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This weekend, I stitched a small peyote pattern to make into a holiday ornament. The pattern was flat even-count peyote stitch with no increases or decreases and I used 11/0 Japanese cylinder beads with nylon beading thread . I've made several patterns...
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Recently I was talking with a fellow beader about the old adage, “Practice makes perfect.” Specifically, I was talking about a new project I’m working on for the October issue that involves stitching several units of the same shape, not unlike the links...
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We received a phone call from a reader the other day who discovered that she is allergic to nickel, as many people are, and that the nickel plating on her beading needles was the cause of the dry itchy patches that were developing on her skin. Being unwilling...
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I prefer to think of them as opportunities or experimenting rather than mistakes. When designing a piece of jewelry, I have been known to make a good number of starts and stops before I settle on a final design. Often, I leave little swatches of these...
Published
Tue, Mar 3 2009 1:03 PM
by
Tea
Filed under: jewelry design, blogs, beading, beads, learning new skills, Ask Anna, Maggie Roschyk, beading challenges, jewelry, learning new stitches, beading techniques, beading materials, bead stash
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Winter is a great time to work on craft projects – especially beading! It’s way too cold to spend time outside right now, so why not put all that time at home to good use? Staying motivated and inspired through the winter months gets a little harder for...
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