I find that this ring is really nice.
I like Herringbone anyway ;-)
Links:
Herringbone Ring (Beading Tutorial: Bridged Herringbone)
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Tag: Herringbone
Herringbone Wire Weave
I’m interested since long in this wire weave technique and I’m glad to have found an instruction now :)
By the way: I’ve presented a tutorial for these lentil beads before ;-)
Links:
Herringbone Wire Weave Tut
Here at unikatissima:
Lentil Swirled Beads
Herringbone/Ndebele Necklace
Some time ago I made a Herringbone or Ndebele necklace.
I find it beautiful, it is wonderfully sleeky and simply elegant.
And I found the bead weaving itself downright relaxing.
To make sure that the necklace doesn’t look boring I simply made a little Peyote bead like for my paper beads bracelet, pulled it over the necklace and worked little bead fringes on the bead like for the pages 9 & 10 of my artist book – looots ;-)
Well, I like it ;-)
Links:
Herringbone/Ndebele Necklace(Beaded Herringbone Cord)
Here at unikatissima:
Making Paper Beads
Artist Book
Pages 9 & 10 of the artist book
Beaded Shank Button
Many pieces of jewelry like necklaces or bracelets need some kind of closure. Purses do, too, journals perhaps. Maybe you crochet an iPod cozy that should be closable.
You can use pre-made closures (which I mostly don’t like), but you can make a self-made shank button match just as you like.
For my bracelet bracelet *Little Black Dress* with the beaded spiral bead I made such a shank button and it worked out really fine.
Links:
Beaded Shank Button (Tubular Herringbone/Ndebele)
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Beaded Spiral Beads
Beaded Spiral Beads
I once found in internet photos from some spiral beads beaded from seed beads. Because I really liked them, I figured out how to bead spiralbeads.
The instruction is in German, but I drew explaining pictures that (I hope ;-)) say it all.
You begin in the middle. First you increase the circumference of the bead in the first 3 rows, then in rows 4 and 5 you work straight to create the sides of the bead and from row 6 on you decrease in the same way you increased before.
I then created the necklace *Summer, Sun and Spots* and the bracelet *Little Black Dress* with such spiral beads.
The beaded strings for the necklace where made in tubular peyote stitch (here an English instruction). After having finished them, I sewed them on.
The bracelet ‘strings’ where made in flat Herringbone weave (here an English instruction).
Links:
Beaded Spiral Beads (in German)
Spiral Beads Necklace *Summer, Sun and Spots* (in German)
Spiral Beads Bracelet *Little Black Dress* (in German)
More instructions on:
Tubular Peyote Stitch (English)
Tubular Peyote Stitch (German): click ‘Anleitungen’ in left navigation bar, select ‘Schlauch-Peyote’
Flat Herringbone/Ndebele Weave (English)
Flat Herringbone/Ndebele Weave (German): click ‘Anleitungen’ in left navigation bar, select ‘Flaches Ndebele’