Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 15 issue 2 i Creative Beading Magazine

MATERIALS 8 nickel crimps 1 x 10mm nickel parrot clasp 50cm black tiger tail BEADS 2 x 4cm double drilled rectangles 7 x top horizontal drilled teardrops 32 x 4mm black faceted rounds 8 x 2mm red, silver lined seed beads 12 x 3mm red, silver lined seed beads 6 x 4mm red, silver lined seed beads TOOLS Round nose pliers Side cutters STEP ONE String one red teardrop so it lies in the centre of the tiger tail, string one black round either side. STEP TWO Thread one side of a double drilled rectangle with the tiger tail to your left, then thread the other hole with the tiger tail to your right. Place one black round on either side. STEP THREE Repeat step 2. STEP FOUR Alternate between…

BEADED BAG TAG MATERIALS 1 x Tibetan Silver Filigree Bead Cap 1 x Large Parrot Clasp – Silver 2 x Crimps – Silver 15cm Tiger Tail 1 x Head Pin – Silver 1mm Beading Thread and Beading Needle BEADS 12 x 4mm Czech Fire Glass Beads – Peridot AB 12 x 4mm Czech Fire Glass Beads – Lt.Amethyst AB 2 x 6mm Swarovski Bicones – Chrysolite 2 x 6mm Swarovski Bicones – Lilac/Violet 2 x 6mm Swarovski Bicones – Crystal AB 2 x 8mm Swarovski Pearls – Mauve 2 x 4mm Swarovski Pearls – Mauve 1 x 12mm Swarovski Pearl – Mauve TOOLS Flat Nose Pliers, Round Nose Pliers, Wire Cutters PVA or Beading Glue BEADED BEAD BRACELET MATERIALS 20cm Tiger Tail 2 x Silver crimps 1 x Toggle 4…

MATERIALS Fireline 6lb Clasp BEADS 70 x 4mm Bicone Crystals size C4 40 x 3mm Bicone Crystals size C3 3 x 6mm Round crystals size R6 Size 11 Delicas SB 1 Size 15 Seed beads SB2 TOOLS Beading needle STEP ONE MAKING THE CLUSTERS Thread needle with a length of fire line about 80 cm. Pick up one crystal C4, one seed bead SB1, repeat five times making a total of six of each bead. Tie into a firm circle leaving a 10 cm tail of fire line. STEP TWO Pick up one SB1, one C4, one SB1, one C4, one SB1, thread through the nearest C4 and the next SB, repeat five times forming six V shapes around your circle STEP THREE Pick up one C3, one SB2, pass…

MATERIALS 100cm Stretch Floss/Cord 1 x Watch Face BEADS Assorted Lampwork Beads (approx 52 beads, 8-10mm) TOOLS Scissors Glue 1 x Needle DESIGNER’S NOTE As watches are worn so regularly it can be a good idea to use two strands of cord for added strength. STEP ONE Cut three lengths of stretch cord twice the size of your wrist, allowing extra to work with (usually 5-10cm). STEP TWO Thread your first cord through the top of the watch. Situate the face about one quarter the way along the stretch cord. STEP THREE On the long end of the cord, thread enough beads to go around your wrist once (approx 13 beads) before going through the base of the watch face. STEP FOUR Place approx 6-7 beads on either side of…

MATERIALS 49 strand (0.19inc) diameter Soft Flex 4 x crimps 2 x charlotte crimps 1 x hook clasp BEADS Silver set labradorite pendant 6 x 8mm Bali silver beads 2 x 25cm strands of 6-8mm red jasper gemstone chips (extra is allowed to ensure you get the right combination of chips) TOOLS Cutters Flat nose pliers Round nose pliers DESIGNER’S NOTE I made this necklace for a beautiful lady called Kyra – I chose red jasper and labradorite for their healing properties and their beautiful earthy tones. You can choose whichever gemstones you like for a different look. STEP ONE Take Soft Flex and cut into 2 strands. One strand must be 73cm, the other 77cm. Thread your focal pendant onto the 2 strands and place it in the middle.…

With more projects for beginner to advanced beaders, plenty of great giveaways, more profiles and latest beading news the next issue of Creative Beading is out soon! Fascinating feature story on Beads and Religion and details on the exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra featuring a beaded dress on loan from the Queen, Elizabeth II. Get the low down on market competition – what is it really like to sell your beaded designs at the local markets? Beads on the Street – goes to Perth…

MATERIALS 1 x Geneva marcasite watch face 36 x sterling silver rondel spacers 1 x Thai silver 3 hole spacer bar 1 x sterling silver toggle 2 x strands of tiger tail 4 x crimps BEADS 42 x pink opal rondels TOOLS Long nose pliers or crimping pliers KITS Kits are available for $49.00 including GST. STEP ONE Thread a length of short tiger tail approx 20cm through the bottom watch loop and centre the watch in the middle of the strand. Thread on three pink opal rondels on either side with spacers between them. STEP TWO Attach each side of the tiger tail to the toggle bar and firmly crimp, threading a little extra tiger tail through the last rondel. HINT – Please note the tiger tail won’t go…

MATERIALS Ring shank with loops 16 x 25mm Head Pins BEADS Selected beads for your ring 16 x 6mm and 8mm beads TOOLS Cutters Round nose pliers STEP ONE Thread each bead with a head pin, cut head pin leaving 1cm of pin longer than the bead. See Diagram 1. STEP TWO With the 1cm head pin longer than the bead, fold the pin in half to form a loop. See Diagram 2. STEP THREE Leave the loop open to thread it on the ring shank, then close the loop. Do this until all your beads are used. See Diagram 3. Adelaide Beads Ph: (08) 8365 0215 160 Glynburn Rd Tranmere SA 5073 Email: adelaidebeads.com Website: www.adelaidebeads.com…

MATERIALS 2 x sterling silver ear hooks 4 x sterling silver eye pins – 50mm BEADS 2 x faceted rectangle smoky quartz beads – 15mm x 12mm 2 x faceted smoky quartz barrel beads – 6mm 4 x round faceted quartz beads – 6mm 2 x sterling silver beads – 2.5mm TOOLS Hammer x 2 KITS Kits can be purchased for $8.50 plus postage. DESIGNER’S TIP If you want each earring to be exact, hammer two nails into a piece of scrap wood and bend eye pin gently around each nail. Otherwise use a marker pen and ruler to get the same measurements and bend with round nose pliers. STEP ONE Place faceted rectangle bead onto the eye pin. Bend the pin at a right angle to bead and trim…

CRYSTAL IS FAMOUS FOR its hypnotising beauty and has been sculpted, polished and designed into jewellery and fine art for many years. Swarovski, synonymous with quality and style, have been the leaders and innovators of cut crystal for over 100 years. THE BEGINNINGS OF A NAME Daniel Swarovski was born in 1862 in Jablonec, Bohemia, a town north of Prague in today’s Czech Republic. Considering Jabolnec’s long history of cutting and polishing stone for the jewellery industry, and Daniel’s father owning and running a small crystal cutting factory, it’s not surprising that as a young boy, Daniel dreamt of cutting and creating beautiful pieces from crystal. He loved to watch his father work and was so inspired that he later completed an apprenticeship alongside him and other crystal cutters. After…

MATERIALS Approx 40mm of .38mm tigertail 2 x charlotte crimps (bead-tips) 2 x crimps 1 x s/s parrot clasp 1 x s/s jump-ring or split ring BEADS 3 x op nuggets 8 x Pale green freshwater pearls 8 x Silver-colour freshwater pearls 6 x Mop chip beads TOOLS Flat-nose pliers Wire cutters STEP ONE With the wire cutters cut a piece of tigertail that wraps comfortably twice around your wrist and allow at least 10mm extra. Cut the tigertail in half. STEP TWO Holding the two pieces of tigertail evenly together, thread them through the charlotte crimp hole, add one crimp and crimp down with the flat-nose pliers. Fold the charlotte crimp over to hide the crimp. Attach the parrot clasp to the open hook of the charlotte crimp and…

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

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

MATERIALS Nymo thread BEADS Approx 15g x size 9 seed beads Fresh water pearls Semi precious stones A small amount of amber Approx 125g x mixed beads in various shapes and sizes, ranging from 4mm to 8mm in all shades of green, rondels, tubes, facetted crystals and a small amount of silver spacers. TOOLS Beading needle STEP ONE This Necklace is done in double thread, so for an eight strand 50cm necklace thread the needle with 9m of thread (8m for necklace, 1m for finishing off both ends). Tie a reef knot making sure that the knot is not at the end. See diagram 1. STEP TWO Button hole one seed bead as a stopper bead, by threading the bead till almost at the end, then thread through the loop…

MATERIALS 8 x 2.5m of 1mm p’leather cord total of 20m 1.5m x chain 12-14 x head pins 12-14 x filigree balls 2 x O rings large BEADS 4 x 30 beads from Indian bead mix (total 120) 1.5–2mm length 1 x 30mm Foil bead 24-28 x size 6 seed beads The finished length of this belt is 1m – 1.1m (not including tassel lengths of 40cm) it can be worn on the hips or waist as desired. DESIGNER’S NOTES You will learn to braid four strands into a round rope in this project. Practice with plain string how to braid the four strands prior to starting and you will master your project a lot easier. You will also find it easier if you have a foam board you can…

MATERIALS Approx 44 normal Crimps 2 x Charlotte Crimps 1 x 10mm or 13mm Parrot Clasp 1 x Extension Chain Approx 120cm of Tiger Tail (depending upon length required) BEADS Approx 21 Feature Beads (use more or less depending upon length required) Approx 42 size 8 Seed Beads (2 for each feature bead) TOOLS Wire cutters Flat Nose Pliers Bead Mat or Board DESIGNER’S TIP – You could also use bronze coloured tiger tail, black crimps, charlotte crimps, parrot clasp and extension chain for greater effect. STEP ONE Cut three lengths of tiger tail to your desired length, plus approximately 5cm extra so you can adjust the position of your beads once the final design is complete. Hint – In this design the lengths have been cut nearly the same…

BRACELET MATERIALS 90cm Tigertail Bali silver Fob catch 2 x crimp beads BEADS Art Glass Lentil Feature Bead 12 x Freshwater pearls 18 x 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones 18 x size 8 or size 9 seed beads 8 x 4mm sterling silver round beads 2 x bali silver end caps TOOLS Crimping pliers Wire cutters STEP ONE Cut the tigertail into 3 x 30cm lengths STEP TWO Attach the tigertail strands to one end of the Fob catch and crimp into place STEP THREE Next thread the 3 strands of tigertail through 1 x silver bead STEP FOUR Take the 2 outer strands and thread on 1 x seed bead, 1 x freshwater pearl and 1 x 4mm swarovski crystal STEP FIVE On the centre strand thread on 1 x…

MATERIALS 1 x Sterling silver toggle clasp 30cm (12”) x Sterling silver 0.7mm (approx 22 gauge) round wire 6 x 3mm Sterling crimp covers Approx 84 to 100 x Sterling silver 1mm (approx 18 gauge) jump rings - with 3.5mm inside diameter BEADS 3 x Gemstone nuggets (this bracelet uses white howlite) Tip – the hole diameters vary in nuggets. Ensure you select nuggets that can accommodate 0.7mm wire TOOLS Wire cutters Round nose pliers Flat nose pliers Chain nose pliers STEP ONE Centre a nugget on a 90 mm length of wire. At one end, bend the wire at a 90 degree angle – 3mm from the nugget. Form a loop around the round nose pliers with the wire tail, about halfway up the pliers. Mark the pliers with…

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

Beads are three-dimensional objects and are often described in a combination of two and sometimes three dimensions ie; flat round; long thin tube. In addition, a feature of the bead is often used to describe its characteristics ie; hexagonal tube, twisted oval; faceted bicone, carved barrel. When giving dimensions of a bead it is customary for the first measurement to be the axis where the hole (or aperture) is located, so for example if a bead is 25mm x 10mm x 6mm, the hole would run through the 25mm axis.…