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Her, iia Dh shines ee Fresioo al bods th al mts Design an Innovative Centerpiece by Sarah Ladiges A new tse for spacer bars 44 am Primitive Pendant by Donne Kio Combine three canes to suggest 8 Uibal anpiece 49 Beautiful Tiers Lavra Wifi Make festooned Victorian collar »2 From the Strawberry Patch by Mary Ante Rosell Brick stitch a pair of berry +5 Easy Peyote Cuff ty Mindy Brooks Weavea simple bracelet with plenty of sry +6 Evolution of an Art Form by Blise Winters Seminal figutes in polymer chy 60 Delectable Donuts by Wendy Water Bent-wire wraps ereate a conteniporary pendant 62 Black Tie Basic by Alice Korach Applique beads on ¢ sloth purse 64 Cascade of Beads by Kit Hi A gracefnl necklace loses Gruun rightangle weave 66 From Wood to Wonderful by Rabin Lirisco Embroider headed heads 70 Freeform Peyote Vase by Bia Morris Play with color and shape tocrentea sculptural ington Arete work of act 74 Raku Hawaiian Style by Sue Ki Wileox An ancient technique energize the work, of throe ceramic artsts Zi, Tibetan Necklace Closure by Bice Apawssee page BF Simpl 0 ral, 9 vic alo boa eshang Fram a gh-ango-ncave va, Wek ths stat ‘erin for amar ane he lenge on site foe thes soe page 70 (Crathga eaded vase assrd baad s ive “ust ofe now ound ee ep sage ihe he desi oud dk see page Leam thes easy canes rom per slay raster Dara eto an cami ten tr special pena departments 5 From lice’s Desk 8 Tips & Techniques Fmbolisted tnggecasp, variegated Beating the, peyote stich fr begin- ners, beaded oie aids bead seit bea storage, oosier poyte-stich start 12 Your Letess 14 riins Home onthe range | 18 Your work 22 For Beginners Nytical bracelet 74 Pattern Gallery Beagle, geometic race 28 Fun Fashion Sins links 12 Chic Easy = COVER Fertect partners STORY 40. Simoly Earsings Stone towers | 78 Calendar $0 News & Reviews Books ~ gem iancok, wire work Celie designs: new bead ving 4 Basics Right-angle weave square site, eve ent fat ané circular peyote site, pyle stich rapid increase and decrease, square ko, sureean's kn brick sith, circular brick tite, brick slit increases and decreases, making leaps er eyes, wrappet loos 110 Anything Goes Tencer places, tender memories Howto Reach Bend 8Autton Seema eat am un adr iyo. ed bbortet P- esata a COTE Oy etre To Subsite Leta 2-28 tamer seni al ap a To averse estas A, sad sles eget etter tava ‘asions ais ya 0s the cover Pearls g snp elegant gaits on po: Photo by Jie ForbesmM ¢ Real Indians x5 fake Indians & BoadeBitton Sow 20 the other day associate editor Pam OConnor was cruising the aisl s of her local dollar store when she saw a bin of Native American-style bead bracelets from China. Horrified, she bought two so she could share her outrage with us. Of course, these bracelets are not as well made as real Native American bracelets, ‘hey’ re macke with the cheap est quality of seed besds on alveasy-brittle monofilament and feature Large, ugly knots. But only serious headers tik us wold notice dhese Faults, Thad heard about the “Chinese Indians” who man facture “Native American” bead jewelry that you find in tout stores throughout the West. Its sad comment on human nature when aon- Indian products co-apt the limited means of many Native “american families Chere is no way to prevent anyone fram replicating any ccalture’s traditional designs, and workers in thite-world pete successfully with Ameti~ can workers on price, But _goodsare required by law te he labeled as to country of origin, 99 we customers do have a choice. A similar problem occur- redin the quilling industry alot ten years Chinese-made replicas of ‘quilts in the Smithsonian ‘Museum appeared in cata logs. A committee of some of the mos influeratal poople in quilting worked with the Smithsonian to stop that par of the Chinese quilting indus- uy. Most of the quilts sold in catalogsare still made abroad, but their designs are generic We areall losere when faux. Indians create faux Native American products, Mast immediately, Indians who are deprived of their ability support their funilies by practicing their traditional artsand cratis lose out. But it's not just money thats Deinglost, Even more impor tantly, asense of one’s per sonal value anid of the value of tongs culture and traditions is serificed. The customer loses too. The sense of connection thal you feel with the maker of abeautifil thingand with that maker's culuure and spilt is bogus, and the piece is _morally bankrupt, Atthe very least, buyers should know whether the pice vas made by steal a fake Indian, On alighter note, ifyou can\Cattend the Beade=Buaror Show, visit cur website ‘wove ndanlDutton.com, during the show (May 17-20), for ive npaates. Remember, too, the breast cancer accion will resurne online an June 4: you can link-to it from or site, Also, start planning to ailtend next year’s Re Busta Shove in Mibwaukee, June 6-4, 2012, Bead&Button. lion cee Associate Ets Monty Sas Pa OG ane dinitrate Assistant | ois Cortina Las Mh arc Ss ArtDietor 51M Sow Graphic Artist Cie ese Photographers Dl Zulwik. in bs bes Mastatis Ter. 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Istrngthe threzd with clear 11° beads in gloss ancl matt finishes, Bands of color show through the ‘transparent beads, and dhe effect is beautiful. ~ Judith Geilfia, Antrim, NA Fidtor’s note: ¥LI Jeans Stitt is ar polyester thrond primarily see cand quitting. Poradditional information, contnet YE Comp, a6 (808) 985-3100; wor ylicorp.con nclaine enubroidery peyote with pony beads Agood way to ger children started with peyotestitch is tose pony beads and elastic tread. I’san ideal way to make fun bracelets, especially for preteens, The elasic’s stictehiness makes it quite forgiving. - Samantha Lynn, Chicago, IL Editor's note: We Hike che idea so much that we designed a peyote bracelet on elastic for ‘our readers {ee p. 39} beaded thank-you notes Before [send a note of thanks to 3 fellow header, I like co embroider a few beads onto the card, [he heads ean highlight the card’s design o- spell out a message. Just stitch onto the card as if you wore working on eloth, but Themk ye don’t let the thread cut through the paper. Usea padiled envelope or insert a thin sheot of bubble weap to protect the beatls, ~ Carol Perrenoud, Wilsonville, OR sealing questionable beads When L'm stringing beads of ‘wacersain quality and don't ‘want the color lo chip off, 1 sell them wich an acrylic ghize,T put them on z thin wire and applyaceat or bee swith a sponge brush, Thisis, also good for hase metal cchgpsand Findings. Some people ate sensitive to have ‘metals, and brushing on attWILD THINGS BB Valerie Hixson BB Like Animals? ‘Tons of intoresting beads, Findings, *) stringing materials, kits and other unique goodies in full color Bead shop on-line! with secure ordering, fact delivery and personalized service! For all your beading supplies $19.95 piss 320 ps "ier son 0, Box 4, Gis ae C4 99945 rizonG Pec eC (460) 4004472. Pan, ‘Authorized Distributors. 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Match All Colors Easily & Accurately See the Finest Details Clearly Reduces Glare & Eyestrain Wark Comfortably with Less Heat all For hore Cetalls & Free Gaaing: t Code # BABO1N6OLPins Home on the range Zuni beaded animals by Ginny Rooney with Alice Korach Life for the Zuni Indians in the Four Corners region of the southwestern U.S, has been ditffeult for hundreds of years since the Spanish first arrived, With the coming of the rail~ road in the late 1800s, theie survival became even more lentt- ‘ous because they hed ne commercial activity lo support themselves, The railroad suggested Indians promote sightsce- ing and sell cutios to lourists at the railroad stations, a prac tice that persisted well past the middle of the 20h century. The trading post systern, which alsa developed near the urn of the centusy, further transformed the Zuni say of life, While the [lopi and the Navajo were not interested in the Deads availableat the tradi Using them to produce gous that would appeal tot tourists, One popular besded item in the 20s and 20s was a steer skull or ver Lebrae wrapped in beads to pro duce a highly decorated replica ofthe origh nal animal Mabel Ghahare {ow in her late 805) wos, the Zunis quickly began began wrapping sheep vertebrae in beads in the '30s and also rmiade the litte beaded male and female Indian dolis that still sell wel 10 tourists, Eventually, she got the idea of making beaded animals and probably started with the horses, sheep. sand cattle with which she was most farniliat, Grad ually, bead ced animals became the family business,and Mabel's husband Silas (now in his 90s} began helping her. Eventually, her daughters Margia ané Rosanne and her granddaughter Michelle also jained the fanily busin Although the process of making secret, Mabel and Silas buile armatures with a solid core then use peyote stiteh ta cover each animal's body and legs. Simple netting and fringe create snanes and tails. Fars are usually suede leather auditions, and horns are constructed from, pieces of carved bone, including cease of the goat at far left, Sune of Uh animals are even anatomically corrects the sow below has two rows of appliqué pink beads for teats, and both pi often accurate, as on the animals shown hete. 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Atthe centerofthe — @ Bring the kst pairat sire tals bead berd the vee at rightangle wo buck to the post, going under the spi When a jewelers al doesn't bother to project straight up forthe cursing, ral, and verap bot around the post 2 rnention the prise, enon its not post (Photo) cor 3 times (photo d) oven worth my asking, But know 1 @ Beni the longend scioss the bead @ Cut the posts to the desired could ereate somelhing very lke the and wrap once around the base of the length and file slight notch neat the ccutings [sawin arecent newspaper post. Ube spiral the wire once cord on each to eateh the er nat ad for the modest investment of wire, around the head about 4 in. (miu) serai-precious stones, beads, and 1 haysond the edge (phate b). scapolite earrings Iie playtime. The age rosequartz— @Cuta lin, (oem; length of the Thre 6scapolte riers on an carvings at lett also make gest clutch thin iteand center itimthe hole ot ultra-fine hese pr a fine head pin is Firs. 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Keep regrasping the carn. gauge wire throug’ a fat gold bead, @ Wrap each wire Limes around pleted ponion of the spiral in she Teaving in, (cm! extended from the post and bring each outabave the pliers to make tight, rouad wrap tne side. Bend the short wireend spiral next to the Fist petals. Repeat (photo f), When the spiralis about % against the side ofthe headland tht sieps-4 and 5 to make six petals in, Ltmm) actos, stop wrapping theenetianbeads.com a nn Vein Glas Nek, Fong Pera, Wows Hes & Cases Venetian Beads tg A Murano Gh Popenwsghts 1, 00, Bo 3043, Flan DY Pe BALLY BEAD. COMPANY 2504 RIDGE. Anl, ROCRNTALL, TS 7St67 SET ots eax LTRS outer wire, but continue wrapp the inner ire uati the wire are peste each other (photog) © Bend both wirestoextend per- rendicolor to the spiral an place che spiral face down ona table Set the Circle of bea face dawn over the spiral with the wires between oppo VISIP OUR WEBSITE: hap: /osw baltsbea.com WHOLPSAER CAPANOG $5.98 CidUE Desiiatne Jeera Pars “BOR RETAILERS, DESIGNERS. EMASURACTERERS Peete Aone oeatare dlc teulsand oun the adn ER A anne ie es wi ale bear bea eee | axway from the head pin join, sree regres i @ Wrap one end of the head pin pian eh oun i ud ck wie ghenol Te eer fesse wits an thay cos bend wees ON ions the spiral and parallel ti @ Where they meetat the center, bend one wire perpendiculse to the spiral forthe earcing post. Wrap the other wire around the base of the post |-2 times (phata i). Finish as slep 7above. @ Host” rerisies ncxeros | | ) | \ | i | SAPGEACHON GUARANTER, livia i retired silowizooxt a'wiraeouse AMNOTES FROM DOWNTOWN DALLAS Contact her i a of Beaké-Buteon, Bead Staccan + june 208 u_ Design an innovative centerpiece Anew use for spacer bars ay Sarah Laciges prising in « necklace design by think le always fun to do semething sur- Jing about stanad find) standard ways, Cooking through my bead stash one day, 1 found « lone ver ail spacer bar witha pretty bead and Tea? design. One spacer har isn’t good forr much, bal this one was too pretty t0 ‘waste; so | started playing with different places to put it in a necklace design, Obviously, since these was only one, it 4 had to serve somehow to define the cer ter of the necklace. stepbystep Start with the centerpiece, making the center dangle and both loops. Then string the inner stiand, the outer strand, and finally the clasp. centerpiece © Para gray pearl om a head pin and thread ic rough the center hole of the spacer bac, Make a wrapped lnop Lee Basics” p-94) ro hold the pead in place, string a feccte onyx ona heed pi Begin a wrapped loop and hang the bony on the loop fram the pen. Finish the wrapped loop (pheto a @ Cura -y0(1in) length of cord and thread twisted sire nc othe center. Go through the secon hele or the spacer bar from the peo! side to the ; onyx side, leaving long tal, ane stringthe inner luop on doubled threats 2 Witte pears. gold bead, a Smm onyx. Bali spacer reverse order, starting with the spacer. Uhread theongh the fousth hole of the spacer bur on the other side ofthe cen ter cangle (photo b. Pull the cord so the sides are egal lengths. © Cut another 2 ya. length of eord and pull the ather ncedle to the middle {odouble it. Go through the first hole fon the bar irom the peatl side and string the outer leaps 2 white pears, a gold bead, 3 yray pears, a gold bead, a white pearl, «Kali spacer, a faceted onyss repeat in reverse order, starting withthe spacer, Thread up through the fifth hole ofthe spacer bar and center the cord large gray pearls repest in necklace sides O Clamp off the two outer strands side of the inner strand as follows: "2 shite pears, | gold, I gray pearl, ali spacer, gray peach gold, 2 white pearls, gold, 2 gray pearls, Bal spacer, faceted on, Bull spacer, ? gray pearls, gold, 2 white peas, gold, round onyx," Hall spacer, large pearl, Bali spacer, round onyx, gold. Repeat from *to +. Then enck gold large pearl, gol round onyx, yold, 2 white pearls, gold, gray pearl, gold, gay pearl gold, and white pear @ String the otter side of the inner stzand to match. you ean’ pul both strands through the beads together, string the beads on one strand firs. Then pall the sesoudl strand through the licads {see photo o). © Clamp off the two inner strands Start che ourer strands with a round ‘onyxand a gold head to offse! the pat- tern (photo). Then string the sane patcer as the inner strand, except enc soll. large pearl, gold. round onys, gold? white pearls, gold, gray peat @ String the second side oF the outer strand to match, Staing the clasp O Decorate ch ofthe bwo centr tokesot the four strand necklace clasp findings with one gray pesrton a verspyed loop, Fstend thc wrap over the top oi the pearl fora decorative cap {photo 4) @ Whocad each end oF dhe immer stand ito beta tp. Then thread a size IL sed head on each end. Snag up the cords the strand is firm but ot rigid and te the ends together with 1 sur- goons knot foe “Basics” against the seed bead (photo). Give the knits ‘vith G-§ Hypo habe Cement. When the alucisdry, clip the tas and clone the bevel tips with chainnose pliers. Hook she head tips ta the inner hale on each ofthe necklace findings, using round- nose pliers @ Frnd the omtsrsteands es instep 2, Dut hook the bead tips toa rght-ange Figure ln, which you Fink to the outer holes the necklace finding, To make the igure link, cata in long {1.6m} piece oF wine froma standard heal pin, Makes loop on the ist in {8mm} of one end. Make another loop on the /sia. of the other end Grasp each loop with pair ot pliers and tum them so they ae al sight angles to exch ocher (photo) @ Attach a split ring to each necklace finding. and attach the lobster clave clanp to one of test tings. © Sarah seca cstorn jowelry dosigneranda ager at BecsPvorld, Contact ter there a 9520 Rooseveld Wiay NB, Seale, WA W817; (206 523-0530, materials 1 fve-toe dsorative spacer bar = B Ule-thin noad pins go) 9116:n (Lum) Strand 34mm tite pears 1 Gein. (8am Stand tm gray nave pons 1 Pair tote mutstrane tidings (galt fila + Zin Split ings sold pated $1 Lobster lan clasp (gadiledt © A oe tips got filled ‘261m Figut-8 inks (1 standard nea pin) (3.7! Size oH String rSilioe beading card ‘© 142m Goldtile beads 136 Vera Simm Bali spacers = 10 Gru Faced ony beae's * 205mm Raurd ons beads 96 Tm Gray peas +2 Twisted wire dies 1° 4 Size 11" seed beads, anyealor 0.5 Hypo Tube Cement © Tots:rouni- and chainrose piersPrimitive pendant Combine three canes to suggest a tribal artpiece by Donna Kato I frequently begin a new piece with only a color scheme etinnic-style pendant, I began by composing several canes using deep, earthy colors. posing ig deep, earthy in mind, For thi When I was 5 ed that they worked well together, [began to think about shape and how to use the patterns. I formed this pendant uusing one my favorite shapes —a thin leaf with a definite ridge down the center. | may be mistaken, but I don’t think a ¢ise would have been as effective.stepbystep ‘This pendant is made with three canesca striped loaf, a feather Uupcane, and a maze cane mace with Skinner blend sheets and ccimeslelt over from past projects, Your maze cane won't look, like mine, as each une is unique. A simple maze cane can be nade with only two sheets of contrasting colors. Rol the lay- ered sheet ina random manner to create aniadingly intrisate designs when the cane is reduced and assembled, reparation © Conaivion the Fimo until ie is soft and pliable, Do this by dpand orby running the clay through the pasta machine. @ Make duce Skinner blend sheets [sce p. 47) inthe following color combinations, using pkg. of each color: Indian red ty snaacarin, Sahara 19 caramel, gold to chocolate © Koll up cxct Skinner blend sheet tight from one graded cage tothe other. Dont make a shaded bullseye eane, relling ‘one color edge tothe other. Rather, you should havea shaded cylinder with one color at each end (photo a, left). Rollthe cylinder while pressing gemly with your hands {font the ends ino the emer, This proces reduces the cylin= der’ length and increases ts wich, Continue until yon eytn dlerisa stout 12 (02 in, (28-5em) long and resembles a shaded fireplug (photo a, right), You wil slice pieces from the three conipressel blend cylinders to construct the maze cane maze cane © ols sheet oF hlactethrough the pasta machine at #3 set ting, Trin he slice imo a 193 2, 255 Sem} rectangle. My pasta machine has five setings: #1 is the widest. Hf your pasta machin has more settings, adjust accordingly @ Cot slices from the Skinner blend cylinders. Flatten with fingers all through the pasta machine unl Ue slices © Asrange Skinner blend slices and leltoyer cane pieceson the black sheet (photo B). Rell up the black sheet ight and compressit to squeece out air pockets (photo « left). Work the cane into a triangular shape by pressing the sides of the cane ageinst your work sur face (photo 6 center). Finch ridges at the corners of the tian ele. Flipside to side, sharpening the ridges, Reduce and lengghen the cane by geuly stroking the sides as you strech te ‘Be careful not to twist it. Hip the cane frequently, working all sides eve until the cane i 12 in (30.Sem) long © Cur the cane in lf and press one hallo the other so they mnirzor each athet (photo c, right). © Cut this cane into thirds and assemble the pieces into a hexagon (photo d). Roll the acrylic rod along the sx sides to shuampen she comers striped loat © Using pg each of crumel and blac Fimo oll euch olor turough the pasta machine at setting #1 @ aver the sheetsand tim into a square ar rectangle © Bol the combined shee through at setting #1 oan Cut the shest in halfand stack ont halon top attheolier, making sure the colors alternate (phot, left). Cat and stack tan mare times lo make striped leat. Trim the sides (photo. right) feather tip cane @ Roll phy, gold Fimo through setting #1 of the pesta rnachine, Trim with the Nublade to makea sqate ar rectangle @ Cat a package of indian red Fimo in half and run each half through the pasta machine at siting #3. © Place the gold sheet between the red shects and trim. © Cota package of black Fimo in halfand ran each half through the pasta machine at setting #1. Sandavich the red and, gold stack between the black sheets (photo , left) © Roll our the sancvich with thewcrylic roe until tl ly thicker than the thickest setting on the pasta machine {abou lsin, of 3.5mm}. Run the sheet through on setting #1 @ Cat the sheet in half and suack the: pieces. Repeat tw times, Neaten the sides of the stack @ Stand the cane on end. Trim so that the face of the cane is square (photo f, right), @ Slowly and carefully. ev the cane in half on the diagonal (phow g). Turn one half over so that the stipes Forma ¥ when the tn halves are put together (photo h) © Using pk. of yold and! pkg each of indian red and black, repeat steps 1-3. Insert a piece of this sheet between the Lovo halves of the slab, Save the rest of this sheet for later pervlant construction © oll serapclayinta cylinder 3 in (2cm} in diameter. Taper the ens oF the eylinder @ Mold the cylinder into a triangular shape with tapered ends, Pltten the back sds, leaving the two front sides slightly cued. The front sides wil be envered with pattein sheets rade from the thee canes. © Make a pattern sheet with each eae, De not overlap the cane slices, Ct and arrange ther so they fit together precisely {photo ): Begin with a thin sheet of serap clay. Cut thin sfies fiom your canes and atrange theron the sheet, Roll lightly covet the sheet with the acrylic od to siooth ang join the cane seams. Roll them through the pasta machine at stting 23, ole: Running striped ses horizaally dheough he rollers vill widen thems running ther» vedtically ll elongate ther, Oc istocover the two ft sides of the pendant put vertical stripe slices athe top of my pendanton each side, Tse the feather tp sheet forthe remainder of onc side an the maze pattern on the other side, Make suc there areno air pockets betveen the sheets and the pendant body © Cut thin strips from the layered sheet made in step 9of the feather up came, Use these to cover the seams where the pattern sheets meet (photo j). You may roll the remainder of this shect into a jelyrol and cut asice to apply tothe pen ddantyas | did over the feather tp side (p. 4, top). Smooth the sis with the aceylie roe © Ran athick sie from he Saharg and chocolate eyfnder through the pasta machine at setting #3 to make a sheet large eacugh to cover the back of the pendant @ Piace ihe backing sheet on a piece of paper and pestion 73cm) long and in. pisces of the shothe pendant on the sheet. Using the needle tool or Xavto knife, rim the cay from arsed the pendant. Pic p the pendant and inspect the back side Pesce and removeany sockets. Smooth the edges @ Pierve the pendant with the bamboo skewer ro make a ole about 1. (2.3¢m} from the top point and in, (6mm) fom theback. Ener fiom the opposite erection ta smooth the hol’ exit sce @ Bake the pendant for 45 minutes in a 265°F (130°C) oven, Cool before handling. optional finish @ Por a high glos shine, sand the piece under water with 40 shen 600/-grt wetédry sandpaper. Rub the piece with a soft cloth or paper towel io remove any © Using circular motions, buff the piece on un electric baler to bring oat a high-gloss shine. IF you donot have an electric buafer, rub the pendant on a pieve of Bola Flses to bring outa satin finish. Ifyou wish to applya water-based gle, sand the piece frst because this will improve the finished appearance wide penidant finish Insert Buna cor end into the head hole until it ishalvay in. IP youare sing gaskes, slide them onto the cord. Apply adap of luc tothe other end ofthe Buna cord and insert it into the ‘opposite side of the hole until the ends touch inside, Hold until the glue grabs, den slide the gaskets over the bead holes. © Dorna sa polyarer clay arts Clay, She fas released 4 videatapes oa payer cay ecligues thon Min programs iechading The Carol Davall how and Hexine Matters, Contuet Dearne at dato seuthor of The An of Polymer ovr Prehuctions und upper on sever televisions materials ‘+ 22-1. [8740 pk, Fim Sot — black (#9); caramel (47), and ncian ed 24) 91 2-a phg Fao Sat (75), and yo (ALL © Letteerpoymey clay canes ani stray clay for mae canes pattem shoot base, and pendanl bad intron 1 1.30-n, (fem) Bune Neat (auta-supely sts or Pra Get (800) 779.0615 ar wo praca cr) = Cyanoacryate glue * Tons: Pasta machine, NuBiage by Donne Kat, tambon skewer, eric ‘od, nee ln or Kactaki Optional: small ubber gaske's, 400 an 600. rt wey sandpape, buffing wee o: Paar Fleece ata 70), mandarin 82, chosoate the Skinner blend Judith Skinner originated this method for waking & sheet of polymer clay with seamless color blend erations. © Rial equa portions of each color separately through the #1 seting ofthe pasta machine. he shouts will be roughly square or rectangular. @ Poli the shcetsin hal diagonally (corner to comer. Sack the sheets on top of oxeanother lining up the folded edges. Trim the rough edges so that the two sheets become right-angle triangles (photo a) Separate the triangles and abut the diagonal (Holded Ps ) sides against one another to form a square ot rectan gle Inorder tocicate-a shoe! that contains unblendd val tues of both colors, offset the placement slightly so thatthe corners donot meet (photo b) © Rollthe composite sheet through the pasta machine at setting #1 @ (old the compesite shoe in half lengthwise so the some color sices meet (photo clef), Roll the shcct through the pasta machine, folded edge first. © Continuc to fold the sheet in the same direction ane rollit through the rnachin until there are smooth grada tions with no lines (photo,possible. for color Deoply saturated colors give sharp contrast and excellent color ming capabilites. for ease. A tr sme sel Ht aapog the ey ol Mar be widiobe tar oes te for creativity Foecnce ne exe day Cons vl a7) rol enihe eda an oma Seep teas Visi us at www scuppey.com ‘Chan matvectiice’ Polyform Products Co. Inc. 1901 Estes Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 www.sculpey.com7 | ; i Make a festooned Victorian collar by Laura Williams ooking through Stefany Tomalin’s The Bead Jewelry L= (Contemporary Books, 1998), 1 spotted an ntique Victorian beaded collar. I was charmed by its lacy design and studied the picture to see how it was con- structed. Afler some experimenting, the necklace took shape as if transported from the past. Its graceful tiers cut quite a figure in this new millenium, draping elegantly over a T-shirt or a corseted ballgown,materials 191 Tube each of 11° seed bea in sobs (Band G) © 32 LL" seed beads ina th color 0} ‘Nhnn D in oxordinating olor 9192 Beading needles | © 6Bead tizs 213 Strand clasp Tread Heaven arbesuas ‘(Car mal post or C-$Hypo-Tube Cement ‘Tuas: chen and roundnse pliers step oy step Ho make this 3+ier necklace. you string the upper and lower rows frat. The riddle row is strung last, connceting bead From the upper and lower roves in thceight panel sections, Measure the have of your neck to determine your snocklace’s longth, These instructions ‘ill makea 16-in, (41cm) necklace nino the dasp. Read tips and the clasp dald ebout 2 ia, (Scan) to the Finished Tength, Ifyou wish to make alenger necklace, you can extend the Finished length by 2in. vith each additional loop and pane! section. ‘upper tier @ Ca wo 1. (9m) lengths of [Nymvo and condition them sith Ineeswats oF Unread Heaven, Unread a tscadle on each length, Sew one needle through a seed bead anda bead tp, leavin tucele though te bea tip only, las inga6-in. tail. Tie the tails fiemls over the sed bead ina surgeon's knot (s6e asiskcs” p94) and glue. Trin the ras and close the head tip. @ Hold needle inscach hand, Pick up Jeolor A(inain accent color! beads “withthe right-hand nee, Pass the lefi- hand needle through all he beads in the same direction, Move the beads up 10 the bead sip @ Pick up an & bead with your lett ad pass the righthand ‘ncele through se head in the opposite direction. The needles change hands swith each cross, Pick up 2.4 beads with the left-hand needle and | A bead on the right-hand needle, Cras the right- hand needle through duesccon bead on the left-hand needle. @ Pick up $B train color) beads ond 1 A bead on thelefhand needle and 3 1 beck om the tight-hand needle. Crass the needles through the A bead {photo a 6-in. (15cm? tail, Sew the other hand celle 2). Pick up 2.A beacon the lefichand neecleand 1 A bead on the tight. Cioss the needles through the second bead on the left hand acodle. Tighten. @ kopeat step + twice 19 make 3 repeating loops @ Pick upaC (panel color) beadson the left-hand needle, and 5 € beads on the right hand necdlo. Cress the needles through the fourth bead on the left Ina needle. Pick up 2 C beacon the leti-hand needle and 1€ bead the Tight. Cross the needle through the sec- ‘ond beud on the let. Pike up 3 C beads and (A beac on the leftand 5 € beads onthe right. Cross the nelle throngh the & beod and tighten (photo b}. Pick up2A beadson the left-hand needle, and | & bead on the right-hond needle ‘Gross the neces through the seconel bead on the left-hand needle. @ Repeat sop 4 three times @ Kepeat steps and 7 seven times. Pick up 3 A derds with one needle. Pass the other needle thiousg the beads inthe same direction. @ Sew ane uoslle through a besd tip and a seed bead. Sew the other needle through the bead tip only, Pull to tight- cata tc the ends firmly over the seed bead in a surgeon's knot. Glue the knot trim the sails, and close the beod tip lower tier © begin the lover tier with two Li. {lua} lengths of Nymo. Repeat the Upper-tier steps 1-3 @ Repeat upper-vie step five tienes to make five repeating loops, @ Pick up 6 Cheads on the lf hand needle and 3 (heads on the right, Cross through the last ed on theleit-hand niece, Tighten. Pie up 2.C beads on the left-hand needle and 1 C bead on the right, Cross through the last bead dulled on the let-hand needle. Pick up 5 Cheads and | A bead on the left-hand ucedle nd 3 beads on the right, Cross —through thelast bead on the let and Lighten iphoto e) Pick up 2A beads on the leli-hand needle, 1 8 head om the right and ccoss through the hist bead on the et Repeat step 2. @ Repeat seeps 3 and 4 sever times @ End the lover tier strandsasin Upper tir stops 9-10, idle tier © Connect he upper and lower Hers with the middle tier, Lay the feo com pleted tiers parallel so that the panel sec- tion sides wih more beads fae each other, Pcs them vertically with the upper ter let and the lower tier to the right (phoro di © Prepare two 4A 1 2eat lengths of Nemo, Repeat upper tier steps 2-3, © Repeat upper-tisr step 4 four times fomake four repeating ops. @ Mace the center row between the Upper and lower ties, Staside the left hand nevdk. Pick up 1 € bead with the right-hanel needle. Sew throug the sc ‘ond Chead of the lower ters fist panel section going toward the starting end, Thisfincos the head to sit ata right angle to the bead beside it. Pick up another C bead. Keep te bead inside the lnap of Ue lower ter panel setion anil sew thiough the fourey C bead toward the starting end (Figure 1, Se figure soide the right-hand nee © Pick up aC bead with the left-hand reel and repest step 4, sewing into the upper tiers frst panel section. Pick np | Choad with the right-hand needle, Pick up 1 Cad 1D (pane! accent colori bead with the left-hand nvedle and cross the nesdles through the 1D bead. Pick up | D bead with the right hand needle and 2 D beads with the left hhand needle. Crees the needles through the ast D beacon the lel-hund needle {igure 2) © Repeat sips 4 and 510 join the oFher halfofthe panel section on the lesser and upper tiers @ Pick up 1 C bead with the right hand nesdleand 1C bead and 1A bead with theleftchand needle, Cross the needles through the A bead. Pick up TA bead on the tight hand needle and 2 A beads on the left-hand nevdle. Cross the needles through the last A bead on the lei © Repeat steps 3-8 unl all the panel sestioneare joined and a set of Four repeating ops ends the mile ier: Fi this section as in upper-tier step 10. @ Atioch the head tips to the eayp on cach side of the necklace so that the tips face the same direction and there are no ‘oss in the necklace ters (photo e).@ Comtaet Laura in care of Beade-Hutton,From the strawberry patch Brick stitch a pair of berry nice earrings hy Mary Anne Russell called the Strawberry Capital of the World, Those days have passed. but to commemorate them, our city hasan annnal strawberry festival complete with parade, contests, crats, food and, of course, plenty of strawherries. In keeping with the spirit of the event, I designedl this pair of sirawberry ceartings. They are the perfect accessory to wear with my strawberry embellished shirt andl pants. ik the 1920s, Pasaclena, Texas, was stepbystep Create these dlightfal thees-dimen- sional stawherres in circuit brick stitch, stu them. and top with squane- lite ealyxes, Wore the flower and leaves in fat brick stizeh an attach them toa sturdy piece of plastic. Con tet the berties (9 the flower asscrbly with beaded stems, Make a pair ofear- rings orattuch a pin back to make an eye-catching brooch large strawhorry Make one for each earring, Row 1. Make a 3-head ladder ucing ight-coloved darcatl ancl light green or ivory beads (see “Basics,” p. 94}. Juin the ladder into a circle (see “Basies”) Row 2, Working in brick sth, increase evenly tr 6 heads (see “Basis”! "The beads in this rove will seem very crangded (photo a) Rew 3, Change to peach and increase co 9 beats Row, Alternate berween peach and 2 hrendendbutcen comFed as you increase to 10 beads. Work the thread through several baud to scuure it betore custing. Row 5. Using red thread and red beads, increase evenly to 13 beads, Use red beads from this point on, Row 6. Increase to 16 beac Row 7. Increase to 20 beads Row 8. No increase Row Increase to 24 beds Raw 10, No increase, Row 11. Inereaw to 28 beads, Rows 12-15. No increases Row 16, Decrease to 24 beads {see “Basies") Row 17. No decreases, Stull the berry with red yarn or a cotton ball tinted, \sith red permanent moter (photo b) Raw 18, Decrease (0.20 beads Row 18, Decrease to 16 beads Row 20. Decrease to 12 beads, Row 21. Decrease every other bead (6 beads remain}, Secure the thread in several beads before cutting, calyx for large strawberry ake owo fise-sepal units for each lage berry © String 5 leat green beats and te them nto a ring using a surgeon's knot {see Bavies. Ga through tvo beads in the rng to avoid startin {figure 1a). These are the base beads for the sepals @ suring 2 beads and go back through the base bead in the same direction as before (figars 1), Working in qua stitch isee “Basics, a 8 more pairs ofbeads 9 rows total. Sting one bead anid tiga back through the pats of beac o the ring figure. (i through the nest bead in the ring, Make 4 more sepals on thisunit, Mcke asecond unit © Sew one sepal unit to the berry’s top row of beads, Aach the second so the sepals are oft trom the frst. medium strawberry Make one for each earring, Use light aren Leads through row 5 Rows [-2. Begin as in rows [-2 for the large berry, Row 3, Increase to $ beads Row 4, Inecease to 12 beads Row 5. Therese to Ié heads, Row 6. Stitch 1 beads, spacing 4 peach heads evenly. Row7. Stitch 16 besde, alternating peach and light greca Rows 8-S. Stitch 16 beads, using peach for the rest of the berry Row 10. Decrease La 13 beads, Stull the berry with cotton. Row 11, Decrease to 19 beads, Row 12, Decrease to 8 beads, Row 13. Deerease every ather head (4 beads remain}, Eads for the large berty calyx for medium strawbery @ Svringo lear green beads and repeat step | for the large berry’s calyx. (Refer to figure fa, noting thal this calyestaris with ao-bead ring! © Repeat step 2 far the large cal, adding 6 pss beads, (Refer to Mgure 2, bat make this calyx with 7 squate slich rows.) Go through the nest be inthe ring, Make 5 mote sepals, © Sevs the cals to thestrawhery’stop row of beads, d small strawherry Make one for acl earring. ow (, Gsing light thread and light spreen beads, make ¢ 3-bead ladder Row 2, Working in brick titel, increase evenly to 5 beads Row 3, Increase 108 beacl Row 4, Increase oI heads, Rows 5-7. No increases, Stuff the berry with cotton Row &, Decrease to & beads, Row 8. Decrease every other bead, leaving 4 beads, End as before. calyx for small strawberry Make this following the dicections for the medtiam berry'sealye ua Make one for each earring @ Naveacalys folowing the disee- tions forthe mediam errs, but don't cut the thread @ Siring a6” or 3mm bead in the cen terof the calys (phatac), Fold the sepals over the bead and bring the thread to the outsie, Sew through the beads in row 4 to bring the sepals together {phovo d), Sew through dhe bottom leads twice to clase the bd (phate e) flower Make one for each earring, oaiGtatton «tune 2051@ Siring 6 yellow beads and tie them into a ting using a surgeon’s knot. Adel tone beac! in the center of the ring and take the needle through a bead opposite Use hut (figare 3). B String 2 white heads. Go thsaugh the yellourlaead at the base ofthe white beads in the same direction ss before (figure 36), © Work in fat rice stitch tsee Basics") Follow the chart in figure 4, making ineveases and decreases along the outer edges Q String 2 shite beads ard go through the outer edge of heads (Figure). Con sine through the yellow bead atthe petals base (photo f) Pull the thread, slightly to make a cup shaped petal Make 4 more petals. (One yellow bead Is not usel for a petal) @ after going through the yellow bead atthe hase ofthe filth petal, string | yel low bead and go back through the same base bead, Repeat, addlinga yellow bead ontop ofeach base head. leaves Make two side leaves and one center leaf for each earring. D lor theside leaves, makea dead ladder using lea grovn beud @ Workingin Mat brick sith, flow the chart in figure 5. @ For the last cow, work 2 boud in brick stitch, tring 1 bead and go back through the seconal to last bead in the previous row (figare 5a). The kal is Slightly asymmetrical Work the thread tothe hattors and yo throughall the outer beads (Higure 5b). Pull slightly on the thread to cup ihe eal, Secuce the thread and cut materials ‘1 Tube eac 1 Caach sec beads in kat pre, vary ight gran or ivory, and ed + Small amounts uf TL see eds in ite, peach alg ed, anc yellow + Sot ed yarn and ectten balls * Geading needles, #12 or 13 + Siemideot Nimo Dto match bead colars +1 Paicpost earings wih pads ard hops * Small piece of stil clear plasticor acetate 26° a nm beads E6QOD glue Dniional Pinback with hate (ao) Fue figured Fgued © Make the center Ieaftollowing the hurt in figure 5, but make ae mare decrease 4 beads remain’ Sieing 2 beads and go hack through ihe last bead inthe previous row. Finish thee as instep A earring assembly O ise the ls cle cat froma pieve of sit plastic or acetate, Position the side leaves with the svider side down (photo g) Gilue the flower on top ofthe eaves, hiding the plastic completely (photo h) Let the glue dry © Secure doubled thread ina straw berry and exit at the center of thecal Connect herres to the earring loops with stems ofthe following lenges: large strawberry 2, medium strawherry —2% buen. (2.2m) @ Toattach berries to the earring loop or pin hack, take the thread theongh the loopand bick theough thestem beac, Secure the thread in the herry (photo. @ Glue the lower and lea asembly to the earring ot pin back. © se to ain, (1 Bem cir in, (9.70) I strawhorey — Lin. (32cm) Mary Ame ent be renche a arte 37@ Fao corn or hrough BeadesButton,for helping children \ learn peyore stitch by using large beads and elastic read (see “Tips & lech niques,” p. 8}. Frankly, that seemed like an especially ‘good way to teach the stitch to adults, 100, and the idea lec ta the handsome peyote cel shown ie A feadersent usa tip H step. step With just four beads in each ros; this bracelet works up uickiy,and the elastic thread helps keep the tension even as you stitch. © ‘head the needle with a Feyd. (6m) length of elastic, (This should be enough thread to complete the bracelet without having to adel more.) Working with the chstic doviled, string a stap, Dead (any beac! will do} an position it about halfway down the dlastic. Take the nicedle through the bead again to keep itin place, and wrap the long tail of thread around a piece of cardboard s0 it will stay out of your way (photo ai @ String § beadls onto the ehstic and move them close tothe stop bead. Work io peyote stitch (see “Bases,” p 94) photo b), stretching Ue elastic very gently to keep the beac in place, To avoid haw. ing a tangled mess a elastic when the working thread is Weave a simple brace! hy Mindy Brooks long, hold itaway from the heads an slit tension, © When you have about 1 fi. (30cm) oF thread remain ing, cut itat the fold, leaving the tails long. Clamp them or tape them to the bracelet to keep the beads in place as you work the other hall Cwind the elastic on the riboardl, ‘Thread the cut ends through the ncedle an continue working in peyote until the brace fortable fi around your weist. End the bracelet with an even auanber of rows, © Swett the bracelet several times to distribute the thread's tension along, its length. Sew the bracelet’s cends together by zigaayging between beads (photo o), Work the elastic back dhrough several beadlsin the last row G Run the tik seaside in step3 through several beads inthe last row unvil the wo paits of ends meet. Tighten Uhe elastie slightly so that nor thread shows between beads p it under Knot the elastic ends together with a surgeon’s knot (see Basics” dab the knot with bead. Refore you trim the ends, run them through a bead or tivo and dab sith elue to keep them in place. @ Mindy Braoks is an assoctate caltor of BealéRatton, with plenty of style [oeoeeemenesamememenaee materials + 2Tues 5 bexeut beads * Gasiane Foss aval TSI 800-366-2155) + Tapestiy or embrcceryneeles, sae 20-04 + GS Hypo Tubo CementEvolution of an art form Seminal figures in polymer clay by Elise Winters When asked to take responsibility fora retrospective exibition of the crestive history of polymer clay at the National 4 Polymer Clay Guild Conference (une 10-17, al Bryn Mawr College outside Philadelphia, PA}, [ was at first ever Sshelmed. Then 1 just relaxed with appreciation and admiration for those individuals who deserve credit forthe historic breakthroughs in polymer Chay A rush of excitement fellowed when I realized how each ofthese innoxations became an immediate source af inspire tion for permutations, variations, and modifications by others. {The exhibit, “Illuminating a Medium: A Retrospec~ tive on Polymer Clay” includes: more than 30 seminal pieces deassn from pri vate collections throughout the coun- try.) Although dollmakers and mints turists, who have been using polymer sated ajor contribu clay for decades, are not they, too, have made: tions to the art form, Marie Segal - tool woman In 1983, Macie Segal af the Clay Factory of Escondido had no way of knowing that she was about to make polymer cey history. IL ws normal thet telephone calls that began with taking an order Pts pewould turn into “jam sessions in whicha problem was revealed and spontaneous ideas for its solution would phyy back and forth After anc of these brainstorming se sions, she aaw a mound of elay in front oof her that needed flatleaing, IC it had heen a normal day, she would have picked up her snatble rolling pin, Pie ‘cust, Fimo, what's the difference? But this day was different. “Kneading clay, 's got lo be a better way,” Marie Within minutes she was on the phone jamming with her Fine supplies, Fhethard Faber, That conversation led tothe purchase of hee First pasta rnughine, which she would use for the next 10 years, “until itll apart didn’t want to hog the idea for inysel6” she says. “wanted lo Keep my ‘word open.” So naturally the new idea spread throughout California and then lhe country. Never would creativity with polymer clay be the same. [n Marie's hands, kitchen gadgets had become artic tools. Marie may not have heen the st persion to experiment with, 123 Cuisinart, but she was the one ‘who requested that the manufacturer change the constraction of its bows, *L need something more heavy duty,” she told the customer service representative, The bowls keep breaking.” Stephen Ford and David Forlano - intricate canework and color control Inhis lol in Philadelphia, Stephen Ford wondered why he coulda’t create a pro: duction line for canes cranked out with Uae exactitude that pasta machines ‘vould allow. By the end of the ‘8s, Stephen and his partner, David Forlano, hhad perfected their meticulous geomet rial designs and City Zen Cane was shipping its ube Mlusion canes from the East Coast back to California, Next came their step blend technique, whish used 14 separate layers of clay to shift ‘one color from light to dark (at right Judith Skinner ~ color blenoing Judith Skinner had been one of those California “regulars” in the early days oF the Clay Factory. Involved in a demand- ing high tech coreer, she would come to ‘Marie's workplace as an artist refuge Her familiarity with the Ciry Zen Cane innovations, combined with ler trai ing as a technical engineer, led toanoth er design breakthrough so significant thet it is known by her name, the Shin- nes blend, Previously, graduated color Feng Resarmi Opposte Page Per Vous, 5 (985, oye clay ene Cyne Toons New Ge in 992 pole lay ‘ave right Cy Zen Ca 0. (9 330m; pulser Yess, 1991: 38 13 and PACsoon atore: Foy Hughes, Sovenir (0x 8x5 in (28-215 [3em) palmer day a rind esi. Per Youll, Bn, 1999; 10 ‘25zm) tall pearescent poner clay over Baltic birch plwond. Cynthia Thops. Of Butt Wings an Spec Tings, 2000, polymer clay ant barabt sping ‘tres of Hen Bical) Kaiheen Dust, Fie Homan Fue, 1996, xB x36, 094 150% Else Wirt, 10x {Ou 1 Bram; poe sey metal ea, brass, and be hts ellecis required meticulous and tedious calibration. After (995, all you had to de was follow Judidh’s simple instructions lo make sheets of clay in seamlessly groduated colors (see p. 17). Tory Hughes — imitating nature Victoria “Tory” Hughes perfected her alluring alchemy, tucning clay into pre tous and semi-precious materials, Sou venir dt, (abovel a mised media pivec, displays her clay jade and ivory. Torys popular videotapes provided the inscrucsion that alinwed many others 10 extend her discoveries. Nan Roche — writer and innovator Nan Roche, author of The ay, the ‘iblc” of polymer clay techniques, (Plover Valley Press, 1991}, acpted the ancient Japanese metalworking tech nique moore gave to polymer clay (Reo 928). This breakthrough directly inspired Lindly Hounani's silver leaf anc tinted iranslucent version (B68 £7, 1095), as well asa daven aaher varia sions that quickly appeared at exhib tioasund galleries. Pier Voulkos ~ experiments in 3-D Afler Pier Voulkos’ fanciful telephone swine wraps were fist exhibited ‘sce p. 36), colosfl telephone wire sprouted up in all forias of polymer clay jewekry and sculpture, Tn recent years, Piet hus pio neered using aluminum foil cores and ‘owe polymer clay and has developed cain effects (chatoyaney} with metalic polymer clay above! ‘other innovative artists Most of these groundbreaking sist, along wih many others, came together in one place for the first time in 1995 at the Third International Beudl Confer ence in Washington, D.C, Tt was here that Kathleen Dustin first sw transl «ent layered beads by both David For lano and Lori Feiss, which spurred herto begin exploring multi-layered and hhand-colored uanslucent rechniques on the handbags that have become her sig: nature (hattom right) 1 swasalso here that Kathleen Amt first saw my paper-thin polymer clay fan brouches whose transhicent sees sina lated Fapanese paper Chelow).°Can you really do tha?” Kathy asked, flexing hem. “T can’ wait 1 see what Lean do with this.” The fulfillment ofthat cre. ative challeage appeared at Arrowmont during the National Polymer Clay Guilds first conference in 1993, wh Kathy presented her fan-book pendants see Be #25, 1988), Inspired by those, Cynthia Tops, who was already famous For her hair-fine polymer clay messaies . 57, top), created “Rolodex” bracelets made up of hundreds of thin, flexible sheets with secret drawings concealed herween the carefilly contoured leaves op righ). For the past 20 vears, all the artists, mentioned in this artidehave been bound together by a commun cred: embrace innovation, share ideas, and buile/on them, And, perhaps becas ihe opportunities are still so wide open, any others will beclravn into this ever-expanding creative vonimunity. @ he Auee website, wiry. NPCG.0rg or call the Muse message lite, (503) 233-896 tas afways Been avoréentd By the seston, what f..2 Be continsies propel v esplovation af 1b 40,2000. information about the saaference go ts and refletion. Soc From Peer fvat FutnGesze PaDelectable | donuts Bent-wire wraps create a contemporary pendant by Wendy Witchner Sometimes the simplest things are the hest. Wrapping a beautiful stone donut with bist (or smooth) wire, kinking it, and suspending the resultant pendant from a bead produces an clegant piece of jewel- ry that is perfect for casual or office wear, Use a fancy decorative bead. atthe top and wear the pendant asa short necklace for a dressy occa~ sion. These pendants make outstanding gifts because they're beaut ful, inexpensive, and easy to make. stepbystep Aayou weap the wire around the donut through the hole, space the saps evenly. When you get back to the place you satel wrap the tal f wire around the vera enh above the donut Sting decorative bead the vertical wie, andend witha large wrapped loop above it To darken the sver, tse liver ofsifur or Mack Manas directed @ sian at she top You determine this} afte demux, leaving 3 in. (Bem of nine extending stag abuve the dem Bring the long piece of wire through the hole, around the front ata si and through the hote again (photo a). @ before pulling the wrap ight. use these of your chainnose plist t bead 2 ngaag of ithe wraps on the ont and back ofthe donut iphoto) © Pullthe wire snug as you wrap through the hole again Okepe ‘wraps evenly around the donut, The amount of wire specified in the: tril it allo for II wraps om a sony donct @ Bring the lst wrapup the front of fhedonutin line with the verical een sia, ben the zgatg, and pal the wie angles sat steps 2 and 3, spacing the song Thess ak serial wire tail the donut (photo ¢) ann press the cai in with chaitnase pli- ers (photo di. @ esa the occent head onto the serial wire. @ Nake a erappecl oop (ee “Basics pe 34) with the remaining 12 in. (3.8 Sem), The loop should be as lange as postble to allow you to thread the pen dant on a chain necklace (photo e~this bead isby Hames Jos, 53-234. the glass head om the top pendant et is by Stevi Belle, 5-45-5678), @ wraps around the t against the lop af ip the wire close Wendy is a comiibuting editor 00 FeadleButton. materials ' ¥ Large stone danet, appx. 50mm Ly (st) 18 20-gaugeStetng her igedecoative Neck chan Tools: Round: and chainnose plas, diagonal vie cules Optional: Liver of sturor Black Mae Bead BattenAppliqué beads on a cloth purse by Alice Korach Black tie er know when you'll need an led purse for evening ar. I could happen, And if you don't go anywhere — like me~ you can always enjoy it for daily use. When | decided that L wanted 4 beaded purse, also decided that L wanted it 10 have a consiructed form; but T didn’t want to engage in an elaborate sewing project. I storeand found a prety, small, black purse, It ionk me two evenings pick the tacky machine embroidery off the front with a sharp pair of manicure scis: sors. All the while, was thinking about Uhe shapes of the beadbvork appliqués hat would replace it . stepbystep A begin to construct the | elements that you wil purse. I made rows of brick-sttch trian gles ani brickestitch ladders, You might also want to make peyote-stitch pieces freeform shapes, applique rosettes, or irregular appliqués. Appliqué the pices uning your de onto the and linesot beads on the parse ing to your plan, hut be Me: cutlines, backstitch, and fringe @ ii your purse has piping, lke mine,backsttch a line of 6 seed beads, 2 beads at atime, against the inner edge of piping (pho Use the same technigue to sew beuds onto a). straight or curved ln race of the purse. nd aject (Lived 2 ribbon spool) to mark a curve with a chalk ‘wheel for the first curved line of a design element, A Sil the perfect size for the sn To anchor single heads, bring the thread out from te wrong side of the labric to the top, thread 2 6* bead and 11" bead. Skip the 11 ead and yo back through the 6* 1 the wrong side of the fabric. Bring the needle out where you want Loattach the next bead (photo b). You can also make small 3-10 5- bead loops for accents or to fringe the tops of s" beads. aide spool wis circles ladders ° 3 brick-ttch ladders vith #2 bugle beads tsee "Basics" p Si), see the shortest one o the puree, teyinning withthe ene batied upto tbe bead piping and following a chalk curve Wit the thread esting the top ofthe end bugle sew through the purse fabric the length af the bugle bese Bring the soele hack ap through the ent be iphoto) G9 into the brie at the edge ofthe bead and come back out 1-2 beads tor ther along the side of the ladder, Go through the appropriate bugle and sew into the fabric the bottom of the niglewith the needle angling toward a bale 2-4 beach farther along (photo od, er making | materials | =cutncuse sib beading | Vvioy fst beats and bugle Deas | "rater, crs 2conrs sin gles + Vref ea ead to match ees Siam oto Boro Batng es #1 013 nl dh reading neds r€2 haps leribie beading wire, 01? or Old * Dann Spt ngsercalésrediunp ines * crip teats ‘Ts Chir les ocx | vie cater. chak weet mak ces stat ims © Continue to the ond ofthe ladder Note: Leave the ladder walinished ntl you're certain its the right length, s0 you can add or remove heads.as needed Weave in and tie off the ladder threads about an inch {2.5m} before you finish stitching it in place, Butt the next ladder against the top of the fs and so on, triangles © 1 nade sitip of seven 7-bead wide brick-stitch triangles and sewed a strip ofseven ¢-bead wide tangles into the spaces by zigzagging back and forth through two leads on one color triangle and 1-3 beads on the adjacent other color triangle, depending on how many beads lined up @ Because the lighter-color wiangles wrthan the dark triangles, te joined strip curves slighty © Fo ill out the joinca stxip to the edges of the puree, I added more rows oon the enals ofthe stip, using the ladder lechniqne. Then Isewed the strip tothe purse on all out edges (photo ¢) @ You can also make separate triangles and appliqué them in place individually. handle @ Cars leagths of exible beading wire 6 i (sem) longer than the desired finished length of the handle or shoukler strap @ Crimp one end of each wire to one of the split rings, using toro crimyps on cach. Then string a mixture oF the beads and busles used to decorate the beg on the theee wires, making sure thatthe First inci or so of beads covers the wire tail aswell © Bra the suands. Then erinip them Wo the other ring. @ Sow the rings securdy to thesides of the purse (photo f) and cover them with anpliquéd brick-sttch triangles. ©Cascadeo/ beads A gracefiul necklace flows from right-angle weave Lime beader who loxes salon Antes jor. Te oud that sree Take ses atm el ex Shepard meet wth heading soup frequent ven mis lp me ee The nuclaceshars hove y= lace, which appears in her book Insava fe Pond ov Techies Lack Puotations oh. 1 vant te ge my Conon eal, derloak Since. ke postal ao oD cll, Found just what was leoking on thse ieee beads step oystep ‘This necklace can ensily headapted bo your personal style by playing with the loop k each increase, and, of course, bead col- ors, Loops an the blue ve ig L-L3emis on the black-and-white necklace (shown on p. 5} the longest loop 1s about 2 in, (50) hs, the number of beads in from abont in.-3 in. iridescent blue necklace Determine the length of your fin- shed necklace by om where you'd like the necklace to fall a using your ne materials A5on (118.1129) [1° reclave;2-3 w. (8 wih necklace *ymo Dts nalch bead eclors * Beating neal, #12 Theat canton or ees + 2Boad tips = Clasp Tan brads ioc ble 5) fr black-and chainnase aliens by Kit Harrington-Amaditz subtracting the length of the bead tips and clasp. @ Was 4 yd. B.6m) of thread W use doubled, string beds, and position them about 12 in, (30cm) fromm the tail end, Tie the tails and working thread into a circle with a square knot (see “Basics,” p.94), Lake the needle through two beads © Workin right angle weave ksee TResies”) umtil Ue base row of the neck- lace reaches the desired length. End with an odd number of units, or stiteh {Don’t cut the working thread.) Identify the contersiteh with a serap of thre @ Siving a heal tip aud a seed bead conto the nevdle. Knot the thread several times around the seed bead (see photo «6 p.43), Dab the knot with glue, cut the thread, and close the bead tip with chuinnose plicrs, Repeat on the other anid ofthe necklace, stringing the bead tip and seed boa onto the remaining thread tail, @ Retiread the needle witha single Isngth of waxed Nysno. Start tis (and subsequent) threatlsboy making hall= hitch knots hetween beads as you work through several beads in the base row. The thread should exit toward the left ‘on the first bottom bead (figure 1.) figwte 1 the next bottom bead (Bguze 1) g rovsard the left, Repeat. making another 13-beid loop ond connecting it to the third bottom head (figure 2) @ Inceesse the loop size by 5 heads to make the next 2 loops. @ Repeat step 7, working toward the center of the necklace, When you reach the center of tie base row, increase by 3 heads as before, but make ey one loop ‘at that length © Continue making loops but decrease the number of heals very 2loops to march the fist halfoF tne necklace @ Sccurs the thread inthe base wow beads and stich the csp 0 the head tps black-and-white necklace @ Siar this necklace witha base row of Fight angle weave stitches us in steps L (above, Make only one 15-bead lonp, @ As yo work tosmard the center, increase one bead in each loop. Make fons center loop, then decreas by one bead per loop to match the frst half of the necklace @ Finis as in step 10, above. © Kit cam be rence ef (702) 459-8829 or BeacDien®predigyseFrom wood to wonderful Fanciful embroidery transforms ¢ technique for transforming plain wooden beads inte ele gant, exatic, tailored, or ter Fille beaded heads isso sim= ple that it opens your ereativty to myriad embellishment options. The most dificult part of the peacess is tind ing graduated sizes of wooden beac, (Once you are aver that hurdle (sare size beads can also be strung into wo erful one-ntta-kind necklaces like the brown nechlaceat left, you're eeady to begin wrapping each bead in fine yarn ro prepare it for embellishment, Since Iam an vid collector of bracelets, it was given that | would ‘want matching bracelets. levrap plastic bangle bracelets that | find at garage sak with the same yam {using a smear of white gluc on the inner side 10 keep the yarn from slipping} and repeat the aubellishment theme af the necklace os their outer surfaces, For my first project (the beown neck. Jace at leit, T embellished Inege-holed vrooden Leads with tiny wooden beads and French knots, This wats an easy project to carry along on a two-week, motorcycle vacation with my husband, The supplies were unbreakable and Aida’ wake up much space, The vay drawback was the lack of good light tor evening beading, Now I work oa light colors when away from home, by Robin Brisco stepbystep | begin by wrapping the yarn around the core bead in two ditections for complete coverage. While doing that repetitive tau, Tvisalize how I wont the embel lishment to be. For my Fst beads, Thad many strands ol tiny wooden beads on han 0 thay became the basis of my plan, Butta soften their crunetty effect, Tinterspersed French knats (see figure 1}, my favorite embroidery sith, among the wooden beads, This made mote insreting textured surface Tre base bead has small hole you'll have to enlarge it with a drill, Increase the hole size in stages to make driling easter and safer, ail held the bead in vive preparing the bead o fo put a yarn base on a wooden bead, thread a long needle with atleast 3 yd.{2.7m) of fine yarn, Some yarn may show when your embelishaient is coma plete, so choosea color with that in mind. Apply glue tothe center portion sof the bead with a glie stich, stopping in, {6mm} from each end. Place the tail end of the yara against the glue, and Sarting in, from aneend, wrap the circumference ofthe bead with yarn ‘raps that just touch, Keep the yarn as taut as possible (photo). imple beads @ When the ghied arcais covered, change direction and go through the head's hole with the needle end of the yam. Pull the yarn wraps tight and arrange them so they barely touch at the celges of the hole and ure spaced about fon. (6mm) apart atthe faltest part ofthe head (photo b). After completing the first layer ofend-to-enad wap, make a second Inver that ills in the gps. Be cazofal to cover the head completely so no wood shi, @ When the head is completely cov- cred, un the nesdle through th.and into the yarn in the hole to fasten it ff. Let the end hang, beading the head © Kow its time to embellish your bead. To cover the entire yam base with seed beads aid French knots, i's easier ta make longer stitches each time and randomly caver the surface instead of sarcilly placing each bead o knot 30 it touches its neighboss. It doesn't mat- ter wehsther you samt with French knots orbuads @ Tostart with beads,anchora lang proce of single beading thread in the yarn base by running the necdle through the yarn ard making two or tree backat.ches (photo e). Sow e: bead to the base one at atime, You don't have to worey aout spacingon direction (photwd), When you fee! you say have sewn on endo beads, end the thread witha few backstitches and run it through dhe yarn before clipping. @ Arclor the embroidery thread the ve exch figuie 1 wway you anchored the beading thread tind begin filling in dhe spaces berween beac with French knots (igure 1, photoe). Add more beads or knots at any time ifyou think they're needed. @ Options: Use a variety of embrot dry stitches fibers, and colors for cinbelishiment, Create «banded effect bby making rows of stitches or beads. ouch down fibers that you can't sew {hrongh the yarn base (figure 2), a8 Tid for my white beads (see p.66). Apply needlclave with a random stiles then sew: beads in the areas between the stitches, Cie a variety of head sizesand shapes for embellishment. Apply more than one layer of embellishment, bead- ing onto the appliquid beads or embroidery stitches, © When you've made enough embel- ished beads, string then into a neck lace, using cord or lesible beading wire sand spacing your embellished beads with plainer gliss, Lone, wood, or metal heads. @ Fronch knot [Bring the needle out at point A. ‘Wrap the thread around the aneaille 2-3 times, starting at the ceveend of the needle with the thread that exits point A, Bring, the needle back down into dhe Fabric as close to point A as pos sible bur not in exactly the same spot (point 5) coucting Use a thin, accent chread to hold a line of tiead on the sur face. Lay the Unread line in place and come up at point A on one side of it with the accent thread. Go down on the other side {point BY, making a small itch across the ine thread, Repeat at desiced intervals materials + [Gin Or lrger wooden beads fer enellsh iment round: barel-shaped (kids beads wit large hoes are best 1 Shei or tal of fine yar fingering weight 'sidea), neutral or azent colt ‘lu stick 1 Lang creel or tapestry needle whose ee will ascemmaiale the yan Small weoden beads (2-3ren) or glass seed beads, 8° er triangle beads, ystals, pressad lass le. Eine teas, fancy ers + Shor #10 beading needle Dptiona:Slamide or NyninD to sow an beads, vel embody needle te ascommadate fibers, deri il Robi lias a Hone Heononntes degree from UC Davis ac enjoys working with fabric aad fibers, She has try of fooes weaving, rac needlelace, and ensbelished ni rors, View her work at wretothowsb.con Fibveyeigelleryvrobrevinades. bee.Freeform peyote vase Play wiih color and shape to create a sculptural work of art ces ished bonding fy woe mest hehe pice gti ae ing {Ssh acompisnd dena dah Wale Dot 9) ersing fopeyote sic arourl te glans bao mmol lng became nse Bat wes onlvter acs sar pote where welcand or th caying ssc shapes sed a tht Khe some pei ignite byconbningtechnge rom Doth Uaingered beads ngs and shape oF) allows orn ape Ud strony pea divetstht produc an veces form Be su ing bens wt shar wht artikel voc he tes, dissed the ned ee ek creat Pye named my vase Retirah because it signifies a momentous life change that coincided with the completion of three {quarters of the project. Without know- ing it atthe time, Rebirth symbolically represented my own unpredictable, very bumpy and meaningful journey by Fran Morris stepbystep choosing colors When choosing colons For Rebirth looked fora mestly sem palete con trasted red gli, capper, and bronse beads with ieutralereaun and black beads. Then Faded splashes ot green and purple to give the piece character ann jo make i more sitiking, For the piece shown in the process photos, the editor chose three color Families: pur ples anit greens, secontary colors that share the primary color blue, and a new trl palewe of vores and golds Heading over clear glass allow’ light to passthrough the transparent beads ann adds an additional dimension of Color and texte. Teal means tat thread is more likey to show, s0 he sre tochoose a neutral ash, gray, or taupe) shat disappears int most ofthe bead colors. Beating over a gilded corer vase, as in the process piece, prevents. full transparency of the beads, but it ses a reflective quality to ce light thac passes through the transparent beads. I! tho hides the thread because the gold dominates where thread might shows setting started Wheat beading over a shapely form, itis best 10 start around the narrowest part hogan Ketsris at the neck of the vse stringing enough beads to enciele it and tying the thread together ina circle ‘with about 2-3 beads worth of slack. 1 used a surgeon's knot {sce “basics,” p. 84} and went through the frst head again to begin the peyate row. Since | would be usingga varity of bead sizes throughout the project, J strung various sized beals for he casting circle (photo a), I’simporrant to choose the combination ofbead colors and sizeato establish the sculptural basis for the rest of the work, Think in terms of color areay ane! don’t put to many of the same size bead together pecause the piece may develop flat, uninteresting areas, Ler your intuition guide you as yon choase the beads 10 use inthe first few rows, choosing beads A sculptural peyote pieve deserves con= cern over just the right choiee of bead. Because of the shape in such a project, 4 miscalculation ot head sire andcan cause the tension to look off, Pye that paticnee fills thase tricky spnces best A seulptural piece requires hat you antke unhurried choives, using a litte calculation and alot of intuition: Remember, Uie goal is abstract but cohesive design, As you peyote slileh around the form, you must inerease and decrease, lepeniing on the form's shape, The smoother the shape, the mote gradual will be your ineveases and decreases. You find that most of the increasing materials “Glass or ceramic vase wilh appealing shape + Varoty ofall basin coordinating coors Including 11°, 10%, 8,6" seed beads: ian ‘He beads and savare bead (approx. 3m) ribbts, 34mm cxystals eptanal 1201 13 Beading reeds + Slamideor Nyro Din a veulal eno ory. ash, or beige) oor decreasing will occur naturally as you bead, When the form swells, you'll use larger beads more frequently (photo b). or you!l Find yourself picking up to beads for a space where you would nor anally place one bead ‘You may often Gad yourself doing ‘vorbeadmaking on Oahu. Diane had to discover her own ssay. She learned by copying Helen’s beads. Strangely, as she began to wear her new beads, people thought the beads were Helen's tnd also mistook Diane for Helen herself. Even Helen's sister \was struck by the resemblance. Diane looks upon this exper ence as a“spiritaal overshadosving.” Mier a year, she emerged From her spiritual apprenticeship and began to develop her own style, But a string of Helen's beads still hangs in her studio, ” beadenlbata.comnDiane's liber and beae mclacelaboue tsa wrapped center section ith bas attachad by small metal washers, és ends are Kunins braided Alter necklace by Diane (ight) features Her sigsture Tibetan case Diane’ beads are remarkable for chcir paceman! fxtere “ike a fot of texture, and | useiust about everything to achieve it? shesays. Some of her beads are coversd with tiny holes she pricks them all ove with a spiky lower aprangemnent bolder. Some are textured with rubber stamps. "Last wse part ofthe stamp to make atesture,” Diane says. Using partial par ‘ems asymmetrically isa trademark of Diane's work, One tyre ofbeadisembossed witha broken bicycle reflector. Is pattern seseables ish sas Diane applies just one coat ofa commercial glaze to each bead, erring on the thin side to bring out the textures ‘mpresed in the clay. For Dizne, raku’s chaem Lis in its anpredictable results, The smoke reduction canses gives to transform in strange and wondertal ways, “Raku it’s a crap~ shvo,” she smiles, While Diane els her ads in local galeries ane bea shops she keeps many of her beaks fr he finished axt pices, She snakes heautitul wrapped-fier and Kurnihimo-woven necklaces with her beads as well as necklaces of intricately wrapped copper vie and Leads that se calls “healing necklaces.” Her cteaive sco ides includes some intersting closure techniques, including her Tibetan aceldace clare on p. 7 Nicia Oh Clay beads took: over Alicia’s life when she saw Diane’s beads afew years ago. “I met Diane ata Hawaii Slitchery and Fiber Arts Guild meeting, saw her beads, and wanted to try making any own,” says Alicia, With Diane’ help on techniqueand a locsl community college's ceramics studio esonrses, Alicia dliscovered thal she had a talent for malsing beads, the bril- liance ofthe colors and the extemporanenus nature of raktt firing appealed to Alicia "Raku is a continuons accideat,” she exphains, “no one told ine there were rules, so approach the plaze a iit were paint. mix colors together ” Alicia dossa’t keep track of the glazes she uses Fach batch ofbeacis s one-of a-kind, Sometimes sheAlvie's bead sculpture, vat Cabo} has atieless quay ts dra camposite Ih ii’s Fe ager necac at tho pit fir bands ae set of br pate sched segronls, igure meavng. and stung sections ‘will put as many as four layers of laze on a single bead, Like Diane, she incorporates interesting textures inte her beads One called the “pinecone bead” get ite distinctive textaTe from being rolled ona metal sreen salvage from an old rniovie projector. Plants, industrial trash, and rubber starops ae all scrutinized for their texture potential Alicia sels her beads leose or simply strung in bead shops. A large portion of them, hoseever, are reserved for her own artwork, Several of her works have won national awards, Her sculptural display of pil-Girecl beads, Uini-Afir above}, on fit prize in the “Cither Media” category atthe 1999 Limbel- Iishment Gleaming Treasures jucied show. [ts none trasates Tierally into “fire pit” in Havvaiian. Jn 1998, her necklace Fire Dragon {fi} placed third in the “Finished fewelry” category of Gleaming Treasures, "When 1 Jui out the beads for Fre Dragon, [ pictured a dragon flring through the ar,” explains Alicia, “C have abvays iked drogen, especially mythological Chinese ones that fly through the loads fighting the phoenis tor the pest!” In this piece and thers, you can see the beautifal dovetail: ing of Alicia's mang talents. Fre Drage incorporates pevare stitch, figure-# needle-weaving [BE #11, p. 29) siringing of her beautiful pit-fired eas Alicin's rebellions spirit ancl sense of adventure find their culmination in ral Her passion for elay leads her to experi- reat with new clays and color effects “I's the Fel of t= you ‘can do just about anything with ca ind sm arta she cays oxullontly