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Bookshelf Get the low-down on what to expect Hatfpenney’s Beads Wi. Baa arouse at the Big Bead Show Designer's Profile Read about the Bollywood challenge Design Corner Meet Bonnie McGough, Polymer hald by Beads 'n’ Banter Focus on ideas for using the beads Clay artist extraordinaire in your one-year subscription git Reader's Challenge pack ‘Celebrating your recent makes Tips, Tricks and Techniques c Continuing the series with too tips _ i é for getting the most out of » s beading workshops 4 beadmagazine.co.uk APRILIMAY 2016 « ISSUE 61projects 10. Wire Conical Beads Learn how to use wire to create cconical shaped beads and turn them into a complete set of spring-time jewellery 14. Constellations a lovely bracelet project using the new Dome beads. If you like Rivolis, you will love this! 28. Mini Dagger Delight Work with anather seed bead shape, the Mini Dagger, to create a stylish bangle 32, EfColour Enamels Use this simple enameling material to make professional components that you can turn into beautiful iewollery 48.Kokeshi Doll: Use Polymer clay to make a fabulous Kokeshi doll that can be used as, a pendent or bead a a 51, Peruvian Blue Bird Necklace Use a focal cabochon for a colourful strung necklace with a bit of a twist 60. Netted Elegance Necklace Mix up your Seed bead shapes to create an elegant necklace perfect for any occasion 66. Spring Posy Plait Mix wirework, tiara-making techniques and seed bead weaving to create a fabulous necklace for spring 74, Petals and Pearls Bracelet ‘This wonderfully flexible project will show you how to create whole set of jewellery trom a simple Superciuo component age ‘79. Forbidden Glamour Necklace Perfact your basic wire-work skils in a necklace simply full of elegance and sparkle ‘82. Macrame Popper Bracelet Mix in the new interchangeable popper beads with a stylish Macrame bracelet 84. Fuzzy Waves Bracelet A simple bead-weaving idea for using the beads from your two-year subscriotion gift 86. Asymmetric Rope Use simple techniques to make a trendy rope length necklace with the ma’ ‘year subscription gift pack aoe"? eo beadmagazine.co.uk 5meet the team Donna Sanders Dee Wingrove- — = Donna is a Mum, ‘Smith = a saci Doo lea PAby cen: enbroderer and day anda bens — Qs = pohmer artist Se sessed rain by vis fom home sypenised by night. “Ym 40s) ana | bead her eat Dorma’ prope! shows and design n my spare te tom {ust how versatl amp beaded working Ml tm, beng a we and Compenens canbe, especialy mum, Beoding keeps me sane, when teamed wth a beaded helps me relax and is my eeabve Chan, See more at cule Seo more at 2 wwe ot3comishop? svacwingsmith.co.wk BeaoyNotions Donna McKean Katie Dean Karen Fenn ‘ Julie Holt Smith ati fs an aware Keron has enioved die 2 eneleny Donnas owner of winning bees some form of eat at ‘Sesiger and Mor Fiverside beads designer and tutor E her lle, She started ‘who owns the Suey and she has a —_ and has written eight ‘beading about four Jewellery School in ‘rea passon for signing ew’ bang books. 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Suppes can be bought trom tn sursyjewslereenodt com Linda Jones Patty McCourt Bonnie Vicky Roberts Unda has 20 years Paty a bender with McGough Vik fatale offewalery max 2 rat reputation Bonn is # Pohmer beader wo nas brpenence and & tnd a passin for Gay speci wan suezessit taken Gagne, tutor and baad embroider and 8 fa for soul part in Bate of autor ot 8 specialised wrowork _baad-weauing. Se has taught work. Sho has aught wily tha Baadmih and won other Project books, pls 2 nsictonal thoughout the work, worked 28 aces the UK andpublehed a compen, ncn the Bish ByDS. She rns wre and a Starman Tendseter and her book ofPokmer Cay projets. ad vars. She owns an baad jewelery workshops tom progct nts anu is agrest_ ‘Fortis eau sha nas created a rune the Baad Sop Liverpool her sic near Tonbridge for” oppartny for you to experiment fabulous Koka dol that you anda ly talento at of al abies and writes a blog ‘ih some of hen shapes)——_can mak Bs a pendant, baad er her Buby sch fo coal a Caled The WieWorcrs Gutd, seed beads, See more onher chev, Her wabste lovely dsp for Bead Magazine. foe forum for vite ewelery wet, ‘wu: banniemegough.co uk Soe mor at eniate sr beasbybead co.uk stu thebeedshoplveroct swear wieworkorspuld blogspot couk Julie Ashford ... , Jessica Rose ee ee Na ea several popular FIRS otter Jovtey beading books and is BPD School. Ste wa the main it daeigaer Bes” wat lrown teacher ‘at Spelbound. Her necklace lectures on erat business issues in ths saue combines bond and Is author ofa jewelery book \woaving with wirewark and some Her beautiful nacklace from this ‘tara-making sk, to create a issue wil gb your wirework sks fabulous project forthe spring a ile workout. See more at ‘See more of her work at ‘ww fessicareselondon.com wwvucspelipoundbead.co.uk {Sortie ei nsenotn iraa pons resin vane pacer sug pes np ne Mapa syed eS woes ea cy ean ae tv masses corals Nas ad aS Sind twice wie nme pe msdn nates 6 Gaya ahora ak 6 beadmagazine.co.uk APRILAMAY 2015 » ISSUE 61STEWELLERY beadmagazine.co.uk. APRIL/MAY 2015: ISSUE 61 Bead is publishes 8 times a year by Ashdown caus, PO tox 2258 PULBOROUGH RH20 988 Gest deta Ta +4 (©) 1903 asco8e vw ashdown £0 Suoport@ashdown.co.vk APRILIMAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 Spring Show Special ith the Spring Big Bead Show taking place on March 21st at ‘Sandown Park, | wanted to make sure that all of you get to plan for and experience the show, even if you're not going to make it in person. This issue is full of projects from designers connected to the show. Bonnie MoGough and Vicky Roberts wil both be teaching workshops at the show, 80 if you enjoy their projects in here, don’t miss out on your chanoe to lean from them in person. Dee Wingrove-Smith’s project for this issue is a beautituly simple idea for using her hand-made cabochons, so you can pick up your own supplies for this design from Dee at her stall. You wil also be able to buy the supplies you need for Julie Hots beautiful EfColour enamels bracelet from the Surrey Jewellery Schoo! Stall. Or pop over and say hello to Julie Ashford at Spelbound — their kits are just gorgeous! GJ Beads will be able to sort you out with everything you need to make Karen Fenn's lovely netted necklace. Our featured shop in this issue is a regular stalholder at Sandown, Halfpenney’s, so if you have yet to meet Gordon's tie, this is your big chance! Of course, it you can't make it to Sandown, all of these goodies are available online and | hope that the show feature wil give you a flavour of ‘the atmosphere on the day. The entire Bead Magazine team wil also be there - you can find us either on the door or at the Bead Magazine stand, so do come and say hell. I very much enjoy the emails | receive from readers and the work | do with the designers, so I'm really looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the day. Enjoy the magazine and enjoy the show! . editor@beadmagazine.co.uk = EDITOR: Kat Dean or wt MAGAZINE suBscnpTION > Shotecsingete cou ro aor pares : ESIGN isn) Gosinaate —-PULEGROUBH Meer Wieues: UK 84 US 620 | PHOTOGRAPHY ASSSTANE, ——RNGD GEA huonn Uc sans US $78 Renae rnb Creat tan : DiattAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES * UK ADVERTISEMENT SALES: US OFFICE: 4 Year (8 issues): = Mara tages Ashdown 68492 Ux ted, Us 89.99 : et rons sees 250m roc, Kosson, Sigeruntaonusss00 ala necount Manager hseote USA : mansessncounsout ter sor ese 100 BEAD TV SUBSCRIPTION Foe 30763 7091 fates Us aoventisemenr SALES {ncheansndou cou ter Uc e346: Us $9.95 Sean so Sst tesa ox tou US su tela Account Coren Ped a UK Bal sudesnowncouk Wow TTearete laa LiBRaRY suBscRIPTiON Detrovied toi neustode ‘RATES To REACH us byconea, tear UK 49; Us 806 ‘te ve oat Wo ou ener Noni Oc 2.25 US $5.08 Coase SUBSCRIPTIONS MANAGER +44 (©) 1909 ae4se@ Email: support@ashciown.co.uk eashdown beadmagazine.co.uk 7Look out for these fabulous new products from our exhibitors at the show. If you can’t make it along on 4 the day, then check out their websites. Oaktree Crafts This beautiful kit is called “On Floral Wings” which is one of our bespoke, specialised Needlecase projects. tt will be available as a "Full Kit” in two colourways priced at £29.50 and as an Instruction Only" for those beaders who like to Use their own colours and is priced at £16.50. It is a lovely project to complete, aimed at advanced beaders, and it will remind them of ‘warm summer days, a treat for them to treasure. Website www.caktreecrafts.co.uk = - # — ~ Stitch ‘n Craft. Lynn and Kevin will be bringing along their new stock of the CzechMates range, including the fabulous new Quadraties, so don't miss out on these. Website www.stitchneraff.co.uk Moon Beads New range of ‘Network’ Bracelet Kits from Moon Beads, complete with ful illustrated instructions and all the ingredients to make a beautitul, sparkly bracelet. Kits cost £14.50 at the Show and are available in a delicious range of colounways. For further details, please email us at moon_beads@hotmail.com. Jencel New from Jencel is a selection Czech Glass Round (Druk) beads in mm and 4mm. Czech Glass beads are known Sea ae ie for their consistent quality and SLR aE arian wide choige of finishes. Shiny, matt, picasso and iris are just some of those to choose, Starting at just 80p for 3mm, 4mm, you can view the ful range at www.jencel. co.uk, or see a selection in person at the Big Bead Show. esta stor aur eae en eet et eee ees oul ic een anc Noucaaae acs Re eae in iter! Tent ee Pens 8 beadmagazine.co.uk Issue etRiverside Beads Riverside Beads are excited to be aunching their frst Kumihimo book. Learn to braid, bead and create kumihimo techniques with * this easy to understand guide. The book will be launching at the Big Bead Show, so if you are going to be taking a class with Donna, you can get your copy there first. Here is a sneak peek at some of the — include. Buy online at www. riversidebeads.co.uk . : Spellbound Beads . . (yur been erfying ths eoant BC ais 5 y joving WingSmith \Wol Hall. you wl love the ‘Seymour ne tor Splioue bents. vale de rari Cabochons of coro, his beau Tudor neptd Kt costs £14.95. The Spellbound team rate the kit as New product! A shell bead that 9/10, so it will give you a good challenge! has an image adhered to one Website www.spellboundbeads.co.uk side. This makes the cabochon i super easy to work with as the shell bead has a hole through the middie making beading and embelishing quicker. ite www.wingsmith.co.uk Tufnell Glass; The starter kit is a good way for people to dip their toe in the bead making world and experiment with lamp working and all the wonderful things that come with it for an ‘amazing price. For just £56,00 you not only get a hot head torch but @ 1 kilo of mixed Glass, 20 stainless steel mandrels and 2 small pots of bead release. If you can't got to the show, then check out the website: www.tuffneliglass.com & APRILIAY 2015 + ISSUE 6 peadmagazine.co.uk 910 : BEADStore 0.5mm Supa Green { 2" chanousa wre: 0.8mm sivor pated ! copper wie: zonanm Czoh | fre poished glass! crystals in greon 2 Step 8: This time pick up 4 (8) and make a circle using two leads from your frst row and two beads from your previous circle, Then weave on through the two beads from the next circle in your fst row, as shown in figure 8 oO 100 00.0000, Se Creocd #Poc%ek e600 * loo” Fowwe eit Step 9: Pick up 2(8), 214), and make your next citcle as shown in figure 9. PE QPEPEGPE Bock ‘odgeeLoo $2 5 0000 eeug Figure 9. Step 10: witn your thread exting the gold bead from the previous Cirle, pik up 4B), weave trough the previous four god beads and the four just ploked up plus the next bottom 2 purple beads fom fst Cirle as shown in ure 10, £0,9,00,00-00, 6202 00,00,0% 86 88.8 a $eCePo of coo? occa! 0g) g 8 Figure 7 Figueto. S899 goo" 28 beadmagazine.co.uk Step 11: in this round pick up 4 A) {beads 51-54), go through the next 2(B) and 2A) creating the last cite, then you have firished this row. Using the working thread and the tel make a knot securing the thread. Do not cout the working thread but weave the tal through a few beads and cut the excess. See figure 11 0S 00, PAPPPMg wei Cin at Po: yoctod PoP 0.0 0°00 00 “OO! =a Figure 11 Step 12: with your working thread exiting the purple bead, pick up 246) (A) and weave through the bottom 2A) from the previous circle and the 2{B) that you just picked up (beads 455,856). Now, pick up 4(B) create a Circle and weave through all the gold beads as shown in figure 12. Keep ‘working in this pattern, maintaining the correct placement of gold and purple beads untl you have enough rows to +h around your wrist, allowing for the clasp. 00$ ee 00. 00,01 QO % O Figure 12. Step 13: ada the crystal embelishment. Exiting the last 2 (A) marked as | n figure 13), position your thread pointing toward the ‘opposite vertical 2 seed beads, pick up 1 (€) and sew upwards through these two seed beads. Keep repeating this for the next two rows. Then change to picking up 1 (6), 8 (0), 1) in each stitch in every row until you are two rows from the end of your bracelet. For the final tworows, just add 1 (E) in each stitch as shown in Fig 18, Step 14° in tis section (rom tl to IV in figure 14) you wil wor: back and forth along the rows adding 1 (8) between each of the circles (new: beads outlined in red in figure 14) and 1 (C) between the 2 vertical (A) seed beads on the edges of the RAW base (the purple donuts in figure 14) Figure 14. Step 15: Exiting the 2(A) in the comer (marked in figure 15) start by ‘weaving through the frst (A) of the edge purple pair of seed beads and ‘add 1{C) between them. Weave through the purple beads and the (8) bead added in the last round and pick up 2(8) then go through the next (8) from the previous round. Pick up 2(A), woave through the next (B) rom the previous round. Pick up 2 (B), go through the next (B) and the next 3(A). Add 1(C) to sit between the vertical 2 (6) on the edge and weave through the next S(A) and 1 (B). Keep repeating until you get to the end (marked VI in figure 15) Step 16: At this pont you wil notice the 2 size 11/0 beads added in stop 15 fom thee columns down the whole bracelet, creating a smal wall. You are going to add 2 more s8ed beads to close the top and bottoms of your “wal, so you wal ond up with cicios of RAW. Work from Vil o Vl folowing the thread path shown in figure 16. The faceted crystais and the mini-daggers wil be ‘surrounded by seed beads, looking like pronged jewels. optip ‘= Measure your wrist before you {start the project so that you can reat the pghit number of RAW units in the base ~ don’t forget to alow room forthe clasp. As @ guide, 1 two ‘cicles’ measure about tem, ‘= Trore are two diferent options for aching your clasp, depending on the type of edge your clasp has. Step 17: You are now ready to add the clasp. It is best to start a new thread at each end of the base to do this. Secure the thread by knotting twice and weaving through to exit from the third bead from the comer: in this case it is the gold bead. There are two types of clasps: one with a tong bar and the second with loops. Use the (D) beads to create the loops to hold the clasp in place. Reinforce by rethreading again through the ‘same beads in each loop. The two diagrams show two alternate methads for adding your clasp, depending on the type you are using. Finish off any loose threads to complete your bracelet. ae SEED BEAD: Available at Your Favorite Bead Retailer acast Quality in the Making Specialty Findings Chain Beads Le Charms WWW.TIERRACAST.COM " foc son Fasbook: Pinret & ouTabe The Bead Shop™ RETAIL AND WHOLESALE OF TRADITIONAL (CZECH GLASS BEADS sega ‘Ema info@beadshop-onine. uk Teepe www.beadshop-onlintips, tricks and TECHNIQUES This issue we’re looking at a few tips to make your beading easier, whether you're planning a class at the Big Bead Show, or working at home Tip Number One: Always read the pattern! This may sound too obvious to mention, but itis surprising how many times people find themselves in hot water because they haven't read the pattern properly. | know when you have those beads in front of you, you just want to get beading, but do take a few minutes to read the whole pattern before you start. You may not understand everything exactly, but sometimes there are slightly unexpected steps which its good to know about before you start Forewarned is forearmed! It is also a {900d idea to photocopy your pattern before you use it, then if you want to make notes or mark the point you've reached, you can do this without ruining your original pattern. ‘As you are working through your pattern, itican be a good idea to use a ruler, or a sticky note to mark the point you've reached. If the phone rings, or someone starts chatting to you and interrupts you, its really easy to lose your place. Also, while you are ‘working from the pattern, remember to use all of it. Most patterns will include a description of what you ‘need to do, along with either photos or diagrams to show you the steps. ‘Most of us have a natural preference for either words or pictures, so it's tempting to just follow one or the other, but you will get the most out of the instructions if you read the words and the pictures together. It sounds 98 beadmagazine.co.uk obvious, but in the excitement of a workshop, it's vary easy to forget to use everything you have available. Tip Number Two: Arrange your beading space You can really help yourself by arranging your beading space logically. If you are working with a pattern that refers to the differant beads as ‘A’, ‘B! eto, then arrange your beads in litle piles on your mat and label each pile with its letter This will make it so much easier to see which beads you are picking up as you follow the pattern. See figure 1 I you are working on a project that requires you to use a certain number of beads for a step, eg a peyote stitch row with ten beads in it, then count out those beads before you start the step. This makes ita lot easior to see if you go wrong and pick up a mistake before you've gone 100 fer. Figure 1 Tip Number Three: Wirework hints Wire can have a mind of its own: it likes to tangle, unravel and kink in the most awkward places. Unless I'm working on a project that requires me {0 cut off individual short lengths of wire, [lke to try and work with my wire on a spool. This is particularly important if you are doing any French Beading. All the wire that | buy comes ‘on spools, but this tends to be in {arly large quantities, so if you have a little project to make, it can be tempting to buy a small amount of wire, which will most probably come ina coll. The thing about coils of wire is they sit beautifully until you start trying to uncoll them to work, then they develop a life of their own, usually ending up in a tangled mess! | ty and save up empty wire reels, so it buy a coil of wire, | can transfer it onto a reel to work from. See figure 2, ive? re is also easily damaged. In particular, the coloured craft wires are usually coated with the colour finish, 80 this can be scraped off if you're ot careful. Naturally all the wire- working tools you will be using have metal teeth and there is nothing more likely to damage wire than another piece of metal. So, it can be a good idea to wrap a piece of masking tapearound the teeth of your pliers to protect the wire as you are working, See figure 3. Ec r Figure 3. Tip Number Four: Bead-weaving hints ‘The bane of everyone's life when bead-weaving is threading a needle! If you happen to be in a workshop, the chances are you can get some help with this, either from the tutor or perhaps from a friendly neighbour. However, if you're on your own, here js a handy tip to help you. Do not be tempted to hold the thread in your dominant hand and try to push it through the eye of the needle ~ it will probably just glance off the metal eye land miss (see figure 4). Instead, hold the thread in your non-dominant hand, tucking it between your forefinger and thumb so that itis barely visible (see figure 5). Then use your dominant hand to guide the eye of the needle between your finger and thumb, so it will more or less be forced anto the thread (see figure 6). This way, the thread is trapped so it can't go anywhere other than through the eye of the needle. Figure 4 Figure 5. Hf you find your thread is catching ‘around your work a fot, then there are two things you can think about Firstly, think about the length of thread you are using ~ you don't want to use too short a length or you wil fend up having to join lots of new pieces. However, if you are using a really, really long piece, it is more likely to tangle and catch on things in the vicinity. The length of thread that feels comfortable to you is quite @ personal preference, so don’t be afraid to experiment to get it right. I the thread length isn’t your problem, then you can try another simple tip: ke gravity your friend. If you hold your beadwork up a litle then gravity will naturally make your thread hang downwards, so as you pull it through it won't tangle on the beadwork. See figure 7. Figure 7. Tip Number Five: Be kind to yourself! Whatever beadwork you are doing, remember to be kind to yourself in doing it If you are learning something new (which you will be in a workshop}, then don’t expect to get it all right first time. Don't compare yourself to others in the class — everyone learns at their own pace ‘and, no matter how long it takes, have faith in yourself that you will get there eventually..you will If you're feeiing all fingers and thumbs’ or feeling like you're learning something in double Dutch, just remember you'te learning something new. The older we get, the less we have to learn new things, so it can seem very hard, but you can be pretty sure that everyone else is feeling much the same as you. In many ways the sense of achieverient you get when you finally master that tricky technique is much greater when you've really had to struggle to get there, so just keep persevering and it will all work out. With all that practise and perseverance, you can find yourself spending hours at a time working on your craft, so make sure you have really good light and you are sitting somewhere that allows you to maintain good posture as you work. This will really help to prevent you from sustaining injuries that can end up preventing you from working at al Try and remember to take regular breaks and get up and move around to stop yourself from getting too st. So, armed with those handy tips, you'te ready to go and enjoy your workshops and your beading time at home. Don't forget to keep sending in your photos of your beading projects too ~ we love to see what you've been up tol SS beadmagazine.co.uk 99ack ae Or sgt | “Bes ‘A wide range of beads, charms, findings and tools at fantastic prices.. www.thecraftybeggar.co.uk Tel 01323 738745 FUN, FREE AND FABULOUS. beads.coux Visit our store for 1000’s of beads, findings and accessories to get creative! 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Combine our two beading ttles ancl get more value for your money. pea a The UK's our Beas ak “se === BeaDme Call Mara for deta on now to get the best_out of your marking Plan on 014 81944 or email mata@ashdownco.k beadmagazine.co.uk 41the Beading Room Kathryn and Gordon from Halfpenney's are well- known exhibitors at Sandown Park — you will certainly know Gordon's tie! - out more about the shop they run in Lancashire shout Halfpenney’s, the Beading | began by asking Kathryn to tell us Room: “~ ¢ Beading Room is an amazing part of our house so although we do not open ‘normal’ shop hours, we are usually here, Irs hest to telephone frst to make sure we're in, especially if you're com ing « long way. Gordon, and his tie, and Tattend bead ound the country and the Bes ls at Haydock Park. Racecourse, which are organised by Gor~ don and his daughters under the banner of Beads Up North. Our main bead ranges are Miyuki Delica 11s and Mi- yuki seed beads, cubes, drops and bugles Top right: Kathryn and Gorton [Above right: bead group membership badge. Below: A workshop in progress, making wine lass charms. Below right: The beaded vlage, created by Hotpenney’s beading roups. 42 beadmagazine.co.uk ‘We have a large selection of Chinese crystal Bicones as well as a small range of ghass pearls and fe polished beads. We have a growing range of A Muse Ink patterns by Chris Manes and sell the Delica bead paces that go with them. I am very proud of my kits, which all have step insteuctions with diagrams, have plans for some more new de- signs in 2015, Our web site sells most of ¢ Beading Room and (Virtual) Beading Room is now ‘open and selling patteons (and some free what you can nd in ~ stu, too) that are immediately down- loaded ro your computer, We want to see ~ e (Virvual) Bea a fantastic resource centre so if you're ing Room grow into struggling with some beading, it’s likely that you'te not alone, then get in touch to see if we can help.” Thave heard about Kathryn's beading group, which even has its own litele ‘membership badge ~ a beaded hapenny ~s0 Iwas keen to nd out more: “When I yest set up the group Gor- doa told them they would get free entry so we wanted to find to Haydock Park Bead Festival, but as hhis daughters would be on the door they needed a card to get in free. Te was actu~ ally Beryl, 2 group member who eame up with the idea of using a ha’penny instead ofa card. We had to go with the cold type because the decimal ones were 100 small! “Luckily Gordon has a stash of old coins and members brought some to0.1 did some samples with di, erent hich colours and the group then chose they liked best. ere isan option for brooch or keyzing.” © best part is that once they have mastered the technique, they know how to doa basic bezel for any crystal or stone ete Workshops are usually sun one per month. Most are taught by me and ace half day.” ere are also two full-day /APRILIMAY 2015 « ISSUE 61workshops planned this year, to be taught by Marlene O'Reilly.” ere are now four bead groups that meet at~ € Be: pla rings. Each group runs twice a month ling Room and there are some available, especially in the eve~ so its always very busy. Members of the groups generally work on their own pro- jects but they also work hard to present ‘an exhibition at the Haydock Park Bead stivals.” story behind Halfpenney’sis fone with which I'm sure alot of you will identify: “Gorton had been selling beads for some years when he met me, Las work- ing as a Contract Manager for the Local Authority and very soon got the beading bug, My passion for beads developed so 1 gave up my purchasing career to work full ime at“ e Beading Room.” is ‘happened on Ist April 2011 ~ and the joke was that overnight I moved from a 37-hour week to a 73-hour week with alot less pay!! Since then I have com- pleted my City & Guilds qualigcation in Bead Weaving and developed the product range, as well as designing lots of new kits. My new workshops, kits and more bead groups are probably respon- sible for the increase in the number of bead addiets in East Lancashire!” ‘What have been your biggest hurdles and your proudest moments in setting. upand running Halfpenney’s? ‘ere arent enough hours in the day APRILIMAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 ‘Above: The beading room to get everything done! Finding space in the house to store all these new beads is also a challenge. Being able to talk about cour business to both the Bead Socicty of Las Vegas and the Bead Society of Central Florida whilst on holid: the USA were proud moments. Having waiting lis to join a bead group jils me with a sense of achievement ~ I must yysto be doing something tight! Also," Village’ exhibition that the bead groups created for the Haydock Park Bead Festival was wonderful.” ey all worked really hard, 1 ynished up by asking Kathryn about their plans for the future: “Further development of © (Vir- tual) Beading Room will be exciting, along with loads of new kits that I've got to find time to design.” ‘We want to wish Gordon and Kathryn every success for the future. Do {go and ind their stall at the Big Bead Show on 21st March ~ if you have yet to meet Gordonts tie then you are in for treat! SS? ea) Erratum We would like to apologise to those of you who tried Cheryl Clark's beautiful Superduo earrings patter from issue 60. A couple of eagle-eyed readers spotted two small errors in the instructions. Thank you to both Of you for taking the time to contact us. (On page 80, Step 9, "Pick up 2 (and pass through the second hole of the next (B).’ should have read. ‘Pick up 2 (@) and pass through the second hole of the next (8). Repeat’, betore moving on to ‘Pick up 1 (A), 1 (6), 1 (A) etc. Figure 9 showed the correct sequence af beads, so hopefully most people managed to work that out, (On page 81, the photo that should accompany stop 14 (Figure 14) is missing. For anyone who found this ‘confusing, the photo is here: % beadmagazine.co.uk 43Vito hn 8 7 yaw inbe Gat cn Hah St, OAK TREE GRAFTS it epg, ateogh E ED purveyors of fine Kityl simply the best! UK Postage -£1.50 Mail Order Division f Oak Tree Crafts Lui ‘5 80 Charterhouse Drive Solihull, B91 3FH Tolenhone 0121 342 1370 sili clr roe aged wwwsaktreecraitscom Findus on Facebook - facebook com/RversideBeads are Making & Srepbockng Spe wnsversdcacauk»O1778 344560, Bead now available on the nook Enjay both subscriptions and single issues of Baad magazine, ide SUBSCRIPTIONS Lies As isues ar reese they D6 avaable cnn inthe My NOOK Lier secon of your aecount, NOOK an rea NOOK app. Your ce cre card wilbe charged monhiy youre ist fre sabcorber to tha pubtcation, youl receive a FREE 14 day ts, You may cancel anytime Ghuting your fe tal by ckckng on “Manage Subscriptions" your ‘Account or My NOOK Livery, and you ul not bo charge BUY CURRENT ISSUE ‘You also have the option to just purchase the current issue of Bead magazine - just click on the *Buy Current Issue" button, Subscription £2.99 per month Delivered: Monthly Includes 14 day FREE trial Nn Ooo Single issue £3.99 per issue by Barnes & Noble 44 beadmagazine.co.uk APRILIMAY 2016 « ISSUE 61| first met Bonnie at the Big Bead Show some years back. She has been an ever-popular tutor there and | thought it was more than time we shared her story! began by asking Bonnie to tell usa with my singing group, “Hebros*, on a litde about her background, I was concert tour in Europe in 1964 when born in TheRhodope Mountains in I met my English husband. After a lot, Bulgaria. My art and designs are sill of letters and a few visits fram him we very influenced by the rich Bulgarian __married in 1967 and, with tears in my Folklore. heart, I left my singing, my friends and ‘My first love has always been singing. my home to come and be with him in I was picked out ftom primary school Bristol. So I have lived most of my life to sing solo and remes at being separated from the chorus as Tops The Elephant. wanted to sing with everybody. Later Above: Polymer Bib necklace, Tsang on many concerts and TV.I was Left: Frog beadmagazine.co.uk 45ith art, Ihave ses to learn my art Thad the Art in my heatt. I love design ing clothes, Fabric painting, Decorating ceramic and terracotta pots, Seulpting, il painting, ‘broidery, Bead making, Knitting, Mountain walking and Travel: ling...when I get the time!!! I drove on ‘hull, Englandl to Bul was the most wonder Polymer business. Bonnie told me that she happened to be showing some of her Polymer work and was spotted by Stae~ dtler and asked to do a demonstration. “L taught fabs Twas asked to demonstrate Jay techniques it changed my life. Tloved the Demo and from then on it took o all my other For many years I have travelled all over Britain, Ireland and taught how to work with polymer clay Most of the time 48 beadmagazine.co.uk APRILIMAY 2015 + ISSUE 6I demonstrated for Stadler (UK) on their International and National shows. Thave also been a judge in National competitions and given Masterclasses as 4 prize. I love working with people.” Any of you who have taken a class with Bonnie, will have seen how her love ‘of working with people and passion for Polymer shines through. I asked her to tell usa little about her workplace, her favourite projects and what she is work ing on at the moment, “Thave a large dedicated studio. 1 love the versatility of the polymer clay and the wonderful colour blending. I hhave so many ideas in my head, I de have enough time, I am best known for my sculptures: the elephant, the dragon id the Shi Tsu. I think my best design is the tortoise cane, I am known for my Angels too. At the moment I am work: ing on ancient beads and pendants” Bonnie's work has featured in other publications, including “Craft Beauti- fal” and “My Weekly". Her first book, “The Wonder of Polymer Clay”, sold out, but she is currently working on a new book. I asked her to share a little of her future plans with us. "Tam writing book number two at present. I would like to finish two books and publish them both years."This is definitely in che next something for us to look forward to. We finished up by talking about some of Bonnie's biggest challenges and achievements outside the world of Poly- ‘mer, "I have written a book: in English without one formal lesson. I speak three languages well and the fourth badly. So 1 ‘would love to improve on the fourth and Above: The Ov Bolow: Pliner spd Right: Dragon Sculnue, 's final advice to everyone is, “Icis never too late to start making beads and jewellery: It is 2 wonderful hobby or business venture.” Wise words indeed! Ifyou are coming along to the Big Bead and book into Bonnie's workshop ~ she how on 21st March, then do try ig a wonderful and truly inspiring teacher and lady. We wish her all the best with her new books and look forward ing them out in print beadmagazine.couk 47WORK Dead BEApstore Fimo Soft Poymer Giayn he folowing © colours: Wite~ 174 block Pink % bck Black - 1/4 book Frosh colour 1/8 lock loss Varish Step 1: Use % biock of your white clay and 1% block of your pink clay. Condition both blocks, then mix the colours to make a ‘Skinner blend. See figure 1. Ifyou wish, you can then turn this into a Bulls Eye cane by adding a layer of white and a ayer of black around your mixed cane (lack on the outer cecge). Or, make a Bulls Eye Cane using the pink in the centre, then a layer of white and a layer of black tooLbox Tissue blade Acre roller ocktal stick Large te on which to work Wit and dry tssues for cleaning hands _ mz FigueT. suppLyshop Fimo can be ought trom Oy Beads ww. Step 2: Roll your cane unti it is about 1.5" two slices, each 3mm thick. Shape the first into a bell shape to create the front of the body, Take the second slice and curve it around, See figure 2. ‘Make in under ‘wo hours and for just a few pounds 48 beadmagazine.co.uk (3.5cm) in diameter. Make the body by cutting Use polymer clay to make a gorgeous Kokeshi doll that you can wear as a pendant, use as a focal bead or turn into a key ring Step 3: wrap the curved slice around this bell shape, a8 shown in figure 3. As you are making your shapes, think about what size you would lke your finished doll to be and size the body accordingly Step 4: cut one more 3mm slice from your cane and cut itn half so you have a semi- Circle. See figure 4‘-roptip ‘= Fyou aro making a pendant or : broach, flow the same fstructions but maka the body fatter You ean then 3 {luo any ndings to Pthebackottne body using 9000 ‘quatty Super glue. ‘© Read through al} the instructions = 1 before you start and)? remember this is a project that wil really allow youto get? creative. : ‘© The head of the Kokeshi dot is normally out of propertion wit the 1 bod. in both styles ‘of dol tis bigger {and mote imposing than a "normal head 1 would be. i * Hryour day gets ity or markod as you are working, Just use a "baby ‘wipe’ or handwipe to-gently clean it before baking it. “Ths also removes any fingerprints on the cy. i Beapnerd {# Kokeshi dots ‘were frst mace in the Tohoku region of Northem Japan. “They ware hanemade rom I wood and date back to the early 1th century Woodworkers uted 1 their woodworking skils and lathes to make simple dolls to ¢ sel as toys and ouverts, The dolls may orginally have hada spiritual ¢ significance withthe Kokashi representing wish for healthy chic er a sign for ‘riondship. The name ‘kokeshi’ sai 1 is @ combination of names given tothe S wooden doi, Step 5: Place the rounded edge of the semi-cile at the top of your body and arrange the sleeves around the body, so the corners are almost meeting across the centre front. Take 1/8 of a bar of flesh colour Fimo, soften it and make it into a ball, Add the ball to the top of the body to make a head, See figure 6. Figure 6. Step 6: Taco the black Fimo and concition i then form it nto thin strands, Cut the strands to a length that is just long enough to cover the head. Attach the strands individually so that you create the ilusion of textured hair See figure 6. Once you have arranged the sirardlranndlthe buck are etiew ofthe head, use shorter strands to create a fringe cae thor xa wal God eon top of the head, You can add a thy coloured tower to the front ofthe top colli you wish, Figure 6. Step 7: Whatever size of doll you have ‘made, the cocking instructions for the clay will bee the same. Preheat your oven to 110 Centigrade and cook for 30 minutes. you are ‘making your doll into a focal bead, then make the beading hole before you bake the clay and leave the piercing wire in the dol while the clay bakes, Step 8: Once your dol has cooked, use fne markers to add the facial features (red forthe ‘mouth and black forthe eyes). you prefer, actyic paints are also suitable for using on Polymer Ciay Step 9: Kokeshi dolls were made originally of wood and after hand painting they were highly polished or varnished. You can varnish your doll using good quality vamish like Gloss varnish from Staedtler or Derwi Vernis. <> iDEsiGNnote Je There ara two types of Kokeshi ots — The TTadltional and The { Creative, This is my {interpretation of his F exquisite Creative Japanese dol. coLourwise J You can use any ‘combination of colour for the body, so once + you are familar with the tecmiques, experiment with torent combinations You might want to search for photos of real Kokaehi dolls for some inspkationWORK * eruviart blue bird NECKLACE Peruvian clay beads paired with a bead cabochon make a unique necklace. Dee will be on her own stand at the Big Bead Show, so if you need a cabochon for this project, look no further! Step 1: Using a tength of bead stringing wire longer than your fished necklace, add a crimp bead to one end then one end of your p. Thread the wire back through the crimp and close the crimp bead with your pliers, Cut the excess wire from the non- working end of wie Step 2, Pick up a small Penian clay bead, three SB1, two S62 and three SBI, then a Peruvian cley bead, Repeat unti you have 8 Peruvian beads threaded on, This is one side of your neckace, Step 3: Pick up three S81, one S82 then another Peruvian clay bead, then pick up SB, SB2 and SB, ad your bead cabochon, one S82 and then use @ drop bead ~ I used one ofthe Peruvian clay beads las pick up one SB2, Weave back up through the clay bead, skip the SB2 80 that i holds the drop bead in place. See figure 1 roptip ‘You can easly increase the length ofthe iacklace by adding more seed heads between the Peruvian chy beads. Figure 1. Step 4: Weave up through the seed beads, cabochon, seed beads and one olay bead ‘See figure 2. Figure 2 Step 5: Pick up one SB2 and three SBt and a Peruvian clay bead, then use the same seed bead pattern from step 3 to string the opposite side of the necktace, finishing with a small Peruvian clay bead. The two sides should mirror one another. i pgapstore Peruvian Cay Beads 109 Seed Beals SBI, S208 10g Seed Beads S62, sze 8 ‘= Boad Cabochon ©7 Stand Bead Stinging Wire — Beadaton Fireine 6b crystal 2 crimp beads J 2 crimp boad fet clasp ‘rooLbox Wiro cutters Pers Boacing needle suppLyshop Pawian Clay Bead 2 Mix Beads Dect $+ Seod Beads sizo 8 = Boads Drect, | 3 used 8TF3B anc R29 Bead Wire ~ Beads Direct Fate Beads ime&money Ware under 4 nour are costs Prox beadmagazine.co.uk 51Sometimes a strung necklace is a quick easy make, but adding the seed bead detail makes it more attractive. 1 He ea acoso ia oud le es Tectia WereStep 6: To thish the wire, add a crimp bead, Ciasp and thread the wire back through the crimp bead and small Peruvian cay boats See figure 8 Figure 3. Step 7: check back along the necklace that all your beads are close together; ou may have to work with the drop part ofthe necklace and the cabochon to ensure you close any gas. Once haopy, close the cro bead with your pliers end im your wire, See Figure 4. Figure 4 Step 8: cut a length of feline twice the length of the necklace and using a size 11 needle, thread one end. Tie the thread around the wire just under the first small Poruvian clay bead. Make sure your thread is tied securely and then pick up five SB2 and Weave through the middle two SB2 of the Wied necklace. See figure 5. Figure 5: Step 9: Pick up one S61, $82, $B1 and weave back through the middle SB2 again to make a small picot. See figure 6. Figure 6. Step 10: Pick up five SB2 and weave through the Peruvian clay bead. See figure 7 Repeat steps 9 and 10 along the first side of the necklace. \ Figure 7. Step 11: when you get to the midae part and you are coming out of a Peruvian clay bead pick up three SB2 and weave down the S82 and then up through the next SB2, pick up three more SB ang weave up through the Penwian clay bead See figure 8 Figure 8. Step 12: Ropoat the pattorn from stops 9 anc 10 making loops along the second side of your neckiace ‘Step 13: Tie and knot your thread neatly under the small Peruvian bead before cutting the freline. Go back to the other end of fireine and tie it off securely, you can add a dot of glue or nail polish if you fee! the need, Lastly add erimp bead covers and close them over your crimp beads for aneat fish See figure 9. > “Fae % eae bEsiannote Ths Poufan oy ead re end panier each Tone is a sightly Frnt um, ahapo tnd cour The Fak cious Hoi tn tgs {pees : coLourwise ‘You can make this into a subtle necklace or a really bight coloures ecidace with a 5 simple change of 1 the seed beads. : "Inspiration" + Lwanted to make {something that used ‘one of my new baad ‘cabochons and | ‘Hound the Peruvian ‘cay beads so interesting, they were {a great mateh, sHoPPrIncnote 2» You can tind Deo 4 along with her 1 gorgeous cabochons 1 atthe Big Boad Show on 21st { March, 80 look out 1 for the “Wingsmitn 2 Cabochons! stand. you can't make k to the show, then pop over to Dee's wobelte for your supple, ww, J wingsein co.uk beadmagazine.co.uk 53Mrowcanisio wy ack a Gwevieny magazine } Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey KT10 9AJ, 10am - Spm Claim your FREE BIG BEAD SHOW TICKET MARCH 21 We're giving away one adult late entry ticket to the March 21 2015 Big Bead Show to every reader. Simply visit our website wwww.thebigbeadshow.co.uk and click on the FREE TICKET button. We'll then email you your free adult ticket, valid only for entry after 12 noon. Code to enter: beadingmad See page 24 for full show details www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk ald tel feVAiN Te lable on the App Store > Bead Me is the digital magazine from Ashdown Broadcasting. >{ It's unlike any other Jewelry magazine you've ever seen. >{ Fully interactive, and designed especially for the tablet and smart phone.WATCH & READ ON YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET OR PHONE DON'T MISS OUR FREE ONLINE CRAFT COURSES! LEARN EVERYTHING FROM BEADING TO PAINTING www.mycraftacademy.com Ky \ —_ a oo y mycraftacademy We wake it simple. you make it specialMarna has been busy wanking with calls and Sverovel Dicones o make ths beautil par of earings. | know Fight Angle Weave is rot akvays a avourte wih beads, but you can aly ee from tie design what a Dau ttch tis, Marna has ‘done abla ob of combining the diferent sed beads n hes peje. “made ths braodletn accordance with my Beadlng New Years ‘solitons: Making fom beads ready avn and ish a ie02 of botoe ‘Starting something abo! This is made using 4mm fre poled beads in ‘ four colours and size 11 seed beads in Fight Angle Weave and needed ‘ute bit of concentvaion to keep to the pater sequence, And Yes, | ’ seo beads aeady n my stash and thse it Even Tough | was surged ‘for the las ~ | used two metal connectors and added the lobster’ ‘sp an | a uit pease wit the resi.” 86 beadmagazine.co.uk “This piece was made using my January colour, Gamet Britons for January. used Garnet chips and beacs eng med them vith ve ols boads that have Bick threads on them and reo esta | am realy ploscod with tho way that this tumed out and ar lena forward to experimenting uth chips of erent colours inthe coming mont. ‘Danes porgeous cu bracelet has boon made with Mj Delcas. We love the pattem she has designed (Cra creation a gorgeous Swarovski necklace wth Shon sik and mata elements, ~ but arn a crystal eatocion‘a tele us teeth att ting che has been working on: a necklace enied ‘Ow tis made wih macramé techniques and uses ceric eas ana pears “Most Scho. he mast acckent-eone beaded dragon in ‘stence, He was insoied by the Speluound Beas Dragon necklace kt | purchased athe Big Baad Snow and he evlvet nto a ener Hancome chap. unl ha hid n a pocket ers fenclueaa trvee nour ot wash, He univ but ne Mea fle ‘Whit wating to be repsied a nauohiy ten came along anc chewed is fl of, He WILL be reconstructed at SOME port {st remember fellow beacers - when & all goes holy wong, take deep bres, count 0 ten..ond start all over aga. Mat Mss Kathy! She sa tibute to my daatest Gliend n the whole word or over 90 year This (ol represen for aspects omy fond: Our fiondship, her eve of gardening, her le of chidran ‘and teaching, an hrlove of ha Maxcan desert Cverookang the beght bie sea. Miss Kathy took oer 2 year 0 eet. She fl ofthe greene ant ble fan puples and of-ehtes herent othe bea ‘uccors, ocean, gardens, and sunsets. Sha i also fbscutay loaded wih charms of faves, metaohysica turks, anything that would interest a chi, ant Charms that only she and | would understand. The fl fom mi heet thee, love you, Katy spent several days exploring my bead stash a ig job) and assembiod ane colours of tum, ve used loa of shanas,superduce, ip beads, eaves, ood bead, Flzas, daggers, Swarovek bones, dasy spacers. and Fils, Plus CCabocnen cali "Dragons Garden. ve treo Capture alle layers and colours and though tie ipa eubotania piece, withthe St Potrsburg nec strap tie gute ccmortabe to wear Thelovely ren kaves came from Stchnerat, anctast the gekion fower comectors came trom Eads Diack. Other bees are am all av inctiding one of our local bead shops, Sorendply Beads. Ihope you Tee my efor.” themes 2 Mover and Grown Dane et 2015 62 Something. tte ot aren: 29m Mare 2 64 Holdaye and kare ‘7h May 2015 “Th wor ct started with ak fer ane small pendant fem isabella Lam who ses paferns on Etsy, then fourel an excellent Supple “Soattr Crystal where | was ble to buy some mere Naveties end ae usu forme! got ced away! APRILINAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 beadmagazine.co.uk 87Now available on your tablet! ie pate eg se aes Bead magazine is now available to read on your favourite device, including the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Samsung Galaxy Tab. Buy the latest issue anywhere in the world at a fraction of the cost of the paper edition. Download your FREE App today. Simply search for ‘Bead Magazine’ in the Apple App store or Android Market. ®Bpocketmags.com D> Google piay www.pocketmags.com: Best Dressed Beader Competition If you are coming to the Big Bead Show, don’t forget to wear your best beaded creations! The Best Dressed Beader Competition is back! We love {celebrating your skill and imagination and we know you enjoy wearing the wonderful beadwork you have made. We'll have a roving photographer looking out for the most impressive beaded jewellery and accessories being worn at the Big Bead Show. So, don't be shy ~ if 2 you have a piece you would like to share, then pop over to the Bead & Jewellery Magazine stand and show us! ‘The winner will be selected by the Bead & Jewellery Magazine Team and announced at 3.30pm on the day of the show. This lucky, talented, beader will receive a beady goody bag, worth £100 and kindly donated by Cooksengold. All the inspiring entries will be showcased in the magazine and online, so if you miss out on the day, you can still enjoy the fabulous creations afterwards, National Beading Week Find out how you can get involved in the first National Beading Week and share your love of beads with others ‘The Beadworker’s Guild announced in January that they are launching the frst ever National Beading Week in the UK. The Guild has always been motivated by a desire to share knowledge of beading and bring beaders together, so this event is aiming to promote those ideals, National Beading Week will run from 25th July until 2nd August and it is a chance for everyone around the UK to get involved and share their love of beading. There will be events taking place around the country, organised by individuals bead shops and beading groups Here at Bead Magazine we are going to be getting involved as well We have a very special project that we will be launching in the next Issue, so keep watching out for the detalls. Meantime, if you want to find out about events happening in your area, or to set up an ‘event of your own, there is a dedicated website: www.nationalbeadingweek.co.uk, Popper Bead Demo "Snap button jewellery is here! Using a varied array of findings, you can make jewellery pieces which can be changed on the fly... just snap different button on and the look or colour way is changed. The findings available offer a great way to utilise your macramé or kumihimo techniques. Silvar Designs have a great selection of buttons and will be demonstrating the concept at the Big Bead Show in March,’ Buy online from www.beadsdless.co.uk Giveaway! Cet issue's contribute eeu) rary Deraeacae cee! rey eae, ee) beadmagazine.co.uk 59‘@ ./ netted elegance NECKLACE Use a lovely combination of seed beads, bugles and faceted beads to create this elegant necklace. Karen can usually be found on the GJ Beads stand at the Big Bead show, so do pop along and say hello to her! This necklace is worked from left to right, with a focal beaded toggle clasp at the very end. Fropoish bea ‘Amethyst AB (C) #2 x 4mm Fiepo beads Ameth tral section. You will add the ri Step 1: Thread your beading needle with ‘rootbox 1.5 mirs of KO thread. Pick up 17 (A), 1 (C), 1 + Beadng needle (A), leave a tal thread, Missing the (A) just Bead Mat added, sew back up through the (C) and 1 (Pick up 8 (A), 1 (C), 1 (A) and sew through the first nine beads to form a circle. See figure # KO Beading Threa n purple Step 3: Pick up 4 (A), 1), 4 (A), sew downwards through the fith (A) under the top faceted bead. See figure 8 Step 2: with the needle pointing towards. the top (C), sew into the (A) under this bead, then through this (©) and the (A) above it. See figure 2. 60 beadmagazine.co.uk APRIL62 Step 4: Pick uo @ (A, missing the last Bead, sew back up through 4 beads. Pick up 7 (A) sew into the (A) under the bugle, through the bugle and 1 (A) See figure 4 Step 7: Pick up 7 (A) and sew int the (A) under the top faceted bead. Continue on through the faceted bead and 1 (A), See figure 7. Step 5: Pick up 4A), 1 (0), 414) and sew into the fith (A) down from the bugle. See figure 6. rortip used KO Thread as | find it makes ho fringos of the necklace st batter. yma would also work I you prefer this heead) 10 care to watch your threads as fou yrork~ ies very easy to get the read caught around a tinge and not notice unt the end ick up 4 (A), 1 (0), 1 1A) and, missing the last (A), sew back up through the faceted bead and 1 (A). See figure 6 beadmagazine.co.uk Step 8: Repeat steps three to seven until you have fourteen bugles and fiteen faceted beads across the top of the necklace. See figure 8. You are now going to start the centre section for the necklace. Step 9: Pick up 4 (A), 1 (8), 4 (A) and sew down into the fith (A) from the top faceted bead. Pick up 7 (A), 1 {C), 1 (A) and, missing the last (A), ‘sow back through the (©) and 4 (A) Pick up 7 (A) and sew up thro (A), B), (A). See figure @ et >| Step 10: Fick uo 4 09,1 (01.4) and sow into the ith A) under the bugle. Pik up 4 (1) 4 (4) 1 (01.1 0, missing the (i), sow back up trough the (©) 4 09 1 (G) and 1 (A), Pick up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the top faceted bead, faceted bead and 1 (A). throu See figure 10. the Figure 10,esIGNnote The instructions forthe pattorn give a 16.5 inch necklace. Adjust the sides as wecessary to create the lenglh you want. Step 11: Pick up 4), 116), 408), sew down into the fith (A) below the top faceted bead. Pick up 7 (A), 1 (C), 4 (A), 1 (Cl and 1 (A). Missing the (A), sew back up through 1 (C), 4 (A), 1 (O)and 4 (A). Pick up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the bugle, through the bugle and 1 (A). See figure 11 Figure 11 j Step 12: Pick up 4A), 1 (©), 4 1A) and sew into the fith (A) under the bugle. Pick up 4 (A), 1 (C), 4A), 1 (©), 48), 1 (©) and 1 (A). Missing the (A), sew back up through the (C), 4 ), (©), 4 (A), (C) and 1). Pick up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the top faceted bead, through the faceted bead and 1 (A). See figure 12, Step 13: Pick up 4 (A), 1 (8), 4 A) and sew into the fith (A) under the top faceted bead. Pick up 7 (A), 1 (C), 4 (A), 1 (©), 4 (A), 1 (C) and 1 (A. Missing the (A) sew back up through 1 (0), 4A, 1 (0), 408), 1 (Cand a (A\. Pick up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the top bugle, through the bugle and 1 (A). See figure 12. Step 14: Pick up 4 (A), 1 (C), 4 (A) and sew down through the fth (A) under the bugle. Pick up 4 (A), + (©), 4 (A, 1 (©), 410, 1 (0), 414), 10) and 1 (A), Missing the (A), sew back up through 1 (C), 414), 1 (0), 4 (A), 1 (©), 4 (4) 1 (©) and 1 (A). Pick up 7) and sew into the (A) under the top faceted bead, then through the faceted bead and 1 (A). See figure step 16: Pick up 4 1A), 1 (0), 4A) ‘and sew down through the fth (A) under the bugle. Pick up 4 (A), 1 (0), 4A), 1 (0), 4 8), 1 (0), 4 (A), 1 (0), 4 (A), 1 (©) and 1 (A), Missing the (A), sew back up through 1 (C), 4 (A), 1 (0,410), 1), 410,10), 4) 1 (G) and 1 (A). Pick up 7 (A) and sew up through the (A) under the tog faceted head, on through the faceted bead and 1 (A). See figure 16. Step 15: Pick un 414, 1 1), 418) and sew down through the fifth (A) Under the faceted bead. Pick uo 7 A, 110,408), 10, 4A, 110.4 (A), 1 (0) and 1 (A), Missing the (A, ‘sew back up through 1 (C), 4 (A), 1 {C), 4 (A), 1 (C), 4A), 1 (C) and 4 (A). Pek up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the top bugle, on through the Dugle and 1 (A). See figure 15 Step 17: Repeat steps 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 9 to mirror the other side of the centre necklace. Pick up 4 (A), 1 (0), 4 (A) and sew down through the fith (A) under the bugle. Pick up 4 (A), 1 (©), 1 (A). Missing the (A, sew back up through 1 (C) and 1 (A). Pick up 7 (A) and sew into the (A) under the top faceted bead, on through the faceted bead and 1 (A). See figure 17. This completes the centre seotion. beadmagazine.co.uk 69Step 18: Revest sts three to seven until you have the same ‘number of frepoish and bugles running across the top of the necklace a8 on the ft side. Fishing on stop 6, pick up 16 (A) and sow clown through the () inmeciatoly above the 19p faceted bead, on through the faceted bead and 1 (A) Sew up through the fst 10 (A from the 16 (A) just added, down 1 0), 1 (©) and 1 (9, s0 you form a circle of seed beads round the outside edge of your faceted bead. Sew up through 5 (A) so that bath sides of t necklace are the same. See figure 18. Figure 18. Step 19: Ada the loop for the clasp. Pick up 22 (A) and sew into the 8 (A) below the bead trom which the thread Is exiting. Sew around all these beads again two or three times t0 reinforce the loop. Sew through § (A, See figure 19. Step 20: Pick up 1 (A) and sew through 3 (A) from the top of the necklace. Repeat this stop all the way across the necklace adding hal hit knots every so offen to hold the tension, You should find that each new (A) you are adding is siting on top of the bead above a bugle or faceted bead from the necklace. Sea figure 20, —t pO) i As x) eA eS Step 21: Make the toggle clasp Thread a beating needle with 1/amtr of KO thread. Add a stop bead. Pick tp 10 (A) to form your fst two rows and peyote sit a further eignt rows {each row will have five (A) beads). Zip together rows one and ten to form a tubular toggle. Remove the stop bead and fish off this thread Teke your thread through the centre of the end ofthe toggle. Pick up 1 (0). (Aland then pass back through the (0) ana into the toggle. Rep the other end. Weave through to the imidcle ofthe peyote toggle and acd 1 (A). Weave back into the toggle and find your way through some nearby beads so you can then ext from the (A) lust added, See figure 21 Step 22: To connect the clasp to the necklace, pick up 3 (A) sew through 3 (A) from the side of the necklace, Pick up 8 (A) and sew into the protruding (A) on the toggle. See figure 22. Sew around these ten beads two or three times to reinforce Finish off al loose threads and your necklace is complate. => Flaure 22, coLourwise mm poaels in gold, size t1 seod beads in Catfornia gold rush, 6mm Bugis in silver ned gold and 4mm pears ia gold,atethee Lessons in Lampwork @ Make ChainMaille Jewellery Beaded Steampunk Delicious Beads Lampwork Beads Lampwork Lovely Beginning with Beads Making with Metal Clay @Cute and Quirky Polymer Clay Creating Polymer Clay Canes Charms and Clusters Fused Glass Jewellery Wedding Jewellery Bead Like a Pro Beaded Charms © Two Hole Beading Bead Basics © Array of earrings Advanced Beads ©Perfect Peyote Take classes on your iPad and iPhone If you own an iPad or iPhone then you're in for a beading treat. Bead and Jewellery magazine has a wonderful range of beadmaking and jewellery courses and classes available through the iTunes store. Learn everything from basic chainmaille to making lampwork beads. 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Or visit www.MyCraftAcademy.com to see a complete list.Neyst: Beapstore 129 of svar ined cau de nile 620 10 ‘220 beads (A) 69 of trost metalic ak sze 10 seed Beads 29 of sive ned pale bluo seed beads () 39 of sive nec ‘md bluo AB size 8 ‘00d beads (0) Elovon 6x8mm pale ! green oval crystal beads () “Twenty 6x6mm pak ius cryatal oval beads “an wn Forgot Me-Not tower eas (@) ‘Si 4mm gokd ‘metalic sparkle beads tH ‘One en siver metalic spark, bead () One 3-row siver plated sicing clasp 44m of 0.4mm soft tempered siver plato wie 400m of 1.2mm hal hard svar lated wre : rootbox ‘A reel of size 0 beading thread in an Two-ske 13 beating needles ‘pai of round nosed pls Apa of wie caters Scissors 66 beadmagazine.co.uk Delicate blooms in dewy Forget-Me-Not blue nestle amongst the first shoots of springtime on an easy-to-wear plaited rope. Method ‘The necklace is made in four stages: the simple wited blooms at the front of the necklace are made and attached to a buckie- shaped support. Next, make a short section of square-stitched seed beads to pass through the back af the buckle. The ends of the stitched section divide into the colour- graded plait and the back of the design is completed with two further square stitch blocks to support the clasp. ‘Step 1: Make the Buckle - this resembles a bow-tie when complete, Bem from the end of the 1.2mm wire make a 75° bend. 18mm ‘along make a second 76° bend so the wire tends oross over to form one end of the bow. ‘85mm from the last bend make another bend ‘and 18mm from there make the last bend to form the other end of the bow. Wrap the long €end of the wire over the centre of the bow to secure the form and trim neatly. See diagram ae ss Diagram 1 [ 7 1 ‘Step 2: Cut 1m of 0.4mm wire. Thread 3(B) into the middle of the wire. Pinch the two sides of the wire together 6mm trom the bboads and twist to make a short stamen, Thread 1{G) onto the longest wire end and place at the top of a 6mm loop adjacent to the bottom of the previous stamen. Pinch at the junction and twist to complete a new branch. Bring the two sides of the wire together and twist for 6mm to make a trunk section, See diagram 2. Diagram 2, ‘Step 3: add 1(G) on a 6mm side branch and make 6mm of trunk. Repeat to add 1(E), “{E), 1(@) and + (€) on individual side branches with 6mm trunk sections to separate them. See diagram 3. DiagramStep 4: Making A Crystal Daisy — thread 1(F) onto one wire end. Make a 14mm loop with the bead at the top. Pinch just below the bead and twist twice. Thread the next (F) bead conto the wire and secure it on a 10mm loop alongside the base of the first twist. Pinch and twist twice below the new bead. Repeat to add three more (F) bead petals. Bring the petals into a fat disc. Wrap 1(H) into the centre and twist back to the main trunk to make the stem, Set aside. See diagram 4. ‘Step 5: Repeat the stamen technique from steps 2 to 4 to start a new staman with 3(6) at the end. Now add 1(G), 16), 116), 16), 116), 1(6), 1) and an ) bead crystal daisy, Set aside. Repeat again with a new wire to make a stamen with 3(8), 1(G), 1(G), 1), 1) bead daisy, 16) and 1(@), Add 20mm of plain trunk. See diagram 5. a ait Diagram 6, Step 6; thread 17(0) onto the longest wire end on the last stamen set. Make a loop with 2mm of wire showing at the base. Pinch and twist to secure. Make four more 17(D) loops adjacent to the base of the first cone to create a (D) bead flower. Use the same wire end to make a crystal daisy as in step 4, placing one (F) bead petal into the centre of each (0) bead petal. Finish with S{H) beads in the centre, Set aside, See diagram 6. 68 beadmagazine.co.uk 9% Diagram 6, Step 7: cut 50cm of 0.4mm wire. Using 17(B) for each petal, make a five-petal fower as in steo 6, at the centre of the length. Make a second layer of three 17(B) petals on top of the frst flower and add 14) into the centre. Bend the two layers of petals to cup araund the (J) bead centre to make a rose. See diagram 7. Diagram 7, Step 8: Assembiing the Posy: referring to diagram 8, place the back of the fist (L) bead daisy (on the frst ‘stamen) halfway along the top right- hand buckle wie. Wrap the stamen ends neatly towards the buckle contre point. Repeat with the (0) bead flower on the top left-hand wire, peat with the last stamen on the lower left hand wire. Position the (B) bead rose slightly to the right of ‘centre on the lower buckle wire. See diagram & Ay a * "ie = suppLyshop 1 « Spettiound Bead Co, 47 Tamworth Sirst,Lichteld Stafordshie, WS19 8JW ww. spellooundbead.co.uk ‘Let 01543 417660, Step 9: Make sure everything is secure. I requited, make a few extra stamens using the wire tails with the remaining 1(E) and 2(G) beads. Trim the wire ends and tuck in any burrs to make the back of the work smooth, Step 10: Make the Square Stitch Panel, Prepare a needie with 2m of single thread and thread on 16/A) and 168) for row one. Thread on 1(6). Pass the needle through the last 1(8) fon row one and back through the new (B) bead to make a square stitch. Repeat 18 times adding 1(8) bead per stitch and 16 times with 1(A) per stitch. Pass the needle through the beads on row one and then row 2 to align the work neatly. Seo diagram 9 ee Diagram 9, Step 11: work the next row starting with 16(A) and then 16(8). Make eight rows in total to oreate a block 32 beads wide by 8 beads high - half the width in (B) andl half in (A) beads. Leave the thread end attached and remove the needle, Prepare two needles each with 1.5m of doubled thread, Tie a temporary stopper bead ‘80cm from the end of each. Pass the first needle through the 16(B) and then the 1(A) of the first row. See Diagram 10. Diagram 10.Move on to the Stringing Thread on sufficient (A) beads to make the first strand of the plait. The string shrinks by 20-25% when laited so allow extra length. Repeat with the second needle passing through the second row of the square stitched block to make a parallel strand of identical length. ‘Square stitch the last 4(A) Of the first strand to the last 4(A) of the second strand to make the first section of the end block. Don't finish off the ends but remove the needles. See diagram 11 Diagram 11 Repeat to add an identical strand from the third row of the square stitch block and a parallel strand from the fourth row. Again, square stitch the last four beads of these two strands together. Repeat to add a third pair of strands from the fifth and sixth rows of the block and a fourth pair from the las the block, See diagram 12, two rows of “Inspiration” This design evolved rather Uunexpectediy: there was a ‘tna 80'S is where its at" on the radio last week and | had a thought about how to combine 5 wiework with stringing and alsa Spring Is tara season. So this is a bitof tara technique, abit of beactvork and some stinging too - i's also a bt flash Dallas ‘and Ouran Duran-styia! Diagram 12. The Plait ~ Make a four stranded plait keeping the bead strands as smooth as you can. See diagram 13, Ich Diagram 13. ‘Square stitch the four blocks of square stitch at the end of the plait together to make @ neat block of 4 x 8 beads to hold the plait in place. Pass this end block through the buckle at the back of the posy from the (L) flower end to emerge on the right behind the first stamen you made. Position the big square stitch block behind the posy section. See diagram 14, Diagram 14 You now need to work the stranding from the other side of the block. Attach the needle to the eight sets of thread ends in turn, Start each with 8-9om of (8) beads, blend into the (C) beads over the next Sem and complete up to length with (C) beads. Make the plait and finish off as for the ther side of the design, Securely stab-stitch the p to the back of the end square stitch blocks and finish off the thread ends, At the centre-front use the two thread ends to make a few stitches to the buckle to secure the stranding and finish off neatly.ye, Two fabulous % free gifts when = you subscribe LIMITED STOCKS. OFFER MUST END SOON Make sure you don’t miss any of the inspiring jewellery projects and wonderful bead features in Bead and Jewellery magazine, Subscribe today and get the printed edition delivered direct to your door. 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The instructions are clear and easy to follow and there are plenty of ideas that you ‘can develop further for your own projects. Published by Search Press 19781 782211303. Priced at avaiable trom won. sarcho BN 19 and Taye ecu 72 beadmagazine.co.uk 1 findings in a completely new light. As FINDINGS by Michelle Mach : This lovely book from Interweave will + make you look at your collection of Michelle explains in the introduction, = the designs in this book are all about using the findings as the stars of a piece of jewellery. The book includes over fifty different jewellery projects by Michelle and some of her beading colleagues. Some the names you may recognise are, Lorelei Eurto, Jamie : Hogsett and Erin Siegel. The book opens with a very useful chapter describing the different types of : findings and offering some useful ; tips for customizing findings and : Incorporating other materials. The final * + pages also include a handy reminder of different beading techniques. 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BeApstore #109 Supersuos Turquoise Blue Picasso -A #48 x-4mm glass pears - Cream ose - 8 © 5g x Siz 11 seed boas» Duracoat Galvanised ‘Ghampagne - #19 xSes 15 seed beads - Duracoat Galvanised ‘Champagne - #12 sand Giaspgarien an + Bera beads wil be needed forthe chan and pendant ! \anations : Step 1: Thread your needle with a Step 3: Pass through to exit from one of the ‘comfortable length of thread and pick up 6A. unused holes in an A bead. See figure & See figure 1 — Figure 8. rootbox Step 4: Pick up 1B and go through the ‘Beading nesdle Step 2: Go through all 6A again to forma —_—_unused hole in the next A bead. See figure 4. *Fretne 5 circle and te the ends ofthe thread together with a knot. Finish off the tall end of the thread now as it will be diffioult to do it later supptysho; P on, See igure 2 = Superduos from ‘wunwjoncol.co.uk ‘Seed beads from \wunw.cooksongotd ‘com and wie thebeadshop Tverpoalco.uke i © Claspgarion clasp! from wan old bieycleshop.co.uk ftime&money ch coronas 70 mints to oko, Toll cost under £15.00 Figure 2 beadmagazine.co.uk APRILIMAY 2016 « ISSUE 61lepeat Step 4 to add a total of 6 B beads. Step up at the fend of the row by going through the first B bead again. See figure 5. Step 6: Pick up 3C and go through the next 8 bead around to create a picot between the B beads. See figure 6. Step 7: Repeat Step 6 to add a total of 6 picots. Step up at the end of the row by passing through the first 26 again. See figure 7 Step 8: Now you will form the connecting pieces, Pick up 16, 14 and 9C. Go through the unused hole in the A bead to wrap the 3C across the top oft. Pick up 16 and go through the middle bead of the fst picot again. See figure 8, 76 beadmagazine.co.uk roptip ‘© Check that both the holes in the superduos are open. You don't want fo ‘got halfway through and find that you ‘can't get the needle through the second hele. Step 12: Repeat Step 11 10 join the second connection point and work through to ext from the mide bead of the next ut one picot around, See figure 12 Step 9: work through to exit the middle bead of the next picot and repeat Step 8 to add another connecting piece. Finish off the thread, See figure 9 Step 13: Repeat Steps 8 & 9 to add the connection points to the new component. See figure 13. Step 10: Reoeat Steps 1 -6 to make another component, When you get to Step 7, instead of acing six picots you just need to adi four. See figure 10. Step 14: Repeat Steps 10-13 to make a strip long enough to fit almost around your wrist alowing room for your chosen clasp. See figure 14. Step 11: Pick up 16, go through the middle C bead of the connecting piece in the previous component, pick up 1C and go through the next B bead. See figure 11 Step 15: To acd the clasp, pick up 1D, 1G, 20 and go through ene loop of the clasp. See figure 15.Step 19: Repeat Steps 15-18 to Step 4: Pick up 4¢ and go through attach the other half of the clasp. all 3G on top of the B bead. See ‘igure 22. Chain Variation Step 1: Pick up 36, 14, 36. Go through the unused hols in the A bead, the 86, the frst hole in the A Step 16: Pick up 20, go back bead and the next 20 again. See through the 1C added in Step 15, figure 19, pick up 8D and go through the centre bead in the picot again. Retrace the thread path through all the beads added in Steps 15 and 16 to strengthen it, Work through to exit from the centre bead of the next picot. See figure 16. Step 5: Pick up 4¢ and go through the 3C on the botiom of the B bead. Work through to exit the centre bead of the picot. See figure 23. ick up 10, 1B, 3C. Go back through the B bead to bring the 8C to sit in a picot on the top. See figure 20. Step 6: Pick up 1C, 1A, 3C and go through the unused hole in the A bead. Pick up 1C and go through the centre bead of the picot again. Work through to exit the centre bead on top of the A bead. See figure 24. Step 17: Pick up 80, 16, 20 and go through the second loop of the clasp. See figure 17. Step 3: Pick up 1C and go through the centre bead of the 3C across the top of the A bead and the folowing 16, See figure 21 Repeat Steps 2-6 untl the chain is as long as you need it. coLourwise Step 18: Pick up 20, go back through the 16 added in Step 17, pick up 1D and go through the centre bead in the picot again. Retrace the thread path through all the beads added in Steps 17 and 18 to strengthen it. Finish off the thread. ‘See figure 18. ‘Try pastel white superduos, powder blue pearis and galvanised siNer soo beads with silver ciasp for an icy look ‘or chalk ila istr® superduos, cream pearls and siver nod palo gold sead beads, pertect for a wedding, APRILINAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 beadmagazine.co.uk 77‘ollaw Steps 1-5 of the bracelet tutorial to create one ‘component. Step 2: step up though al 36 of one pcot. Pickup 16, 1A, 16 and go shough the 80 ofthe next plot. Son figure 25. Step 3: Repeat Step 2 to add 10, 1A, 1G between all 6 six picots. Step 4: Pick up 16, 18, 30. Go bback through the 8 bead to ull the 3G into a picot on top. See figure 26. This is a vory versatile component piece and can be tuined into earrings, a ing, necklace, pendant and mare by svapping the components and chain {around in various ways, 78 beadmagazine.co.uk My inspiration for this ja0e came white | was {aading a bezel fora $ onystalchaton. The image ‘one component popped to my head and | quickly led it down thon got the ads out and stitched it Up, The connecting pieces raquired a litte mors ought but within a {couple of hours I had the ick up 1C and go through the centre bead of the picot at the bottom of the B bead and the following 16. See figure 27. Step 6: Pick up 4C and go through the SC picot on top of the B bead. Pick up 4C and go through the fst 2G at the bottom of the B bead. Work through to oxit the centre bead of the next picot. See figure 28. Step 7: Repeat Steps 4-6 to adda pearl petal to each picot. Work through to exit a point bead at the top of one of the new petals then go through the next 4c. Step 8: Pick up 16, go through the unused hole in the A bead, pick up 1G. Go up through the 4G before the point bead of the next petal, the point bead, and the following 40. Repeat five more times and finish off the tivead. See figure 29. You can now use the point beads of the petals to add the chain variation or lnk i to ‘other components. 5? : Give-away Donna has kindly donated three Jewellery kits from her Etsy shop to give away to you - two ‘Faling Stars’ earring kits and ‘one ‘Goddess Brooch’ kit. To ‘enter, please send an email to editor@beadmagazine,.co.uk with either ‘Falling Stars’ or "Goddess Brooch’ in the subject line. Don’t forget to put your name and address in the email! Winners willbe drawn on 31st March 2015. MOREWORK Using simple but effective techniques, you will first create the necklace “skeleton” from silver chain before building up layers of crystals using silver headpins and basic wire-wrapping techniques. BEApstore {975i (1.95m) length of fine siver chain, fat oval sive, 5x 3.5mm irk size 5 95 x 7mm large svorjumpeegs + 200 x siver balkended headoins # Swerovsk wave Pendent, champagne cle, 42 x 22mm #28 xlight pink faceted Czech crystal rondeles, 14 10mm #42 x white freshwater pearls, 10mm #48 x purple Swarcvski Bicones, 8mm + 42 pink Feshwater pert, 6mm 42 x gold metalic Swarovski bicones, Sam 194 6mm medium siverjumorngs * Large sive leat-shaned component, E199 x 7/n (45 x 22mm) {#61 (15cm length of ser wire to 2 make clasp, US 18 gauge SW 19, ‘mm, oF bought clasp Step 1: cut three lengths of chain using the skde cutters: short chain 6%4in (170mm); medium chain: 10in (250mm); long chain: 1134in (300mm). These will make up the front of your piece. See figuret Step 3: Attach one of the pink crystal rondelle beads to the end of each of the other two lengths of chain cut in step 1. First thread the bead on 0 siver ball-ended headpin and se your round-nose pliers to wrap the loop around the chain. You will be using this wire-wrapping technique Step 2: Using two large siver throughout. See figure 3. jumprings, attach the large Swarovski pendant to one end of the longest length of chain. First attach one jumpring to the pendant then use & second jumpring to attach that to the Santenecem ana chain. This wil be the focal end of Rose's book, "Bead and Wire Fashion this long-length necklace. See figure Jewellry, SEN 9781861089670 E a, rooLbox # Roune-nose pers +» Ghain-nose pers Posie peEsIGnnote APRILINAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 beadmagazine.co.uk 79Master the tochniques—thore ara a few specific techniques used in this { pisce and whether it works relies on {gating those right, so before you start, ractice with some oddments of chain ‘and beads. Once you are confident, ‘move on fo the real deal The main $ techniques used here are: wire ‘wrapping with headpins, using imprings, and creating a clasp. ‘This pieos, while not that cifloutt technically isnot for the faint-hearted. $ It takes a day or 80 to make, a5 5 attaching all ofthe marvalous poarls “Te longs of chain given inthe ¢ stops area great guide but everyone {has a diferent shaped neck and prefers ¢ diforent lengths for their nackaces. fold up the place against yours (or $ the pera you are making ton ina ‘miro and check you ar happy wih ‘ware the chain is siting before ommiting Step 4: Now add the frst layer of crystals. Take the longest chain (with the large pendant on the end) and begin attaching the light pink rondelles to it using the wire-wrapping technique on bal-ended headoins described above, Each bead should be nine chain inks apart on the opposite side of the chain. See figure Step 5: Once you have completed the longest chain, do the same with ‘the other two. Again, make sure to attach each pink bead nine links above the previous one, See figure 5. beadmagazine.co.uk : Now you are ready to add the second layer of orystals and earls, Take out eight silver headpins and a pair of each of the four other beads used in this piece. See figure Step 7: Using the same wite- ‘wrapping technique as before, attach cach ofthe enstals and pears, one by one, to the chain, in between the pink rondeles: white peal, purple crystal, pink pearl, gold crystal (then repeat), This will give you eight beads, each one attached to a single chain link between the pink rondeles already attached. See figure 7. Step 8: After completing your first set, work your way up the chain adding tha same set of eight pisces in between each pink rondelle. See figure 8, Step 9: To complete the bottom halt of the piece, cover all three chains in this way and attach them together at the top with a single medium jumpring, See figure 9. Step 10: see figure 10 for a close- up of the three chains joined at the top with a jumpring, as described in step 9"Inspiration * I ove scarkly jowelry and wanted to ereate a plece that not only sparkled but ‘was Hteraly covered in crystals. To begin with I started looking at how arysials > ‘ere used in furiture, around the house, and in ebthes and jaweley | then. thought about a fresh color palette of combining pinks with brown and a touch of clear or white - something Cassy that would shine against a black dress. Step 11: Put your pisce aside and cut three new lengths of chain to a length of 814in (210mm) each. Take: the siver leat shaped component and, using one large and a medium silver jumpring, attach it to the three neve lengths of chal, As always, make sure your jumprings are tightly closed. See figure 11 Step 15: Add a large jumpring to the end of these three new pieces of chain to attach them together and hhook in your clasp to see the complete chain-based top end of the necklace. See figure 15, Step 12: on the other side of the leaf-shaped component, use another large and a medium silver jumpring to attach the rest of your piece. You should end up with three crystal- covered chains, folowed by the leat- shaped component, then the other three lengths of chain, See figure 12. As a fishing touch, attach a row of the purple crystals to Step 14: Now to add the fal chain the length of chain on the opposite to your piece. Cut three lengths of side of the leaf-shaped component 634in (185mm) chain and attach them and a single one to the jumpring at the to the first jumpring at the end of your top of the component. Just for some crystal covered chain section. This added spare, See fue 16. willbe on the opposite side ofthe piece from where the lef-shaped component sts. See figure 14. Step 13: Yo attach a clasp to the tend of the chain, join the three pieces together using a medium jumpring and attach a clasp at the same time. | sed a handmade siver hook clasp, made using 18-gaugo silver wire. You can also use @ bought clasp or finding. See figure 13. APRILINAY 2016 » ISSUE 61 beadmagazine.co.uk 81WORK bd : BEApstore 3 4.5mm black macramé thread - 2mtis 2 x arge hole diamante spacer beads 2x 6mm onsiais + x double sided popper fastening and popper crm ‘rooLbox Macramé boars Seiseors Hypo coment ue :suppLyshop ¢ * Riverside Beads, 50/58 High Stret, Market Desping, Peterborough, PEG SES, 1778 348810 wunniverideboads. 0.0K: info@rvesidebeads. co.uk ime&money ‘Make in around 2 hours for approx £10 ESIGNnOte Around 10° of cond braids about 1" of waoram@ depending on your knot tension, so cut the amount of cord 1eeded depending on the project you Use @ big holed crystal bead! to cover the knot at the start of your macrams - it 80 acids abit of sparkle to your projct 82 beadmagazine.co.uk y macramé BRACELET Riverside Beads have designed this macramé bracelet using their new feature popper charm, perfect for popping new charms in to suit your outfit. Step 1: cut two lengths of cord around 8" long, On your fst length of Cord, cut one end to a fine point and paint it with clear nail varish to prevent i from fraying. Knot the other end ofthis length onto the popper connector and add a drop of glue to secure it. Repeat this with your second lenath of cord, securing it to the other side of the popper. Cut oft any surplus cord from the knotted ends, Add a lerge holed bead onto ‘each cord to cover the two knots and the edge of tho finding, See figure 1 adéranhé Board |_| Step 2: Fasten one side ofthe cord into the top ofthe board and the other side to the bottom, this cord wil be rferrad to a8 the lazy cord, Cut 2 further pieces of cord each 24” long See figure 2 Step 3: Put the midale of one of the longer pieces of cord under the lazy Cord on one side making sure you have equal amounts of cord either side. Take the right piece of the cord ver the top of your lazy cord creating @"D" shape with your cord. See figure 8 Spgs ere ietey Step 4: Take the left piece of cord down over the cord you have just Used to create the "D”, working from the let side take the cord under the lazy cord and up through the “D* pullboth sides of the cord to secure the knot, for this first knot only, ensure the two sides of your cord ae stil equal, See figure 4. Step 5: Take the lett cord over the top of your lazy cord creating a backwards "D°, take your tight cord down over the cord you have used to make the backwards “D" and, from the right side take the cord under the lazy cord and up through the *D” pull both sides of cord to secure the knot. Soe figure § Step 6: Repeat with the right cord, creating a "D” over your lazy cord and take the leit piece of cord down over the cord and from the left side under the lazy cord and up through the *D’ Repeat the knotting, working with alternate sides of the cord until you have created around 2-2.5" of braid depending on wrist size. See figure 6. Step 7: Secure the end of each piece of cord with Hypo cement glue or a thread zapper to seal the ends. Ensure the glue coats all the cord as it leaves your final knot, You will then ccut the cord flush to the knot and the glue is all that will secure it. See figure Step 8: Repeat steps 3-7 to create the knotting section on the other of the popper Step 9: To complete the slide fastening at the back, overlap the two ends of cord and secure them onto the corner of your board, cut a further piece of cord around 14” jong, if you need a larger back section to make it fit, then cut more. Repeat the knotting process, working over the /EMORE Rerrree rcs two pieces of cord. Seal the ends with glue to secure. See figure 8 Step 10: Add a bead onto each of the ends you nail varnished at the beginning. The beads need to be ided at the point you need to open your bracelet to, to enable it to fit on your wrist, tie a knot to secure the bead in place, glue the knot and cut off any surplus cord. You can now slide the bracelet open and closed to wear it. => : coLourwise « Fierside Beads have macramé cord in more than 10 colours allowing you 2 ‘coorainate your cord vith your charms : and popper fasterings. beadmagazine.co.uk 89IDE VAN C0):14 ed rere seapstore Bead Magazine “Two Year ‘Subscription Git Pack ‘Your own beading thread : rootbox Size 10 beading needle Saissorst «Gin Pack donated £ by Spolt Rotten 1 Beads wow. $ spoltrotton.co.uk vnote ESIG: Take caro when {you measure the {length of tha bracelet The diameter of the rie inorder for tho racelet to each : suppLyshop : $atiow auticrent length > {te fasten the csp, bracelet that wi 7em wrist. 84 beadmagazine.co.uk he instructions make + waves OAL ead Combine Seed Beads and S Beads in this easy bead-weaving project with a warm and fuzzy feel Step 1: soparate out the stings of soed beads and take the six strings with the smallest beads. Cut sath sting and remove the beads, keeping them sorted nto their colour piles, Also take out the sting of round Indian glass beads and cut them fom ther koaping thread, 60 they are ready to use, Step 2: cut about 3m (10ft) of beading tread. Make sure you choose a strong, but fine thread ~ | used 4lb crystal fraline Step 3: Tie your thread around the metal loop under the ring end of the clasp so that ‘the clasp is sitting in the centre of your thread. You should end up with two roughiy ‘even lengths of thread. Add the needle to one ‘end of the thread. You will be working with a single piece of thread, leaving the other half of the thread as a tall thread to use later on. Step 4: When your thread is secure around the clasp, pick un 1 Indian glass bead and 12 seed beads in the darkest colour. Side all the bead up to the clasp. Pass through the glass bead again and through the fst two seed beads. See figure 1 OQ — Ore. Fue 1 Step 5: Pick up 1 glass bead and 10 dark coloured seed beads. Pass through the two seed beads from which you exited in the previous step, but move into them from the ‘end (not from between the neighbouring seed beads). Then pass through your new glass bead and the first two seed beads you added In this step. See figure 2. You should notice that the seed beads are now forming a wave that runs around the sides of your glass beads, sillie/ Or Step 6: Repeat step tive a further fourteen times, s0 you should have added a total of sixteen glass beads and your dark coloured seed beads should be waving back and forth around the edges of the glass beads Figure 2 Step 7: Pick up 10 dark seed beads and pass them through the circle section of the toggle end of your clasp. Pass through all ten seed beads two or three more times to secure the clasp. time&money "Maken around two nous and for under 210)“Inspiration” + 1was asked to $ design somo iowrelory using the ‘ators in the two yaar subscription git pack, | wanted to Creat pieces thst + would be accessisio $ ora our readers and | dit want t0 favour bead-weavers cover wee. workers stringers, oF vce worea, So | oreated 2 wo projets. This bracelet f for those Fotyou who anya! litle bead-weaing. ‘The seed beads supplied inthe pack {ae of very uneven $ Ses, so ths design chalenged me to find ttc that would not requre rent sized Beads This ombalishes $ wave stten isthe result. Step 8: it you still have a good length of thvead left, then continue using this to begin the embelishment, If your thread is toa short to use any longer, then fnish it off by knotting between beads, taking it through a glass bead before you cut it of. you have done this, then you can now use the tal thread to add the embelishment as described in step 9 onwards. Step 9: Pass into the frst seed bead, nearest the clasp, Pick up 9 seed beads in a lighter colour and pass through the sae base seed bead, moving in a creuar diction 50 your nescl wil move into the bead from the opposite side that your thread is exting See figure 3 oeeers Fue 3 Step 10: Pass into the next seed bead in the base. Pick up 3 beads in the colour that you haven't yet used. Pass through the same base seed bead, moving in the circular motion described in step 9, Step 11: Repeat step ten working along the {ull length of your bracelet, so that every single seed bead in the base has a itle three- bead embelishment around it. You should alternate the colouring as you go, 80 use the dark beads for your third embellishment, then {go back to the lighter beads, the second Colour and then the dark beads. See figure 4. 0°50 Figure 4 ‘Step 12: when you have worked all the way along the bracelet, finish off your thread by knotting between beads in the base and pass through a glass bead before you trim the thread. Your jewellery is ready to wear. <=> i roptip { # Tako care that yout 5 don't lose seed baad inside the holes of your glass + beads. As you ara $ adding the new baal for each + wave, don’t put 2 them ute tight unt 2 you nave made your + second pass {through the gis {bead and the two Iinew seed beads. ? ‘As you work the ‘ave section, make ‘ure the seed beads 5 are pulled up tightly 80 that you don't + have threag snowing, # When you add Ftmacsp, make sure you have planty = {of tread passes {rough it so that willbe strong fencugh to bear the + pressure of being fastened ana 5 untastene beadmagazine.co.ukBEApstore ‘Bead Magazine's two-year subscription git pack Your own beading thread tooLbox ‘Sie 10 beading nese Scissors Crimping Piers Wire Cutters surpiyshop er ae cE praises Lnortip When you are transfering the Strands of seed beads onta the new head, attach a needle to your new ead and pass through al the beads ¢ on the strand before you have cut the rigid strand thread open. When your jeads are all threaded onto the new ead, cut the old thread anc pul it Qu bafore securing your new thread round the Fal bead, ‘As you are plating the beads, make ure you keap an eye on the beading {thread to ensure thatthe four bare strands beneath the beads don't gat tangled un, When you attach the second crimp io hold the end of your string of beads around the base of tho plat, make surat the bead string is puled up tightly so 5 the beads can't move around on the beading wie 86 beadmagazine.co.uk asymmetric ROPE Use basic stringing to make this asymmetric designed rope length necklace with a twist Step 1: separate out the strings of seed beads and take the four strings with the largest beads Step 2: cut two 150cm (Sf) lengths of beading thread, Step 3: Fold your first piece of thread in half and pass the centre point through the ring of the toggle ‘on your clasp, Pass the two ends of the thread through the hole formed by the folded centre and then pull up tight so that your thread is secured @round the clasp (this is a Lark's Head Knot). Repeat with the other piece of thread. See figure 1 Step 4: You should now have four Jengths of thread hanging from your clasp. Thread the seed beads from cone strand onto one length of thread. ‘Secure the beads in place by passing your thread through the last bead three times (or mora if the beads feel loose). See figure 2. Repeat this with the other three strands of beads, so you will end up with four strands of ‘beads hanging trom your clasp. Figure 2. Step 5: Lay your beads on a flat surface and arrange the four strands 0 that they are siting side by side, You are now ready to plait them. Pass strand number four over the topBead Jewellery Enchantments This space is or ott sey ONLY £30.00 plus VAT. Sunday 10th May, 10-3pm oa Call Maria on anos ad ew 01903 884088 Staverton Park Hotel es | Daventry NII 6uT wn ovelerechriments ok The Bead Bazaar Oxp Bicyc. 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Once you stat ima pla, just keep moving your right hand ‘tng over beads alternately over ana Under ts neighbours tothe lft hand { side, You could even experiment wth mixing in some narrow nbon amongst {the beads —just use the lark’s head kenot to attach tne eibbon to the toggle ‘and then use it as @ normal strand in the plait of strand number three, under strand number two and over the top of strand number one. The strand you have just moved will become the new strand number one and your original strand number three will become strand number four. Keep repeating this process, always moving the right hand strand over, under, over the strands to the left of it, until you have plaited the entire length of your beads. Make sure you keep the plait as even as possible as you work and don't be tempted to pull the beads 100 tight - a reasonably loose plat will work very wall. See figure 3. 1 time&money Make in under 2 hours and for : under £10 Step 6: Carefully take your four strands of beading thread, teking care not to undo your plait. Bunch the thread togather and tie a knot {form a loop and pass the thread fends through i). Use your needle to 2380 the knot right up to the base of your beads as you tighten it. When your knot is tight, put the plait to one side, leaving the threads hanging Soe figure 4 Step 7: Use a crimp to attach one end of the beading wire from the pack to the round end of your toggle clasp. Step 8: Thread a selection of spacer beads and larger beads onto the beading wire, until you heve only about 2° (Scm) of bare wite left at the end, | used a combination of the mixed beads in the Ozech Preciosa paok, the five crystals and the silver spacer beads, but you can use any combination you lke. As you string, try to create a regular pattern to complement the regular pattern of the plait. Also make sure you use Coloured beads that wil look good with the seed beads in your plat. Step 9: Pass the bare end of the wire through the middle of the knotted end of your plait and crimp the wire into place around the knotted end of the plait, See figure 5, Step 10: Now take some of the mall s96d beads ~ you can use just one single colour or, as I did, a ix of the diferent colours. Tread your needle onto one end of the leftover thread and “pick up 19 seed beads. Pass through the final large bead on one of your plet strands so your small seed Beads wil form a loop See figure 6. Repeat from “three more fies, all the tine working on the same large seed bead. Then fnish of your thread by passing up through the beads in the plait and knotting between beads. Step 11: Repeat step ten three more times, each time adding the four loops of small seed beads onto a different end strand on the plait When you have completed this step, you should have a cluster of seed bead loops concealing the slightly untidy area around the end of the plat, and all your thread ends should be finished off. Your rope necklace is now ready to wear, <7 beadmagazine.co.uk 89* Beads 'n' q 3 S a a : anter We love hearing about your beading groups, so when Gill Goldfinch mentioned Beads 'n' Banter’s Bollywood challenge, we asked to hear more. ceads 'n' Banter is based in Whitstable in Kent.” eit members come from the local area, including Faversham, Herne Bay, Canterbury and” net.” ¢ group was started in August 2009 by Gill Goldjinch and Lorraine Monaghan. * ese two ladies began running beading, ‘workshops in Whitstable and the beading club evolved from that as interest in beading grew. ‘When Gill told me about their sgroupls meeting place, I confess to being slightly envious,*We meet once a month con the frst Wednesday feom 6-9pm atthe Horsebsidge.” isis right in the town, near tothe sea and we get won dexful views of sunset over the sea dur- ing the summer months.” Who wouldn't ‘want to bead in a place like that?!” ¢ group currently has between twelve and jfteen members, all with di, erent levels of experience, from beginners and beyond. Members bring along projects oon which they are working or projects with which they want some help.” ¢ combined expertise of the group is there to beneft everyone. asked Gill o tell usa bit more about what makes the group special and 90 beadmagazine.co.uk also about the Bollywood challenge. “One of our founder members, Lorraine Monaghan, sadly passed away in 2013 and her many books and patterns were given to us by her husband, From this we have started “Lorraine's Library” in her ‘memory. We have a monthly ra” ¢ with beady prizes and also we have « quarterly challenge for more substantial prizes. ~ e Bollywood challenge came about as our committee were discussing what vwe would do for our next quarter's chal- lenge. Suzanne, our Chairperson, was looking forward to her annual trip to India in October ~a light bull moment struck and the theme ‘Bollywood’ was ‘unanimously agreed upon-It was one of those challenges that got our members excited and hey were enthusiastic to take part. We simply gave the challenge topie to our members and said “make something that Bollywood inspires in ‘your beadwork".Using beads in some ‘way was the only criteria for the chal- lenge:Te was Suzanne's lovely lariat that ‘won —we take all the items down to the lady in reception, who really loves to judge our challenges am afraid the photo does not do Suzanne's work jus~ tive Her piece was worked all in Delicas and looks absolutely fabulous, “Our next challenge is Bead Soup ~ wwe give each of our members a bag of nixed larger beads to make something of theit choice and they can add any bbeads they like just so long as a least fone bead from the Soup bag is used.” Gill alo tells us that the group arranges exhibitions in Whitstable to show the members’ work. So if you are in thar area, do look our for these. Most importantly of al, these ladies not only bread, but in Gills words, “we do a lot of bantering too!” you live in this area and are look- ing for a beading group to join, Gill, tells us that new members can just come along without booking and they will he made most welcome.” ¢ group doesnit have a website ofits own, but you ean ‘nd some information on Gills website, ‘wwwectinbowcollection.co.uk - just go to the ‘Club News' page. SS? # Ifyou belong to a beading group and hhave an interesting story to share with, us, do get in touch with Katie at editor@beadmagazine.co.uk. Top from loft Headband and drop by Janet own: Ghristne Mitsinga's Chalonge entry Challenge enties om Josephine Nes and Jayne Johnson; The winning ent, a lait ad by Suzarnie Goody. APRILAMAY 2015 » ISSUE 61LEATHER WORKS Complete Line of Leather Crafting Tools www.metalcomplex.com ™ ETA L COMPLEX™ Distributed by John Bead Corporation. 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