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BEAD WEAVING
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THE FIRST CLASS IN THIS SEQUENCE IS BEAD WEAVING BASICS.
Bead weaving is a collection of hundreds of different stitching techniques and strategies for creating pieces that approximate a piece of cloth. Stitches and beads. Create simple or elaborate forms using different techniques for connecting, interlocking and embellishing beads and beadwork. That's beadweaving, and you see the results in amulet bags, beaded sculptures, beaded vessels, necklaces, bracelets, loomwork, appliqués and more. Many projects attempt to emulate a piece of cloth or textile. Other projects are more figural or sculptural. There are many different techniques of bead weaving. The most popular are peyote stitch, right angle weave, loom work, brick stitch, ndebele, square stitch, and netting.
After the ORIENTATION TO BEADS & JEWELRY FINDINGS CLASS Class...
Begin with our BEAD WEAVING BASICS class.
Take our stitch by stitch intensive classes and WORKSHOPS during the year, work through our learning-directed project KITS, as well as check out online tutorials on YouTube, on the various bead magazine sites, and bead supplier sites.
Finally, explore some of the other Interest Areas. Of particular interest would include the beginning BEAD STRINGING classes involving crimping and needle and thread; the Pearl Kotting class; and the first WIRE WORK class.
Then consider beginning the JEWELRY DESIGN Sequence.
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BEAD WEAVING BASICS:
ABACUS BRACELET (Square Stitch)
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT BRACELET (Peyote)
CURVY BRACELET (Right Angle Weave)
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In this beginning class, we discuss such things as: We practice 3 popular bead weaving techniques - Square, Flat Even-Count Peyote, and Right Angle Weave.
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Electives, Kits, and OnLine Tutorials
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SQUARE STITCH # of rows per inch: 15/0 seed beads = 17 rows; 11/0 cylinders = 15 rows; 11/0 seed beads = 11 rows; 8/0 seed beads = 9 rows; 6/0 seed beads = 6 rows |
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GARDEN WALK BRACELET
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ETRUSCAN SQUARE STITCH BRACELET
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ABACUS BRACELET
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TECHNIQUE: Laddering
BASIC WRAP BRACELET
AZTEC WRAP BRACELET
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PEYOTE STITCH # of rows per inch: 15/0 seed beads = 32 rows; 11/0 cylinders = 30 rows; 11/0 seed beads = 23 rows; 8/0 seed beads = 16 rows; 6/0 seed beads = 11 rows |
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT BRACELET
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BezelWorks Pendant w/Strap
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PEYOTE 1-2-3 BANGLE
Coming soon...
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| RIGHT ANGLE WEAVE STITCH | |
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BLAZING BARNACLES NECKLACE
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GWYNIAN ROPES BRACELET
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CURVY BRACELET
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COLORBLOCK BRACELET
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NDEBELE STITCH (also called Herringbone Stitch) # of rows per inch: 15/0 seed beads = 22 rows; 11/0 cylinders = 18 rows; 11/0 seed beads = 15 rows; 8/0 seed beads = 12 rows; 6/0 seed beads = 8 rows |
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NDEBELE CELEBRATION BRACELET
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ETRUSCAN COLLAR
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| NETTING | |
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COBBLESTONES BRACELET
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ETRUSCAN VINE NECKLACE
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BRICK STITCH # of rows per inch: 15/0 seed beads = 20 rows; 11/0 cylinders = 19 rows; 11/0 seed beads = 17 rows; 8/0 seed beads = 12 rows; 6/0 seed beads = 8 rows |
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TUXEDO PARK BANGLE BRACELET
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| FRINGE | |
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MONET'S GARDEN BRACELET
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CATERPILLAR ESPIRITU BRACELET
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BEAD CROCHET # of rows per inch: 15/0 seed beads = 20 rows; 11/0 cylinders = 18 rows; 11/0 seed beads = 15 rows; 8/0 seed beads = 13 rows; 6/0 seed beads = 8 rows |
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PERLEN CROCHET
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DRAGON BACK BRACELET
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| PETERSBURG CHAIN | |
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PETERSBURG CHAIN ROPE BRACELET
-- Instructions Digital Download
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AUTUMN'S END BRACELET
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STREETSCAPE BARCELONA BRACELET
Order Kit w/Instructions on CD
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| SPIRAL ROPE | |
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| BEAD EMBROIDERY |
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HAPUA REEF CUFF
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DAFFODIL CUFF BRACELET
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| OTHER PROJECTS | |
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DARA'S BRACELET
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CATENARY ARCHES BRACELET
Coming soon...
Learn how to reinterpret and implement Bead Weaving Stitches in Architectural Terms. |
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BEADERS' CIRCLE
In the Wednesday group, the participants work on individual projects. In the Saturday group, they work one on particular project out of a recent If you don't have the magazine copies, you can download a set of instructions for each project at the magazine's website. |
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Learning Goals for
Bead Weaving
For bead weaving, the hierarchical order of skills to learn follows this general form and pattern:
1. Positioning your hands and fingers, so you work with them, as if they were an artist’s easel
2. Holding the needle and thread and an introduction to thread tension
3. Learning a basic stitch, and working it flat
4. Learning to increase and decrease with the stitch
5. Learning tubular and circular variations
6. Learning to split the form or create negative spaces
7. Learning 3-dimensionality with the stitch, and issues of structural integrity
8. Embellishing the piece with fringes, edge treatments and straps or connectors
9. Understanding the stitch in the context of jewelry design principles
10. Understanding the stitch in comparison to other stitches
11. Experimenting with the stitch, including variations in thread tension, choice of beads, colors, textures, patterns, stringing materials, and integration with other stitches within the same piece.
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SUPPLIES AND TOOLS Nymo, C-Lon, and/or ONE-G thread, in black, white and assorted other colors in sizes D and B or AA FireLine in smoke grey and crystal in size D and size B Size #10. Size #12, and size #13 English beading needles Chain nose pliers Ruler (marked in both inches and millimeters) Assortment of: Bic lighter or thread zapper Bees wax or microcrystalline was Pen and Paper |
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THE JEWELRY DESIGN DISCUSSION GROUP
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KITS make great gifts!
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LEARN TO BEAD BLOG
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