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Skill Level:

Intermediate

Price:

$70.00

Supplies / Kit:

There are 10 kits available by your choice on a first come basis at the workshop or by reservation (see registration form).

Materials List for Bring Your Own Beads:
18 mm Rivoli
1 - Hank or 2 vials size 11 seed beads in vine color
224 pieces floral colored size 8/0 seed beads
36 pieces green size 8/0 seed beads
72 pieces floral colored size 6/0 seed beads
24 pieces floral colored size 15/0 seed beads
72 pieces green size 15/0 seed beads
6 pieces petals/leaves or vintage calyx shaped beads
(Carol will have some for sale)
Fireline or Power Pro 8# test
Size 12 beading needle
Optional: a few Japanese drops (fringe beads)
Beading mat/scissors/masking tape/ if needed, task light, magnification

The Project:

Capture a breath of springtime in a necklace that evokes the bursting forth of blossoms. Explore a little-known South African stitch and its capacity for sculptural nuances. Make a pair of pods, composed of sizes 6, 8, and 11 seed beads, by varying bead count and size per inch. Connect them with a bail to be worn as a pendant on a graceful necklace of zippity-do-dah herringbone stitch (by weaving two rows at a time). Transition back into polygon stitch at both ends for a sparkling Rivoli and loop closure. The Rivoli is held securely in a textured bezel that is as lovely from the back as from the front! This bezel technique alone is “worth the price of admission”. Plus, it works up astonishingly quickly.

Contact:

Jan Johnson