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Issue #43 Creative Ideas for the Art of Beads and. eS String this, easy pearl & gem classic _ Bead a fun purse in a weekend Create a free-form = peyote stitch vase 20 years of polymer clay art 4 eee Sil Sead ; s www. bedava cent comsoe page 14 Fall inbovet th anal read fem ages see page 74 eh Deo car marity Hes in Awa, Here, iia Gh stings he luceforn r2hu beads th an mats Design an Innovative Centerpiece by Sarah Ladig A new use for spacer bars 44 «am Primitive Pendant by Donna Kato Combine three canes to suggest a tribal aripiece A9 Beautiful Tiers by Laura Wi Make a festooned Victorian collar +2 From the Strawberry Patch hy Mary Anne Russell Brick stitch a pair of berry D3 Easy Peyote Cuff bby Mindy Brooks Weave a simple bracelet swith plenty of style 56 Evolution of an Art Form by Elise Winters Seminal in polymer chy 60 Delectable Donuts by Wondy Witeiner Bent-wire wraps create 4 contemporary pendant 62 Black Tie Basic by Alice Koeach Appliqué beads ona ‘lech purse 64 Cascade of Beads by Kit Harrington Avvaditz A graceful necklace Hows. from right-angle weave 66 From Wood to Wonderful by Kobmr Brisc0 Embroider beaded beads /0 Freeform Peyote vase by Fran Moris Phy with eolor and shape tocreate a sculptural work ofact 74 Raku Hawaiian Style we Ki Wilewse An ancient technique energizes the work of three ceramie artists [7 Tibetan Necklace Closure by Diawe Apaw00 page 64 Sample soak 2c al of bea zaps hares fram ane angls- wen bare ak tis sha nemnsideter sso ac prea the hes ocesions see page 70 Crating 2 beaded wae th ast beads s nltive. "ast ene marten me ep SE, ages ts hth dees see pape 44 m he ees canes fo sohmercia raster Oonra 2 4 18 4 6 2 40 1 0 4 lat pera. departments From Alice's Desk Tips & Techniques Embelished toggle clap, variegated beading thead, geyote stitch fr begin nets eae note cards, bead Sealant bead storage, easier pete sith slat Your Letters Origins Home on the range Your Work For Beginners thal bracelet Pattern Gallery Beagle, geometric bracelet Fun Fashion Stinks links Chic & Easy Perfect partners Simply Earrings Stone flowers Calendar News & Reviews Books ~ gem handbook wire work Coltc designs; new head tn Basies Right angle weave, square stitch, wen count fiat and circular peote site, peyote slleh rapid increase and decrease, squareknt, surgeon's knot, boric stitch, circular brick stitch, brick stitch increases and desreases, mating loops or eyes, wrapped loops 110 Anything Goes Tender places, tender mematies How to Reach Bvod8ton seagoing tom never youd Inootetus. al 6 ‘teva. og 15 Td Sree To Subscribe tall wat sa 2065899, ste! seve agen sl be rte tla se0 ToAdvertse: Sire last 58-158, antassiesseotoil seceted asoat On the caver Perl ae gems ere elegant rave: te e rn ison p40, ta by Jive Forbesfrom alice’s desk Ihe other day associate editor Pam O'Connor was cruising the aisles of her local dollar store when she saw a bin of Native American-style bead bracelets from China. Horrified, she bought two so she could share her outrage with us. Of course, these bracelets are not as well made as real Realtadians vs fake indians & Bead&Button Show 7002 Native American bracelets, They're made with the cheap: est quality of seed beads on already-britile monofilament aand feature large, ugly knots. Bur only serious headers like ts would notice these fauls Thad heardabout the “Chinese Indians” who man facture “Native American” bead jewelry that you find in touzist stores throughout th West. It'sa sad-commenton human nature when nani Incian products co-opt the imited means of many Native American familie, hereis no way to prevent anyone from replicating any culture's traditional designs, and workers in third-world ‘economies sill alwways.com pete successfully with Ameri- san workers on price. But goods ace required by lave to be labeled as to country of origin, so we eustomers do havea choice similar problem oceur- relia the quilting industry about ten years ago when Chinese. madereplicas of quills inv the Smithsonian “Moicum appesred in cata logs. cammittee af some of the mostindlucrtial peopl quilting worked with the Smithsonian to stop that part of the Chinese quilting ind try: Most of the quilts sod Jogs are still made abroad, but theirdesigrs ae generic, We are alllosers when faux Indians create faus Native American products. Most inynedintely, Indians who are deprived of thei ability 10 support their families by practicing their traditional arts andcrafts lose out. But it's not just money that’s being lost, ven more impor tantly, asense of one’s per I value al ofthe value of one's cult soxtiticed. The customer loses too, The setise of connection ‘hat you feel with the maker ofa beautiful thing and with that maker's eulture and spirit is bogus, and the piece is morally bankrupt. At the very least, buyers should know whether the pieve was bya real ora fake India On allighter nove, ifyou Show, visit our website, tend the Reade-Buaron swine beadandbutton.com, uring the show (May 12-20) forlive updates. Remember. too, thebreast cancer auction will resume online an June 4: you cantink to it om our site. Als, start planning to alond next year's Bead Fusion Showin Miwaukee June 6-9, 2002, Bead®Button. Ete Sts Koch Associate Eos Mi Sse Far* OCo-ane Acinishative Asista 2 Ghai Contrutng Eto |. 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Here's what to clos Put small- or medium: sized freshwater pearls or erystals on head pinsand attach them to the clasp links Using wrapped loops ise “Basies.” p. 9H}asshown. Add as many asyou need to embellish the clasp, which can then be worn in front as a decorative piece orin back asa counterveizht also hang dangles on the ring part of the toggle clasp. = Mark Ancell, Seattle, WA heads on variegated thread Not long ago, a friend sent imeaspool of variegated YLL Jeans Stitch thread asa gift ‘After little experimentation, ound a wondertul way to tise it in my beaded crochet ropes. I strung the thread with clear 11 beads in gloss and matt finishes. Bonds of ‘olor show through the transparent beads, and the effect is beautiful. ~ Judith Griffin, Antrim, NH Fedtor’s note: ¥LE feams Stitch isa polyester thread primarily syed fOr machine ennbeoid ‘ond quitting, For additional information, contact YEE Corp, at (903) 985-3100; wun pcorpcom bendenctuatwiicont peyote with pony beads A good way toget children started with poyote stitch is to use pony beads and elastic thread. Is an ideal way to ‘make fun bracelets, especially for preteens. the elastics srcichiness makes it quite forgiving - Samantha Lynn, Chicago. tL Laltoy’s vote: We liked the ides so much that we designed a peyote bracelet on east or cover readers {se p58} beaded thank-you notes efore I send 4 note of thanks toa fellow beader, 1 like to embroider a few beads onto thecard, The beadscan highlight the cand’s design or spell outa message. Just stiteh onto the card as it you were working on cloth, but Thala yoe- f don't let the theead eut through the paper. Use padded envelope or inser thin sheet of bubble weap to protect U beads. — sealing questicnable beats When I'm stringing beacs of uncertain quality and don't want the color to chip off | seal them with an acrylic glace, I put them on a thi e andapply a coat or wo ‘eit acsptinge brash Thi also goa for base metal clasps and findings. Some people are sensitive to base ‘metals, and brushing on an| Exchssi err of -Freuh Seed, Crow and Pony Beads White-lined Beads & Tubes Ola-time Color Beats PO. Box 847 D-14, Pottsboro. TX 75076 "800.786.6210 6 wwiwcrazyerowcom E Dealer Inguiries Wetco 0 yf 18 pe, bas? tom clo eklagus Hiaete Couture Bead Embeitishonent! ympiece treedow of anew 3 wide TACIS ..sacscom ob $10-843:7178 sue 510-843-5018 3165 Aduline Su, Berkeley, CA 94703) www.iBEADS.com Beads + Findings + Supplies ‘See us on the web orca 800-280-BEAD (2323) What are you storin, vour beads in? ° Gee en ee clgar Plastic . 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Bonnie Harris, beads in contact lens cases Don't throw away old con: ‘vet lens cases ~ they'rea per fect container forstoring small amounts ofbeads. 1 prefer the cases with the screw-on tops, but cases with fip-tops are also available. Contact lens solutions often provide a each purchases otherwise, you can buy them at any deug store for about a dollat, Shrista Grosckiewicz, West All ww lens ease with easier start for noyote stitch When usinga two-needle start for peyote stitch (BEB 232), 1 mark the thi the right-hand needle with colored nail polisa. Nove, | aon never Ioue track of which ncedle to use. —_Mary Lou Smith, Orangevale, CA Have youd ott a cate nay th somathing feel stage seven, or gue sala ctl exhoigu lo mare beating 2a? ete’s ur chavcen share th abe Beads Baton naders, Ps. mt pa be each one push Sa goa ps ‘nth oh rzoigs, patos, ser eps or Besszeuion PD Box 612, Waukesha, $3187 1512, orm beatandstton ca.Fifteen Peyote Purses Directions Kits Beginner & Advanced Color charts Fringe directions err Catalog 53:50 ean Bilen’s Co. PO, Box 3154 Woutpore MA 02790 (508) 636-8032 ieanellenco@maganet.net Baton Ito lon 1 Bead Con ee our Web Pagze for ‘unusual offerings ww br-beads.com inbead@belisouth.net 16959 Hewwood, Suite F; Baton Rouge, LA 70516 ‘sof 2 Ens of Baton Rouge Ext 7) Phones (225) 735-1992 Mon a « as ‘Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun. pm = Spm Pa sve iit a gelcee aca sec pele d ‘psi 2001 glass ant jewelry by Kevin O'Grady crocheted head ropes 1 am nearing completion of my firt kitted bead pe: dant from a kt | purchased Irom ‘the Bag Lady. as trying to decide what to use forthe necklace strap and got to thinking about the bead necklaces I used tocrochet Sot wassurprised when | ent to look for beading (41), and saw the beaded riecklaces right on the cover I scour the entre magarine every time t have ach 2 42 eats and still can’t get enough. Bora. Fortine Wohi wire 1m happy to see more wire working articles in the maa zine, Just one side note hough: shen an article calls for wire, it would be very helpful to distinguish what mper lo use —dead soft halt-haed, hard, ete Begin nets don't usually know there are different tempers anil they're overwhelmed by hich one to purchase unless the directions specify. they choose the wrong type, the project can hecome a disas- Inthe February 2001 ines swhat temper is the H4-gauge wie for Calf Craze” om p 412 Sutin treo Use half-hard wive. — Alice Bossamier Floss Tam working on the Ute April “Chie & Fasy: What is Gossamer Flosst The author suggests using elastic Dead cord asa substitute, but ve made the cutf with sil- amide because | could not do right-angle ulfin eave with Smm elastic cord. (f1 fllow the length directions for the bracelet, I can't get it orer my hand, Any suggestions? Pur eas, tye ra nr Flos, whic cof calor. is a highly elastic, flr profi thread, s0 it easily fits through ae crys thsve tines. te alse cas to have the to sticity, avd ite seerch and cd, Ih iedistribnted by Bonded Toucan in Lriday Harbor, WA piecala). But you cant mail-order it from TSE 4800) 366-2156. —Alice fetviesy website Treally like what you are doin with your website. The fact that you are posting « couple of the best proiects from your magazine each issue shows the contidence you have in your product. Having fee aceessz0 such great projects purchased the Febroary iste that ifthe fre projects were that good, the other projects must he of equal or greater value Ls right, — Jaen puted can you help? Vin writing from the Center for Puppetry Artsin Atlanta GA, a nonprofit arts organi zation in its 22nd year. We're in desperate need of buttons for daily chiklren’s puppet making workshops, Weld be thrilled with old, slightly ive buttons, al tvs alales se snespery som vor neta Lrvateen, Aprit: The beads in the review on p. 84 are by sen Erantzey Orr, @origins Home on the range Zuni beaded animals by Ginny Rooney with Alice Korach Life for the Zuni Indians in the Four Corners region of the soutcestern US. has heen dificult for hundreds of years since the Spanish first arrived. With the coming ofthe rai road in the late 1800s, their survival hecame even more tent ‘ous because they had no commercial activity to support Ahemselves, The railroad suggested Indians promote sightee ing and sll curios to tourists at the railroad stations, « prac- tice that persisted well past the middle ofthe 20th century The trading post system, which abo developed near the turn of the century, further transformed the Zuni way of lif While the Llopi and the Navajo were not interested in the bead available at the trading posts, the Zonis quickly began using them to produce goods that would appeal tothe tourists, One popular beaded item in the "20s ani "30s was steer skull oF ver tcbrae wrapped in beads to pro hy ao replica ofthe orig sal animal ‘Mabel Gbahate {anos in her late 808) ated duce > began weapping sheep vertebrae in beads in the "30s and also rae the little beaded mate and female indian dolls that still sell well to tourists. Eventually, she got the idea of making beaded animals and probably started with the horses, sheep, and cattle with which she was most familiar, Gradually, bead ed animals became the family business, and Mabel husband Silas (now in his 90s? began helping her. Eventually, her daughters Margia and Rosanne and her granddaughter Michelle also joined the family busine Although the process of making beaded aninnals isa family secret, Mabel and Silas build armatures with « solid core then Lise peyote stitch to cover each animal's body and legs, Simple netting and fringe create manes and rails. Fars are usually suede leather additions, and horns are constructed from pieces of carved bone, including a chicken wishbone as in the case of the goat at far lef, Some of the animals are even the sow below has two tows of applique both pigshave curley tails. Color is on the animals shown here. But if Mabel has, lie, or mauve bead, she may anatomically corte pin faften accurate an appealing purple, orany nnvake a Paint oF Apps beads for teat 2 pony in those colors, She has evenorigins Lrish” paint pony in green and white. And she and, ‘aceasionally construct a Santa, complete with all nine reindeer and a Most of the Ghahates can make most of the animals; although Margta’s specialty isa duck {p. L4, bottom center) and Rosanne is known for herchichens. Mabel, howe still the only member of the Family who can make a suceesstil zebva (p14, top}, an accomplishment of which she is justi ably proud, Rosanne’s husband, fetishes Ginny and Harry Rooney of Red Horse n Pinto, carves Zuni family's work. nal travels constantly to sell the anch also sellthe Chahate animalsat the shows they attend chcorn, andon their website, winw.tedhorser: The livesot the Ghihates maysoon bec Rosanne opens he 7821916. © All xe beads are manufactured by cur principle company in Aligarh (UB Sate) about 120 niles north of Delhi ew beets dee eiparet form our Del fficw Bend making i our fly Iusinss rarning sce 1943 and exporting since 1992. Hence, we ea assure fou for Oat best ‘quality and botomprices Peace! Pet Rey I Getrs(e en) ANTIQUE JEWELRY, BEADS & UNUSUAL. 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I enjoyed making the snakes This peyete-stitched amulet pouch she ‘ny Bo Peep bead ant her five sheep. | am 2 lampwurk artist. and many of my beads ar inspied by storybook characters. The purse The Myths & Folktales theme of last biguki Callenge started me thinking about ‘Medusa. loveto sculpt wilh beads. st after swith tubular payote stitch. Origivally. | planned Medusa to be 2 necklace. While she certainly can be wort, sho now tangs 3s artwork nm nome Mavis South Medway. OH BO PEEP MEDUSA design in your work isMERAID NECKLACE Hivein Fixida, and teopcal themes and marie life greatly influence my work. ie | have beaded lor eight years, | began tamp working and fusing beads jus two yeas ago This necklace features ny own mermaid aad fish beads aswim in an aquate-looking branched fringe attached toa lubular neyete ‘ope. ~ Charmi Parker, Bra mn, FL PEACOCK PURSE The peacock pattern in 8&6 #33 inspired me to loam this purse. | altered the pattern to show the peacock in daylime on the front and al night on the back (see both sides at r beadandbuttoncon). | combined lapanese cylinder beads and seed beads to 2d fortune tothe design and incorporated -avotl’s {ail info the frirge. The purse strap is spiral rope chain = Stephanie Wiioms, Hayward CA DDONT BE SHY! These pages are youre fr displaying your best zutten noth so send usa picture. Wemay have to borrow the iene lo stolagraphif, but please don send it ull we ack rite ork Bead Buton, 21027 183 MERMAID PINS | enjoy making wearable dols using both beaés and buttons. These fanciful mermaid pins have stuffed fabric bodies and painted faces. 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W time, take borh threads ough another 2 beads Make another front-back front knot. Reps through a last bead or rio, glue the knots, al trim the cons, © King one at once 1222 E. Sunset Hill Road # Shelton, WA 98584 TEL (800) 839-6712 or (360} 426-6712 FAX (360) 427-5866 EMail: supplies@frantzarigiass.com * www.frantzariglass.com Mindy Brooks is an assaciare editor of Beadé-Button,mply earrings Stone flowers materials © Par eating rats = Tons: Chain. al roundrose plas, wie celles, ele’ fle ‘ose quart earrings ©1212 Sm Fal oa rose quartz beads ‘© 2 dim Goid-tne penter tt ound beads. + 12in, (em) 20-yauye Hall-hare gle {ied wie + Zin, lca) 24-gauge Hal- hard gold filled wire '* 12Sive 11” gol seed beads ‘scapolite earrings 19 128 xm Faccle scapoli rites Inc see a © 2tra-ine gold-tone head pins fel. ‘she to Beatwo, 206 325-JoaU © 12in. 20 gauge Hall-hard goldfilb wire across the bead. Atthe center ofthe @ fing the lat pai of wire tails bead, bend the wvreat aright agletwo back the pos, goirg under the spi Projet straight up (or the carting ral, and wrap both around the post 2 post (photo a). or 3 times (photo d), @ Bendthe lang end acrossthe bead @ Cul the posts to the desired and wrap once around the base of the file slight notch near the carrings [saw in arecent newspaper pos. Thus spiral the wire once end on each to catch the ear nat adtor the modest investment of wie. around the head about “in. (Smit) semi-precious stones, beads, anda eyond the edge (photo b). scapelite earrings lite playtime. The large rosequuartz, — @ Cut a Hin, [36em} length ofthe @ Thread 6 scapolitebrioetteson an earringsat left also make great clutch thins eand enterit inthe hole of ultra-fine head pin {a is pins, These beads, with holesthrough the center bead with the ends abo the the long axis,areexsierto find than the wire spiral ends ofthe pin into «circle withabout the new briolette style with holes © On cach end, stringarose quarts in. (1.6mm) of ease (photo e) through the tip (shown at right}. bead anda seal heal. Bend the wire @ Fold a6-in. length of 20-yange to the back ofthe rose quartz head wire in half and herd the fold into 2 ’ ‘i ssith chainnose pliers, Keepingthe tight hook with the tip ot chainnose stepbystep edbeadatthetipo the bots Be pliers Hofingthe hak at nthe ‘ose quartz earrings careful not to pinch it with the pliets. pliers, spiral the doubled ste around @ Ships 6 in. length (15cm) of20- oF it will break (phato e). the hook. Keep eegeaspingthe com gauge wire through a fat gold bead, @ Wap each wire times around pleted portion of the spiral in the leaving in, (2em)extended fem the post and bvin pices to make a tight, round rap ‘one side, Bend theshor wireend spiral next tothe fist petals. Repeat {photo f). When the spiral is about % against the side of the bead and steps andl 5 to make six potah in, 10mm) across, stop wrapping the ” eaarstaccon ssouter wire; but continue wrapping the inner sire until the wires are ‘oppesite ach other (photo g). © Bend both wires to estend por- pendicular to the spiral and place the spiral face down on a table, Set the circle of beads face down over the spiral with the wires between oppo- site beads and outside the head pi Circle. One wire should he one bead from the head pin join. @ Wrap one end of the head pin around cach wite (photo h). Then hend the wires 6 they eros behinl the spiral and parallel tit. @ Wherethey meet at the centr, bend one wire perpendicule to the spiral forthe eatting post. Wap the other wire around the base of the post 1-2 times (photo i) Finish as slep 7above, @ ‘a mtd high hook teacher erin caw of Beade- Button, www.venetianbeads.com rasien Gis: Nekiases lenegs Mh Wace, Hes 0 Beds, Papensighe BALLY BEAD COMPANY 2304 RIDGE ROCKWaLx, 155067 ist Ray 2-730 1919 VISIF OUR WEBSITE: hup:swsenbaltsved.com WHOLESALE CAFANLOG $9.98 UNIdvE DESIGNER JEWPEAD.Eskars SAPGFACTION GUNANTH silowwkoow a’ wineni SMNUTPS FROM DOWNTOWN DALLASDesign an innovative _ centerpiece A new use for spacer bars by Sarah Ladiges prising in a necklace design by think: I 'salways fun to do something sur- ing about standard findings in non Standard ways, Looking through sy bead stash one day; 1 found a lone ver ‘mic spacer bar with a pretty bead and leaf design, One spacer bar isn’t good for much, bul this one was too pretty to waste; so I started playing with different places to pur it in a necklace design, Obviously, since there was only one, it eat ter of the necklace. to serve somehow to define the cen stepbystep Star ter dangleand both loops. Then string the inner strand, tne otter strand, and finally the clasp. he centerpiece, making the centerpiece @ Pata gray pear! on ahead pin and thread it through the center hole of the spacer bar. Make a wrapped loop (see “Basics,” p. 94) to hold the pearl in place. String a faceted onyx ona head pin. Begin a wrapped loop and hat ‘onyx on the loop from the pearl, Finish the wrapped loop (photo a). @ Cara 2-94, (1.8m) length of cord and thread a twisted wire needle to the iter. Go through the second hale on the spacer bar from the peat! side to the ‘onyx side, leaving « long til, and string,the innerloop on doubled thecad: 2 white pearls, a gokl bead, a 5mm onyx, a Balispacer, a large gray pea; repeat in reverse order slarting with the spacsr. read through the fourth hole of the spacer bar on the other side ofthe gen. ter dangle (photo b). Pull the cord so sides are equal length. © Cot another 2-yu. length of cord and pull the other needle othe middle to doubleit. Go through the fist hole fn the bar from the pear side and string the: gold bead, 3 gray pearls, a gold bead, a white pearl. Bali spacer, faceted ony; repeat in everse orckr, starting with the spacer. Thread up through the fifth hole fof the spacer bar and center the cord. ater loupe: 2 white pearls, necklace sides Clamp off the two outer strands, tring the first side of the inner strarxd a follows: *2 white pearls, 1 gold, 1 geay ppeatl, Bali spacer, gray pear, geld, 2 ‘white pearls, gold, 2 gray pearl. Bali spacer faceted onys, Bali spacer, ? gray pearls, gold, 2 white pearly gold, round onyx,’ Bali spacer, large pearl, Bali spacer, round ony, gold. Repeat from “to "Then ene: gold, large pearl, gold, round onyx, gold, 2 white pearls, gold, ray pearl, gold, gray pearl, gold, and white peat, String the other side ofthe ianer strand to match, Ifyou can't pull both strands through the beads together, string the beadson one strand first. {Then pull the second strand through the locas (see photo e). © Clmpott there innee strands Start the outer strane with a round ‘onyandd a gold head to offset the pat- tern (photo c. Then string the same pattem as the inner sirand, exept end: sold, large pear, gold, round on, gold.2 white pearls, gold, gray pear. String the sevond side of the outer irand to miatch, clasp O Pecormee holes of the four strand necklace clasp Findings with ons gray pearl on 3 verapped loop. Ftend the weap over the top ofthe poarl fora decorative cap (photo), © thread cach end of the inner strana chof the wo center into a bead tip. ‘Then thread a size 1° seed bead on each end, Snugup the cond so the strand i firm but not rigid and tie the ends together with a sur- geon’s knot (see "Basies") against the seod bead (photo e). Glee the knots with G-S Hypo Tube Cement. When the luc is dry, clip the ailsand dose the beat! tips with chainnose pliers. Hook the bead tips o the inner hole on eich of the necklace nose pliers, © Fn the outer strands asin step 2, but hook the bead tips toa right-angle figure-$ link, which youlink to the onter holes-on the necklace finding To make the figure-# link, cut a %-in.long {1.6.1} piece of wire fren a standard head pin, Make loop on the hast in {8mm} of one end, Makeanother loop onthe % in, ofthe otherend. Grasp each loop with a pair of pliersand turn them so they are alright angles to each other (photo 1). © Aiach a split ring tocach necklace Finding, and attach the lobster claw clasp to one of the split ings. © ndings, using round Sav is custom jowetry designer anda Bearworit. Counict her dere at Roosevelt Way Nh, Seattle, WA 5: (2063 523-0810, materials * Five-toiedecoratie spacer bar = 6 Ulre-thin read pins (ad) 91 16-in (Alem) Stand 3 4mm white pears 91 16-it. (om? Stand 3-4mm rayrmanve earls 1 Pait tok molti-stran findings épokt- filles) 1 26mm Split uings (ge. plate) ‘#1 Lobster claw clasp (go filles} ‘=A Bead ips fol-iled) ‘261mm Figure inks (1 stendaré head pin © 4yd, (Fm Size #1 or HO String o ikon beading card 1+ 16 2a Gold ited bad ‘© 36 Verme' Sim Bal spaces += 10 Ginn Faceied on beats © 20 Sma Rau onyx beads #96 7mm Gray peat © 2 Iiisted wie nodes 1+ 4Size 11° seed bea, anycolen © 6S Hypo-Tube Cement + Tools: round- an chainnos pliesPrimitive pendant Combine three canes to suggest a tribal artpiece by Donna Kato frequently begin a new piece with only a color scheme in mind, For thisethnic-style pendant, I began by composing several canes using deep, earthy colors, When I was satisfied that they worked well together, { began to think about shape and how to use the patterns, I formed this pendant using one my favorite shapes —a thin leaf with a definite ridge down the center. { may be mistaken, but I don’t think a disc ‘would have been as effectivestepbystep This peniant is made with three canes:a stripe loaf, feather tipcane,and a maze cane made with Skinner end sheets and Button,From the editors of Bead&Button Magazine ee LITA TPAC cy ew trea Ned coax] MTS poe tego Ee Sa Um GO} : Fun patterns PAA CoNy Sala ie toe accra) The largest collection of jewelry projects in one special issue!The Ultimate Bead Storage Box ‘The Ferfect Box For Getting All Those Beads Organized! 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(Mainta ‘fiery tension to form the distinctive ceoss shape) boas back through the last bead of the previous circle and heads Sand, Figure 3: Pick up 3 more beads and sew back through soand the first 2 new beads. Continue adding 3 beads for cach stitch until the first row isthe desired length. You are seoving circles in a Figure. partern and alternating direc- tion with each stitch, Figure 4: To begin row 2, sew through the st 3 beads of the last stiteh on row Iyexit- ing the head atthe edge of one long sik Figure 5: Pick up 3 beads and ser ack through the bead you exited in figure (he first “top” bead of row 1} and > the frst newbead. D@AOM@™ Figures Pick up? beads and Bd 6A sew back through the next FF DID op bead of the pre and the list bead of the pre- tigue vious stitch, A Keep the thread moving . yor oe ina figure-8. Pick up 2beads SPS Py (or theremaining stitches on PSO" S™ the row. Don't sew straight lines betwen stitches, tigate S tigue? iN square stiteh Figure?: String 4 beads and OG 0 through all again in the = sane direction. Position the fue 8 ‘beads in two rows of 2 beads -, Fagure8: To weave the thi GSO wrt es QO eeendetecticn net to the previous 2 beads. Go 4 bealanabucen.com through the previous 2 beads and through the last 2 beads again in the same direction. Turn the work ovce as need ai for comlurt. even count flat peyote Figure9: Sting one bead and Joop through it again inthe ane direction, levinga 34 n. (8-10hem) tal, String beads tw total an even nmber. These beads comprise the First two rons. (Remove the extra Joop and weave the tail into the work alter a fow rows.) Figure 10: Fvery other bead from figure 9 drops down half space to form rove 1. To begin row 3 (count 10s slagonally), pick up a bead and sticch through the secon bead trom the end. Pick up a bead and go through the fourth bead from the endl, Continue in this manner, Find by going through the frst bead sirung. Figure 11: To start row and all other rows, pick upa bead and go through the last bead axlded on the previous row. ‘Weave through the work cxiting the last bead added the same diteetion to resume fgue owdeu” fee 10b: figure 12 desired circumference. os even-count circular peyote stitoh Figure 12: Siring an even number of beads to equal the ie in a circle, leaving some ease. Figure 13: Even-numbered beads form row Land odd eee) numbered beads are row 2. figure 13 ‘Note: numbers on beads refer to raw numbers. Slip the ring over a form if dlesired. Go through the first bead to the lft of the knot. Pick up a hexd ‘#1 of row 3), skip a bead and go through the next bead, Repeat around until you're back o the start, ince you started er of beads, you'll need to work “step up” so you are in po tion to begin the next 1ow. Go through the first beads on rows 2and 3. Pick up bead sand go through the second bead of row 3; continue. (Note:if you begin with an ‘odd number of beads, there won't be a step up: you'll keep spiraling around peyote stitch rapid increase Figure 15: At the point of the through tie next bead Figure 16: When you teach the double bead on the nest row, go through the fist bed, add a bead, and go through the secon bead figure 15 Peyote stitch rapid decrease Figure 17: At the poin of the jon’t pick upa bead instead, gothrough 2 beadson the pr Figure 18: WI the point where you went through ? beads, pick up 1 beads continue peyote stitch. POSS. dais square ot Figure 19: iiing the left- NesCcon over rip hand cord and around, Figure 20 Crosseightover Jeit and go thravgh the loop. sigure 19 figure 20 surgeon's knot A surgeon's knot isa stronger sion oF a square knot. Is extra wrap makes the top curl around the sides, Figure 21: Begin asa square Anot leftover right and around then right over left and through (figures 19 and figure 21Missing} [basics ————— something? Complete ‘oe your library Bon with back Jo2 issues of Bead&Button! Bead® Button | figure 25 c% figure 26 Oe ere a kalmbachbooks.com For a complete listing of available back issues and ured stories, send a ed SASE toz bn sine: Kalmbach Publishing Co. Back Issue Dept. + Dept. BB | figure 28 21027 Crossroads Circle PO, Box 1612 Waukesha, WI 53187-1612 68 20), Go through the loop again, then tighten brick stitoh Figure 22: Begin brick stitch vith a ladder of ced or bugh Incas Pick up 2 be 4 3-4-in,(8-Wem) tail and 0 through both beads again in the same direction. Pull the top bead down so the heads ar side by side: The thread exits the bottom of bead #2. String bead #3 and {go back through #2 from top to bottom. Gomme back up #3. Figure 23: String bead #4 through #3 from bottom to top and #4 from top to bot- tom, Add odd-numbered beads like #3 and even-num: ered beads like #4 Figure 24: To stabilize the ladder, igragback through allthe beads Figure 25: Begin each no thread shows on the edge: String 2beads. Go under the thread between the 2nd and 3rd beads on the ladder from back to front, Pull tight. Go ‘upthe 2nd bead added then down the first. Come back up the second bead, Figure 26: For the remaining hes on each ross, pick up 1 head, Pass the novdle under is. leave the nest laopon the rave bhelow fram back to front back up the new bead brick stiteh increases Figure 27: An increase at the hoginning of « row will Loop the number of beads the same asin the previous row. Work as in figure 25, but Utrough the first loop on the row below rather than the exon. igure 28: To increase with, ina row, adda second bead tothe same loop as the previ ‘ous sti brick sitchin cirole When you have made the required number of beads for the ladder, bring the begin ag ofthe ladder around to inset the end, making sure it je not twisted. "Take the nee= dlc through the first head of the ladder and back through the last bead, Begin the fi brick stitch row asin figure 23 and add beads over every st thread loop. Figure 29: After adding the Last bead, go through the first bead and come back up the last bead to begin the next figure 23 _ GEEGy9 brick stitch decrease Figure 30: To decrease with- ina row, skipa thread loop ‘on the previous row. To decrease at the en of aro Stop shor figure 30 making loops or eyes Figure 31: Cut a head or eye pin, Ieaving a %-in. (em) tail above the bead. Bend it ‘against de bead ata right angle with the tip of a dhain- rose pliers. 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NM Inquire Jor the cost of delivery to locations oniside the US, ba figure 3 ewe x &, o figure 5 figure 34 oe ers, you can fed it when sou brush your finger along the back of the piers, the oop will be wardrop Figure 33: Press the pliers downward slightly to avoid pulling, ani into a loop. Let go. regrasp the loop at the same place on the pliers, and keep turning to clow the loop. The closer to the pliets tip that you work, the smaller the loop. shaped. tate the wire wrapped! foops Figure 34 Leaving a Lin, can} tail. phice the tip ofa tusinnose pliers against where the bead ill be, Bend the tal to form a right angle Figure 35: With roundnose pliers, grasp the til ust past the bend ard pull it over the juve to point the other way Figure 36: Loosen the pliers grip enough to rotate ther so The emp jaws above the partial loop and continue pulling the lal around the bottom jaw until i's perpe dicular tothe wire Figure 37: Pll a spit ring ain, eX inte the loop, Figure 38: To keep the loop roume) grasp it with round nose pliers in Your non dominant hand above the cross, You ean rap the pli rs’ jaws with masking tape to avcid denting the wire. Figure 39: Grasp the tail with chainnose pliers to pull i around the wire until it arcets the bead, Make the first wrap agains the pliers keep wraps close together One wrap is sufficient to kecp the loop from opening: additional wraps are decors tive. Clip. Then ise chain nose pliers te press the cut end against the last wrap. @