Sum of the Parts — Surface Design Association show
Closing at the Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota is this Surface Design Association show. The Surface Design Association promotes textile arts in the arts and design communities. They have conferences, shows, and a journal — the Spring 2003 issue was on beaded surfaces, and it is gorgeous. This show was works…
Markdowns in the Remembering Cindy Etsy shop!
As promised, we are marking down the items remaining in the Etsy shop, except for the panels, the postcards of the panels, and I believe one doll. Everything other than that is 25% off – please consider making a purchase, all proceeds are going to the American Lung Association. To read more about this project,…
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,…
A few more blogs
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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,…