Be Ov ND 7 ig: Noha ELCs ns ai. stunning necklace _ Easy as ‘1-2-3 81 Te iDelic Wrapped loops add secur ly Alice Korach 16 Easy as 1-2-3 Design a necklace you can wear as one for many strands by Karen Smaalders 18 Button Necklaces Crochet a luxurious collar of buttons by Aileen S, Gugeneim cate Pearl Earrings nd elegance 22 Hotter than Hec Lariats, pearls, gold, crystal, and nything You Can Wear a Rainbow Chaining a necklace of beads and wire ty foan Dutta 29 Bullfrog Beads 1g artistry of James Jones dn Alice Kerach 34 Rings Around Build your own chain with beads by Louise Matcotm 36 Double-X Lariat Recreating avintage bead chain by Ethel Rowen 38 Pi Are Bracelets Join stone donuts with brick stiteh for an elegant, ethnic look by Cheri Lynn Walts 42 Button Entrepreneur ‘by Barbara Carone Departments From Alice's Desk « 6 Your Levers «8 NeWS & REVIEWS * 44 Calendar * 47 Your Work ¢ 48. Sources + 53 Anything Goes « 54 BEAD &Butlon Junefiom Alice's Desk tjust doesn't Selrighe acl should have s0 much fun at work. Fun i for fice time and is called Nori bocmee ie work. Right’ Wron Sometimes you get Icky and find yoursett >> inan environment ie ah wera lewho Tove what) there doing are . tiled to share their enthusiasm ‘and ate jst dow And Verse iealy inely, the second day that you report toa new job, the person to doors down announces tat she's your new best fiend and that you are ber new best fend And she really means it That's hhow Kay Olson, the new editor of ‘Nutshell New and became “bess ibet friends From that moment, life has not been the same, At hunch, Kay regaled us wih co- ries or bert enulary practical jokes She also told tis repeatedly how ‘ich she hated raising and how da sero they are — the freaded “iron over load” disease, don't you now. During Kays peat bust ness trip, seven “California Rein! at Thad receniy aired ata rummage sle secret fd themselves in her office, Out ‘cae Kay's mallet sbout to mit ttes after her return, and laugh: ing, yeling, and poundin rereibenited through the hall “The war was on. She loves and owns hundreds of dolls, and I dis Iike dolls, especially the expensive collector kind (they seare me) When f came back from my fast trip, my office was lor to celling all eatouts; Fem stl nding thera ‘months later. It was my turn, New chalrs had been ordered for much Sf the staf, but Kay wasn ton the Hat She wa ery proud of her whining heeding, and noggin skills when she maraged to get > one (I did too by asking), and She went around annoureang loudly that anyone who changed 6 awit? RRAN #niatton the adjustment on her chair would be in Big ‘Trouble. Patrick, a new editor for Scale Auto Enthusiast and Car ‘Modeler, isin one of the Dffices bemeen us, He suggested that if Twant- ed tb get even for the dolls, Ecould dress Kay's chair like chairy” on Pee Wee's 4 Playhouse and the ae cas st Ay ve due to go on another tip. Never having seen Chairy, I did a litle research, visiting Rhoda, the managing editor of Berth and formerly of Collecting Tips. Then | spent Sunday afternoon sewing Hot pink sipeove, ging on a elt pervonaliy, and making arm cov- fers with stuffed fake-fur hands; but did't change the aust ment. Now [understand the plea sure my little sister got by making me scream ‘when we were small Tneed to go ona new rk to rave, but the anticipa- son aids a special thrill to coming home. Right now. ‘we're teasing Kirk and Patrick, who are leaving in an hour. Thats what best friends are all sbout. ‘Of course, we do work too, as this issue shows, Linda Salow, BEB's editorial assistant, has been here a whole two months, and T don't know what I'd do without her. She worked on the button crochet article inside and is our Web Wizard. We hope you'll visit ‘our page soon and often ~ Inntp.//wwwecbeadandbutton.com ~ we have lots of big plans for it. You can contact Linea by email — Isalowdkalmbach.com — or con: ventionalls. 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Lalo loved reading about the artits making. tunique and beautiful beads, but you never indicated whether you could ‘buy them or the cost. Also, with m0 advertising, T only knew a few sources to buy beads. But since dhe magazine has heen purchased by Kalmbach, [ hhave been enjoping it more. You how hhave the advertising 1 s0 wanted, and articles are excellent, Valko collect ‘buttons and like seeing more articles fn this subject. | found “Bution Brooches” (F18,p. 14) very informa tive and interesting. So~ I've decided. to renew my subseription = Linda Zignro, Breakin, NY article really enjoved the Lynne Merchant in Tam especially interested in knowing te hardiness of the wire she tarts out with. — Karen Lechner, Toronto, Ont, Gana Lynne arts with “dead soft steer auire and recommends that you hay “fine” sifeer if the heaier gauges are to hai to endl Wine hardens as yo ack Favorite books ‘Those Ba, Ba Bocas by Virginia Blakelock is sill very much and worth having. Vi ton of different types of beads her guidance on things like design and color blending are just a few ‘examples of the information that Le not seen anywhere else, Her instr tions are clear, detailed, and very ‘encouraging, even if you're learning advanced techniques like how (@ make holes or sting beads i the 1 dle of your loormvark or create a fi fy finge. Val Thorson, Seat, W Although I have many books and have n Ibook, Tidien Beadwoeaing Patirns: pointed zig zags, double zig zags, and daisy chain. Each has unlimited possi- bilities, Mr Goodhue touches on oth- ge tha F ‘enjoy most. Are there other books that focus on these techaiques? Vl also like to hook up with others who share my interest in this ype of bead- work. — Lise Conta, artiylvornc com 3 age were 1 cre oreo a ies could no help ba wo der wre ce iat ogre Sain Vv centy England paca & sar spereach inveing sau Dome righ angle wenn at pote So icentng ete: Mreore Tisveclcl areca ed in China acl during te ler hing Dyin, Rig de wee vas inne bythe uh euiy in Jgue peers Wascny cose Cress nother pars ofthe work? SF ove wince phen yx ot beadworking ancestors have been so= n credit 1 YOUr editor: ~ Valens Hetor, velhectorSaokeom our point is well taken. J mentioned these enomynous ancestors i my miter ‘hatin genre terms because wy pint ss ‘hate chil gy credit nr tad teaches cand sources. Heo who ta ‘me, bt [can't know where she/he learned unl shefhe tells me. Readers, ean you help? After reading “Button Brooches” got the urge to Took through my kd butions A but ton on p. Mis exactly Tike some 1 have (at right). Four are 271g in, and two are 1¥4 in. They were ny grandmother's and I believe they're ivory. Does any fone know isha kind of garment they ceame from? = Sharon Blankenstip, Miduest City, OK Ours seems to have 2 wvgctal a rather than the grain one associates sth ‘animal ivory, We think i is omgetabde ivory, but ie are certainly nod experts, Toced a shank button that ja face for the beaded person I've made. Ideally, the button would be oval, in relief, and no more than an inch tall = Christ Bell, gebeltOix.netom.comFim working o1 a term paper about an art form of southeastern Utah and need to lear more about the Narajo juniper tree seed beads found in the Four Corners area the Navajo Indian reservations. From ‘hat [undentand, these appeared in the area about ago and were worked by a person named Rose Keith, - Curata F Haider crachretQeartMink nat Help, ‘Thank you for the most inspirational issue et teas particularly excited about trying the “Button Brooches,” bout Fean’t quite figare out the basic edge. Mine sts on the trimmed edge ‘wil 2 bead’s worth of backing show ing: Even trimming the hacking much closer doesn't quite d There was also no suggestion of how to make what s essentially 2 straight edge follow the curve of the brooch. Do I need todd a head benseen the stacks or just let the thread be Ioose enough to keep the edging fla. I'd aso like to see the finished project (the amticte ditn't sho Joel Drab Willson, VA 1 (Alle) made the ilhastration brooch (seep. 6), and had a svilar problem with the backing sing: x9 Fever i with teas extn vont of edging attached fo the lost ring 1 ala fut Yow of lops outside the basic ee o hide the Vora, fody sad ‘hat you need to clip the backing and leather as close 10 the last road a5 you (an without extn a thread. She added that ifthe felt shows. she often adds amet eredging mo. If you place the edging stacks dasely and ds pull hem tight, hey fale the curv of the just fine Atone bead fair, there were some Huichol Indians with their gorgeous Ipeadwork, Twas s0 fine wih sch small, beaurifal beads, Bur when 1 on p. the inner par of the drawings show: ing where to connect the rows. Gant ‘Geral P. Cansen, Kent, WA We were very disappointed with hero hose drawings pried. When 1 were pho- Locapes to daaken the faint parts for xo, 1 discovered thal setting the soy machine to (print derkey makes the gray show wp Exvate: O18: #5: Giles adders is 29312 Smith La, Gold Beach, OR 97444: p. 5 Rotert Arla wo frst place for glass waits ix Gleaming Tras. 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Th plated castpewter st with multiple holes to a il designs that also used purple crys tals and muli-olored pearls in addition w tiny gold be Tilt and pink poaelk bur ticy a seemed too busy and not two pes of pe: gold beads. The first earring | sp with that Uliked had d dangles, much like Tele that sligit asyanme- uy complem pattem of th exer, loops made in adem wire will not held up to better: any stess, Hyou don’t wantMaterials _ #1 Pair Sho! finding (this on TierraCas) *12in. 2tga wire § Extrathin gold-plated head pins ‘© Roundnose and chainniose pliers, wire cutters ring Gold-plaed Jose parts of your earrings, you ined to join them with wrapped Joops, 33 explained below. Wrapped loops are expecially deli cate and preity in Gne gauge wire. but they also make beautiful accents when worked in heavier ‘gauges — and they ada lots of extra secur Step by step After you've wrapped a joo ‘ean no longer hang it from a for precious beads. ing oF another loop; so always be ‘careful to put the loop through the hole where it will hang befor you wrap it. The parts of the earrit shown below. For these earrings wrap a loap at one end of each the three pieces of wire that will thang from the Finding before doing anything ele. Then string re of | the beads for each of these see jons and complet Toop on each as you attach it fing. hole in the beads on each head pins and att wrapped ally, string n of the four rach one to each ‘of the two outside dangtes with wrapped loops. A\ tach the two white pearlandgold head pins to the cemer dangle with wrapped Toops. Make the second earring’ irror image of Ing the placement rightside dangles ter dangles. he first by reverse of the left-and and the (wo cen Make a wrapped loop as follows: 1. Leaving abor wire above the be yutan inch of d aloop swith roundnose pliers: Hold the pliers with your palm np, grasping the wire about Vis in. bead (leave more using heavier wire hove the ‘space when e) Pull the wire ‘around the outside of the pliers and under the lower j so that it erosses the wire exiting the bead perpendicularly ( iphoto a) 2. Slip the tail through the bole on the finding oF through ano ‘wy <* er erapped loop so that the bead hangs from the finding or loop {photo b) 3. Grasp the loop with the roundnose ple just abene-the 10s, The tail goes behind the wire exiting the bead, If necessary. shift the loop slightly so it sits straight above the bead (photo (Nou will probably find that you prefer holding the plicrs with your dominant hand.) ail 4, Grasp the wire tail with the chainnose pliers or the thu and index finger of your other hand and pull it around the wire right below the eross (photo d), 5. Keep wrapping until you've filled the area between the loop and the bead. As you wrap, pull ‘subsequent wraps tight against the previous ones. 6 1e remainder of the tail off as close as possible (phot €) and flatten it against the final wrap using the tip of the chain- ove pliers. Alice is the nitor of BEAD E Basnon,t's easy enough to design different necklaces for different effects, but how do you create one necklace that can make different statements? Even though this goal might sound impos. sible, it isn’t The necklace above can, be classically simple or bold and elab- orate, depending on my mood and the occasion, sood accessory, it Works in many watys With diferent outfits. You can wear cach strand sep: three together. In rately, fact, [ike to call part of the Gn of wea eribbage necklace because it isin Gguring out how many combinations are possible. The key to joi the strands is using. hook clasps. You'll need seven in all ~ one large, sturdy one for the main clasp and hend of Multiple strands lo a small one for e2 k good either as a graduated BEAD gation necklace or twisted. (Remember, twisting will shorten the necklace, $0 low about 1 in. of extra Tength ~ more for larger beads.) Beeause the clasp at Il hooked into the same ie back, you won't have a problem with clasps shifting, as you would shen wearing th arate necklaces together, My necklace is made a freshwater pers ane crystals in three strands of sigh deren lengths (act 39 in. longer than ak aisag, Uae fe eugene ie ferent necklaces or on striking one. If a pearl theme The key to wearing the same nedklace as one or several strands is the clasps. Amy style vill work, but S hooks, which are both decorative and furtctional, are best.Materials #1 Silkon white bead cord Several twisted wire needles Large S hook (144 wo 1H in.) = GS hypo tube cement Scissors Long strand (1614 in. plus 1¥4 in. ‘© 2030 7mm Freshwater pearls ‘* 1418 8mm Faceted glass beads, assorted pastel colors * Size 6° gold seed beads * 2 ¥ein-long Goldtone $ hooks 2 clasps) Medium strand (15% in, plus 114 in, ~ 2 clasps) © 1 16%n. Strand 5mm freshwater pearls + 8:12 Gmin Faceted glass beads, assorted pastel colors © 1824 4mm Multicolor dyed pearls * 6 Size 6° gold beads * 2 ¥ein-long Goldtone S hooks Short strand (1544 in, plus 1/2 in,—2:clasps) * 1 164in, Strand 3mm freshwater pearls 212 2mm Dyed pink pearls 12415 4mm Round purple Austrian crystals £8 Smm Gold-filled faceted beads 1 Hank or pack size 12° $ecut rainbow seed beads 24-90 2mm Goldilled beads #6 Size 6 gold beads * 2 ¥einclong Gold-tone $ hooks doesn’ appeal, how about making the largest and Jongest strand in lapis, the middle one of pearls and ‘gold, and the shortest vith chain and erystals Choose beails, colors, and lengths that sppeal ta you, Most of us know instinctively what looks good with ‘our coloring and shape and gravitate toward it, so ‘Must your instincts. Step by step Decide how long you want your shortest strand, ‘Then make the second one #10 ¥ in, longer and the longest one 1 to 1¥2 in. longer (Hint: keep the engths similar if you plan to wear them single or tweisted but not graduated.) 1. To begin each strand, remove one ring from 2 small Shook. Guta 50+n, length of bead cord andl thread a wire needle. Double the corel and bring it through the ring pn a small clasp, leaving a Gn. tal (don't kno). 2. Suing gold 6? bead. Use a second needle to thread boih strands of the (ail chrough this bead. Remove the second needle and tie half square knot (a half knot) with the tail strands. 4. Turn the work over and tle the other half of the knot on the other side af the eord (photo a). 4. Turn the work over again and tie another half knot. ‘Thread the long double corel and both tail sands through a seconel 6 bead, Repeat the three half knots for another $part knot (photo b). 5, Thread all the cords through a third 6° bead. Leaving the tail alone, string the necklace beads: 6a. For the long strand, I ran- domly altemated pears and large faceted lass beads, placing a gold 6” bead between each for a design constant. _ Gb, Also random, the middle strand includes frestiwater pearls dyed pels, and Ott favewedt lass beads. Gc. The short strand has freshwater pearls ran- domly strung with crystals, dyed pink pearls, and faceted gold beads. [flanked each erystal with 2mm gold beads and each dyed pearl and faceted gold. Dead with Seut seed beads 7. To end cach strand, string 3 gold 6° beads and 0 through the ring on the second small clasp. Go back through the last gold bead, Cut off the needle and tie a part knot as above. Thread the needle on both corel ends and go through the next-to-last gold bead! Tie another part knot. Thread on the needle again and go through another bead or two. 8. Clip both the starting and ending tails. Then dota tiny drop of glue on each knot. Wearing the necklace ‘To wear a single strand, either fink the two small S hooks, oF for a slightly longer necklace, attach both small hooks to the large S hook, as you would for a ‘wor oF ireestrand necklace (sce the detail phot on p. 16), Make sure the openings in all the S hooks are as amiall as possible. To ist the strands, wrap the Jongest one around the two shorter ones until they're all about the same length. Then attach the small § hooks to the large Shook clasp, Kare is'a-contributing editor to BEADE Buon, BEAD @Button June 1907 1Crochet a luxurious collar of buttons by Aileen S. come years ago, while attending an antique show, I discovered old but tons — not bottom of the sewing bas: et buttons, but colleetors' buttons Many « pieces in mpact Was ground in art and jewelry making alerted me to the possibility of “jeweled” centerpic time, the price of gold skyrockete -mvaking techni without the soldering. I knitted my first button necklace of golel metallic thread with one wonderful button at the few years later, I discovered crocheted but- ton necklaces, and [isis hooked. I experimented on my own and developed my own methods, chang. ing the design as my experience with the necklace's Gugenheim approach each necklace as though creating an art work. 1 pay attention to color, focal point, interplay of texture, and contrast. My necklaces are also a very full colle band, which T keep very pl and variety of the b n since the richness cal point. necklace, I usually let color be Jnromatie buttons, we no sparkle (I always try (0 of an unexpected color for your necklace will work in some butt all had the same intensit erences a thread, trast oF coordinate together. For the band fring eolor, one that will con your clothing. [often useMaterials + 8 Steel crochet hooks, sizes 7, 10,and 13 oF ‘14 (for butions whose holes are too small forthe #10 hook) * DMC Cebelia #10 couton or DMC Perle cotton #5 = skeins 250-800 Buttons in different sizes. 1 Large safety pin 1 #18 Tapestry needle Frayeheck™ Planning a necklace use many antique and vintage buttonsin my neck- laces for a look that evokes memories. Then 1 fill in ‘with even more modern butions, IFT had to buy ‘every button individually, the necklace would be prohibitively expensive, but buttons are available in lots of unexpected places: atties; garage sales; quilt shows; grandmother's glass jars or tins; craft stores, and, of coune, fabric shops. ‘Once you've assembied the buttons, wash the old ‘ones. Then sort them by color (I put them in ‘Swrofoam trays). Set aside the most important but tona, the ones that ery out to be the centerpicee ‘When 1 first started making these neckiaces, { was a litle timid about the size of the central butte Then a friend gave mea marvelous jade green coat iches in diameter and a real Tstart laying out my design from the centerpiece button, and the center loop of buttons sets the col. or theme. I lay it out vertically on my ironing board, working in good light and sitting on a.com- fortable chair. While designing (and crocheting) don’t be afraid to walk away from time to time. Give your eyes and back a rest. [ay out the entire neck- luce before I start crocheting any buttons onto the band. Shank buttons as well as two- or four-hole buttons are equally acceptable. Each row of buttons forms one loop. Grade the loops of butions with the smaller ones at the neck edge and the larger ones in the centers of the loops. Also graduaie the Joop lengths with the longest in the center (sce photo p. 19). You «will need many of your most interesting colorcoordinated but- tons for visual impact at the cen- ter, but save some to sprinkle throughout the necklace, 100. Your design will ako be more interesting if you use irregular shapes and contrasts of shiny vs. 20 Ane 1907 BEAD ¥ Burton matte, round vs. square, ete. [like to use some met- al butions in my necklaces, but select these with reat care, If they have sharp or rough edges, they will fray, and eventually cut, your thread. Your size and style preference determines the length of the necklace. And the size and quali the thread, along with your erochet shill, ere mines the number of buttons you'll need. This is hand work, so each necklace may vary. But that's what makes each beautiful. My normal necklace is 21 in. long (with 8-9 chain stitches per ineh) in the following pattern: eight single buttons.at the back of the neck, graduating to eight loops of three but- tons, then six to ten loops of five buttons on each side (this nnimber varies slightly from necklace to necklace). The center has 25 loops of seven buttons cach ~ the grouping with the most interesting but- tons, Then I complete the necklace wil the same numbers of five-, threes, and single-burton loops. (A 17-in. choker usually has eight single buttons, five three-button loops; nine five-button loops, and a center of three to four seven-button loops.) Step by step After designing your necklace tnd laying out all the bustons ‘where they can remain undis- turbed, you crochet the band with chain stitch and single crochet. Then you chain and slip stitch loops of buttons onto the band, starting at the back. Finally, crochet a loop at fone end and sew a button clo- sure on the other, (Eiitor’s note: crochet technique photos are numbered and use pink yam. Necklace photos are identified by letters.) J. Row 1: With the size 7 hook, chain to the desired. length (21 in.), leaving an 8in, tail at the starting end, To crochet a chain, start ‘vith aslip knot (photo 1). With the hook in the loop, reach behind the long thread ‘and pull a new loop through the current loop (photo 2). ~ Atthe end of the first row, insert the hook into the thied chain stitch from the loop on the hook and pull the thread through it (photo a) (2 loops‘on hook), Pall the second Joop through the first 10 form a neat end (1 loop on hook}, 2. Row 2: Single crochet back toward the starting end, Stop after you've completed the single crochet in the third chain from the beginning, To work single crochet, insert the hook in the next chain stitch from front w back. Bing the hook under the thread, catch it (photo 3), and pall it through the chain stiteh (2 loops remain on hook). Catch the thread agai (photo 4) and pull it through both loops (1 loop on hook), ‘When you've single cro- cheted in the third chain from the end, chain 1, insert the hook into the end stiteh, and pull a loop through this stitch and the loop on tie hook (photo b) to finish the other end of the band. 3. Row 3: In this Final row, you work ship stitches to go from one loop of buttons to the next as you add them, When you begin adding but- tons, pick them up starting at the top of each column, Aft the center row: € Slip stitches advance the hook without deepening the band. Before adding buttons, first slip stitch, tum the band so the hook is om the right- hand edge and the loop on it reaches to the next stiteh with- ‘out puckering. Insert the hook from front to back through the midalle of the next single cro- chet stiteh (photo ¢). Pull up a loop and pull through the first loop (one loop on hook). Slip ext 2 stiches. Fold dhe band in ark it with a large safe ty pin. This is where the center group of butions should fall. You may need to make a few changes in the layout as you work to make this happen 4. Make | chain stitch (hich I'll call a “free stitch through the half to find the center and stitch”) around the edge of the band (photo d) and change to the #10 hook, Insert it through a hole or the shank of the first button and pull the thread up and through the free stitch (photo e). (Note: Put the hook through the button from back to front so the front will face out) Then insert the hook into the same stitch from which you pulled the free stitch (photo £). Make 3 slip stitches. Repeat ep 4 10 add all the single butions on the first side of the necklace. End with 3 sip stitches. 5. To make the first $-buston loop, makea free stitch and loop up button 1, Pull firmly through the free stitch. Chain $ and loop 0 firmly through the free stitch (the third chain stitch). Repeat to add the third button, You've made a $-but ton loose chain (photo g) 6, Count 3 stitches past where the loose chain begins, insert the hook, and ip stitch (phow h). Make a hn then a free stite next $-button Toop. Ci making 3, 5+, 7-5, 3, button loops for the length of the band. 7. When you teach the end of the band, chain 12 stitches for the closure loop. Then slip stitel along the top of dhe band for 6 stitches, Tum the ba nd slip stitch betw and row 2 (photo i), Then slip stiteh back through row 3 8. Thread a tapestry needle onto the starting tail and sew a shank button onto the other end of the necklace. Secure the button by backstitching and ‘weaving the tail into the band, Repeat for the tail on the loop end. Apply a drop of Fraycheck where the loose threads meet the band andl trim while the Fraycheck is still wet In the past nine-year, Aileen, who lives én Houston, TX, has mui and ‘old more than 500 button necklaces snd bas taught scene sserkshop She has a degree in art from the Univemity of Texas and has also studied metabsmithing an fiber arts READ erution *Lariats, pearls, gold, crystal, and anything purple are totally cool by Nancy Alden a hie mos exciting new thing in beads this 7 year is definitely vermeil, sterling silver beads (ed with gold. You'll see it every he bins at your favorite bead st il is wonderful. For a litle more tha the price of silver, you can have gorgeous, rich, shining gold and wear jewelry that no one would believe you could make yoursel cant to wear and sell only the very best vermeil Thus I have sterling siver beads from Israel, Bali, and India vermeiled in the US. with a museum-