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Each of Katie Stuart's disk beads is slightly different, enhancing the organic appeal of this necklace. Kelly Wiese is a beadwork designer who lives in Fort Morgan. Colo., in the U.S. She has been designing and teaching beadwork for 12 years. Kelly loves to use IS- seed beads and crystals in her work, which tends to have a Victorian feel to it. She enjoys passing on her knowledge of heading to her students and spends most of her time designing new projects or them. When time allows, she creates...
Bold
Pair peyote stitch and modified herringbone with contrasting colors for a cuff with impact Jewelry artist Diane Hert .lcr developed a clever technique, which she calls crossover Ndebele, and created Aboriginal Dreamittgs to showcase Wendy Hitchins' colorful head. The stitch resembles tubular herringbone, but instead of working in the round, the stitches are added alternately to the front and back surfaces, creating channels through which to thread clasp wires. 1 On 2 yd. 1.8 m of Firclinc,...
Beads
An online gallery of art-glass bead jewelry, free technique videos, our Beader's Glossary, and more Embroider a necklace of colliding circles, each centered around a glass disk. by Tracy Van Niel Cut and shape metal flowers and wire-wrap leaves to construct an organic necklace. by Melissa Cable Use wirework harnesses to cluster disk beads at the front of a strung tab necklace. by Leslie Kaplan Stitch free-form peyote around a handful of art-glass and accent beads for a necklace inspired by the...
Peyote Stitch
Free-form peyote twists and swirls around art-glass beads, pearls, and gemstones The seed bead waves in Jewels' Tidepool Shallows flow around art-glass beads by Sheila Comstock. Ocean blues and sandy brov ns evoke the feel of a tidepool. Ocean blues and sandy brov ns evoke the feel of a tidepool. The snail-like shape of Sheila Comstock's art heads inspired me to make a watery piece reminiscent of the colors and shapes found at low tide. The peyote ruffles imitate the motion of water and waves...
Cover Story
Connect peyote stitch curves and embellish with fringe for a necklace with a glass-bead pendant and clasp. Krister Frantzen Orr and Maggie Roschyk share the secrets of therr collaboration. by Ann Dee Allen Shape wire components to frame a solar system of focal beads for a stellar necklace. by Maria Elena de los Santos Stitch beaded tendrils tipped with disk beads to dangle from a peyote necklace. by Kelly Wioso Krister Frantzen Orr and Maggie Roschyk share the secrets of therr collaboration. by...