INSPIRED DESIGNS FOR THE PASSIONATE BEADER Beadweaving with , Czech cemagle a ps8 |g BE TECHNIQUES of ey peyote, right-angle iy weave, and os : eae) Bumblebee p.32 beadworkmagazine.comHeara Rosets Neace Barbara Fllonte STITCH INDEX BEAD CROCHET 66 BEAD EMBROIDERY 66,74 BRICK STITCH 64, 66,74 CHEVRON CHAIN 35 CRIMPING 50,64 FRINGE 32, 40,4 50,54, 58,24 HERRINGBONESTITCH 16, 40, LADDERSTITCH 16 NETTING 58 PEYOTESTITCH 24,32 36,40,44, 66,74 PICOT 16,24 26,50, 54,66 RIGHTANGLEWEAVE 24,26, 50,58 SPIRAL STITCH 70 SQUARESTITCH 40,54 STRINGING 50,6 TRIANGLE WEAVE 26 WAREWORKING 58 2 beadworkmagazine.com xp-saae 2.6 ty Scrat Lao contents BEADWORK | aprit/may 2010 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 3 ES featured projects 4 Passing Through Designer of the Year Projects Bead Buzz 32. SWEET BUMBLEBEE Non Gan Contributors ‘A charming sosspantom fora spring day hls peyote sche ar esters ooo 12. The Challenge Pitted 16 Stitch Pro jean Campbett 36 WILDFLOWER EARRINGS Meloni Foter Sweet chevron-neted and peyote-attched blooms hang 20) Coola from delicate chain~contnsting mate and iridescent sed 21 Katie's Finds kate ier bed reat the petals nrrounding etal entre 24 Custom Cool 40. JACK-INTHE-PULPIT Laure Metabo» , Spring has sprung, bringing with it peyoe-ntched flow 26 Scarlett’s Style Sct tonon ersin shades of porple, a eladon-colored strap creted ‘ith tubular herringbone stitch, and pearl accents 94 Techniques 8° HemldeGee ban Adare 44 FIRE FLOWER BRACELET Core OK! Use peyote rteh and fringe to make ail of flowers for and Cynthia Toops _your wrist with sophisticated shades of bromze seed beads, Tine Kame ey and prested- las earrope aie) elev cg fe oted estas bate free project Cee oy or eet reer eae et coed Re Pree er eee ene58 MODERN VINTAGE: HOW TWO DESIGNERS ‘COMBINE SEED BEADS, PRESSED GLASS, ‘AND BRASS | Barbra Felkowitzond Any Hapthoayee | he endwenving techniques to combine vinege-tnapied ‘ements and modern Hair with Barbara's Hears & Rosettes Necklace and Amy's Floral Wreaths Bracelet 50 VIOLETTE NECKLACE Barb Suter Light up the room with glimmering ryt sesrburt necklace, suing dimensional right angle weave embellished with fringe and pots 32 Set Bumblebee 54 SEQUIN SHIMMER Cini Sor A srnre-siched foundation is laden with ings made of ‘opp dics end irieecet ety toe bends in ti shining, shimmering bracelet 64. CALYPSO FANS BRACELET suthie Rudge | Gaol ff wth his fan bret esgn, composed of many small bricheatitched seed-bead fan anchored with olivine and fuchsia lass rounds 66 ENCHANTED NECKLACE tentic Pers (Create an elegant necklace with bead-erochete strap ofelinder ad tiangs ed bead =the peyoe-ettched end Beadeerbectered Sala ft Sor naeets 70 SATIN SPIRALS BRACELET julie DAmico-Beres “This nwitling spiral-aitch bracelet shows off crystal peri on a backdrop of gray fie-polihed rounds and gunmetal sed beade Jeckin-the Pulpit Wy Laura McCabe 74 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY CUFF fel Angelo Vintage floral eabochons are the centerpieces for this vividly colored caf, which ineceporeel ch bead embroidery, peyote stitch, fringe, nd brick site, and ean be easly persis AoW two S bonus projects SPIRALS & FILIGREE 1 Donne Fraiman (SEE. 7) DAVIN THE SUN, by el Burne onthe Ut at beadworkrnagarie.com BEADWORK —april/may 2010 3YOUR BEADING COMMUNITY) bead buzz) pa escort bore cnn wth beng tie pcre of your work, question, and information on what your lal bead pls tnd groupe are up co. Check or waite, beadwerknagatne com for corrections, announcements and fre projects Pi chat with other bdr out forum at beadngdaicoe, a gt WITH My BEAD HAPPY “The joy of creativity without limits” isthe motto for Jubilation Creations, which was founded by Judy Weinstein asa way to ‘nurture creativity in disabled and special: needs clients at her New Jersey store, Jubili Beads e Yarns. The organization invites people with special needs to participate in arts-andcrafts classes, where they often create beaded necklaces and bracelets. The goals are to increase participants’ physical Uwamrcepene and cognitive sills and to build a sense Sowncsgunnn ‘of pride and accomplishment through ‘expressing their creativity. Go to www/jubilationcreations.com te learn more. WHAT OUR W.O.R.D. READERS DID s The optional earrings for Nancy Cain’ Pear! Reerec thre Ange Se ena 2009, page 51) were so cute Thad to try them. After making the fis few rounds, 1 slipped the tube over the 121m bead and. {ound I enjoyed the look ofthe bead showing ‘on both sides. So instead of itching the tops ‘ofthe caps, [finished each side ofthe tube ‘with Naney’ points. I then completed my carrngs with head pins, amethyst AB etal bicones, gold-plated 3mm rounds, and gold-filed ear wires, Its 50 rewarding tobe able to take the inspirations from your pages ond mate them my oun! JULIE SMITH / KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA When [sow Jeanne Barta Crine's ‘Memento Mosaic (December 2009/ January 2010, page 74), fallin Tove. It is such an eclectic piece tht Just goes with everything! Lam new to bed embroidery, but Ijellowed the directions, got out ll my ite buttons ‘end beads that needed 0 new projec, and this beautifa bracelet was born Toe receoed so many amacing compliment, ond he bracelet has become my new favorite. Flose Beadwork magazine and all the treasures in every ie that challenge me to come up wth increasingly Beoutifl pecs of ene. ‘CLAIRE KIMBLE / MEDFORD, OREGON. 6 beadwarkmagazine.com: ‘The BeadSmith’s Bead Oracle ($2) predicts how many beads you will need for any project: Justcross-check the desired length of the necklace or bracelet with the size of the beads you plan to use and=veilayou'll know how ‘many beads to buy (732) 969-5300, worw.beadsmith.com. Do good~and learn something Beading fae . «4 new Minera Spirals, featuring WHER @ EWiSE jects fom the UK deading sroup Minerva Beaders, 2 RVA SPI ‘ techniques for RA Sag teaches youtehiqes beaded spiral ropes. Pus, the proceeds from the book sales will benefit Zimbabwe primary schools in rural communities, supplying pencils, paper and textbooks and building additional dassrooms. Visit wwwheatherworks.co.uk to get your eopy for £10 "== (about $16) plus shipping HISTORIC JEWELS Preciousness Preserved: Jewelry from the Charleston Museum's Collections from Antiquity to Today showcases ‘the museum's extensive collection of jewelry. Because much ‘of the jewelry (dating from 500 B.C. to the mid-twentieth century) was donated by Charlestonians, fascinating stories about their provenances accompany a selection of the pieces, For more information about the exhib, which runs through September 6 at ‘The Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, call (843) 722-2996 or visit www charlestonmuseum.org.FOUR DESIGNERS, ONE STASH the challenge gx ‘Melinda Barta, Gretchen Coats, Lisa Ken, and Allison Mackin ey What happens when yougive the rules: Weuseourfavrites gg four people matching sets of from the materials provided and, materials to play with? We work where necessary, round out projects with products we might not with our own materi. have considered using, andour the stash: FUSIONBEADS.COM creative sides get stretched one proyided an assortment of glassflower and more notch. “leaf beads, gold components, crystals, seed beads, anda clasp the source: FUSIONBEADS.COM, (888) 781-3559, SPRING IS IN THE AIR! [always get the urge to travel in the springtime, and since [don't have plans to hop on a plane to Japan anytime soon, [took litle minivacation (if only with my beads) and designed my necklace around a pagoda-and-crane cabochon. I glued the eabochon 108 small piece of beading foundation, bead-embroidered around it, and then backed it with Ulrasuede., The straps are made of fringe, the wonderful gold twig components, and square-stitched sections of 24k gold sced beads. used Gilders Paste (see page 24) to dull the gold seed beads, in hopes of making the stitched sections not outshine the twigs. WITH ALL OF THE BEAUTIFUL vibrant beads in this Challenge kit, itwas difficult to choose a color palete! I ecided to ere Ibracelet using greens and yellow-oranges for an understated and feminine look. I selected the grassy green seed beads for the band of this peyote-sttched bracelet, then I embellished it ‘with stitched fringe made of yellow-orange lowers. I wanted the fringe to fee like the First delicate buds and blossoms of spring. Lodded a few faceted apricot-colored Swarovski crystals t0 the fringe for abit of dewy sparkle ‘The gol links help to create a slightly ‘more manicured field of flowers. ‘subaly springy 12 beadworkmagazine.com