Pünktchenketten
This translates as something like “little dot chain.” Spiral stitch without advancing! This is another from Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten. Another gift. Next spiral necklace, I’m going to keep…
More new blogs!
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Picot spiral
I recently purchased Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten, a book of her spiral stitch variations. The text is in German, but if you understand spiral stitch, her instructions are easy to follow. The basic variations are described and illustrated at the beginning, and pictures of various spirals and their stringing/beading count follows. This is her picot spiral,…
My Bead Around the World 2012 beads
Here are my beads! I made the bead on the lower right, and the others were made by participants to go with it. I think I want to highlight the bead top center with an orange rope — there’s an orange luster in the bead. I plan to make the others into a necklace. I…
New clasp – attached to bracelet…
It works! It’s difficult to attach one-handed, but it’s secure and looks good. From the other side: I was inspired by a design by Beth Kraft of Nordic Gypsy, a bead store in Rochester Minnesota. Her design is called Zephyr, a 4-sided tube of St. Petersburg. I made mine 3-sided, and the third side is…