12 beautiful projects » Link a necklace of stone aon Bead©@Button "Creative Ideas for the Art of Beads and Jewelry Shimmering mole Hem : ASAIN CeO GI peyote-stitch necklace Make attractive petal earringscontents 3) ea Leaves of Glass Matt Bezak: by Linda Salow Master of Cast Glass ‘Turn delicate leaves and by Alice Korach leather cord into an | 3 4 QED «—_—FavLacqer Brooches Make a garden of by Mari O'Dell flowers with sed Combine rubber stamp beads and a variation Hidden Pleasure images and materials of peyote stitch. by Robin Beaty with polymer clay Make an articulated case for a favorite picture 5 4 38 in My Garden Necklace by Misty Leppard ‘Small beaded flowers 4 Button Necklace s by Louise Malcolm and leaves accentuate Join semi-precious stone a floral bead centerpiece buttons with wrapped loops for a handmade chain 5 8 4 0 ‘Ambassador Necklace by helen dietze Gathered Peyote Purse and Kris Buchanan by Carol Kaplan Simple knots and assorted Creating a soft drape beads provide goodwill with a firm stitch oe = 43 62 Use easy knots Box Chain with a focal bead ‘Two-Needle Peyote Start by Theresa Biagioli sand accent beads by Barbara L. Grainger Make a seed bead necklace t0 make a friend- ‘Take the tension (and tension of use this chain for the base ship necklace. problems) out of starting ofa sculpture peyote stitch | | | | 4 4 Freeform Peyote Necklace Petal Earrings by Barb “Bent Needle” Davis by Ellen Baird Embellishments unify a Flexible beading wire makes complex design tricky earrings easy AuGuUST 199 NUMBER 3see page 62 twisted necklace see page 48 ‘Matt Bezak’s glowing designs fare unique. 2 page 34 Combine a special image ‘and polymer clay to make a hinged case | From ethnic to modern and sophisticated, the box chain will capture any mood you desire for a sculpture or a departments 2 16 18 n 4 n From Alice's Desk Tips & Techniques Preventing sores, iron out the curls in beading thread, gass trays fr polymer clay, using quality findings, beads on a shoestring Your Letters Origins Tibetan Amber Computer Notes Your Work Chic & Easy ‘String a mult-strand necklace on fishing line Pattern Gallery News & Reviews. Wirework book, tool coating protects wie, wire straightening pliers, polymer clay video Calendar Basics Flat peyote stitch (even and odd count), tubular peyote stitch, peyote stitch rapid increase and decrease, wrapped loops, multiple verhand sliding knot, half hitch knot ‘Anything Goes Savers and Flingers How to Reach Bead Button: eer haring om ou ede Hours toconact ws, cal 144-796-878, ox wrt Ett Beast utr Popa i612 Wakes, stue7asi2 Ce To Suoscrie ust ell us at 1800-46-59 custome serve aget wil be hapy tp au, To Aevertse Simply cal ws at 888-558-154, and sales agent wl be dete to answer ues On the cover Matt Bezak’s designs push Lalique’s endur- ing vision to a new level. Photo by Bill Zubackfrom alice’s desk OZOCeP {rom op, beads by Cees (Gedy at Warchand {ai Ching, Ane Guat, and Tom Bolan ‘or a long time, P’ve been concerned about what happens when a new bead fancier splurges on an artist’s glass bead. If the bead was well made and you don’t drop it on a tile floor, you'll get years of pleasure from it perhaps a thousand or more. Someday an archaeologist might dig it up and say, “Wow! those ancient beadmakers were amazing.” But if the bead was poorly ‘made or improperly annealed, it might break when you are just looking at it, and you may never buy another art-glass bead. It’s difficult to protect yourself completely from buying badly-made beads, but here are some of the things you should look for and some questions you should ask: 1. How long has the artist been making and selling her beads? Long-time beadmak- ers are more likely to have ‘mastered annealing. Don’t avoid new beadmakers, though; many make fabulous beads. Knowledge is so widespread that there's no excuse for poor annealing (BEB #9, p. 23). 2. Scrutinize the bead for tiny hairline cracks. If you see any, do not buy the bead; it will break, Point out cracks to the beadmaker. His reac- tion will tell you a lot about his attitude to quality. 3. Many random bubbles ‘or scum in the glass are signs ‘but medium und large beads ‘must be kiln annealed. It is not sufficient to own and use akiln, Annealing requires that the beadmaker follow specific time and temperature formulae depending on the type of glass she uses and the mass of glass in the piece. Beads must be brought up to and held at the annealing temperature long enough to allow all the glass in each bead to reach and soak at that temperature. This releases stresses that formed when the bead was made because dif- ferent parts of it were differ- ent temperatures. Then the kiln is cooled slowly over sev- eral hours to room tempera- ture. Ifit cools too quickly, the beads won't be annealed. 6.Askhow the artist anneals his beads. How does he cool his kiln? Does he have controller that brings the temperature down gradually? Does he ramp it down by hand? 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