or BEADWEAVING RESOURCE ISEaer THE PASSIONATE BEADER a i Inspiring Designs for Winter Finishing Touches Stitch 3 fun edging techniques... é ae Make these quick and easy earrings tonight! p.68 + create square bezels ie for round coe poe onhy rivolis! p.40 beadworkmagazine.comSPOTLIGHT ON SEED BEADS simply seeds { WINTER SOLSTICE } Marcie Abney Tiny beaded stars are created individually, then woven together to create the look of vintage filigree. TECHNIQUE circular peyote stitch variation Sex p94 fr helpful technique informacion. PROJECT LEVEL 000) Seep. 2 formor formation, 18 beadworkmagazine.com ARTIST'S TIPS * Use the smallest needle that you are comfortable with, since you'll be making multi- ple passes through the size 15° beads. Be sure to use a thread color that matches the color of the Abeads. * You can create a pendant out of one filigree component or link a few of the small star components together to create festive earrings. The possibilities and color combi- nations are endless! Mixpurple and tuguolse ina bright pales MATERIALS 6 gmatte gunmetal size 15° seed beads (A) 6 glight gold metalicsize 11° Czech sed beads (8) 1 gsilver-lined clear size 11° Czech seed beads (C) Black size D nylon beading thread TOOLS Size 12 or 13 beading needle Scissors FINISHED SIZE: 7”1) SMALL STAR. Work circular peyote stitch to form a small star: Round 4: Use 18” of thread to string 6B; pass through all 6B again to form a Girdle and exit through the second B strung (Fig. 1-black thread). Round 2: String 1A and pass through the next B of Round 1; repeat five times to add a total of 6A. Step up through the first A added in this round (Fig. 1 orange thread). Round 3: String 1A, IB, 1A and pass through the next A of Round |; repeat five times to add a total of 12A and 6B. Step up through the first LA/IB added in this round (Fig. 1~green thread) Fig. 1:Steching a ‘inal star Round 4: String 2A, IB, 2A and pass through the next B of Round 1; repeat five times to add a total of 24A and 6B (ig. blue thread). Pass through the first 2A added in this round, skip the first B, pass through the next 2A, and pass through the following B from the previous round; repeat five times to foree all the B in this round to come to ‘point (Fig. 1-red thread). Secure the thread and trim. Set the star aside, Note: Don’t tie knots between beads along the outside of the star; the bead holes here need to remain open so you can pass your needle through them again later. Repeat entire step twenty-three times for a total of 24 gunmetal/gold stars. Then repeat six times for a total of 6 gold/clear stars, this time using 4' of thread, substi- tuting the C for B and keeping the work- ing thread intact. 2) LARGE STAR. Stitch 7 small stars to- gether to form a large star: Inner Connection 1: Weave the working thread of I gunmetal/clear star through beads to exit a point C (this isthe inner star). String 1A and pass through a point B of] gunmetal/gold star (Star 1. String 1A and pass through a point B of another gunmetal/gold star (Star 2). String LA and pass through the C originally exited on the inner star. Weave through beads to exit the neat point B of Star 2 (Fg. 2-green thread). Inner Connection 2: String LA and pass through a point B of another star (Star 3). String 1A and pass through the next G of the inner star, String LA and pass through the nearest B of Star 2. ‘Weave through beads to exit the next point B of Star 3 (Fig. 2-blue thread). Fig. 2: Forming the inner can sections of ce deoge star Fig. 3: itching the ‘outer connections of the lrge star Inner Connections 3~6: Add 3 more gun- ‘metal/gold stars around the inner star in the same fashion as Inner Connec- tion 2, Weave through beads on the outside edge of Star Ito exit the outer point B where Stars | and 2 touch (Fig. 2-1ed thread), Outer Connection 1: String LA, IB, and 1A and pass through the nearest B bead of Star 2, then string 1A and pass through the last B exited on Star 1. Weave through the outer edge beads to exit from the B where Stars land 6 touch (Fig. blue thread). ‘Outer Connection 2: String LA and pass through the nearest B of Star 6. String 1A, IB, and 1A and pass through the last B exited on Star 1. Weave through the outer edge beads to exit from the B where Stars 6 and 5 touch (Fig. 3-red thread). ‘Outer Connections 3-6: Connect the remaining stars in the same fashion as (Outer Connection 2. Don't trim the working thread; set aside Repeat entire step three times for a total of 4 large stars.