contents FEBRUARY/MARCH 2012 VOLUME 15 NUMBER 2 Designer of the Year Projects 20 AFFINITY SERIES Jean Power Peyote-stitch glittering bangles that dazzle when ‘worn solo in multiples 24 ABIT OF LACE Diane Fitzgerald (Create elegant wearable ar, adorning machine-made lace with beading and paint 28 EDWARDIAN RUFFLES Leslie Franer Combine seed and peanut beads in this bracelet that recalls. ruffled regal adornments 32. CHARMED, IM SURE Sue Jackson and Wendy Hubick Fashion a colorful charm bracelet of squate-titched cube and pyramid beaded beads Feature 18 ISTH ANNIVERSARY BEADED BEAD CONTEST Kick ff this years ongoing series of beaded beads with ‘Seeing Stars by Melinda Barta Projects 3B EYEONTHE PRIZE BRACELET Calla Csirmaz 42 FALLINGLEAVES LARIAT Carole Hom 48 CRYSTAL SQUARES BRACELET Elemor Piper 52 _SILVERTIE AFFAIR Gloianne uch 60 SEASON'S DELIGHTS EARRINGS Alice Kharon 62 CHAINWITH CHARM Roxanne Rogers 66. KLMTS COLLARJII Devon STITCH INDEX rick sTTCHe6 [BUTTONHOLE OR BLANKET STITCH 26 FRINGE «2 HERRINGBONE STITCH 28, 38, 52,74 aooeR smITCH20, 38 NETTING 18,42 PEYOTE STITCH 18, 20,28, 38, 42, 48,52, rom op: Ctl Squares 60,6266, 74, Braet by Eleanore Peper 1COT 52,62 Falng Leos okay IGHT-ANGLE WEAVE 28, 38,52, 60,66, cae ae ee SQUARE STITCH 32,38, 62,65 pee Witework22contents Departments Passing Through WORD. (What Our Readers Did) 10 Contributors 12 TheChallenge 14 Cool Stuff 74 Simply Seeds Melisa van Diik 78 Stitch Pro: Get to Know Your Seed Beads 94 Techniques 96 Bead Artist Kristina Logan Michelle Mach PROJECT RATING OOO 00) 000 ‘urtheeievlprojet Projects sutedto those new Designsforanintermedate Start here fyou ar up or al B cxingsjtem,foundon to seed beading orto beaderabeginerreadyto achllengeorlooking fora theoperingpogeofeach experienced beaderslooking expandhisyer sil oran detailed projec that requires ee projec isyourguideto fora quick project. advanced beaderlookng —__alonger time commitment Affinity Series by Jean Fo eciing which poets fora project that wonttake age 20 tomate fist weeks to complete