Decreasing On The Outside Edge 1
in thi' row you wish to decrease, thread on lt only tins lime thread through the loop m frrim the end ol the previous row, p back up through Ihe irst bead, ' i rough th .pr.oncJ bead, Ihe same i - n . through the snconrl bead once ' a akiriK III rnw adding rnii' lirvirl al To begin the next row, pick up two beads. Thread through Ihe second loop in Irom the end of the 3 As you add further rows the bead work wi naturally decrease down to a pu -t Yoj c ' fhen thread back down through th beadwor...
Using a jig
A jig is a great tool which was created by a jewelry designer to help jewelry makers achieve uniformity when using wires. A jig is a base plate with a number of holes In it. Into these holes movable pegs can be placed in a range of patterns. The wire is then wound around and between the pegs, creating uniform pieces for earrings, pendants, or spacers. The movement crl the wire around the pegs also strengthens the wire Using a jig lakes some practice, but once the technique e mastered a ig...
Closed Loop Chain
5v tesed oops you can create a chain of set of beads that can't be pulled apart. 4 Thread on the next set of beads, either in the same pattern or with variation, and finish this section as you did before. C two pieces of wire based on the length of your section of beads, plus 2 i inches 6cm extra. Put jr-p length to one side Make the first section of the cham following the instructions for Individual Closed Loops on pages 61-62. Adjust the length me other piece of wire thai was kept as a...
Info Hvu
Specular hemalite is the semiprecious form of the mineral which is generally used in bead making. Malachite is an altered Inrm of copper, which is popular as a lt mi-precious stone because of the beautiful banding m the color Malachite beads tend to be associated with Africa and are commonly used in ie elry from Zambia and Zimbabwe These stones are forms of noncrystalline quartz There are many different types lt jasper, such as p cture ,asper. red jasper, or the Dalmatian iaspe shown here. lgs...