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Triangle tube completed
This was a satisfying project to complete. I really like these beads together, and I like how the gold charlottes tie the clasp into the piece, at least somewhat. Diane Fitzgerald’s instructions show a beaded ball and loop clasp, but I wanted to use a different clasp. I chose to string the tube onto Softflex,…
Triangle tube
Here’s another from Diane Fitzgerald’s Zulu Inspired Beadwork, the triangle tube. I apparently didn’t get the step-up right, as it’s twisting. However, I like it this way, so on I go! I wonder if this is how Leslie Frasier did her first twisted herringbone, a fortuitous mistake? The purple, green, and clear are French lusters,…
Vielen Dank, Mariposa!
At the end of December, Mariposa generously wrote detailed instructions for these beaded beads, and posted the pdf on her blog here. I was able to make the beads without any translation tools, simply using the exploded diagram on the last page. So I could more easily see where the increases were, I counted the beads…
Christmas presents
Here’s some of what I gave away as beaded Christmas presents in addition to the O-rings I gave to coworkers. First are right angle weave pendants with a Japanese chevron in the middle. One side is squared and stiffened with red charlottes (the chevrons have a bit of red), and the other with green. These…
Slinky tube
I’ve wanted to make one of Diane Fitzgerald’s slinky tubes for a while — these instructions are in her Zulu Inspired Beadwork, published by Interweave, and in her self-published More Zulu Beadwork. Her instructions are for a 4-sided tube, and state that they can be made up to 10-sided. Since I tend to try to…