It’s done! I used a Swarovski button, and made a teardrop-shaped loop for the clasp. It works, and I have a completed necklace to wear. The design is by Claudia Schumann.

Last night, I got my shipment of the 50-ish cube beads I needed to complete this spiral – so this morning, I finished the spiral and put on the Swarovski button before work. I have to decide how plain or embellished I want the loop for the button, which I’ll do over the weekend. This…

This isn’t done, but here’s a sample of a third spiral from Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten. It’s very cool, a great design! This is going to be set aside while I finish up Beading for a Cure, but it shouldn’t take long to complete when I have time again. This one is for me!

This translates as something like “little dot chain.” Spiral stitch without advancing! This is another from Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten. Another gift. Next spiral necklace, I’m going to keep…

I recently purchased Claudia Schumann’s Spiralketten, a book of her spiral stitch variations. The text is in German, but if you understand spiral stitch, her instructions are easy to follow. The basic variations are described and illustrated at the beginning, and pictures of various spirals and their stringing/beading count follows. This is her picot spiral,…