Tag: right angle weave

  • A quick Q&A – with me!

    Here’s a brief Q&A that I did for one of my jobs, library assistant for the American Craft Council: Five Questions With Dulcey Heller. This is the necklace that I’m wearing, which I made over two years ago: I’ve found that I like wearing this necklace with the clasp (flower) off-center, but that doesn’t work…

  • Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 2

    I found some beading time! So here’s how I’ve modified the straight links I made: I think the interlocking shapes will be interesting in the completed bracelet. Choosing to do something with right angle weave when I have limited time is a questionable decision; it’s not the fastest stitch!

  • Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 1

    Denim right angle weave bracelet, step 1

    I purchased some of these vintage lucite beads (20x15mm) in this denim, and a lovely rich deep red. Because they’re plastic, they’re very light, so I can make a rather large bracelet without weighing down my wrist. There’s s single hole in the beads, and I have yet to figure out both the clasp (maybe…

  • Teal twisted right angle weave necklace – and fringe!

    The rope is my twisted right angle weave (instructions on Buy the Kit), a lovely flexible rope. This time around, I decided to string the completed hollow rope onto Soft Flex, and use that to attach the clasp. I wanted to make it easy to clasp, so that’s a magnetic clasp you see. The minor…

  • Hand jewelry complete!

    In late spring Diane Fitzgerald had openings in a local workshop, and sent invitations to local beaders to join her. This was a series of six sessions, with the ultimate goal of creating a piece of jewelry for the back of the hand. I am very happy with how mine turned out. This is totally…