Posted in Beadwork, Hand-Made, Loom-work, tagged beads, loom, weaving on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I reconstituted the original Diamond Pattern Loom-work Bracelet to fix the dividing stripes which I found problematic. Here is my solution:
The red and blue stripes gives the bracelet a cooler tone than the previous version. I mapped this red and blue striped version before I wove it and discovered that for this particular [...]
Posted in Beadwork, Hand-Made, Loom-work, tagged beads, clasps, crimp covers, findings, loom, sterling silver findings, tube clasp on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I went to my local amazing international bead shop today and found a basket-full of sterling silver tube clasps at very reasonable, almost wholesale, prices. I picked up a few different sizes:
1 1/2 inch – 5 holes
1 inch – 4 holes
3/4 inch – 3 holes
I’ve found that tube clasps are the easiest and cleanest [...]
Posted in Beadwork, Hand-Made, Loom-work, tagged bead weaving, loom, seed beads, weaving on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I tried to rework the Modern Loom-work Bracelet to double the size and it came out well… except that I decided to use black Beadalon wire (nylon-coated stainless steel) 7-strand for the warps and although it gives the bracelet an ideal structure (unlike regular beading wire which can easily kink), WOW, you can really see [...]
Posted in Beadwork, Hand-Made, Loom-work, tagged bead weaving, bracelet, crafts, delica, jewelry, Jewelry Making, loom, Toho Treasure, weaving on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My sister really likes what I have been weaving and has been begging me to send her my creations. She has a small wrist, though, and so I decided that instead of re-weaving one of my past designs, I would make a custom bracelet just for her. After watching Ray Davies (The Kinks) [...]
