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Jennifer is addicted to beads, passionate about shape and colour, and happiest when planning a new piece of beadwork. Favourite flower? I love all flowers, but adore spring flowers such as narcissus and primrose for their promise of summer to come. Newest skill? I'm always working on new ways to bead clasps and have developed one fit for a Hollywood star, that will appear in a future issue of Bead Magazine. www.jdjewellery.co.uk

Gill Teasdale

Gill is one of the designers at JillyBeads and loves experimenting with techniques and inventing new ones! Favourite flower? Lily, because of the way it opens in stages to release it's glorious scent. Newest skill? I've been teaching myself all sorts of fascinating beaded spirals... www.jillybeads.com

Gillian Lamb

Designer, teacher and author specialising in small beads, fine needle and thread! Favourite flower? Iris Siberica - long cool and elegant, I have these in the garden. Newest skill? I finally had time to play with the Superduo/twin holed beads and have been inspired to create two lovely new, interesting designs - great fun! www.gillianlamb.co.uk

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Tracy Smith

A self-confessed chocoholic, Tracy loves to make silver and copper jewellery and even dreams about it sometimes! Favourite flower? Anemone. Newest skill? I've just learned how to bezel set cabochons which is something I've wanted to do for a long time. cinnamonjewellery.folksy.com

Julie Holt

Julie is a jewellery designer, tutor and founder of the Surrey Jewellery School. Favourite flower? Sunflower, their beautiful sunny faces make me feel happy whenever I look at them. Newest skill? Kumihimo – loving making braids with macramé cord for an easy to wear, casual look! www.surreyjewelleryschool.com

Lesley Messam

Lesley is a Senior Art Clay Instructor, PMC certified as well as Level IV in the Master Registry programme. Favourite flower? Hyacinth because they smell gorgeous. Newest skill? Trying out stone setting in sterling silver clay, I love it! www.silverwithlesley.com

Caron Reid

Caron enjoys weaving on a bead loom, and incorporating other techniques such as metal clay and wirework. Favourite flower? Orchids, with peony roses a close second. Newest skill? My newest technique is off-loom beading and the latest trick is how to incorporate Czech spikes within loomwork. www.caronmichelle.co

Gemma Reilly

Gemma is the Beads Unlimited Jewellery Designer, her job involves designing and making projects for magazines and their website. Favourite flower? The daffodil as it always looks so happy! Newest skill? I have just got some new nylon jawed pliers so have been playing with some wirework to try them out! www.beadsunlimited.co.uk

Fiona Abel-Smith

Fiona is an international artist who loves designing beaded art jewellery with polymer clay additions. Favourite flower? Early spring; daffodil, late spring; peony, summer; roses, autumn; anemones and winter; hellebores. Newest skill? New technique that has me completely hooked is 'painting' with polymer clay, I am loving it. www.fionaabel-smith.co.uk

Siân Nolan

Siân has been beading for over 10 years. She loves Japanese beadwork and 2 needle Right Angle Weave. Favourite flower? Sweet peas and lily of the valley. My Dad used to grow them in our garden, they remind me of childhood summers and I love them for their gorgeous scent. Newest skill? I've recently bought a pair of Wubbers and I'm looking forward to having a play with them and creating perfectly formed wire-wrapped loops! www.etsy.com/shop/SianNolan

Learn more about the contributors in this issue. Anna Lindell

Anna is owner and designer at Tigerguld. She often lets the beads decide what they want to become. Favourite flower? I love the flowers on the mock orange shrub, their scent is lovely. When they bloom, I usually sit by them with my beading tray working. Newest skill? That would be coiling, and I believe I will have my training wheels on for quite some time. www.tigerguld.com

Nelli Rees

Nelli is an awardwinning British lampworker, author and regular contributor to bead and jewellery magazines. Favourite flower? I love all flowers, and this is why I enjoy making floral beads, imitating flowers in glass. But if I have to choose, I'd go for iris, clematis, lily of the valley and gaillardia. Newest skill? I have been experimenting with gold leaf, putting it over bright red and encasing it into crystal clear; all I can say is that it is extremely difficult to work with, but I'm persevering! www.nellireeslampwork.com

Diane Turner

Diane loves all things sparkly and wherever possible likes to include Swarovski Elements into her beadwork and wirework designs for extra sparkle. Favourite flower? Fresia, the colours are so beautiful and the perfume is intoxicating! Newest skill? Learning to use a colour wheel, seeing what colours correspond etc. I'm getting some amazing results with beadweaving.


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The Readers' Challenge this issue was hugely successful and floral entries have been pouring in from all over the place! You can see which made it to print on pages 85-86, but don't forget to check out all the entries over on our Facebook page. Despite spring being on our doorstep, there's still a decided nip on the air, meaning there's never been a better time to enjoy being inside with your beads, whether it's catching some rays on your bead mat in the conservatory, a coffee and beading session with friends or taking a class - we hope we can inspire you! Talking of classes, if you've been looking to learn a new technique, make sure you take a peek at our extensive workshop timetable for The Big Bead Show (April 6th) on page 52. Hope to see you there! Happy Beading!

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89 Suppliers 89 Competition! 90 Noticeboard Listings for bead groups and events 91 Bead Groups Introducing Dragon Beaders 96 Dear Bead Readers’ letters and pictures 50 Designer's Profile True Treasure - Tia Huchinson

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Projects 12 Delightful Borgia Bangle Try embellished tubular netting with a core of strung beads 16 Flower Power Wire Earrings Combine pretty Greek ceramic beads and copper wire for a 60s inspired look 20 Loomed Channel Cuff Create a loomed cufff in stages and include larger beads for extra depth 26 Vintage Lux Collar Create a classic collar using a variation of right angle weave and crystal pearls 30 Dazzling Chandeliers Use beads, chain and simple jewellery making techniques to create earrings 36 Beaded Topiary Ball Create a topiary inspired beaded bead perfect as a dramatic pendant


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42 Delightful Daffodil Earrings Add a touch of spring with these sweet little polymer clay daffodils 46 Dotty Jasper Bracelets Combine Jasper beads with matching findings and Swarovski crystals 56 Magdalena's Beaded Bows Create these totally cute beaded bows for a brooch or pendant 60 Delightful Diamond Boxes Try these fabulous parkly boxes which are perfect as ornaments

36 66 Floral Choker This beautiful pearl and lucite necklace has a wonderfully vintage feel 76 Happy Days Glass Beads Create a vine with multi-layered petals for these gorgeous lampwork beads 80 Spring Flowers Bracelet Use metallic glaze combined with metal clay for this floral bracelet

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spring is in the air New at Old Bicycle Shop are these really unusual 15 strand clasps. They measure 38mm x 11mm with a spring tongue mechanism. They are available in gold or old copper for £7.70 and Silver for £8.40. As Easter is coming, they've also found some clasps which are similar to Fabergé eggs. These two strand clasps with a spring tongue mechanism measure 16mm x 11mm. They are available in gold for £6.00 or silver for £6.50. As always, postage to the UK is just £1 no matter how many itmes you buy. See the full range of clasps and more at www.oldbicycleshop.co.uk

It's a miracle! Are you looking for a miracle? Beads Unlimited stock a fabulous range of miracle beads with sizes from 4mm to 14mm. All sizes come in 10 sumptuous colours guaranteed to add a spot of wonder and glamour to your designs. Prices are a marvel too, starting at just 2p each with big discounts for small wholesale quantities. For a touch of magic visit www.beadsunlimited.co.uk to see the full range or call 01273 740777.

Bead in Luxury Bead On It bead boards, handmade in the USA, are perfect for working on. With a skid resistant bottom, the main deck of the board is made with specially selected materials that interact very well with seed beads. Just shimmy the board or run your fingers over the top of the beads and they will all settle hole side up! Spend more time actually beading, as the beads will roll up onto your needle easily, you just tip the needle onto the side of the bead, you don't have to aim for the hole to get it on your needle! Available in a range of jazzy fabrics, and in several sizes WIN! An exclu and shapes, prices start from £26.75. Available from sive Bead On Stitchncraft Beads, call 01747 830666 or visit bead sta It board and sh wo www.stitchncraft.co.uk See pag rth £120! e 89.

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Digital Delights New in the latest range of digital beading are these fab collections now available as Apps for your iPad, and ePubs from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Making with Metal Clay, Beaded Steampunk, Perfect Pearl Jewellery and Bead Like a Pro feature fantastic projects, movies, galleries and more! Beaded Steampunk also includes exclusive projects never seen before from Bead's editor Chloe Menage. Bead Like A Pro celebrates the first two years of the British Bead Awards, with designer profiles, high resolution galleries and award winning projects. iPad users can search for these titles or for 'Ashdown' in the iTunes store. Android users can find all of these in the Barnes and Noble Store www.barnesandnoble.com or on Amazon www.amazon.com

CUSTOM STYLE These funky new geometric kits from Craft Jam include laser cut acrylic shapes and all the findings needed to create your own on-trend pendant. The Geometric Pendant Kit costs just £6 plus postage. Craft Jam also offer a custom laser cutting service so you can design and create your own unique tags for adding to your handmade jewellery. To see the full range of kits and find out more about the custom tags visit craftjam.co.uk

Nylon Flawless Nylon jaw, flat nosed pliers from Beads Unlimited are the perfect solution for using with soft wire. They have a large surface area and a firm grip but will not damage your wire or findings. Pliers start at £7.95 per pair with big discounts for small wholesale quantities. For a flawless finish visit www.beadsunlimited.co.uk to see the full range or call 01273 740777.

Great British Beading The Great British Bead Show (GBBS) is one of the largest bead events in Britain and attracts all levels of beaders from across the globe. It is a biennial event organised by The Beadworkers Guild, for their members. The next one is taking place this year at the Staverton Hotel, Daventry. NN11 6JT from 9th-12th May. The event includes a range of workshops across 4 days with esteemed tutors, plus exhibitions, AGM and more. The Bead Bazaar on Sunday 12th opens to the public from 10am-4pm. £5 Entry fee for non members, BWG members must show current card for free entry. For more information call 07837 649 712 or visit the website www.beadworkers.guild.org.uk


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Sad news Here at Bead we were very saddened to learn of the sudden passing away of Pat Neeve in February. Pat was an exceptional beader, who had won many awards for her work. She was an active member of the Ermine Street Beaders in Peterborough and had many friends. Pat was an adventurer with crafts and as well as her mathematically inspired beadwork, her needlelace and freeform crochet was second-to-none. She will be greatly missed.

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Leather Look

Tierracast have launched a new range of findings making it easy to create your own custom jewellery to follow the current trend for leather bracelets and accessories. Now available are a variety of spacers and barrel beads designed to accommodate cord, large hole separator bars, links, compression rivets and endings. The new closures include the Classic and Z-Hook and new snap caps. Ask for these quality Tierracast Leather Findings at your local bead shop and see the full range at www.tierracast.com

Donut Dilemma Ever wondered how to hang those lovely semi-precious Donuts? Well Kernocraft have the answer with these lovely new holders which are already proving really popular. Available in a quality silver plated finish they cost £4.95 each and are limited in stock. Designed to fit a 40mm donut, simply slide the bar into the centre of the donut and then fold over to secure in place. Great for beginners, they look stylish too. To see these and the range of semi-precious donuts stocked by Kernowcraft, or to order a free catalogue visit www.kernowcraft.com or call 01872 573888.

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borgia bangle beadstore (For a 17cm/7 inch bangle) Blue/cream version: • 15g Miyuki size 11 Seed beads 2019 – A beads (blue) • 2g Miyuki size 11 Seed beads 2021 – B beads (cream) • 1g Miyuki size 11 Delica beads DB375 – C beads (blue) • 6g Miyuki size 15 seed beads 2021 – D beads (cream) • 19 x 12mm round beads – Your E beads: I used Miracle Beads (assorted) Grey/silver version - the same beads but in these colours: • 152fr (grey) - A beads • 4201 (silver) - B beads • DB863 (grey) - C beads • 181 (silver) - D beads

toolbox • Size 12 needle • Size 13 needle • Toning bead thread

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Inspired by gorgeous Italian Renaissance clothing, this bangle of embellished tubular netting with a core of strung beads can be easily made over a weekend. I worked this piece by making nets, embellishing them and then pushing them over a string of contrasting beads; you could make it by stringing the contrast beads first and beading the nets around them. For a 15.5cm (6 inch) bangle you will need to work about 70 rows (your tension may differ from mine) with a core of 16 x 12mm beads and about 13g of A beads. For an 18cm (7 inch) bangle you will need to work about 82 rows, with a core of 19 x 12mm beads and about 15g of A beads. For a 23cm (9 inch) bangle you will need to work about 94 rows with a core of 22 x 12mm beads and about 17g of A beads.

Tubular netting 2. Leaving the rest of the toning bead thread on the spool, unspool about 1m of thread, condition it and thread on a size 12 needle. Row 1: pick up (1B 1C 1B 4A)x6. Stitch through the first (1B 1C 1B) group to make a circle as in Diagram 2.

Diagram 2.

Strung core 1. I picked up (1A, 4D, 1 clasp, 5D) on about 0.5m (20 inches) of Fireline/WildFire and stitched back through the A bead. My core beads have large holes and I want the loop to stay outside the core beads and provide a connection point to join on the netting - so I picked up 1D and stitched back up through the A bead as in Diagram 1 (A bead shown blue, D shown aqua). I double stitched and added another two D beads in the same way. String your preferred number of core beads and attach the other part of the clasp as above. For the chunky magnetic clasp I used 2 loops of D beads through the cross bars of the clasp; note that you will need to unthread your needle and make a small J shaped hook of your thread end to pass it under Diagram 1. the cross bars.

3. Row 2: Pick up ((4A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 4A), stitch through the next but one (1B, 1C, 1B) group) from row 1. Repeat twice more. See Diagram 3 (newly added beads have black outlines). You now have a ring of 3 nets: stitch through the first 4A and the (1B 1C 1B) group added in this row. See Diagram 3.

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set of netting needs a slightly relaxed tension to ease the passage of your needle through the C beads when working the embellishment which will tighten up your beadwork.

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beadnerd Cylinder beads such as Miyuki Delicas have larger holes for their size than other seed beads and are used in this project to provide a conduit for additional thread paths.

4. Repeat row 2 until your bangle reaches the required length. Be aware that the embellishment distorts the main netting to make it gape open and so the final embellished length will be shorter than the main netting length is at this point. Changing your thread 5. If you need to add in more thread, finish your thread by zig-zagging back through 4A groups only (to reduce the number of threads in the (1B, 1C, 1B) group), half hitching a few times and then neatening the thread. Unspool and cut either a 1m length of thread (to continue to make more first nets) or a 2m length (to work second netting, see below). Embellishment 6. Each layer of main nets are embellished by 2 rows of tubular netting. Thread up a size 13 needle with a comfortable length of anchored toning bead thread. Embellishment Row 1: stitch through the next main netting (1B, 1C, 1B) group and pick up 6D. Stitch through the next main netting C and back through the last D added: then pick up 5D and repeat twice around. See Diagram 4.

7. Embellishment Row 2: stitch through the first D added in infill row 1 then pick up 5D, stitch through the next main netting C and back through the last D added: then pick up 4D and stitch through the last infill row 1 D bead and the next main netting (1B, 1C, 1B). See Diagram 5.

Finishing off 9. Slide your core beads into the tubular netting and join the two together at the clasp as in Diagram 6 through the D beads added at step 1. Stitch round the edge of the netting and attach the next netting (1B, 1C, 1B) group to the next clasp D bead. Repeat, double stitch and then double stitch through the three main netting (1B, 1C, 1B) groups that are joined to the clasp; fasten and neaten thread.

10. In the blue/cream version, the chunky magnetic clasp is joined to the netting by a final row of 3 triple stitched (2A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 2A) groups joined through the main netting (1B, 1C, 1B) groups. Variations Different core beads will give a different effect (cushion or briolette beads would work well, although they would weigh heavy). 16mm core beads (perhaps for a very chunky choker) would need main nets of 5A and infill nets of 7D, 6D in row 1, 6D, 5D in row 1.

inspiration I was inspired by the costumes whilst watching an episode of 'The Borgias'- in particular a stunning padded velvet jacket with diamond slits, showing off bright silk underneath. I realised I could get a similar effect with embellished netting and Miracle beads.

8. Repeat twice and stitch through the next main netting 4A (1B, 1C, 1B) to embellish the next layer. You may need to grab a 4A group and pull it into position. Repeat embellishment rows 1 and 2 until all main netting is embellished.

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FLOWER POWER

wire earrings

Combine pretty Greek ceramic flower beads, copper and wire to create these long length, 60s inspired, flower power wirework earrings.

beadstore • 2 x 15mm Ceramic Flower Beads

• 61cm (24 inches)

x 0.8mm (20gauge) copper wire • 12.5cm (5 inches) x 0.8mm (20gauge) wire for earwires (optional) • Ready made copper earwires if not making your own • 4 x 4mm copper beads • 2 x 5mm copper beads

toolbox • Round nose pliers • Chain nose pliers • Wire cutters • Nylon jaw pliers • Needle file • Wire wool • Chasing hammer • Bench block • Liver of sulphur

1. Cut a 30cm (12 inch) piece of 0.8mm (20 gauge)

2. At the point where the wires cross use chain nose

copper wire and straighten with nylon jaw pliers. Thread a ceramic flower bead onto the wire and approximately 2/3 of the way along the wire, form a loop by crossing both ends of the wires. Make sure the longer length of wire is at the front of the bead. Do both earrings at this stage to make sure the loops are the same size.

pliers to bend the shorter wire straight up and the longer wire at a 90 degree angle.

3. Grip the top of the loop in your chain nose pliers so both wires are together and begin to wrap the longer piece of wire around the shorter piece to create 7 wraps. Use your pliers to squeeze the wraps occasionally to keep them tight and together. If you want to produce a mirror image with the second earring, where the wraps run in the opposite direction, bring the longer wire around the short wire on the opposite side to the first earring before starting the wraps.

4. Thread one of the 4mm copper beads onto the shorter wire and pull the longer wire up and around the bead, holding the bead in place with your fingers as you wrap. Make a half wrap until the longer wire is at the front of the earring again.

(optional)

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Beadsite • Copper Wire, earwires and copper beads from Palmer Metals • See page 89

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toptips • Sterling beads

would look great as an alternative to the copper beads. If you plan to oxidise the earrings, make sure to oxidise the silver beads before starting, as they do not oxidise well when in contact with copper.

5. Thread the 5mm bead onto the shorter wire and wrap the longer wire around it as before. Repeat with another 4mm bead. At the top of the beads make 7 more wraps around the shorter wire. Trim the wrapping wire with wire cutters and tuck the end in at the back of the earring with chain nose pliers.

• Use matching or different coloured beads as an alternative to the small copper beads

6. Trim the remaining wire so it measures approx. 13mm (0.5 inch) from the top wrap. File the end smooth and using round nose pliers form a loop sideways-on to the front of the earring. Centre the loop and hammer gently with a chasing hammer and steel block if required. Use your fingers and pliers to straighten the earring if it has become slightly bent out of shape whilst wrapping. Repeat to make second earring. inspiration I knew these flower beads were exactly what I wanted to use in my earring design but the large hole meant I had to think of how to combine them with wirework. The long loop means the beads hang face-on allowing them to be seen properly. The wire wraps around the copper beads add interest and length to the whole design giving a real flower power swing to your ears!

• Using coloured artistic wire instead of copper would be a great way to add some zing to the design!

7. Use the remaining copper wire to make your own earwires if desired, making sure to file the ends smooth. Attach your handmade simple, fancy, or ready made copper earwires to the earrings using chain nose pliers. Leave the earrings shiny, or if you prefer an antiqued look to your copper, oxidise in liver of sulphur. Clean up with wire wool and polish.

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BEADWORK Designed by

Caron Reid

LOOMED

channel cuff Create a loomed cuff in stages, allowing you to add larger beads for depth and extra sparkle for this totally tactile project. beadstore • 2.5g x size 11 Miyuki

Delica beads - DB35 Galvanized Silver • 5g x size 11 Miyuki round seed beads Silver GA (#1051) • 5g x size 8 Toho round seed beads Gray TSL (#29B) • 1.5g x size 8 Miyuki round seed beads – DB35 Galvanized Silver • Approx. 28 x 6mm Swarovski Round Crystals - Crystal (5000) • Approx. 14 x 6mm Swarovski Pearls Round - Silk (391) • 10 x 4mm Swarovski Xilion beads for the dangle • 10 x 6cm Sterling Silver headpins (20 gauge) • 6 x 4mm Sterling Silver jump rings (20 gauge) • 2 x 4 inch/19mm Ribbon clasp • 1 x sterling silver trigger clasp

toolbox • Size 12 English beading needles

• 6lb Crystal Fireline (weft)

• Nymo Size D (warps) • Scissors • Loom • Round nose pliers • Cutters • Chain nose pliers • E600 glue

1. To commence I warp the loom 7 threads wide, leave

4. Commence with the other size using a new thread.

a gap equivalent to the size of the bead to fill the gap, warp 2 more threads (wide enough to take a size 8 round miyuki/toho bead), leave another gap equivalent to the size of the bead to fill the gap, warp 2 more threads (wide enough to take a size 8 round miyuki/ toho bead), leave another gap equivalent to the size of the bead to fill the gap and then warp another 7 threads wide.

Continue looming your wefts until you have reached the same length as the first side.

2. Each warped section is loomed individually hence creating the ‘channel’ effect. It is important to start with the sides first and then work inwards, filling the gaps as you go. I start about 4cm (1.5 inches) down the loom to create the first side. I use Fireline for the wefts, for warps 6 beads across, I normally use about one and a half arms length, for a cuff measuring 5 ½ inches long. 3. To create the tweed effect, I use an alternating size 11 Miyuki Delica bead and a size 11 Miyuki seed bead. The first row will start with a seed, the second with the Delica. Continue this pattern until you have your desired length.

5. To begin the first supporting side – use size 8 seed beads, this creates a part of the texture for the larger beads. Start by placing the bead through the gap, then weave each bead, pulling the Fireline firmly (not tight) to secure in place. Continue the inner side until you reach the length of your cuff. Commence the second inner side. Ensure you start a new thread for each side you use.

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"Experiment with bead combinations, to add texture to this cuff."

6. To complete the first channel, of accent a new weft

7. To ensure there is consistency to the pattern/texture

thread to one of the channels of size 8 beads, and loom a pearl. For this part, I use 6mm Swarovski pearls.

you wish to create, work out the placement of the pearls/ crystals. Count the number of inner side beads, then to create a gap, divide the number of 6mm beads into the number of size 8 Miyuki seed beads – this will give you your placement. For a 5 1/2 inch cuff – a 6mm bead was loomed every third size 8 bead. To continue the channel, weave through the size 8 beads until you get to the third bead and attach the next pearl. To give the design strength and to keep the slinky feel, each channel is loomed individually, however if you wish you could do these three channels together.



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8. Commence using a new weft on the outer centre channels. I used 6mm round Swarovski crystals for this cuff. Continue until you have completed both sides of the channel.

12. To start one, thread your needle through two beads in the outer rows to exit from the edge. Load the three beads onto your needle that you will use for your picot. Pass back through the second bead added, (skipping the third bead.)

toptips • For this tutorial, the side panels were designed as a tweed effect, however you can use whatever style you choose. You can use only Delicas or just size 11 round beads for a smooth look. • For six beads across – you will need seven warped threads.

9. To provide security for the channels, I loom approximately four rows on each end of the cuff. To start, I load on to my needle sufficient beads to fill the gaps, do not overload the number of beads as this will create bulging in your design.

• One of the most important things when creating the channel cuff is to plan ahead. I usually select my colour swatch and have a few additional 'add-ons' that I can alternate if I change my mind working through the steps. • I warped the loom using Nymo Size D thread in white. Nymo creates a nice slinky feel and comes in a range of colours to match your beads.

Edging 11. You cuff is now ready for the edging. This will complete the overall look of the design – I always edge my cuffs whilst they are attached to the loom. This is a simple picot edge. I use Size 8 Miyuki seed beads (to match the inner channel), size 11 Miyuki seed beads and size 15 Miyuki seed beads.

13. Pick up another Size 8 Miyuki seed bead onto the

10. When looming the gaps, pull the loose threads

needle and pull the thread through to tighten. This creates your picot. Skipping two beads/rows up thread down 2 beads, then bring the needle up through the next two beads in your looming, pull the thread firmly. Start the next one. Continue to the end for both sides.

(the excess weft threads) down between the beads. Continue with your tweed pattern to create 4 rows. To create even looming, work your needle back and forth through the weft rows to strengthen the design.

14. Cut the piece from the loom. Attach the ribbon clasp onto both ends using a small amount of glue and closing with chain nose pliers. Secure your clasp to one end and attach your chain to the other, or create a chain using jump rings. To complete the design, create drops or dangles using Swarovski crystals, to be attached to the chain.

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BEADWORK Designed by

Diane Turner

Project by Shiney Co.

Vintage

LUX COLLAR

Create a classic pearl collar using a variation of right angle weave, combine seed beads and crystal pearls to stitch a beautiful and timeless piece of jewellery.

beadstore • 10g x Miyuki Size 15

seed beads (opaque are best) • 66 x 3mm Swarovski Elements pearls • 322 x 4mm Swarovski Elements pearls • 58 x 5mm Swarovski Elements pearls • 29 x 6mm Swarovski Elements pearls (Numbers may vary based on neck size)

toolbox • Scissors • Beading needle • Fireline thread 6lb supplyshop • All supplies from the Shiney Company • See page 89

1. Begin with 3 meters of Fireline thread and leaving a

4. Sew around until you exit the 4mm that is on the

40cm tail, pick up 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 3mm and 1 x seed bead. Sew through the first 5 beads you added to make a circle, exiting the 4mm as shown in Diagram 1.

opposite side to the 3mm, then pick up 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm and 1 x seed bead, then sew into the other side of the 4mm that your thread is currently exiting, the next 2 x seed beads and the next 4mm (see Diagram 4.).

Diagram 1.

2. Pick up 1 x seed bead, 1 x 3mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm and 1 x seed bead, then sew into the other side of the 4mm that your thread is currently exiting from. Sew through the next 4 beads in the circle, exiting the 4mm as shown in Diagram 2.

Diagram 2.

3. Pick up 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, ` 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 3mm, 1 x seed bead, then sew into the other side of the 4mm that your thread is currently exiting. Sew through the next 4 beads, following the direction your thread is going, exiting the 4mm as shown in Diagram 3. Keeping your tension fairly firm, repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have reached the desired length, ensuring you have an odd number of 3mm beads. Work back through the piece following the thread path to even the tension.

Diagram 4.

5. *Pick up 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm, 1 x seed bead, 1 x 4mm and 1 x seed bead, then sew into the first 4mm added in the previous step. Pick up a seed bead (see the blue seed bead in Diagram 5.) and then sew into the seed bead that sits to the right of the 4mm that your thread is exiting, the 4mm, the next two seed beads and the next 4mm.* Repeat from * to * until you have completed the row.

Diagram 5.


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6. To complete the next row, work the same pattern back along the row, exchanging the lower 4mm for a 5mm. See Diagram 6.

Diagram 6.

toptips • It may be wise to

check that your pearl button fits snugly through the loop before you knot and finish the thread, as tensions will differ.

7. Sew around so the thread exits the last 5mm added. Pick up a seed bead, a 4mm, a seed bead, a 6mm, a seed bead, a 4mm and a seed bead. Sew through the other side of the 5mm bead that your thread is exiting and then along the two seed beads already in place. See Diagram 7.

• It's best to use opaque seed beads, as clear seed beads can give an odd effect as the thread shows through. Diagram 7.

8. Pick up a seed bead, then sew clockwise into the 3 seed beads that you have just exited, making a square of 4 seed beads. Continue along through the 5mm and the next 2 seed beads. Pick up 2 x seed beads and sew clockwise through the 2 seed beads already in place to form a square of 4 beads. Sew through the next 5mm. Pick up a seed bead, a 4mm, a seed bead, a 6mm, a seed bead and a 4mm. Sew clockwise through the bottom corner seed bead and through the 5mm pearl and the next two seed beads.

9. Repeat step 8 and 9 until you reach the end of the beadwork. If you have plenty of thread left, following the path of the beads, exit the 4mm pearl added in the first row, nearest the top edge. Otherwise, finish the thread end. Adding the pearl button fastening 10. On a 60cm piece of Fireline, pick up a seed bead, a 6mm, a seed bead, a 6mm, a seed bead, a 6mm, a seed bead and a 6mm leaving a 25cm tail. Sew through the first 6mm to join the beads in a circle and continue through all the beads until the threads meet, then tie a square knot.

11. Sew through the next pearl and seed bead.* Pick up 4 x seed beads, a 4mm and 4 x seed beads. Sew into the opposite seed bead (that sits between the 6mm pearls)* the next 6mm, seed bead, 6mm and seed bead. Repeat from * to * on the other side of the beads. Sew through the next 6mm, seed beads, 6mm pearl, seed bead and then through the 4 seed beads leading and the 4mm pearl on one side.

12. Before fixing the pearl button to the necklace, put the needle on the tail end and finish the thread. Continue with the working thread and pick up 5 seed beads, sew through the 4mm pearl on the top outside edge of the necklace, then pick up another 5 x seed beads, before sewing through the other side of the 4mm in the centre of the pearl button. Sew through the seed beads and the pearls several times, following the same path, to secure the button. Finish the working thread. 13. Use the tail thread exiting the 4mm pearl at the opposite end of the necklace, pick up a seed bead and a 3mm pearl 9 times, ending with a seed bead. Sew through the other side of the 4mm your thread is exiting and then sew around the beads you added 3 times to secure the loop. Finish the thread.

Diagram 8.

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Dazzling

beadstore • 50cm x silver fine trace chain • 10 x 4mm pink bicone beads • 8 X 6mm lilac round glass beads • 12 X 3mm silver round metal beads • 6 X 5mm silver round metal beads • 4 X 6mm silver round metal filigree beads • 6 X 50mm silver headpins • 6 X 50mm silver eyepins • 2 X 4mm silver jump rings • 2 x Silver French earwires

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CHANDELIERS Use beads, chain and simple jewellery making techniques to create these shimmering chandelier earrings.

1. Make the top bead dangles by threading the following onto a headpin: 1 x 6mm silver round metal filigree bead, 1 x 6mm lilac round glass bead and 1 x 4mm pink bicone bead. Finish with a turned loop at the top. Repeat to make 1 dangle for each earring.

2. Make the bottom side bead dangles by threading the following onto an eyepin: 1 x 4mm pink bicone bead, 1 x 5mm round metal bead and 1 x 6mm lilac round glass bead. Finish with a turned loop at the top. Make 3 more so that you have 2 dangles for each earring.

3. Make the bottom middle bead dangles by threading

4. To complete the bottom middle bead dangles

the following onto an eyepin: 1 x 4mm pink bicone bead, 1 x 5mm round metal bead, 1 x 6mm lilac round glass bead and 1 x 6mm round metal filigree bead. Finish with a turned loop at the top. Repeat to make 1 dangle for each earring.

thread 1 x 4mm pink bicone bead onto a headpin. Finish with a turned loop at the top and attach it to one of the main bottom central bead dangles, using the loop beneath the end bicone bead. Repeat to make 1 dangle for each earring. continued over

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toptips • When making the top bead dangles ensure the topmost bead is no larger than 4mm otherwise the chain will not fall correctly.

5. Make the top half of the earrings as follows: Cut 2 x 2.5cm lengths of chain. Open 1 x 4mm jump ring and thread on 1 x 2.5cm length of chain, 1 x top bead dangle, 1 x 2.5cm length of chain, 1 x earwire. Close the open jump ring. Repeat for the second earring.

6. Make the bottom half of the earrings as follows: Cut the head off a headpin. Turn a small loop on one end and thread on 1 x 3mm round metal bead, 1 x bottom side bead dangle, 2 x 3mm round metal beads, 1 x bottom middle bead dangle, 2 x 3mm round metal beads, 1 x bottom side bead dangle and 1 x 3mm round metal bead. Finish with a turned loop. Repeat for the second earring.

7. Connect the bottom and top halves of the earring as follows: Cut 2 x 7cm lengths of chain. Open the end loop on the right side of the central pin holding the bead dangles of the bottom half together. Thread on one of the chain ends from the top half created in step 5 and 1 x 7cm length of chain. Close the loop.

8. Open the end loop on the left side of the central pin holding the bead dangles of the bottom half together. Thread on the remaining chain end from the top half created in step 5. Thread on 1 x 7cm length of chain. Close the loop. Repeat for the second earring.

9. Open the loop at the end of the bottom side bead dangle on the left. Thread on the end of the chain hanging on the right lower side of the earring. Close the loop.

10. Repeat step 9 attaching the lower left piece of chain to the bottom side bead dangle on the right. Repeat steps 7-10 to create the second earring.

• To make the construction a little easier, hang the earrings on a glass or similar by the ear wire when completing steps 9 and 10. • Transform into an evening look by replacing the coloured beads with silver and black beads or crystals.

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BEADWorK Designed by

Siân Nolan

beaded

topiary ball beadstore • 30 x 7mm Czech glass

flower button beads (top-drilled) • 60 x size 8 Seed beads or 3mm round beads • 1 x 14 or 16mm Clear plastic bead for the middle (optional) • 0.6mm wire For Pendant version: • A few extra flower or leaf beads for dangles • Silk string or chain • Few Headpins • Jump ring For Tree: • 13x16” Wooden bucket • 10cm long headpin • A few bugle beads • Acrylic craft paint • Fimo polymer clay

Create a topiary inspired beaded bead using Czech glass flowers and small round beads, to use either as a dramatic floral pendant, incorporated into your own jewellery designs or even as a cute ornament!

1. Using an 80cm length of nylon, thread a needle on

5. LH – Weave through the last SB of the ring and up

each end. You only need to allow a small tail, about 3cm. Pick up 5 x seed beads (SB) and cross your threads through the last bead added. Slide the ring of beads to the middle of your thread so your working threads are the same length.

through the very first flower you added in Step 2. Pick up 1xSB. RH – Pick up 1xSB and 1xF and cross your threads through the flower. That is the easy first round completed! 3

Diagram 1.

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Diagram 2.

Diagram 5. 5

2. Right hand (RH) – Pick up 1xF, 1xSB, 1xF, 1xSB,

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the adjacent SB, this will be the next SB of the original ring, pick up 1xF and cross your threads through it.

Diagram 3.

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4. Repeat Step 3 twice more to make circles 4 and 5.

Diagram 6.

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7. LH - Pick up 2xSB and weave through the adjacent 3 SBs to make a ring of SBs as in Step 1 (this might feel a little unnatural as you are weaving in an anticlockwise direction). Weave through the first SB added in this step again, in the same direction. Diagram 7.

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8. RH - Pick up 1xSB, 1xF, 1xSB. LH – Pick up 1xF and cross your threads through it. Diagram 8.

12. LH – Weave up through the very first flower added in Step 6, pick up 1xSB. RH – Pick up 1xSB and 1xF and cross your threads through the flower. See circle 21 on Diagram 10. This concludes the second round. At this stage your Topiary Ball should look uniform and spherical.

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• Never flip your work

11. LH – Pick up 1xSB then weave through the adjacent 4 SBs and again through the SB just added, in the same direction. See circle 20 on Diagram 10.

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over when working!

• Keep track of the step number you are working (I always count it in my mind as I go), and if you have to leave your work at any time, write down the step number you have just finished.

adjacent SB and F. Pick up 1xSB and 1xF and cross your threads through the flower.

• Flatten the ends of

Diagram 9.

9. RH – Pick up 1xSB. LH – Weave through the

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13. At this point you can add a 14mm clear round

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your nylon thread with pliers to make it easier to thread your needles.

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• Make sure your flower heads are the right way up!

bead inside your Topiary Ball. This adds a nice weight to your bead and also helps it to keep its shape.

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14. LH – Pick up 1xSB. RH – Pick up 1xSB, 1xF, 1xSB

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and 1xF and cross your threads through the last flower just added.

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10. Repeat Steps 7-9, three more times to make circles 11-19.

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Topiary Pendant Necklace 21. To make the pendant add a wire wrapped looped bail to your bead, adding some fringe beads at the bottom if you wish. I used some toning Czech flower and leaf beads. Then string your pendant onto a chain, or silk cord. Topiary Ball Tree Pendant 22. To make the Topiary Ball Tree first paint a wooden bucket form with some silver acrylic paint, I gave mine two coats. Make a very small hole through the bottom of the bucket, I used a Tulip Awl to do this as the wood is very soft. Using a 10cm long headpin, go up through the bottom of the bucket. Thread on some bugle beads then add your Topiary Ball. Make a wire wrapped loop at the top. Fill the bucket with some Fimo clay.

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POLYMERCLAY Designed by

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DELIGHTFUL

beadstore Polymer Clay in the following amounts and colours (I used FIMO and have put the colour numbers in brackets, but any brand of polymer clay would work well): • 14g of light yellow clay (10g no.10 Lemon, 4g no. 0, white) • 14g of dark yellow clay (no.16 Sunflower) • 7g of light orange clay (2g of no.42 Tangerine, 5g of no. 16 Sunflower) • 7g of orange clay (no. 42 tangerine) • Liquid clay • Polymer clay varnish (if required) • 5mm stud earring findings

toolbox • Ceramic tile (or other

flat, non porous surface) to work on • Pasta Machine (or a roller and a few playing cards) • Tissue blade • Blunt ended knitting needle • Clay bead needle/or blunt ended darning needle • Super Glue • Facial tissues • Wet wipes and tissues to clean hands and tools


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daffodil earrings Add a touch of spring to your day with these sweet little polymer clay daffodils, perfect for practising your canes and making into earrings.

1. Roll a thin log of the light orange clay to about 7-8mm diameter and cut off a piece 2.5cm long. Put the darker yellow clay through the thickest setting on a pasta machine and wrap this around the light orange log. This is now your cane. Take the light yellow clay and put it through the pasta machine on its thickest setting, wrap 2 layers of this light yellow around your cane.

2. Roll the cane to smooth any joins in the clay and then flatten it with your fingers to create a long thin plank of clay, about 1cm wide and 7.5cm long, not including the wastage, (this is the uneven bit at either end where the outer clay has receded). Removing the wastage, cut the remaining clay into 3 even pieces and lay them on top of each other.

3. Along both lengths of your pile of clay, squeeze the

4. Repeat the pinching down both sides you did in step

edges until you create a slight diamond shape. Then flatten the whole piece again until it is about 1cm wide and 6cm long (excluding the wastage which should be removed). Cut into 2 equal pieces and stack one on top of the other.

3, to create a diamond shape across the core of the cane, and keep reducing in this shape till you have a piece that, when a slice is cut from the cane the cross section will be about 1cm long by 0.5cm wide. Put the cane to one side to rest. continued over


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toptips • When reducing a cane, keep it to a manageable size by cutting it in half whenever it gets more than about 8cm long. Then just reduce one half as required. • If you find it hard to reduce a cane in a diamond shape, roll it until it reaches the correct diameter first, and cut off a piece about 4cm long. Cut off both the ends so you can clearly see where the pattern is, and then pinch both sides down the whole length to create a diamond shaped cane. • Keep twisting the cocktail stick as you push it through the clay, and let this twisting motion and the point of the stick do the work for you. Hold the clay as lightly as possible in your fingers, and this way you should be able to get good movement through the clay without distortion.

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5. Put the orange and dark yellow clay separately through the pasta machine on the thickest setting. Cut a rectangle from each measuring 4cm x 2cm, lay one on top of the other and cut thin slices down the length of the clay.

6. Place the strips roughly together so the stripes alternate and then twist them into one big length.

7. Roll and lengthen this cane until it is about 12cm long, fold in half, roll and reduce again. Repeat until you have a roll of clay with fine stripes of colour running along its length. Cut off a piece of the cane and roll it until it is about 0.5cm in diameter. Cut 2 x 1cm pieces and thread a cocktail stick through the length of each piece to create tubes.

8. Working on a wad of folded tissue, place the tube side down on the tissue, and use the flat side of a clay bead needle, or blunt ended darning needle, to create fluted indents along the inside of the tube. This will widen the opening and give the look of a daffodil trumpet. Cut off the bottom end to give you a 7-8mm long trumpet. Repeat for the second piece.

9. Make 4 small balls from the light yellow clay, 0.5cm

10. Cut 12 thick slices from your petal cane (at least

in diameter and flatten them all within a piece of tissue. Working on a tissue from this point on, lay 2 of these discs over each other so they overlap. The top disc is where you will put your petals; the bottom disc is where you will place your earring studs, to make them sit more comfortably in your ears.

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earring findings from Shiney Co • Tools and varnish from George Weil • See page 89

11. Lay 3 petals at a time onto your clay discs, (Daffodil petals sit in 2 layers of 3,) then add the other 3 petals and gently press them all into the backing discs at the centre with a blunt ended knitting needle.

13. Make 2 very small balls of light yellow clay, just big enough to sit in the bottom of your trumpets, and push them into place with the knitting needle.

12. Add a drop of liquid clay to the middle of the petals and then gently place your trumpets on top. Use the blunt ended knitting needle inside the trumpets to gently press them into the petals underneath.

14. Cook as per the manufacturer’s instructions, on top of a tile/foil/piece of card in the oven. Once cooled add 2 layers of clay varnish (if required) and very carefully add the 5mm stud earring fittings to the back with some superglue. Add the studs towards the top of the earring, to allow an easier fit on the ear.

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your petals fairly thick or you will be in danger of them breaking off when you put the earrings on or take them off.

• If you do not have any liquid clay then a drop of PVA glue could be used instead, although the liquid clay is preferable as it gives a stronger bond.

inspiration To me, daffodils are the harbingers of spring, so when asked to think about spring flowers, they were the obvious choice. Obviously daffodils are fairly standard in colour, but you can alter the intensity of the yellows, make less difference between the petal and trumpet colours, or you can go down the narcissus route, and use a paler petal with orange trumpet.

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BEADSTRINGING Designed by

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jasper bracelets DOTTY FOR

beadstore • 7 x 12mm Dalmatian

jasper gemstone rounds

• 21 x 6mm Dalmatian

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spacers gunmetal • 8 x 9mm cheerio spacers gunmetal • 4 x 4mm rounds gunmetal • 24 x 1” headpins gunmetal • 2 x 2” medium gun metal eyepins • 10 x 7mm jump rings gunmetal • 1 pair fishhook earwires gunmetal • 2 x crimp beads gunmetal • 2 x wire guardians gunmetal • 1 x circular toggle gunmetal Swarovski Elements: • 5 x 6mm Sand Opal Xilions • 5 x 6mm Jet Xilions • 5 x 6mm Crystal Bronze Shade 2x Xilions

toolbox • 30cm x 7 strand Bright Beadalon

• Chain nose pliers • Round nose pliers • Side cutter pliers

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Use Dalmatian Jasper combined with matching findings and Swarovski Elements for this dainty bracelet, and why not try Picture Jasper for an earthy variation. 1. Slip a 6mm jasper onto a headpin. Grip the pin

5. At this point check the bracelet will fit comfortably

close to the bead with chain nose pliers and bend it over by 90 degrees. Trim the bent length to 7mm using side cutter pliers and roll into a loop using round nose pliers. Make eight more Jasper dangles and then make nine Xilion dangles, using three of each colour.

around your wrist, remembering to allow for the toggle. If it needs to be slightly bigger, thread an extra 6mm Jasper. To make it even bigger, re-thread the beads adding an extra 6mm jasper at the beginning of the sequence as well.

2. Open a jump ring by gripping with two pairs of pliers and sliding the edges sideways away from each other. Hook it onto a 9mm cheerio and then slip on three Jasper dangles. Close the jump ring securely by sliding the edges back together again. Make two more cheerio and Jasper dangles in this way, then three cheerio and Xilion dangles (use one of each colour on each cheerio).

6. Slip a crimp bead onto the end of the Beadalon and thread on the wire guardian and remaining toggle end as in step 3. Pass the end back down through the crimp bead and the last couple of beads threaded. Pull through all the excess Beadalon so that no slack can be seen between the beads along the bracelet and at the toggle end. Squash the crimp bead and trim away the excess Beadalon.

3. Slip the end of the Beadalon through a crimp bead

Earrings 7. To create the earrings make three different coloured Xilion dangles as in step 1. Next, onto an eyepin thread a 4mm round, a 6mm cheerio, a 12mm jasper, a 6mm cheerio and a 4mm round. Turn a loop as in step 1, hanging it onto the loop of an earwire before fully closing.

then pass the end through and around the horseshoe shape of a wire guardian. Hook the loop on one of the toggle parts onto the wire guardian and Beadalon, then pass the end of the Beadalon back down the crimp bead a short way. Squash the crimp bead using chain nose pliers. The Beadalon tail will be hidden inside the first couple of beads threaded.

4. Thread a 6mm cheerio, a 6mm jasper, a 9mm cheerio with dangles, a 6mm Jasper, a 6mm cheerio, and a 12mm Jasper. Repeat this sequence five times, alternating the Jasper and Xilion cheerio and dangles. On the fifth repeat omit the 12mm Jasper.

8. Open a jump ring as in step 2 and hook it onto a 9mm cheerio and the ‘eye’ on the eyepin. Close the jump ring. Open another jump ring and thread on the three Xilion dangles and then hook the jump ring through the same cheerio. Close the jump ring and make second earring to match.

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as a Picture Jasper Bracelet and Earrings simply substitute picture jasper for the Dalmatian jasper, antique gold findings for the gunmetal findings and Topaz, Light Colorado Topaz and Topaz Blend for the Sand Opal, Jet and Crystal Bronze Shade Xilions.

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BEADFACTS By Lizzy Clark

Jasper cabochons from Kernowcraft.

d JASPER Jasper is a prolific stone and frequently used in jewellery making. If you were inspired by Gill Teasdale's Jasper bracelets on the previous page, then read on, as semi-precious expert Lizzy Clark explains more about this stone.

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asper is the name of a variety of stones which are Quartz base and contain other minerals. It is prolific and can be found in most areas of the world. The name ‘Jasper’ originates from the Far East in Ancient times and historically the term ‘Jasper’ was used to mean ‘Quartz’. Indeed, it is accepted that the clear Jasper that is mentioned in the Bible was in fact clear Quartz. Although you will find numerous varieties of Jasper they are generally classified in three main types - red, yellow and green. Red Jasper is actually a russet, brick red colour and obtains its colour from Iron Oxide held within the Quartz. Iron Oxide in a slightly different form makes Yellow Jasper appearing as solid yellow when it is evenly distributed within the quartz, but often found in layers. In this form we

refer to the Yellow Jasper as ‘Landscape’ or ‘Picture’ Jasper. Green Jasper owes it’s colour to the presence of Chlorite within the Quartz. Sometimes the Green Jasper, or Heliotrope as it is also known, also contains Iron Oxide - this is commonly known as ‘Bloodstone’. Dalmatian Jasper is so called because of the deposits within the stone in ‘spot’ like markings, reminiscent of the dalmatian dog with its white coat and black spots. If you look closely you will see Dalmatian Jasper is in fact a yellowish stone with brownish black markings and is sometimes known as Apline. You can often find Jasper used as a generic term and used very loosely, so be careful when buying beads as many jasper beads are mis-named and may actually be something completely different like Unakite for example.

Jasper was a popular material favored by the Ancient Egyptians from jewellery and decorative wear, to amulets and carved scarabs. Today we see Jasper used extensively in jewellery, from chip stone bracelets to polished cabochons, and Jasper beads are used in many different shapes and sizes. Properties

As with many semi-precious stones and minerals, Jasper has over the centuries had many properties attributed to the different types. Red Jasper is said to be good to help with determination, strength of will, helping us to achieve by dogged determination. Yellow Jasper is said to imbue courage and endurance, to be positive and help us to digest ideas and concepts. Green Jasper is said to have an anti-inflammatory effect and detoxify our body. You could see Dalmatian Jasper as a stone for ‘balance’ - black and white, Yin and Yang. Left: Picture Jasper tumble stones from Lizian. Right: Tumbled Dalmation Jasper from Lizian.

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A note about originality: This first step can often be a barrier to putting your idea forward. I have heard it said that 'no design is original' and I have had experience of this myself. I recently sat for hours designing a beadwork project inspired by Elizabethan times that I was hoping to submit to Bead. Next thing I know, I opened a copy of a US bead magazine and there it was, my original design, different colours and a few other variations, but essentially it was what I had spent hours over. How could this be, when I designed this


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myself ? I had to laugh, as this was a prime example of my earlier point. Remember it’s not about inventing a new stitch or technique (great if you do); it is about drawing on your knowledge, experience and the inspiration around you to design something from the heart! The guidelines below are here to help you as you plan your piece, but don’t let them hinder your creativity! Just remember to put yourself in the mind of the magazine and the reader, after all, you are a reader!

• You can’t be precious about your design. Remember that others will make it and create their own variations. • Do you think the design will have wide appeal? Of course this is totally subjective, however, you might want to share your idea with a few close friends and ask their opinion. • Be realistic about your skills. The design doesn’t have to be highly complicated, just appealing. • Consider the beads you use and the order in which you use them. For example if you string a multi-strand necklace (as I recently did for a Bead Magazine project), on your first make, you might have lots of random beads creating the design (I did). If there are lots of different beads in a random order, it might look great, but how easy is it to write the order to string the

beads in? There will be far too much text to explain the order of the beads, so this isn’t a good idea. Also, if someone wants to recreate the project they might have to buy a packet of beads for just one or two and this makes it too expensive for someone to make. Limit the different types of beads and create a repetitive pattern. • Keep a tape measure to hand. It helps to measure pieces of wire or thread as you go. It might help to have a look at some recent copies of Bead Magazine and take notice of how the project steps are written. • Take a photograph of your project idea - make sure the photograph is sharp and clear, in good light. A good photograph will not only make your piece stand out, but it also confirms to the editor that you will be able to provide good step by step photos for your project. • Contact the magazine, clearly outlining your idea. Send a photograph and don’t be offended if on this occasion its not suitable for the magazine. It isn’t personal!

seemore See page 68 for more tips for getting your work printed. More information on seeing yourself in Bead magazine can be found on the 'Get Involved' page of our website. www.beadmagazine.co.uk

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DESIGNER PROFILE Hayley Wright

Whimsical Ways Stephanie Stevens meets Hayley Wright, owner of whimsical and stylish handmade jewellery company Romantic Eccentric and finds out the secret of her success.

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enowned for her stunning silverwork and creative flair, Hayley Wright is a designer on the ascent. Her successful jewellery business 'Romantic Eccentric' has gained her national recognition, but success hasn’t come without hard graft. There was once a time when Hayley was unsure of her future and it wasn’t through lack of enthusiasm. With a fierce passion for art and design, Hayley already held a degree in Fine Art from Wolverhampton University and was studying for a further degree in Gemology, when she found what was to become her calling. Whilst studying and working, she managed to find time to undertake a silversmith course. Within an hour of her first class, Hayley knew it was what she wanted to

do for the rest of her life. Having already studied for some years, Hayley decided she could not justify the cost of another full-time course. Instead she chose to continue her silversmith studies part-time alongside further specialist courses. This way she could support herself and develop her skills. Learning along the wa

The old adage goes ‘every day is a school day’ and this was most certainly true for Hayley. It wasn’t just in class that she thrived: "I have taught myself a great deal and sometimes had to learn by my mistakes." She would often spend weekends watching other jewellers work, and evenings on forums picking up the latest tricks of the trade. Most importantly,

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Hayley invested in a few small hand tools and began experimenting with designs daily. Clearly unafraid of hard work, it is this dedication to her craft, all achieved whilst raising a young son, that led her to where she is today. What we now know as Romantic Eccentric; Hayley’s hugely successful and ever-expanding online business, began with a few posts on social networking sites. Her quirky and unique designs quickly grabbed the attention of many and she soon found herself inundated with design requests. She began to list on handmade websites, gaining yet more business, before taking the plunge and investing in a website of her own. Multi-tasking

Since that time, two years filled with hard work and dedication have gone by and made Hayley the head of her own company. She works from her home in Wolverhampton, splitting time between an outdoor cabin in the summer and an indoor studio in the winter months. It fits her busy lifestyle as a single mother perfectly. Often she will work through the day, pack up for the school run and then resume after her son has gone to bed. "I often work ‘till the early hours of the morning. It’s when I’m most creative." Specialising in silver, Hayley has built up an impressive list of talents. Seeing the design process through from beginning to end, her skills include


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Left: Award ceremony worthy Atlantis necklace. Right: sterling silver and enamel toadstool ring.

cutting, shaping, texturing, model making and casting, alongside the day to day skills required to run a business. Whilst learning the practical side of management isn’t always exciting, it’s something Hayley would recommend to anyone looking to run their own business: "It means you won’t have to pay someone else to do it and allows you to work more effectively". Hayley’s even learnt to photograph her pieces, making her quite the one woman show! Whimsical and enchanting

Looking at Hayley’s enchanting collections, it’s easy to lose yourself in a fairytale land. Each design has otherworldly beauty about it. "I’m totally obsessed with Alice in Wonderland" she tells us. "Lots of what I make has an enchanted, whimsical feel to it". Whilst once warned to reign in her imagination, it is standing out from the crowd that has sealed Hayley’s success. "I’m having a lot of fun at the moment. It’s OK to be different and quirky. I’m allowing myself to design whatever I fancy." She often works with beads as well as the semi-precious gemstones which she loves, incorporating them into fun and unique jewellery pieces. It would be fair to say that 'unique' is the perfect description for Hayley's jewellery - her snowglobes in particular are so quirky and individual they are one of her most popular lines. For


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these Hayley creates miniature silver animals or toadstools, which are painted with enamel, and then encapsulated with real moss, inside a hollow glass globe, set on a sterling silver base. Always ready to experiment, Hayley’s new collection, released later this year, is what she would describe as more ‘subtle and grown-up’ than some of her other designs and will include engagement and wedding rings. This is one of the ways in which work brings her most joy. "The thing I like about silversmithing is it’s often a sentimental craft. The pieces I make will outlive me and may be passed through families or exchanged as symbols of love at weddings. I feel honoured to play a small part in some of the most special occasions of people’s lives." Hayley's passion for what she does shines through, and she's even sharing it with her son: "I'm currently teaching my 10 year old forging, he can now beat spoons out of copper rods, I'm hoping he might be a black smith!"

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Of course she made a special necklace to wear for the evening; 'Atlantis', and it has now become one of her favourite pieces! Her plans for the future include helping other designer makers turn their hobbies into successful businesses. She said: "I believe there is demand in the market because people have over indulged in mass produced items and are now seeking out bespoke items to own something original."

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Success and recognition

Hayley has already had a great deal of success - as well as being a finalist on the BBC TV programme 'Handmade Revolution', Hayley also was selected as a finalist in the Morgan Foundation 2012 Entrepreneur Awards. She said: "It felt amazing to be recognised for my work and I met so many inspirational people at the ceremony."

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BEADSHOW

BigBeadShow APRIL 6 TH 2013 Stick the date in your diary, buy your tickets and grab your shopping bags, this April's Big Bead Show at Sandown Park, Surrey, is one not to be missed - it's bigger and better than ever before!

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here's so much happening at The Big Bead Show this April, we've struggled to fit it all in these pages! As well as the usual fantasic array of exhibitors (more than you'll find at any other UK bead show!) we've got more taster workshop than ever before, plus brand new full day masterclasses with two of the UK's top tutors! Now happening over two days, full day classes will be running on Friday 5th April, with the show and taster workshops taking place on Saturday 6th - it's the perfect chance to make a weekend of it! We have a full demonstration timetable, with exciting products and techniques being shown, from big names in UK beading. Learn more about polymer clay with Bonnie McGough, PMC with Helen O'Neill, kumihimo with Riverside Beads and wirewrapping with Minerva Crafts. Plus Linda Jones shows you how to get great effects on wire projects with a Whammer and Sue Heaser will be signing copies of her new Metal Clay Techniques book. Phew!

The Beadworkers Guild will be in attendance with their inspiring display, featuring outstanding pieces of members' work. This year for the first time we will also have a bead groups area, where you can meet members from local beading clubs and see some of what they have been creating.

See the website for ticket prices, more info and for booking, don't forget you can also take advantage of group booking discounts and early bird deals. igbeadshow.co.uk .theb www Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey Melanie de Miguel's bead show tips

• It's a good idea to go with a shopping list of the things you actually need, then when you've bought everything you need, tear it up and enjoy yourself. • Be resigned to the fact that you will see things that fire up your creative juices and therefore will want to spend lots of money.

• Be prepared to spend lots of time bumping into old beading buddies (and new ones), and everyone staring at each other's chests while talking. • Wear your own beadwork so that people can stare at your chest too. • After you've spent some money, sit down in the café area and get out all the goodies you've bought. It won't be long before others join you and do the same, then you can see the things you've missed, and go and buy those too. • Work your way around the show for a third time, just in case you missed something the second time. • As the show is about to close, rush like a maniac back and forth to those stands where you were dithering and buy the damn beads! • Actually enjoy the fact that beady purchases tend to be quite small and store easily in your handbag, so that when you get home and he enquires as to what you bought, you can just shrug, smile sweetly, hold up your bag and say "Not much really".

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For workshop booking and more information please visit the website www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk or call 01903 884988. Places book up fast so advance booking is recommended.

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All tools and materials are provided for taster classes, and for masterclasses you will be sent a shopping list prior to the event. Kits will also be available to purchase on the day. Get 25% off your show ticket if you buy it together with a workshop. Please note that the show is open for masterclasses only on Friday 5th, no shops will be trading on this day.


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Steampunk Charm Bracelet with Jema Hewitt Explore altered art steampunk style. You'll learn two new techniques involving paint, printing, shrink plastic and embossing on metal with Sizzex dies, then put everything together with beads and charms to make a stunning steampunk bracelet! Sponsored by Beads Direct

Chainmaille 1 with Julie Holt Experience the ancient art of Chainmaille with this taster session. You will learn how to open and close jump rings correctly, add beads, and make these beautiful earrings based on the popular Byzantine weave. Sponsored by Surrey Jewellery School

French Beading with Katie Dean In this taster session you will learn the basic techniques used in this ancient art, to make a range of wire and bead flowers which can be displayed in a colourful bouquet. Perfect for a wedding, brooch or special ornament. Sponsored by Beads Unlimited

Chainmaille 2 with Julie Holt Get to grips with chainmaille and learn how to create these surprisingly simple earrings based on the popular Byzantine weave. Julie will show you the correct way to open jump rings, how to add beads and you will leave with a finished pair. Sponsored by Surrey Jewellery School

Viking Knit with Anna Lindell Learn the technique the Vikings used to make highly valued chains using colourful wire. The workshop time allows for starting a chain and learning the technique, you'll learn everything you need to know to complete the piece at home. Sponsored by Beads Unlimited and Fru Pärla

Wirework Rings with Linda Jones Perfect for beginners or even those with some experience, this fun workshop will give you the confidence to work with wire. You will create several rings in the class and learn how to wrap, create spirals and add decoration. Sponsored by Beads Unlimited & London Jewellery Supplies

Hair Decoration with Julie Ashford Learn how to make a beautiful hair decoration perfect for any occasion. Make a pretty spray of decorated stamens with this simple technique, take away a finished hair comb and a new technique for decorating all sorts of hair accessories. Sponsored by The Spellbound Bead Co.

Make a Fashion Necklace with Chu-mei Ho Learn to make your own bead and chain masterpiece. You will learn a mixture of basic wire wrapping techniques as well as the basics with working with beads and chain. You will leave with a finished fashion necklace and some new skills! Sponsored by London Jewellery School

Everyday Sparkle Ring with Siân Nolan If you have always wanted to have a go at two needle right angle weave, this is the ideal project to get you started. Create this wearable sparkly little ring using crystal bicones and seed beads, we bet you will want to make more! Sponsored by Cookson Gold

Polymer Clay with Bonnie McGough Learn the basics of polymer clay with enthusiastic tutor Bonnie McGough. Create canes and find out how to apply them, to create your very own fantastic beads and pendants to take away and bake at home. Sponsored by Staedtler Fimo

Chandelier Style Earrings with Chu-mei Ho You will learn how to make professional quality statement earrings using a range of beads combined with chain and wire. This session is suitable for complete beginners and those who have done some basic jewellery making before. Sponsored by London Jewellery School

Funky Fish Tassel with Julie Ashford An introduction into the wonderful world of making beaded tassels with needle and thread, you will learn tassel construction and branched fringing, these make a great beach bag charm or cute decoration for the home. Sponsored by The Spellbound Bead Co.



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Earrings for Beginners with Chloe Menage Bead's editor will show you all the essential techniques needed and introduce you to a variety of findings and tools to help you on your way. Perfect your loop making techniques and create several earrings in different styles. Sponsored by Beads Unlimited

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Trio Triangles with Liz Thornton These triangles in peyote stitch are simple (just three rounds and you're done) but very effective. You will only make one or two in the class, but will go away with lots of ideas for how to combine them to make bracelets and pendants. Sponsored by Beads Unlimited

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Metal Clay Shell Pendant with Sue Heaser Silver clay is a fabulous material that is pure silver in clay form. Learn how to use homemade moulds to make a beautiful pure silver shell pendant that will be fired and polished during the workshop. Suitable for all abilities. 2 hour class, £40 in advance, £45 on the day

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Eclectica! with Melanie de Miguel As the name suggests this piece is composed of a wild collection of exciting crystal components, cleverly connected to form a bracelet or necklace. Rivolis are beaded using a fast and innovative technique that allows them to be embellished in a staggering variety of ways – so you could also use them separately as light catchers or Christmas decorations! Students will work through varieties called the Wagon Wheel, the Atom, Aurelia and the Cog, each of which can be reinterpreted by substituting different sizes or types of bead and even Rivoli, to produce startlingly different effects! The class is suitable for intermediateadvanced beaders and some prior experience with Peyote, Herringbone, Netting and Right Angle Weave would be very helpful.

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Polymer Clay with Bonnie McGough Come along and spend the day with expert tutor and passionate polymer clay enthusiast Bonnie McGough. Allow her to guide you through the fun and exciting medium of polymer clay. The perfect class for someone completely new to clay or looking to perfect their techniques; students will learn how to properly condition clay, blend colours and create canes. Techniques covered will include the Skinner blend, leaf canes and jelly roll canes. Once you have perfected the techniques you will be able to put them all together to create some colourful and dramatic focal beads similar to those pictured. Allow your creativity to blossom and create your own bead designs too with these fabulous techniques. Beads will be taken away to be baked at home before being added to all your jewellery designs. You’ll absolutely love the results of this class!


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beaded bows beadstore For the green bow: • 3g x Miyuki size 15 seed beads – Transp. Olive Gold Luster (1889) - A beads • 3g x Miyuki size 11 Delica beads – Lined Amber Peridot Mix (DB983) - B beads • 1g x Miyuki size 11 seed beads – Transp. Light Topaz AB (251) - C beads For the pink bow: • 3g x Miyuki size 15 seed beads – Dyed Semifrosted Silverlined Light Cranberry (1627) - A beads • 3g x Miyuki size 11 Delica beads – Transp. Light Taupe Luster (DB1485) - B beads • 1g x Miyuki size 11 seed beads – Transp. Light Red AB (DB254) C beads

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Create these totally cute beaded bows using peyote stitch, they are surprisingly quick to create and make perfect brooches or pendants. 4. Pass through the A bead on row 6. Then pass the

The upper left side of the bow 1. On 2m of Fireline, add a beadstopper on the middle and thread the needle on one end. Pick up 14 x size 15 seed beads (A beads), this makes the middle of the left part of the bow, and becomes the first two rows of Peyote. Pick up 2A and pass back through the second to last bead of the first 14 strung to make a picot. Continue working in Peyote stitch by adding 1A until you reach the end of row 3.

needle between the A bead just passed and the next, making a loop around the thread. Pass back through the A bead just passed, as well as the last A bead strung on row 7. See Diagram 3. Work row 8 by adding 1A, 1B, 2C, and 1B. 7

Diagram 1.

Diagram 3.

2. Diagram 2 shows the pattern for rows 4–7. Start row

5. Work row 9 by picking up 2A, then peyote 2C, 1B

4 by picking up 1 size 11 Delica bead (B beads) and 1A. Pass back through the last A bead on row 3. Continue this row by adding 6B beads for the next 6 stitches (black thread path). Start row 5 by picking up 2A, pass back through the last B bead strung on row 4. Continue this row by adding 5B and 1A (purple thread path).

and 1A. Pass through the A bead on row 8. Make a loop around the thread between the beads as described in step 4, then pass back through the A bead just passed as well as the last A added. Work row 10 by picking up 1A, 1B, 1C and 1B. See Diagram 4. Diagram 4.

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3. Start row 6 by picking up 1B and 1A, and pass back through the last A bead on row 5. Continue this row by adding 1A, 1B, 3 x size 11 seed beads (C beads), and 1B (pink thread path). Start row 7 by picking up 2A, pass back through the last B bead on row 6. Continue this row by adding 3C, 1B and 1A (orange thread path).


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6. Work row 11 by picking up 2A, then peyote 2B, and 1A. Pass through the A bead on row 10, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A bead just passed and the last A strung. Work row 12 by picking up 1A, 1B and 1A. Keep tension on the beading thread so that your beadwork starts forming a small dome on your fingertip. See Diagram 5.

8. Work row 13 by peyoting 2A. Now, pass the needle through all A beads on the right hand side of the stitched ‘pyramid’, then pass through the B bead and turn back through all A beads again. When exiting at the top, add 1A. See Diagram 7. Diagram 7.

Diagram 5.

9. Pass the needle through the next 3 beads on the 7. Now it’s time to sculpt the top of the bow. Keep a good tension. Complete the last peyote by passing through the second A bead on row 11, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A bead just passed and the last A strung. See Diagram 6. Diagram 6.

left hand side of the ‘pyramid’. Add 1A, pass through the next A bead on the vertical edge of the ‘pyramid’. repeat to add 3A and pass through the next 2A on the final stitch. Pull the thread tight so that the beads snug up. See Diagram 8. You have now completed the top left side of the bow. continued over

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beadwork The lower left side of the bow The lower left side is made in the same way the top left side of the bow, with a slight change in the pattern. In order to make the pattern easier to read, the lower left side rows are called -1, -2 and so on until -11 which forms the lower tip.

14. Work row -9 by adding 1A, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A on row -8, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A just passed, as well as the last A added. Work row -10 by adding 2A. See Diagram 13.

10. Work row -1 by peyoting 6B. Pick up 1A and 1B, make a loop around the thread between the 1A and 1B on row 2 made in the beginning of the top left side. Pass back through the 1B and 1A just added. Work row -2 by adding 1A and 5B. See Diagram 9. Diagram 9.

11. On row -3, add 1B, 3C, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A bead on row -2, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A bead just passed, as well as the last A added. Work row -4 by adding 1A, 1B and 3C. See Diagram 10.

Diagram 13.

15. Now you will form the tip of the bottom left hand side. Keep the thread tensioned while working. You should be exiting from the A on row -9, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A just passed, as well as the last A added. Add 1A, then pass through all A beads on the lower right side of the inverse ‘pyramid’. See Diagram 14.

Diagram 14. Diagram 10.

12. Work row -5 by adding 1B, 2C, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A on row -4, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A just passed, as well as the last A added. Work row -6 by adding 1A, 1B and 2C. See Diagram 11.

The left ribbon 16. The ribbon is made with the same technique; regarding turns on the thread, to make the sloping edge of the ribbon, and making the beadwork form a dome on your finger tip by keeping tension on the thread while working. See the pattern on Diagram 15, description is a bit shortened from here on out.

Diagram 11.

13. Keep a tension on the thread so that your beadwork forms a dome on your fingertip. Work row -7 by adding 1B, 1C, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A on row -6, make a loop around the thread and pass back through the A just passed, as well as the last A added. Work row -8 by adding 1A and 2B. See Diagram 12.

Diagram 15.

17. Pick up 14A, this is the length of the ribbon and Diagram 12.

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the first two rows of Peyote. For row 3, peyote 7A. Turn by passing the needle between two A on the lower left hand side bow, around the thread, and pull the thread tight, pass back through the last A bead strung. Work row 4 by adding 1A and 5B.


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18. Work row 5 by adding 1A, 4B and 1A. Turn by passing the needle between two A on the lower left hand side bow, round the thread, and pull the thread tight. Work row 6 by adding 1A, 2B and 2C. Pass back through the last A bead strung ( from now on you will not fasten the ribbon to the Lower Left Side of the Bow any more ). Row 7 is made of 1A, 2C, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A on row 6, turn around the thread and go back through the A just passed as well as the last A added. 19. Work row 8 by adding 1A, 1B and 2C. Row 9 is made of 1A, 1C and 1B, 1A. Pass through the A on row 8, turn around the thread and go back through the A just passed as well as the last A added. Work row 10 by adding 1A, 1B and 1A. Pass through the A on row 9, turn around the thread and go back through the A just passed as well as the last A added. Work row 11 by adding 2A, make a pass and turn as described before. Add 1A. 20. Now you will complete the edge of the ribbon. Pass the needle through all As on the lower edge. Turn around the thread between two As, then retrace back through the beads just passed. Pass through all the As on the upper edge and exit through the top A. Do not end the thread. See Diagram 16.

21. Follow step 2–19 to complete the right side of the bow. When you are done, you should have a complete bow with two working threads sticking out as shown on Diagram 18. Diagram 18.

Finishing up The last touch is to add a ribbon over the middle of the bow. This is made in Right Angle Weave and Peyote.

toptips • Keep a tight thread

22. Thread needles on both of the threads. On the left

tension to make the beads form the shape.

needle, add 2C. Pass the right needle through the same beads from the other direction, crossing the threadpaths inside the beads. Add 1A on each needle, and 2C on the left needle. Pass the right needle through the 2C, crossing again. Repeat one more time.

• Alternate between coloured and silver/ gold size 15 beads on the middle and the edges, to make the sections of the bows stand out.

23. Pass each needle through the orange highlighted beads on Diagram 19, from the inside out. Pull the threads tight, making the Cs position themselves on top of the middle Bs.

Diagram 16.

The right hand side of the bow The right hand side of the bow is made with the same pattern as the left side, except for one change. Instead of adding Bs in the middle of the bow, you pass through the existing ones.

21. Remove the beadstopper and thread a needle on the other half of the thread. Follow step 1, but do not snug up the beads to the As on the left side of the bow. Leave 1mm of thread so that you can make room for passing through the Bs in the middle of the bow on step 2 instead. See Diagram 17 for the middle B beads that are highlighted.

Diagram 19.

24. Use Peyote and add 3A on both sides of the middle ribbon. See Diagram 20. Pass the needles through your beaded bow and end the threads. You can attach a pin on the backside to make a brooch, or hang the bow in a necklace chain.

Diagram 20. Diagram 17.


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diamond boxes These cute little sparkly boxes are perfect as ornaments or for storing jewellery and can be made in any colour combination you like! beadstore • 10g x Size 11

Japanese seed beads size - A Beads • 10g x Size 11 Japanese seed beads size - B beads • 2g x size 8 seed beads (or size 10 triangle beads) - C Beads • 58 x 4mm Czech fire polish beads - D Beads • 17 x 4mm pearls - E Beads

toolbox • KO thread or similar • Size 10 beading needle • Size 12 beading needle (just in case) • Scissors

supplyshop • Seed beads, pearls and fire polish beads from ThreadABead • Triangle beads, size 8 beads and fire polish beads from GJ Beads • See page 89

This delightful little box is made up of one repeating motif. Practise making one or two of these motifs before starting on the box. You need a tight tension and will find that this improves dramatically after making a couple of testers, then you will be ready for the box. If you don’t want to make a box, simply join them together for a necklace or bracelet or make some earrings. One motif on it’s own uses about 75cm (30”) of thread. To work a 5 sided box start with at least 350-360cm (11 to 12 feet) of thread.

3. Small Loop - Pick up 3B, 1D, 3B. Make a ‘loop’ and move on to come out of the next bead in the first circle. Pull together fairly tightly. Repeat steps 2 and 3 all around the circle to repeat the pattern 4 times in all. Finish by passing through 2 of the Centre (C) beads as usual. See Diagram 3.

Diagram 3.

Starting each motif 1. Pick up 8C. Pull them together and leaving a tail long enough to sew in, tie them into a circle. Do not go through a bead. Diagram 1.

Motif base The base is very important please follow carefully. It is made up of alternate large loops of 5A, 1D, 5A and small loops 3B, 1D, 3B.

4. Push the ‘big 5-bead’ loops from step 1 to the front and let the ‘small 3 bead’ loops from step 2 fall to the back. Hold your work with your thumb firmly on the middle of the diamond. Pull together tightly. It will be floppy don’t worry! See Diagram 4. Diagram 4.

2. Large Loop - Pick up 5A, 1D, 5A. Make a ‘loop’ and move on to come out of the next bead in the first circle. See Diagram. 2. Diagram 2.

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Joining the loops 5. On this round you are simply joining the loops together. Needle through the first 4 beads of the 5 beads of this ‘large loop’ stack. See Diagram 5. Diagram 5.

7. Keep the large loop on top, pass down through the 4 beads of the large loop, then through the centre circle bead and up through 4 beads on the other side as shown in Diagram 7. Pull tightly as you work. Repeat steps 5-7 all around the circle (4 times in all).

Diagram 7.

6. Now, keeping the large loop on top, pass down through 3 beads of the ‘small loop’, through the centre circle bead and up through 3 beads on the other side. See Diagram 6.

8. Needle around to come out of a D bead of a ‘small loop’ (one with 3B beads either side.) See Diagram. 8. Do not try to press this piece flat - it should be a little 3D. Diagram 8.

Diagram 6.

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9. Pick up 5A, 1C, 5A. Pass through the next D bead of the ‘small loop’ See Diagram. 9. Repeat all the way around. If these outer loops are not large enough - add extra ‘A’ beads each time.

13. To begin the 2nd motif, bring your thread out of a side D bead. See Diagram 14.

Diagram 9.

Diagram 14.

toptips • It's best not to use a thread that is any thicker than the one suggested- you will not get through the beads, as there are quite a few passes.

14. Pick up 3B; 1C; 3B. Pass back from the other side 10. Go around these beads again but do not pass through the C bead. Pull thread tight and push the C beads into a point. See Diagram 10.

• If you use a thinner thread then you may not get a good tension to keep the box rigid and will need to dip it in a stiffener. • Once you have mastered the box, try making the original diamond with different types, colours and numbers of beads.

Diagram 10.

11. Final step for 1 motif - needle through into one of the centre circle beads, at the base of a ‘5 bead loop’. Pick up your central E bead. See Diagram 11.

through the bead you are coming out of. Needle around to come out of the C bead.

15. Pick up 7C. Make a circle of the C beads, tie a half hitch and pass through 1C. Now continue to make your motif starting with a ‘large loop’, following steps 2-8. Be careful when joining, make sure that you are going up and down the correct group of beads each time. Match the pictures (or diagrams) to your work.

Diagram 11.

12. Pass through the opposite bead in the centre circle, back sewing in a ‘figure of 8’ to secure. See Diagrams 12 and 13.

16. Turn over and pass through (PT) the 3B beads to get to the edge. You now share the 5A, 1C of the edging, so pass through these. See Diagram 15 for thread path. When passing through the C bead, make sure you go through from the correct direction, keeping all the beads in a straight line. Diagram 15.

Diagram 12.

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Diagram 13.

17. Pick up (PU) 5A and PT the next centre D bead. Work 2 corners as before and finally a shared corner and only pass up 5A then pass through the C bead of previous motif. Work step 10 but think carefully about how you do this.


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18. Add your central bead as in steps 11-13. Finally needle across to the outer C bead to start another motif. Don’t forget to add a central bead in the same direction as the previous motif before you start the next diamond!

Five-sided box 19. For a 5-sided box - you need to work a total of 4 motifs and then join the ends together, creating the 5th side as you go (or you could join these 2 sides now for a triangular box).

20. Make 4 complete diamonds and work step 14 to begin the 5th one, then make the next 3 loops as usual. As you make the 5th loop, (it should be a ‘small loop’) join it to the first diamond. This loop shares the ‘D’ bead.

21. Make the final 3 loops as before. Now work steps 5-10 to complete, filling in the outer edges with the relevant beads.

23. Work steps 2-8 but each ‘small 3 bead loop’ will share the ‘D’ bead with one already in the side base diamonds. Now join the other loops as usual.

Foot stand (optional) 24. As you go around the edge beads, at each corner on top of the C bead, add 2A, 1E (or D), 2A to make a small foot stand. Pass through those 6 beads again to reinforce before moving onto the next corner.

25. Either before or after finishing the base - put in a centre bead using your thread left from the start. Tie off and neaten the ends or if you have sufficient thread needle to the top edge. Shaping To shape the top of your box we will needle around the top edge outline and pull this into a star shape adding beads at each corner to help.

26. Exit 2A beads (either way) before the C bead. **Pick up 2A, miss 2A, 1C, 2A. Pass through 3A, 1D, 3A**. Repeat around the edge from ** to ** on all 5 sides. Pull together very tightly to form the star shape and pull the C beads into a point. It may help you tie a knot at intervals as you work this round. To make the base of your box 22. Since the box (and therefore the base) has 5 sides we need to start the base ‘star’ by picking up 10C beads on a new length of thread. Leave enough thread at the start to sew in a centre bead - as at step 11.

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beadwork Catch 27. Bring your thread coming out of a C bead and make a catch. Pick up 3A, 1E, 1 A. Pass back through the E bead and 2A. Pick up 1A. Pass back through the C bead, go through these beads in the same way again to reinforce. Fasten off and neaten end.

31. Passing through the D bead of the ‘small loops’ this time, work step 9. As you work - weave over and then under the previous set of beads added in step 29. (I used B beads in this picture only to show this step clearly).

32. Work step 10, then needle to the centre - ready to decorate with loops of beads. Lid

28. Once again the box has 5 sides and so we need to start the diamond by picking up 10C beads. Leaving a tail to work a loop for the catch later, work steps 2-7 of a basic diamond. This time you will work 5 sets of ‘large loops’ and 5 sets of ‘small loops’, then join them together as before. Needle through beads to exit from a D bead. 33. Decorate across the centre with a loop of 2A, 1E, 2A and then around this with 5 loops of 1A, 1E, 1A.

29. Work Steps 9 and 10, this time it will make 5 points.

34. Lastly! Attach or hinge the lid of the box to the

30. Next bring the needle out of a D bead at the top of a ‘small loop’. (Picture shows the back to help identify the D bead)

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base at three points along one edge. Make this opposite the catch on the base. I ladder stitched the 2 corner C beads to the corresponding C beads on the star points. I made the 3rd join from the D bead in between, to the star point in between, adding a 1A each side for fitting. Needle your thread through to a point on the lid opposite the hinge and matching up to the catch and make a small loop (approx. 11A) to close the box.


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beadstore • 105 x 6mm glass pearls cream (GLHP0620)

• 85 x 4mm pressed

glass bead topaz (GLPC0432) • 85 x tiny fuchsia clear (PLAK05) • 2 x 16mm glass pearls cream (GLHP1620) • 2 x 14mm glass pearls cream (GLHP1420) • 2 x 12mm glass pearls cream (GLHP1220) • 2 x 10mm glass pearls cream (GLHP1020) • 8 x 8mm glass pearls cream (GLHP0820) • 1 x memory wire choker (MW130-1) • 2 x 8mm jump rings antique gold (JR8SPAG) • 170 x headpins antique gold (HPAG) • 1 x trigger clasp antique gold (TRGAG)

toolbox • Memory wire cutters (PRWMC)

• You will also need a pair of multipliers (CRMT)

floral choker This beautiful necklace creates a wonderfully vintage feel. The combination of cream pearls, gold glass beads and translucent flowers is like stepping back in time.

1. Thread a 6mm pearl onto a headpin. Bend the

2. Thread a 4mm glass bead followed by a tiny fuchsia

headpin into a loop approximately 1cm above the bead. Hold the loop with the pliers and wrap the remaining headpin tightly around towards the top of the bead. Repeat for 84 more 6mm pearls.

onto a headpin. Bend the headpin around in the same way as the pearl. Repeat for your remaining 4mm beads and flowers.

3. Use your pliers to bend a loop at one end of your memory wire, add a jump ring and close the loop.

4. Thread 10 x 6mm pearls, 4 x 8mm pearls, then one of each of the 10mm, 12mm, 14mm and 16mm in ascending size onto the memory wire choker.

Or

• Round nose pliers • Chain nose pliers • Cutters

supplyshop • All supplies from Beads Unlimited

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writing Projects Would you love to see your design featured in Bead magazine? Amanda Pickstock from Shiney Company shares her knowledge and explains more about writing projects for magazines.

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e've already looked at how to go about submitting projects to magazines on page 49. So, now your design has been accepted - what now? You will be asked to send in a digital document containing clear step by step instructions. You will also need to include either step by step photos or diagrams, depending which is most relevant, along with your finished samples so they can be photographed by the magazine. Here's some things to bear in mind: • Look at the detail and examine your finishing. It will be photographed closely - many designers have been surprised by the tiny flaws the Bead camera reveals! • Make it several times. Each time you make it, the chances are you will discover an easier way to do something or a tip you can share with the readers to help them. • Check, check and check again! Read your instructions carefully. Get someone else to read your instructions and make the piece if possible. • Think about the colours you have chosen and how they might photograph on a white background. Silver thread/ beads/wire with clear crystal and white 68

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pearls may be beautiful, but they are challenging to photograph well, as are pieces created entirely in black. Choose colours that are appealing and will bring out the best of your design. Make it in more than one colour scheme if you can. This will widen the appeal and make the magazine spread 'pop'. • How complicated is the design and can you accurately describe the process you went through to make the piece? When I say accurately, this doesn’t mean that you have describe every tiny detail word for word, but be able to outline each key step with precision so that someone reading it can replicate your design. Bead will edit the project steps, so it doesn’t have to be perfect, just something you are confident they can work with. • When you are writing your instructions, you have to assume that the person reading them knows nothing. Some techniques will be covered later in the magazine, so liaise with the editor so you know what should be included. • Does it need diagrams or step-bystep photographs to help the reader make the piece or can it be described with words only? Bead usually prefers to include one or the other in most cases.

If it needs diagrams, can you sketch them for someone else to illustrate in the magazine, or are you able to provide your own computer drawn diagrams? • Try not to make it too expensive; you want a piece that people can afford to make. • Keep a note of all the materials you used and the quantities, and where you got them from. It's important in magazine projects that people source the materials. It's all very well using a beautiful vintage focal pendant but if it's impossible to find again then it's no good! • Lastly, stick to the deadline given by the editor and if any challenges arise ensure you keep in communication. I hope you feel encouraged to put forward your ideas to be showcased in Bead. When a design is featured, it’s really exciting to know that you can potentially inspire many others to make something that you created. Have fun with it.

seemore See page 49 for more tips for getting your work printed. More information on seeing yourself in Bead magazine can be found on the 'Get Involved' page of our website. www.beadmagazine.co.uk


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purple moon beads This issue we take a trip to the sunny Isle of Wight and Chloe Menage meets Pauline and Geoff, the team behind Purple Moon Beads.

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urple Moon Beads is situated in the pretty Victorian seaside resort of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. As well as having a shop bursting at the seams with beading paraphernalia, they also sell online through their website. Owners Pauline and Geoff can regularly be found at bead shows around the south of England, including the Big Bead Shows at Sandown Park, Surrey and have full details of all their up-coming shows on their website. A love of jewellery making drove Pauline to open the Isle of Wight shop back in 2010, and they now stock everything from wire, findings, seed

beads, Czech glass, tools, books and more, but are known for their speciality of Chainmaille supplies and kits using anodised aluminium rings. A great team

The business is run by husband and wife team Pauline and Geoff Martin, Pauline being the bead addict and Geoff the chainmaille nut. They both teach workshops and Geoff puts together a variety of kits. Pauline and her friend Ana started the business almost eight years ago, as they worked in a solicitors office and wanted to brighten up their formal workwear. From there, commissions were obtained and their stock grew,

they started selling the beads as well as making jewellery. They then progressed to undertaking bead shows, which expanded to setting up a website. Pauline and Geoff moved to the Isle of Wight in February 2008 and purely because of the logistics, Geoff became a partner in place of Ana. Geoff ’s involvement had begun a couple of years earlier by chance. The ladies had purchased a chainmaille kit which used large gauge rings, difficult to open and close. Geoff was able to do the heavy work and has been addicted ever since. When the stock started to take over their home they found a shop in Ventnor and opened on 1st May 2010. Jewellery deisgns

As well as selling beads, Pauline and Geoff continue to sell handmade jewellery, under the name of 'Knight and Day'. Together they make and sell chainmaille designs in a variety of metals and weaves. They sell these through the shop, website and craft fairs, as well as making to commission. Geoff loves to push himself to create new and fun designs, both wearable and sometimes just for fun, like the yacht above which uses rubber o-rings and anodised jump rings. The pair both firmly believe that the business should be about having fun in the hobby, whilst ensuring that the customer receives excellent service and friendly help and advice. 72

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d Sharing their passion

Now they run regular workshops in the shop, usually on Tuesday evenings in both beadwork (taught by Pauline) and chainmaille (with Geoff ). The classes are hugely popular and details of forthcoming courses can be found on the website. Keen to accommodate mainland inhabitants Geoff says: “Visitors to the Island can also contact us to arrange workshops during their stay, which we try fit in to their other travel plans where possible.” Treats of the trade

The shop has seen several changes over the last few months, as the pair strive to fit in all the beads. Geoff told us: “The search for new items of stock and ideas for classes keeps us on our toes. At the moment we are desperately Kumihimo is just one of the classes available.


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trying to find room for a small sofa for those partners to relax on, whilst the beaders browse.” Pauline and Geoff ’s passion for beads and jewellery making means for them work is never dull and even includes some travel perks - last year they treated themselves and took a long sought after trip to the Bead and Button show in the USA. Pauline said: “We learnt new techniques which we have carried forward to our workshops and had a marvellous time!” However for them the most rewarding part of their job is their customers: “Compliments from customers about the shop and meeting so many interesting people really makes our job worthwhile.” They love to see what their

customers have been creating, and the millions of different uses for beads in craft projects. Geoff said: “Our customers are always up for some show and tell and it is fascinating to see the variety of projects they come up with.”

contact them You can visit Purple Moon Beads: 39 High Street, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1RZ Their opening hours are: Winter - 10am-4pm Monday to Saturday, Wednesday 10am-1pm Summer - Monday to Saturday 10am-4.30pm. Visit the website www.purplemoon-beads.co.uk Email Purple Moon Beads on [email protected] or call 01983 852473

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BOOKREVIEWS Got a book for review? Send it FAO of Chloe to the address at the front of the magazine or email [email protected] for more information.

There are so many books to choose from in the world of beading and jewellery making. Every week new books arrive in the Bead office, take a look at some of the latest arrivals. BEADED NOSTALGIA

BEAD BY BEAD

By Anja Schlotman-Bakkenes

By Alice Korach

ISBN 978-90-5945136-0

48 pages, full colour, £8.95

ISBN 978-1-57421-660-8

51 pages, full colour

A selection of projects designed specifically for size 10 Miyuki Delica beads. Mostly bracelet designs, there are also some cute earrings, pins and stitched necklaces, which incorporate the size 10s, with other sizes of Delicas and beads. The author has included some nifty tips and tricks to help you get your beadwork looking polished and professional. Suitable for beginnerintermediate beaders.

There are some really pretty beadwork designs with a vintage feel in this book. Projects are diagram based with minimal written instructions. Produced in the Netherlands, the instructions are given in Dutch, English, German and French. Projects include bracelets, pendants, bezelled cabochons and feature some really unusual designs, with lovely vintage colour schemes.

Available from Spangles4Beads www.spangles4beads.co.uk 01638 742024

LIVE WIRE JEWELRY By Katie Hacker

ISBN 978-1-4403-1278-6


Includes 30 vibrant designs using coloured wire. Some lovely ideas incorporating bright beads and crystals, for some colourful and contemporary designs. Projects include techniques like coiling, wrapping, twisting and weaving wire, for everything from earrings to bangles and statement necklaces.

EXPLORING RESIN JEWELRY By Heidi Boyd

ISBN 978-1-4403-1872-6

128 pages, full colour, £16.99 This book has some really manageable projects and fun ideas for creating resin jewellery. Each project includes clear step by step photos and materials list, with brands or suppliers for all the funky papers and cards used, so you can easily re-create the projects shown. Includes a great methods and techniques section, so it's ideal for someone new to playing with resin.

BEADED FANTASIES By Sabine Lippert

ISBN 978-1-4547-0246-7


The book that has been taking the beading world by storm, Beaded Fantasies includes 30 of Sabine's fun to make and elegant designs. Featuring her popular Granada and Scheherazade designs, all of the projects use peyote and right angle weave. There are some truly glorious projects, with inspiring colour schemes and all give a dazzling finish. Sabine's passion for beads shine through in this book and it is guaranteed to inspire and fire up your creative juices. Projects include coloured diagrams and are suitable for intermediate-advanced beaders, as well as the more adventurous beginner.

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● Your chance to take part in the competition that sets the standard for beading in this country. ● Winners will receive a crystal trophy and fabulous beading goody bags from our sponsors, plus recognition for your work through displays in Bead magazine, on bead.tv and at the Big Bead Show in October. ● Last year was truly fantastic with hundreds of creative entries. 2012 winning pieces can be seen in issue 43 of Bead Magazine and on www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk

THE CATEGORIES ● Bead Work - Jewellery ● Bead Work - Non Jewellery ● Wirework and Chainmaille ● Crystals ● Handmade Glass Beads and Components ● Polymer Clay ● Beyond Beads and Mixed Media Jewellery ● Best in Show To enter please visit www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk and click on the British Bead Awards button for full entry details and an application form. Or call Elizabeth on 01903 884988 or email [email protected] Initial entry is by photo which must arrive by 16th August 2013. Winning pieces will be on display at the Big Bead Show on 19th October 2013.

BigBeadShow WORKSHOPS Masterclasses, Friday April 5th Taster Workshops, Saturday April 6th Sandown Park, Esher Surrey FRIDAY MASTERCLASSES 10am - 4pm: Melanie de Miguel Eclectica - beadweaving Bonnie McGough Polymer Clay SATURDAY TASTER WORKSHOPS: Anna Lindell Viking Knit Bonnie McGough Polymer Clay Chloe Menage Earrings for Beginners Jema Hewitt Steampunk Charm Bracelet Katie Dean French Beading

Linda Jones Wirework Rings London Jewellery School Chandelier Style Earrings London Jewellery School Make a Fashion Necklace Liz Thornton Peyote stitch triangles Sian Nolan Everyday Sparkle Ring Spellbound Funky Fish Tasselling Spellbound Hair Decoration Sue Heaser Metal Clay Surrey Jewellery School Chainmaille For full details turn to pages 53 -54

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lAmpWORK Designed by

Nelli Rees

Happy Days

GlaSS BEaDS beadstore For the variegated vine: 1 x rod each of Effetre in these colours... • Transparent Teal Green (026) • Special Colour Intense Black (066) • Opaque Dark Turquoise (236) • Opaque Lime Green (212) • Silvered Ivory stringer (Dark Ivory (276) wrapped up into silver foil and pulled into stringer) For the beads: 1 rod each of Effetre in these colours... • Opaque Petrol Green (218) for about 15 beads • Opaque Bright Acid Yellow (416) • Opaque Coral (420) • Opaque Dark Ivory (276) • Opaque Dark Turquoise (236) • Transparent Striking Orange (072) • Transparent Mid Amber (012) • Transparent Dark Amber (016) • Crystal Clear (006)

time&money Make in less than half an hour and for under £10.

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Create a true to life variegated vine, combined with multi-layered petals in warm oranges and lemons, for these gorgeous encased floral glass beads.

1. Warm up the end of your transparent teal green rod in the flame and apply, in this order, stringers of: lime green, silvered ivory, intense black, dark turquoise, lime green again, and so on. Heat the part of the rod with the stringers until it’s molten and pull into a medium-thin ‘variegated’ stringer.

2. Pull all of the colours needed to make the bead into stringers, including crystal clear, but with the exception of the petrol green. Make an oval-shaped middle sized base bead out of petrol green. Don’t worry too much about its shape, as you are going to double-encase it later.

3. Apply your variegated vine to the base bead. I made it in my favourite ‘arabesque’ design which I slightly distort for this bead, but any pattern will do.

4. Melt the variegated vine pattern completely in and encase the bead with crystal clear. continued over


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toolbox • 2.4mm mandrel • Bead release • Protective mask to

work with silver foil

• Metal marver • Burnishing tool • Needle-nose pliers • Tungsten pick or a

spare mandrel to make indentations • Bead reamer • Torch set-up • Didymium safety glasses • A way to cool beads (kiln, fibre blanket/ vermiculite)

5. Put a group of five dots in bright acid yellow to one side of the mandrel. Make them quite large. They will form one of the yellow flowers.

6. Put another group of five yellow dots on the opposite half of the bead closer to the other side of the mandrel. Melt the two groups of dots in.

7. Apply smaller dots of crystal clear on top and towards

8. Put small dots of coral on top of the yellow and

the centre of the yellow flowers. They should be only a little smaller than the yellow dots. Melt them in.

clear dots right in the centre of yellow flowers. Melt them in.

9. Put two groups of three small ivory dots on each side of the bead in between the yellow flowers. Melt them in. For this design I heat each of the groups of dots in turn, making sure that the bead doesn’t overheat and that the dots in each group form a flower.

10. Put smaller dots of mid amber on top and towards the centres of the ivory flowers. Melt them in.

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toptips • These beads are encased twice, after the variegated vine application and after the flowers are created, to separate flowers from the branches and to add more depth.

11. Put tiny dots of striking orange on top and around the very centre of yellow and coral flowers. It would be best if they stay separate and don’t melt into each other. These are the emphasis dots to create the illusion of depth and make the flowers look very true to life.

12. Put tiny dots of dark amber on top and around the centre of ivory flowers. Again, these are emphasis dots. Melt all the tiny emphasis dots into the middle of both the ivory and the yellow flowers.

13. Apply dots of dark turquoise randomly around the

14. Spot heat the centre of each of the yellow and

bead. It is nice to put them in groups of three to create a sort of a ‘branch’, but you can put them anywhere where there is space but not too close to the flowers, as they could distort. Melt these dark turquoise dots in.

ivory flowers and make a sizeable indentation for the bubble.

• While making indentations for the bubbles, be careful to maintain the shape of the flowers. I spot heat the centre of the first flower, make an indentation and then, instead of working with the flower next to it, I turn the bead and spot heat the centre of the flower on the opposite side: this gives time for the first half of the bead to cool down a little.

15. Encase your bead with crystal clear. The bead itself should be relatively hot, but the crystal clear glass needs to be almost running. Flame anneal the bead and put it into the kiln, fibre blanket or vermiculite.



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METALCLAY Designed by

Lesley Messam

SPRING

beadstore • 25g Art clay • Pebéo Prisme Fantasy glazes

flowers bracelet Create cute cut-out flowers with metal clay and add colour with a metallic glaze for this elegant bracelet with a matching clasp.

• 1mm sterling silver wire

toolbox • Art clay paste • Work surface • 1mm spacers • Roller • 4 x playing cards • Badger balm • 2 x texture sheets • Water pen and water • Medium flower cutter • Large flower cutter • Medium circle cutter • Small circle cutter • Extra small circle cutter • Tissue blade • Straw • Sanding pads 180, 220 and 280

1. Roll out 25g of clay between two 1mm spacers, with two playing cards under each slat. Remove the playing cards and place one texture sheet on the tile, then the spacers, the clay and another texture sheet. Roll firmly once for perfect texture both sides.

2. Use a medium shaped flower cutter to cut out 6 flowers, place them to one side to dry. Re-roll the clay as in step 1 but with no texture then use two circle cutters to cut out little washers. This time you will need seven of them, put them to one side to dry.

3. Once all the pieces are dry give them a really good

4. Re-roll the clay between 1mm spacers with no

sand and refine with sanding pads 180, 220 and 280. Now attach the washer to each of the flower centres, using plenty of paste and water. Make sure there are no gaps as the paint will seep through later.

texture. Cut thin strips about 3mm wide with a tissue blade. Bend them over a straw or paint brush, then cut those to length. These are the connecters for the bracelet, you will need to make 14 of them.

• Rubber block • Kiln • 8mm mandrel • 5mm mandrel • Flush cutters or

piercing saw • Soldering equipment if you can solder • Silver polish • Silver cloth • Brass brush • Pipette or fine brush

time&money Make in a day and for under £50.

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5. Once the bails are dry, sand and refine those. Attach

6. To make the toggle re-roll the clay and texture as in

two to the back of each flower, making sure you use plenty of paste as these need to be strong. Allow them to dry again and then re-paste. You will have two bails left over for the toggle and bar.

step 1. Then use a large flower cutter to cut out the shape, then take the centre out with a small circle cutter. Now with a needle tool cut out two small rectangles opposite to each other. This is where the bar continued over will pass through the toggle.



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METALCLAY supplyshop • All supplies from Messams

• Prisme from The PMC Company

• See page 89

toptips • Do test colours for the Prisme Fantasy paints then you can see the true colours.

7. Re-roll the clay out and texture as in step 1. Use a medium circle cutter to make the bar, you can check the circle size by placing it on the toggle, as long as it is the same size as the opening on the toggle then it will pass through. Once again attach the bails to the toggle and bar, making sure the bar bail is in the centre and the toggle is to one edge. Then add the final washer to the bar. Leave to dry.

8. Once all the parts are a dried completely, give them all a really good sand using the sanding pads 180,220 and 280. Place them on a fibre board in the kiln at 800ºC for 30 minutes, allow the kiln to cool thoroughly before removing.

9. Whilst the bracelet parts are firing in the kiln, make the jump rings. I am using an 8mm and a 5mm mandrel (or a knitting needle will do), with 1 mm sterling silver wire. Wrap a tight coil around the mandrels. You can then cut them with double flush cutters or a piercing saw. You will need 1 x 5mm and 7 x 8mm jump rings.

10. If you can solder, then solder the bracelet together and pickle. Brass brush, then go through the sanding pad grades once more. Use a silver cloth loaded with silver polish to polish to a high shine. For those who can’t solder, attach your jump rings now.

• This project would also look lovely kept plain, without the added colours. • For a charm or

pendant make an extra flower and follow steps 1 to 3 but make a little hole at the top for hanging. Then finish as in step 8-11.

Adding the colour 11. In a well ventilated room mix the paints with a straw, then using a pipette or a fine paint brush fill the little washer wells with the colour of your choice. I have used red and onyx. Leave these to dry for 72 hours. Then your bracelet is ready to wear.

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The British Bead Awards

Helena Tang-Lim won 1st prize in the Crystals category 2012.

Lesley Messam's 'The Peacock's Feathers'.

Get your entry in for the British Bead Awards 2013, don't be shy, give it a go! Will you be one of this year's winners?

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he British Bead Awards are one of the highlights in Bead’s calendar. Last year the standard of entries was fantastic and now we’re calling for designers to enter this year’s awards. There are eight categories and The British Bead Awards are open to everyone from around the world, whatever your experience. So why not give it a go! Not only do winners get the kudos of winning, you will also see your piece printed in our Winners' Gallery in Bead magazine, you get a snazzy engraved award, a subscription to the magazine and Bead. TV and a goody bag of beady treats from our lovely sponsors worth over £80. On top of this all the finalists will have their work displayed at the October Big Bead Show for our thousands of visitors to see! All entries are judged anonymously, by a panel of experts across all the fields. We've changed the categories a little for this year so take a look and why not give it a go!

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The categories are:

Beadwork – Jewellery: Any form of stitched jewellery using thread and bead stitches, e.g. seed beadweaving, bead embroidery etc. Amended this year to encompass all the new types of small beads now available eg Tilas. Superduos, Peanuts. Beadwork – Non-Jewellery: Any form of stitched ornament, clothing or accessory using thread and bead stitches. Wirework and Chainmaille Jewellery: Main material used must be metal wire or jump rings. Crystals: Can be jewellery or nonjewellery but the main material used must be glass crystal beads. Handmade Glass Beads and Components: Individual beads, sets or components made of glass e.g lampwork. Polymer Clay: Jewellery or nonjewellery, main material used must be any brand of polymer clay. Beyond Beads Jewellery: Finished jewellery made using other materials e.g. glass beads, metal clay, semi-precious, felt, fabric, shrink plastic, metalwork.

Best in Show - Selected by the visitors to the Big Bead Show. How to enter

Download an entry form and send it along with images of your chosen piece of work to Elizabeth King, either email [email protected] or post to it to: Bead Awards, Unit 5E, Park Farm, Chichester Road, Arundel, BN18 0AG. The deadline is Friday August 16 2013. The entry fee is just £10 per submission and must be paid upon entry. For full rules and entry information and to download the entry form visit www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk and click on Bead Awards. Anne Mathers won Best In Show in 2011.

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Birchington We have a choice of six beading classes a week and we also run specialist workshops. Thanet Beads & Beading Classes 07877873370. www.patriciabeads.co.uk

Looking for Workshops/Classes in your area?

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Bristol All Seasons Bracelet with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS beads, £45 including all beads and materials. Shiney Company - 0117 3009800 www.shineyrocks.co.uk

Christchurch Beaded Wire Jewellery for Beginners with Graham Halls, from March through to October. Beadweaving Workshops with Jennifer Airs, Thursdays from March to December 2013 and Chloe Menage, Sundays in March and April. Various other courses available. CJ Beaders - 01425 279992 www.cjbeaders.co.uk

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Milton Keynes Milton Keynes. Monthly workshops with guest tutors from around the UK. Also weekly evening classes with Sylvia Fairhurst. Witch Beads - Tel: 01908 311243 or check website for details www.witchbeads.com

CAMBRIDGESHIRE Peterborough Introduction to wirework - £20. Level 1 Coiling gismo - £20. See website for other courses. Riverside Beads - 01778 346810 01778 380238 / 07904 032411 www.riversidebeads.co.uk

CO. DURHAM Darlington Bead Club meets 3rd Saturday each month 10.30am - 2.30pm. Day, evening and weekend classes for all ages/abilities throughout the year. Phone Michelle for details. Not The Norm - 07710218354 www.notthenorm.co.uk

CORNWALL Hayle Seed bead workshops, peyote, brick, RAW, loom work, regular weekly classes, catering for beginners and improvers in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Please telephone to book. G J Beads - 01736 751070 www.gjbeads.co.uk

DERBYSHIRE Belper We do workshops throughout the year from an introduction to jewellery making to bead weaving, wireworking and polymer clay. Leaflets available please call. Clare's Beautiful Beads - 01773 599818 www.claresbeautifulbeads.com For details on how to be included in our Workshops/Classes listing, contact Maria on 01903 884988 or email [email protected]

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EAST SUSSEX Brighton Jane Lievens, our friendly, resident tutor, hosts our popular classes on Wednesdays and regular Saturdays covering everything from basics to wire and much more. The Brighton Bead Shop - 01273 675077 www.beadsunlimited.co.uk/classes Eastbourne At the Eastbourne Bead Company we offer workshops in Beading, Wirework, Chainmaille, P M C, Bead embroidery, Lampworking and Tiara making, day and evening classes. The Eastbourne Bead Company - 01323 647409 www.theeastbournebeadcompany.co.uk

HAMPSHIRE Winchester Jewellery making techniques, including stringing, wirework and knotting. Lampwork glass beadmaking also available. Contact Simon or Michele for prices and availability. WORLD OF BEADS - 01962 861255 www.worldofbeads.co.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT Ventnor We offer a variety of classes for beginners and intermediate levels in bead jewellery and chainmaille making on most Tuesday evenings 7pm – 9pm. Purple Moon Beads - 01983 852473 www.purplemoon-beads.co.uk

KENT Sevenoaks We hold work shops 4 times a week, check website for full details. Program changes monthly. Beads Amoré - 01732 740 925 www.beadsamore.co.uk Folkestone Regular bead-weaving workshops run by Lin Shields 07766 531158. [email protected]

LANCASHIRE Accrington Beadweaving workshops with projects ideal for new beaders. All materials provided. Ring or check our website for full details. Halfpenney's - 01254 236049 www.halfpenney.co.uk Manchester Weekly Classes From £15, ranging from complete beginners to advanced, they include Tiara making, bead weaving, wire work, Russian Peyote stitch, and many more. The Bead Shop - 0161 833 9950 www.jewellerymaking-classes.co.uk

NORTH YORKSHIRE York Regular workshops with Sylvia Fairhurst Witch Beads. - Tel: 01908 311243 or check website for details www.witchbeads.com

STAFFORSHIRE Lichfield Beginners, Beginners Plus, Creating with Wire, Christmas Decorations and Stocking Fillers are just some of the courses taught by our experienced and enthusiastic tutors. See the website for full details and current availability The Spellbound Bead Co - 01543 417650 www.spellboundbead.co.uk

SURREY ESHER Masterclasses on Friday 5th April with top tutors Melanie de Miguel and Bonnie McGough. Great variety of one hour taster classes on Saturday 6th April covering range of techniques. The Big Bead Show - 01903 884988 www.thebigbeadshow.co.uk WOKING Fun, friendly classes for all levels of experience in a wide variety of jewellery making techniques. Individual and customised tuition, jewellery making parties and metal clay firing service available. Surrey Jewellery School - 07896 727798 www.surreyjewelleryschool.com

WALES Cardiff We aim to teach all abilities with projects to suit the latest trends. Book with us for two hours at a time convenient for yourself. SHIMA BEADS - 02920 569693 www.shimabeads.co.uk


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E G N E L L A CH emed creations. th ur yo in nd se to u yo Every issue we ask was ‘Spring Flower n tio ira sp in e ng le al ch This time the s came up with… er ad re e es th t ha w at Power’ - take a look LEFT:

Anna Lindell, Sweden

"In spring, the Swedish landscape is filled with fields of wood anemones, and in some places it looks like the snow is still on the ground. Kids bring home large bouquets to their famillies, and that’s when we know spring has finally arrived! I used Rizos and seed beads to create these double petal wood anemones with CRAW, and joined them together with some freeform stitching."

Michelle Burt, Northamptonshire

“These bracelets are part of my lotus flower collection. I have some customers who like 'big and bold' pieces but still want elegance. These pieces are created using polymer clay lotus flowers (not made by me) and a mix of crystal, crackle glass, glass pearls and cats eye beads."

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BELOW: Loraine Davies, Llanelli "In spring I look forward to the delicate blush pink of apple blossoms. My inspiration was a large 20mm x 30mm rose quartz cabochon which I framed with copper and gold coloured seed beads, embellished with small glass flower beads, pink and green drops and magatamas for buds and leaves. I used clear open cupped flowers spaced with 3mm Citrine Swarovski bicone crystals for the dangles. The final result ended in a brooch but I sometimes like my jewellery to serve more than one purpose, so I designed a necklace to suspend the brooch from."

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Carol Paris, Aberdeenshire "I hope you like the little fuschia earrings I made from a design by Liz Thornton and Jill Devon. They are worked in brick stitch and were quite fiddly at times. I am fairly new to beadweaving so I feel a real sense of accomplishment having completed these."

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LEFT: Helen Lang "One of my resolutions this year was to enter at least one Readers' Challenge! I really wanted to capture spring in this bracelet, so in order to achieve it I used pale green lucite leaves and created various styles of flowers by layering different styles, shapes and colours of lucite flowers. The paleness of the green leaves really makes the bright flowers stand out."

Cécilia Zapata, France

"I recently discovered the 'Shabby Chic' style and totally fell in love with it! So this is my expression of the flower power, romantism, mysticism, the magic. The back is made with a white elastic lace which makes the necklace tight (not strangled!). When I wear it I feel like a Duchess!"

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This theme really captured your imagination! Unfortunately we didn’t have space to print all the entries, so we have created an album on our Facebook page where you can see them all!

Rose Heesom, Cheshire "This bracelet is made

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Do you have a picture for the letters page or Readers’ Challenge? You can email photos to [email protected] Please put Dear Bead/Readers' Challenge as the subject line. Photos need to be high resolution (preferably 300 dpi), large and sharp. If you are unsure about taking the photos you can send your item to us with a SAE and we can take the pictures for you. When submitting items please include your full name, the area you live in and some details on the piece. (Make sure you include all your contact details.) Due to space we may only be able to show one picture per contributor. We love to hear from our readers and try to print many of the letters we are sent. Although we may not be able to respond to every letter personally please be assured that all letters are read. Do you want to be featured in our Readers' Workpaces? All you need to do is send us around 300 words about where you do your creating and 2-3 good quality photos, plus one of you! For more information about getting involved with Bead magazine and information on submitting projects please visit our website www.beadmagazine.co.uk


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Noticeboard Local Groups BEDFORDSHIRE Dunstable Beaders Once a month, on Saturday, 1-4pm at Priory Information Centre, Priory Gardens, High Street South, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Contact Ann Rust on 07980 198015. BERKSHIRE Berkshire Beaders Calcot, Reading, 3rd Monday of the month, 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Barbara on 0118 948 3877 or visit www.berkshire-beaders.org.uk BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Addicted to Beads Meets alternate Tuesday evenings, 7.30-9.30pm. Moulsoe Village Hall, just off junction 14, M1. Contact Sylvia Fairhurst on 01908 311243 or email [email protected] CAMBRIDGESHIRE Newmarket & Cambs Beading Group 4th Monday of the month 7.15-9.30pm at Trinity Church, Burwell. Contact Kari Karolia on 01638 745490 or email [email protected] CHESHIRE South Cheshire Branch of the Embroiderers Guild 3rd Thursday of the month at 10.30am in the Scout and Guild Hall, Cheshire Street, Audlem, Cheshire. Contact Jan Aldersay on 01270 619753. CLEVELAND The Maritime Bead Group 2nd Saturday of month, 10.30am-2.30pm at the Annexe, Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool, TS24 8NS. Contact Myra Robertson 01642 479564 or 07735 478319 or email: [email protected] CORNWALL Celtic Beaders Meets on the 1st Saturday of each month, 10am-4pm. Contact Patsy Betts on 01736 363755 or [email protected] COUNTY DURHAM Darlington Bead Club meets the third Saturday of the month, 10.30am-2.30pm at Northern Beads, Unit 10, Whessoe Road. Phone or text Michelle on 07710218354 or 01325 480028. DEVON Crafty Little Beaders Meet the 3rd Thursday of the month, Bitton House, Teignmouth, from 7.30-9.30pm, contact Dawnn Harris on 07871 228 200. DORSET Batty Beaders 4th Monday of the month, 10am-12.30pm at Stitchcraft Beads, The Studio, Chaldicott Barns, Tokes Lane, Semley SP7 9AW. Tel 01747 830666 East Dorset Polymer Clay Group meets 1st Sunday alternate months. Southbourne, Bournemouth 10.30am-5pm. Contact Kerrie 07962067506 for details. ESSEX Clacton Bead Queens Meet once a month in Clacton town centre 11am-1pm. Contact Teresa Stephenson [email protected] or 01255 436531. Anglia Bead Club Colchester 2nd Wednesday of every month, 7–9pm at Mason's Hall, Barracks Street. Contact Wendy Buck on 01206 867971. Daisy Beaders Meets at our favourite local pub in Colchester, 2nd Thursday of each month, 10am-2pm and a Saturday. Ring Victoria 01206 240174 or Sue 01206 304726. HAMPSHIRE Jilly’s Beading Club Mondays 6pm-8pm at Hobbycraft, Solent Retail Park, Havant. Call 0845 0516554 for info. Basingstoke Meets 3rd Saturday of each month at Kempshott Village Hall, 10am-2pm. See www.silvertreedesigns.co.uk or call Rachel on 07969 804825 after 2pm. CH Beaders Meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings of the month and every Friday in Gosport, 6.30–9.30pm. Contact Gilly on 02392 525739, or [email protected] Needles & Pins Craft Group Meet every Friday, 10am-12pm. Havelock Community Centre, Southsea. Contact Shirley on 023 9282 5481 or email [email protected]

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Beadalicious Group Meets in Havant on the last Saturday of the month, 2.15-4.30pm. Contact Gloria Bastable [email protected] or call 077171 54621. Busy Beads Bursledon 2nd Wednesday of every month, 10-4pm at St Paul's Church, Southampton. Please ring Lynda Marshall on 01489 787166 or 07711 551422. Colbury Memorial Hall 2nd Monday in the month, 7.30-9.30pm. Contact Sue Garvey 01489 784615 or Jackie Smith 02380 734596. Craft Devils, Southampton Meet the 4th Sunday of every month 10am-4pm. Contact Julie at Craft Devils 02380 436333 or email [email protected] HERTFORDSHIRE Budding Beaders Bassingbourn Village College Community Centre, Nr Royston. Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm for DIY projects and 1st Saturday of the month 10am-1pm for a workshop with visiting tutors. Contact Julie 01763 853257 or [email protected] www.buddingbeaders.org.uk Dangerous Beaders Watford, 1st Tuesday of the month, 10am-2pm. Contact Sandra Fox on 01923 223144 or [email protected] KENT Bromley Beaders 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2pm, in central Bromley, less than 5 min from Bromley South Station, 16 min from Victoria. For more details call Adrianne Laidlow on 020 8290 5670. The Bead Up Meet the 1st Monday of the month, 7.00-9.30pm in Ashford. Contact Siggy on 07719 335015 after 3pm. The Beadtogethers meet bimonthly on a Tuesday 7.30pm-10pm at Pluckley Village Hall, near Ashford. Dates for this year: 21st June, 16th August and 11th October. Contact Sue Ticehurst 01233 840361. Medway Beaders meet monthly on the last Sunday, in Chatham just off the high street. Contact Dee at [email protected] or call 07843230950. LANCASHIRE Fylde Coast Crafters Meets 1st Saturday of each month at Spencer Court Day Care Centre. See www.fyldecoastcrafters.co.uk or contact Jan Tilley at [email protected] Cedar Beaders Tuesdays, in the Pig Barn at Cedar Farm, Mawdesley, nr. Chorley. Morning group meets 9.30am12.30pm, the afternoon group 12.30pm-3.30pm. Contact Marlene on 01282 772896 or [email protected] Toll House Beaders 1st Tuesday of the month 7-9pm and the 3rd Saturday of the month 10am-3pm in the Village Hall, Higham. Contact Pam on 01282 455469 or email [email protected] Beadweaving-4-Fun 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. 1.30-4pm at The Bead Room, 26 Melbourne Street, Clayton-le-Moore. Contact Pam Hunt on 01282 455469 or email [email protected] Halfpenney’s Group Meets monthly 1st and 3rd Thursday at Halfpenney's, 26 Melbourne Street, Clayton-le-Moors, BB5 5LS. , 7–9.30pm, £3 per visit. Contact Kathryn 01254 236049 or email [email protected] LEICESTERSHIRE Vale Beaders Usually 1st Saturday of month at Hickling Village Hall. Contact Elizabeth 01949 81501, Jackie 01664 822364 or Lynn 0115 914 0927. The Need to Beaders 2nd Thursday of the month, 7.00-9.30pm at the Methodist Church, Windsor Street, Burbage, Hinckley. Contact Elaine Moore on 01455 634965 or Elaine Gay on 01455 637136. Abacus Bead Emporium Hinkley, Leic LE10 1DD £4, 10.30-1pm, Tues and Fri. Call Annette 01455 444494. LINCOLNSHIRE Bead & Banter Ashby, Scunthorpe, Wednesday 10am-2pm Fridays 10am-2pm and 6-9pm, Sundays 4-8pm. Contact Dawn 01724844993 or 07709129827 or [email protected] Beading Lincs Five Saturdays a year, Franklin Hall, Spilsby, Lincs. Contact June Caldwell on 01790 754073. Boston Beaders 3rd Saturday of each month, 1-4pm at the Black Sluice Centre, London Road. Contact Louise 01205 350085, or email [email protected]

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Lincolnshire Ladies That Bead Meets every 8 weeks. 7-9pm. For more details contact Carol Ingamells 01522 807297 or email [email protected] LONDON AND ONLINE London Beadwork Meet up group once a month. See www.groups.yahoo.com/group/londonbeadworkmeetup to join the online group or contact Sanya on 020 8592 5842. MERSEYSIDE Budding Beads Southport. Beading Social, Mondays 12.45pm-2.45 bring your own project and meet likeminded beaders. See www.buddingbeads.co.uk or ring Karen/Tracey 01704 808933 for further details. Formby Beaders Every Tuesday during term time at Formby Methodist Church, Elbow Lane Formby. 1.30-3.30pm. Contact Kimberley 07904 209609. MIDDLESEX Hampton Beaders meet at the White House, Hampton, every 3rd Wednesday in the month, 10am-1pm. Contact Jane at [email protected] or Pat on 0208 394 2469. NORFOLK The Norwich Bead Group Two groups, alternate Tuesdays, 10am-1pm and alternate Thursdays 10am-1pm at URC, Ipswich Road. Call Elizabeth 01603 717384 or email [email protected] Bumble Beaders Alternate Tuesdays, Hinks Meadow Village Hall, Taverham, Norwich, 7.30–9.30pm. Contact Cathy on 01603 869663 or email [email protected] NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Kettering Beaders 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 7.30-9.30pm. For more info and full programme call Jane Revell on 01536 519016 or visit ketteringbeaders.co.uk NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bridgford Beaders Meet monthly on Tuesday, 10am-1pm at The Rushcliffe Arena, Rugby Road, West Bridgford. Contact Lynn on 0115 9140927. The Beading Clinic BeadbyBead, West Bridgford, 1st Friday and 2nd Wednesday afternoon of each month. Call Patty McCourt 0115 981 9643 or email [email protected] The Bead Group Every Wednesday 5-7pm at The Bead Shop, 7 Market Street, Nottingham. Find them on Facebook or email Sandi at [email protected] OXFORDSHIRE Banbury Beaders 1st Thursday in the month. Contact Marion 01295 261595 or [email protected] SHROPSHIRE New group in Newport. Meets once a month contact Cintia Gough on 07812610305 or email [email protected] SCOTLAND Auld Reekie Beaders - Edinburgh - meets once every 2 months on a Saturday at Stevenson College. £4 for the day. Contact Joyce Johnston for more details [email protected] SOMERSET Frome Beaders 2nd Thursday of the month, Frome College, Block M, Room 3, 7-9pm. Contact Julie Hunt on 01373 302011 or Sarah Jeffries 01373 300017 or email [email protected] STAFFORDSHIRE Brewhouse Beadin 2nd Wednesday of month, 1-3pm at the Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton upon Trent. Phone Rossella Cottrell on 07979 912 502 for more details. Needwood Beaders Meet approx. 6 times a year at St James Church Hall, Barton Under Needwood, Nr Burton upon Trent. Also run weekly classes. Contact Vivien Macpherson on 01283 547887, email [email protected] or visit www.needwoodbeaders.co.uk SUFFOLK Newmarket District Beadwork & Jewellery Making Group Meets one morning and one evening per month. Call Lizzy 01638 723153 or [email protected] or Terry 01638 601413 or [email protected] SuffEx Bead Club Old School in Long Melford on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month10am-12.30pm. Contact Mary Powell on 01787 372020. APRIL/MAY 2013 • ISSUE 45

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DearBead Top tips for brooches

I have a little tip for stabilising a heavy brooch, I use nylon earring stops! This works on any favourite brooch, by putting one stop on the brooch pin after the fabric, before closing the pin, this will prevent the brooch slipping off the fabric should the pin accidentally open. This brooch doubles up as a pendant so on either side of the necklace bail I have placed a nylon earring stop which holds it in place. Loraine Davies Editor Responds What a great tip, the perfect way to minimise the risk of losing your favourite brooch, thanks for sharing Loraine! You can see more of Loraine's clever brooch on the Readers' Challenge pages (p85-86).

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Crafty duo

I made my own version of Maureen Taylor's Smarties Bracelet from Issue 44. I used drops instead of magatamas as I was stash busting and I beaded a little peyote toggle to close it as I didn't have toning clasps in my stash. It's a lovely tactile piece which looks great on. We have had a lot of fun trying to name the piece as well - everyone seems to see something different in it ranging from frogspawn to tapioca, bubbles and lava lamps! My daughter, Eilidh, who is 11, made her version of Trudi Lee's Gossiping Goddess bracelet, which was featured on the Readers' Rainbow Challenge page of the same issue. We both love the magazine and look forward to it popping through the door. Carol Paris Editor Responds We love to hear when readers have enjoyed a project and it's even better to see photos of your versions, so do send them in! It's great to see Carol shares her passion for beading with her daughter and Eilidh has done a fantastic job!

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Beetle drive

Could you please let me know if the Hippie Beadle in Issue 44 is available anywhere as a kit or pattern? It is one of the nicest things I've seen. I love the VW Beetle, I had three! I love looking at all the lovely things in your magazine and can't wait for them to come out. Sue Whitby Editor Responds We're glad you loved Anna Lindell's fun 'Beadle' in her profile. We asked her about it and unfortunately the pattern isn't available, she said: "The Beadle is a freehand project, I stitched one bead at a time, switching between size 11 Delicas and size 15 seed beads to make the beading fit around the body of the model car." Look out for more of Anna's projects though in future issues, as well as her lovely Magdalena's Bows in this issue.

Sunbursts for spring

I wondered if you would include my latest necklace in your Readers' Gallery. It's made with Chalcendony, Czech Glass and bronze sunburts, chain and findings. Kerry Lindsay

What are you beading? You can talk to us on Facebook, Twitter and on our Bead Blog! Snippets of what our readers' have been making include:

• Tricia Smith via Facebook I'm making the Helter Skelter bangle (Issue 44) but only about a third of the way through it! • Kim Brown via Facebook Stretch rings for Mom's with kids who have congenital heart defects like me, I did a great fundraiser for a children's heart charity!

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I thought you might like to see my latest glass fusing make, inspired by the glass project in the Issue 43 of Bead. I used frit instead of the dichroic glass in my version. These are so fun to wear! Thanks for a brilliant mag. Tricia Smith, Cambridgeshire Editor Responds Great job Tricia, the frit gives a totally different look!


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READER'S PROFILE Tia Hutchinson

A quirky 'googly eye' phone charm helps raise funds for eye cancer research.

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Meet the little girl who is an inspiration to us all, she's using her talent for jewellery making to help her best friend, and raising bucket loads for charity too.

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ia Hutchinson is a very special young lady. There aren’t many seven year olds who run their own handmade jewellery businesses in their spare time, once they’ve finished their homework, of course. There are even less who would do it for no profit to themselves, with all the proceeds going to charity. Since starting her business Tia has raised a massive amount of money for her selected charities, over £1,000 last year - a huge amount considering her small size! This little girl's generous and passionate persona has been recognised this year by her local Mayor, with a 'Spirit of Enterprise Award' for her fantastic entrepreneurial spirit. Tia, with some help from her mum Lisa, tells us more about 'Tia’s Treasures' and her reasons for starting it. Tia and Demi - the best of friends.

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"I am Tia, I am seven and I make jewellery, which I sell at events to raise money for charity. I raise money for CHECT (Childhood Eye Cancer Trust) and CLIC Sargent. I raise money for these charities because my best friend in the whole wide world called Demi had Retinoblastoma. This means Demi had a poorly eye, she went to hospital lots and lots and lots and was very brave. When she went to hospital I made her lots of jewellery and me and Mummy put it through her door for when she got home. Demi then got two poorly eyes and now she can’t see. It made me sad because she is my best friend in the whole wide world, but I will help her. I like to make bracelets, necklaces, keyrings and bag charms. I make jewellery after school when I have done my homework and sometimes my friends and my cousin come round we make things together. I love making jewellery! We have also been selling coloured wristbands; Pink to represent CLIC Sargent and Blue to represent CHECT (Childhood Eye Cancer Trust). Two very kind ladies called Sarah and Carla from Sassie Gems helped me by donating me lots of beads when I first started Tia’s Treasures. Sarah and Carla would sell my items in their shop to help me raise money for the charities. A kind lady and man called Gill and Fred from Gilfred’s Restaurant helped me too, by selling items in their restaurant to help

me raise money for charities. Another kind lady called Rachael created my logo and a kind man called Craig created my website. Mummy works on the website and also the Facebook and Twitter pages. So far Tia’s Treasures has raised £1,125.34 and we hope to beat that amount this year by selling lots of jewellery at events and hopefully organise a few of our own fundraisers. We have so far arranged two, one in July 2012 which raised just over £300, and the other in October 2012 which raised just under £400." SEEMORE

To find out more about Tia's efforts visit www.tiastreasures.net

Some of Tia's handmade phone charms and keyrings.


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Bead Fair Diary Sunday 17th March - 10am-4.00pm Kent Bead Fair Ashford International Hotel, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UX Traders, Exhibitions and Demonstrations

Sunday 21st April - 10am-4.00pm Somerset Bead Fair Holiday Inn, Taunton, TA1 2UA Traders, Exhibitions and Demonstrations

Sunday 16th June - 10am-4.00pm West of England Bead Fair Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 8BJ Guest Bead Artist Huib Petersen from the USA Have a go Sessions Traders, Exhibitions and Demonstrations

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