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Photo by Jin Forbes origins f _ 9 @ @ @ ; / ; ) Venetian Glass Beads by Lily Morda-Haig, ) Multitayered.cheveons, maintained their bead monopoly well into the 19th vibrant gold aye silver (ils, and ornately decorat- century, when the Bohemian (Czechostovakia and «lamp 0b fas these ate among the Germany) bead industry began fo gain momen- worll’s eabat recognizable and coveted beads, ‘tom. By the early 20th ceniury, Czechosovekia had They’te prodaced in Venice, Italy,and the nearby become the word's most prolific bead supplier, & uueof Murano, whero glass artisans have b title the Czech Republic still holds today. «oinflucricing beadmiakers for centuries. ‘Venice continues to enjoy its ancient beedmak- \ Venetian glass manufacturing reaches back as far ney thet lasing ine established. To protect Venice [rom Mik and theca in cnenly efoate Venstien j help keep its beadmaking methods secret, the techniquesand often purchase the glass rods to industry moved from Veniceto the nearby, but make their beads from Murano itself, Protecting the established monopoly became Venetian region are made using the wound lamp, top priority for Venetian beast marafacturers.and work (torch and mandrel) and dravn (palled ‘merchants. Jurisdiction aver the guild of glassrmak- cane} methods, The lampwork method is the ters belonged to the Council of Ten, the highest most time-consuming, asetch bead is made governing body of the Vevetian Republic, The individually, Using a torch for heat, glass rods Cou created strict lawsto keep beadmakers ind canes (produced in Murano} ate heated Under constant scrutiny, Divulging trade secrets fo toa molten state and wrapped around a lass artisans inv otver counties wasa form of — metal rod until the desired shape is formed, trenmson punishable by death. Leaving Several layets of glas in varying colors as wll ‘Venice to start upa factory elsewhere was as gold and silver leaf may be used to produce the also forbidden, lesired elfect. The bead isthen cooked very slowly, Between the 15th and 19th centuries, before being removed from the rod, which eaves a lassmakersin Vesive and Murano pro- hole for eventual stringing. duced African trade beads, a fact that often ‘The draven method. jn contrast, produces many ‘urprises new collectors, The beads —__lentical ead in a lot less rime, Rods are created ‘were msedas currency with African by blovingan aie bubble into molten glass attach- @) tribe; in return for items such as the glass to meta i pulling the plates gold, ivory, palm oil, and slaves, in opposice directions to produce a ube up to 300 othe tcibes of Africa, these feet long, The tube, with its central hole, isthen cut orful beads became impor: inte individual bead tani components in both their Whatever the method! or style, Venetian artisans situuls and personaladorament, continue to ereate some of the world’s mast desir- Natural resources were plentiful able and beautiful beads, Calling the Venetians the ‘on the Aftican continent, but forefathers ofthe bead industry as we know it mcthods for producing today ix no exaggeration. @ the beautiful glass Ircads they desired 44ly, a deslener wink 12 years ice bed busines, lives were not. in Haly aud exports Venetian Seas to er shop in the The Venetians US, Cniact her at Hegantémbellssinnents.com, from alice’s desk A terrible AY is erie changed utterl c beaufy)is born.” These words of poet William B. Yeats have echoed in my head at mmaiiy points in my life, but never with the free that they now carry. We all know the horror of the “ter ble” part; thousands of innocents dead; countless heroes, Known and Unknown, fost the unpre= dictable and thes even mare terrible cruelty and vie- fence that zealons ‘wreak on the fabric _ of society. These Hy are the realities § tharsce mast sonichowy incorporate is our lives and still go on. It's a sgf0ss oversianplification to say it inn’ eagy. Tn fet, when we concentrate on the hotsor and the retter, it’s virtually impossible ta move forward. Hut goon we must, not only because Wwe can’t let our enemies have the satisfaction of paralyzing us with fear, but also because human beings need the conifort of nor malcy, of doing ordinary tasks ancl enjoying the good things in ous lives. Por me, these things are the gateway to “beauty,” First, we enjoy our friends and comrades, we eat, we laugh, we have fun, And then we're ready for the nest step, actively creating the beauty of, and in, aur lives. Wedo this by laving and caring for anc pe Paso, pate de vrs A forach. 001 ‘one another, by embracing Hifee much yather go back to bed and pull the blankets over our heads, and by creating beautiful things We headers know how ned energize ing working with beads is. We valite the time we sp ‘our beads, whether we're actively making something or ‘only fondling the Iwadte anc dreaming of what we want to make, Beads are beautiful in themselves, and thes bring jut our inner beauty by tak: ing us beyond our physical and mental tations inte « place where creativity hap- pens and time doesn’t matter, Creating beauty with ads, oranything else, brings ‘out the best in ourselves and makes us happier, calmer, better people. These are all qualities we will need in the months to come. So dan’t forget your beacts amid the stresses of every day and give yoursel few moments to be creative as often as you can, The beauty you create will feed your soul and make the purt of the world you inhabit just alittle bit better place for everyone around you. 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Change dircetion and we beads on the middle row Diane’ Beadsea fe da ecies apse (G9) 681.280 tis wea ‘evra $80 PARTZis not Hit LAN pc eer wreath eating kits) More holiday kity Dichiok iss: riled shapes ant fuse maggets Original design ynateh faces. Papere far ili epee at se made yt jorigawmi, teats, Mex, TBO sore Bead Workshop ~ in Paradise VI ‘Beads, F.0.. will host the unique Bead Workshop in Parise Vt In Sarasota, Perio Fe, 2627, 2002 Teachers fo be announced, $495 don 2002 ‘ntpstownboadsto.com Beads, F. 0. B. 2912 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota, FL. 34231 (941) 921-0871 email: beadstob@aol.com Cat Fetish Qa att ery ry penants Rubber stames Butsons snd Beads Fibre Sale ele ‘aire saline odes Colfax Cloth & Quite Company (977-550-9015 xcloth.com www.| beadshop. com 188 Univesity Ave Pate A D408 (650) 26.7925, ups techniques Change direction again and go through the first bead on. the new row; the second on the middle row, and the third oon the new row (figure 2b). Continue across the beads. Wh her you work even or odd-count peyote in this method or the traditional ‘ote rows are counted on the diagonal (Figures 1b and 2b). Once you get your bead ing underway, you ean choose between continuing swith this technique or work ing peyote in the traditional ner. ~ Kathy Rice, kath: leenrice@ yahoo.com Afler spill saucers of loose beads, I began using a new Saran Wrap product to cover my bowls ‘when they're not in use, Quick Covers are plastic lids that look like small shower caps, They keep the beads in and the dust and eats out, Susan Helmer, Newark, CA © Have you discovered @ new way to solve a beading problem, developed a creative stor age solution, o igure out a great tech- aque to make beading easier? Here's your chanoeto share it with other Bead Button readers. Plus, we pay for each one we pub- lish, Send your tps with rough davings, phils ot saunples Tp Elia, BeadBulton, PO Box 1612, Waukesha, Wh 53187-1612, o web@beadandbutton.com, ‘eter etn 31405 a bows | ween rl al sf-4:\6) (oY erties EUR CSS Wise eure Pe ms Cn Lari in paar aa Fe eam poe Be io Ae cia) peated Glass epi Cea ae Your Lampworking Needs Ont: lampuerrbtg tools end supp, Eee ener as eorinpeiti We have the Tools and the Technique aoe 888-272-3830 Detebnr 2001 Iss 4, features an orchit plant mae wih the French beaded towertechnique by Dalen Keliy kudos for the new website Tana subscriber to the magazine, and | visit beadat you know thay I think the hhew site design is wonderful It's casiee to find things now and the page loads faster because of the removal ofthe October BeadeBuiton Your lates! issue best 1s work ‘one yet. The fabul ‘of the winners of Be Dreams 2001 was mind blowing, I was so busy plan: ‘ning, my entry for 2002 that f ccoulkn's get to sleep! And th directions for the orchid on the cover are wonderful, I've been swanting to learn howto make headed lowers, The list df things I want to make frown this issue just goes on anid 01, ~ Binds Ft, er about Silamide bead threat! Frye had several calle tou Silamide breaking. People ‘understand that nicl size A, which iy reilly size O, Itistoo thin to support size 11 and larger bends, especially when the bends ace matted in any way that causes a rough surface for the thread to rub against Silamide § a wonsdertil thread, but when Joyce Seutt introduced it to the bead svorld, she doubled it, No tlheead has all the qualities we ‘want, but several, including Silamide have quite a fev Aesirableiraits, advice to advertisers Hoe been disturbed to notice move ind more advertisers who don’t affer enough con: act information, fi they're on the wey (whieh 1 ama not), have no catalog, are wholesale only, or provide no to information to reach thet. | guess I's a Jinosaur, but i's frustrating to see something Pd like and ve Mo way LO-BEE TE 9 copyright and patent Tam very upset by theanswer Alice give to Mabetine Gidea in the “Letters? section of the October BeadeeButton, Alice gives the impression that 8 anyone can change a pattern draw ‘or book or painti ing, ete, by 1086 annd be cov ered under thecopyright laws against infringement Mer staremet that it erp id she is leading many norant people to break laws nd is scaring the heck out of ings wide ation. Vm 8. YOU bility to dhe reach HeadesButtor to clarity the I wanted to pass along some information that [learned yon design patents Ms, Gidee can indeed acquit a design patent on the visual teristics of her or patiern, According recentarticle in The Crafis it costs.a few hundred dollarsand helps prot artists from having their work sopied. [ have heard of ead artists, who protect their work with design patents instead of rosary making supplies Toe Nema TC LDb Cy cast in bronze/terling from antiques Cr) Pea Coe ec DT SO ae V EXTRAORDINARY fiand-setected glass and silver beads, \ components and adornments } from around the world, Fie nd olan Sow 3016 Ath now SF. 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Patent Office, bitp:/! syvaispto,gov/iwebfaltices? pac/dlesign/definition html, rs Tao, a Fam so ie impression thut itis OK to-copy wovother’s erative morally and ethically 1evong to appropriate the work ofrother de Ieis all right, pret pulsed in ces mage iri ‘and alos certainly 0 rorally wrod reproduce theme for any tyfien they mci courts of law 1 may’ seer obviovs to all beraders th of bes ges tie original ‘artist's copyright, bye an aver ‘age person wi knows nothing abou vise. It doc reall kas alias fae: i eighted p crs rights as po errata; Inthe August icy the eoreet «al for Stormy: Hud don is JHPrintinge® worldnetaattsnet. fr the Oc ber sue, dhe correct website for Corinne M, Feldn your work ‘SUNRISE AT TIFFANY’'S This loomed piece took tive years to complete. Over the years, my friends would laugh when Fd stort to work an it because thay didn't bedove I would ever ha done. Finally, | hunkered down ‘and finished i | use transparent glass beads forall the colors except Diack so thatthe light ‘would shine through asi it were a Tiffany steined-glass window. | wold have finished soon il hadn't seen Misty Leppard's nselace with sculptural seed-bead flowers in B&B #32. Ne everyone says te enbellishinent is Ue best part. Kirk Livingston San Francisco, CA DON'T BE SHYI That pages aro youre lor eplaying snr hest ead and button work 30 send us x, We may have to bortow the pice to photograph it, but please con't sans i until we nk, BeadBButtn, 21027 Crossioads Girt, PO Bax 1612, Waukesna, ash Wi53187-1612, SEA DRAGON Hy itt sculptural lec is one of what | hope will be a saris of five elementai dragons. He is stitched in 2-drop peyote oer a wire and viooden armature. His hors and claws ate entaium shes, was inspired to try seulp tural hoadwark by th atile about Liz Manfrein’s wonderful work in 888 #20, Michell Shonty Branford. CT VICTORIAN DOLL ‘Asa dallmaker wha frequently enters her work ‘in competitions, fm always looking, for ways torcateh a judgo’s eye. This doll with ead: aie and acoessories was ‘inspired by an antique doll frm th 1890s. bead entbraidered the net o shirt and reembroidered it onto the dress adding more beads. crystals, and pears. Her purse was my frst peyote-sttch project. | praphed the floral design myself and made several attempts before 1 got the geometric, background right. {also made her en echiace. As you can probably tell, tam the kind of person who jumps into things with btn tee Diana Jean Nass Greendate, Wi DACHSHUND ‘Alter wating in New York for many years a adventiing ant irector, | traveled to the Southwest and was inspret to transform Avzona, and beading became my passion, | que that | call "painting with ay life. | uve developed my ow ‘Aver drawing the d ian, | use dental tools and ach sped! bead in the en feature Souttwestera he this landscapes, but | also do animal port sweet-faced dachshund Claudia 8. Gatti HAL ft 2000," an Intemational juried “Se exhibition at Lousiana Stote University. Lw rk held its ov ‘against painting ard sculpture when the judges selected. My inspiation forthe necklace was the robin, Michigan's state bird. stitched toe central panel first, and let the rest develop into a fop-form design. | workod the payote stitch with Det and 12's. 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Instead of spacer bars to keep add the three strands of beaded wire close together (the have a stubborn tendency 16 fan apart), steing them through the links ina short Fength of stepbystep ‘Memory wire is hard to cut, fan! it can euin your jewelry weight wire cutters. Either break the wire by bend ack and forth in one place swith pliers or use heavy-duty wite cutters from the house hol toolbow @ Break offor cut $ ee tions of memory wit Tengah thet iacannfostabt around your wrist plusabout Vin (3.fcun) @ To finish one end of each ofthe nes, tue small Joop axing roundnose pliers (photo a, left) or glue on a t id cap (photo \, a4 right). Be sure to let the glue dry thoroughly bet © String the yolitished end ‘ofeach wink theyagh ahole in the ypacorua slide the spasey slyaipst the finished ends \iphoto b). Gag ane rte Gatim silver bead ch ‘outer wire, String two dim beads and one 6mm head foato the center wite, @ String about (25cm) of stone beads sainst the silver beads The caiter wire has an extra silver bec so string fewer stones is Section fo competes link section of cain and string cach outer wite through the outer links and mtinue. 9 the center wire through the enter ink (photo ¢) tring sections af beads separated by chain until you reach the desired length and end with a section of beads, Reduce the number of heads onthe center wite as before to allow for die entea silver head. String the silver beads, reversing the order given in sep 4 @ String the remaining spacer. Tape the unfinished ext to keep the heads in place and try on the bracelet Ieyou're satisfied with the result, cut or break the imenvory wire leaving about (ee) if making loaps {photo d) and about 4 in. 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Benol Don Pierce presents the ALL NEW Larry The Loom Mark 1V rH eE MASTER LOOM This Loomis sable fora levels of i Hheloee ito be the most ers ‘oa wed cote 38 long oc oh 1514 95 inci le = Masten + Mea ty 0 Beading on a Loom by Don Pierce o $21.95 plus $3.00 shipping Don Pierce $80 8,13, Coos Bay, OR 9720 Donpizce@harbonids.omn (841) 267-2876 than the bead to allow for ‘small wrapped loops, Begin-a \erapped loop an inch from oneeend of a wire piece and thread on theboad. Rend the wite ata right angle %-% in, (2-3mm) past the bead and begin the otter wrapped loop (photoa), Do not wrap either loop. Repeat for each bread on the strand. @ Start ascending a strand atthe center, cutting the chain as you go. Pall one end of the chaissimoa loop on the venter head and complete the wrap, Place the beod awd hain back on the board and eu the chain where it meets the loop on the next bead. Thread the bead onto the chain and complete that ‘wrap (photo b). Work out- ‘ward from the center, com necting chait an bead seg 5. Cheek the strand length as you assemble it and rake adjusiments, perhaps removing beads, as needed © Asyouassembie the see cond and thied strands moni- tor how they look nex: to the previous strands and adjust bead positions as needed, Rememiber that the more srsako the falle strands BEAD KNITTING by alice Korach Bead kniting is an old craft that reached its peak during Victorian times. In bead kriting, the entire piece Is con: stcucted and knit with nods as opposed to adding beads to a koit surface. You, wil kpit a beaded purse as you learn hhow to read a chart (pattern enclosed, string beads, knit flat and circular methods as you explore Eastem and Wester kniting techniques. Plaited knitting keeps your work from. spiraling, You'l also love making a lining, finishing, and makifig fringe. 75 min. $29.95 plus $4.25 shipping. 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Attach same strands by con- g the wrapped loop or st bead ta the split ring and attach others by thread ing the end link of chain ‘onto te split ring (photo ¢). © Unfosten the sloop v0 you can lay the strands out to plan the nest group of theve 11 relation {0 the first group. © Repeat steps 2:6 for the middle ancl bottony strands. earring © iegin a very sat ssrapyped loop on each side of the wjuate bead, Thread 3 chain Tinks onto the top loop anal complete that wrap. @ String a poacl on one head pin and a round crystal on another and be; small ‘wrapped loop above each bead. Thread 13 chain links ‘on the pearl and 6on the caystal. Complete the wraps © Thread the other end of cach chain onto the loop below the square crystal and complete the wrap. Hnceded, stcetch the top Tink above the crystal with a pestry needle and thread it nto the loop on the earring, nding, Close the loop very tightly, © Alice i edifor of BeadierBucton. Brap Paraopiss LI | ii <=. _ ||| sinaply earring: Oberlin, om 407s | (eso) s7mazH0 Open 1046 Monday «Saturday : : Sanit Wir speci in ire CWILILS | shen cee el memos Tie ae tae sat arn Inmail: beadparadige@toberlin.nee | | by Wendy Witchner Monty Clark Orchid Beads le & Retail ic Set Gs lie wy Santer OE 0-96 104 Toroete {ywedichroic-glass.com TRADING PO: & BEAD CO. aoa rings with silver wire sharp edges smooth, Vz can make theseear- the énds flush and file any wut liketomix — @ Wind the twist wire only Toccoa ene ‘gold and silver. trbrings out around the 18-gauge wires, “Join us these special 1 the twist wire’ texture, giving covering 3 fn. (Bem) on each these carringya filigree look, one. Leave 1-2in, (2.5-Sem) November 10 Amola WitowSong Herringbone (debe) Bracelet tee el eee Scepay Step © To form the caring posts, tails of twist wire unwrapped aveach end. Make both earringssimulta- bend aright angle i. neously to ensure they match. (1,3em) from the exposed end When wrapping the twist ‘of each 18-gauge wire, vwite, space the wraps out p the wire with slightly so the thicker wire is roundnose pliers at the bend visible between each wrap, and use the chainnose pliers torall it around the tip of soroll earings the roundnore pliers (phate @Curywo én. (14cm) a), Turn 2 complete rota- se aeaes seer et lengths of 18-gauge wire, Trim tions. Turm the spial in the sea, land, & air Pam Dugger and Kathy Johnson create realistic glass-bead animals by Alice Korach sit! Kathy Johnson Pisessfeapr omnes States mainland as possible, andl theif Mead eighget. Pam's delicate fish and birds itp hollow and extremely lightwweigt Hike the creatures they represent Kathy’s horses, cattle, and dogs are solid, weighty animals. But in theirlove of nature and the creatures wha share this planet with us, Pam anid Kathy are almost identical. and both take great pains to capture the personality and Luniqueness of each creature they create Pam Dugger — sea and air What Tike about glass,” says Ps thal your never stop learn into glass beadmaking in a roundabout way in the late '80s, Her hobby was china painting, which she supported by Abave:Pam’s necklace cf clown fish shimming Below: Cras Amaze pamot on glass Stand aching Gradually, she expanded to arveng aremanes isa tour de foee ef borosilicate vainting on glass. Next carne fusing fubatar ayemones atid buh colored ish, Dot glass, which just didn’t suit Pam's style, everook the centeraiee Hellow lass shell "Then fread that you could make beads n a torch at the hard- three young children and couldn't Lhavea huge collection of inaagine leaving may kids t a con. sray, eracked beads,” laughs Pam, tevence,” Panw attended the next Gather Since most of the early glass bead: in Evanston, Illinois, “And [ haven't making activity was in the Pacific missed one since. You couldn't bribe nie Northwest and Pam lives in Florida, she nat to got” she -exelaions, was the only person she knew who was td mulking beads, they P making beads, She se tion Thad suck fun because f on the second Gathering of the Society could akers 994, “But I didn’t go because I had weut to Evanston and my beads weren't much in them, Bat peopke of Glass f Sant Francisco in at home said they were too big. Then | the biggest, Best of all, saw that Uhey ett Pom Dugger excels at creating Hota tel fs could be worn." The validation that thatvellct Un bila coleesof nature Backiow Pam wasn't doing something horrible ef oight:raisbow Fish (Pam's ow cation), was just what she needed, and she adds, ee pst tn ata Outer sh, una Ir is wonderful w be with people wtio ‘tases in rot clown fish in sea anemone, anf. do the same thing you do, Frise Sopp Foie Satcthors Sane) aay Hos Open Yfoar-Raun |:10 0 Ext 17 Geanasho, Az Located seross the stveo! trom hleDonalds, (Balch wb Wem asrcssset WistoSor A 1 Deol BE Soe MACE fae SOLE ul Eeattandahocsgnes 6 OS NOR DANO | Lowest Prices ~ braces Selection |dabea CT | 1 Morel! Special available for Bead Stores. | L pS f 916-344 BEAD (2323) == 4 | opposite direc second wire, @ Slide the coils spiral on: spiral wire, rotating twice in the single pla wraps as iad tocover the swine, Tint excess twist wire, swisl earrings @ Cuttwo Gi-in. (16.5em) materials seroll earrings 12m. (Nem) 18 gauge Godt svar wie = 36 in(9Dcrm) 24-gauge Twisted sive wire ander 0, 800-549-7968) ‘© Daring nuts or backs, wi earrings © 15in,(3Bem) 1 gaa Gold-filled o siting site wire © 40 in.) 28-ga © 2Eseing mts or Tools; hain- anc roundnose pos, diagonal wire cutters, le, hammer and ami Twistea silver wire T...... Details. wwow.glasscraftexpo.com > March 7-10, 2002 Featuring... Las Vegas, Nevada Te"p, a Classes & Exhibits CAA PAZAAY —eessnoguoe *Bead Making Classes. 2408 Chapman Dr. eTable top displays available 1 as Vegas. NV 89104 to showcase & sell beads. 3,500 attendees expected! Fax; (702) 734-0636 simply earrings o ¢ lengths of 18-gauge wire Pre- ew ’ ram the post. Tur aan the post as in pa push the wrapped wire back ‘around the turn (othe easring post {photo c), Repeat with ‘other wire, turning the spiral in the opposite direction © Bien each wire: @ Using your hands mandrel (hanger wives a good width), form loose corkecrew spirals with the remaining wire {phot Trim the exposed 18+ file smooth, and tgim the excess. @ Wendy ina contributing tor af BeadeBatton. he best fringe benefit of owning a ‘bead shop is that I can go wild whey I choose beacs for my designs... 4! ) salmon, and pink beads. 1 also looked ‘came up with this lariat afew years ago and haye returned to it many tins because it’s 0 versatile, Whexlade with peas crystals and a berygolspyeing beads it hecnmes.a show-slupping, spe= cial occasion piece, To achieve a more casual Jook, tone ityldiyn with stone, ceramic, andl maftegliss beads. Bither sway, you'll ves great time selecting the beads to fill iy Four generous strands, espe a focal bead to set the tone totale piece. ike to use at atts bead like the dramatic ceramic | Saka bead by Melanie rocks on p. 4d Yor the luscious, corakcolored glass bead by Blue Heeler at right, But faceted stones, carved bones, and wooden beads also make and very affordable starting points, Don’t choose a hollow or ‘theres fragile Bend, however, becouse ‘twill not be sturdy enough t0 anchor the lariat, ‘Next, choose a hank of 11" seed beads in a color to coordinate with a faney focal bead. Ifthe focal head is monochromatic, choose seed beads it a conitrasting color to set it off The fun but challenging partis selecting the 200-250 accent beads that give the lariat ils luyurious app Don’t be timid when choosing y aecent beads. Look for variety in size, shape, and material, But stay within the color range determined by the focal Ibeag and the seed beads. Keep in mind that the accent beads must be small enough to allow the ariat’s four strands u sl easily through the end ring 90 stay within the 4-12mim size range. materials #1.25-3.60m Focal bead 1 Stone, glass, moot ag ih @ 18, (om) opening #1 Kank 11” seee beads * 200-250 4-12mim Accent baods; pearls, orceystals 14 (4.21) Fla bie beacing wire, 0.14 = Acimp beats Tools: Diagonal wire cuter, crimping pins “Porth coral and black lariat (see p. HW ttew onthe al bea’ dean igotors, choosing a variety of black, for beads that drew the colors tagether, including vintage black and apricot arbelized glass beads and some clear Swarovski crystals with black switls. aalded pink pearls, maste-glass lamp work beads, and some enameled metal breads co complete the mix. For the cicada bead necklace, I drew trom all thecolors in the focal bead ~ gold, ye low, brown, and lots of green — and mixed them with the dark bronze of the seed heads, Hefore you start stringing, decide on four accent beads or bead groups to end each strand, Go for something.a litle more dramatic than the other accent Deus but harmonious enough sot to compete or clash with the focal bead, Afr you've made one lariat, I'm suze you'll want to make other variations of this easy, eye-catching design, stepbystep © Cur 2 6H. (2m) lengths of Neri beading wire, Fold both wires in half and string 12-14 seed beads to the center of each wite. @ String one end of each wire through the ring, Adjust the number of seed beads so that the beaded section at each wire’s center fits saugly around the ring, © String all 4 wire he through the - focal bead or focal bead group andl tighten against the seed beads (photo a), @ String 4 to 5 seed beads on one wire, a stringing the acsent beads, separat- ing them with seed beads, Make small patterns wad repeats as you steing, such as ‘crystal. seed bead, crystal, seed bead. crys tal or peal, glass bead, pearl. © When about 4 in, (10cm) of wire remain, string the accent bead of bead group chosen to end the strand and a and 5 11"sat the edgeof row 44 (Higuee Si). 46 String 5 11% go back the 511" on sow Ad, and Unrough the 5 11% on row 46. Go through the first 15° on vow 44, string 2 15%, and go vrough the second 15° on wd, Work 3 pattern groups, string § H's. and go through the next-to-last 15 on row Hl. Add 2 15%, go throu the fast 15° on row 44, and string 511s To turn, po through the 5 Lt! on tow a4.and back through the 5.11%sjust added (Figure 5)), front panel Work the front panel by following the directions for rows 2-37 i Repeat row 2 4 the front and back pan: ls have the same number of rows, © Work with the thread exiting an 11" ‘edge bead on the top row of either the front or back panel. Steing 2 15% and go through the corresponding 11! bead on the apposite panel (igure 6):'Tighien the thread, @ Go through the 11 bead directly brelow the one your thee working toward the edge. the frst 19° in the row above (figure 7) String 2 15%s, go through the second 15* inthe previous row. © Go through the edge 11 in cow 2 (figure 8) and continue in this pattern, ‘the edge beads in the first few rows ace -crovidled, so be carefl to line ay the sows as you stitch (photo b), Secure the read in the beadwork hefore cunting @ Repeaton the opposite sid flap and closure ‘Work the netted fap in size beads using the same color as for the frontand tack panels. Work the picot tra and loop dosurein the accent color, Sectre anew length of thread inthe back panel and bring it out toward the fight through the 11" at the left-hand ccige ofthe top row (Figure 9a), String 3 Iyeads ond go through the nest 11° to the right, Continue across the row, String 3 beads and turn (igure 9b) @ Go throu the center bead of the last act mod ig beats annd make 4 nets across the row. String beacls.and earn (figure 9) 000 lae0ee M2 aaaooQooeGaeee" seooaeivoves DOO: eae ek wood © Repeat step 2, making 3 nets across. Siring 3 beads and turn (figure 9d). © Repeat step 2, making 2 nets aross. String 3 beads and tun (figure 9e), Go through the center bead of the last ce trade in the previous 10%. String Sheadsand go through the center bead ‘of the next net, String 3 beads and go through the center bead at figure 9d String 3 beads and go through the «eater bead at figure 9b. Work back through the beads in row 1 and exit the head where you started the netting, figure 9a. nay hac abvh gn thieAngh center bead at figure 9c, String $ be and go theouigh the center bead at fige ture 9e, String 3 beads and go through the center bead! in the net in row 5 (fig- ture 90). String mother 3 beads and go through the center bead of the first 3 addled in step 5 (figure 9g), Turn ar back through the last 2 beads added in this step (figure 9h), ring 3 beads and work back tlhrough the edge beads until you've gone through the first bead added in step 6. © Worka picovedging along the Map a Follows: String 3 beads and go ugh the nevt head along the flap, ‘edge, “Go back through the last bead strung und string 2 betds, Go through the next bead (figure 10).* Repeat from * 107 around the flap. When finished swork the thread back toesit the center top bead, @ String « loop of 11"sther will fit over the bead you've chosen for tite closure. ‘Make 2 second pass through the beads for durability and secure the thread in the beadwork (photo o). © Close the purse. Position the decora- tive closure bead within the Joop, and sew it in place, @ Contact Borie Bonsinet Smit at ingsmith@ionaet. Creatures Of | Need neve ot como ats tens Ho / ‘\ jefe her is am, and below fs Nolsteio com, As, a child, Katy otten visited her auet's faces vere Soe feline wih ces am guesses that she made beads for seven years before a friend finally forced herto put afew of her hallow fist heads ‘ut forsale, "I wasso thrilled that peo= ple wanted them,” she exclaims Today, all Pam’sbeads are Hollows, and she goes on to explain that she uses Bulkeye glass because iti sttfer than Effie (Moret), which makes the cone trated hollow form easier to chieve Why fish? Laskud her, Until eecenty arn always hid aquariums (17 atone point) and did alot of scuba diving to see the fh, “Now! she says, I would- nt have an aquarium because it bathers ‘moto see creatures that should be free in cages.” Pam taught beselmaking ata local stained glass shop and says the owner would continually push her to try now things. One cay’ she said toa stulen Every now ad then Pom feels he nef to crate thr cu fish, This large jit fish came fom a ‘ersonal Alot fantasy, Ay “iANG Pa show you how to do a bo: tla bead” Pam had never trid to ring to get back to that frst he laughs, She had done some glasshlowing and knew how blowers spin the glass to shape and center it, spun the hollow bed, and it venti the shape of afisk ody. So faded a snotith fins, ana fail Pan's favorite fish to makeare the Aionfish ¢p. 58, bottom right) "because it'ssuch challenge to keep a huge bead evenly warm so nothing cracks off” (she stil ]osesone in three) and the parrot fish because it’s s0 colorful “also fove clown fish becuse can put them in sea anemones, which isso fun, *'m a cole dortholic,” she adds. "That's why 1 do reel fis not rout although shel make a zainbow trout on commision. Recently, Pant has begun raking par rots because her mother feeds the wild partoxsthatate so common in Sout Florida, She isalso experimenting with ower beads. None ate shown here ‘because Pam says, “I haven't worked out thespecialness far hallow flower beads yet" Ie’simportant co Pam that she not offer bead for sale until she has ns tered it and made the technique her awn. She gomments,"So many of the newer beadmakers ace trying so hard to make beads to sll that they’ arent leting the rentive process work She also feels that it'sienportant to pt hee beacls out so they can be touched by kids as well as adults when shes seling, “fit breaks, ie'sa bead, not the Mona Lisa” she exclaims, 1g breaks, it just breaks, Lean, make it again” What will she do after she masters hollow flower beach? “Maybe cow Pam spect long ago-a andandbonia som shiwed Pann her Scotish Highland catile. “They, have lovely eyes." says dream logs (a black {ate lab), 1 will robably al ways stay with nature ough.” Kathy Johnson — land Kthy Johnson is well-known in bead circles for her sculptural horw and cow beads. “I have been in love with glass singe the moment I walked into stained glass core in 1979," says Kathy. The colorst” Kathy sold her horse to bbuy the stained glass business she has bbosn running with business partner, Lael Smit, since 198% | “Beadmaking isa hobby for me." she ‘explains. "I don't get to spend eight hours a day making beads, which Pa love to do, Ido stained glass because 10 ‘one in this town takes care of the ous- tomers the way they sheuld,” Kathy sorted selling headmaking supplies in her store in 1993, "Because I needed the sloss, Now," she kes, “L mostly wie white," So miveh for calor. “1 sarted be; ‘brown an 1989, Het seeing te glass rods at no torches, andl { couldn't get any informa tion until 1991, A friend, Brace Townsend said he knew all about making glass beads, +0 Vinvited Andrea, who was doing szained glas, over” Bruce atin front of | avvelding torch, didn’t wear protective eyewear, and made beats. “Andrey being Andrea,” Kathy contiaues, “went bhame and started making beads eight tours day.1'd spend 190 ho morning before the shop opened at the torch fdi’t take any lessons, but that sas yoo! because 'm so esily iil enced by my friends. Not taking classes also maale me stretch to get better Like Pam, Kathy goes toall the cay f Glass Beadmaker Gatherings asa 4 a ; seach e Sy ‘ete Keay Bbanson's Painted Pos ili was inspite by sazestion ‘pens beeat sR tat sho 0 coe pois, "ik Pete a igh Zt echt ws dint end ase ed yatrys efabretar Loma Sauter ‘ejtueenating vacation. “I Jove the head peopl,” she exelims, "There's such a family feeling,” When the Seattle Gather= ing was being planned, Kathy missed an ly meeting. "I got aetter the next week saying I had been elected the co-chairper- 401,” Most people would have some pret- ty strong things (o say. Not Kathy, she just buckled down and organized the reg- ‘stration booklets, posteard project, and volunigers—and probably alo Alo lie Pam, Kathy is largely self tought spent my better by doing aquarium ids. Youhaveto have a let of knowl calge to do them wel. {really got to tundcrstand how glass meftsand diferent ways of working it,” Kithy doesn't make aquarium beads anymore because price of $120, which means that th skowh, doan't ate for the difficulty and the time they iake. ‘Asa horse lover, when Emerald Downs carne to Seattle, Kathy wanted to sll ‘our diferent horse breeds suroune a canis sinned pice, My Howe's As. fe lll beaker ‘Sharon Peters. ‘ead Button - Dessiber 2091 4 ing and ies in clay since l was ten years old” So she began making three-dimensionat horsehead beads. "I took my fits elass in 1996 with Loren Stump (BSB 99). 1 could have picked up on a lot of Loren’stech- us, buat ry to stay away fi tating what others do. Theone took away from that lass was how t0 ake murring (eatie) eye” From that pointon) all Kathy’s horses had distinct personalities because they had realistic eyes, rather than simple black dots, {nen though Kathy hasbeen working 1 the shop from 10 106 six d ar the last 20 y breads every evening, Somehow, she also manages to have a life, too. “T'm very icky 0 havea lot of wonderful people around me, ane my life revnlves around y tiends.” Sheaulds, “L ntcrests that sometimes I'm sueprised i sill in stained glass, Bur glass is 90 breauiful that it keeps me fascinate Kathy expects to continue speci {ng in animal beads, A delightful byproxtuct ofthe horve beads is that ‘making them has reinvolves her with horse penple and has yotten her back into riding, especially on vacations. She also takes commissions, having done a varieiy of dogs Jor their owners. She got into amas and pandas recently because people kept asking for them, and the latest in-demand animal isa gisatle. "So Vm goingio try” says Kathy, “but it takes time ts perloet any animal” © Miceisedior of Bead&Button, Contes Pam at 6560 Fillmore St, Hollywood, Fl pomduggerworldetsattiet or (951) 961 shop, Glass Espressions, 648SW 152nd, Sethe, WA 93166; (206) 242-2860 af shass-espressions@uttnc FF, Govnat Kathy at her “ Romantic ace necklace Use netting and right-angle weave to make the Ophelia necklace fow years ago someone gave mea A hook on Russian beaded netting, If Thadn’t already loved netting, these techniques would tuaye hooked me. During my exploration of some of methods, Teame up with the Russiar this tecklace design, First, I worked out the triangle pattern of the netted section, then I incorporated onc of my favorite stitches, right-angle sveave, | used it for the top of the neck lace and for the band. My finishing touch is the picot edging on the hand. It's that litle something extra that makes the Aockluce special { give my jewelry designs names, a they often are inspired by the music ik 11" seed beats, main eolor (0) 'Vlank 12° seed beads, accent color (RO) ‘100-150 4mm Cystats or accent beads ‘Nya D, coordinating color + Beading owed, 110 1 Buttor with shank for closure * GS Hypo Coment by Alexia Luikert {fi t0 while tea this eas, it was Natalie Merchant's enigmatic song “Ophelia,” The song suggests the beauti fa, tragic character from Shakespeare's Hannlet, but gives hee heroic proportions, just suited the design, stepbystep netted central section Choose your seed ‘with enough contrast for the p be apparent. © Siart with 2 yd. (1.8m) of Nyme, Thread a stop bead 6 in, (15em) from the tail, Make the frst vertical netting, sirip, following the pattern from figure law tb, © Continue adding strips of nettin from figure 1b to Ig, Leto 1d, Id to tEand Ito 1g © Start cook pattern repeat af Tb. Complete 8 more full pat repeats to finish the netted section. © To exd oF area thread, sew back through the netting, stopping afew inves to tie a hal-hiteh knot (see Isin two colors ern to Basics," p. 98) between every 2.03 beads, Glue the knots and sew through ral Beads before close to the beads, © Afier you comp! pattern repeat you shouk! be exiting an MC bead atthe top ofa rove, Continue through the AC bead next to the MC bead just exited, Pick up 3. MC beads to begin a rosw of 4 bbead right-angle weave (see “Wasics”) at the rop oft 12 (photoa). Use MC beads to work row of right angle weave across the top of the netting a through an AC bead with & Keep the threael tension taut to- give the netting a gently curved shape # ming the tail crystal straps © Measure the length of the top edge of the netted sections. Measure your neckline to decide on the neckave’s fin ished length, You may want to position the netted section at various levels an your neckline in front ofa mirror to decide where it should lee. Ad the Jeagth of the netted section and the width of he button, Subtract his sum © ce Se FO cc™ oa &. Gee" && Goce Ec © coe © a. 3; ce “oe estes COCOO Cg ge © © ee COCOE Oo ge C0600, cocec“e,, “©CCOO Sooo COCO, © figure 1 from the desired finished length. Divide this mumber in half. This will be the length of cach strap, © After youcomplere the top raw ot Fight-ongle weave, sew through the next 3 heads on the outside edge of o& © & eee © € “eC, “Coo rc ‘Seed © Soe coc” Ogee &, { c © Goce © © © ¥ “ce Ee COCOO Oo COOee, COGCCE,.6 ©..6 © C, eek 6 tion. Sew through the frst MC beael and Q Pick up 1 MC dead, 1 exystal, EME bead, 1 crys J, | erystal through the central crystal added in the previous stitch, Sew through the beads just adlded, iting the second crystal © Repeat step 4 (photo b) until you reach the desired strap length. Gwodanabaliaaceis © Attheend of the firs stap, add the button, Afer completing the hist stitch, sew through the beads again to exit the cenul crystal Pick up 2 MC beads, the but ton and 2 MC beads. Sew back theough the erystal again, Sew through the beads, button, and crystal twi force the stitch. Eid tl described in the ne sewing back throug @ Attheend of the second strap, make beac loop to it over the button. Test the Joop to be site it fits over the button but isnot too loose to secure the necklace Seve through the loop 3 ti it Bin the thread © To make the picot edging on the the first crystal on a st 5 AC beadsand sew through the MC bead at theerysta’s other end, Continue tothe strap's opposite edge thronigh the before: Go theough the nevly strung beads and back through the 19th, 18th, 17th, and 16th beads (Figure 2a-b). The thread will exit at the L6th bea String 2.11% a erystal, and 2 11%, 30 through the 31st bead and contin back through the beads on row { watt you reach the (6th bead aga through the newiy strung beads and back through the 31st, 40th, 29¢h,and ash beads (figure 2b) © The bead counts given for entering andl exiting rove 1 aig with the tiangu lar netted units made invovw 2. Each materials + A bead with meu tolerge ale 3p Sze 11 seed beads cle A 1 30g Sie 1° seed beads ule 8 4 I0gSize 14 seed beads + 96-50 6 Cryst icone 43:4 Smal beads til at bead hale + Snide or hn 6 ta match ead ots * Beating neds, #12 + Small button for dsp scallop consists of § triangles. and the first and last triangles are shared by the neighboring scallops. To count tr instead of inelividual beads from this point, work as follows: With your thread exiting the 28th bead (figure 2c), string 2 11%, a crystal, and 2 11%%as before. Count 5 triangles along sow 2 starting at the 28th bead und go through the bead thar connects the Sth and 6th triangles to row | (figure 2d), Go through the beads in the scallop you just made, buck through the newly strung beads, and back through the row 1 beads in the 5th triangle, Exit through the bead that connects the 4th and Sth triangles to row 1 (figure 2e) string 2 11%, a crystal, and 2 11% before and count 5 triangles from this point to make the next seallop. © Continue making seallops until fewer than 16 beads renain on row te Secure the thread in the beadwork andl nia the ta @ Work the other half of the necklace comatch the frst picot edging @ Secure the thread near the art bead id bring it out through the 3rd bead along row 4. String 3 14%, skip-a head, and go through the next bead along the row (refer back to figure 1d), Repeat, @© Whew you reach the bead that con. nieets the 7-bead net to the previous cow, go through that bead without adding 1's (Figure Le), then continue adding pisots on the next net. © Repeat on the ather side. clasp @ Sew a small bution on one end of the necklace. @ On the other end, secure a 12 in. (30cm) length of doubled threas at he ‘edge of the beadwork, String loop of beads just large enough to pass over the button, Go through the loop ayant secure the thread in the beadwork, and ceut the tals. @ Karhy-carebe eached at kduduague® fomescom, hen Twas: sanding nd aisles of thg lydeets b id gem shows lal years dies covered beautiful antique and repro: duction glass bytons. Like many title girls, Fspenesqine very happy hours playing ny grandmother’ and moth- ened u young woman's opera cape on the memorsble evening when she was introduced jo the dashing young man ‘who would become her husband, Maybe she wore one of my favorite harge black glass buttons on her mourning «lok many decades ater. ‘One thing I do know, how that the necklaces I design with mixed buttons, pearly and amber ste alvays a big hit with everyone who sees them. They're also very easy to make. stepbystep My button necklaces feature two sizes of ass shark buttons strung back to back, H you're am a choker or bracelet, you may, prefer to have the buttons lie flat to your skin, in which exse you ‘would strigthem singly. ut when you tring pains of buttons back to back, no. matter how they turn as you are wearing the jewelrys.a good side always shows. 1 like to pair them up with one button 1 emer then the ethers Vou ey of course, use any shank buttons you wish, not neessriy heavy glass buttons asshowa here, Reject buttons with: sharp edges or chipped shanks because they can fray your beading wire or cord, © Lay out your butons andl accent beads in the proposed design, Phen string them on the beading wire to soe haw they lieand whether they nestle together well. You may have ta try sev~ ‘eral arrangements until you find the best one for your buttons and beads, © Cura length of beading wire the length of the necklace plus in, (15m). © Thread 2 crimp beads onto the wire and Vaccent bead with a hele lange ‘eniough to accept a second pass oF the ‘wire, Then thread on one end of the

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