Dulcey Heller

Tag: square stitch

  • Bumpy bead

    So, is this a bumpy bead like a lot of lampwork you see? Sort of warring states-ish? Whichever, it’s a lot of fun! It’s a combination of right angle weave and square stitch. It may be made in a similar way as Rachel Nelson-Smith’s Ootheca pieces; I don’t know, I haven’t seen her instructions. The…

  • Kumihimo sample, plus beads!

    With the braiding disk came some cotton yarn in three colors, fuchsia, green, and gray. There was twice as much fuchsia as the other colors, so I chose this pattern in a simple 8-strand braid. This was easy to keep smooth with the thicker diameter of the fiber, and actually more consistent than later the…

  • Fused glass plus kumihimo, finished

    So, here is the completed necklace with Carol’s fused glass pendant: I used copper charlottes to make a simple bail as well as beadcaps, and then used a copper clasp. It’s very wearable! My braiding smoothed out towards the end; as my braid ended up being maybe 3″ longer than I needed, I cut off…

  • Beaded doll, complete

    I decided to keep the hair tidy and neat – it’s a small looped fringe topped by Swarovski. I made a heavy thread loop on the back of the head in case it ends up on a wall.

  • Beaded doll, part three

    This is where I’m going to leave the embroidery. Now, on to hair!