0S-3AW0TUoS1ZJv7w3TBHV7sfWneUIgzR_70yHRBkCHXRXJQj_HlcYAaLy7B_AS_Qv6dIv9eQi8oD78fKz6sPY/s1600-h/fpbrace5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQehnvdWVFF_HgQEBs4goLDm3duvbZW-B3TJIVO2Pp2MXbTH2z0D0t0S-3AW0TUoS1ZJv7w3TBHV7sfWneUIgzR_70yHRBkCHXRXJQj_HlcYAaLy7B_AS_Qv6dIv9eQi8oD78fKz6sPY/s400/fpbrace5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325493557960814610" /></a>I sew the flowers to the base by going through the bottom row of petal beads one petal at a time and working through the 8/0s, thus I sew through a petal, through an 8/0, through the next petal, through an 8/0...until all five petals are attached. Then I wind the thread up again until I'm ready to add the embellishment and attach the next flower. Oh, yes, I used blue C-Lon doubled for the flowers because I wanted to match the clear blue glass, and I used 6lb crystal fireline doubled for the bracelet base because it was handy and I couldn't find the spool of C-Lon. <br /><br />So, I attached the flowers starting from the left and working to the right, placing each carefully on the dot before I started sewing. And, as usual, they got closer together as I moved across the bracelet, but when I wear it, no one will notice, especially with the embellishment. That's the working rationalization for this bracelet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0k3uT4Ka1ncT7LskbpPRjM2YuWDPdVTuwYDaW1x2PScGEqjd_HRfqfDP6w39Ye1v1Ai_O0WCXTae1RCYYS-1rKzVKrAncq3yO1qrqnyCNT0g08rov8BsYSDl-Rr6XlPzE_YxqDMQPlPw/s1600-h/fpbrace7.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0k3uT4Ka1ncT7LskbpPRjM2YuWDPdVTuwYDaW1x2PScGEqjd_HRfqfDP6w39Ye1v1Ai_O0WCXTae1RCYYS-1rKzVKrAncq3yO1qrqnyCNT0g08rov8BsYSDl-Rr6XlPzE_YxqDMQPlPw/s400/fpbrace7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325501311384874226" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow I'll add the embellishments and finish the bracelet. (I think I'll start saying "In the next post" instead of tomorrow.)Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-62829054829118405532009-04-09T16:37:00.009-05:002009-04-09T17:58:05.855-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day 6<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDymWAtCktOftldEy5hmgftfNj25JYHbbGVC0gbp9NUYRKIBQ6xXBRGwLmCx4LaKUry53Dh5o9u4msUUVke4PpqanD_Acp0YMTADwFr08kyghcLgZZG8Oq0JWxYQIIuUP5atq0vfqFoE/s1600-h/flowerpower.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDymWAtCktOftldEy5hmgftfNj25JYHbbGVC0gbp9NUYRKIBQ6xXBRGwLmCx4LaKUry53Dh5o9u4msUUVke4PpqanD_Acp0YMTADwFr08kyghcLgZZG8Oq0JWxYQIIuUP5atq0vfqFoE/s200/flowerpower.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322813802608249010" /></a>I usually work a 3-bead peyote band on this flower and teach it as the Flower Power Ring shown here. These also make very nice earrings when glued to an earring back. The bead used is a 6x8mm Czech petal bead, sometimes called a cupped leaf bead. There are two Czech beads with the same dimensions, but they are different when worked into a flower. The one I'm using today has a wide base and an oval shape, while the one I'll use tomorrow has more of a teardrop shape. So today it's the Flower Power and tomorrow it will be the Water Lily.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujZF8dHdY1RghS0tbi29J2Yo9vEZMi8hAt_rESJ9IVpA0MXhuQaXq2aHrlFLiX3dxHE9kXkDXhDaRUqkEfW1MCMkH_1ptc-8CnHIfQWx_XfkWKH1d2LJvx9Q1ikdDjomRtUFeQEpSpew/s1600-h/VFbeads.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujZF8dHdY1RghS0tbi29J2Yo9vEZMi8hAt_rESJ9IVpA0MXhuQaXq2aHrlFLiX3dxHE9kXkDXhDaRUqkEfW1MCMkH_1ptc-8CnHIfQWx_XfkWKH1d2LJvx9Q1ikdDjomRtUFeQEpSpew/s320/VFbeads.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812440762010050" /></a>The petal beads shown here have a vitrail coating on one side. When you purchase a string of these, half of the cupped side will be the vitrail coating and half of the beads will be the plain glass. I separate them out and use the vitrail on the bottom layer and the plain glass on the top layer. I use the new 10/0 Delicas for the seed bead rounds since 11/0s are too small to allow the petals to sit nicely. This flower has a top-drilled pearl in the center which I like for the contrast. A top-drilled 6mm crystal, a 6mm round crystal, a 3.9mm montee, or a Swarovski sequin would also work well. The 3mm bicones in the final round simply add a twinkle to the finished flower.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7wVYQ2tC6a4XW-JaWbRPFfmivhhAbDwsOI_9b9NuDmsv0S21dsMoaUOAQxmFJTTwXHS9rpYO2Q7YgFB5ZmK-TVOluDU33wRz-xfniOZmcAcCySuSmfKFbpf-y56lSUCV0Db52VMROZ4/s1600-h/VF1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7wVYQ2tC6a4XW-JaWbRPFfmivhhAbDwsOI_9b9NuDmsv0S21dsMoaUOAQxmFJTTwXHS9rpYO2Q7YgFB5ZmK-TVOluDU33wRz-xfniOZmcAcCySuSmfKFbpf-y56lSUCV0Db52VMROZ4/s200/VF1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812228357305618" /></a>Begin in the usual manner with about 48 inches of thread doubled to 24 and ten 10/0 Delicas, going through every other one and pulling into a circle (<a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-beginning.html">In The Beginning</a>). Add a petal bead between the beads in the outer ring.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqY93m1JxDJCu_woCW3oOjR1N6Rx8a5o5JU9VAjxD8wlgn8BeRRJmXgIHlrGsy5ONqGwgCE3Bk8j_jAghBafdUJiYc3e5zoWBdsm0i-V3rQN2hkHufpfCqIKTFRdbadz750Swp2Q2B1U/s1600-h/VF2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqY93m1JxDJCu_woCW3oOjR1N6Rx8a5o5JU9VAjxD8wlgn8BeRRJmXgIHlrGsy5ONqGwgCE3Bk8j_jAghBafdUJiYc3e5zoWBdsm0i-V3rQN2hkHufpfCqIKTFRdbadz750Swp2Q2B1U/s200/VF2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812227123972066" /></a>When you have finished the round, bring your needle through one of the beads in the initial inner ring where indicated by the arrow. I hold on to the starting thread as well as the ring of Delicas until I've put on my first round of petals and usually until I've put on the center pearl. Then I tie off the starting threads and clip the ends about 1/8" away from the beads.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik0vq21lQkArNlOOJ1PGE44uE1FBgUy4truynHIqM1zqyzX2mIGqWL9BfQY_FWFRbn6Kb6PMU8NcaSbZNd7S4hPOg5hXvkyTGvgHkGMJ4Y5736OMRxtiFIxicLRm5wYZ8PcJBmiwb96g/s1600-h/VF3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik0vq21lQkArNlOOJ1PGE44uE1FBgUy4truynHIqM1zqyzX2mIGqWL9BfQY_FWFRbn6Kb6PMU8NcaSbZNd7S4hPOg5hXvkyTGvgHkGMJ4Y5736OMRxtiFIxicLRm5wYZ8PcJBmiwb96g/s200/VF3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812226162798882" /></a>Place the top-drilled pearl on your thread and take the needle across the circle and through a bead also on the inner ring. Come through the pearl again and bring the needle across the ring and through a bead to anchor the center. Now work your needle up to one of the Delicas in the outer ring. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZeLnLQNyJ0PjqeADaEx9gjO5rtSZdWEZvSR6kSx-cbYS8ajZJlRmKbAkEYGGWCmZCYuTU7dNohs7NmVxH6kTflixk8VItybjzRuCGkP_-KT1FVOj2FF5mkCtky3kUA1O92Y8OEr-gDs/s1600-h/vf4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZeLnLQNyJ0PjqeADaEx9gjO5rtSZdWEZvSR6kSx-cbYS8ajZJlRmKbAkEYGGWCmZCYuTU7dNohs7NmVxH6kTflixk8VItybjzRuCGkP_-KT1FVOj2FF5mkCtky3kUA1O92Y8OEr-gDs/s200/vf4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812221064797106" /></a>Work one round of peyote with the Delicas placed on <strong>top</strong> of the first round of petal beads as shown by the arrow. Step up at the end by going through the first bead in the round.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27NfOJKbsgVph0v5l_sucUHyaUl0ztnNjtQne7tx0alcW11-ZjuacSOGx_O5tbByuZh5q0E-P5vgeQ_Z50uqXhh96us5xYWXrvgNEJ5mLHBemBZWOum7Mch1-pJFQ1Bmcy9dhceiOHjg/s1600-h/VF5.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27NfOJKbsgVph0v5l_sucUHyaUl0ztnNjtQne7tx0alcW11-ZjuacSOGx_O5tbByuZh5q0E-P5vgeQ_Z50uqXhh96us5xYWXrvgNEJ5mLHBemBZWOum7Mch1-pJFQ1Bmcy9dhceiOHjg/s200/VF5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322812216538233266" /></a>Work the next round of peyote with the last five petal beads, stepping up at the end by going through the first petal added.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQHAH9d8HKftFRXv72gwhsSAphKROgH4KH20xYBlpxmvL_uUxh1bUdxpd2m3UekYJJB_JVGzkHfEZ9VxnsKutN1J2sCXjgZjHGbzg7BTmGoqzlTkZZ985iUMMbjuarrKmDCw88Jdy39k/s1600-h/vf6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQHAH9d8HKftFRXv72gwhsSAphKROgH4KH20xYBlpxmvL_uUxh1bUdxpd2m3UekYJJB_JVGzkHfEZ9VxnsKutN1J2sCXjgZjHGbzg7BTmGoqzlTkZZ985iUMMbjuarrKmDCw88Jdy39k/s200/vf6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322811295599578898" /></a>Finish the flower by adding one round of 3mm crystals between the petals and coming through the last petal bead to step up. Work the thread to the bottom of the flower. You can finish it off now if desired, but I leave the thread on until I'm ready to sew the flower to a bracelet or necklace.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-53764073466826896762009-04-07T23:03:00.003-05:002009-04-07T23:47:39.492-05:00Remembering Dona<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lMPODCXFlJebGDU5t6rHE_a_kUwOobMlDzNSb5mQG1Sqsb1p7Lf-MBgo4Flm0OrRYJN2czKSaac_S0E3h_mMSzvgvj8-dL5NmHNlAVZxcmV3rBl-Q6JQRPASGALgOLoFG5Txd00k9Bo/s1600-h/DONA1EasterBonnet.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lMPODCXFlJebGDU5t6rHE_a_kUwOobMlDzNSb5mQG1Sqsb1p7Lf-MBgo4Flm0OrRYJN2czKSaac_S0E3h_mMSzvgvj8-dL5NmHNlAVZxcmV3rBl-Q6JQRPASGALgOLoFG5Txd00k9Bo/s320/DONA1EasterBonnet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322166926969959570" /></a>The first thing I remember about Dona was when she beaded her Tom Cruise purse as a gift for Rosie O'Donnell. Soon after that Nancy of SuzaBeads (my local bead store until it closed)brought Dona to Sugar Land, Texas for classes. I think I took them all, or at least a good number. The kaleidoscope class was my favorite, although the dolls heads were a close second. Somehow, I couldn't see me in a necklace with heads dangling, so I thought of mine more as a mannequin than a doll. I gave the only other class project I finished, the beaded kaleidoscope, to a friend without taking a picture of it, but I still have five waiting to be adorned. <br /><br />Dona's work was always innovative, colorful, and fun to work. She encouraged me to add my own interpretations to her designs, as well as to use my own colors. Classes with her were always a time to banter ideas and tips back and forth, to laugh a lot, and to participate in her joy of our craft.<br /><br />We spent time this past weekend at the Shreveport Bead Retreat reliving some of our favorite moments with her and being thankful that we had crossed paths during her all-too-brief life. <br /><br />Kris Self, a close friend of Dona's, was our bead supplier at the retreat. She had a large selection of Dona's patterns and also a good supply of the fork handles that feature in one of her last projects. So now I have those to add to the kaleidoscopes, the ceramic faces, the wooden balls, the metal pieces, and the beads from the peacock feather lariat! I could just feel her chuckle as I went up to buy one more set of handles. <br /><br />Please visit <a href="http://www.donandersonbeads.com/">Dona's site</a> to see what all of these raw materials can metamorphose into someday. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5d9hhBxWtiolK-mVRBHjF_Gc_O1LWRFZ93II9mSuxb9KCYvy00e859RmioDRV1mHcqxO72LM3uzikw0WvwLySKzbrHWekmR631uM6X8cjgH40GcYzFLtdTCZzgJOmHknCDy3uVKq2vk/s1600-h/DONAEasterBonnet2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5d9hhBxWtiolK-mVRBHjF_Gc_O1LWRFZ93II9mSuxb9KCYvy00e859RmioDRV1mHcqxO72LM3uzikw0WvwLySKzbrHWekmR631uM6X8cjgH40GcYzFLtdTCZzgJOmHknCDy3uVKq2vk/s320/DONAEasterBonnet2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322166929003863250" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-61841367276532228082009-04-02T00:31:00.007-05:002009-04-02T01:28:37.547-05:00Bracelet Base Continued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlK9Q4-PLEOPz9WijiqjXN10Jdh87Dd3ipDwJo-yIB-f8MPwQBZOqiYyBpRPNXxi5cIc6cTpheSvsIoHMadEWsgNNb6soD7Ox1KK23IuIskM1f3SBKWVy2PZpzYO0s8EMYzCvHWRv8EU/s1600-h/BaseTwo3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlK9Q4-PLEOPz9WijiqjXN10Jdh87Dd3ipDwJo-yIB-f8MPwQBZOqiYyBpRPNXxi5cIc6cTpheSvsIoHMadEWsgNNb6soD7Ox1KK23IuIskM1f3SBKWVy2PZpzYO0s8EMYzCvHWRv8EU/s200/BaseTwo3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319963785704750978" /></a>I work with a double thread on quite a few of my projects, and I often have to add a new thread. Here's how I do it: Work with the old thread until there is about 4" left. Stop, thread a new needle, and start this new thread about 4 or 5 rows back from where the old thread waits. Make a few overhand knots along one of the sides, not through the middle beads, and exit the bead where the old thread is. Tie a square knot and continue beading with the new thread. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKtpzochA81LJuOYREV-JiPw3-M3VY7mhFIXXDkQ2ZQ9VmsGnpgvOd8PfQIun4bUTWRGyxc3gEgtjR10miMgIxZZSendwd-2jEMNtYlaSmdCaJjpn3ZspPYFzd-2nFKLt6V3O62Nr2_c/s1600-h/BaseTwo4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKtpzochA81LJuOYREV-JiPw3-M3VY7mhFIXXDkQ2ZQ9VmsGnpgvOd8PfQIun4bUTWRGyxc3gEgtjR10miMgIxZZSendwd-2jEMNtYlaSmdCaJjpn3ZspPYFzd-2nFKLt6V3O62Nr2_c/s200/BaseTwo4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319963786539161330" /></a>When the beading has progressed for about an inch or so, pick up the old thread and work it <strong>up</strong> along the side making several overhand knots. Cut off the needle and tie the ends in a square knot before clipping or burning the thread close to the beads.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKorUq8dCCDRU6hhFfUdnGehA3TEjKUiZnnVwS0R7iMJSrFUS_GsgpzO21uRa2Kppwy6Uc-DMXaVOkoI7Fd6XDrRNDVXgqFJ9d_S5KlRpoyFyfQNyTaBpBpTg4K3xBkIXeUMjxa7HcYU/s1600-h/base12.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKorUq8dCCDRU6hhFfUdnGehA3TEjKUiZnnVwS0R7iMJSrFUS_GsgpzO21uRa2Kppwy6Uc-DMXaVOkoI7Fd6XDrRNDVXgqFJ9d_S5KlRpoyFyfQNyTaBpBpTg4K3xBkIXeUMjxa7HcYU/s200/base12.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319963775911801602" /></a>The bead that I'm using in this base has 9 beads to the inch along the side. If you want to know how many beads you'll need for the base, multiply this number times three. In this case, twenty-seven beads to the inch or 182 for a 6-3/4" base.<br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFotrp2oU9MT_WnK2_3uau1egMfaLVIsc9IBsvVFDC0PL2xizc5-_LVlHE0uS7isyQbV0p-GLMQojkB2bwAzPCKGcohZmMczNtNCZkV58D_gRZA9udCoFA5r8Bp0nlSCC_OAVsYvs9Zgc/s1600-h/BaseTwo6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFotrp2oU9MT_WnK2_3uau1egMfaLVIsc9IBsvVFDC0PL2xizc5-_LVlHE0uS7isyQbV0p-GLMQojkB2bwAzPCKGcohZmMczNtNCZkV58D_gRZA9udCoFA5r8Bp0nlSCC_OAVsYvs9Zgc/s200/BaseTwo6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319963786772942930" /></a>I use the new 8mm heavy magnetic clasps on a lot of these bracelets. (If you can't find them at your local bead store, <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/313005">Cindy Tipton, the Beadlady</a>, has them available on line.) Stop when you have a "Straight" row coming up, and the magnet will fit right in the gap. Take the thread through the first bead, string on the magnet, take it through the last bead. Now come through the bead right below and start working overhand knots along the thread between the bead and the magnet. Go through the magnet and work overhand knots on the thread between this side of the magnet and the end bead. (It's like sewing on a hook with buttonhole stitches.) Work the thread along the side and finish it by clipping the thread leaving enough to tie a square knot, before clipping it close. I add the other half of the magnet the same way on the other side by threading the needle with the beginning thread, adding one bead to the side to get to the "Straight" row.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0o3CKDE2Nlgxst82lI3PlOn13uU2NowewI01AQJ7_4QA5dJ0vaK3mMQvGNlacs4FyvLBamawv3Une5VNj2qC9IZq7jRInQcU7uuk5dtCTnBvoRPXcfLuzWHDVXz2ZxJaW0N8CosuaRo/s1600-h/BaseTwo7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 53px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb0o3CKDE2Nlgxst82lI3PlOn13uU2NowewI01AQJ7_4QA5dJ0vaK3mMQvGNlacs4FyvLBamawv3Une5VNj2qC9IZq7jRInQcU7uuk5dtCTnBvoRPXcfLuzWHDVXz2ZxJaW0N8CosuaRo/s200/BaseTwo7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319963781244040994" /></a> Once you've made a few of these you'll be amazed at how quickly you can create a base. Next week I'll be building a bracelet on this base. It's going to be "Miss Beddie's Pond" with a new flower made from petal beads. <br /><br /><br />Here's another bracelet with the flowers made from leaves. I titled this one "The Secret Garden," because you have to look really hard to find the flowers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1rhl6LdqzuX89jLIiPNZM20y3snivuw-1gW3z_o5EmKk83YeshaEt9AueCQ_pDfYTm000aHO6_oOx2MasgU9YLPWyXP92pJS1AvHTaCDnJ2dcBr8II2W27TvBg-7TygxgBzlwK_z3Sg/s1600-h/secret1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1rhl6LdqzuX89jLIiPNZM20y3snivuw-1gW3z_o5EmKk83YeshaEt9AueCQ_pDfYTm000aHO6_oOx2MasgU9YLPWyXP92pJS1AvHTaCDnJ2dcBr8II2W27TvBg-7TygxgBzlwK_z3Sg/s400/secret1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319973082221674466" /></a><br /><br />I'm off tomorrow for a weekend at the Shreveport Louisiana Bead Retreat. I'm teaching a new piece, the Rose Vine Bracelet. I'll also be teaching this bracelet at <a href="http://www.beadoholique.net/">Beadoholique Too</a> in Houston during April.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAguuLjPDHrcWmgfW35RAjCvLs1KbGvXX3AY-uxV8o2cp1q3i1xL211XtN3-ud-gqXmgeEKi9RhxopM3ea-j_FdZJ1UGy6IvcAAfNTORqyOTZ7FPqBcef-blsOGlqM7DjqRj0yFB_FXU/s1600-h/rosevine4.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAguuLjPDHrcWmgfW35RAjCvLs1KbGvXX3AY-uxV8o2cp1q3i1xL211XtN3-ud-gqXmgeEKi9RhxopM3ea-j_FdZJ1UGy6IvcAAfNTORqyOTZ7FPqBcef-blsOGlqM7DjqRj0yFB_FXU/s400/rosevine4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319974887620183890" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-22612227635209932442009-03-30T14:24:00.018-05:002009-04-16T22:59:07.046-05:00Bracelet BaseI have more flowers to share with you, but I wanted to pause and add the tutorial for the base I use when making bracelets using these beaded flowers. There's one bracelet pictured in the header of this blog, another in this post, and one in yesterday's post. All of these bracelets are built on a <strong>3-bead peyote base </strong>made of either 8/0 or 6/0 seeds, 3 or 4mm cubes, Miyuki 8/0 plain or hex seeds, 8/0 or 5/0 Miyuki triangles. The one thing I want is a large-holed bead because I will be adding all of the embellishments through the center beads. I also like this technique because it has a nice working rhythm that yields a flexible, sturdy and smooth band. Here's one of my bracelets using "loopy" flowers and sunstone chips, one of my "Chips Ahoy" collection of necklaces and bracelets. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ijoTIcYy6In_zBApL996NKLkCt793_QYQUD32vv2_jWXe3JTPrv-6sQ7wrl3ubTb9EtBVD8XNFz1mm0Rs9vU8Fvw3S8pghwLhrIn6Oj6FJDnXf_cF4HxzGQDytAMiXge1DlzBXH0C9g/s1600-h/chips1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ijoTIcYy6In_zBApL996NKLkCt793_QYQUD32vv2_jWXe3JTPrv-6sQ7wrl3ubTb9EtBVD8XNFz1mm0Rs9vU8Fvw3S8pghwLhrIn6Oj6FJDnXf_cF4HxzGQDytAMiXge1DlzBXH0C9g/s400/chips1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319108630367201842" /></a><br /><br />I first found this 3-bead technique in a special <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/store/p/1599-Beaded-Cords-Chains-Straps-and-Fringe.aspx">Interweave </a>publication, Jean Campbell's "Beaded Cords, Chains, Straps and Fringe," and I've used it ever since. <br /> <br />I work with nine to ten feet of thread doubled to four and a half to five feet, so I don't have to add a new thread. And, yes, it can be aggravating in the first few rows, but I deal with it. <br /><br /><strong>The beginning:</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Vu8zM_VKKcdp7RAcHqFWMBWki4YaHdmqjgq4SN-65j8A4VyxIGxXLPuXgJL_o17n_eVy5BVevtICYvOnaAFf4F_KINzdksUDHRDpwiJRTUtSlpTKBvKpICYf9AG5RpJuns-qKKIKzs/s1600-h/base3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Vu8zM_VKKcdp7RAcHqFWMBWki4YaHdmqjgq4SN-65j8A4VyxIGxXLPuXgJL_o17n_eVy5BVevtICYvOnaAFf4F_KINzdksUDHRDpwiJRTUtSlpTKBvKpICYf9AG5RpJuns-qKKIKzs/s200/base3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319111971998412242" /></a>String four beads and move them to about 6" from the end of the thread.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ67vzQePVmVs7EHP0rboc35DfhgauJV02OT2ic1L_zDnA_uPh9MZLng5Xem2prldNcfY-ZAUPvmZhBiRPd3utx9mWv3DgUBVD4FRUlAKUwJom4M0UmhBEH4suwbZ5kzKaFAWZSWWgc8/s1600-h/base2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ67vzQePVmVs7EHP0rboc35DfhgauJV02OT2ic1L_zDnA_uPh9MZLng5Xem2prldNcfY-ZAUPvmZhBiRPd3utx9mWv3DgUBVD4FRUlAKUwJom4M0UmhBEH4suwbZ5kzKaFAWZSWWgc8/s200/base2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319111984952260898" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgFxAhoUiviO5JC4IxPxNVrWtOU7Arc5mIcHQlVn34OrG9c5ahe1jKMuWQKu3LJQ7ENdJ3Ya8r2RnLDJCaCXCnukEIXYQNClXYNtsEW0kIwdZ5aN5bQjk0_ZalRX_3BmkuJEBM7zafRc/s1600-h/base4.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgFxAhoUiviO5JC4IxPxNVrWtOU7Arc5mIcHQlVn34OrG9c5ahe1jKMuWQKu3LJQ7ENdJ3Ya8r2RnLDJCaCXCnukEIXYQNClXYNtsEW0kIwdZ5aN5bQjk0_ZalRX_3BmkuJEBM7zafRc/s200/base4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319111989387715250" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bring the needle through the first two beads on the thread as shown. Pull the thread until the last bead added (#4) is sitting on top of bead #3.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSZycZulcMr9gT5UiJRQYZMz-spLk34o9JjqWbsIrno_UL8r7vuxPgiAoGNdLobfgpX_hU2Z0UrIJHPbvYhbh6YVevWsAH3yAhfJAH0JYF-wocd1fd7x2qraMCoWIPRrJWFrcx_DtfHk/s1600-h/base5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSZycZulcMr9gT5UiJRQYZMz-spLk34o9JjqWbsIrno_UL8r7vuxPgiAoGNdLobfgpX_hU2Z0UrIJHPbvYhbh6YVevWsAH3yAhfJAH0JYF-wocd1fd7x2qraMCoWIPRrJWFrcx_DtfHk/s200/base5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319113052852183330" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFXV_Om3mpHNKgMpUpe5tDQn6p07fPDRdAXXGXtxavOBWkZ6va2H9E-u39JKEQAvoqPBkzkNHFADfmpg9h6Y6OvBIxXMwQtpoLW783tkLduq-kq684Pv3DdhydbtuEmy24xQYgnua-yk/s1600-h/base6.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFXV_Om3mpHNKgMpUpe5tDQn6p07fPDRdAXXGXtxavOBWkZ6va2H9E-u39JKEQAvoqPBkzkNHFADfmpg9h6Y6OvBIxXMwQtpoLW783tkLduq-kq684Pv3DdhydbtuEmy24xQYgnua-yk/s200/base6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319112005420256034" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(I flip the beads in my hand after each step so that I'm always moving the needle from right to left. There's no real reason for this except that I can work faster this way.) Pick up a bead and take the needle through the center bead and the #3 bead below the bead on the left. Pull the thread to bring the needles into position. You'll note that there's now a space in the middle.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA69ON4WP_9FSvNfTs7oBVk9pnKRyI0QNkYcIweEC5r75RBvo7cqv4J1cyTfjQd7eVk-Z2mHFkL4EGXkck1RMf7zadPXwz5XLTG2Kila8m7GhV4XGDdeas3FSREJX7Ded94ta-ClL4H5w/s1600-h/base7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA69ON4WP_9FSvNfTs7oBVk9pnKRyI0QNkYcIweEC5r75RBvo7cqv4J1cyTfjQd7eVk-Z2mHFkL4EGXkck1RMf7zadPXwz5XLTG2Kila8m7GhV4XGDdeas3FSREJX7Ded94ta-ClL4H5w/s200/base7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319112012001387202" /></a>Take your needle through the first bead in the row, add a bead, and take the needle through the last bead in the row. Now you're ready to weave the band.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><strong>The Rest of the Story:</strong> <br /><br />I think of the three steps as Straight, Down, and Across. (Remember that I flip the strip with my left thumb as I pick up the next bead with my right, so I'm always moving my needle from right to left. It's all part of the rhythm.) <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB1tI2t66pOG3WZ-8oJDWnpuLljMqtSst4nR_0lt1HKkkLFTtXKgusfEOtkbejoRmkIZrGp_qfqsS_jloz5OtSrC3MNtrArtfp608PHuYsU349W3-OlL0jw6BlrsWUMiZKaQBQnLy2Kk/s1600-h/base8.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNB1tI2t66pOG3WZ-8oJDWnpuLljMqtSst4nR_0lt1HKkkLFTtXKgusfEOtkbejoRmkIZrGp_qfqsS_jloz5OtSrC3MNtrArtfp608PHuYsU349W3-OlL0jw6BlrsWUMiZKaQBQnLy2Kk/s200/base8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319119645969076834" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJHz1-JDFPvRQK5IBGPcsw_TIEUniSErm5ZjgeIPWR44IPIt8_9mAd-kkkukQ9O5pvJlV2f6LwR-DhMMD3b07mpim1W1k7rgERQYPIDlO64Q3aaM1MTKZH9cl0VCzu5xpoDDRh_izvoQ/s1600-h/base9.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 79px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJHz1-JDFPvRQK5IBGPcsw_TIEUniSErm5ZjgeIPWR44IPIt8_9mAd-kkkukQ9O5pvJlV2f6LwR-DhMMD3b07mpim1W1k7rgERQYPIDlO64Q3aaM1MTKZH9cl0VCzu5xpoDDRh_izvoQ/s200/base9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319119653994106754" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh68PqJd1k0CKQT0A_R2nF-S-NkjA6CV-TSFlU-jq6LPtsqer2-zx5Q_3DMVnHRV0MorXoOoCI0r2XIe9y2crCzOsTYfRNYhMnp9eN80g64HsApmvQmkzWFEhoEIc8FmGtf685iu1Z3s/s1600-h/base10.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBh68PqJd1k0CKQT0A_R2nF-S-NkjA6CV-TSFlU-jq6LPtsqer2-zx5Q_3DMVnHRV0MorXoOoCI0r2XIe9y2crCzOsTYfRNYhMnp9eN80g64HsApmvQmkzWFEhoEIc8FmGtf685iu1Z3s/s200/base10.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319119663817430930" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I continue with Straight, Down and Across until the base is the desired length without the clasp.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-56070401166522149172009-03-28T01:13:00.007-05:002009-03-28T02:07:49.928-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfbFyYdlWtC6XhKaTx6AtDipHo7cfhyphenhyphenuI3nMn5duwrLykDZdj-RpmKlC2Xo9gawh4eGf2BwPuTcofWf6w9kbyyUMQzzOzwBRNaufe9mIWUV5eKL_M9w-OPy4zNnN67Prv5RxrO4ngvw8/s1600-h/large3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfbFyYdlWtC6XhKaTx6AtDipHo7cfhyphenhyphenuI3nMn5duwrLykDZdj-RpmKlC2Xo9gawh4eGf2BwPuTcofWf6w9kbyyUMQzzOzwBRNaufe9mIWUV5eKL_M9w-OPy4zNnN67Prv5RxrO4ngvw8/s200/large3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318118859288981394" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTfkBwjZX7X9-uopxtr3ygIL40uSxXG7V7PKuNjAoZxAjJnZ_7BHyRKyMtGV1g5Nmj6Gykr7OWVDKdC5elwr4BG-3hIJJEbsjkJbp1ieodbnlBt5jqlBiKkGAbWo6pTBKzZPZk-qCKkY/s1600-h/large1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTfkBwjZX7X9-uopxtr3ygIL40uSxXG7V7PKuNjAoZxAjJnZ_7BHyRKyMtGV1g5Nmj6Gykr7OWVDKdC5elwr4BG-3hIJJEbsjkJbp1ieodbnlBt5jqlBiKkGAbWo6pTBKzZPZk-qCKkY/s200/large1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318118865147345954" /></a>Today's flower is worked pretty much like the leaf flower on Day 4. These leaf beads are quite a bit larger than the beads used in yesterday's flower, but you'll use the 10/0 delicas for the first two rounds and 8/0 seeds for the next round just as before. Add the leaf beads. <br /><br />Here's the difference. I used a coin pearl for the center instead of a 6mm montee, so I didn't need as many 8/0s around the center to finish the flower. I simply added one more round of 8/0s between the leaf beads. If I use a montee as I did in the flower that's the centerpiece of the bracelet in the header, then I add at least two rows of 8/0s around the montee rather than placing them between the leaf beads. The photo below shows the back of the completed flower.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSlfFMc89spltBrUMX93oKwLdl0N2K0PIufvFzqndSdtvp_C7Qxh0rrA4B68VxWJmCANIJQd_yhSPXdP6DRv7f5_SadIKztg-EzoCQWhumZo0zJeIAiRBUzrYpUGdyU_l4anDqXI6KPg/s1600-h/large4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSlfFMc89spltBrUMX93oKwLdl0N2K0PIufvFzqndSdtvp_C7Qxh0rrA4B68VxWJmCANIJQd_yhSPXdP6DRv7f5_SadIKztg-EzoCQWhumZo0zJeIAiRBUzrYpUGdyU_l4anDqXI6KPg/s200/large4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318118867006083474" /></a><strong>Tip</strong>: I don't end the thread when I'm making these flowers for use in a bracelet or necklace. (<a href="http://www.jelcy.com/">Jelcy Romberg </a>passed this tip on to me.) Instead, I take the needle and place it in a hair roller, wind the thread around the foam, and close the roller. When I'm ready to use it in a piece of jewelry, I simply open the roller, unroll the thread, and remove the needle. I found the rollers at my local Dollar store. I also use foam make-up wedgies in the same way, but I don't remember who told me about substituting them for the rollers. Either way, the flowers are ready to go when I'm ready to use them without me having to add a thread to the back before I attach them.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-9091429961447548502009-03-26T13:27:00.014-05:002009-03-26T17:49:31.683-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day 4<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPep13f3lRo1dc975WhZ_WFeyCBI1952dDyP2KI8Cwz2rfxOmvIVo-5cVSXZ1a91EKuyIE9bzV-r3s-WWD-VSusYc256Cfeh8JAyUuchsa18fpzU9FzRErv6iBmxYQkHsHaUEn_fQjEzc/s1600-h/leaf1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPep13f3lRo1dc975WhZ_WFeyCBI1952dDyP2KI8Cwz2rfxOmvIVo-5cVSXZ1a91EKuyIE9bzV-r3s-WWD-VSusYc256Cfeh8JAyUuchsa18fpzU9FzRErv6iBmxYQkHsHaUEn_fQjEzc/s200/leaf1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317583319915589794" /></a> I make flowers out of all sorts of leaf beads, but this is one of my favorites. It's a 7mm x 12mm <strong>top/side-drilled</strong> bead (note the arrow in the photo). These leaves are available in all sorts of finishes: vitrail, matte, lustre, rainbow AB, half-metallic, and marea (the one shown) as well as others. To make the 5-petal fower, you'll need ten 10/0 Delicas, fifteen 8/0 seed beads, five 7x12mm leaf beads, and one 6mm Swarovski montee, a #10/11 needle and beading thread (Wildfire, 6-lb Fireline, or C-Lon).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxEDNulusNnSlv2-ZhbG1j5DqVahpO81Mdzqmn9pfVTVk4eqjUR0UcuGdH6dGOZtLJ4N-IuyAOj6rWoy2OMzMXF4B1h6_VtcT0apBlbQz8jE1VBHuhcjAbYB7H9A2Qwgahu2HvgMzTKk/s1600-h/leaf2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxEDNulusNnSlv2-ZhbG1j5DqVahpO81Mdzqmn9pfVTVk4eqjUR0UcuGdH6dGOZtLJ4N-IuyAOj6rWoy2OMzMXF4B1h6_VtcT0apBlbQz8jE1VBHuhcjAbYB7H9A2Qwgahu2HvgMzTKk/s200/leaf2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317625784181788114" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwVFLAV3Gz_qiqlh7cUwuIaQ0dxUFdVxdpA45QwIsEeNNb9fGfYR3s6yr9yEx8XV2ya_0omB5su1YGSLAUqpfjh6bIuTvEAdVvb34MsdDqjTYKvR4MbWxKTgRt0QtmS4k-MCqixl64iQ/s1600-h/leaf3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwVFLAV3Gz_qiqlh7cUwuIaQ0dxUFdVxdpA45QwIsEeNNb9fGfYR3s6yr9yEx8XV2ya_0omB5su1YGSLAUqpfjh6bIuTvEAdVvb34MsdDqjTYKvR4MbWxKTgRt0QtmS4k-MCqixl64iQ/s200/leaf3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317625800907856866" /></a>Begin as detailed in the <a href="http://janiesbeads.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-beginning.html">third post </a>. Then work one row of 8/0 beads, remembering to step up at the end of the row. Once the 8/0s are on, begin to add the leaves being careful to ensure the fancy finish is on top. Once the leaves are all set, move the thread to a delica on the inner ring to add the montee. Go through one of the channels on the montee to the other side and through a delica. Move to the other channel and go across as before. Weave your thread back through one of the <strong>8/0 beads</strong>. Work two rounds of 8/0 beads. Take the thread to the back, make a few overhand knots between beads. Tie to beginning thread and clip.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbWKoeb179b3zFLue3WivxTLZuUKdAESK8mYfZ3mBZpdfsYDf3XBD-LCEgHs34tTK-f8CyoOBp538ZL6ieFPXJ_MDHDSlsl9ypryHhk134WexUfbkup7UsyBg57k7Cehq5Lce3mwrQTg/s1600-h/leaf4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbWKoeb179b3zFLue3WivxTLZuUKdAESK8mYfZ3mBZpdfsYDf3XBD-LCEgHs34tTK-f8CyoOBp538ZL6ieFPXJ_MDHDSlsl9ypryHhk134WexUfbkup7UsyBg57k7Cehq5Lce3mwrQTg/s200/leaf4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317625802833618290" /></a>Six-leaf variation: Begin with twelve 10/0 Delicas. Use round 8/0s rather than hex beads like I used above and work one round. Add the leaves and the montee in the center, moving the thread back up and through one of the 8/0 beads after the montee is in place. Work two rounds with the 10/delicas. Pull tight and take the thread through beads until you can take it through one of the leaf beads. Add one row of 8/0 beads between the leaves. Weave the thread on the back down to the beginning thread. Tie in a square knot and clip or burn thread.<br /><br />Here's a bracelet that showcases these flowers, that is, if you can find them. The embellishment is very exuberant to say the least. The flowers are very quick to make. If you wear earrings, you can easily make two flowers, glue them to an earring back in less than an hour. Well, that is, if you have the beads at hand. It usually takes me longer than that to find the beads I want to use.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHPhrNYlR148RAIgflFngO7sMEFuP8saRNghKInrvgmiP8KhsIB5NSaBENe5IqtW_bZ6JgFngcu0TbzW1Kzj5ZVTqEJ4sAyb3D3vaRrunnVry-fkgZvtk7skry6duo_rPR1X3BkuuO_8/s1600-h/leafbracelettopaz.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHPhrNYlR148RAIgflFngO7sMEFuP8saRNghKInrvgmiP8KhsIB5NSaBENe5IqtW_bZ6JgFngcu0TbzW1Kzj5ZVTqEJ4sAyb3D3vaRrunnVry-fkgZvtk7skry6duo_rPR1X3BkuuO_8/s400/leafbracelettopaz.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317629723152307234" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-72049980703771864922009-03-24T20:09:00.015-05:002009-03-25T21:31:57.696-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day Three<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzaIkxmUjV6Un5ihqZSgt0A-ZzzFh6MR3Je810h9KyXc3XSJESTdLIPe1tZBjlvg-yHdzBK064Wspgj7NlxGukunUhHWef95J1GIkNdN3LTMweWAsl2rHB4fJdb8V7cccUwMeg8QLTM4/s1600-h/Tri-DayThree1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzaIkxmUjV6Un5ihqZSgt0A-ZzzFh6MR3Je810h9KyXc3XSJESTdLIPe1tZBjlvg-yHdzBK064Wspgj7NlxGukunUhHWef95J1GIkNdN3LTMweWAsl2rHB4fJdb8V7cccUwMeg8QLTM4/s200/Tri-DayThree1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317291068675909362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mIZBXgJOCTdsFbiXPQq2mMlGxv63RjmGesHlQnDqyBgLM7v4hfbooCdVv2MamdeDn5cr0td2ZmU77UDLvlenXXHdMfwvFq6CAUTyyYYje1s09xhKf6Z5o3H9EY5pY1dcm5-ZRhd39dY/s1600-h/leaf-dia.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 97px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mIZBXgJOCTdsFbiXPQq2mMlGxv63RjmGesHlQnDqyBgLM7v4hfbooCdVv2MamdeDn5cr0td2ZmU77UDLvlenXXHdMfwvFq6CAUTyyYYje1s09xhKf6Z5o3H9EY5pY1dcm5-ZRhd39dY/s200/leaf-dia.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316993058991503330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizURNw3iBcy6SxaQnMAthZk1dPz442se1WtNP3FPuS5MMFDC_J0FxM2qeXVuJ9_KuNlJj-77S5TrB5MXoUa_VvOYcA5XEWfwpQg_ug1cAkQHGpEoRc4a-cF7y0HxbHz9RkrBSXmH1AT5k/s1600-h/leaf-dia2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 118px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizURNw3iBcy6SxaQnMAthZk1dPz442se1WtNP3FPuS5MMFDC_J0FxM2qeXVuJ9_KuNlJj-77S5TrB5MXoUa_VvOYcA5XEWfwpQg_ug1cAkQHGpEoRc4a-cF7y0HxbHz9RkrBSXmH1AT5k/s200/leaf-dia2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316993058895730242" /></a>Today's tutorial is a basic review on loops. I created these diagrams to show you that there exists a difference in loops with an odd or even number of beads; the even-number loops yielding a more rounded petal as shown in the flower pictured above. However, no matter how many loops I made I couldn't tell any real difference. Hence, when you start creating flowers, just put in however many beads give you the size petal you want. I have found that when I stack the loops, I need at least 5 more beads in each subsequent loop to create a visual difference in the size of these petals.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbeq8mDZfmNyMbKa0unc8Bigx25jIfen5XBNl1gkqDh_wNdOrm1cA9CA4m8ll1XP4XysYyMH6r_lNXS7Z8oZ15ExMAKaQBaFdVrYkDSz0D1pxcnlE4da3rVzlm8vh4b1DE4hczHbu4Lk/s1600-h/Tri-DayThree2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbeq8mDZfmNyMbKa0unc8Bigx25jIfen5XBNl1gkqDh_wNdOrm1cA9CA4m8ll1XP4XysYyMH6r_lNXS7Z8oZ15ExMAKaQBaFdVrYkDSz0D1pxcnlE4da3rVzlm8vh4b1DE4hczHbu4Lk/s200/Tri-DayThree2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317297491502685010" /></a><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnCaAnySuzMGjEudSjUyDmLHZqJl1x2GGD9mGQKct1lLBHyH75rqgEdw31BbdxnzDgpG5WERVEPYxeD7IfdOmZj7VyTeWyECPhCC_nF-05wZ_e-eXUMkn7s7MqObNYtsv08aALzZEcWY/s1600-h/Tri-DayThree3.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnCaAnySuzMGjEudSjUyDmLHZqJl1x2GGD9mGQKct1lLBHyH75rqgEdw31BbdxnzDgpG5WERVEPYxeD7IfdOmZj7VyTeWyECPhCC_nF-05wZ_e-eXUMkn7s7MqObNYtsv08aALzZEcWY/s200/Tri-DayThree3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317297488028453298" /></a><br />Let's look at "pointy" loops and how they're created. For these loops, string on one half of the petal plus two beads. Skip the last bead you put on, and take the needle through the next bead. Pull tight by holding on to the bead you skipped, and thread on the beads for the other side of the petal. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC32GfI6S7Q9SAEN5K8W1PpOVoz9uC0A5onECl5CEc2y3K3iyCS1fh9BQLJ3RIM1uQUPhvOFQPBs7H2wufnTz8HRnTgXlCLsEzRN-LisS-bRm18bp_jjvZNuwzgf-jUSFG6yxrQ3W9ts/s1600-h/leaf-dia3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC32GfI6S7Q9SAEN5K8W1PpOVoz9uC0A5onECl5CEc2y3K3iyCS1fh9BQLJ3RIM1uQUPhvOFQPBs7H2wufnTz8HRnTgXlCLsEzRN-LisS-bRm18bp_jjvZNuwzgf-jUSFG6yxrQ3W9ts/s200/leaf-dia3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316993050807760146" /></a>Now here there is a difference in the final visual depending on the number of beads you put on the other side of this petal. If you put on the original number of beads without the two extras, you will have a point in the center of the petal. But, if you put on the original number plus one or two more beads and finish your loop, you'll have a petal that is straight on one side and rounded on the other.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25FJi_fLJDtPXTpG21B_Qp6XnMw4ykiylkVLZffaYLhxrCf1QOPJB-8eTCjG31X6QBDsIt241FK_MvrMfpalSIDgKaQpYwWZ3AzidjsqTZ3_Pat4EQPhZ4I23sPZtkj1GGLxuEae1i-Y/s1600-h/leaf-dia4.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25FJi_fLJDtPXTpG21B_Qp6XnMw4ykiylkVLZffaYLhxrCf1QOPJB-8eTCjG31X6QBDsIt241FK_MvrMfpalSIDgKaQpYwWZ3AzidjsqTZ3_Pat4EQPhZ4I23sPZtkj1GGLxuEae1i-Y/s200/leaf-dia4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316993052676163474" /></a> Take a look at the flower shown above. The large petals at the top are point-centered, while the other two sets of large petals have straight and rounded sides.<br /><br />The current issue of <u>Beadwork Magazine</u> (April/May 2009) has a necklace on the cover by Jamie Hogsett which has wonderful flowers created with pointy loops. She builds her flowers on a different base, so check it out and add it to your repertoire of techniques.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7B5DFXh1P5Ocfiy8XsjVkp3Js87qwq6Bz4ilePFNGQYFTOpn1TSsXs2pQRwBW3vC51vkwdYpAvluIRkXZD8OMyX41KoQjqTwrZv4dYAWZoZ1-Sx70pKuLa2efNiP_nxLweG0Ma3UIvcE/s1600-h/fringe1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 113px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7B5DFXh1P5Ocfiy8XsjVkp3Js87qwq6Bz4ilePFNGQYFTOpn1TSsXs2pQRwBW3vC51vkwdYpAvluIRkXZD8OMyX41KoQjqTwrZv4dYAWZoZ1-Sx70pKuLa2efNiP_nxLweG0Ma3UIvcE/s200/fringe1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317276609853380562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohuvQH_LkSaSCSNSsQ_MpT3ThLgkiTDx22iTytJSDiHVq0IR_pO5dpS08k-Xw7l9jn4AXWjPjqT8qYD9UYCg52j7pmyhfu8h4_XnMcBDEErImTjcn4psb8mRtaj5X0xezPqsqzhLdmyQ/s1600-h/leaf-dia5.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 123px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohuvQH_LkSaSCSNSsQ_MpT3ThLgkiTDx22iTytJSDiHVq0IR_pO5dpS08k-Xw7l9jn4AXWjPjqT8qYD9UYCg52j7pmyhfu8h4_XnMcBDEErImTjcn4psb8mRtaj5X0xezPqsqzhLdmyQ/s200/leaf-dia5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316993049525389890" /></a>Tomorrow, I'm going to show you how to make a flower out of horizontally drilled leaf beads. But first, I added some center interest to today's samples, by adding a stack of beads <strong>between</strong> the three inner base beads. These stacks are created by working the first half of the pointy leaf. I also added a tiny fresh-water pearl in the center. In the other flower I put a loop of two 15/0s, a 3mm crystal, and two 15/0s between the inner base beads (3 loops total).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeABFkkiHurLgyZ-ytfPcmboZ5OpD3x-53fA2TtXCQuA0c6dXxa8sC6AHrE_QwKTiPlwzBE_GSXixnf3f-53DH2-6c07DdFMgJ_R2mS3aK5MTEysnF4bLGlN7anPCFOniBYylKOWlk4c/s1600-h/Tri-DayThree4.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeABFkkiHurLgyZ-ytfPcmboZ5OpD3x-53fA2TtXCQuA0c6dXxa8sC6AHrE_QwKTiPlwzBE_GSXixnf3f-53DH2-6c07DdFMgJ_R2mS3aK5MTEysnF4bLGlN7anPCFOniBYylKOWlk4c/s200/Tri-DayThree4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317314820903824322" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-3799868550061289362009-03-23T20:58:00.015-05:002009-03-24T20:18:36.181-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day Two<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PpCbQl8-Tb2VRqQfmvHmZfxSnkwrMfV3MRntW7Kro-FiQVNcsp7i0UBicBiPRgRQnTg2OUMEtAvEV9jos2JpUp1FRUj7V4Pn19770es-vCVHy80tdO3xpolOGTa329lv6Wi0YnI91Zg/s1600-h/Day2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PpCbQl8-Tb2VRqQfmvHmZfxSnkwrMfV3MRntW7Kro-FiQVNcsp7i0UBicBiPRgRQnTg2OUMEtAvEV9jos2JpUp1FRUj7V4Pn19770es-vCVHy80tdO3xpolOGTa329lv6Wi0YnI91Zg/s200/Day2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316911535827192498" /></a>I think the most exciting flowers that I make with this loopy technique are ones that start with six beads, three in each ring. It was a great day when I tried this variation, and it just keeps getting better. Begin with six beads, go through every other bead and pull the beads into this interlocking triangle arrangement. Actually, it will happen automatically when you snug up the thread. (I used 8/0 seeds for the center and 11/0 seeds for the loops on this flower.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijms8rLHE1dwgueEAVQ23h5f6Xu7Lyqo6rkl4-yfU1ExuWKcaLMQKhQeADLNT1bMW5WTgG0CEGSHTGeni2pONgusO9H3L0_lG1G5-FotBdK1oOSgGeFMkQV95QfwIcrK2qb8dY7FKMiFU/s1600-h/DayTwo1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijms8rLHE1dwgueEAVQ23h5f6Xu7Lyqo6rkl4-yfU1ExuWKcaLMQKhQeADLNT1bMW5WTgG0CEGSHTGeni2pONgusO9H3L0_lG1G5-FotBdK1oOSgGeFMkQV95QfwIcrK2qb8dY7FKMiFU/s200/DayTwo1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316912712006598034" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbKlllLUEwlf-V7luNM5BvKJi1istB0QQW5i7ZTykT0IawhPhTD-4KnAlPuNBVpj3Fyz3Q50-8QUkm9c__w-G3n3OGWKXVJr69DrwqAevzg0MEe_Hzf5sIJVEak_HsRlgmFgbgC6RLdM/s1600-h/tri-diagram1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 89px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbKlllLUEwlf-V7luNM5BvKJi1istB0QQW5i7ZTykT0IawhPhTD-4KnAlPuNBVpj3Fyz3Q50-8QUkm9c__w-G3n3OGWKXVJr69DrwqAevzg0MEe_Hzf5sIJVEak_HsRlgmFgbgC6RLdM/s200/tri-diagram1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316912712913961506" /></a> Begin the loops on one of the triangles as shown in the diagram. If you want more than one loop in each of these beads, add them now before moving to the next bead in this inner triangle, remembering that you are working on the back of the flower. This means that you will add more beads to the second and/or third loop before taking the needle to the next bead of this triangle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq2hcNmt77LCq2RvYCOUMF-Japs0gTXc5_0OfQ59dupBQec40wfOMJM43xW3c5F373syG0Pf0eBWPsM4d0p6r6K7RtqQGQHybIPGk5qC8SnMskRdTX6_Fwg-Jsf8Dj_mhg2mXfQZKDgo/s1600-h/tri-diagram.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 195px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQq2hcNmt77LCq2RvYCOUMF-Japs0gTXc5_0OfQ59dupBQec40wfOMJM43xW3c5F373syG0Pf0eBWPsM4d0p6r6K7RtqQGQHybIPGk5qC8SnMskRdTX6_Fwg-Jsf8Dj_mhg2mXfQZKDgo/s200/tri-diagram.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316912714814153330" /></a>Once you have the loops on the inner triangle, then move to the beads on the outer triangle and add the loops. It's strictly up to you as the designer of one of these flowers to decide how many and the length of each of these loops. This flower has three matching loops on two of the beads in the outer triangle: 10, 15, and 18 beads in the three loops on each side. Ah, but then came the fun. I made the loops larger on the other triangle as follows: 20, 25, and 30. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlP73r3XiVDQ0rYC_ty-8kCWXcmtKdhkeMRrAaLPGIsmoKVS7Z1nb9Uflqbg2lIS5xI5xhNHXBC9JfPRzIFTdGm7QeOlUZQJr4crH4odGhP2FoOZANrE6EHxLU_IFNonMrp-WAPMhXkg/s1600-h/DayTwo3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlP73r3XiVDQ0rYC_ty-8kCWXcmtKdhkeMRrAaLPGIsmoKVS7Z1nb9Uflqbg2lIS5xI5xhNHXBC9JfPRzIFTdGm7QeOlUZQJr4crH4odGhP2FoOZANrE6EHxLU_IFNonMrp-WAPMhXkg/s200/DayTwo3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316924725670590194" /></a>I finished this flower with a 6mm top-drilled crystal in the center. Then I took a good look at it. Is this a flower or a fairy? or maybe an angel? And could I make it into a dragonfly or some other kind of bug? This is going to be fun. I also think this technique could easily yield a beaded flower that resembled a pansy. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPui4ewYMSs4ywuTULEwkZF3tzvmNhNASVwjGX8ypiAB_RGPdOqwE_Vaa9sCsef8NCGUq5cobLhZlqPqM9vV5hRo8iFI7D9nDknZZflTMiRsLwtuHKw9wRqNjoAQN9tBoKRt37Q7uwW9I/s1600-h/DayTwo4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPui4ewYMSs4ywuTULEwkZF3tzvmNhNASVwjGX8ypiAB_RGPdOqwE_Vaa9sCsef8NCGUq5cobLhZlqPqM9vV5hRo8iFI7D9nDknZZflTMiRsLwtuHKw9wRqNjoAQN9tBoKRt37Q7uwW9I/s200/DayTwo4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316912715228527874" /></a>This photo below shows some other possibilities. The little flowers are made with 11/0 seed bead centers and 15/0 bead loops. The spiky one is a teaser for tomorrow's blog where I'm going to show you different kinds of loops. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Scarlett Lanson, <a href="http://www.thebeadersmuse.com">The Beader's Muse</a>, and a new regular columnist in <u>Beadwork Magazine</u> hosted a wonderful contest called "Use the Muse" over February and March. The "Big Reveal" was today. My bracelet is near the bottom in the gallery section. She's planning another contest very soon, and I know I'm going to enter. I hope each of you will also. This was the fastest turn-around on any contest I've ever entered, and since it was judged from photos, I didn't have to trust my piece to shippers and then wait for a long time for it to return home. It was a great experience!Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-59895477637639242722009-03-23T09:32:00.013-05:002009-03-23T21:01:31.315-05:00Beaded Flowers - Day One<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z1tLgAglRQI4s_cy-uLSWkcYRzPC-49f8ZxwHoU05DL-vIBwkWd3Rlfrsr1YmqOV7Jk-Jwnh8svQ4YyseyU_3c9jkmUb21nvnuHBbNmf3agKhI2TaOLHvXamEo_-F5GfO8DtNf23znU/s1600-h/DayOne3.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Z1tLgAglRQI4s_cy-uLSWkcYRzPC-49f8ZxwHoU05DL-vIBwkWd3Rlfrsr1YmqOV7Jk-Jwnh8svQ4YyseyU_3c9jkmUb21nvnuHBbNmf3agKhI2TaOLHvXamEo_-F5GfO8DtNf23znU/s200/DayOne3.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316470558864293826" /></a>If you saw my Keishi Pearl bracelet in the February/March 2004 issue of <u>Beadwork Magazine</u>, you saw large loopy flowers created on a single circle, not a two-bead peyote start. That was then, this is now. Today I'm going to do a simple "loopy" flower with 11/0 seed beads and the two-row peyote start as explained "In The Beginning."<br /><br><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xEnwObQXjjeYC7io0RQ51pWTKYxoZuCqi-mJjH1KO49lxEuC7NsgbC__-tDoEHy-mLigzjaEH6b4r2UIkalJIL9V5Zx4Zsc0wFFxk90KXSMjuTuoyZXSEGCtYAsPUxuDrxfTRhKHEPo/s1600-h/DayOne4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xEnwObQXjjeYC7io0RQ51pWTKYxoZuCqi-mJjH1KO49lxEuC7NsgbC__-tDoEHy-mLigzjaEH6b4r2UIkalJIL9V5Zx4Zsc0wFFxk90KXSMjuTuoyZXSEGCtYAsPUxuDrxfTRhKHEPo/s200/DayOne4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316470570628463698" /></a>Here's the starting circle with two rows of peyote and 5 beads in the round. I've used two different metallic beads for the rows. I start adding loops on the inner or first row of the circle as shown in the diagram. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3cMa4Gs38v5eNcOgpsl0CKra11UuUtrQhD959mO6oYOUz3XNrXWhUm3F6eHpuYCmJ4OE2JUqGPOu6xFnkQBK7nQj5W3QOmV_zwKrFRtDU1VYyWBjvga7sNf9jB7Vk0oG7AZn3hURZf4/s1600-h/flowerdiagram.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3cMa4Gs38v5eNcOgpsl0CKra11UuUtrQhD959mO6oYOUz3XNrXWhUm3F6eHpuYCmJ4OE2JUqGPOu6xFnkQBK7nQj5W3QOmV_zwKrFRtDU1VYyWBjvga7sNf9jB7Vk0oG7AZn3hURZf4/s200/flowerdiagram.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316472692384460242" /></a><br /><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IysbliNF1wbz1_8vkCHImbTfJlcLlMJGp5uNhlEXYIPe5oDTfiCMNWMiTqKYg7fFOh0Fr4YU6xYirhw63NFSMaVSRV_jaOBKNOKCN5fIvcwFm51kD31OcyEDgqidvibuIvzNO-9sBC4/s1600-h/DayOne5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IysbliNF1wbz1_8vkCHImbTfJlcLlMJGp5uNhlEXYIPe5oDTfiCMNWMiTqKYg7fFOh0Fr4YU6xYirhw63NFSMaVSRV_jaOBKNOKCN5fIvcwFm51kD31OcyEDgqidvibuIvzNO-9sBC4/s200/DayOne5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316470567059687586" /></a> String on 5 beads and take the needle back through the same bead and then through the next bead in the inner row as shown by the arrow. In other words, skip the bead in the outer row and go through the next one on the inner row. This snugs up the inner row as you proceed around adding the loops. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsd90vC-9PLi2TUd_WJuNkrUrm4qWWFADs8AbpfxuAlFJSm43D7wb916-EnBmDn59wPxy5Ui9ecbftiDnkMzcsvJs0TGeXqG5_9vcnKC_Cb8_7UW2UVI9TL2T11piOwQg6IZm_KwDqZI/s1600-h/DayOne6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsd90vC-9PLi2TUd_WJuNkrUrm4qWWFADs8AbpfxuAlFJSm43D7wb916-EnBmDn59wPxy5Ui9ecbftiDnkMzcsvJs0TGeXqG5_9vcnKC_Cb8_7UW2UVI9TL2T11piOwQg6IZm_KwDqZI/s200/DayOne6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316470573757535234" /></a>Start adding the loops to the outer row of beads. I always work from the back, adding the next size loop all the way around. It's a lot easier for me to get to this bead than to work from the front and try and get to the next bead that needs a loop. The diagram shows a 9-bead loop, the photo shows an 11-bead loop. It can be any size you want.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5WwHlYBSjyLq0iNIblsYO8r_ZaETGIYzwfwTtzIU7amQLhMOzyjwqKxhJA3MoUKxZVIxwY6rpbJINPS-rDWe7wZIZGrpASlXCQ7-mfvhtkw2lrYMmXPAX0THP6C5mN15hOUM_irEFyE/s1600-h/flowerdiagram2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5WwHlYBSjyLq0iNIblsYO8r_ZaETGIYzwfwTtzIU7amQLhMOzyjwqKxhJA3MoUKxZVIxwY6rpbJINPS-rDWe7wZIZGrpASlXCQ7-mfvhtkw2lrYMmXPAX0THP6C5mN15hOUM_irEFyE/s200/flowerdiagram2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316472687587532594" /></a><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8ewI25ZLLKaflvi_i_Tim5zfAcWGoGcUmRPfWkD7iHtyipe9jHeKr5_t1RLcu0Qt-pQ5t387zqy_S5UaHxFWalTzzuRnxMXWK39yqoyKfQdvVbu_0Nl5LQpSE_ofIPork5bgy3nV_N8/s1600-h/DayOne7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8ewI25ZLLKaflvi_i_Tim5zfAcWGoGcUmRPfWkD7iHtyipe9jHeKr5_t1RLcu0Qt-pQ5t387zqy_S5UaHxFWalTzzuRnxMXWK39yqoyKfQdvVbu_0Nl5LQpSE_ofIPork5bgy3nV_N8/s200/DayOne7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316470575501321714" /></a>Skip the bead from the inner circle and take the needle through the next bead in the outer row as shown at the arrow. Complete adding the loops all the way around.<br /><br /><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNXW2wLNPrBX_pToxeyJUZ2RXkdALeRCm7ILNqIpXD5snHQ2b8CWVqmMzwvnrD6umdBldKd-0KyzBUthlN3hhZAFPtlI96s4mD5UghCM1AQmGTn8pgTUY0Lt0ZN6WRDerHJnhNlwRBZg/s1600-h/DayOne8.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNXW2wLNPrBX_pToxeyJUZ2RXkdALeRCm7ILNqIpXD5snHQ2b8CWVqmMzwvnrD6umdBldKd-0KyzBUthlN3hhZAFPtlI96s4mD5UghCM1AQmGTn8pgTUY0Lt0ZN6WRDerHJnhNlwRBZg/s200/DayOne8.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316472678849208098" /></a>You can stop here if you want or you can continue adding loops until the flower is as full as you want. I usually make each succeeding loop larger by four to six beads; I like an odd count for these loops. <br> <br /><br />If you want a lot of loops, use a #10 Delica or an 8/0 on the outer inital ring and use a lighter weight thread. I used moss Wildfire on the yellow/peach flower, and I had some trouble getting the needle through for the second loop. I used 4-lb crystal Fireline on the yellow flower--a better choice. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MQhqKe43gMHvGg7y7LGkQYAvMrcHMEHveWYg8gV-sgIl2pEVSDQPZzy_CPcxobyo3GWOAbdBEz6D6O80087HDOsBbiX8OiMfpG81FfpoWPmLijkGSewFMh6p4lS8qQ7QGrSl_dLh5aE/s1600-h/DayOne2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MQhqKe43gMHvGg7y7LGkQYAvMrcHMEHveWYg8gV-sgIl2pEVSDQPZzy_CPcxobyo3GWOAbdBEz6D6O80087HDOsBbiX8OiMfpG81FfpoWPmLijkGSewFMh6p4lS8qQ7QGrSl_dLh5aE/s200/DayOne2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316487862695946050" /></a><br><br><br /><br /><br /><br />Fusion Beads posted a new <a href="http://www.fusionbeads.com/beadingfaq/techniques.php?bfid=101">tutorial</a> for a right-angle-weave beaded bead today. It looks great made with crystals.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-14195628747591117502009-03-22T11:29:00.025-05:002009-03-22T15:09:47.252-05:00In the Beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm3ekkqBYTxHNIo9sH66bx8dBwwydLrGVKKx5L1qh2kOxlw-QzS16yXnfdDB9VzRBvUZcS_ZFXIYfEGguO3ze1mboB55CocFq6JrrITNYa7ZJs8gLfUo9mI4gQP9lH_E4Zp2d9xEI1E4/s1600-h/begin4.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm3ekkqBYTxHNIo9sH66bx8dBwwydLrGVKKx5L1qh2kOxlw-QzS16yXnfdDB9VzRBvUZcS_ZFXIYfEGguO3ze1mboB55CocFq6JrrITNYa7ZJs8gLfUo9mI4gQP9lH_E4Zp2d9xEI1E4/s200/begin4.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087170671944690" /></a>I've written several times in previous blogs and also on my <a href="http://www.janiesbeads.com">main site</a> about the way I execute the first two rows of my beaded beads and also my beaded flowers. I'm going to begin a series of instructions for the various flowers on this blog that I use in my bracelets, and rather than explain each time about the start, I decided to devote today's blog to this technique so I can refer back to it. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgYi03uCz3_tY6veVTHBoL7yhQ1oAgzm6Das9mWd1VXnZsMteS7MaQUU_NQK93jLUV6IKKPqti2n9q9NV-0_ulL1VUr8gdT19jJ8CbatwGS9p2jvznQ9LG2ZphK5ZXD2yfxXhvQYfx2o/s1600-h/begin1.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgYi03uCz3_tY6veVTHBoL7yhQ1oAgzm6Das9mWd1VXnZsMteS7MaQUU_NQK93jLUV6IKKPqti2n9q9NV-0_ulL1VUr8gdT19jJ8CbatwGS9p2jvznQ9LG2ZphK5ZXD2yfxXhvQYfx2o/s200/begin1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316086599158760882" /></a>String on twice the number of beads that you want in the circle, thus a 5-bead circle will require 10 beads--a two-row beginning to a peyote tube or a peyote round. Push the beads down to within 3" or 4" from the end. Lay the beads across your forefinger, bring the needle around and take the needle through the first bead you strung on and then through <strong>every other bead </strong>until you reach the last two beads. Take the needle through these beads which creates the step up to place the needle in position for the next row of beads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLY2RG4SASZNah_cJ4tW1puPQ0H_B12ONpTOosOmqF7_GR1xkEIrWZpLFEhjRa6Jw83lN6Jpfau3PB2DQkXvaqQWioNth-ccTxIhjS5KeTdHQCuikbmGUPBD9BHse6njQLlRBlmM8ZwI/s1600-h/begin2.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLY2RG4SASZNah_cJ4tW1puPQ0H_B12ONpTOosOmqF7_GR1xkEIrWZpLFEhjRa6Jw83lN6Jpfau3PB2DQkXvaqQWioNth-ccTxIhjS5KeTdHQCuikbmGUPBD9BHse6njQLlRBlmM8ZwI/s200/begin2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087153073153298" /></a> Some people lay the beads on the matte, holding the thread as shown, and then taking the needle through every other bead, again going through the last two beads before pulling the beads into a circle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhza1MQbCvDKS4PTtIGG0UTE6UzTrOx_JbfQ41r0xNKjhTpbaRHs4dv8_hc2bg125UKBgSY0zymEyTuo5n-hF3ZX5DtmERHYbWPd-v3ccSrpYu4n9_ufNI5miIZLctYbQBXJ6LTfTpb0/s1600-h/begin5.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhza1MQbCvDKS4PTtIGG0UTE6UzTrOx_JbfQ41r0xNKjhTpbaRHs4dv8_hc2bg125UKBgSY0zymEyTuo5n-hF3ZX5DtmERHYbWPd-v3ccSrpYu4n9_ufNI5miIZLctYbQBXJ6LTfTpb0/s200/begin5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087160405705026" /></a> I find it easier to pull the beads into a circle if I insert my forefinger into the circle and tug the thread below the needle. I also place the end of the thread in the palm of my hand to hold it securely. When you are pulling the beads into a circle, sometimes you will need to nudge one of the beads on the outer circle as shown here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEunZ_9nVOoyP2Szw5wGfUwTBBmepwJoopcBdGCbaW81Tg5RG6-YcVEp02fCLcKtD2pCAbp5b-kZ7h0PQcv5jWqPmSUa4_h7czr2rXKLfA9-RcejRH1kUtCDTox-I0TDuHZqGgPKMhKU/s1600-h/begin9.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEunZ_9nVOoyP2Szw5wGfUwTBBmepwJoopcBdGCbaW81Tg5RG6-YcVEp02fCLcKtD2pCAbp5b-kZ7h0PQcv5jWqPmSUa4_h7czr2rXKLfA9-RcejRH1kUtCDTox-I0TDuHZqGgPKMhKU/s200/begin9.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087932706828482" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUoO1cbdy9heMUEg3MytJQKlHY9I3xtg6cvAcegvhThj-eSm0Bl_3K4Ze1c-AfheriThEowWZrBFiBGjqeMYnrKKFVROnrG16b9NUoLH0zfaQIG4xIf6Iq3P78XQRMIrJI3NBzTYaygI/s1600-h/begin10.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUoO1cbdy9heMUEg3MytJQKlHY9I3xtg6cvAcegvhThj-eSm0Bl_3K4Ze1c-AfheriThEowWZrBFiBGjqeMYnrKKFVROnrG16b9NUoLH0zfaQIG4xIf6Iq3P78XQRMIrJI3NBzTYaygI/s200/begin10.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087940549965538" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9eqNUI1He858GLJjwKk6AY1ldrKKyQfG0Qk2EIifeWg5u_KxUHNd2erPR8LKL3Uf-T4jPDEY4S4QCgSESqASJBD0oRLNsK15kM7nYHl1ffTUrwVAhZ2nrGM-96k4721UGSTrenjf1hE/s1600-h/begin6.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 68px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9eqNUI1He858GLJjwKk6AY1ldrKKyQfG0Qk2EIifeWg5u_KxUHNd2erPR8LKL3Uf-T4jPDEY4S4QCgSESqASJBD0oRLNsK15kM7nYHl1ffTUrwVAhZ2nrGM-96k4721UGSTrenjf1hE/s200/begin6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087187373025410" /></a>I often make this beginning circle from two different size beads or two different colors. The trick here is to remember that whatever bead you place first on the needle will be the bead in the inner circle. This is important if you are using a smaller bead in the inner circle to make a smaller hole on the beaded beads.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j96_F4ckTy-tvbErIbU9Dg6G6jZvlnZLd2A2feBMDnQVtWDIKEW20Cx9DKC1MoYakdnIR1qGUgpGPPTkirp3j0sX_aEeMK-pPhVZ47ctQ2Sb4IUlb2n3DFB4iHuAyInL0VIruYJ6Mu0/s1600-h/begin7.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j96_F4ckTy-tvbErIbU9Dg6G6jZvlnZLd2A2feBMDnQVtWDIKEW20Cx9DKC1MoYakdnIR1qGUgpGPPTkirp3j0sX_aEeMK-pPhVZ47ctQ2Sb4IUlb2n3DFB4iHuAyInL0VIruYJ6Mu0/s200/begin7.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316087186497773666" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-54140662551787508002009-03-21T14:21:00.007-05:002009-03-23T00:10:43.932-05:00Rococo Necklaces<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQmLhqbPy3iAvHfsKia81AqrSNdzXz52m-5PCGTN5MITCPo1W6zPU17kQ0MdmHRMLtnvQLDKxXw7eY3MNhiCP_iRCZyjniFJGYlb8lxMNwgw-AIg9uG0erZ6YCiTUZCIh4mkLTcqPlj0/s1600-h/rococo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQmLhqbPy3iAvHfsKia81AqrSNdzXz52m-5PCGTN5MITCPo1W6zPU17kQ0MdmHRMLtnvQLDKxXw7eY3MNhiCP_iRCZyjniFJGYlb8lxMNwgw-AIg9uG0erZ6YCiTUZCIh4mkLTcqPlj0/s200/rococo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315723604352098498" /></a> These are my two rococo necklaces. They're 25" long without the clasps. The red one below is new, while the green one is about three years old and well worn. They're very simple: three strands of beads accented with beaded beads with a toggle clasp. <br /><br />The beaded beads are made like the rondelle below with the following row count: Begin with 10 11/0 seed beads to create the first two rows, then five rows or #5 rococo triangles, and finished with two rows of 11/0 seed beads. Make six for the necklace shown. <br /><br />1. Cut three strands of bead wire about three inches longer than the desired length and crimp the strands together with at least two crimps. <br /><br />2. Thread all the strands through one triangle. Separate the strands and string each one in the pattern (*3 seeds beads, one triangle** 8 times ending with 3 seed beads). Take the three strands through one triangle, thread on a beaded bead and another triangle. Repeat the pattern of *3 seed beads and one triangle** <strong>10</strong> times until you've used all of the beaded beads.<br /><br />3. End with 3 seed beads, one triangle** 8 times on each strand. Take the three strands through one final triangle, pull tight and crimp the three strands together. I added a crimp loop on top of the two crimps on each side.<br /><br />4. Attach the toggle and post with a jump ring. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBy1YKuoUQ00ZxT45byKuLi9z_JeW8ZmWiCZkG7_5QE-zMPL9w8Gu8nmGjU4dE9IpEYXCqwGM3FZVWNwU5UsYYaQzcNK_M9EVXIlicS3XdOkPCrW-iXbXMpSsO5Irph1jHpt1fzdWt5o/s1600-h/rococo-red.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBy1YKuoUQ00ZxT45byKuLi9z_JeW8ZmWiCZkG7_5QE-zMPL9w8Gu8nmGjU4dE9IpEYXCqwGM3FZVWNwU5UsYYaQzcNK_M9EVXIlicS3XdOkPCrW-iXbXMpSsO5Irph1jHpt1fzdWt5o/s320/rococo-red.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315743386935435090" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-81505386062509112402009-03-21T00:14:00.010-05:002009-03-21T12:52:34.344-05:00Rondelles Continued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ienOFyi8EGe4IfSg-PGmGtaNmalJgwT4YZnu59bEsvYK3FKxK2x09Hwq9MpozsKbCrPExSBzsCYj1elh5vyvfyzlDJUDMJiX9UlVOiNXPrFYZEt2SRLuTF1UvFWLJhLREduM052Cvmg/s1600-h/pen.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 79px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ienOFyi8EGe4IfSg-PGmGtaNmalJgwT4YZnu59bEsvYK3FKxK2x09Hwq9MpozsKbCrPExSBzsCYj1elh5vyvfyzlDJUDMJiX9UlVOiNXPrFYZEt2SRLuTF1UvFWLJhLREduM052Cvmg/s400/pen.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315508698171165618" /></a> I had a photo all planned out of this pen and the other six rondelles that I removed when I put on the lampwork bead created by my friend, Diane Schulz, Houston lampworker extraordinaire. But, I have spent the last hour looking for those other beads and cannot find them anywhere. The fun thing is that I found a lot of "stuff" I haven't seen in a long time and some I completely forgot I had. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDk_nVetGQjzwXYpsTX_HH5niKn5FCrrY4AmQHYU6PbBONhJCTTHL2E_U-m6vLBCHG28POUUgHuNwFx8IWOvBjL21Trz8XI4UW84fbr-Xli5sEZ9bodiLWmMtMSPFA0lAoEbopdXxnU/s1600-h/crystalrond.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDk_nVetGQjzwXYpsTX_HH5niKn5FCrrY4AmQHYU6PbBONhJCTTHL2E_U-m6vLBCHG28POUUgHuNwFx8IWOvBjL21Trz8XI4UW84fbr-Xli5sEZ9bodiLWmMtMSPFA0lAoEbopdXxnU/s200/crystalrond.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315700240434822674" /></a>Anyway, I took the beads off the pen so you can actually see them. The rondelles on the pen are made with two rows of delicas, one row of 8/0s, one row of 4mm bicones, another row of 8/0s and finished with the two rows of delicas. Easy and quick to make. <br /><br />I know the start to all of my beads--putting on twice the number of the tube, bringing the needle around and taking it through every other bead until you reach the last two when you take the needle through these seems awkward at first. Here's the reason: when you make a standard start of putting on twice the number of beads, tying them in a circle, putting on a bead and skipping a bead all the way around, you create <strong>three</strong> rows of peyote, and I only want two. I also hate working against a knot and this method yields a very tight circle. I usually go through the last row a second time and pull it very tight before I finish off my thread.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlEs-eq21ACLoGV-pXkAFGHvX07V0LlqAAd21113hcJ6DV28jhpoy3Z9dUFO5GPZXZbo-jcabOLw3zxk-crklHkIuUj5yZwGi8cuj1Entzz3RBbnQPLg0HwcR39E_iSSzaiB7GuJ0CqQ/s1600-h/rondelle.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlEs-eq21ACLoGV-pXkAFGHvX07V0LlqAAd21113hcJ6DV28jhpoy3Z9dUFO5GPZXZbo-jcabOLw3zxk-crklHkIuUj5yZwGi8cuj1Entzz3RBbnQPLg0HwcR39E_iSSzaiB7GuJ0CqQ/s200/rondelle.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315510724531141954" /></a> Here's a rondelle that makes a nice flower or bead to use instead of a button for a closure. This one is constructed of four bead rounds, beginning with the usual 8 beads and through every other one. There are four rounds of 5/0 Miyuki triangles, and the bead is finished with two rounds of seed beads. I love these triangles which Barry (<a href="http://www.caravanbeads.net/">Caravan Beads</a>) lists as "rococo." They positively look like they're lit from within. Tomorrow I'll show you two necklaces I've made with these beads.Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-79045858217985197442009-03-19T23:05:00.012-05:002009-03-20T00:02:17.656-05:00Another Kind of Rondelle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw8DFYgQ2rIjPMIjRCZYsH88nNBVBH6KI-mW-P35_Aa6GsQ3IqfqfGQ7zhPy37bV7xjgd7pf2985J6CrblE5pIUboB6pkylOvcMTizN2RekjMcF33F24hG0LKwAeC12McQxe2sZdsE48/s1600-h/lariat-full.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw8DFYgQ2rIjPMIjRCZYsH88nNBVBH6KI-mW-P35_Aa6GsQ3IqfqfGQ7zhPy37bV7xjgd7pf2985J6CrblE5pIUboB6pkylOvcMTizN2RekjMcF33F24hG0LKwAeC12McQxe2sZdsE48/s200/lariat-full.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315117549432240802" /></a> I decided that I wanted to share my version of rondelles today. They're a variation of my versatile bead and about the size of a dime. I use them instead of buttons as closures on bracelets, on the end of lariats as shown here, and sometimes as flowers. I have another reason as well. Barry Kahn of <a href="http://caravanbeads.com/news_blog/march_14_2009.html">Caravan Beads</a> announced yesterday that Miyuki is making a longer magatama (a real favorite of mine) that he will have in May. Aha, I thought, I'll make one of these beads with magatamas to show you how they're made. I can't wait for the longer ones because I know they'll really make nice flowers...but, obviously, that's for another day.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HjcmT3hUS06LkvuQdqHwjik6iSlCYF7CQDMS_4hZYt-BsjczQsjAVDj0DZQUT-2_TbyqSnwGjb-gOYcq8e1OKsFdHGQcDaCWLN7upZagGwA9fvlLadic5LEAmy-XhC_jsTGQJ3kq8eM/s1600-h/maga1.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HjcmT3hUS06LkvuQdqHwjik6iSlCYF7CQDMS_4hZYt-BsjczQsjAVDj0DZQUT-2_TbyqSnwGjb-gOYcq8e1OKsFdHGQcDaCWLN7upZagGwA9fvlLadic5LEAmy-XhC_jsTGQJ3kq8eM/s200/maga1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121366096118354" /></a>When I was coming back from dinner tonight, I had another idea that I also wanted to try. I got out 15/0s (10) and 11/0s (10) for the center, 8/0s (10), and the magatamas (5). Here's what you do: Thread a #12 needle with 30" of 6-lb fireline, double the thread and pick up one 15/0, one 11/0, alternating them until there is a total of 10 beads on the thread. Bring the thread around and take it through every other bead (the 15/0s starting with the first one put on the thread) until the end when you take the needle through the last two beads. Pull it into a circle. Work one round of peyote with the 8/0s, one round of magatamas, and another row of 8/0s, stepping up after each row. Now, what I would usually do, is finish with one round of the 11/0s and the final round with the 15/0s. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxF4W6TrFOr7NM2TPj563psfQbYprcbf17665TeOXROGjgGE-Vh_T5st6EuYl54t9Znb_6A69uO2tE0WrOIhoodSh5_LbU5C9xf5mWhMA46q90nPLQXn0w8exf72dIUxwPe0GgiZC6NM/s1600-h/maga2.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxF4W6TrFOr7NM2TPj563psfQbYprcbf17665TeOXROGjgGE-Vh_T5st6EuYl54t9Znb_6A69uO2tE0WrOIhoodSh5_LbU5C9xf5mWhMA46q90nPLQXn0w8exf72dIUxwPe0GgiZC6NM/s200/maga2.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315124870139900914" /></a>But, I set it down and looked at it. Wow, there was this lovely cavity just waiting for something to fill it. You'll soon learn that I have a large (probably a gross understatement) stash of beads from which to choose. I thought I'd try a new chaton I bought the other day, but it was a bit large, so I grabbed a standby of mine - a top-drilled pearl. I'm so excited I'll probably make another five or six (they're real quick) this evening and then decide what to do with them later. <br /><br />Here's the final in all its glory. It's sitting on a nickel so you'll have an idea of its size, and it appears that there's another round of beads sitting on top of the magatamas. That's just a reflection. Now, I can't wait to try them in other colors and with different beads in the center. Besides, if I finish them as I did in the lariat with the last two rows, they'll make a real statement as rondelles between other beads. Let's see, I can make rings, earrings, a bracelet, string some necklaces... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYnXt_XciGUrQiqKqLLqSdLLtWt-YhUchCZvHrONhOjc3tzPrHL1MTwe_NfGYRWrk96NKgaN1pT2y7Ax2ii7P2IwfBKIMSvB5vVODV_PYz9UZwUxVB3ifDpikMxjVA00GZDJoseZd-B4/s1600-h/maga6.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYnXt_XciGUrQiqKqLLqSdLLtWt-YhUchCZvHrONhOjc3tzPrHL1MTwe_NfGYRWrk96NKgaN1pT2y7Ax2ii7P2IwfBKIMSvB5vVODV_PYz9UZwUxVB3ifDpikMxjVA00GZDJoseZd-B4/s200/maga6.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315126503185897874" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663611946238069857.post-21737111722896726882009-03-18T11:29:00.003-05:002009-03-21T16:34:44.929-05:00Welcome to my world of beadsHappily, I spend a great part of most days with a needle, thread and beads. I've shared parts of this adventure with many of you through my website, <a href="http://www.janiesbeads.com/">Janie's Beads</a>, but I've been lax about posting new work. That's what I want to change. So, hang on and stay around, because I've been a very busy beader for the last few years.<br /><br />Now that I've retired from my previous career, I'm teaching classes at my local bead shops, <a href="http://www.beadoholique.net/">Beadoholique I and II</a>, in Houston on a regular basis. Check out the <a href="http://www.beadoholique.net/calendar.html">calendars</a> on their site to see what and when I'll be teaching, and I'll keep you informed here. I've also taught at the Texas and Shreveport bead retreats in the last couple of years. Ida Williams has added a second retreat in <a href="http://iwilli71129.tripod.com/2ndshreveportbeadretreat/Shreveport">Shreveport</a> this year (April 5-7). The site says that I'll be teaching my bluebonnet bracelet, but I'm not. I'm teaching the Rose Vine bracelet which is the one shown there. The bluebonnets will have to wait for the August retreat because I'm still working out the final design. <br /><br />Here's the Flower Power Ring which I'm teaching this month and which I taught in January at the Texas Bead Retreat. Petal beads, the new 10/0 Delicas, 3mm Swarovski bicones, a top-drilled pearl and about two hours are all that's needed to complete this ring.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeKQKxjXDBtXGRYEmnZ3cybnAZWTMSEpO-nfzTbb4PS1wBqk_5_ZNDjo8EpZAQiywDNrwFuzJ2axu2REXcxT5x7rRnWvtFZfXmfeEF_-ItN8J8kx8Mx5XiQ0SYPcH7kUZuXVrauLnFaQ/s1600-h/FPCover5.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeKQKxjXDBtXGRYEmnZ3cybnAZWTMSEpO-nfzTbb4PS1wBqk_5_ZNDjo8EpZAQiywDNrwFuzJ2axu2REXcxT5x7rRnWvtFZfXmfeEF_-ItN8J8kx8Mx5XiQ0SYPcH7kUZuXVrauLnFaQ/s200/FPCover5.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314580082966032578" /></a>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107636051346330207noreply@blogger.com1