Dulcey Heller

Tag: brick stitch

  • 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,…

  • Slinky tube

    I’ve wanted to make one of Diane Fitzgerald’s slinky tubes for a while — these instructions are in her Zulu Inspired Beadwork, published by Interweave, and in her self-published More Zulu Beadwork.  Her instructions are for a 4-sided tube, and state that they can be made up to 10-sided.  Since I tend to try to…

  • Nine O-rings

    I finished my coworker gifts today — I beaded enough O-rings to have one for each person. Our staff is small, and we like to exchange presents. I try to choose something that can be worn as a pendant, or hung on the Christmas tree. I also aim for something that I can mostly make…

  • Torso – part 2

    I put down the easier part of the project for a bit, the carpet, and worked some today on the torso. I’ve built in the beginning of arms; now to continue the shoulders, neck, and attach the completed head. I’m not 100% confident I like the scale, it may be just a touch too small…

  • New Beadin’ Path challenge

    The last one was the beaded mask — this year is The Ugly Bug Ball.  Bead something based on the Burl Ives song of the same name, recorded for the 1964 Disney film “Summer Magic.” Bead a bug!  Here’s Fred, for inspiration.