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Report on beading every day in November
Feel free to skip this post – boring, wordy details, probably only interesting to me. So, here’s what I managed to do this month, with a concerted effort to bead every day: 20 minutes of beading on the denim right-angle weave bracelet. 2 hours on above, with taking the plunge and cutting and rebuilding a…
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Denim right angle weave bracelet, failed clasps
Okay, from left to right: I don’t know where I was going with this first one. The second is cool, as a toggle for a bar and toggle clasp, as the bar fits in the dents in the ends, and there’s also a dent for the attachment part of the bar. BUT, this deforms where…
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Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 5
One more double-sided arrow, and maybe I’m done? If the clasp I made works?
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History of seed beads and color from Crazy Crow
This is great! I know I’ve seen things like this before, but this article from Crazy Crow gives the history of seed beads as used by Native Americans. It’s a good, long article about how beads were made in Czechoslovakia, and my favorite part, typical tribal beading colors. Nice pictures too.
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Spun Gold Award: an afternoon to honor Diane Fitzgerald
The Spun Gold Award is given by the Textile Center of Minnesota to honor a lifetime dedication in a textile field. This year’s award goes to Diane Fitzgerald, renowned beader, bead teacher, beadwork designer, bead store owner, and all-around bead enthusiast. Margaret Miller, executive director of the Textile Center, welcomed attendees to a lovely buffet…