Tag: right angle weave

  • Carpet part 2

    Okay, my strip is now about 2.5″ wide. I have used nearly 1/3 of these beads; I have about 100g of them. To use all of the same bead, I should be less than 1/4 into my stash of this color. Much less — I have another 3.5″ to go. SO. I have very, very…

  • Carpet part 1

    Okay, I need a carpet about 6″x6″, I believe. Maybe a tad larger. Here’s about 1.25″ of the width. This is a good traveling project, one color of beads, no pattern to track. I use one-needle right angle weave, so it ends up with a grain. If I did two-needle, the beads would be more…

  • A carpet sample

    These are Czech 10s, about a half-inch square. Think a 6×6″ square will look like a pile carpet? I’m using the darker thread to add a little depth of color. I haven’t had much beading time lately, trying to finish up on outside projects.  Hopefully, this will be the last week.

  • Another gift

    I have been working on this gift recently as well; I didn’t want to post it until it was received, just in case the online picture was viewed before the present was opened. The picture leaves a lot to be desired — the vase is white ceramic, and the bead is a very, very light…

  • A small gift

    I made this last night for a friend who deserved a little something. I tried to make it reversible, using a blue-green like the Swarovskis to edge the right angle weave on one side, and the gray on the other. However, I do not have a bead in a charlotte or Japanese 15 that looks…