Tabla de contenidos para Spring 2021 en Beadwork

There’s no denying that we’ve all been through a lot during the pandemic. So, it feels especially good to look at beautiful beaded jewelry and plan new projects. You might choose one opulent design for Zoom meetings and a subtler but elegant piece for everyday wear. Or vice versa! In her article “Style & Innovation in Beading: How Trends Influence Five Designers” (page 11), Melinda Barta asks Beadwork contributors to share how they view jewelry trends, find inspiration for their personal design styles, and foresee future trends. In general, these beaders agree that they prefer to create their own paths rather than follow fashion trends. There’s no doubt that new bead shapes, color trends, Pinterest, and other lifestyle trends inspire innovations in beading. Bead Artist Nicole Vogt (page 16) predicts…

NICOLE VOGT started beading the same way many of us do—she received a strung necklace as a gift and wondered how to make a similar one. Her two sisters loved the necklace just as much as she did, so they ventured to a local handicraft shop in search of instruction and supplies. At the shop, she saw samples of jewelry made with seed beads. Those magical little bits of glass sparked her interest even further, and her passion for beading began in earnest. VARIETY IS THE SPICE A frequent contributor to Beadwork from her home in Germany, Nicole has tried her hand at most stitches. She favors right-angle weave in all its variations. Nicole explains, “What I like about cubic right-angle weave is how variable and changeable it is and…

USE THE NEW NAVETTE BEADS to stitch up these fast beaded beads and attach them to a sinuous chain for this classy set. TECHNIQUES Circular netting Right-angle weave variation Wireworking PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 2 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 15° Japanese seed beads (A) 2 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 11° Japanese seed beads (B) 6 g polychrome sage and citrus 5×2.5mm 2-hole SuperDuos (C) 8 g crystal bronze pale gold 5×2.5mm 2-hole SuperDuos (D) 24 crystal bronze gold 6mm 2-hole Honeycomb beads (E) 48 cardamom 6×12mm 3-hole Navette beads (F) 96 honey drizzle 2×3mm faceted rondelles (G) 8 dark-colored 8mm round beads (for inside the beaded bead) (H) 4 dark-colored 12mm round beads (for inside the beaded bead) (J) 2 bright gold 5mm metal rounds (K) 2 gold…

USE SEED BEADS, SWAROVSKI crystal bicones and pearl rounds, and ZoliDuo beads to make a paisley-patterned necklace band with fan-motif focals, inspired by Bizet’s opera Carmen. The matching earrings are double-sided, so the back is just as beautiful as the front. TECHNIQUES Netting Picots Ladder Stitch PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 4 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 15º seed beads (A) 1 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 11º seed beads (B) 6 gold galvanized Duracoat size 8º seed beads (C) 4 moon dust turquoise 5×2.5mm 2-hole SuperDuos (D) 52 jade teracota red 8×5mm 2-hole right ZoliDuos (E) 51 jade teracota red 8×5mm 2-hole left ZoliDuos (F) 60 crystal golden shadow AB 3mm Swarovski crystal bicones (G) 2 crystal golden shadow AB 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones (H) 2 crystal golden shadow AB…

Flower Garden Terry Ricioli Clusters of beads, like little bouquets of flowers, highlight the colors of a ceramic pendant. this simple technique is an easy way to dress up single strand beaded designs. Prairie Roses Anne Perry Some pieces of jewelry are also time capsules. This necklace contains the designer’s great-grandmother’s hand-tatted lace and roses made from a piece of deer hide that her grandmother had planned to make into gloves. Cactus Flower Katie Hacker Saguaro cactus flowers only bloom for about 24 hours, so we have to enjoy them while they last. They’re a beautiful surprise in the heart of the Sonoran Desert. Lotus Flower Jill MacKay The lotus flower is regarded in many cultures as a symbol self-regeneration and rebirth. Its characteristics are a perfect analogy for the…

TECHNIQUES Circular peyote stitch Herringbone stitch Fringe PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 1 g Capri blue transparent size 15° seed beads (A) 6 g matte Caribbean teal AB size 11° cylinder beads (B) 6 g salmon opaque size 11° cylinder beads (C) 1 teal 13mm pressed-glass floral shank button Smoke 4 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 8" 1) PATTERN 1 SQUARES. Use peyote and herringbone stitches to create the Pattern 1 Squares: Rounds 1 and 2: Use 3' of thread and string 20B, leaving a 5" tail. Pass through the beads again to form a circle; use the tail and working threads to tie a square knot. Pass through the first 2B strung (Fig. 1, blue thread). Round 3: String 2C; pass through…

THIS NECKLACE MADE OF DRAGON Scale beads, rose-petal beads, and seed beads was inspired by the old song by Scott McKenzie that says "If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair." TECHNIQUES Right-angle weave variation Netting PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 0.5 g black AB size 15° Japanese seed beads (A) 6 g black AB size 11° Japanese seed beads (Bl 145 jet full AB 5x5x1 .5mm Dragon Scale beads (Cl 130 jet AB 7x8mm pressed-glass rose-petal beads (DJ 15 jet AB 13x14mm pressed-glass rose-petal beads (El 1 pewter 9X18mm ball-and-socket clasp 2 silver-plated 6mm split rings Smoke 4 lb Fireline braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 10 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 173/4" 1) SMALL FLOWER COMPONENT. Use a variation of right-angle weave to…

THESE BLINGY BEADED-HOOP earrings are made using a simple netting technique that is beautiful and versatile. TECHNIQUE Two-needle netting Netting PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 2 g sea green galvanized size 15° seed beads (A) 74 metallic green iris 3×2mm crystal rondelles (B) 18 matte aventurine 4×3mm crystal rondelles (C) 2 almond 12mm crystal pearl rounds 2 gold 3mm jump rings 1 pair of gold 6mm half-ball ear posts with nuts Crystal 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 12 beading needle Thread burner (optional) 2 pairs of chain- or flat-nose pliers FINISHED SIZE 17⁄8" 1) CENTER ROW. Use netting to form the center row: Begin: Place a needle at each end of 4' of thread. Use 1 needle to string 1A to the center of the thread. Use…

FRAME CRYSTAL BICONES AND faceted turquoise stones with circular square stitch, then join them in a beautifully patterned cuff embellished with crystal rose montées. TECHNIQUES Circular square stitch Picots PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 6 g 24k gold-plated size 15° Japanese seed beads (A) 5 g gold-lined crystal size 11° Japanese seed beads (B) 1 g 24k gold-plated size 11° Japanese seed beads (C) 6 g 24k gold-plated size 11° Japanese cylinder beads (D) 2 g gold-lined crystal size 8° Japanese seed beads (E) 22 hyacinth 2XAB 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones (F) 31 crystal AB and gold 4mm crystal rose montées (G) 12 turquoise 6mm faceted stone rounds (H) 1 gold 11×7mm magnetic clasp Crystal 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 7 ¼…

When beaders describe their personal relationship with fashion trends, there doesn’t seem to be much gray area: most either categorize themselves as trendy (where they love to follow fine-jewelry and celebrity styles), or they design to the beat of their own drum (purposefully avoiding outside influences). See how five bead weavers—Carolyn Cave, Diane Fitzgerald, Melissa Grakowsky Shippee, Shaylynn Jameson, and Melissa Mauk Rodarte—view past jewelry trends, find inspiration for their personal design styles, and foresee future trends. Trends That Have Shaped Us Before we see where styles are headed, let’s take a look at where we’ve been. For Diane Fitzgerald, cylinder beads have always been on-trend: “Thank heavens for Miyuki Delicas…the old standby and go-to bead!” Carolyn Cave agrees seed beads are a mainstay. She adds, “Seed beads will always…

THIS DAZZLING NECKLACE, named after flowering tropical plants, features right-angle-weave bezels that encase sparkling Swarovski crystal rivolis. TECHNIQUES Right-angle weave Circular netting PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 3 g higher metallic June bug size 15° seed beads (A) 3 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 15° seed beads (B) 15 g higher metallic June bug size 11° seed beads (C) 5 g gold galvanized Duracoat size 11° seed beads (D) 130 jet 2mm pressed-glass rounds (E) 92 jet 4mm pressed-glass rounds (F) 8 foil-back vitrail medium 14mm Swarovski crystal rivolis (small) 3 foil-back vitrail medium 18mm Swarovski crystal rivolis (large) 1 gold 10×17mm ball-and-socket clasp 2 gold 6mm split rings Smoke 4 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 10 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 18 ½ " 1) LARGE COMPONENT. Use…

USE RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE to stitch this royal collar-style necklace that was inspired by color. TECHNIQUES Right-angle weave variation Netting PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 2 g silver-lined watermelon Duracoat size 15° seed beads (A) 7 g ocean blue galvanized permanent-finish size 11° seed beads (B) 3 g silver-lined milky grapefruit size 8° seed beads (C) 96 polychrome rose 4×2mm 2-hole MiniDuos (D) 47 Pacifica strawberry 7mm 2-hole CzechMates cabochons (E) 12 crystal golden shadow 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones (F) 34 halo ethereal heavens 4mm fire-polished rounds (G) 5 milky pink Celsian 12×16mm pressed-glass teardrops (H) 2 silver wireguards 2 stainless steel 6mm jump rings 1 silver 12mm toggle clasp Smoke 8 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Thread burner or scissors Size 11 beading needle FINISHED SIZE 16" 1) BASE. Use…

USE TRIANGLE WEAVE AND rightangle weave to make luxurious, crystal-studded components that are stunning three-dimensional additions to any necklace or earring design TECHNIQUES Tubular right-angle weave Triangle weave Netting PROJECT LEVEL OOO MATERIALS 2 g 24k gold-plated size 15° Japanese seed beads (A) 2 g 24k gold-plated size 11° Japanese seed beads (B) 1 g 24k gold-plated size 8° Japanese seed beads (C) 52 24k gold-plated AB 2mm fire-polished rounds (D) 50 crystal AB2X 3mm Swarovski crystal bicones (E) 99 white alabaster 2XAB 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones (F) 1 gold 7×11mm spring-ring clasp 2 gold 5mm jump rings 15 ½ " of gold 4×6mm double-link oval chain Crystal 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread TOOLS Scissors Size 11 beading needle FINISHED SIZE Necklace 18 ½ " (with 2 ¾ "…