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V O L U M E 12

NUMBER 1

departments
on the cover
:: Elizabethan Necklace
by Lori Stroner

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features
Indias Bead Riches

Passing Through

Letters

Project Contributors

12 Custom Cool

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Travel through three of Indias most

notable bead-producing cities to explore
the centuries-old tradition of glass bead
production

NEW

16 The Challenge

Tiles & Tribulations

18 Cool Stuff
36 Scarletts Style

NEW

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105 Beadmakers:
JAMES JONES

106 Bead Biz Viki Lareau

Bead embroidery 12
Chevron chain 74
Crimping 64, 86, 98
Daisy chain 36
Fringe 52, 74, 86, 94, 102
Herringbone stitch 36
Ladder stitch 78, 92
Netting 36, 52, 82
Peyote stitch 36, 61, 82, 94
Picot 74, 82, 92, 94
Right-angle weave
12, 36, 48, 72, 74, 78, 92
Square stitch 36, 86
Stringing 64, 86, 88, 98
Triangle weave 98
Wireworking 64, 72, 86

109 Seeds Dustin Wedekind

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ONE BEADERS JOURNAL

Denise Perreault
An artists journey through the yearlong
process of designing and realizing a valance
of colorful glass tiles and seed beads

Scarlett Lanson

STITCH INDEX

A TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERS
WITH MODERN-DAY
BEADMAKERS Doris Coghill

Beadwork Master Class

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GEOMETRY + BEADS
= INFINITE DESIGNS
Phyllis Dintenfass
Discover how to combine geometric forms
and seed beads and learn how to construct
reversible three-dimensional, peyotestitched triangles

110 Techniques
128 Bead Buzz

Fast and Fabulous

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PROJECTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Beadwork Staff
These four glamorous, easy-to-make jewelry
pieces are perfect for your next holiday party

bonus project!

on the Web at
beadwork.com

:: Egyptian Cuff by Shelley Nybakke

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projects
48 Egyptian Collar Shelley Nybakke
Use right-angle weave to create a bold necklace reminiscent
of the adornments of ancient Egyptian royalty

52 Holiday Carol Ornament Robin Cowart

Netting and loop fringe can be used to encircle any
ornament elegantly

72 Amethyst Treasures Gwen Fisher

Right-angle weave and wireworking join amethyst and olive
stones in earrings that will make your ears shimmer

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:: Midnight Masquerade
by Scarlett Lanson

74 Evening Iridescence Lisa Kan

Seed beads and keishi pearls richly embellish a base of chevron
chain and right-angle weave

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78 Elegant Tiers Julie Walker

Crystals, seed beads, and bugle beads complement swags of metal
chain in a radiant necklace made with two-needle right-angle
weave and ladder stitch

82 Ring Around the Rosie Laura McCabe

Peyote-stitched rings and intricate netted flowers connect to form
a golden bracelet with a hint of sparkle

86 Sakura Tassel Jamie Hogsett

Circular square stitch, stringing, and wireworking embolden
beautiful tropical-colored polymer clay rounds

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88 Ribbon Bead Necklace and Earrings Kristal Wick

Make and string customized ribbon beads with an excerpt from
the new book Fabulous Fabric Beads

92 Little Black Dress Earrings Marcia DeCoster

Diamonds of ladder stitch and right-angle weave crown briolettes
accented with glamorous crystals

94 Raindrop Necklace Lynn Davy

Peyote stitch, highlighted with picots and fringe, merges with
shimmering labradorite teardrops for a lovely necklace

98 Elizabethan Necklace Lori Stroner

From a combination of triangle weave and stringing emerges an
extraordinary necklace that evokes the extravagant Elizabethan era

102 Crescent Moon Earrings

Julie Walker
Use simple fringe to create an
enchanting motif of stars and
a crescent-shaped moon

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:: The Challenge
project by Melinda Barta

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