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Dupes assorted small beads, flexible beading wire, crimp bead, and ear wices, First design the swag. Plan the swags to be 13). fn long (34.3-38em). 1 like 2 lengths because the distances between tree branches vary String crimp bead and as exrwire on 16418 in. of Bex da: (DTD beings nti 7-02) Go back through the crimp ‘bead, pull taut, and crimp. ‘Threading the tail through: the first few beads, string all the beads, placing a glass seed bread on both sides of each mercury beads hole, String another crimp bead and an cearwire and crimp as above. Thread the excess wire through a few beads and trim. Debbie Simon, Brookfield, WI attention glass beadmakers As astitcher of structural beadwork, [often incorpo: rateartist’s glass beads int sy work. Many times I can't proper eredit tothe artist because sales receipts do not include names and addresses. 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My husband believes that swap mistress has very kinky overtones). The swap leader either col- lates the beads for seming on to other members in a direct swap or collate the beads for sending on to members 0 make up into « purse, neck lage, bracelet, ct. Ia the case of simple object swaps, the finished pieces are sent to the swap leader for sending on to another member ike the ides of sending loose beads and getting a finished piece in teturn. The really fun aspect is seeing, what other people do wi your beads. Most recipients are wonderfully surprised by the finished results, ‘The swap leader coordi- nates and organizes the swap, working out the rules and finding people to participate The former involves racking your brain to foresee any ppeoblems with the swap formut. Thelatter involves citer phoning people you now, suggesting the idea to your bead society, or posting ‘message to an intemet bead-group bulletin board. Bing a swap leader means working out the what, how, where, and how much details ofa swap. Forinstance, my beaded bead swap entailed ‘every member supplying 53 of seed of Japanese cylinder beads and a core bead, desired, Then every member tused the loose beads to make beaded bead. {didn't put restrictions on stitch type and only suggested that people coordinate the bead colors so that they could use the finished beads in a neck- lace or bracelet. posted details of the swap toour brad list anda few friends, Members sent seven self-addressed packets, ‘of beads in a padded enve- lope (which T reused to send back mixed packets of beads.) They also sent the postage for the mixed beads fand forthe finished beads Make sure that you check postage costs so that your cash doesn’t come up shot. Hfeven one person is late sending beads, money. ora finished piece, life aan be avdully miserable. Ate I received loose beads from each member, 1 put together packets of beads (one bead type from each person), instructions, finish {ing date, and an idea sheet for beaded beads and sent the packets to the members When the finished beads were returned to me, 1 pho- tographed them and tem: porarily posted the photos on the internet. The finished beads were hollow or fceform or beaded over a ‘excellent touch by lone member was to pat 3 “beaded by” sticker om each, packet alongwith « note about herself, Another mem: ber stapled the padded big, leaving the protective strip intact so that f could use the core. OFORSAMENTAL ee ey Glass stones for aa eee rer en rae Cen eer cae te a SIN) Two diameters: thin Supple, flexible, durable both 49. computer notes ef seal when | reused the envelop pink to Snle ia We eter, swap ideas © Object swap: Each mem. sends an unfinished obj UFO (necklace, b purse, etc.) to the swap lead: ce. This item is sent to anoth: er member who completes the beads forthe beads of another member. Sometimes brad choice iby special calor themes. @ Bead patten swap: ach niember sen ina specified number of original patterns enough copies for eachse your work uy FRONT YARD JUNGLE NECKLACE jhe intensity ofthe cobs in Sculpey Preno clay fascinates me. Otten when Tm doing 8 derm0 ‘teaching a cass, 1use the mat otic cls can find. mathe tle le Dead in Us ecttace stone ofthese events, Iiked tet so much, | decided to design a neclace around then, Lots of clo, ots of shape, and fos ol teatures~ that was my mission ~ Syne Holt, Imperial Beach, CA {NTO THE GARDEN {came England from Winneapalis near fou years ago and wes fascinated bythe Beat walled gardens. Nhe time, was andergong cancer treatment, andthe inage of» garden supgested healing fo me. Sol created tis amulet bag toillstsae a garden of healing and tenewal | wove the main body on 2 com wih sie 11* beads and made the strap and part ot the rnge ron mediied day chain sttch ~ Linda Mure, Leeds, United KingdonLATE AFTERNOON TIDE POOL, surrounded feur ayers ol fused glass with six layers of Precious Metal ‘lay 999 fine ser) ad fred it at 1650°F, 5 times. Then | set 3 cine stones in baskets one prefabricated backing o sterling she, (You ‘al use a torch on PMC once it has glass fused fyi) Then | squeezed the baskets with the citrine jst enough tof through the holes inthe PMC, attached the backing, end refcrmed the bashets.| taught meta: smithing for about 10 yeers, so PMC was just prtet for ne. Caro Beal, onpot, OR INSPIRED BY BAB {coulen't believe the beauty of the beaded dots ty Elia Jotnsan-Beniley in B&E's October 1898 issue. 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Send your submissions to Just for Fun, BEADEButon, FO Box 1622, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612,| pattern gallery nen yeu design @ ‘charted pattern that seute especialy proud of, send us te raph sa we can consider inci it here. We'l pay for any pattern that we publeh Wete tous at Pattern Gakery, BexdkButtn, PO Rox 1812, Waukasta, Wi Saus7-1812, Peacock evening bag adapted a cross stitch pattern to beadwork, using Sua ata A He Abdbssasbageddietesdeitsestetey ut Ta ay aa = — i Hees f Sr EET ST : po date State ae eeeAn easy macrameé project gives a sophisticated look by Susan Alvord few years ago,a friend and coworker, Sue Gipe, showed me how to make a bead and wire critter. 1 vas instantly hooked, and my love of beading now surpasses my love of basketry. Seeing a beautiful piece of ‘bead jewelry in a shop or gallery often inspires me to make a quick, rough sketch that I can reinterpret later. Because my idea sketches are so rough and omit most of the details, when | create my own interpretation, it truly is my own, In fact, that was the evolution of this design.stepbystep There are three main steps in this ro}: ‘ect. First, tie a beaded blanket stitch ‘edging halfway around the large donut. Next make laps of bead o brick stitch strip that goes through the hole and around the small donut and add fringes, Finally, connect the two donuts with aimacramé loop and knot the two sides of the necklace. Choose donuts that are close to the same size so the knotting process will work wells and always measure cord generousy. the Conds oo shot, you cannot ada more. beading the large donut © Gat | ye. (9) of ware linen. Tie it tighuly around the large donut eth a square knot, leaving 81 (Gee “asics” p. 78). Place the knot near the outer edge ofthe back of the donut. @ Siring size 6° bead on the cord and puis it down against the edge of the donut Then feed the long end t the donuts hol, fr ck bbringit up through the loop of card to ‘make the first beaded blanket stitch (photo), Pull the cord tight with the cenid against the far side of the bead. Make beaded blanket stitches halfway around the stone. © Ther tie the cord as tightly as posi- ble ou the back side ofthe stone with two half hitches (photo b). Before cutting it off loop the tail around the last blanket stitch twice. 2.5em) tail beading the small donut @ To wrap a brick stitch band around the sialier donut, begin with a yd. (Im) ‘of thread and a 5-bead ladder of Japanese cylinder beads oF 11" seed breads (see “Basics"). Work row 2 with 4 breads as shown in “Bas @ ‘To begin row 3, which has 5 beads, ‘g0uunder the thread between the first and second beads on the row below (figure Heft side}. Work the rest ofthe row as normal it will have the same rnatnber of beads is row 2 (4 beads). @ To increase atthe end of row 3, pick ‘up one more bead and go under the same thread as you did on the previous stizels; come back up the new bead (figure 1 right side). @ Altemate o%s 2 and 3 until the strip reaches around the back of the small dont from the bottom front #0 Just below the hol, ending with row 2. © Work the next row with only 3 Dred. Then alternate 3-bead and 4- Dead rows (figure2). End with a 4-bead ‘ow when the fist and last rows encircle the donut and mect atthe bottom, ‘Weave the sarting ail into the work, @ To join the stip into a saug ing around the donut, the needle exits the fourth bead on the last row. Bring it through the loop between the frst and second beads on the fit row and back Lup the fourth bead on the final row. Go ddown the third bead and under the next -ad loop: repeat (gure 3) © When yousget to the end of the row, the needle willbe exiting the first bead mn the 4-bead row. Weave it through e beads ofthe first and lst rows until it exits an end bead of the fist row, Pointing toward the back (figure 4). © String the frst fringe with bugles, seed beads, and accent beads as desired. Make the fringes 2-24 in long (3-6em). © Skipping the end bead, bring the needle back up the fringe beads. End by ging buck through the brick atitch bead ‘where you began. Start the next fringe bby going down the next brickstitch b (photo c), After completing the fifth fringe, weave the Jin the same ro1 thread back and forth within the bead= work to secure it. If you prefer, wrap loops of beads around the donut instead of brickstitch and hang fringes on the green necklace at lower lelt,p. 32 (see B6B£9, p.9 for these directions joining the donuts and finishing @ Cit two3-yd,-long (2.7m) strands ‘of waxed linen, Put al four ends togeth- ‘rto-find the centers, Slip the center folds through the hole ofthe small dom directly opposite the beadwork Gn Grom to back, With the fas a the top back ofthe stone, pas all four ends through and pull tight, making a lark’ head knot (photo ¢), @ Divide the strandsso that you have ‘one on each side ofa center bundle of two. Then make blanket stitches around the center cordsalternating the side cords: bring a side cord under the center ‘cords. Then putthe end through the loop along the edge from front 1o back. Repeat with the other side cord around the center cords. (figure 5) © When your knotted band is about ‘rin, long (1.3em), place the smaller donut atop the large, aligning the tops. When the knotted band reaches around the back ofthe lager dont to the hol, pull the four strands through both domtsto the front (photo). Continue knotting until the band reaches the top of the donuts and isas snug as possible. © Thread the ryhit-hand center cord ‘onto a tapestry needle and bring it tunder the lark’ head knot. Tie this cord and ite right-side cord together with a square knot, Repeat with the lefl-hand ‘center cord and the left-side cord (photo 0. © Make cach side ofthe neckstrap with the reo cords on that side as fol. 2 Stone donuts of diferent ies. apt. ‘hameters. in. (3em) and Lin (44cm) 7-10. Wane linen, 4 (avaiable from ‘The Weaving Moks. 471) Brook Ave NE, ‘Seatte. Wk 38105; 206) 524-1221; order (838) 524-1221; mw meavingwerkscom) 18-24 Seed beads, sie * Japanese cider beads Deicas)osae 11° seed beads © 25-50 Assorted accent beads 2-6, 11° ‘etd beads, aed bugle beads fo fringe = Beacing tread, Wyne 8 cr Siamide #12 0F 13 Being neta 1 Tapesty edi, #18 0°20 fortinn ++ 24 Decorative beads ith large Pesto ‘scxompodate strands inn + Option: clear nai pais, Super Glue o $27 Bond cement lows: make a blanket stitch with the left. hand cord around the right-hand cord. ‘Then blanket stitch the right-hand cord around the left-hand cond (Ggure 6), ontinue inthis manner for 8-10 in 25cm). Repeat on the ather side. © Pur the two conds from one side through the large-hole beads. Then put therwo cords from the other side through the large hole beads in the her direction. Tie an overhand knot (see “Basics”) in each pair of cords 5-7 in, (13-18m) past the knotted portion ‘af tne cord (photog), This makes the necklace length adjustable. If desired, ‘embellish cach tai with a small bead and an overhand knot @ IF the op donut sips too much, gue Ato the bottom donut with a dab of Super Glue oF 527 Bond cement, @ Susan is revved Edmonds, WA, high school owcher and an award-winning uashetry artist from Seat oo. 3 9950 SCN oe 9 Yen 20990 0- 609 o- oou'oo~ Figures eee, Figures Figures¥ {m a i i Half-round earrings Seed beads, crystals, and wire link up in a fun design 1s usual for my work table to have enough area where I can spread ‘out the beads for the next few projects. Occasionally the project beads will get mixed up and produce a completely new project like these earrings. One of the crystals ended ‘upon top ofa partial circle of leftover wire with seed beads all round Liked the woy it all Jooked together, s0 1 forgot the projects 'd planned and began making dozens ofthese earrings. Lam Fewe? m > fs a S ef tol Ww wW ‘by Sharon Bateman notorious for not wanting to repeat designs (ony fiends night say whiny, bout that is absolutely NOT true.) Ihave to force mypelf to finish the second balf ‘of even a single pair of earrings. But this dlesign was so much fan and s0 easy to «do that Lemade more than afew pair. fies 1 fy ten aS materials # DFlatbeads oexstals + 20rop estas ot pendants ‘Japanese yinder beads, 2 colors Gold or sive wie, 18 gan Dowel intr small, Ln for targe Beading needle Ny beading thread © Earwres « Roundnose ies, wire cattss ‘Home and aml (etienal)stepbystep The following instructions will produce ‘earrings similar to the large preen ‘earrings at right. Measurements for small eatrings are given first, large earrings in parentheses. To make ‘earings, first form the wire arc, adding the penctant and flat bead. Then make brick sitch triangles on the ar © With she hammerand anvi pound one ene of 2in. (6.3m) length of wire flat (3 in (Scr) for lar ea if you don’t havea (Gr) tothe wite's length and loop at the end (se "Bask," p78) String the lat head (photo a. @ ifthe Nat bead has w vertical bole throogh the center (se bear erring above lef) skip tht sep. the at bread has a horizontal hole theoogh the center, bend the wire perpendicular to hole, just behind the bead. © Form a Joop just above the flat bead in. (1.3em) from the bend, bending to the left for one earring and tothe right forthe other eating The wire should cross over the stem hehind the fat bead (Photo b). Wrap the wite around the stem fer making the loop (photo 6) © Gane the wite arounda Soin, dowel (Gin. dowel. Bend it away from and bbchind the fat bead. @ Push theare downward, side on the drop bead, and make a mall loop on the wire’ end. Postion the drop bead just below the lat bead (photo d) © For the brick stitched points aroand the ae, tie 2 ft (61er) of thread onto the arc sliding the knot down to rest near the drop bead, String 2 main calor Japanese cylinder beads, Go around the wite from back to front and back up trough the second bead (Bigure 1), Go down through the fint bead and con up through the second bea. @ Seng 1 bead. Go sound the wie and theovgh the bead st added (figure in brick stitch (see “Basicx”), working the last 2 rowsin another color bead. Go through the outer edge beads and the last bead in the e- base row (figure3). Go aroutnd the wire and back through the same bead © Begin another triangle by stringing 1 bead. Go under the wire and back through the bead just addled (figure 4) Work abase of five and the tri © Work enovigh triangles to flim the space between the drop and the top of the ae. Attach Variations @ Work the triangles with abase of 3 beads. This wil produce sma Or add loops on the tip of each @ Adda litte n earrings, p. 36) by dangling beads with Small holes In step I, form a loop, but cdou't add a bead. Finish the wire and beadwork. Forma lonpon an end of a «in, (19cm) piece String the small be loop above the bead. Atiach the dangle tothe loop formed in step 1.0 Sharon és regular contributor to Beade-Button. Contact her ai 709 Tuer, Ratlam, 10 83858.ShoeHeaven Fashion a pair of Mary Janes from polymer clay by Deborah Anderson ‘ve been a leather artisan specializing in making custom footwear and accessories for quite some time. My daugh- ter, Marah, and I began working with polymer clay fiv years ago. Recently, I decided to try making miniature st for fun. [ended up making twenty polymer clay shoes pairs in an assortment of designs, as well as some little purses, You, too, can make a variety of patterns to make many styles of shoes. Bake them with a loop or two of telephone wire (I learned this tip ftom Pier Voulkos), so you can string them into a ne lace. But be warned: making miniature shoes is highly addictive. stepbystep Por your own Mary Janes, first make a checkboard cane the uppers. Then add the soles, heels, and finally the straps. Since Fimo is stiff and often crumbly when purchased, cut the block into pieces. Take of the block, form a ball, and squeeze it in the palms of your hands. When the clay is warm, roll it into a snake, twist, fold over, and repeat. Continue until pliable= ‘checkerboard cane (lig. 1) @ With the Fimo, make two Square rods, one in black and the other in white, @ Reduce to about square (6m) and about 10 in. long (25em), With the tissue blade, cut each rod into five 2 Whshowcasing ampwork beads Create a multi-strand necklace that features three beads by Fae Mellichamp any lampworked beads created by comtempora glass bead artists are large, and it can be a challenge to come up with designs to feature them. Also, they can be expensive; so a necklace consisting solely of lampworked beads might be cost prohibitive. The idea for this necklace came from three lampworked beads that I had leftover from another project. As a glass beadmaker, | am always interested in helping customers develop designs for pieces that feature our beads (Chimera Glass Works) as well as those of other lampwork artists. The inspiration for the wire bobby pins came from a bracelet made by fellow glass bead artist, Pam Dugger of Hollywood, FL| | fie hve Figure’ Figo 5 ol Fue? stepbystep Loops of sed beads connect the three main beads, and the back ofthe neck lace is strung with asingle strana of pressed ss beads and seed Deals Set bide 30 seed beads ina singe color forthe two loops that connect the front and back ofthe necklace. fore using slver or gold wice to make the bobby pin-shaped pieces, ps them with capper makin ve. bobby pins © Cur 6 wire pieces the length of one lampovark bead plus ‘in. (2em), times in heads ae 1 2. For example, ifthe n in, (25cm long, each piece of wite should be about 3%in. long (8.9m). © Position the center oft piece of wire in the chainnase pliers jaws to begin inaking a loop that wil be in (3.dmm-6mm) across, bend the wire to form a 9 angle (Figure 1). Shifito the roundnose pliers, placing the top jaw above the bend (figure 2), © Grasp the horizontal leg of wire ane wrap itover the top jaw, pulling toward ‘you until tis parallel to the other leg (igure3) 1 Remove the pliers from the oop and re-insert them with the Bottom jaw through the oop (figure 4). © conti tial Fguted Feues © With the pliers, grasp the wire loop rere the two legs cross Bend down the horizontal eg until it is parellel to the ‘ther leg gure). © Cheek the bobby pin’s Feng against the main beads, The legs ‘extend in, (1S) pat the bead. Make 5 more bobby pin necklace @ Mic the sced bead and the 46mm ads in a owl, Cu four 60-in. lengths (152m) of thee @ Parts neadleon one thread length tican overkand leaving, 1-in, tail in, (6lem) of beads from the tol, evenly spacing the larger beads. © Holding both ends of thread so the beads move to the center of the thread, tie the ends together with a square knot just after the beads, forming a circle that drapes casily (photo a). © Go through a few beads and tie a half-hitch knot. Tie 2-3 more knots in this manner. Clip the needle off the thread and use it to tie knots with the tailend, Secure the knots with nai polish, Be careful nos to create a yaiff fection in the loop. The knots should be cally as unobtrusive a3 poss sipping inside the beads © Repeat scps 24 three more times. @ Wrap one ofthe ced-bead loops around your hand thre ines, making> three even loops. Separate the legs of bobby pin slightly. Stip the three loops Of seed beads over one leg of the bobby pin, catching them in the loop. Push the lege of he bobly pin back together if \eeced. Hold the bobby pin and dangle the loops to make su that they are @ Slide the legs of the bobby pin through 3 Lampwork bead forthe center of the nedkace. Using the roundnose pliers, cul the ends ofthe legs, making loops larger than the ampovoek b hole (photo-c). Make loops on op sides and snug agains the bead. O Repeat step 6. © Rumthe second bobby pin and loop through the center bead stating at the end with thetwo loops, Make sure that thetegs emerge from the bead hole opposite each other with one on each side of the loop holding the seed beads. Curl the legsinto loops (photo d), @ Atiaet the to remaining lampwork beads and seed bead loops to the center of the necklace by repeating steps 6:9: Gonnect the ends of the two center bead loops to bobby pins that go through the side beads and pin the other loops to the ther side of these beads, @ String 25 ofthe seed beads that you reserved earier onto 16 in, (40.6cm) of Aleaible beading wire (fora longer oF shorter necklace, adjust the length of ire), String 1 crimp bead, Pass an end of this strand through 1 set of oops, theo through the crimp bead and pull tight The length of wire and a in shoul ext the crimp (photo) Close {the extmp, Do nar tin he ta, © Sirng Sin, (20cm) of bends, making rire the wite tl iid the frst inchs ‘oflveads, Akernate matching pressed glass beads with single seed beuds to create the impresion ofa knotted bead strand (photo, @® String 1 criep bead followed by 25 seed bende. Run this ection of ced beads through the other end loops of the necklace. Ran the end ofthe wire back through the crimp bead and up though about tin, of beads. Pall he wire snug but not so tight thatthe strand of beads becomes sti, Clove the crimp, Carefully trim any excess wire. @ Contact Feat Chimern Glass Works, 1520 Merry Oaks Court, Tallahasse, FL 32303; (850) 385-6480; chimera@ualwebcon, seethe bewds she aad fer hus rake in BeU #30, p, 62 materials, ‘Lamport beads wih large holes 1 Seed beads, vant of Shapes, sizes, ana mises, ‘in. Strand pressed-gass beads + 30.441 Beads, varity of shapes, ses = 154m Feble beading vire,.014 © 3D in Sitver gold 20-qauge hall-havd wie © Cim beads © Nome B tread 1+ 13 Beading needle ‘Shallow bowl ‘Clear nal posh (opis ‘Copper wire optional) ‘Tals: scissors. crimping pls. rouedoase and cainose pliers, wie cutterVision realized For Carl Clasmeyer, no detail is too small by Alice Korach ‘Talking about his incredibly diverse and infinitesimally detailed work, Carl Clasmeyer says, “It's just an advanced form of kid stufl always drew and painted, carved, made my toys and min ture things; and I ssondered how 1 ‘could keep doing thisand not have ‘10 go out to work every day.” Ihasn't always been easy for Cari, but we're all richer for his continued play, met Garl at The Best Bead Show in Tucson last February, He was ‘sharing «table with his ong-time friend and _netalsmith peer, Ho Burkett (BEB #15). They had recently reconnected after neatly 20-year hia- tus. Carl seemed to be in hyperdrive at his first exposure to the bead world, excit- ‘ed about the wonder- ful beads hed made for the show and all the incredible things he'd seen, He relates with a sense of awe, “Bob ssid, “You're gonna love this. Bead designing is wide opens it does- nit have any restrictive parame- ters like jewelry. Anything can be a bead if you put a hole in it” 1 was ost of my jewelry career 7 -of-a-kind pieses, but since I got inte beads, I see the value of molds Different visions have to {0 indifferent directions and through diferent media to become real” ‘The concept of vision isat the heart of ‘who Carls, and his need to-express his visions tangibly drives him. He explains, “I eat (© stay ative, turning physical matter into consciousness; and I ¢om: plete the cycle by trans forming ideas, conscious- ness, back into physical reality.” Asked haw he got the idea for his mag nificent amber bead- locket, he answers, “After Bob: intro: duced me to beads, 1 wanted to do some: thing exotic, outra~ geous. A vision of this piece came to me in enly-January and 1 finished itthe day we left. for Tucson, My most ambitious projects ually involve combin- ing materials.” He started with a large piece of amber and carved i into a perfectly ‘oval bead, ‘Then:he sliced the bead in half, carved out theCar'sopen amber and geld tad is shown tre sight large than actu sin, 24 MuKin, 512 x 4.) shape, the softness of the amber, and how much carved away.” The bead opens with a seven-part hinge and a perfect 14kt gold macaw swings out for closer Inspection, Carl's model is Mab, the macaw who has lived with him for more than 14 years, ever since she as two-and-a-half months old. The branch she sts on cel with two leaves thet clasp the ead shut, In foc, all Car's clasps are wonderfully unique. Fot sea chest holds an anchor (at tight) and a szuthentc Santa Fe Railroad boxcar holds tiny hand- car (p. 5). An assortment of his first beads (at right) further reveals his mania for detail and his wacky sense ‘of humor. His diorama “Hawaii bead, not quite in. Jong (4em), features a long-haired girl watching a teeny-tiny murfer riding the crest oF a wave. In tribut tothe ‘6s, Carl maker s double-bectle VW bead and a VW van with a cracked windshield where the hole goes through. His mermaid hangs artfully from loops behind her floating hair. Carl points out that « mer ‘maid isan athletic swimmer, so her back is as defined asthe ree of her, A former macaw ener, had to buy the partot tube bead How can a large man who stands 6eft.-6 with hands to match create such fabulous detail? Catt replies, *Comroling your hands and tools is all in your mind, It's oftena matter ofhalance to hold the piece with the tool while cutting, And I always use magnification, When I wasin my’20s, the old-time jewelers taught me ‘to use magnification while my eyes were still good 30) ‘that they'd last.” Carl has an insatiable appetite for processes and techniques and gratitude to the master Jewelers who shared their knowledge with him. We bread lovers.can only hope that he keeps having bead visions to share with us. © Alive is evar of BeadeTtton. Co Studios, (505) 989-5711, act Carl at ClasmeperSimple bead embroidery electrifies a favorite stone tae head stores with their trays of cabochons and stones excite my imagination and lead me to new design possibilities. My fulfillment is multiplied when I learn a new technique from an owner of the shop. Kim Ruthe, owner of Knot Just Beads in Milwaukee, WI, taught me to use an index card and interfacing for the backing of this bead embroidered brooch. The interfacing lets you make holes in the card very close together, After the embroidery is finished, you add a leather backing. Use any stone you like in this brooch (not just cabochons) and accent the stone with complementary colored seed beads. stepbystep First plan your pin, including which Japanese cliner beads youl ws for cach row, then glue the stone tothe buckingand embroider, Fora smooth, profesional pice, i's eascatalthat the beads cover the backing completely; but clot get them so tight that they pucker the backing © Give} x50, (36x 127m) pce olive os tex er. Cover theo on th ahr aclag and po ia (ice Le poe afore ists Frcs tempir bor utr senes @ iakevinnal roirtron a beckinge the center top ofthe stone and poke a hole through to the back to ive yourself «visible starting point. Knot one end of 2d. (1.8m) of waxed thread and go through the backing from back to front atthe staring point © String 3 main color (MC) Japanese ‘ylinder beads for row | and go through the backing immediately after the last bead, Come wp just before the first bead and pass through all 3 beads again (photoa), Repeat this step to encircle the stone. © Go through all thebeadsagain and the firs five beads once more. Pull gen ily to make certainall of the beads are in line with no gaps or loose heads. The new row should start halfa bead’s width from the first row. Poke a hole from the front asastarting bole. Go through to theback and come tothe front through the starting hole, @ Work the second row asthe fist, except when you reach the top center of the pin, center a pear! horizontally in line with the current row (photo b). Do not go through the pearl a second time. When finished with the row, go through the beads and pearl again, as in row I. © Work the third row as row 2, adjust- ing the bead count to make the beadsmeet the edge of the pearl. Go th tothe back and come to the front o peail’sother side to finish the row. working the crown: @ Weave through stitches on theback tp the top center ofthe pin. Above pesdl attach a freshwater peal vertically {photo ¢). Go through the freshwater pearl twice, Come through next to the hbase of the freshwater pearl and string @ e bead. Angle the bugle outward ightly alongside the pearl (photo d). Go through to the back. Come to the front: go through the busle and through to the back, Comet the front half a tyead's width from the bottom of the bugle, Continue adding bugles un top edge begins to curve it ' freshwater pearl horizontally pearl again, Weave over to the other side arid add bugle beads and a fresh © Work another rw as in step 3, encircling the entre design. © Switch w anoxher color bead (CC), ifdesest, Weave the thread alsiches om the back to secure, ip. work another row, ver and under vever backing and edging @ Holding the thread side toward you, trim the card and interfacing close to the beadwork’ edge, making certain you don't cut any threads. @ Place the beadwork an a piece of 8 leather and outline it. Cut the leather to fit the beadwork. Center the pin back on the upper thied of the berdwork and alr. Place the leather backing over the back of the brooch and notch spaces for the working ends of the pin to come through (photo f), When you're certain the leather backing will le smoothly t0 the edge of the pin, ghuedown the leather near the center, using just ‘enough glue to keep the leather in place as you do the finishing work, @ Knot anend of 2yd.of thread and go through several edge stitches on the back of the card. String 3 bead: 1 CG 1 MC, and 1 CC. Go through the broosh ‘edge from front to back, between two beads of the last CC row (photo 8). tMarough the last CC bead added from materials #135 in Index cane + Nesiim-neight interac no usb! “= Nediarsae stone ‘© 2Cobrslapanete ender beads, size 11 seed beads, or hexcuts ‘© A-6oum Pertinent match stone © 18 Freshwater peas, §-7omn long ‘© M Black bul beads. +i in | 118 fund seas 18 Sze 11” black seed beats «Leather o match stone, 35 it | = £6000 ge Pin tack | ‘ Nhamn 0 beading thread 2 Beading needle « Beeswax or Thad Heaven thebottom to start the edging ® “Siring 1 MC and 1 CC bead. Go through the brooch ede to the back between the nest two beads in the last row. Go through the last CC bead added from the bottom, Repeat from” around the pin, Notice thatthe list bead addled in the first set becomes the firs bead of the next and 50.00, @ To finish the row, sting an MC bead. Go through the first CC bead of the edging from the top to the bottom. Go through the pin from fromt to back and back through the first CC bead from the bottom. Go through the MC Ipead you just added, Continue through allthe MC beads again, pulling taut. acing fringe @ Add thread ifnevesary and work the needle down wo the far left-hand curved comer at the bottom of the pin ‘Working on the front ofthe pin, come ‘out one af the vertical CC edging beads String 2 MC beads, a bugle bend. a freshwater pearl, a bugle bead, a small stone bead, and a black seed bead. Push the beads up to the hottom ofthe pin. ‘Skipping the seed bead, go back up the fringe beads, pling the fringe into position. Go through the lather from the back. @ Decide on the spacing for your fringe. Make the nest fringe in the next CC bead or skip 1 CC bead (photo h), ‘On the mauve and gray pin on p. 48, the edge fringes are right next to-each other; the remainder are separated by one head. Continue adding fringe along the bottom tothe right side. @ Make several half-hiteh knots between the leather and the card, ‘wrapping the thread around the edge stitches, Trim. @ ntact Sanaa ot 9105 W, Aller St. Mi nunkee, WT S821 SHere5968@Millicent Safro, world-renown button expert and owner of the museum-like button meceas, Tender Buttons in New York City and Chicago, was kind enough to chat with me recently. She shares her philosophy about butions as art, her thoughts about the impact great buttons have on clothing, and her advice on button collecting. Wy id vou an antiques restorer, at your friend Diana Eprten, a writer and tector, bay out he stock ofa tiny buon shop back in 1568? We bought it as an amusement. We then feted the tiny shop to store the buttons. We sw buttons as art even though most people wiewed them as insignificant, and we were alway ttl lated to elevate the isi nificant. twas in that spi= ‘that we stared our shop. How did your busines, Tender Buttons, begin? Ii yeas really mors ofa salon at the start. Our friends would come and stay all afternoon, The conversation started with buttons and could go any vhere. We juet played & Jot. Even when we were working. people thought we were playing. Before you knewit, however, word sprendt cand people began to bay your buttons for ‘heir clothing and collections. Whats the ‘appeal in collecting buttons? ‘utton collecting isa wonderful addiction, Whea you look back and see the buttons you've purchased, i's pretty Madame utton Millicent Safro pushes all the right buttons by Karin B. Miller thrilling, Each has its story. You remem: ber when you bought it, way you liked it, who you bought it from, They're small, easy to care for, easy to store, and thir history is fasc tions are acquired button by button. Also, their size i ing, Many collec ificant with regard to the mumber of buttons that collectors acquire: Becaus think they're like candy,and you say, want one, one, one. Personally, what buttons ado you collec? Teused to be 18th cen~ tury silver buttons ~ dogs and horses painted with a few economical strokes on half-inch circumference really anything with paintings from the 18th Century. 1 alsolike Liberty buttons and humorous 20th century buttons ~ Bakelite, goofies, and reais: tics. 1 collect overall buttons from. com. panies with names like Fink, Klink, and Oshkosh B'gosh and regimental buttons vwith numbers for no reavon at al Whenever I visit Tender Buttons, f'n impressed by your knowledgeable staf. How do you find them? : :