Special Section: Make 5 new Nels eke p.83 | Ey [press gbod cet) Sete eet we heesiecy GU ROEMION Create a peyote st apr i Stitch a dazzling , contrasting Colors». crystal of necklace * String gemstones ae for a natural look ». «2 Two sizes of beads give a bracelet dimension p. +08 Stitch an airy right-angle weave bracelet » 72 legac ait RY aap OO ee ett aS Pree ae aes Make an easy SV eels ei) eye o)ealci=)lie he ee eee Crochet a lively bracelet withiglass beads p.62 | | | il i Hang a peyote cube from a netted necklace o.114 eerie en ——ford’ esc are ; oh " a cies Ay Dr PRI eee tee BRAC cate Pera icon CS Lecter oy ce ‘shipwreckbeac oe com = ij " = wa = i ee ~* Lane Y= & rive NE’ % Ny) » 9icy 2 ay, oe ete ene mi Cy sxe Geter se bce Roa Renae] Co Mc Ont) www.scotisdalebead.com 394 FAX (G05) 667-2244 18@ pacificsilverworks.com www-pacificsilverworks.com NEW For 2007 - FABULOUS PENDANTS PLUS MORE VERMEIL CLASPS AND COMPONENTS order a . ontine! & Ss ® = 2 ELEGANT CLASS, STYLISH COMPONENTS AND NOW EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN FOR THE 2 157 CENTURY. ‘ON-LINE CATALOG ONLY ‘VISIT THE PERUVIAN BEAD COMPARY, OUR BEADSTORE TAND Gatteny Ar-455 E Main Sr. VENTURA More Bling for Less cha-Chihge e ite Nava Tard So oy SS/14K GFL Peete a eee Sues er ci Eee eee roi ae bbeadandbutton.com | December 20073+ SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL FREE SHIPPING Soe anos IN THE USA WITH + SILVER COMPONENTS NO MINIMUM ORDER! + GoLD COMPONENTS + PEWTER COMPONENTS WE SHIP INTERNATIONALLY fp ASCUARET BEADS WITH $1 SHIPPING STARE TO CANADA + THAI HILL TRIBE SILVER + EARRING COMPONENTS + GEMSTONE BEADS + GLASS BEaps + NATURAL BEADS + FRESHWATER PEARLS. + STRINGING MATERIALS + WIRE & CHAIN + Tools & SUPPLIES + BRACELETS + NECKWEAR + PENDANTS + CRAFT ITEMS, + ACCESSORIES + LEARNING CENTER + FREE DESIGN IDEAS + MucH More! This supplier notice guarantees the highest quality of Austrian cut crystals for your designs. visit our web site at: http://www.artbeads.com/adbb01.htm! ARTBEADS.COM 1-866-715-BEAD (2323)aye a a) Ae ray pn AT aA es le “WASTED TIME *LOST TOOLS “HASSLE OR “MESS When you Organize ast Comey bad 31 DM Mes i oe aye er aft organizer Crafters Desk with HutchDecember 2007 From the Editor AS WE LOOK TO THE WINTER holidays and the generosity they bring, Iam reminded of the circle of giving. In this end-of-year issue, we share a story about a remark- able woman who understands the rewards of reaching out to others. Jeanette Shanigan is leading one flank of the movement to combat breast cancer and to recognize people who have been affected by the disease. You can read about Jeanette's bead-quilt project to benefit breast : cancer research on page 100. { The bead-quile project creates an indirect link between more than 200 beaders who donate quilt squares and people who benefit from breast cancer research. The wider circle includes beaders’ friends and family members who The bead quilt i have experienced breast cancer and are honored in the beaded squares. Also included pought at the Bead&Button | are buyers of the bead quilts, many of whom buy them to pay tribute to people they Show includes two squares | know who have had breast cancer. made by Jeanette Shanigan. I find the bead-quilt project to be life-affirming in a very personal way. My mother died from complications due to breast cancer in 2001. During years of treatment, she fel an imperative to participate in clinical tials that would provide information for (i aes ; orb people Helping orhecv a at 208 796.8778 rw: medical experts to treat other people. Helping others survive breast cancer completed Oa my mother’s circle, POBox 1612. ‘You can become part of the movement to eradicate breast cancer by contributing Meee MENS IE'e Ax Wein, (3.8 x 3.8 cm) squares of beadwork. Information about making and ‘TO SUBSCRIBE eon sassbee mailing your squares is online at shanigansbeadshenanigans.com, Jeanette antici- : To ADvermise | pates an increase in beaded-square donations this year and asks groups and individu- Bogweantarag t0 mail squares to her as early as possible before the April 1, 2008, deadline. ent BEADABUTTON (esse 544x810 Ae Du Cuts the US & Cored ; eq r08770 818 Editor, Bead&Button editor@beadandbutton.com petteeicee! | bipeoene e Sisco US. 8 conta | Join us online at beadandbutton.com eee ‘ctrertrcedkarbachcon “Ask Anna” debuts online Rie ay xenon ° ‘To PURCHASE We've added yet another new feature to our online resource, Torun ! beadandbutton.com. Associate Editor Anna Elizabeth Draeger oo ssseae ‘answers your questions about beading techniques in this helpful tse US. Care monthly column, Go to beadandbutton.com and click on "How To" | Peerage Ao to find the column and the forms for submitting questions. 8 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.comBeads Showrooms open 10 jewelry professionals Wholesale Only www.StachuraWholesale.com + order on + request Whol le Catalog view photos of new items All sorts of Calibrated Gemstones Faceted Stones & Cabochons, Beads, Carvings, Findings, Tools, Stringing Supplies & all sorts of Pearls Since 1955 Joseph P. Stachura Co. Ine 435 Quaker Highway, Rt, 146A Uxbridge, MA 01569 U.S.A Telephone 508.278.6525 Fax 508.278,9458 contactus@StachuraWholesale.com 2 dakotastones fore) ii) BeadaButton | beadandbutton com aga com Love the Luigi article I just received the October 2007 issue of BeadéButton and was delighted to see an article on. Luigi Cattelan, whose work I've admired from afar for several years. Thank you for writing about this wonderful artist and the tradition he upholds. He is a living historical treasure. Jennie Chin San Diego, Calif. Magazine is a resource As a new beader, could never seem to find information about the sizing of seed beads. 1 was thrilled to see the October 2007 article in Tips & Techniques on this subject. Now it makes more sense! Bead&Button is te frst beading ‘magazine I have subscribed to. 1am really enjoying it and the Web site. Lynn Palangio North Bay, Ontario Stitches can be traced to tribes and cultures Thave great respect for your maga- zine and see it as the top publica tion for serious beaders. As some- ‘one who is both licensed to sell beadwork and an academic gov- erned by issues of intellectual prop- erty, I read Sarah Feingold’ article ‘on copyright and your editorial ‘on creative license versus design ‘ownership in the August 2007 issue with interes, particularly since beaders I know are almost obsessed with this issue. The status of bead- ing as artisan important issue, but ‘much of this debate has been driven by a commercial imperative, I find it remarkable that, as bead artists in North America bate it ‘out over the copyright of their designs, no one ever credits the fundamental stitches and concepts of these designs (Ndebele herring- bone, peyore, netting, St. Petersburg chain, etc.) tothe tribes or cultures that developed them, sometimes centuries ag Maria DiCenzo Waterloo, Ontario A grateful beader = Bevis ‘Thank you for |e creating a great maga- zine. I would be lose with- ut it! Tam not able to work, so beading keeps my mind occupied and brings in some income. You hhave made me happy and grateful. Yette Grijalva Mesa, Ariz, Thanks for the coverage Thank you for your editor's col- umn and the article “Know your rights to jewelry design” in the August 2007 issue. As an artist and designer, I fel it's important to educate people about design rights Ihave always respected Beade>Button for its integrity and the quality ofits designs. I believe your publication sets an example for other beading magazines. Barbara Klann Dearborn Heights, Mich Here’s a tip for readers who make glass beads. When you make a bead and it cracks in the kil, you may bye able to salvage it. Four years ago Thad almost completed a clown bead when an earthquake hit. 1 Quickly placed the bead in the kiln just as the power went off, Although the bead had cracked, several days late I placed it back in the kiln and heated it to the anneal: ing temperature. Then I fired up my torch and slowly reintroduced the bead into the flame. I started at the outermost tip of the flame, flashing the bead in and out of the flame until ic had enough heat to ensure that full heat would not break it.I finished the bead and annealed it, and itis now in my private collection. Whenever I see it, recall my firs successful attempt to save a bead and my first earthquake. Peggy W. Johnsen Santa Maria, Calif,y A to Z Bohemian G ieee Sup STRINGING SUPPUES BEAD MASTER™ For all your craft and beading supplies g Free catalog available Retail-ready, bar coded packaging @ Some day shipping 4 Fully stocked Brooklyn, NY warehouse WE WILL BEAT LEGITIMATE COMPETITORS’ PRICES! Bead MASTER 9$980099SO900 -@- @- @- @- @ @- © Boa @- @- - Og wow: BeadMasterUSA.com ah Oe é 2B &, *erqqae™ aon aN MTP eer a er eee Pr sor erat ta en enc}Gourmet threads Kreinik has introduced a new line of metallic thread a colors intended ro add flavor to beaded projects and : crafts. If you're looking to make thread an integra part of your color “palate,” you'll want to check out these new hues named for fruits, berries, and spices, including boysenberry blue, rosemary green, and currant purple. The thread comes in sizes 4,8, and 12. Visit kreinik.com to find a store locator and online sales information, Bronze and brass clasps It can be a challenge to find just the right clasp, especially i you're looking for something in bronze or brass. We recently learned about two new collections of clasps from HandFast r and Nina Designs. HandFast designer Maude Lorah has "\ released a dozen designs in bronze, including the popular a Leaf, Orental Latch, and Solstice clasps. He ne of clasps Bronze clasps and findings is online at handfast.biz. Nina Designs offers a \ font Haaren id finding: line at handfast.biz. Nina Designs off Biase clase a0 ‘ brass series of toggle and hook-and-eye clasps from Israel from Nina at ninadesigns.com. Designs. New lampwork calendar ‘The Glass Art Calendar is back in a 2008 version, with new close-ups of spec> tacular glass beads and objects by top lampworkers. Jeanette Blix puts together a year of colorful images, including the cover photo of Kristina Logan’s disk beads surrounded by her Turquoise Constellation Necklace. Each month features a gorgeous photograph of glasswork, Participating artists include Jeff Barber, Judy Carlson, Jennifer Geldard, J.C. Herrell, Lucia Kovarova- ‘Weir, Tink Martin, Sarah Moran, Lisa Niven Kelly and Michael Barley, Eric Rader, Carter Seibels, Dustin Tabor and Stephanie Sersich, and Beth Williams. ‘You can order calendars for $17.95 by calling (703) 390-1157 or visiting glassartcalendar.com. Contributing artists donated their calendar pieces to the 2007 Bead&Button Show’s Bead Artists Against Breast Cancer live auction. Travel tool kit ‘Anew too ki rom Beadalon includes four sturdy Beadstrom pieces in @ zipper pouch. The shorter. than-average tools — 4Yein, (11.4 em) semi-tush cutters and three 5-n. (13 cm) pli — are grat for taking onthe road. The cutters and roundnose, chainnose, and lanose plers can all be adjusted with an Allen wrench, which is included inthe kit To order, call (866) 429-2825 or visit beadalon.com. 14 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.comA nation-wide wholesaler Stone beads, Pearl, glass beads, Silver & Goldfilled findings 2 Fe Texas Beads www.TX-BEADS.com free catalog 972-398-7882 Fax: 972-398-7929 Niro BIGGEST iM t-Tofe Bite) ob OPEN TO THE PUBLIC a eee PP eee Gold Filled Dees 2030/1 www.dibeads.com 1 bbeadandbutton.cem | December 2007powders; special effects; and sculp Claymaking resources ture and mold making. Photographs of finished jewelry and process steps ban make the book visually appealing. ‘The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects Donna Kato, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007, 176p., PMC Beads DVD $19.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8230-1362-3 Tint McCreight, Brynmorgen Press, 2006, 70 min. ISBN In her new book, Donna Kato 856777001.07-4 = Continues to inspire while shar- ing her technical expertise as a _Another new offering from Tim MeCreight, this DVD leading artist and instructor in allows you to sit alongside Tim as he creates metal clay polymer clay. You will find in- beads from star to finish, Tim strikes a balance between depth information and a varie the novice and artisan as he explains simple steps without of techniques to hold your talking down to the viewer and includes innovative tips attention as Donna leads you _for veteran clay artists. through a print version of a ided into five projects. Each project master class in polymer clay. fhniques that you can follow step-by- imerlactoromecciand _iepevion Palas Wisk) oe oe | pee) Seance cee cts ee Geven ecueeice | guppies Man a a we tang | ee eres Call for a free 65-page catalog! Pere | : | | Tare er ers Sree : 46 BeadBauton | beadanabution com-bee NYoAnae boutique & beaderia oe Alphabet Beads 3 Swarovski Crystals Czech Glass Beads Pearls & Gemstones Porcelain Beads Silver & Gold Findings & Supplies ‘And More. shop online or visit our store www.beadbee.com 4829 New Broad Street Orlando, FL 32814, far 895.0062 CLIADAA FACT AyD Sterling Silver & Pewter CHARM FACTORY © itate in the USA No Mittin o @reniiiyPiksmns : Gree Shipping fin the USA Now in Sterling Silver, Gold, Dee creer ae Brass, Copper & Black Oxide eeWhen pricing your work, consider its artistic value by Milon Townsend any people base If your work is as good as maker is of widely accepted about the quality of execu- \ | pricing theories on the very best person inthe quality and value. The piece _tion, compelling nature of the the costs inherent field, then you can begin to still neds to be attractive to content, and the uniqueness in making products. They think about pricing it in the _the buyer, however. inherent in your personal typically arrive ata sales same ballpark. If your work style, the better you'll be able price strictly asa function of is in fact not as good— in Communicate design to help potential customers cost, overhead, and desired quality of execution, unique- attributes to buyers realize the value in your profit. For a creative person ness of style, or compelling Ifyou are not a well-known work. @ : who has invested heart and content —you cannot obrain artist, you need to establish soul into a jewelry design or the same price for your work, the attributes of each design original components such as nor should you. you create, every time you lampwork or clay beads, this Present it, to every potential approach takes into account Don't rely on name buyer. What can you tella [ only a portion of the value of recognition alone buyer about the quality of 2 | the work, In looking at others’ prices, _ the materials you used, your le inbmporanrce emer yes anvieies Eerie > tai yecan i | of your costs so that you established name creates and the originality of the don’t lose money, but this value. It transfers value, piece? E | should not be the sole basis which is an important dis- Take the time to establish for valuing your work. In _ tinction. A well-known name a clear understanding of the | order to arrive at an appro- transfers. commonly held, attributes of your work, and i priate price for your piece, cultural understanding of the _ make an effort to communi- you need to take ahard look quality provided by that cate them to each buyer, at how your work compares maker in the past. before the buyer even consid- in quality 0 othes similar ‘This general awareness _ers owning your work Milon Townsend has work and how other people's helps the potential buyer The more you educate been creating objects in work is priced. know that work bya given your pool of potential clients glass for more than 35 | ‘years. His work resides in public and private collections around the world. Milon is an active educator who writes ‘many books and articles and presents workshops ‘and seminars throughout the United States, He is interested in glass tech- nique, art marketing, ‘and creative thought. You can view his work , at milontownsend.com: cane e-mail hin at Grey Octopus demonstrates —_ Millon used natural shells to _Milon's glass sculpture milon@rochester.r.com. Mion Townsend's ski at cast these Turban Shell Immersion features a human ‘His educational materi- lampworking. pendants in Gaffer lead form in the depths of an als are available at crystal. aqueous environment. thebluemoonpress.com. 18 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.comEASY Loops + EY cua Brio 18ButtonPrec mCorunea Cre eg Ona Neaerncn See Sees eet MISSOULA, MONTANA 598: 20 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com STERLING SILVER eee Fe Ree Ee re em eevee Ce ud ue eol ce eects opportunity; showcasing glass artistry on a more personal s Fema enue eae can set tcc het wwwaisgb.org. = ele ee eet ee oyRed Bank Bead Company is proud to introduce own line Also sold at carolina bead company/fuquay varina, ne charleston bead company/charleston, se beads & baubles/aiken, se » beadworke/suffolk, va ad depot/glen burnie, md ina beach, va sol moonstone beads/surfside beach, se Become a Bead Retreat Coordinator and you'll join a thriving rare earth beads/durham, ne bangles & beads/ richmond, va__nationsl network of women who share tier love of beaded jevelg hip chic beads/waterford, mi- star beads/vienna, va d neighbors. “Our exclusive designs and jsm bead coop/sheboygan. wi mere Rees beads, beads, beads/fort lauderdale. f For free beadin bab the b Dead boutique/mattheves, ne ng your love of beading into a exible new career with ning potential, chet, call today oF visit our 0, mi huep/mwoe.beadretreat.com, wise: (888) 708-BEAD peer EASTERN FINDINGS 214 PAGE CATALOG pte Sere ere Pe ens 5 rots Sea ok ET eae) aren Ee neler oe bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 21Tips & Techniques Beading threads, cords, & flexible beading wires In the October 2007 issue, we kicked off our series on beading terminology with a ‘uide to seed beads. In this issue, well continue with an overview of beading thread, cord, ‘and flexible beading wire, and when and how to use them. Beads are beautiful by themselves, but obviously, you need to connect them to create «piece of jewelry or bead sculpture. What you use will depend a great deal on what type. of beads you'e using, what you're making, and how you're making it For instance, it you Want to make @ necklace wih gemstone nuggets, you'll want to use something that will Withstand the weight ofthe beads and stil allow the neckiace to drape nicely. you start with Seed beads and crystals and decide to stitch them into a bracelet, you'l need something that wil go through the small holes of seed beads several times and won't be cut by the sharp edges ofthe crystals Ifyou want to make a classic pear-knotted neokiace, you need something that wil be thin enough to go through the small holes of the pearls, that will knot well, and that won't stretch too much, BEADING THREAD is the ideal choice for stitching projects. Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com beading thread Because Its thin enough to passthrough small holes several times, beating thread is the ideal choice for stitched projets. t may also be practical for bead crochet if you are ‘working with very small beads. You may need to do alittle experimenting to ind the ight thread for your needs, but here are some things to Keep in mind: + Synthetic threads, lke nylon and polyethy- ene, are the best choice because they are strong and less tikely to decay than natural fiers, ke cotton. Avoid the inexpensive threads from the beading section of many craft stores because they are prone to fraying, breaking, and raveling, ‘* Most nylon threads stretch, but i you concition them firs, you'll remove most of the stretch and won't end up with beadwork that sag. If you come across a nylon thread advertised as having no stretch, it has probably been prestretched and bonded. ‘For many beaders, visible thread in a finished project is a no-no. To make your ‘thread “disappear,” use thread ina color that is similar or slightly darker than your bead- ‘work, oF choose a neutral color. ‘= Unies you're a very careful stitcher, don't use doubled thread, because its very difficult to take out stitches if you make a mistake, += When deciding what size thread to use, make sure thatthe thread — with the needle attached — wil passthrough the specific beads you're using several times. Also, try to match the size ofthe thread tothe sizeof the beading needle you're using. If you pair tin thread witha needle that has @ large eye, your needle wil Keep fang off. Likewise, you won't be abl to get a thick thread onto a thin needle, * Hf you're using beads with sharp edges, you ‘may want to try a polyethylene thread because its less likely tobe cut than nylon. beading cord Use beading cord, which is thicker than ‘head, for stringing, knotting, macrame, and crochet projects. Like thread, mast beading cords are synthetic, though some natural fibers, notably sik and crochet cotton, are also good choices in some cases, Some beading treads, ike Conso, come in thicker ‘izes that can be used as cord ‘Most cords cannot be threaded onto a ‘beading needle. To load beads onto cord, use a Big Eye or flexible beading needle (depending on how heavy the beads are), or ‘stiffen the end of your cord by dipping it into ‘cyanoacrylate glue and letting it dry. flexible beading wire Flexible beacing wire is made up of multiple thin wires that are twisted together and covered with a clear or colored nylon coating, Usualy the inner wires are stainless steel, though steting siver, silver-plated, and gold- Plated varieties are also available. The best way to secure flexible beading wire to a clasp is with crimp beads. Both crimp beads and beading wire come in various sizes, 0 ty to use the appropriate crimp bead for the wire you use. The thickest wire, 024, i best for string- ing heavy beads, ike gemstone nuggets. Use thinner wies for smaller or lighter beads. The very thinnest beading wie, .010, can be used {or bead-weaving projects when you're using beads with large holes or for bead crochet. It can be knotted ke tread, but it can't be attached toa needle.a. Oe, % BEADING CORD is great for stringing, knotting, macramé, and crochet. though the very fine size can’ also be used for bead weaving, ag ge www.unicornebeads.com 800-833-2095 bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 23Securing beads with rst aid wrap | have been kiting beaded bags wth unboistry tread fora numberof years and hve aways ha ouble Keeping the ng stand of beads rom fling ofthe spol and becangaknttd mes. ve ted numerous methods for keeping everyting nore, but noting worked unl came across vonnson& Jonson's Secure-Fiex Wrap. ct sti ofthe wa on enough ign atu the spool ps an inch 8 cm) oso to overap. sting grou of beads ony tread ang enough tread between the groups fo vt wh Frap each grup of beads an the Kiting head for each group around the soo and secur wth some Secue-Flex Wrap. Te gous stay place unl need then! Asan added bonus, te Secure: Flex Wap canbe used ove and ove apa, rane fet Monte Vita, Cob Have we got a (finger) tip for you! iy as ot eat and tend to develop GI rt \ secre | Curtain (\ where my crochet | | \ ee | cal ‘an office-supply store and decided to give hanging, use a ‘them a try. Originally | tried them as common metal cur- alittle space on the inside. Alaska Square stitch toggle bar Se My finha que ich ssf ied, endow ander ne Sp, project wa peyote though al he beads in final bea, d Filigree Penda toggle bar? Instead, make row 3. Pick up another through the opposite ; Your toggle barn square fal bead, and sew” row, and unde the ater FusionBeads.com sth to match, through row 1. Retrace the finial bead, Retrace the Begin by sttching four tread path trough the thread path once or twice, iene rows of square stitch finial beads and rows 1 but don’ fill the rows with SO ee (Basics, p. 126) to the and 3 until the rows are thread, You need to be ane ere) desired length Sauare fll tread able to sew trough one of : Stitch the fist row tothe Sew through row 2 or 4, these rows to attach your sivasesares caren last row to form a tube. You ‘toggle bar to your piece. eee ree shoul be exting ro “ Secure the tals and im Rae tan Pick up a seed bead or — Joyce Cottrell, small up to 4 mm) bead Nase a Trea Stg 24 Bead8Button | beadandbutton.comWZEREE Beads y with all orders! ; = B| 9008 of gemstone beads @ eat freshwater Pearls & cea ‘Parkling cubic axe e New beag, ~~, @ Ts, % 7 ~~ Nos > yy © Awesome @ Ne Wood & Copper @? www.LimaBeads.com UO RON eae Ur en Soa eed ome gtSwarovski Crys WATCH Beadalon FACES AS LOW] 9% , ae ae Aca erin el SS Ce Watch Faces — 4d ‘OU “Gemstone Beads Orlando, Florida 9521S. Orange Blossom Trail Suite #117-B Orlando, FIGLOBAL MARKETPLACE - AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR KAZURI BEADS & JEWELRY www.kazurinorthwest.com WWW.MARGOLA.NET eo RETAIL & WHOLESALE - SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR DESIGNERS IND BEAD STORES ORDERONLINE ORVISITOURBEAD———_| STORE IN ROCKLN, CALIFORNIA EL Pale Ps NATIONALSUPPLY.COM Ce ae Perms rc Swarovski ~ Gemstones - Tools «Gift Boxes Glass Displays Letter Blocks « aq Wholesale to the public « No Minimuan E eeAto ORNELLA ROCAILLE, BUGLES, 2 & 3 CUTS (CZECH FIRE POLISH & PRESSED GLASS BEADS PRECIOSA MC BEADS & IFLAT BACK RHINESTONES} IRHINESTONE RONDELLES, SQUAREDELLES & BALLS. i motes 4d y 48 WEST 37TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10018 TEL 212-695-1115 FAX 212-594-0071 INFO@MARGOLA.COM pean Boyes See cene vs papa etn bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 27Associate Editor Anna Elizabeth Draeger WY gloat Our design-savvy editor shares how experimentation, a desire to teach, and a love of “sparkly stuff” propel her beadwork. by Kristin Suttor You may recognize Anna Elizabeth Draeger’s work by its signature sparkle. Her crystal-laden projects frequently appear in Bead&Button, especially in Clearly Crystals and Spor- light, p. 162. Perhaps most importantly to Anna, her impeccable designs and tech- nical expertise have earned Peyote, netting, and Ndebele herringbone are among Anna Elizabeth Draeger's favorite stitches. She mainly designs bracelets using crystals because relatively quick, precise designs are easier for her students to learn (and because she loves crystals). 28 Bead&Button | beadancbutton.com her a loyal following of students. Anna’s recognition in the beading world seems unsurprising for a woman who, as a child, always liked to collect “sparkly stuf,” including her artst-grand- mother's rhinestone jewelry Collecting jewelry turned 0 making it out of necessity When Anna’s sister Amy asked her to remake their grandmother's beaded ‘American Indian collar. ‘Amy inherited the collay, but it was t00 fragile to wear. So, without knowing anything about “beading stitches,” ‘Anna replicated the collar, using seed beads and sewing thread. She learned about formal stitches when shepicked up the first issue of Beadc>Button in 1994. After stitching the collar, ‘Anna continued to work with seed beads, replicating beaded pieces and interpret- ing other types of jewelry in seed beads. She was most drawn to American Indian pieces, which used seed beads in primary colors. By the time Anna was a senior in high school, she'd been beading with seed beads for three years. While on winter break, she stepped into a bead store and discov- ‘ered crystals, “Whatever money I had, I used up right then and there,” she sa At first, Anna incorpo- rated the crystals into her American Indian-inspired pieces, bur glittery, precision- ‘cut crystals looked awkward with imprecise seed beads in primary colors. Anna acknowledges how different the styles are, but notes that they aren't unlike her. “ma direct split berween nature girl and princess,” she says, laughing. nitually, the princess won out. But while Anna often uses crystals in jewel tones, especially purple, she's not exactly a flamboyant royal. Her pieces are pre dominantly monochromatic and designed with such preci- sion that they look simpler than they really are. She makes designing look easy, because she gets so many ideas for new designs while she's beading. “If I put my beads away, it stops the flow of ideas,” Anna says. But it’s tricky to execute her ideas with the proper materials; a project may take 12-20 hours to design. She experiments at night after she puts her sons Jake, 9, and Joe, 8, to bed. She turns on Lord of the Rings or Star Wars (“Han Solo is my best friend,” she says, laugh- ing), settles into an oversized chair, picks up her lap tray, and beads until 2:00 a.m. ‘Asan associate editor, Anna re-creates projects that contributors submit, writing instructions, making illustra- tions, and taking step-by-step photos of each project. She also discusses the designs with the contributors to make sure the projects are explained as simply as possible in the magazine. ‘Anna answers beaders? {questions in her new column, Ask Anna, at beadandbutton com. To find i, visit the Web site and click on Community. ‘Anna teaches at bead stores and the Bead&Button Show, and she'll be teaching at the 2008 Swarovski Elements Show in Tucson. She says she loves sharing beading with ‘other people. For more infor- mation, visit her Web site, wweb.mac.com/beadbiz. @ Kristin Suter is the copy editor for Bead& Burton. She loves to write (and learn more about her coworkers). Contact her in care of Bead&Button. bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007Here are two patterns to put you in the holiday mood —a brick stitch stocking pin and a peyote stitch ornament bracelet. Or, if you'd prefer a winter getaway theme, try two peyote stitch patterns Caribbean island of Curacao. else « ‘To submit a pattern, send us a hard copy. We pay for the patterns we publish. Write to Us at Patterns, Bead&Button, PO. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. 90 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com depicting the Holiday-stocking pin ‘To make this stocking filled with holiday treats, begin by stitching the middle row in ladder stitch. Work outward from each edge of the ladder stitch row in brick | stitch to form the 2 x 1¥in. (5x 4.4 em) pin. Attach an Ultra suede backing to the stocking. portion of the beadwork. Glue or stitch a pin-back finding to the Ultrasuede to complete the pin. ~ LonGino Garcia Las Cruces, N.M. ntact LonGino in care of @ & e * e { BeadScButton. 1 . Ornament bracelet . Stitched in flat, even-count peyote, . these holiday-color ornaments dance across a winter-white back- ground, To finish each end, exit one of the two gold beads on the edge, pick up six gold beads, and sew back through all eight gold beads to form a loop. Use a small, gold- filed jump ring to attach half of a sgold-illed clasp and a beaded loop The bracelet band is 5% x Sin. (14.3 x 1.6 em). = Diana Hall Roblin, Ontario musthead@kingston.net“1 took the OTT-LITE® TrueColor™ Challenge and you s The lighting makes Visit your favorite craft & hobby store and take the OTT-LITE TrueColor Challenge. es creating Katie Hacker took th E TrueColor bs trusts only OTTLITE lighting f. yourself today You be the judge! See how the same purple fabric ‘oppears dramatically different under each light. Specially Designed for People Who Love to Create wrote eo sclenee OM-LTE =) TECHNOLOGY* as ss The Science of Natural Light®age gy Caribbean-island-themed business-card holder and bracelet The Caribbean island of Curacao was the inspira tion for both the business-card holder (above, left) and the bracelet (above, right). The island’s colorful rmultistory buildings, sparkling water, bright sun- shine, and tropical trees are all captured in these designs. We're Rita Grossberg and Julie Glasser, a mother-and-daughter beading team, Rita visited the island on a cruise and trans- ferred a photo she took of the local architecture ‘onto graph paper. Julie stitched the card holder in flat, odd-count peyote with the same design ‘on both sides, zipping up the edges on thr sides to form the holder that measures 4 x 2/4 (10 x 6.4 em). Rita’s bracelet pattern is an extended view of the waterfront, with a hurricane-surviving palm tree standing proudly on the beach. She stitched her bracelet in flat, even-count peyote. It measures 7x Win, (18 x 3.5 cm). ~ Rita Grossberg West Bloomfield, Mich ngrossberg@comcast.net = Julie Alpharetta, julie@galending.com Pattern challenge Do you have a favorite place you live near or visit on vacation? Turn it into an original pattern, submit it to Patterns, and we'll publish the best of the submissions throughout the next year. The image can be of a building, a scenic view, a garden or nature setting, or a local landmark. It should convey the color and feel of the place. You can make a pattern for a bracelet, a business- Card holder, an amulet bag, a beaded picture, a pendant, or another object. Then tell us about the place you've immortalized in beads. 32 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com\, BEST TEAM EVER Essentials for Beading Success The Twisted Tornado (CN Crimp with Confidence™ Cea cere mC nern an taerte ON Riana ner] Be ran Peete Mwai merit tect * Incomparable...the best! SNAPEEZ’ “The Snapping dump Ring” OP cere e ret cetics a DD omer onreta cei sree Oncor nede ney SRO Satna intent} SPU Et ero a7 Wel (ols Creative Elements for Inspired Minds™ To order call toll free 1.877.VIAMURANO or order online at www.viamurano.com ‘or by fax at 714.708.2827Faux turquoise I have been experimenting with making imitation ‘gemstones with polymer clay, Each faux turquoise bead was hand-sanded and polished. | strung the clay beads with real coral beads to complete the circle. The pendant, which hangs from a PMC ball, is Faux Bone inlaid with an ammonite fossil Carry! Brown ‘Magalia, Calit carrylb1@aol.com 4x6 Diana Grygo Quincy, Mass. 34 Bead8Button | beadandbutton.com Great blue heron | stitched the great blue heron in 15° and 11° seed beads, layering them to add dimension to the bird's ‘wings and the floating log. | also edged three sides Of the beadwork with tiny fringes. After beading the (10.x 15 cm) panel, | stitched the beadwork onto a canvas and painted the extended environment to expand the piece to 8 x 10 in, (20 x 25 cm) thelonebeader.blogspot.com Blue Roof Project necklace My daughter and her family live in New Orleans. When Hurricane Katrina hit in August 2005, their home was among the thousands that suffered significant damage. To protect the homes from further damage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ‘covered the houses with blue tarps. This effort became known as the Blue Roof Project. | made this necklace for my daughter with leftover blue tarp strips rolled into beads and covered with various small pieces of debris — electrical wire, ruined clothes, and scattered beads. ‘Susie Blyskal Baton Rouge, La. susieisus@coxnetEastern Breath The Hindu goddess Green Tara inspired this design. A porcelain face pendant is suspended within an Asian-style crown. More than 40 t. (12.2 m) of gold-filed wire coils are ‘worked around pietersite, iolite, and vermeil beads. A beaded chain of smaller pietersite beads supports the coiled centerpiece. Cammy Ambrosini Garder, Newfoundland bejigged.com Windflower ‘The forests of Finland are white with anemones in the springtime. | made this necklace during a winter of heavy snowfalls and frosts — the perfect time to dream of the green colors of spring, Svetlana Eltsova Lahti, Finland ‘sveta_terralingua@hotmail.com Bead-embroidered purse A vatiety of glass and stone cabochons, glass-inlaid beads, and a multilayer rhinestone pendant are surrounded by seed beads embroidered on dupioni silk. The purse, embel- lished on one side, measures 11% x 5% in, (29.2 x 14 om). Faria Siddique Sparta, NJ. faria_siddique@hotmail.com bbeadandbutton.cem | December 2007 35Art Deco inspiration The cabochons in this geometric pendant are ‘surrounded with peyote stitch bezels. The remaining surface is embroidered with seed and bugle beads, with a black seed bead branch fringe adding texture. ‘A polymer clay base supports the beadwork, Cynthia Wiliams Portiand, Ore. Pdkcyn@yahoo.com Shoulder bag Every day is a holiday with this elegant peyote stitch shoulder bag. Dressed up or down, it's a bright spot at any event. A subtle mauve-and-purple flower design dances within the gold background. The colors repeat in the swinging fringe. Caro! Brown ‘Saratoga Springs, N.Y. cacbrown@nycap.r.com Harem — Ladies in Waiting The eyes featured in Margie Deeb's design “Veil” were the inspiration for this tapestry. | worked this piece on a loom in 44x 6Yerin, (10.3 x 16.5 cm) sections and then connected them, adding a brick stitch border with bells. | used right- angle weave for the beaded balls on the border and the lends of the supporting rod. ‘San Antonio, Texas ilovezoos@satx.rr.comNEW! 9 Antique % Brass Pearl Or: ae | NEW BEADS! |32styles+354colors | NEW PENDANTS: 39 styles + 56 colors For up-todate information on our product line and. to place your order CALL ONE OF OUR EXPERIENCED SALES ASSOCIATE TOLL FREE Ri Office » 800.333.4144 NY Office + 800,744,714 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.MerchantsOverseas.com sales@MerchantsOverseas.com ese beadandbutton.com | December 2007 37sy Dar citi JEWELRY 2007 Fall Schedule 1 Nov. 02-04 Municipal Auditorium 801 N Tamiami (US 41) | BEAD WUloLesakerucom Visit Showroom|Warehouse in Orlando, Florida ow ~. 7 3 3 iS = Uy Now Shop 24/7at Rs eel cate oreo rec 2 eee tg Sarasota, FL Nov.23-25 Colisem Ballroom 595 - 4th Ave North St.Petersburg, FL Nov.90- Municipal Auditorium Dec. 2 801 N-Tamiami (US.41) Sarasota, FL Karen Thomas Designs Soe | Beadable Products Ft. Myers, FL | ‘Shows are OPEN to the Public. Peace uy ye M Pt) Reco Mae 941-954-0202 Proce eae Ce ee tetecaad Mention this ad and receive $1.00 Pree ee pS ee OS Fea he ed Pee eet anks for a Great 2007 rriest Holidays to All »/& a Happy New Year Welcome Snow Birds lars, FL- January Sh 8 iow Stine FL lay 12h 8138 Classes: in Sarasota FL January 188, 19h, 206, www. Classes offered at Shows, alsoinclude PMC, Bead, — Love. Wire Wrapping, °H Clases Polymer Clay, & Dichroic Glass 55.00 Admislon “$100 of wi) Ad asc vei ony tel a brs Cass information tsted online www TheDawnlheStreetBeadShaw.cam toll free 1.866.667.3232 Retail/Wholesale Tih Year Covering The South in BeadsCOAST To COAST Yltinmate Bead Shopping Log onto www.beadmercantile.com or www,beadshow.com to find a show near you! J. & J Promotions, LLC. rE PO Box 420 « Williamsburg, NM 87942-0420 Fe epee rN Say, ee: Phone 505-894-1293 Fax 505-894-4080 oC aA versatile technique by Lynne Soto The exact origin of brick stitch is unknown, as is the date of its creation. Early examples of brick stitch have been found in the handiwork of native beaders in Africa and North America. One characteristic of the stitch is that you attach each bead to the thread bridge of a previ- ous row rather than by sew- ing through other beads. This allows for a great deal of flexibility in combining beads of varying sizes and shapes. Flat brick stitch Begin with a ladder of beads (Basics, p. 126), and position the thread to exit the top of the last bead. Brick stitch naturally increases or decreases at the start and end of each row, depending upon where you attach the first and last stitches of the row. To work the typical method, which results in progressively decreasing rows, pick up two beads. Sew under the thread bridge between the second and third beads on the previous row from back to front. Sew up the second bead added and then down the first. Come back up the second bead. For the row’s remaining stitches, pick up one bead, Sew under the next thread bridge on the previous row from back to front. Sew back up the new bead. The last stitch in the row will be positioned above the last two beads in the row below, and the row will be one bead shorter than the ladder. 40 Bead&Button | beadandbutton com Stitch Workshop ° Brick Stitch Brick stitch increase An increase will keep the number of beads the same as in the previous row. To increase at oo GOS svpcattrick stitch, bur start by going under the thread bridge between the first and second beads on the previous row. “To increase within a row, add a second stitch to the same thread <>. bridge as the @BGOS previous site Tiss alts the end of the row, add a second Brick stitch decrea: oe Brick stitch natu- stitch to the final : rally decreases by 89980 the previous row. row. To decrease by more than one bead within a row, pick up a bead and skip a thread bridge on the previous row. Complete the stitch. To create a larger-than-typical decrease at the end of a row, 29999 stop short of the thread bridge on ‘one bead in each last bead in the previous row. Circular brick stitch Continuous spiral Begin with a ladder ‘of beads, and position the thread to exit the bottom of the second-t0- Jase bead. Overlap the first wo beads in the ladder with the last rwo beads. The offset rows in a brick stitch pattern resemble a brick wall. For practice, you ‘can make this bracelet by Barbara Klann, p. 108. Sew down through the first bead and ‘up through the second bead. Sew up through the last bead. Level rows Begin with a ladder of beads, and join the two ends. Position the thread to exit the top of a bead. Following the instructions for flat brick stitch, pick up two beads 2 wobegin the row. SSP" Continue around the circle. Join the last and frst beads by stitching down through the frst bead and back up through the last - bead. Lynne Soto joined the Bead&Button staffas an associate edi- tor in 2006. She learned many needle- swork tech- niques as a child and eventually started adding beads. Learning beading stitches was the next step. Contact Lynne at lsto@ beadandbutton.com.PRC ROM eae a Cee LAAT EU aE Aree) ¢ FREE Catalog Online at fetpak.com or 1-800-883-3872 Cale ene y ead Tee TTY ey a 348 Day eR Se UT nae Now! FREE SHIPPING to the 48 States and ALL of CANADA too For All Your Beading & Packaging Needs Rng a Te Prenat yey JEWELRY SUPPLIES | PLASTIC BAGS em JEWELRY POUCHES | SHIPPING BOXES _ | PRICE MARKING GUNS Pier eran a Rana eae eeneaet 071 -a oscor eee Bey For quality, service and lowest pricing Phone Your Order Toll Free 1-800-883-3872 or for Online Ordering see our Website Fetpalk inc, 2Ast2 58d Commack, wy 11725 Deadandbutton.com | December 2007 44Seed bead serpentine Add textural interest to a double-strand necklace by winding seed beads along a natural path to a lampworked focal bead. designed by Dale Feuer | stepbystep close to the spacer (photo a). alongside the next S-9 mm MATERIALS 2 [3] String a 3-3¥sin, bead, and go through the | necklace 16:n. (61 em) Necklace (7.6-8.9 cm) section, ending next spacer (photo c). Repeat | = 25-45mmiampworxed | [4] Decide on the stringing with a spacer (photo b). for the 2-24-in. (5-5.7 em) | focal bead | pattern for both strands of [4] Separate the wires. On bead section. Go through the + 70-805-9mmgemstone | your necklace, making sure one wire, tring a 2-2%-in. _remaining beads. ‘orgiass beads,in2or8 | the pattern alternates spacers (5-5.7 cm) section in beads [7] Remove the clamp from | colors and 5-9 mm beads. Plan to _of a contrasting color. the first wire. Over both + 19 size 11" seed beads, | embellish two segments of [5] String a % wires, string a spacer, a focal in various colors each strand (one segment on _(1.3-2.5 cm) section in beads bead, and a spacer. Mirror + 2spacers wth'S mmbole | each side of the focal bead) similar to those used in step 2, the first side ofthe strand. + 72-804-5mm spacers | with seed beads. ending with a 5-9 mm bead. Place a clamp about 4 in : | + case [2] Curtwo 30-in. (76cm) Place clamp on the wire. (10 cm) from the last bead. + 62x2mmaimp beads | pieces of 010 beading wire. [6] On the other wie, string _[B] Repeat steps 2-6 t0 + flex beading wre,.010 | Make the wire ends flu enough seed beads to fit make the second two-wire and 014 on one side, and over both + clamp orBead Stopper | wires, string a spacer and E * crimping pers a crimp bead. Go back EDITOR'S NOTE: You may also attach the beaded recutters through the crimp bead ‘strands to'a two-strand clasp. Omit making the end [SEES abate) and the spacer, leaving an loops on each strand and gathering the strands through Yin, (3 mm) loop. Crimp. a5 mm-hole spacer. Make sure that you attach the the crimp bead (Basics, ‘shorter strand to the inner loop of the clasp. ~ Lynne p. 126), and trim the tails, 42, Bead&Button | beadandbutton.comstrand, but omit one bead and spacer on each side of the focal bead. Pass both Wires through the focal bead and the adjacent spacers, and complete the second side [9] Snug up the beads on both steands, and finish the ends the same that way you started them in step 2, positioning the spacer a p bead close to the ad before making the loop. Clasp Cura 10-in. (25 em) piece center the wire loops on the 10-in, (25 cm) wire. Over both ends, string a 5 mm. hhole spacer, a 4-5 mm spacer, a crimp bead, a 4-5 mm spacer, and half of a clasp (photo d). Go back through the beads just strung, Tighten the beading wire so the $ mm. the crimp beads on the strands. Crimp the crimp bead, and trim the tails Repeat on the other end, ole spacer covers Dale Fewer’s designs create microcosms of the colors and textures of the natural world. Contact her at dlfeuer@cs,com, or visit her Web site, palefiredesigns.net. enna cen PETolE =o Vocal Intergalactic eae Tn SUL Tae If it’s bead related, you'll find it at IBUS! 2007/2008 Schedule October 27-28 Orlando, FL November 3-4 Cincinnati, OH November 10-11 Atlanta, GA November 17-18 Pompano Bch, FL. December 1-2 York, PA December 6-9 Richmond, VA December 15-16 Charlotte, NC January 5-6 Nashville, TN January 12-13 Durham, NC January 19-20 Mt. Pleasant, SC "January 26-27 Memphis, TN February 2-3 Atlanta, GA February 9-10 Cincinnati, OH Feburary 16-17 New Orleans, LA SHOW HOURS: 2 and 10a.m.-5 p.m. www.beadshows.com Pe ur ame See SRE | Deen eer (888)729-6904 ibs@beadshows.com beadandbutton.com | December 2007 49aa Peon ae cacao eam Mea ALAI Jeweled Up, youhave access to gorgeous ry maine tne Teeter eet oe Cm eile, 801.765.9000 Ree ee uk) UP | wwwaljieweledup.com Pec eee | Let your creativity bear fruit. | 1511 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201 B-AYLA — www.ay 44 Bead8Button | beadandbutton.comBeating Diva Crystals on my cell phone You know | can't resist S. Some say I'ma diva use shiny is my thing But I'm not one for labels |just love good bling ED Beading. Framing Scrapbooking, Everything ©| Michaels Imaginate: Let your imagination run wild at Michaels. Youll find everything youneed to make your creations even more amazing, including Haleraft’s beautiful ‘bead gallery fi trrayofBoad Heaven glass beads andthir Bead Goleryofsemipreciousstands, | EEROCEIPY ‘Socome in now, and turn your inspiration into reality Micheels, ‘cnEaD| ; CREATE. your STYLE™ With CRYSTALLIZED! = Src Elements CREATE your STYLE™ with CRYSTALLIZED™ ~ Swarovski Elements TUCSON SHOW 2008. FEBRUARY 6-9, 2008. OMNI TUCSON NATIONAL GOLF RESORT & SPA. New seminars, Innov Exhibition of wi at Swarovski, the world’s leading manufacturer of cut crystal, invites you to the ultimate CREATE your STYLE™ with CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski Elements show featuring over 40 hands-on work- shops, for the general public and the trade, during the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show from February 6-9, 2008. At this creative forum, you will learn how to do-it and design-it-yourself, and Swarovski has rs & finalists from the 1s. Free showroom demonstrations. Sneak previews 907 n contest enlisted the industry's top DIY application, design, and trend experts to help you learn the ultimate se- ccrets of the experts. Everyone from first time design- ers to advanced and ambitious design enthusiasts can try new techniques and learn more about new and innovative products. For more information visit WWW.CREATE-YOUR-STYLE.COMei Visit www.Gemshow-Online.com Thousands of Swarovs Crystal Beads, cents erecta KON Cece cee LAKGE & Stating Silver Gemstone Beads, Bal style Copper, (Gold Plated Copper beads and More ees (standard shipping never more than $1.00) Ne ee es serviceisour plesure. ee enue eee ee ear et Cee eat ea) Noon rer tem oe wr Chateau Elan Atlanta, Georgia Guest Instructors NanC Meinhardt Cynthia Rutledge Sher Diane Fitzgerald ‘Registration forthe Ist Annual Southern Bead Retreat will stort Ost 22nd, 2007. This retreat wil stritly be frst come fst serve. October 26, 2008 www.BestBeadRetreat.com Sponsored by TheBeadcageBeads.com MOEA Pree " Collectors Editions” ‘Specializing in Miyuki Beads and Swarovski Crystals. Color coordinated collections delivered to you door each month. Beads packaged in fip-top tubes. Storage boxes are FREE! New Miyuki 10/0 Delicas in Fringe & Trim Club New Swarovski Bead shapes & colors for Swarovski Crystals of the Month. Twenty five new colors for 11/0 and 18/0 Seed Bead Clubs. |Join now and get FREE Swarovski Simplicity Beads as @ ‘special bonus! ‘Choose from these popular Delicas of the Month™ ‘Fringe & Trim Beads ofthe Month™ 11/0 Seed Beads ofthe Month™ 1810 Seed Beads of the Month™ “ns Seads of the Month” Clubs: Rotating Beads ofthe Month™ ‘Swarovski Crystals ofthe Month™ ‘a 4 SBN oases ecim@beadsoRhemonh com Jewelex COLLECTION Afine collection of ga) 79 Vintage glass beads, Si vintage Swarovski crystal eS and vintage ndings. Our websiteis oe cus coulegee _ Sys Vontionngine. Qe is King of Vintage beadandbutton.com | December 2007 47Clearly Crystals * Right-Angle Weave Crystal showers Right-angle weave transforms crystals and seed beads into sparkling ‘MATERIALS snowflakes. aa designed by © 42 4 mm Swarovski lie Glasser bicone crystals a i + 66 szo 15° soed beads ** s2ze D nyion beading thread conditioned with Thread Heaven + beading needies, #12 necklace * Jepanese seed beads aq size 15" Bgsize 11” = clasp ‘= 2 crimp beads * flexible beading wie, 014-015 * crimping piers = wire cutters stepbystep Pendant [1] On 3 yd. (2.7 m) of conditioned thread, pick up an alternating pattern of a 4 mm crystal and a 15° seed bead three times. Tie the working thread and the tal together in a square knot (Basics, p. 126). Sew through the first crystal picked up (figure 1, 2b). [2] Pick up an alternating pattern of a 15° and a4 mm twice, then pick up a 15°, Working in right-angle weave, sew back through the 4mm your thread is exiting and through the next 15° and 4-mm (figure 2, a-b). [8] Repeat step 2 for the next three stitches, but sew 48, Bead&Button | beadandbutton.coma b through the next 15% and 4 mm on the fist and third stitches (igure 3, a-b. Pick upa 15 and sew through the 4 mm from the frst stitch (0-0). Pick up a 15°,a4 mm, and a 15°, Sew through the 4 mm from the last stitch, the first 15° added in this step, and the center ring of 15% (-d) to reinforce it. Sew through a4 mm,a 15°, and a4 mm to exit (+e). This is the first crystal unit. [4] Add six crystal units to cach of the six outer 4 mms from the first unit. To start the first unit of six, epeat step 2 (figure 4, a-b). 15] Repeat step 2, but sew through the next 15® and 4 mm (figure 5, a-b). [6] Repeat step 2 (igure 6, ab). Pick up a 15a 4mm, and a 15%, and sew through the next outer 4 mm from the first crystal unit (0-c). Pick up a 15%, and sew through the beads added in this step. Reinforce the new center ring of 15% (ed). Sew through a 4 mm,a 15%, anda 4mm to get to an outer edge crystal (dre). [7] Repeat steps 5 and 6 and refer to figure 7 to complete the remaining five crystal units, Secure the tails with half-hitch knots (Basics) between beads, and trim. Necklace [1] On 24 in. (61 cm) of beading wire, center a 15%, a 4 mm, and a 15*, Find a spot fon the outer edge of the pen= dant where there are three 15% between two 4 mms, and {go through each 4 mm with a wire end (photo a). Pull until the 15%, 4 mm, and 15° sit between the two 4 mms. Secure one wire so that the pendant stays centered as you string the necklace. [2] On one wire end, alter- nate 10 15% and 10 11% (Photo b). Repeat until you reach half of your desired length, minus the length of the clasp. String a crimp bead and half of the clasp. Go back through the crimp bead. Crimp the crimp bead (Basics), and trim the tail Repeat on the other end with the other half of the clasp. Julie Glasser isa self-taught jewelry maker whose focus thas been on off-loom bead weaving since 2002. She is also a silversmith and has recently been creating designs to inconporate both of her passions, beading and sterling silver. She sells her jewelry in her community and also teaches bead-weaving classes to adults and children. Con- tact Julie at julri.designs@juno or visit julridesigns.com. beadandbutton.com | December 2007beadecraft x... www.beadandcraff.¢ ome Personalized Service Quantity Breaks ‘Beads from around the World \ Free Shipping & No Minimums \ for Registered Customers contact yee | What is an extra 5 FEET of display space worth to you. aot aes 3 ft display = 8 ft of table space 4 ft display = 11 ft table space Display units easily assemble in five minutes. Photos show 18 standard ring trays. Ea Gain 5 ft of Space! a Pia iar Phillip Products Company Cleveland, Ohio 440-821-4048 Visit Our Website: www slideawaydisplaysystems.com 50 BeadAButton | beadandbutton.com Zai : e | Paalsrahe Experience the new Paula Radke bead and exclusive pendant collection now available at most J els stores throughout the U.S. and Canada. Designed for Puy Hline to inspire your beading creations, Dichroic Glass adds a magical dazzling effect to your normal jewelry creations. When combined with the sparkling brilliance of Swarovski Crystals your finished pieces are promoted to designer status. Bye a tL) FromtheGreck worddi-chroos meaning (di) two (chroos) colour. The property possessed by some crystals of exhibiting two different colours Oe icone cere Ens ta different colors by reflected or transmitted2 DEAD ORNOT 2 HEAD” No Minimum Serving Beaders since 1990 oe & <%” BaliSilver Flower Spacers & ae a” &@ eg Ba Bali Silver beads are wonderful beads that are handcrafted by talented artisans in Indonesia. We carry only genuine .925 Bali Silver beads at the best prices around. Why pay more? We offer popular, high quality Bali Silver beads in a variety of sizes for all your diverse beading projects at the lowest prices we have seen as compared to other wholesale for jewelry designer beading companies. Peart eet Ree) ee ptr aes you need Ly Rei Cee SERVICE STAR BY YAHOO 1-877-GEMS INC (1-877-436-7462) (OPEN FOR PHONE ORDERS. Define your 9% —-: Design ? Nitto Wet Lead Free Pewter Made in the U.S.A. Available at Bead Retailers ferraCast™ Exceptional Jewelry Findings since 1978 800-222-9939 * www.tierracast.com © Orginal cast designs copycight protected ART OMAY” Pure Metals in Clay Form Learn how to create pure silver jewelry and other small objects. Visit www.artelayworld.com for tips, techniques, class calendar, instructor list, distributor list, and much more. Non Tosi, Fires alow as 1200 F, combine with beads resin, polbmer, brans, Aber, ceramic, sas, & gemstones. 866-981-0100 www.artclayworld.come#Flexalo Ceres RTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR ERC ke ig beadandbutton.com | December 2007 53Simple solution After admiring these crystal components for a while, I came up with square stitch bails to complement the color without covering up the component. With only a few materials, you can make these earrings in one night. designed by Duleey Heller MATERIALS earrings + 220mm Swarovski ‘square crystal compo- rents * 2.g Japanese oyfinder beads + 26mm soldered jump rings * pair of eating findings ‘+ nylon beading thread, szeD + beading needies, #12 ‘chainnose pliers Quick Stitch « stepbystep [1] On 1 yd. (9 m) of thread, attach a stop bead (Basics, . 126, and figure 1, a-b), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail Pick up 10 eylinder beads, and snug them up to the stop bead (b-c). [2] Pick up a cylinder and work a square stitch (Basies and o-d). Work three more saquare stitches (de). [3] Skip two cylinders of the original 10, and work a square stitch off the next cylinder (gure 2, a-b). Work three square stitches (b-o). [4] Working in the opposite direction (¢-c), continue adding square stitch rows. Skip wo center cylinders in each row until you have only two cylinders in the last row {figure 3, -b). [5] Work a row of square Square Stitch EDITOR'S NOTE: As an alternative, | stitched ‘seven square components together to create a bracelet. | attached a square stitch bail to opposite corners of each square component, and in place of the soldered jump ring, | sewed a cylinder bead. ‘To connect them, | exited an end cylinder bead, picked up a 5 mm crystal, and sewed through the ‘end cylinder of the next beaded component. | reinforced the join and secured the tails. | repeated this to connect all the components, and then sewed half of a clasp to each end. - Anna stitch so you have two rows, of two cylinders (o-c). [6] Now you will start to. increase the next four rows, adding two cylinders per row. Pick up a eylinder and work a square stitch off the last row (figure 4, ab). Pick up three cylinders, and work a square stitch off che next cylinder in the previous row (0-0) [7] Work two square stitches off the previous row (igure 5, ab). Pick up three eylinders and work a square stitch off the next cylinder in the previ- ‘ous row (b-c). Work one ‘more square stitch to add the last cylinder in the row (C~d). [8] Complete two more increase rows until you have 10 cylinders in the last row (figure 6). Don't rrim the tals. [9] Remove the stop bead Feed the beadwork through the center of a square crystal component, and fold the beadwork in half so the two 10-eylinder rows are next to each other. Work a square stitch thread path, connectingDulcey Heller bas been beading for 11 years and is cadesigner for Buy the Kit (buythekit.com). She enjoys incorporating many stitches into her designs. Contact Duley at dulceyh@gmail .com: or visit her Web site, dulceyheller.com. the first and last row. [10] Sew back through five éylinders to exit the top center of the earring, Pick up a soldered jump ring and sew through the next five cylinders. Sew through the next row of five cylinders, the jump ring, and the next five cylinders (photo). [141] Retrace the thread path to reinforce i, tie a few halt-hitch knots (Basics), and trim the working thread. Repeat with the tail. [12] Using chainnose pliers, open the loop (Basics) of an earring find: ing and attach the soldered jump ring, Close the loop. Make a second earring to match the first. © NW Exceeding Expectations Since 2002 VisitJour Website and/seeourgnew) /Artist;Gallery,and| Tips rechniques! beadandbutton.com | December 2007see Califor 1740 Westwoos PAU IPA WN Ce ee amor) NOW 2, 3, 4 EUGENE, OR NOV. 9, 10, 11 TACOMA, WA NOW. 16, 17, 18 PORTLAND, OR Nee we Reena NOV. 24825 MONTEREY, CA Roo ce NTC meN DEC. 7, 8, 9 COSTA MESA, CA most locations DEC. 14, 15, 16 SANDIEGO, CA cere een JAN. 4, 5, 6 SANTA ROSA, CA PSB RE wea Caer PSOE Mieke! JAN, 25, 26, 27 ROSEVILLE, CA Ese ec oater) FEB, 8, 9, 10 SANTA MONICA, CA Cree ORR uccagery Cea mC meN Jourly door prize drawings 310-474-3585 www.sunlightgems.comCanadian Fc Asis Bead Shows 2008 Toronto Bead Stopper Tacoiiciae the MINI-Stopper! for seed beads Level folelavd Y INTO June 20-22 Ce eee oer Sizes! Cerne helt Montreal & (een aa mae top losing beads! At fine bead stores sree Toronto ‘Availabe ot fine bead ond crak stores. Wholesale info contac September 19-21 1-800-877-7820 Bead Stopper: 918-349-8905 COs Cen een ei ees MU ACce Nien Reels) ‘beadandbutton.com | December 200787CROSS-NEEDLE WEAVE, ST. PETERSBURG CHAIN, PEYOTE STITCH Glitterati Have fun with variations of a repeating design element designed by Bia Alessi Sparkling crystal cabochons are hard to resist, especially when they're surrounded by more crystals. Stitch them together with seed beads to make an attention-grabbing necklace. ste} sew through the beadwork to peystep exit a B (figure 2, a-b). Pendant [5] Pick up a C, and sew [1] With a needle on each through the next B (b-c). end of 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread Repeat around the ring to or Fireline, center a color A. add a C between each pair of 4:mm bicone crystal. Bs, and sew through the frst, [2] With the lefe-hand C added (e-d). needle, pick upacolorB [6] Pick up two Cs,an A, 4mm bicone crystal. With and two Cs (figure 3, a-b), the right-hand needle, pick and sew back through the C up a color C 11* seed bead. you exited on the previous Working in eross-needle round plus the first two Cs weave, pick up an A with and the A just added (b-c). fone needle, and cross the [7] Pick upa B,an A, and other needle through it ‘two Cs, and sew through the (figure 1, ab and d-e). next C on the ting (€-d), Pick [3] Repeat step 2 10 times, up two Cs, and sew through bt on the 10th repetition, the A just picked up (de). cross your needles through [8] Repeat step 7 nine times the A picked up in step 1 (ef. Pick up a B, and sew (o-c and e-. through the frst added in [4] With the left-hand needle, the round (f-g). FIGURE 2 beadandbutton.com | December 2007 59FIQURE 4 | é EDITOR'S NOTES: if you want an extra challenge, make a clasp for your necklace that is integrated into the design. You could make another ‘embellished rivoli or stitch a toggle bar of your own design, and then make a loop to secure it. ‘Once you've finished the necklace, you may want to make a ring and a pair of earrings to match. To do so, follow the instructions for embellishing | the 12 mm accent rivolis. Work in cross-needle weave with crystals and 11° seed beads to make a band for the ring and a decorative tab from which to hang each earring. - Julia [9] With each needle, sew through the beadwork to exit ‘opposite sides of a B on the inner round of Bs (igure 4, points a and f). [40] With one needle, pick up four color D 11°s. Guide them around the inside edge of the B your needles are exiting, and sew through the next B on the ring (a-b). With the other needle, sew through the fourth D picked up (Fg). [141] Continuing with the needle that’s now facing the center of the ring, pick up three Ds, guide them around the inner edge of the next B, and sew through the follow- ing B in the ring (gh). With the other needle, sew through the third D just picked up (b-c). [42] Repeat step 11 eight times (ed and hei). With the needle that’s facing the center of the ring, pick up two Ds, guide them around the next B, and sew through the first D added in this round (d+). Cross the other needle through the same D (+), and step up through the next two Ds (+4). [43] Insert a 14 mm rivoli with the back facing the Ds you just added. Using the needle you stepped up with, pick up a D, and sew through the following two Ds (photo a). Working in peyore stitch (Basics, p. 126), repeat around the ring, enclosing the rivoli, Step up through the first D of this round. [14] Pick up two Ds, and sew through the next D of the previous round (photo b). Repeat around, pulling the thread snug. Secure the tails witha few half-hitch knots (Basics), and tim, Accent rivolis [4] With a needle on each end of 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread or Fireline, center a D. [2] On the right-hand nee- dle, pick up two Ds. With the left-hand needle, pick up an A. Working in cross- needle weave, pick up a D with one needle, and cross the other needle through it (figure 5, a-b and de), [3] Repeat step 2 seven times if you're embellishing a 12 mm rivoli or nine times if you're embellishing a 14 mm rivoli, On the ast repetition, sew through the first D you picked up in step 1 instead ‘of picking up the final D (o-c and e-f). [4] Sew through the bead- work so your needles exit ‘opposite sides of an A. [5] Work as in steps 11 and 12 of the pendant, but go through an A instead of a B in each stitch, [6] Pick up a C, and sew ‘through the next two middle Ds in the ring (photo c). Repeat around the ring, and step up through the first C added in this step. [7] Insere the rivoli, with the front facing the Cs. Pick up a C, and sew through the next Con the previous round (photo d). Repeat around. [8] Sew through the bead- work to exit an A. Pick up a Cand sew through the next A (photo o). Repeat around.[9] Sew through the bead- work to the back side, and exit two middle Ds. Snug up the beadwork around the rivoli by sewing through the Pairs of Ds along the inside ‘edge (photo f). Secure the tails with a few half-hitch knots, and trim. [10] Repeat steps 1-9 with the remaining rivols. Neckstrap Make this St. Petersburg chain neckstrap in two pieces of different lengths. The final lengths of my straps are 6% in, (17.1 cm) and 7% in. (19.1 em). The stitched length of the longer strap is approximately 234 in, (7 em) longer than the final length because I made a decorative Joop with the strap. [4] On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread or Fireline, pick up four 11° hex-cut beads, and sew back through all four in the same direction (figure 6, ‘a-b), forming a square. Pick up a C,and sew through the first ewo hex-cuts again (b-c). [2] Pick up four hex-cuts, and sew through the first two just picked up (figure 7, ab). This creates an offset square of hex-cuts thar sits on top of the square you made in the previous step. Pick up a C, and sew back down through the pair of hex-cuts you just ‘went through, plus one more from the previous square (o-c). [3] Pick up.a.C, and sew up through the second two hex- cuts picked up in the previ- ous step (figure 8). [4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 for ee the desired length. Do not finish or trim the tails. [5] Repeat steps 1-4 t0 make the second strap. To make a decorative loop in the strap, choose the spot where you ‘want to place it, and simply loop the strap in th direction of the strap’s natural curve. ‘Tack it in place as desired by carefully sewing one layer to the other. To avoid having your thread show at the join, sew through the beads rather than around them. Assembly [1] Determine the placement of all the elements. In this necklace, the pendant hangs directly below a centered 14 mm rivoli. The third 14 mm is by itself on the side of the necklace that has the decorative loop in the strap, and the wo 12 mms are placed on the other side, [2] With a needle on each end of 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread ‘or Fireline, center an outside- edge crystal of the pendant. Working in cross-needle weave, pick up a crystal with cach needle. With one needle, pick up an 11, cross the other needle through it, and pick up a erystal on each needle (photo g). [3] Cross your needles through an edge A of the next 14 mm accent rivoli, and continue through the outside edge As and Cs, exiting an edge C where one side of the necklace will be attached. [4] Continue in cross-needle ‘weave to connect one or wo more accent rivolis as desired. [5] After attaching the final rivoli on the first side, sew through the beadwork to exit the opposite side. Pick up a yand sew into the first stitch of one of the neck- straps (photo h). Retrace the thread path a few times, secure the tails with a few half-hitch knots, and trim. [6] Determine where the sec- cond side will diverge from the center accent rivoli, and center 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread or Fireline in an edge C at that point. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to attach the remaining neckstrap to the second side. [7] Test the fir, and adjust the neckstraps if needed by adding or removing stitches. Antach half of a clasp to the end of each neckstrap, secure the tails, and trim, MATERIALS Necklace 20 in. (51 em) + 8.14 mm Swarovski vols + 212mm Swarovski vols + 4mm bicone crystals 74.coloe A 24 color B * size 11° seed beads Sgcolorc 39 color D * 5 gsize 11° hex- or two- cout seed beads + asp * Fireine 6 b. test or nylon beading thread, size D ' beading needles, #11 or #12 bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 otBEAD CROCHET Graduate, sx" bracelet with in St multiple sizes yle of beads designed by Melody MacDutfee 62 MATERIALS. * size 11° seed beads bracelet 8% in. (21.6 em) 380 bead A + 90 4 x 6 mm rondelles, 180 bead B bead H {60 bead #90 4 mm fre-poished beads, bead G button with shank 40 m spool DMC metalic + 603 x4: mm rondelles, thread bead F + 603 mm fre-polished ‘enough to fit through beads, bead E + 60 size 11° triangle beads, bead C Bead&Button | beadanabutton.com tobe ed ee ey Send Bead crochet is one of my favorite beading techniques, and I love how it looks like beaded beads when it’s worked with graduated sizes of beads paired with increases and decreases. Metallic thread and jewel-tone beads provide the perfect style for a holiday gathering, stepbyste! that is deseribed in step 1 Biystse [4] Thread a sewing needle Each “beaded bead” is on DMC thread (do not cut approximately % in. (2.2 em) _ it from the spool), and pick long. To adjust the length of up the following bead the bracelet, add or omit pattern: six A beads; ‘one or more complete repeti- (A,B) three times tions of the stringing pattern (A, C, A, D) three rimess-e.. b (A\E,B, F) three times; times (or until you've used all (A,G, B, H) three times; but the last three As). Repeat (AE, B, F) three times; round 2. (A, GA, D) three times; [4] Cat your thread approxi (A,B) three times. Repeat this entire sequence nine times or the number needed to make the desired ‘number of beaded beads. [2] Leaving a 12-in. (30 cm) tail, work in bead crochet: Round 1: Ch (Bead Crochet Basics, right) three, join into a ring with asl st (Bead Crochet Basics). Note: From this point on, keep track of your rounds to maintain the pattern, but do not end your rounds. Simply keep spiraling. Round 2: Work one bse (Bead Crochet Basics) in each ch stitch (three stitches total). Round 3: Work one bsc in each bse stitch of round 2 (three stitches tora). Round 4: Increase by working ‘two bse in each bse of round 3 (six stitches tora). Round 5: Increase by working two bsc in each bse of round 4 (12 stitches total). Rounds 6-8: Bsc in each bse of the previous round (12 stitches total in each round). Round 10: Dec bse (Bead Crochet Basics) over each pair of bse in round 9 (six stitches total. Round 11: Dec bse over each pair of bse in round 10 (three stitches tora). [3] Repeat rounds 3-11 nine ‘mately 12 in, (30 cm) from the last round, and pull the tail through the last stitch, Attach the sewing needle to the thread, pick up three As,a button, and three As, and sew through the end of the bead-crocheted rope (photo a). Retrace the thread path a few times for security, secure the til in the rope with a few half-hitch nots (Basics, p. 126), and trim. [5] Attach the needle to the tail at the other end, and pick ‘up enough As to make a loop that will fit around the button. Sew through the end of the rope (photo b). Retrace the thread path a few times, secure the tal in the rope, and trim, BEAD CROCHET BASICS Chain stitch (ch: Cross the ball end cf your thread over the tal, and insert yurhookin he oop (figure 1). ‘Yam over, and pul through the loop. Repeat forthe dested number of stitches. Slip stitch (a st): Insert your hook FIGURE 1 into the indicated stitch, yam ‘over, and pul through the loops on the hook (figure 2). Bead single crochet (osc): Insert the hook inthe indicated ‘itch. Side one bead up to the hook. Yarn over, and draw FIGURE 2 through the sith (igure 3). You't have two loops on the hook. Yar over, and craw ‘through both foops (figure 4), Beginning with the second round of bead single coche, insert your hook under the FIGURE 3 thread coming rom the right hand side of the bead ofthe indeated stitch (igure 6). ‘Yam over, and dkaw though both loops (figure 6), Decrease bead single crochet (dec bse): Insert the FIGURE 4 hook into the incited stitch ‘Side a bead up to the hook, yam over, and pul through the ‘th (ovo loops wil remain on the hook). insert the hook into the next sttch, yarn over, and raw trough the stitch, Yarn ‘over, an draw through both ‘remaining oops. FIGURE 5 é CORRECTING STRINGING ERRORS. I after you've begun crochet lng, you discover you've made a stringing error, undo any Stitches if needed, and sie your beads away from the beadwork. Leaving a 4. FIGURE 6 (10.cm) tal coming oxt of the ‘beaded rope, cut your thread, Add or remove beads as needed. ‘Torejoin, undo the last sttch on the rope. Insert the hook, yarn Cover, and pul trough the stich. Pula loop ofthe new thread ‘through both loops on your hook. Keeping the tls inside the tube, yam over, and pul through. Continue as before withthe ‘ew thread. Aer completing another round or two, double not the old and new tals inside the tube, and tr, bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 63Loam fromthe Was Foros uthoty in Gaolgy™Ver ae: Bead Ose citar’ Piracy eam een Rearmed MICROSTAMP Miso psipees i (000) 243-3543 + (626) 793-9489 hetp/wwwmicrostampusa.com e-mail microstamp@earthlink net Star Loopers Aelectronic Bonding, Inc. ‘80 Dean Knauss Dr Narragansett, Rl 02882-1142 401-284-4501 » 888-494-BOND Pee |r sip + New/Used Kit Sop 26°) iee_, Eauipment eae | 2 @ Technical Necille Shop Sa. s = Thread Shop “lp The evga Retro Ropes ‘including Retro Mirage of thread 10 complete lines World famous. Beadwrangler Bead Bead Spinners Seed Bead Mix from Scratch! Visit. Fax 401-284-4504 ‘www.7beads.com ECM E eas an PeiraUat =) Geena Pires eure tat fey 9 Ne Ree er ae beadandbutton.com | December 2007 Ablusa.net + AbI1655@a01.com = titsTUBULAR NDEBELE HERRINGBONE AND PEYOTE STITCH Collecting - leaves A cluster of Russian leaves and a ruffled peyote stitch vine embellish an Ndebele herringbone tube Cn a Ly Te aR ee) kero fringe beads enhance a Cee) CuesI learned to make traditional Russian leaves from the diagrams in a Russian beading book, even though I couldn’t read Russian. I modified the design to create a leaf with an open center, leaving out the veins. stepbystep Ndebele herringbone tube [1] On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, leave a 12-in. (30 em) tail, and pick up four color A 11° seed beads. Sew through all four beads again, and adjust them so you have two pairs sitting side by side. ‘Working in ladder sticeh (Basics, p. 126), work two stitches with color B 11°, two stitches with color C 11%, and two stitches with color D 11° to make a rwo-bead ladder that is eight beads long. Join the beads into a ring, sewing through the first stack of beads in the ladder and then back through the last stack. [2] Working in tubular Ndebele herringbone stitch (Basics), sew your tube to the desited length, following the color pattern established in the ladder. Add thread (Basics) as needed. Do not trim the ‘working thread. [3] If desired, reinforce the tube to prevent it from collapsing by inserting either a string of 6°s (photo a) or a piece of cord that’s as long as the tube, [4] Using the working thread, pick up five 11's the color of the bead the thread exits, half of a clasp, and five 11% the color of the opposite 11°. Sew through that opposite 11° (photo b). Sew up through an adjacent 11°, Repeat for each bead on the end of the tube, sewing through the clasp to the other side (photo c). Secure the thread in the beadwork with a few half-hitch knots (Basics), and trim. Repeat on the other end, Russian leaf ‘You may stitch a leaf in either seed or cylinder beads. The instructions refer to only seed beads in order to simplify the text. [1] Center a B on 24 in (61 em) of thread, and sew back through i. [2] Pick up five As, a B, and an A. Sew back through the fourth bead from the end to make a three-bead picot {figure 1, a-b). Working in diagonal peyote stitch (Basics), pick up an A and sew through the next A. Repeat, exiting the top B you picked up in step 1 (0-0). [3] Work ewo peyore stitches ‘with As (0-0). Pick up a B and an A. Turn, and sew through the last A added (6-0). Work one more stitch with an A (e-f) [4] Pick up an A, a B, and an ‘A, snug up the beads, and sew back through the first A just picked up (figure 2, a-b). [5] Work one stitch with an A (0-0). Pick up a Band an A, and sew through the last A added (e-d). Work one stitch with an A (d-e). [6] Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you've stitched a total of eight outer-edge Bs. Don't trim the tal [7] Remove the thread loop from the center B, and thread a needle on the end. Flip the beadwork. Work two stitches with As (figure 3, a-b). Pick up a Band an A, and sew through the last A added (o-c). Work cone stitch with an A (6-4). FIGURE FIGURE 9 ‘beadandbutton.com | December 2007 orFIGURE ¢ 68 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com 18] Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have a toral of eight outer-edge Bs. [9] Sew through the first inner-edge B. Pick up an A ‘or a B, and sew through the next B (igure 4, ab). Continue down the inside ‘edge, adding beads between the Bs (b-c). Snug up the beads to maintain an even tension. The leaf will begin tocurl. [10] Pick up an A or B, and sew through the bead- work as shown (c-d). ck up an A or B, and sew through the next B on the other inner edge (d-e). Continue adding As or Bs between the remaining Bs. [44] Pick up an A, and retrace the thread path through the beads on the inner edge. Secure with afew half-hitch knots, and trim. [12] Thread a needle on the remaining tail, and sew through the beads on the inner edge. Secure with a few half-hitch knots, and trim, [13] Make 16 to 18 more leaves, varying them in the following ways: * Change the size of the leaves by adding or omitting rows. Count the edge Bs to determine the size. * Change the combination cof main beads and accent beads. * Add beads between the accent beads on the outer edges of the leaves, Vine [1] On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, attach a stop bead (Basics), leaving a 6-in (15 cm) tal. Pick up enough 11° to wrap multiple times around the hecringbone tube (approximately 20 in/ 51cm). Sew a row of peyote stitch (Basics) for the length of the strand. [2] To make the strand curl, ‘work another row of peyote, but pick up three cylinders per stitch. Add thread as needed. The strand will begin to twist as you add cylinders (photo d). Repeat along the ‘other edge of the strand. Secure the thread with a few half-hitch knots, and trim, Remove the stop bead, secure the tal with a few half-hitch knots, and trim. Assembly [1] Sew the leaves to the herringbone tube and to ‘each other, layering the leaves according to size and alternating colors and orientation (photo e). [2] Sew the vine to one end of the herringbone tube, and wrap it around the tube, securing it by randomly ‘sewing into the beadwork (photo. [3] Sew fringe beads to the tube and leaves to camouflage the vine and leaf attachments (photo g). Earrings [1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up two bugle beads and sew a five-bugle bead ladder (Basics, p. 126). Connect the bugles into a ring by sewing through: the first and last bugles (photo h). [2] Pick up a color E cylinder bead, a color A 11° seed bead, an E,a 3mm fire-polished bead, three rondelles, a3 mm, and an E, Skip the last cylinder, and sew back through the last eight beads and the bugle you exited atthe beginning of this step (photo j. [3] Pick up three Es, and sew through the next bugle (ohoto j. [4] Pick up 12 color B 11°s, skip the last B, and sew back through the next B. Pick up three Bs, skip three Bs, andsew through the next B {photo k). [5] Repeat step 4, but pick up six Bs, Sew back through the next two Bs on the stem (photo p, [6] Repear step 5 to make three more leaves on the stem. Sew through the first two Bs on the stem and the bugle you exited at the begin- ning of step 4 (photo m). [7] Repeat steps 3-6 using color C 11% [8] Repeat step 3. Pick up a B,a Ca B, a3 mm spacer, a 6 mm accent bead or pearl, a spacer, a 6 mm, a spacer, and an E, Skip the E and sew back through the last eight beads and the bugle you ‘exited at the beginning of this step (photo n). [9] Repeat steps 3-6 using color D 11%, [10] Pick up a 3 mm, three As,an earring finding, and three As. Sew back through the 3mm and a bugle across MATERIALS both projects, ‘* myfon beading thread, color to match seed beads * beading needles, #10 or #12 necklace 17 in. (43 em) + 9-11.g.4mm fringe beads + 12g size 6° seed beads (optional * 10g each size 11” seed beads in each of 5 colors: ABCD, E * 11g sze 11" cylinder beads, ineach of 30r4 colors * 11g size 13° Chaviotes in 1 (9F 2 colors (optional) ‘+ 1.9 size 15* seed beads, in each of 2or3 colors from the bugle you exited (@hoto 0). Sew through the next bugle, and retrace the thread path through the 3 mm and the loop of As. Secure the thread with a few half-hitch knots (Basics), and trim. Make a second earring. @ Linda Get- tings teaches beading inthe Penn. syleania and New Jersey areas. Her book, Great Beaded Gifts, was published in hardcover in 2005 and released in softcover in 2007. Contact Linda at Shee ladybeading@aol.com, * clasp © 4 mm-ciameter cord (eptiona) earrings 6.6mm rondeles #4 6mm accent beads or freshwater pearls + 10.6 mm bugle beads = 63 mm Czech fre-polshed beads + 82 size 11° seed beads, in each of 4 colors: A.B,C,D #14 size 11° cyinder beads, ‘color E +63 mm round metal spacers, * pair of eating findings * ® beadandbutton.com | December 2007 “ Van Make a pair of earrings featuring mini leaves stitched with matching seed beads.In Japan, the butterfly can represent a soul - in tea leaf reading, it represents anticipated happiness, and Blackfoot Indians believed that butterflies brought dveams. The mandrake twas used in spells for h transformation and change. y | ANNE CHOI HANDMADE SILVER BEADS. ‘worannechotcom WHICHEVER STATE, WHATEVER THE COLOR ‘Mega Jewels fs your best surce for genuine Swarovski Crystals. Wholesale Only. MEGA guarantees to beat or match any competitor's Invoiced Price. Free ground shipping on orders of $500.00 and more. 406A West 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Tel. # - 213 438-1409. ‘www.megajewelsusa.com + email: megajewelsla@sbcglobal.net S% TOHOBEADS. For more information about TOHO BEADS, please visit us at: www.tohobeads.net Artistry kit #1-5A beadandbutton.com | December 2007 71The number of crystals in these bracelets.could be overpowering, but a monochromatic palette creates ‘subtle flash that's more eye-catching than over-the-top. Es Se Yi as G. RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE ] e was : A sprinkling of crystals shimmers in a modified Trace e right-angle designed by Abby Cobb weave bandThis airy bracelet of pale aqua seed beads and matching crystals brings to mind wintery images of sparkling ice and snowflakes. If you'd rather hasten the arrival of spring, try a brighter color, like lilac. Whichever season you choose, keep your tension loose for a more fluid-looking bracelet. stepbystep Clasp button [4] On 1% yd. (1.4 m) of Fireline, pick up four 11° seed beads and, leaving a in, (15 cm) tail, tie them into a ring using a square knot (Basics, p. 126). [2] To hide the knor, sew through the next 11° in the ring. Pick up an 11°, and sew through the next 11° in the ring {figure 1, a-b). Repeat to add three more 11's around the ring, and step up through the first 11° added (6c) [3] Pick up two 11°, and sew through the second 11° added in step 2 (e-d). Repeat to add two 11% per stitch around the ring, and step up through the first rwo 11° added (d-e). [4] Pick up an 11°, 2-4 mm crystal, and an 11° (igure 2, a-b). Skip the 11°, and sew back through the 4 mm. Pick up an 11%, and sew through the next pair of 11% from step 3 (o-¢ and photo a), Pull tight to form a crystal picot. [5] Repeat step 4 to add three more crystal picots. After adding the fourth picor, sew through only one 11° 6-). [6] Pick up six 11%, and sew through the 11° ar the end of the picot you just completed (figure 8, a-b). [7] Pick up six 11°s, and sew through the three 11% atthe base of that picot (0-c and photo b). [8] Continue around the loop you've just created and the three 11% at the base of the next picot (¢-0). [9] Repeat step 6. Pick up four 11°, and sew through the last two 11% of the previous loop, the three 11%s at the base of the picot, and the next two 11° of the loop just created (d-e). [40] Repeat steps 6-8, but pick up only four 11% in step 6 (ef). [14] Sew through the first two 11°s of the first loop. Repeat step 6, but pick up only four 11°s, Pick up four 11%, and sew through the last rwo 11° of the previous loop and the three 11% at the base of the picot. Continue through the loop just created (+g). [12] Exiting ar point g, pick up two 111°s, Skip the last bead of the loop your thread is exiting and the first bead of the next loop, and sew into the 11°s of the next loop (photo e). Continue through the seven top beads of the next Joop, exiting the loop’s second-o-last bead. (Rotate your beadwork to match the diagram, and exit where point g ‘would be if it were on each loop.) [13] Repeat around the button, adding two 11% where each pair of loops joins. Don't pull too tightly, or you'll distore the button, Retrace the thread path, secure the threads with a few hal-hitch knots (Basics), and trim. Cs beadandbutton.com | December 2007 73Base [1] Thread a needle on a comfortable length of Fireline or doubled nylon beading thread. Leaving a 15-in. (38 cm) tail, pick up five 11%,a 4 mm, and five 11%. Sew back through all the beads ‘except the last rwo (photo d and figure 4, a-b). Pull tight to form a ring, [2] Work in right-angle weave (Basics) as follows: Pick up seven 11"s,a 4 mm, and an 11°, Sew through the last two beads your thread is exiting in the previous ring, and continue through the next six 11% in the second ring (b-c). [3] Pick up an 11%, a4 mm, and seven 11%, Sew through the last two beads of the second ring, and continue through the next 11® and 4 mm (e-d).. [4] Pick up four 11%, a 4 mm, and four 11°, Sew through the 4 mm your thread is exiting, and continue through all the beads you just picked up except for the last one (d-e). [5] Pick up an 11° and sew through the next 4 mm from the previous row (ef) Pick up four 11%, a 4 mm, and an 11%, Sew through three 11%, the 4 mm, and the next three 11°s (tg). [6] Pick up an 11°, 2 4 mm, and four 11%, and sew through the next 4 mm in the previous row (g-h). Pick up an 11%, and sew through the next three 11% and the 4 mm (hei). [7] Repeat steps 46 until you have 23 rows of crystals, adding thread (Basics) as needed, [8] Pick up 10 11%. Sew through the 4 mm in the previous row and the next nine 11°% (figure 5, a-b). [9] Pick up an 11°, and sew through the next 4 mm in the previous row. Pick up seven 11's, sew through two 11°s of the previous ring, the first 11* picked up in this ring, the 4 mm, and the next three 11% (b-<), [10] Pick up seven 11°s, and sew through the next 4mm in the previous row (Cd). Pick up an 114, and sew through the next eight 11% (d-e). [11] Pick up two 11°s, skip two 11%, MATERIALS bracelet 7 in. (18 em) + 73.4 mm bicone crystals * 9. size 11° seed beads * Fireline 4 1b test, ‘or nylon beading thread + beading neodles, #12nid sew through the next two 11° on he edge (photo e). Repeat, adding two 1s until you've reached the other end, 42] Sew through the beadwork and epeat step 11 on the other side, adding hread as needed. Secure the working ail in the beadwork with a few half- itch knots, but don’t trim the tails Clasp '4] With the working thread, sew hrough the beadwork to exit at igure 6, point a. Pick up eight 11%, and sew through the top two 11% in he middle ring (@-b and photo 9. [2] Pick up eight 11%, and sew through the top right 11° on the outside ring oc), Continue through the beadwork as shown (C2). [3] Pick up four 11%, and sew through the inner four 11°s added in step 2 figure 7, ab). [4] Sew through the two 11% of the middle ring, pick up two 11°, and sew through a bead near the center of the clasp button (b-c) [5] Sew back through the two 11°s you just picked up (photo g) and the two 11°s of the middle ring (¢-d). [6] Pick up two 11°, and sew through ‘an adjacent center 11° of the button. Sew back through the two 11%s just picked up, the rwo middle-ring 11°, and into the first 11% picked up in step 1 (d-e). Pull tight (photo h). Retrace your thread path to reinforce the joi Secure the thread with a few half- knots, and trim. [7] Thread a needle on the tail at the other end of the bracelet, and repeat steps 1 and 2, exiting figure 8, point a. [8] Pick up 19 11%, and sew through the inside four 11°s from step 2 (a-b). Sew through the beadwork as shown (oc) [9] Pick up an 11°, skip an 11°, and sew through the second 11° in the loop (6-0). Continue working in peyote stitch h (Basis), adding one 11° per stitch around the loop (photo ). End by sewing through the outside four 11°s from step 2 (d-e). Retrace the thread path, Secure the thread with a few half-hitch knots, and trim. @ For a secure closure, create a loop just large enough to ‘accommodate the button while it's gently folded. Once ‘clasped, the stitched button will then lie flat again. ‘Abby Cobb has been beading for 8 years. This bracelet, one of ber first designs, ) shows off her favorite stitch, right-angle weave. Contact Abby at ajcobb_10@yahoo.com. EDITOR'S NOTE: Because this bracelet features a cushioning 11° seed bead i ‘on both sides of each sharp crystal, your thread isn’t as likely to be cut as it would in ‘other designs, so you can use nylon thread instead of Fireline. Take advantage of ‘the opportunity to pair clear crystals and beads with colored thread (use it doubled) for a touch of color. The ‘samples shown here are all ‘sewn with the same 11's and crystals; the only difference is the thread. ~ Addie beadandbutton.com | December 2007 75A New Way To Shine ees ie Peg uu in DIAMETER .019 in, LENGTH 30 ft. 1 19Strands Made in the US G BEADFESTIVALS Honolulu Glass Art & Bead Festival | March 7-9, 2008 September 2008 Ward Warehouse on the Second Floor 1050 Ala Moana Blvd Honolulu, HI 96814 Sonoma Glass Art & Bead Festival August 2-3, 2008 Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building 126 First St. West Sonoma, CA 95476ORT ¥x erF hp Touch, Explore, Be Inspired! = LOCALBEADSTORE We share your passion for beading! Bedrock Supply, Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta Canada 780-434-2040 sales@bedrocksupply.ca ‘That Bead Lady Newmarket, Ontario, Canada 905-954-1327, www.thatbeadlady.comt Argenta Bead Company North Little Rock, AR 501-537-0928 ‘wwwargentabead.com Brea Bead Works Brea, CA 714-671-9976 www:breabeadworks.com Beads Ete. Clovis/Fresno, CA 359-297-8526 wwwbeadsete.net Out On A Whim Cotati, CA 107-664-8343, www.whimbeads.com Kiowa Rose Beads Fremont, CA 510-794-7465, www.kiowarose.com Beads of Marin Mill Valley, CA 415-381-4364 ‘www beadsofimarin.com www.LocalBeadStores.com Beadwork designed by Sandra Halpenny, Photo courtesy of Swarovski Bead Island, Inc Murrieta, CA 951-461-1071 www. beadistand.com Luna's Beads & Glass Frisco, CO 970-668-8001 www.lunasbeads.com ‘The Bead Boutique Brandon, FL. 813-662-9900 wiww.thebeadboutique.com Bead All About It Gainesville, FL. 352-375-8198 www-beadallaboutit.net The Bead Boutique Miami, FL 305-378-4129 www.thebeadboutiquemiami.com Amy's Creative Bead Iowa Falls, IA 641-648-3282 www.amyscreativebead.com Cindale Beads & Designs Smithfield, NC 919-934-2900 www.cindale.com Bead Gallery Ine. Salem, NH 603-893-2517 www.beadgalleryine.com Reed's Beads ‘Ambler, PA 215-540-5585 www.teeds-beads.com The Beaded Frog | Greenville, SC 864-235-2323 wiww.beadedfrog.com Bead Oasis Brownsville, TX 956-541-3488 www.beadoasis.net Splendor In The Grass Dallas, TX 214-824-2777 www.beadsofsplendorcom Artful Bead Fort Worth, TX 817-294-2903 wwwaartfulbead.com Beads & More Kerrville, TX 830-896-9107 www.kerrvillebeads.com Plumb Alley Beads ; Abingdon, VA 276-628-2420 ‘www.plumballeybeads.com The Bead Cottage Virginia Beach, VA 757-495-5400 ‘www.thebeadcottage.comSuitable for all rd eed eed Ct use loom Pa) Po Designer Dichroic Glass Blaha} Chala EZ D . BUM OLL La (snr ie all ay prs Tae ey Lge xy Ca al BL) eee Pee ete ty www.accentbead.comwww.collectors-cabinets.com 715-484-5025 Unleash your creativity with software made t for designing beautiful bead patterns! Free download available for Windows and Mac OS X eee WWW.BEADTOOLNET Make it with Beadalon®. ENO er Nem Wie editsPEYOTE STITCH AND NETTING eee iegea (ony “and textures define the feel of this comfortable © peyote stitch collar PR eeu) ee eon tg Siete eters ee eet ey Sera ee Rete hesBeing a longtime Egyptophile, I loved the idea of collars, and I started out early to try to make one. I tried netted collars, but they didn’t give me the look I wanted, After making Rebecca Peapples’ two-drop peyote collar from the October 2005 issue of Bead&Button, I decided to use the same technique to realize the base for this design. stepbystep Both of these collars begin with a base stitched in modified two-drop peyote. ‘They curve naturally because you stitch 15° seed beads in the inner edge and 8%s in the outer edge. The curve of the topaz necklace is greater than the black- and-white one because you use 15% in every other row along the inner edge, as opposed to every fourth row along the outer edge, as in the black-and- white collar. The pattern shown in figure 1 is for the topaz necklace. For a more gentle curve, substitute two 11° for every other group of three 15°. Both collars have netting along the ‘outer edge, but the black-and-white collar also has edging along the top and loops across the front. Embellish your collar as desired, Collar base [4] On 3 yd. (2.7 m) of thread, pick up a stop bead (Basics, p. 126), leaving a 10-in, (25 cm) tail. Referring to figure 1 for the bead pattern, pick up three 15°s and 12 11*s. Skip the last four 11°%s, and. sew through the next two (@-b). Work two more two-drop peyote stitches using two 11*s per stitch, and exit the first three 15% added (b-c). [2] Work three ewo-drop peyore stitches, using two 11's per stiteh (¢-d) [3] Work one stitch with an 8° instead of two 11% (d-e). [4] Work two wo-drop peyote stitches using two 11% per stich (ef. 15] Work one stitch using either three 15'S or two 11°, as explained above, and then work five ewo-drop peyote stitches using 11% (9). [6] Continue working in modified two- drop peyote, adding thread (Basics) as needed until your collars 14% in, (36.8 cm) or the desired length (g-h), keeping the length of the clasp in mind. [7] Work two more rows of two-drop peyote using 11° (ti). Weave through the beadwork to exit at point j [8] Pick up half of the clasp, sew into @ ear ws the next two 11°s (figure 2), and retrace @ Sit ink the thread path several times to rein- © sin19 cork force the clasp. Secure the working @ see 11,018 thread in the beadwork with a few half- @ seit cone hitch knots (Basics), and trim. [9] Remove the stop bead from the tail on the other end of the collar, and repeat steps 7-9 to attach the other half of the clasp. Embellishments Front loops [4] Secure 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread in the beadwork, and exit figure 3, point a. [2] Pick up a color 11%, color A 11°, acolor B 11°, an A 11°, and aC. Skip over four 11°s on the collar base, and sew through the next C (a-b). Sew through the adjacent C in the horizontal row (b-c). [3] Pick up aC,aB11°,an A 11%,aB ‘11%, and a C. Skip over four 11s on the collar base, and sew through the next C (e-d). Sew through the next horizontal. Ce). [4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 along the ‘center rows of stitches until you reach. the other end. Secure the tails in the beadwork, and trim. FIGURE 2 i bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 81 SS ll a eeMATERIALS. both collars * Freline or Power Pro 8 Ib. test * beading needies, # 10 black-and-white collar without clasp 14¥ in. (26.8 cm) + 4258 mm glass or pearl drop beads * Japanese seed beads 2g 820 8°, color A 30,9 size 11°, in each of 8 colors: ABC 3a size 15°, color * clasp topaz collar without clasp 14% in, (86.8 em) ‘= 4265 x8 mm dass or pearl drop beads * Japanese seed beads 1g size 8°, color D 25g size 11%, in each of 3 colors: AB,C 4.9 size 15%, color B + asp Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com FiGUAE S Top edge [1] Secure 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread in the beadwork, and exit one end of the collar at figure 4, point a. [2] Pick up aB 11",a Cand aB 11%, Skip the stack of 15%s, and sew through the next stack of 11s (a-b). Sew through the next stack of 11° (0-c). [3] Pick up an A 11%, and sew back through the stack of 11"%s your thread is exiting and chrough the next stack of 11's (-d). [4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 along the inner edge until you reach the other end. Secure the tails in the beadwork, and trim, Netting [4] Secure 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread in the beadwork, and exit the first 8° from. one end along the outer edge of stitches (figure 4, point a). [2] Pick up three B 11%, a C,an A 11%, Cand three B 11%, Sew through the next 8° and 11° (@-b). Sew through the adjacent 11° in the horizontal row and back through the 8° and the 11° below it (oo) [3] Repeat step 2, but pick up only two B 11% at first, then pick up the remaining sequence. Repeat along the ‘outer edge until you reach the other end (4). When you reach the last stitch, continue on through the next four 11% (d-e). [4] Pick up a C, ewo B 11°s,a drop bead, ewo B 11°s, and a C. Sew through the A 11° in the next loop of the previ- ous row of netting (e-f. [5] Repeat step 4 until you reach the other end. Secure the tails in the bead- work, and trim. © After 30 years of working in graphic design, Virginia Jensen finds it natural to apply design principles to beading tech- niques. As the graphics trade became ‘more computerized, she liked the idea of returning to working with her hands. Visit Virginia’s Web site, virjenmettle.com.f rewarding £ em, Projects #Twin-bead chain Double up gemstone beads to add color to chain mail er ees This braceler’s design is a study in movement MATERIALS sane blocs and symmetry. The offset triangular jump ses ring sections pull the bead links into repeat- g ing parallelogram shapes while the bead-link loops alternate direction, lending visual depth. stepbystep 20-gange wire wih your s plies at the mark you made + jump Bead links Wrap the wire twice around 314 mminside [1] Halé-hard wire isa bie the piers’ jaw (photo a). oa too soft for these compo- [3] Pick up a bead on the 191 5m 1D rents, so you'll need t0 wire, and make a 42 2.75 mmiD harden the rewire double loop on somewhat of the wire, positioning it in “To do this, securely grasp the opposite direction of the cone end of the wire with first double loop. Place your pliers or a bench vise. Firmly finger over the wiee end to ——_ grasp the wire near the pliers prevent the wire from flying with a cloth, While holding when you trim it (photo b), the pliers steady, pull the and trim. File any sharp ends. cloth along the length of the [4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 to wire several times. This will make a toral of 12 bead links. : make the wire more springy. For reference, whichever side Cut 12 2¥in. (6.4 em) pieces the loops face at each end of eAck of 20-gauge wire a link will be called the back a To ensure that you make (photo ¢). ra uniform loops, insert one jaw QZ Sega roun doce piers nie CSD) = 2.75 mm-inside-diameter [4] Place one end of a FRONT ID) jump ring. Mark thar 1¥4in, (3.8m) piece of J point on your pliers, and 14-gauge wire on a bench eee remove the jump ring. block, and hammer it into [2] Grasp the end of one a flat taper (photo a). File 184 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com ee eeethe end into a nicely rounded paddle shape. [2] Use roundnose pliers to make a small loop at the unhammered end of the wire [8] To form a hook, grip the wire between the loop and the flattened end with round. nose pliers, and bend in the ‘opposite direction of the loop (photo e) [4] Holding the hammered end of the wire off the edge of the block, place the hook ‘on the bench block, Hammer the rounded portion of the hook and the loop (photo f. Assembly [4] Open a 5.5 mm ID jump ring (Basics, p. 126). Slide it through the loop of the hook and through four 2.75 mm jump rings. Close the jump Fing (photo 9). [2] Open a 3.5 mm ID jump ring. Slide it through one forward-facing loop of a bead link, ewo 2.75 mm jump rings, and the ewo lefe 75 mm jump tings. Close the jump ring (photo hy [3] Open a 3.5 mm jump ring. Slide it through one forward-facing loop of a bead link and the four remaining 2.75 mm jump rings. Close the jump ring (photo. [4] The unattached ends of the bead links are now backward-facing. Open a 3.5 mm jump ring. Slide i through four 2.75 mm jump rings and the remaining loop of the left-hand bead link {ohotoj. [5] Open a 3.5 mm jump ring. Slide it through one forward-facing loop of a bead link, ewo 2.75 mm jump rings, and the two left 2.75 mm jump rings from the previous step (photo k). [6] Open a 3.5 mm jump ring. Slide it through one forward-facing loop of a bead link, the remaining loop of the bead link from step 3, and the four remaining jump rings from step 5 (photo ). [7] Repeat steps 4-6, bur make the triangular seetion of jump tings face the other direction by attaching the 3.5 mm jump ring in step 4 to the right-hand link. Also reverse the way you connect the sides in steps S and 6, [8] Repeat steps 4-7 to attach the remaining links, continuing to alternate the triangular connection pattern [9] Complete the last triangular connection with 5.5 mm jump ring to match the hook end. Slide an additional 5.5 mm jump ring through the las jump ring to use asthe eye of the clasp (photo m). “Equation in a tangible form,” is how Scott David Plumlee describes chain design. This math- ‘ematician created chains while traveling through 32 countries in prepara- tion for his first book, Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry. To contact Scott, call 785) 341- 6208 or visit his Web site, davidehain.com, bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 85Square wire, Pee Wirework leaves display natural charm Peay j The key to creating these earrings is making laps he longer section, lip MATERIALS both pieces at once. Matching bends mean the wire apart atthe firs oe the leaves perfectly mirror one another. My xt, You now have nwo | design was inspired by tiny pinecone charms [5] On one leaf shape, grip I found at a bead show, but they'd look just the shorter wire end with as great with other dangles in the center iseare ilies nor oseae | ee reaimot over the longer end (photo) [6] Grip the longer wire end | stepbyste; nose plier Vien, (2 mm) justabove the shorter end, and Rey e above the bend you just bend the longer end slightly Earring frames m Gripping both against its curve (photo f). [1] Locate the center point halves, bend them up 15° [7] Using roundnose of a 20-in. ($1 em) piece of as you push the pliers down pliers, grip the longer wire 18-gauge wire. Orient the (photo). This will create a end Ys in. (2 mm) above the Wire so it forms a large U. slight kink shorter end, and create a Making sure not to twist. [4] Form the leaf shapes'as wrapped loop (Basics, p. 126, the wire, use chainnose pliers desired. To create a more and photo g). Do not trim to grip the wire atthe center pronounced curve than the the excess wire point, Fold both sides of wire has naturally, position [8] Using roundnose pliers, the U over the jaws of the your pliers in the bend and form an open-center coil pliers to make a symmetrical hold both halves of the wire with the shorter end, posi curve (photo a) between your index finger ig the coil within the [2] Orient the folded wire and thumb. Pull up slightly __leaf shape (photo h). Create like a U, Using chainnose with your finger as you push curves in the coil’s wire, pliers, grasp both halves of down with your thumb, and using roundnose pliers. the wire 4 in. (10cm) from gently “walk” your fingers in [9] Using roundnose pliers, the first fold, Make a sharp this position along the length form a loose spiral with the bend (photo b) toward the of the wires (photo d). longer wire end (photo i. ends of the wire, positioning Repeat until your wire has. [40] Adjust the loops of the the fold between the two the desired amount of curve, spiral so that it falls adjacent halves of the wire When 1 in.(2.Sem) of to the leaf shape. Usin [3] Reposition your chain- the shorter wire section over roundnose pliers, crea 86 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.commall loop at the end of Assembly ne spiral. Attach the loop [4] Open a jump ring the leaf shape, and pinch closed with chainnose ers (photo. (Basics). Use it to attach a charm to the open-center coil of an earring, and close the 11] Repeat steps 5-10 with jump ring, ¢ other wire to make a [2] Open the loop of an atching earring in the ‘earring finding. Attach an itror image of the first. earring and close the loop. I necessary, rotate the loop of the the lea for the second earring. @ Lilian Chen is a designer and teacher. Contact her {at (626) 445-5145 or visit her Web site, hesps/] commutnityswebshots.com Juserlluckyperidot88. carring finding so that f faces forward. Repeat lcs 4 p ‘beadandbutton.com | December 2007 CCC ee 87Let Your Creativity dCs] 9% Ae De is yer) Lo FRANTZ eae STOO n sono) cary Me eet] ry cata Vintage and Retro Jewelry Readars can tt» ew spin on eto look by incorporating tft store Jewolry into brand-new designs. Nostalgia s Bigger than ever anda lasses ‘ntage lock easy to chore with We new Easy Door it booklet Vintage and Reto Jewel 12343 © $7.95 88 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com I's a ie Thin... | 7 How about adding a little The CLITTERII LINE™ Crore 1-800-582-3131 ———— eeTEC IG a OCINNNTEAncer merece |)\)2U\IY TURQUOISE & Binreye The Premier Source for all Magar Toa ok okt) Role] Pea tan alae Corey z ! teeny a AVN) eee ‘SWAROVSKI’ ee SE eacreig ae jet RHINESTONES * BEADS * TRIMMINGS + SWAROVSKI SA uC LL Ey (rte + GLASS BEADS — + SEED BEADS Z Broa sU ied WRB Drom elute OB PACE ruc keot Supplying designers and bead stores since 1948.s. Connect PS Tees ee Coiled-wire-link components perfectly showcase tablet beads Doles ik ees After creating these whimsical lampworked Se tablet beads, I needed a suitable (and fun!) = Z | way to show them off. I came up with these ; simple, effective wire-link components. The square and circular coils go well with the beads’ bold, graphic style. Since the beads a le and links are flat, they lie especially nicely on my wrist. Make as many components as | you need to tailor the fit to your wrist, and i> finish the piece off by forming a matching € 2 hook-and-eye clasp. stepbystep angle bend away from the coil E ales ae (photo b). = Se Bracelet [4] Working with ano [A] Cut five 6-in. (15 em) piece of wire, repeat steps MATERIALS | ~ pieces of 18-gauge wire. File 2 and 3 to make a second + 5 18-20 mm fat large-hole C@))\ [2] Grip one end ofa wire [5] Working with a third et beads WZ with roundnose pliers, and __ piece of wire, repeat step 2, + Sin. (140) 10-909 form a small oop. Gently but stop coiling after two dead-soft \ with chainnose pliers, push [6] Using chainnose pliers, + 1y6. (9m 18 | the wire against the loop _grip the wire next to the coil, string sve We tomakeacoil (photo a). and make aright angle bend os Coutioe coiling unel you've eavardthe coll Ghote 3, * smal meta fle | made approximately three Make two more right angle | © roundnose piers [3] Using chainnose pliers, ‘open square (photo d). To. pI cea, and maken step 3 (photo). 90 Bead&Button | beadandbuttorj = [7] With the remaining wo wires, repeat steps 5 and 6 to make two more square-coil- link components. Clasp [4] Cut one 3-in. (7.6 cm) and one 2¥%-in. (6.4m) piece of 16-gauge wire. File any sharp ends, [2] To make the eye, use the widest part of one jaw of your roundnose pliers to make a Joop with the 2¥-in, (6.4 em) wire. Push the end of the wire around to ereate a large coiled loop (photo 9. Trim the wire when you've made ‘one-and-a-half rotations. [3] To make the hook, use a thinner part of the jaw of your roundnose pliers to make a coil at one end of the 3-in. (7.6 em) wire, [4] Grip the wire approxi- mately ¥ in, (1.3m) from the coil with a wider part of the jaws, and make a hook by pushing the end of the wire down in the opposite direction of the coil (photo g). [5] Make a small loop at the tip of the hook (photo h). Assembly [4] Slip the hook’s coil into a square-coil-link component, [2] Pick up a bead (photo 9, your links aren't lying gracefully, grasp the wrapped loop and Coil of each offending link, and gently twist, Until the loop is per- pendicular to the coil and make the first half of a ‘wrapped loop (Basics, p. 126). [3] Slide the hole of a round- coil-link component into the loop, and finish the wraps. For a chunkier look, continue the wraps back over them selves (photo ). Trim the wire if necessary, and file any sharp ends. [4] Repeat steps 2 and 3, alternating square and coil- link components, until you've attached all the links. On the last link, slide the eye of the clasp on the loop (photo k) and finish the wraps. © Kerry Bogert has been making jewelry since 2003 and lamprorked beads since 2005. She adores the endless possibilities of using traditional techniques cand simple tools like pliers. For more infor. ‘mation, visit her Web site, kabsconcepts.comt. ‘beadandbutton.com | December 2007 $1Chandelier earrings Bil acon enon ce Onn ELC wearable mini chandeliers nro My favorite thing about beading is how many ways the shapes, { colors, textures, and forms come together. That’s why I love making these dimensional earrings. They look complex, even though they 2°) don’t take very long to make. And unlike flat chandelier designs, | e z these links form a dynamic structure that looks good from all angles. ba stepbystep Assembly Attach the B link’s other loop t [1] Open a loop ofa Clink to the loop of the Clink at Components Basics). Attach two E links, the opposite corner of the [4] Ona head pin, pick up.a and close the loop (photo c). cube (photo g). teardrop bead anda 4mm [2] Continue connecting [6] Turn the cube over, and pearl, Make a plain loop (Basics, p. 126, and photo a). Repeat to make a total of four A dangles. [2] Using eye pins, make the following links with plain loops (photo by: # one B link, using 8 mm beads «six C links, using 6 mm beads * two D links, us teardrop beads ight E links, u 4 mm beads links to make a chain of four Cand four E links (photo 4). Make sure all the C links hang down on the same side [3] Use four E links to connect the unattached loops of the C links, forming a ladder (photo @) [4] To connect the ladder into a cube, connect the unattached loops of the end E links to the loops ofthe end C link (photo [5] Attach a loop of a B link toa loop of aC link, between the E-ink loops 82 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com locate a loop of aC link that | ¢ isn’t connected to the Blink. | Attach a new C link to that Joop. Attach the new C link’s other loop to the loop of the C link at 1¢ oppositecorner of the cube (photo h). [7] Atach the bottom loop of a D link to a loop of the Blink, Attach another D link to the B link’s other loop. [8] Arach an earring finding to a C link. Attach the C link’s other loop to the top loop of each of the D links (photo 9 [9] Accach A dangles to the bottom four comers of the earring, connecting ‘wo to the bottom loops of the vertical C links and connecting the other two to the loops of the horizontal link (photo j). Make a second earring. @ MATERIALS ‘earrings * fre-polshed beads 28mm round 126mm round 125x7 mmtearcrop 16 4 mm round © 8 4mm round pears #8 1¥%in, B8.om) 24-gauge head pins #34 1¥in, @8.cm) 24-gauge eye pins * pai of earring fnings + chainnose pliers ‘+ roundnose piers we cutters Bethany Heywood, who lives mons in Belfast, Ireland, has been I beading for five years and loving every sparkly minute of it. “I'm a magpie at heart,” she says. Contact her. beth,beywood@gmail.com, bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 9394 Sohn F Hien © Con, In ‘Supplying the Fashion Industury Since 1889 Is Excited to Introduce it's new “Y Metals & Plastic Divi Offering a Large Slection of Beads and Stones in ion Plastic, and Meal Components from Around the World Ont Se. Contact Us By Phone, Fax, or E-mail “Main Ofc" Jon F. Alles & Son, Inc. 100Mendr Set Warwick 2886 ee 401-921-4899 Metals § Pht: Division 1655 Hood Ave Crm C2910 “Tek: 401-461-7400 Far: 401-461-3640 Fax: 4019214898 E-mail Biflen.com E-mail ake jfalen.coo Represented on the West Oty Oi, ne “Tel: 003414945 Fax BOD-486024 Ea Bc @ogicom E, Main St. + Charlottesville, SASL OLORC Ty ‘Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com Wynwoods Gallery (© & Bead Studio Pees & Charms Te rea Vintage Crystals cca a VEOTRADING POST & BEAD CO. Presents: Puget Sound Bead Festival Largest Bead Show on the West Coast July 11-13" 2008 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center Bellingham Bead Festival Bellevue Bead Festival March 8° & 9 2008 November 8” & 9" 2008 ‘Semiahmoo Resort Hyatt Regency Belleuve Blaine, WA. Bellevue, WA Bead Festivals presents the highest quality bead vendors and. 9 classes compa site ae scene ESE RLOO 12a) Me estate eee co SATISFY YOUR bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007Tie the knot Try making wedding knot chain mail in this quick, easy project ca) Large jump rings lie parallel in this elegant 7 mm jump ring does not wedding knot chain design. The drape of the _£0*htouh any jump sings, finished piece, which is created by the weight Us neain Pass beeen of the silver rings, delivers the unmistakable [5] Slide an open 7 mm MATERIALS bracelet 8 in. (20 em) feel of quality jump ring through two | closed 4.5 mm jump rings stepbystep next to the first (photo b). and through the last two [3] Slide an open 4.5mm 4.5 mm jump rings. Close the [1] Open 467 mm jump jump ring through the 7 mm jump ring (photo e). rings (Basics, p.126), open previous two 4.5 mm jump Turn the chain over and L ae four and close 32.4.5 mm rings. Close the jump ring. adda second 7 mm jump jump rings, and open four Repeat with a second ring next tothe one just 4 mm jump rings. 4.5 mm jump ring (photo ¢). added (photo ,enclos [2] Slide an open 4 mm jump [4] Slide an open 7 mm the previous 7 mm jump ring ring through half of a clasp jump ring between the first between the two new 7 mm and two closed 4.5mm jump two 4.5 mm jump rings, jump cings. rings. Close the 4mm jump surrounding the second two [6] Slide 17 mm ring (photo a). Repeat to add 4.5 mm jump rings. Close __ jump ring between the two a second 4 mm jump ring. jump ring (photo d). The previous 7 mm jump rings, 96 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.comsurrounding the last wo 4.5 mm jump rings. Close the jump ring (photo g). The 7 mim jump ring just added, like in step 4, does not go through any jump rings. [7] Repeat steps $ and 6 until you use all 46 7 mm jump rings. [8] Slide an open 4.5 mm jump ring through the last ‘wo 4.5 mm jump rings, and Deanna Kiterell has close the jump ring. Repeat been beading for six with a second 4.5 mm jump years, and chant mail is ring on the other side of the one of her favorite tech- 7 mm jump ring (photo h)- niques. She works at [9] Slide an open 4mm jump Piece of Mind, a bead ring through the last ewo store where she gets 4.5 mm jump rings and the inspiration from the other half ofthe clasp. Close owen Gretchen Schuel- the jump ring (photo i. ler Deanna offers kits Repeat with a second 4mm for this bracelet. Visit jump ring (photo). © hher Web site, dsdesigns jewelry.com or e-mail hher at dsdesigns@ surewest.net, bbeadandbutton.com | December 2007 97Austria Connection Leading suppliers of.... SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL * Quality Findings am STERLING ( ae ia B 14 KARAT 3. v e YS vi Nas eg as & i NY \s www.austriaconnection.com Fas, easy, secure, .shoprontinel 781-721-2880 wen |\CALL TO ORDER! OR Visit US ON THE WEB! 10-9841 -1250 D WNW sayEoNBEADS.COM. | 98 Bead&Button | beadandoutton.comto ewel Available at your favorite bead shop! s Order online www. BeadandCraftBooks. com Shipping and han ; : Me ‘dafor charges Canadaadd Cetra! Time. Outside the US. and Canad, ren torotal PayabeinU cs Gleulste shipping per merchandise total as flowsARTIST PROFILE Or a Jeanette Shanigan impels beaders to contribute their work to raise money for breast cancer research. by Sheila Llanas ‘eanette Shanigan began donating to cancer research after her mother, Glenna Malley, died in 1985 following a 15-year struggle with the dis- case. What began as an individual decision has become a movement in the beading community. In the past three years, Jeanette has mobilized hundreds of volunteers to contribute small ‘squares of beadwork to be sewn together into artful bead quilts and auctioned to raise money for breast cancer research. “[ thought I might work with hospice, bur I don’t have the mentality. I had to find something I could do that was a reflec> tiorvof me that could honor her berten” Jeanette explains. “Then I found out about Bead Artists Against Breast Cancer, the idea of Dona Anderson. I donated a basket and a bead.” But that didn’t seem like enough. “I decided I could do more,” Jeanette says. “Jeanette, a Montana native who has made Alaska her home for more than 40 years, had already made bead quilts. As the ‘Alaskan coordinator of beadwork memorializing the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Jeanerte collected and assem- bled 88 beaded squares from Alaskan beaders and arranged for the quilts to be displayed in a traveling exhibit in Alaska 400. Sead8Button | beadandibutton com She brought that experience to Bead Artists Against Breast Cancer, chose a floral theme for the beadwork, and found 24 beaders willing to donate squares. The first quilt sold for $500 in ‘an online Bead Artists Against Breast Cancer auction. ‘The following year, 31 people contributed busterfly-themed squares. That quit brought in $1,025 at the 2006 BeadScBurton Show auction, which raised more than $10,000 for the Medical College of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Even so, Jeanette decided she could do more, “I thought of all the money that could be raised for breast cancer research if only there were more beaded quilts,” she says. “I ruthlessly and persis- tently spammed all the Internet bead groups to which I belong.” An international response Hier efforts paid off. For the 2007 BeadScBurton Show, Jeanette feceived 374 beadwork squares from 222 bead artists across 34 states and six countries, The scope and quality ofthe beadwork tsing a butterfly theme astonished her, Beaders ofall levels of experience sent squares of peyote, brick, and herringbone stitch fs well as bead netting, loomwork, cross-stitch, and quilting. Some squares showeased butterflies made from wirework oF polymer clay, and others had beaded, moveable wings. mmmth anne ornate Above: Bead quits fil tables at a bead society meeting in Alaska. The quilts later raised $5,600 for cancer research at the 2007 Bead&Button Show live auction. Far left: Jeanette shares her delight in the bead quilts on display at the 2007 Bead&Button Show with Carolyn Duffield. Carolyn and fellow members of the North Carolina Capitol Area Bead Organization made 14 squares for the bead-quilt project. Left: Jeanette relates stories about bead squares to Linda Meyers of Anchorage, ‘Alaska, and Carolyn Duffield of Cary, N.C. beadandbutton.com | December 2007 104‘Smouldering Black features red glass and onyx ‘eabochons surrounded by basket weave stitching, a variation of horizontal netting. Jeanette says the butterfly motif reminds her that batting cancer can cloak a person in an emotional cocoon. “At some Point you have to find the butterfly, the metaphor, the strength, character, acceptance — all those qualities or traits to help you work through it or accept the fact that you may never be the same,” she says Each of the 12 2007 bead quilts averages 10 x 10 in. (25 x 25 em) and consists of 30 squares. Jeanette dedicated 15 hours to each quilt, sewing the squares together and mounting them in shadow boxes funded by the Portland Bead Society and Bristol Bay Native Corporation. She also mounted two late-arriving squares together in a small frame for the auction. Being retired from teaching allows her time for the project. “I always need to be doing something constructive,” she says Jeanette created Clew Bay ‘with Connemara marble that she purchased in Dublin. She was inspired by the colors of nature at Clew Bay in ireland, 402 Bead&Button | beadandbutton.com ee Bead a quilt square for auction Rules for the 2008 Bead Artists Against Breast ‘Cancer bead-quile project can be found at

You might also like

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

  

  From Everand

  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

  Mark Manson

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (5807)
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  

  From Everand

  The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  Brene Brown

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (1091)
• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

  

  From Everand

  Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

  Chris Voss

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (842)
• • Magazines
  • Podcasts
  • Sheet music
• Principles: Life and Work

  

  From Everand

  Principles: Life and Work

  Ray Dalio

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (599)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  

  From Everand

  The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  Jeannette Walls

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (1716)
• Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

  

  From Everand

  Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

  Angela Duckworth

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (590)
• Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

  Jesmyn Ward

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (1104)
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  

  From Everand

  Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  Margot Lee Shetterly

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (897)
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

  

  From Everand

  Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

  Phil Knight

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (537)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  

  From Everand

  The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  Stephen Chbosky

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (2104)
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

  

  From Everand

  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

  Ben Horowitz

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (346)
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

  

  From Everand

  Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

  Ashlee Vance

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (474)
• Bad Feminist: Essays

  

  From Everand

  Bad Feminist: Essays

  Roxane Gay

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (1016)
• Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

  

  From Everand

  Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

  Carmen Maria Machado

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (821)
• The Outsider: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  The Outsider: A Novel

  Stephen King

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (1850)
• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

  

  From Everand

  The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

  Siddhartha Mukherjee

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (271)
• The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

  

  From Everand

  The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

  Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (122)
• Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

  

  From Everand

  Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

  Frank McCourt

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (440)
• Brooklyn: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  Brooklyn: A Novel

  Colm Toibin

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (1946)
• The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

  

  From Everand

  The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

  Meik Wiking

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (401)
• The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

  

  From Everand

  The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

  Thomas L. Friedman

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (2259)
• A Man Called Ove: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  A Man Called Ove: A Novel

  Fredrik Backman

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (4610)
• The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

  Garth Stein

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (4203)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  

  From Everand

  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  Betty Smith

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (1929)
• Steve Jobs

  

  From Everand

  Steve Jobs

  Walter Isaacson

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (806)
• The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)

  

  From Everand

  The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)

  Sarah M. Broom

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (98)
• Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

  

  From Everand

  Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

  Gilbert King

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (266)
• The Woman in Cabin 10

  

  From Everand

  The Woman in Cabin 10

  Ruth Ware

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (2521)
• A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story

  

  From Everand

  A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story

  Dave Eggers

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (231)
• Yes Please

  

  From Everand

  Yes Please

  Amy Poehler

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (1898)
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

  

  From Everand

  Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

  Doris Kearns Goodwin

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (234)
• Fear: Trump in the White House

  

  From Everand

  Fear: Trump in the White House

  Bob Woodward

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (738)
• Wolf Hall: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  Wolf Hall: A Novel

  Hilary Mantel

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (3811)
• John Adams

  

  From Everand

  John Adams

  David McCullough

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (2409)
• On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal

  

  From Everand

  On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal

  Naomi Klein

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (74)
• The Light Between Oceans: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  The Light Between Oceans: A Novel

  M.L. Stedman

  Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

  4.5/5 (789)
• The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

  

  From Everand

  The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

  George Packer

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (45)
• Manhattan Beach: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  Manhattan Beach: A Novel

  Jennifer Egan

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (792)
• The Constant Gardener: A Novel

  

  From Everand

  The Constant Gardener: A Novel

  John le Carré

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (104)
• Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore

  

  From Everand

  Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore

  Jay Sekulow

  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

  3.5/5 (137)
• Little Women

  

  From Everand

  Little Women

  Louisa May Alcott

  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

  4/5 (104)
• Basic Beadwork For Beginners

  

  Document68 pages

  Basic Beadwork For Beginners

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Seed Bead Chains

  

  Document17 pages

  B&B - Seed Bead Chains

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  85% (20)
• B&B - Greated Beaded Gifts

  

  Document23 pages

  B&B - Greated Beaded Gifts

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (3)
• Beadwork

  

  Document47 pages

  Beadwork

  Izabella Boros

  100% (3)
• B&B - Embroider With Bead 2

  

  Document19 pages

  B&B - Embroider With Bead 2

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Editors - Beaded Critters

  

  Document50 pages

  B&B - Editors - Beaded Critters

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (2)
• B&B - Crochet With Beads3

  

  Document18 pages

  B&B - Crochet With Beads3

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Pearls Pearls Pearls

  

  Document25 pages

  B&B - Pearls Pearls Pearls

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Crochet With Beads

  

  Document19 pages

  B&B - Crochet With Beads

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Beautiful Bridal Accessories

  

  Document18 pages

  B&B - Beautiful Bridal Accessories

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (2)
• B&B - Easy Bead Stitches Peyote Stitch

  

  Document24 pages

  B&B - Easy Bead Stitches Peyote Stitch

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (7)
• B&B - Creative Beading Technique

  

  Document19 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Technique

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol4

  

  Document240 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol4

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  80% (25)
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol3

  

  Document235 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol3

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (4)
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol2

  

  Document254 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol2

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (3)
• Art Jewelry 2009 11-12

  

  Document99 pages

  Art Jewelry 2009 11-12

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol1

  

  Document248 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol1

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Beaded Macrame Jewelry

  

  Document20 pages

  B&B - Beaded Macrame Jewelry

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (4)
• B&B - Beadeds Bracelet

  

  Document47 pages

  B&B - Beadeds Bracelet

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Beaded Bead

  

  Document18 pages

  B&B - Beaded Bead

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• Basic Beadwork For Beginners

  

  Document68 pages

  Basic Beadwork For Beginners

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Pearls Pearls Pearls

  

  Document25 pages

  B&B - Pearls Pearls Pearls

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (1)
• B&B - Seed Bead Chains

  

  Document17 pages

  B&B - Seed Bead Chains

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  85% (20)
• B&B - Bead & Flower Wire

  

  Document19 pages

  B&B - Bead & Flower Wire

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  No ratings yet
• B&B - Greated Beaded Gifts

  

  Document23 pages

  B&B - Greated Beaded Gifts

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (3)
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol4

  

  Document240 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol4

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  80% (25)
• B&B - Easy Bead Stitches Peyote Stitch

  

  Document24 pages

  B&B - Easy Bead Stitches Peyote Stitch

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (7)
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol3

  

  Document235 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol3

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (4)
• B&B - Beaded Macrame Jewelry

  

  Document20 pages

  B&B - Beaded Macrame Jewelry

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (4)
• B&B - Creative Beading Vol2

  

  Document254 pages

  B&B - Creative Beading Vol2

  Signe Marianne DeCoucheron Pay

  100% (3)