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500 posts!
Wow, for initially not being entirely sure I wanted to blog, I have certainly stuck with it. I first started blogging on February 10, 2008, so that’s 500 posts in about 3 years. I have found value in blogging, from documenting my work to sharing beadwork and other visual arts I’ve seen. I’ve learned WordPress…
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Learning bead crochet
I went to southern California last month to visit my friend Sylvia. We had a wonderful time together, and one of the things we did was bead. Specifically, Sylvia taught me bead crochet. I crocheted one bangle with slip stitch with 6s maybe 10 years ago, but that’s it. I have no other experience otherwise…
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Judith Bertoglio-Giffin at the Bead Society of San Diego County
I attended Judith Bertoglio-Giffin’s talk recently at the Bead Society of San Diego County. She talked about her beadwork, the history of bead crochet, and about bead crochet today. In the 1850’s, crocheted beaded bags were a cottage industry. 1905 was the first instance of a printed beadwork instruction, and beads came roaring back in…
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The Bead Museum at the Mingei, updated
I was at the last meeting of the Bead Society of San Diego County, where the president of the Mingei International Museum (I believe the speaker was the president, but I missed his introduction) made the announcement to the Bead Society about the Bead Museum’s collection now being a part of the Mingei. From my…