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This one works! Self-supporting, which is what I was stubbornly trying to do. My favorite beaded bead with a support is a clear plastic bead covered with transparent seed beads in right angle weave – you can get some great effects with the interaction of the two colors. This is the one that preceded…
Failure in pink
Actually, I discovered two ways that don’t work for a beaded bead. I think I can probably find more! I like the dodecahedron, but I can barely wedge the needle into the 8s. I can’t fight it for all the rest of the sides.
Bead Around the World 2012 necklace complete
Done! The black beaded beads don’t show up particularly well, but they are right angle weave, and acting as fillers/spacers. This is not a retiring necklace with these colors! The start bead for this collection is the blue multi-armed starfish with yellow tips on the right. I made the wheel bead in the center as…
Bead Around the World – a further flock of beads
I think five more beads will be enough for me to make a necklace, along with my start bead, the ones I was given, and the additional wheel bead I made. Then I want to try the shape idea I have for an open link for another necklace. Advertising informs me that Christmas is fast…
Additions for the Bead Around the World beads
We had a small group this year, so I’m making more beads to add to the collection. The wheel-shaped bead is a black rubber bead with a glass square bead inside it. The small beads are to fill in a bit between the beads I received. I don’t know how many of the small ones…