Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 15 issue 3 i Creative Beading Magazine

MATERIALS 45cm Soft Flex wire .019 dia. 50 x small gold caps of your choice 50 x small gold spacers of your choice 9 x large gold spacers of your choice Gold vermeil toggle Gold crimps BEADS Venetian beads as follows: 1 x Schissa (disc) 22mm focal 1 x blue foil triangle 5 x blue coin (flat) Sommerso 6 x green coin (flat) Sommerso 2 x blue disc lentil 2 x blue 8mm foil round 4 x green 8mm foil round 25 x black 8mm Sommerso round 2 x blue 8mm Sommerso round TOOLS Chain (flat)nose pliers Round nose pliers Cutters STEP ONE Place a cap, the main pendant bead, another cap, a gold spacer, a cap, an 8mm black bead and another cap all on a long eye pin.…

MATERIALS 12-14mm toggle 3 x 60cm lengths Softflex clear 0.14 2 x large crimps 2 x 11mm metal cone bead cap BEADS 2 x 12-14mm feature metal beads 22 x 7mm metal spacers 4 x 6mm black stone round beads 19 x 4mm Swarovski Bicone Jets 8 x 6mm Swarovski Bicone Jets 2 x 8mm Swarovski Bicone Jets 11 x 16mm Barrel Red Coral 2 x 15-16mm Nugget Red Coral 450 (approximately) small chips Red Coral TOOLS Cutters Flat nose pliers Length of finished piece: 50cm DESIGNER’S NOTE I have listed beads used for the sample shown; you can choose any style, colour or shape as an alternative. Please make note that sizes of chips will vary and you may need less, depending on your choice. I have used very…

GREAT BARRIER MATERIALS/ BEADS 38 x 6mm Round Black Cats Eye Beads 10 x 10mm Round Red Wood Beads 12 x 6mm Black Cubes 4 x 8mm Round Black Indian Glass Beads 1 x Coral Feature piece 1 x Barrel Clasp 2 x Crimps 70cm of Flexible Beading Wire FOR SHORE MATERIALS/ BEADS 22 x Blue Paua Shell Pieces (approximately 15mm) 20 x 6mm Round black and white beads 1 x barrel clasp 2 x crimps 70cm of Flexible beading wire SURFS UP MATERIALS/ BEADS 8 x 15mm brown and white Horn Beads 50 x 2mm white disc Horn Beads 14 x 13mm patterned wood 4 x 8mm silver barrel spacers 4 x 6mm silver disc spacers 2 x 3mm brown wood round 1 x carved Bone Pendant 1 x…

MATERIALS 1 x pair Sterling Silver French Hooks 1 x pair Sterling Silver earring components 16 x 1” hammered dangle Sterling Silver Head Pins 2 x 1” Sterling Silver Flat End Head Pins BEADS 18 x 3mm Swarovski Crystal #5301 Bicones 18 x 4mm Swarovski Crystal #5301 Bicones TOOLS Chain Nose Pliers Round Nose Pliers Side Cutters DESIGNER’S NOTE We have used 3mm bicones in this example but you could also use 2.5mm Sterling Silver rounds as pictured in the Light Siam earrings. STEP 1 Attach French Hook to an earring component. STEP 2 Onto a flat end 1” head pin, thread 1 x 4mm bicone bead and 1 x 3mm bicone bead. Cut off approximately 5mm excess with your side cutters. Form a loop with your round nose pliers…

MATERIALS 37cm Fine Cable Chain 6mm Jump Rings Parrot Clasp Extension Chain Headpins Eyepins BEADS Assorted Czech Glass flower shapes, butterflies, leaves, drops and rounds TOOLS Side Cutters Round Nose Pliers Chain Nose Pliers DESIGNER’S TIP This necklace is assembled by attaching clusters of beads to a chain. To create a balanced shape, clusters should contain more beads and be longer in length as you move towards the centre of the necklace. Length is created by linking together beads and creating short bead chains. STEP ONE Laying out your design: Arrange your beads into 11 groups with good variance in colour and shape. The closer a group is to the centre of the necklace, the higher the number of beads it should contain. As a guide, our necklace starts with…

MATERIALS 1 vintage dragonfly button with metal shank Topaz tortoise Pewter antique gold daisy spacers 4x1mm jump rings gold plated 20–30cm filigree chain gold plated 22ga artistic wire burnt brown 1 pewter antique gold toggle clasp BEADS 2 x Swarovski 5040 lt Colorado topaz crystals 2 x 5x16mm smokey topaz daggers 6 x 8mm topaz tortoise diagonal cubes 2 x 6mm rosebud fire polished Czech crystals 4 x 6mm Swarovski crystals copper TOOLS Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Cutters Length of finished piece: 45–50cm or as desired EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 pair 14kt gold filled ear wires 10cm gold plated filigree chain Gold plated 4mm jump rings 22ga artistic wire burnt brown BEADS 4 x 8mm Swarovski 5040 donuts light colorado topaz 4 x 5x16mm smokey topaz glass daggers TEAL…

MATERIALS Toggle clasp 80cm x 28ga wire BEADS 17 x 15mm leaves with top hole 10 x 16mm flowers with centre hole mixed colours 10 x black seed beads TOOLS Wire cutters Round nosed pliers Length of finished piece 18-19cm EARRINGS MATERIALS Pair earring hooks 2 x 30cm 28ga wire BEADS 6 x 15mm leaves with hole on top 4 x 16mm flowers with centre hole 4 x black seed beads NECKLACE STEP ONE Using 80cm of wire thread loop of t-bar toggle end leaving approx 1cm of wire. Twist 1cm of wire firmly to attach. STEP TWO Thread a leaf on the wire, take the leaf to the t-bar toggle, to secure the leaf bead thread the wire back through the leaf again. Repeat this step one more time.…

MATERIALS 10m x Superstitch beading thread BEADS 12g x Matsuno 12/0 Seed beads – (A) – Turquoise #740FAB 12g x Matsuno 11/0 Seed beads – (B) – Gold Rainbow #634 4 x Magatama drop – Clear Rainbow 4 x 5mm Bicone crystals – Silk Satin TOOLS Size 12 Beading needle Scissors KITS  available in a choice of 5 colours. STEP ONE Cut the thread to your preferred length. Tie a stopper bead onto the tail end of the thread. Go through the bead one more time. Leave approximately a 3/4 m tail. STEP TWO 1st row – string up 5 (A) beads. See Diagram 1. STEP THREE 2nd row – see Diagram 2. Pick up 1 (B) bead; pass the needle from the bottom to the top of the last…

MATERIALS Approx 20cm x 6mm gold belcher chain 70-80 x gold headpins 5 x gold eyepins 50-60 x 2mm round gold beads 2 x gold jump rings 5 x gold turtle charms BEADS 5 x 6mm flat oval blue glass beads 5 x 6mm turquoise mysterious beads 5 x 6mm matte gold round glass beads/pearls 5 x 12mm crystal/gold etched spiral glass coins 20 x 6mm glassfish beads in shades of blue and turquoise 35-40 mixed glass beads in shades of dark and light marine blues/greens TOOLS Cutters Chain (flat) nose pliers Round nose pliers Length of finished piece: 18 to 20 cm STEP ONE Cut the chain to a comfortable length, bearing in mind that the clasp will add about 2cm. Design note: The bead and chain units will…

MATERIALS Nymo thread sterling 1 circular brooch back with sieve disk BEADS 5 gms Delica DBR#60 11 x 6mm Czech fire polished crystals olive 18 x 4mm Czech fire polished crystals olive 8 x 4mm Czech fire polished crystals lustre TOOLS Beading needle Scissors DESIGNER’S NOTE An anchor bead of a different colour is useful to relocate starting point and to help regulate thread tension in the beginning stages. STEP ONE Using a length of Nymo thread, approximately 60cm long, fasten an anchor bead. String eight Delica beads and go back through them all to form a circle and pull it tight. Go back through, two or three times to strengthen the circle. See diagram 1. STEP TWO Thread on 1 x Delica, then go through one and thread 1…

MATERIALS 1 x silver toggle clasp 1.8 metres of .014” 19 strand beading wire 2 x 2mm sterling silver tube crimps 2 x 4mm sterling silver crimp covers BEADS Mokume Gané focal bead – approx 25mm diameter 140 x 8º Japanese seed beads – Peridot rainbow AB 66 x 5º Miyuki Japanese triangle seed beads – silver lined crystal 42 x 5º Miyuki Japanese triangle seed beads – green lined topaz 40 x Peridot gemstone chips 160 x 3mm Czech firepolished round beads – Peridot AB 40 x 4mm Czech firepolished round beads – avocado 4 x freshwater white corn pearls 40 x 4mm round Peridot gemstone beads 6 x 3mm silver plated faceted spacer beads 8 x 5mm silver plated faceted spacer beads 2 x 6mm silver rondelle spacer…

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WHENEVER THERE IS a common bond, humans feel a sense of community. The same interests, beliefs or history can be a binding force. But how can tiny little beads link people and communities? “Cast your mind back to the time when there was no place to put things,” said Peter Francis (1945-2002)*. “No pockets or purses; no saddlebags or shelves. How did you keep something? You cut a hole into it and strung it up to wear around your neck, ankle or wrist or to sew it onto clothes. Thus was born the humble bead.” You can still see this today, sometimes at holiday resorts. Patrons purchase strings of beads, which they wear around the resort (after all, there are no pockets in a bikini!). The beads can then be…

MATERIALS 5 strands ‘silk string’ 3 metres of silk thread 18 gauge wire for wrapping 1 vintage Lucite Hoop BEADS Approximately 28 small/ medium beads for threading on the silk thread 6 larger beads for ends TOOLS Beading needle Round nose pliers Nylon jaw pliers Cutters Length of finished piece: 100cm approx DESIGNER’S NOTE I have chosen to use two styles of beautiful silk threads for this project. Both are hand dyed, one is silk fabric, hand rolled and stitched; the other is a lovely twisted thread. Combined with the fabulous colours of the vintage Lucite beads and hoops, this design is light, colourful and easy to wear – you can add your own flair with the wire work. STEP ONE Thread three metres of exotic light silk thread through…

MATERIALS 2 Charlotte crimps 50 metal brackets 1 clasp 2 metres nylon 2 head pins 1 pr earring hooks BEADS Apricot seed beads Tiny seed beads for ends 100 colour A Swarovski crystals 50 colour B Swarovski crystals 6 crystals for earrings TOOLS Wire cutters NECKLACE STEP ONE Using the two strands of nylon, string a Charlotte crimp, a tiny seed bead, and tie an overhand knot. STEP TWO Seal the ends by singeing the ends with a match or a lighter. STEP THREE Begin stringing the metal brackets using only one nylon thread. Thread the top eyelet of a metal bracket (open bracket) from the bottom up. STEP FOUR String six seed beads, thread through the other end of the bracket and a top end of second metal bracket…

Chain nose pliers: These pliers are available straight or bent and have a flat surface in the middle and a rounded outside edge. They are ideal for opening and closing jump rings, pulling a needle through beadwork, and are the first step in forming any loops. See diagrams. Crimping pliers: Have two shaped holes specifically designed to achieve a folded crimp. Wire cutters: Come in two forms – flush cutters or side cutters. Flush cutters are useful for cutting straight lines and side cutters form a point on the wire end … a lot of cutters have both these cuts. Look closely – if one side is straight and the other forms a 90 degree angle, you will be able to use both by just turning the tool to the…

MATERIALS 1.6mm mandrel, pre-coated in bead release Fibre blanket/vermiculite/ pre-heated kiln Silver foil Graphite or brass marver GLASS Vetrofond: Silk (may be substituted with opaque white), Ocean Blue, Clear Effetre: Intense Black (stringer preferred), Dark Ivory Lauscha: Olive Green Reichenbach: Iris Gold STEP ONE Make some silvered ivory stringer using the Dark Ivory and the silver foil. To do this: Lay out some silver foil – about 1.5” square – on your marver or another heat-proof flat surface. Warm the end of the ivory rod in a neutral flame until it just goes soft. Roll the soupy end of the rod over the silver foil so that the foil wraps the melted section, and then rub the foil onto the rod (using marver or other heatproof tool). Melt the foiled…

NECKLACE MATERIALS 1 x large Lampwork Seahorse 1 x ‘S’ hook clasp 2 x 6mm jump rings 2 x 2x2mm crimps 2 x 4mm bead covers 1 x 48cm Beadalon 21 strand .012 1 x 42cm Beadalon 21 strand .012 BEADS 56 x 4mm Swarovski Bicone – Sapphire 50 x 4mm Swarovski Bicone – Erinite TOOLS Flat nose Pliers Round nose Pliers Length of finished piece: 45-50cm EARRINGS MATERIALS 1 pr 1” hoop earwires 4 x twisted crimps BEADS 2 small Lampwork Seahorses 4 x 4mm Swarovski Bicone – Sapphire 4 x 4mm Swarovski Bicone – Erinite NECKLACE STEP ONE Attach one jump ring to the ‘S’ hook and gently squash with round nose pliers the ‘S’ hook up against itself until the jump ring is secure and cannot slip…

MATERIALS Tiger Tail 6 x crimps Pewter piece BEADS 8 x Crystal Octagon 4 x Cab Octagon 12 x coloured beads 8 x clear beads Crystals TOOLS Round nose pliers Cutters STEP ONE Starting from the bottom of the sun catcher, feed a crimp onto the Tiger Tail, and let it sit about 3cm down the wire. STEP TWO Feed the end of the wire through the crystal piece or whatever you choose to hang on the bottom. Gently bend back the end of the wire, and loop it through the crimp. Try not to crease the wire as it tends to remain kinked. STEP THREE Slide the crimp down closer to the crystal piece, to adjust the size of the loop. The crimp should sit around 5-8mm away from…

MATERIALS 2 x 2oz (58g) packages of Transparent Polymer Clay – Premo, Sculpey III, Fimo Soft or Fimo Classic. 4 sheets of silver or gold metallic leaf 29g (1/2 block) of each of Turquoise and Yellow Polymer Clay TOOLS Work surface – glass, Perspex, granite or marble. Not wood. Sculpey super slicer blade Brayer or rolling tool Waxed paper or tracing paper Pasta machine Needle tool Isocol alcohol (for cleaning blade and work surface) – available at Chemists Baking tray Metal or bamboo skewers Oven (ensure temperature is accurate) 400, 600, 800 and 1200 grit ‘wet and dry’ sandpaper Variable speed buffer with unstitched muslin buff (optional) STEP ONE Lightly condition all of the transparent clay and divide into six equal amounts. Condition it by kneading it or running it…

MATERIALS 44cm fine gold filled chain 1 x 20mm oval chain link or finding 1 x 9mm gold filled spring bolt or lobster clasp 1.2 metres of 0.5mm/24 gauge 14k gold filled wire BEADS 21 x 5mm round golden brown freshwater pearls (FWPs) 4 x 5mm round cream freshwater pearls 5 x 6mm smoky quartz discs TOOLS Round nose pliers Cutting pliers Bent nose pliers KITS Kits available for this necklace DESIGNER’S NOTE Customise this necklace by experimenting with different types and sizes of beads, chain, and feature links; just ensure that your wire or head pins fit through the chain links. It’s also a great way to use up odd or leftover beads. Note – experience in wire work is needed for this project. STEP ONE Cut the 44cm…

Reuters recently reported on the influence beading artisans had on Neolithic dentistry methods after the discovery of drilled molars from 9 adults in Pakistan – dated between 7500 and 9000 years ago. “Presumably, the know-how originally developed by skilled artisans for bead production was successfully transferred to drilling teeth in a form of proto-dentistry,” said Roberto Macchiarelli, part of a team of international scientists reporting on the find. The tool, believed to have been used as a drill, was a flint head – which came with none of today’s dentistry luxuries such as anaesthetic. Ouch!…

TOOLS FOR WIRE CROCHET Crochet Hooks There are various styles of crochet hooks and a vast difference in sizes, plus what they are made of. Wood, plastic, aluminium and steel are all common types of crochet hooks, yet steel hooks are by far the better to use for wire crochet due to wire being a bit rough on plastic or wood hooks. Sizes are indicated either by a number or letter. Also keep in mind there are differences between the USA sizing and the UK sizing. The new crochet hooks with wide grip can be good for leverage when working with heavy wire, although this does come down to personal preference. Below is a modified list of millimetre equivalent, although you may find variances from manufacturer to manufacturer. CHAIN NOSE…

I AM ALWAYS AMAZED at how many talented beaders and wire workers we have in Australia. Again this year our Inspiration Beading book is filled with projects to fuel your creativity. The diagrams and techniques described here will provide you with a general guide to complete the projects in this book and have been developed by trial and error over many years of beading and teaching. Sometimes it is the smallest things that can make your beading time more enjoyable – like being able to thread a beading needle first go, or rolling neat loops, or being confident that your knots will not come undone. Even if you are an experienced beader I hope that this information is helpful to you. Price verses Quality: Remember, the same is true in…

How many is enough? Stupid question … never enough. I once made a lamp shade fringe with size 11 seed beads, and not really knowing how many beads I needed to make it, I purchased two kilograms of the main colour and 500 grams of the other colours combined. Now, how many should I have bought? There were 525 drops of 15cm each, so using the chart below I could have calculated this way: 1cm = 7 beads. 15cm x 7 beads = 105 beads per drop. 105 beads x 525 drops = 55,125 beads. 55,125 beads divided by 110 beads per gram = 501.1 grams. Just a little less than the 2.5 kilograms I bought. To get a square area, multiply width by height. So, if I had a…