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…
Clasp – or ring!
I made a bracelet, and I’m rather tired of having pieces around without clasps, so the above is a clasp intended for a loop closure. I’ve always admired Mortira’s clasps, from Inspirational Beading – this Blue Summer Stripe Necklace is an excellent example. If the clasp doesn’t work, it would be a great ring!
Teresa Sullivan featured artist at the Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Craft
Yay! Those of you in the Pacific Northwest can see Teresa Sullivan’s work in Portland, OR at the Museum of Contemporary Craft. Some more information about the show is at the Museum’s website, and you can see more of Teresa’s work on her website. The show goes through the end of July.