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Hello and welcome back to Bead Weaving 101. Today, we begin to explore a new technique used in bead weaving, Right Angle Weave or RAW for short. As discussed in the Intro, the beads are stitched together with thread only making right angle turns, hence the name. The result is an almost fabric like piece […]
It has been a while since I have been able to sit down and write a new tutorial. I am thrilled to be back to work and am ready to introduce our next stitch in the Bead Weaving 101 series. In this portion of the series, we are going to dive into Right Angle Weave […]
Recently, I received a special request from a very nice lady on my Facebook page. Dianne Culbertson-Jacques sent this photo to me and asked for my help. Dianne loves making peyote bracelets with Miyuki Delicas and she want to use this shape to make a matching beaded Toggle Clasp. I was more than happy to […]
In this portion of Bead Weaving 101, we are currently exploring variations of the Herringbone Stitch. In this lesson, we will look at a few techniques used to increase Herringbone bead work. As a design element, increases can be used to create shape, movement and add variety and texture to your work. These techniques work […]
Welcome back to Bead Weaving 101. In the last post, we talked about the more popular way to begin a Tubular Herringbone project, with a ladder stitched base. In the Handbook we are reviewing for this series, I found an alternative method that I will share with you today. After filming the method from the […]
Welcome back to the Herringbone portion of Bead Weaving 101. Tubular Herringbone is a topic I have covered many times before. We used advanced levels of the technique in the Twisted Orchard Bangle and Pearls on the Halfshell projects. So today, I thought I would bring it back to the basics for a bit. I […]