_ ®, AMAZING (i PROJECTS STEP-BY-STEP Instructions 2 icing 3 10 PROJECT IDEAS UNDER $10Projects 14 Bead Kingdom — choker nechloce 18 Wishware Beads — necklace and eorings: 22 Cosmic Beads — onhlot 24 Margaret River Beads ~ comings 32 Spollmakers Beads & Crystals ~ scomion 40 Danielle Mondo - nsckioce 42 Bead Company of Victoria ~ brasslat ond sominge 46 Joan Munro — lamp 50 Bead Street iors! 52 The Art Toble ~ neckioce 56 Crystal Parke ~ necklace 60 Benjamin's Crafts — exvioa: ~ 62 Beads Direct — brocslet ond sorings 80 Beadworld ~ bracelet 82 Bizzare Beads ~ soctlove 90 Crystal pork ~ veckloce 92 Fire and lee Concepts ~ bracelet ond sornieas 94 Rosies Beads ~ necilove 96 Bead Street ~ looior «lf 98 — Helen Everett ~ nochloce 112 10 projects for under $10 each ~ from Beachi Beads Features 26 Japanese Seed Beads Tully Jomes visits the tiny word of Japanese seed beods. Join her as she discovers the fascinating 8 history of these ever popular beads www.woodlandspublishing.com.au86 100 104 106 Danielle Mondo Sarah Ezzy-Di ccan quickly become @ passionate obs Danielle Mondo Kathleen Moon We chat with Awards of Wire All you wanted to know wire. Take a look at its historical meaning and is uses for today. Autumn Trends Winter is just oround the cor sets in Sarch checks out th yeor in out Swarovski Trends Whats new ot Swarovksi Bead Class This month's closs és wire work Regulars 3 6 8 12 66 68 Ww 118 120 127 130 From the team From the editor Bead News Bead Gollery Bea slorious Beads Competition Whats New Getta Bead Search Bosic structions Listings Nextt finds out how a part time hobby 1006 Swarovksi Creative Beading ccallence winner Kathleen Moon. but before the cold lours to look for thisPROJEGT. MATERIALS 22m opproxinaely 16 gtuge wire ~ gn metal ‘soll 24 gauge wive — un meta BEADS Fresh water poarls Glass pears Seed beads Snall aie spon ‘25mm god spacer balls Sin space bls Fower spocers TOOLS ound pose prs Goan nose ples Wire cutters Length of fined piece 455m Rating ’ eed 14 Coase Beading Using wire frame this design can be individualised to suit your own taste ... small and delicate or big and chunky. Designed by Rebecca from Bead Kingdom. STEP ONE Prepare 16 gauge wire by cutting 1 x 60cm {inner ring), 1 x 70cm (outer ring), 1 x 80cm (inner frame) STEP TWO. To moke the ‘Eye’ of the clasp: Using the 80cm piece of 16 gauge wire, straighten it Use this piece to make both ends ef the clasp ‘ond the inner framework. Using the widest end of round nase pliers, qrasp one end of the wire Sem from the top ond bend it ll the way around unil the wire has crossed itself. See Diagram 1. Hold the inside of the loop. at the intersection of the wires and pull both wires down and out slighly so that the wires sit parallel to one another. This forms the eye af the clasp. See Diagram 2. wR PF Diogiam 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 2 Diagram 4 STEP THREE The 40cm piece of 16 gauge wire will be used for the inside of the frame, Using round nose pliers, curl one end of the wire to form o flat coil. See Diagram 3. Repeat the same flat coil wilh one end of the 70cm piece of 16 ‘gauge wire, This longer piece will form the ‘outer edge of the ring. Lay the flat coils on ‘each side of the eye, See Diagram 4 STEP FOUR Using the 24 gauge wire, lightly wrap the wire ‘round all three pieces of 16 gauge wire. See Diagram 5. Diagram 5 STEP FIVE Bend the longest (80cm) wire 4,5cin from the eye clasp about 30 degrees so that it meets the outer ring, Wrap the 24 gauge wre ‘ghily around both pieces of wire where they meet to secure and attach inner frame to outer ring See Diogram 6, Diagram 6 STEP SIX Continue to bend the 16 gauge wite ot 4.5cm intervals (80cm piece or inner frame) to obout 30 degrees or until it meets the inner or outer ring. Tighty wrap 24 gauge ‘wire where each bend meets the ring to form the skeleton of the necking. Design note: You may wish of this stage fo check the lengih of the neck ring and adjust accordingly by horiening oF longthening the inner frame. When the desied length is reached, leave ‘on extra 10cm on each of the three wires in ‘order Jo make the haok ond the flot coils. STEP SEVEN ‘To make the ‘Hook’ of the clasp: AI Zem from the end of the inner frame (80cm or middle) wire make « 90 degree bend down towards the inner pat ofthe trarne. Pash the bend ol the way closed with either pliers or your fingers to form ‘@'U' shaped bind, Make sure the 'U! shope is tighty closed towards the top of the bend ond that both wires sit parallel Yo each other Using round nose pliers, make o tiny “P” loop righ! at the tip of the bend so that the Diagram 716 Cooine Beading oop is facing the bottom of the neck ring, At ‘about 1.5cm from the ‘P' loop, and using the ‘widest part of your round nose pliers, bend wire back over iself so that the ‘P” loop will be facing the top of the neck ring. This forms the hook of the clasp, See Diagram 8. Bend bere Diogrom 8 STEP EIGHT ‘As belore, form two flat coils with the outer and inner 16 gauge wires 40 match the coils made previously cond lay them beside the hook, Using the 24 gouge wire, wrap oll three Diogrom 9 ‘wires together tightly. This completes the neck ring frame, See Diagram 9. Put the frame on ‘again and adjust so thal it fits nicely agoinst your neck, STEP NINE Using the 24 gauge wire, wrap firmly around ‘one end of the frame. Design note: | cut my 24 gouge wire info 70cm lenaths of ire and continued beading with thet length until | needed more Secure each end to the frame by wrapping 24 gouge wire firmly around the innet or outer ring. Randomly place beads onto wire. Secure the wire to the frame wherever desired. You may choose to fill in the frame with beads or leave a more open ‘weave look Diagram 10 STEP TEN To finish, attach the 24 gauge wire to inner or ovter frame securely. Make sure that there are no sharp ends on any of the wires. Bead Kingdom, Maitland, NSW Phone 02 4934 5427PROJEGT. MATERIALS 200 poner pacers antique sold xi ‘2 gauo> ats beck ‘or gunmetal 6m length ‘proxinately Designed by Louise from Wishware Beads, this eyecatching piece will be the centre of atfention al your next parly 25x Am otigue bas jump sings 20x ontgue boss jump STEP ONE The neck piece is constructed of wo strands ras ‘on each cide connected with an ornate 1 xetched toggle ring antique connector al each end, To construct each ener Jor at eoch end, struct 1 xnatral brass onique boss toggle bar (beadpod) 4x 6mm flower bead cops naira oss 24 filigree bood aps antique boss 2x ornae round tw hole Conners natural boss 10x3mm Swarorsk cyst bicanes MATERIALS AND piece, use the 22 gauge wire cuting oboui 12cm of wire and, at about 4em from the end, create an eye using the round nose pliers. Then use the chain nose pliers 10 stabilise it, while you tum the end of the wire around. Place the beads on that are required and then repea' the same, but to start creating the chain you need fo connect the eye before wrapping, Design note: In this project also you may need te make the segments that include the long picasso bors, about 12-15cm long, 1o compensate for the lorger bead. See Diagram | BEADS — CHAIN Wire tisied olf Creo he eyes wit STRANDS andends cutoff round nase pers 8 x 6mm Swarovski crystals ae indocolite 12x 743mm Czech Linked before ‘aquamarine tortoise rectangles: pee ae coat enaneg S320 ‘connectors, two hole 8 bm corugotedbres Diagram 1 rounds ki cabes Am agua STEP TWO deat lined Using Diagrom 2 and Diagram 3, make 8.x mm Swarovski crystals four long chain strands, using the beads os 5040 crystal copper shown in the diogram as indications of what 410mm Czochdioynal cobes aquamarine 16x Bn firepolish tls ‘ondelle teal Continued eeoE 1B Cotte Beading equamorine 8mm indocolne to thread. Segment one follows on from segmenl wo; in segment Iwo allach it onto the square orate bar, hen continue. Finich ihe strands by connecting wo jump rings onto the end STEP THI With the two strands take the orate swirl connector and connec! the ends together with a 4mm jump ring, Repeat for both sides. See Diagram 4, Diogram 4 STEP FOUR Using the 22 gauge wire create another section of chain, but now adjeining the ‘wo strands of the necklace. Use the corrugated mm brass unde, and Soudan 9 Bens Aiagonol cube Ayes sae "i bos ounds swongine ‘be , nn bidnes igh render el Conlin blue Diagram 2 ‘mm corfugated base rounds Donwt24x 4mm corugoted bras rounds 12x 8mm Svorowski cysols bicones indole 10x 6mm Sroroeski cysols bicones ight Caribeon bie MATERIALS AND. BEADS — TASSEL SECTION 66a ongoed bes rounds 4 xligroebeod cops antique bras 1 xormat wreath piece nctural bros 2x fll rodangles teal handmade glass 2x Cech handmode fol ovals teal 2x 6mm Searoeski $30) stl copper bicones 2x 8mm Svarorski oysis Tight Canin blue 2x Cech fl beads ‘aquamarine 2.x Sworovi asta aber 5040 ight Caribeon blue ‘2x large bicones crystal copper (ens Cath cy) TOOLS Round nose pliers Chain nose pies Wire ces EARRINGS. MATERIALS 22-gouge tock or gunnetol onic wire 1 antique rss eorwie 6x 411mm doiy spaces antigo gd 4 xfiligee notre bras beodeaps BEADS 2xteal fal ovok 2. 6mm Swarorski cyto ‘5040 crystal copper Create the dangles os in Diagram 6 using the 22 gouge wire; use jump rings 4mm to attach them onto the brass round section as created in Step 4. Design noe: It's 0 random efiect, sodon't worry about evenness; just ploce ther oll on the piece. 5040 Bom U Corbeon, bie donut if Combean ‘Blue cube 92 ‘8mm doco, sown ‘omigoted raved 1 Canbeon Ble Gon, ‘Awonmina plow ftetnne oa fquemmavine ovoid coer. Cos ree Toot handmode freee fg ean {mm indocoite, éown Gon erat, coppes Fiiongle'? —comagated roux? too! fof wiongle 2 Diogram 6 Once the beads are attached Jo make the tassel, use 8mm jump ring to otlach the omote wieath onto the top, on the back of the tassel, it honge facewards. With the toggle, insert 1» mm cystals into the beadpod and then close the end, and attach the toggle ring and So > beodpod onto the omate connector with a imp ring. See Diagram 7 Diogram 7, STEF Create the dongles for each by using the same technique in the necklace, and referring to Diagram 8. When completed. open the eye of the earwire and slide the dangle orto it. Diogrom & Kits available online, or by phone (in ‘aquamarine. topaz and Rosaline) for $92.00 for the necklace and $24.00 for the earrings. Louise Jensen Wishware Beads, Bunbury Phone 08 9721 6566 wwrw.wishwarebeads.com.ou info@wishwarebeads.com.auMATERIALS 1x Zlem length osterting silver hain 1 xstting sider etesion ‘hain dos Bx seling silver heodpins 2x Tem lengths of sterling siler 2 gauge wire 1 asttng iver dongle BEADS 19% rose quartz Bm smoot cans 6 stating ser in beads TOOLS Round nose pins Chain or bent nose pliers, Caters Long firs pice: ~ 20-25 05 desi, this anklet! 22 Cine Bading dust ten easy steps to beautiful legs ... an anklet design by Cosr STEP ONE Using one of the lengths of stefing silver wire, start @ wrapped loop. Bofore closing the loop aitach the section of the closp with the extension chain. Close the wrapped loop. EP TW Threcd on one of the rose quattz coins and siart @ wrapped loop. Before closing the loop, attach il fo one end of the chain EP THREE Carelully measure the chain on your antle ond ollow approximately 3em less than you need but don’ cut the choin yet Using the other length of sterling silver wire, start a wrapped loop. Before closing the loop Beads. cttach he dangle and the other section of the closp and then close the wrapped loop. Thread on a roze quarts coin ond start @ wrapped loop. TE ‘Meosure the anklet on your ankle again and make sure you have the correct length before cutting off ony extra chain TEI Attach the chotn to the olher section of closp ‘and one rose quartz. beod and close the ‘wrapped loop, 4 TEP SEVEN Place ail the sieding silver coin beads and the other rose quartz beods on headpins and start 0 wropped loop on each. Don't close the loops yel EP Ll ‘On the second link of the chain, attach «silver coin on a headpin and close the wropped loop. ‘I Design note: | made evey fourth bead @ silver bead but this pattern can be changed to suil he size cf your ankle, so lay them out carefully before otfaching them ©n every fourth link of the chain, put one of the beods on headpins. Ensure that they ore placed on the some side of each link. Hold the chain up each time, twisting it around until the links lire up propery Cost of kits: $54.45. Cosmic Beads wovw.cosmicbeads.com.au jo@cosmicbeads.com.ouPROJEGT MATERIALS 1 poi storing silver ar hooks 26mm sering ser soli jump rings 2 554m lnghs of 08m (iit stein iver wie 46 x4am lent af 06mm (thin) sting ser wire 4 thin tering ser oad pins BEADS. 2x 155mm Alghan Turkomon bicones 2x.5mm eating Amethyst rounds 24mm nating Aventrine ound 24 5mm marching Sunstone unds 2x Smm cecoratve Hl Tio (or ion) silver tbe bead 44mm ft decortive il Tribe (or ndon) silver beads ‘2x Axbrnn Turquoise beods 4x 3x3 decorative Hil To (or In) vor boos ‘2x. tat round Hl ie (din) sr switl dongs Seleion ny Dla beads (ondom ey clos TOOLS Round ns pins Wire cates Length of fie pee: 100m ee 24 Creve Beading Elegant and graceful, these ethnic-style earrings feature two tribal Turkoman metal bicones from Afgheniston designed and made by Rose Dokin from Broome Beads and Margaret River Beads DESIGNER'S TIPS Tukomon metal bicores are oveilable ot Broome or Margore! River Beads; however, you could vory your design by wing similar bicones made from ofver materials. | preter to use Hill Tibe silver beads to complisnent the eilinic paturs of my design, however you could use Bali or Indian silver beads os an alternative. The same applies to the semi: procious siones used STEP ONE Ticead o Sunstone bead and @ Smm sterling silver bead through o head pin. Using round nose pliers, make a wapped loop at the iop; cut off any excess wire, With another heod pin, place flat sterling silver bead, a Turquoise bead, flat siver head, Make a wrapped leop, snip off ony excess wie, Repeat for the other eoaring, STEP TWO. Wilh the round nosed pliers make « loop. wih one dem length of ,Oémm silver wire ‘and link onto the Sunstone dangle. Wrap ‘around several times. Add three Delica beads (random coburs, followed by the round ‘Amethyst bead and a further three Delica beads of your choice. Wilh rourd nosed pliers moke another loop and then link onto the jump ring and make a wrapped loop; cut ary excess wire. Repeal for the other earring, STEP THREE With the round nosed pliers, meke « loop wih another dem length of thin wire and link nto the Turquoise dangle. Wrap around several times, Add two Delica beads (random colours), followed by the silver tube bead and wo more Delica beads, Moke 0 loop and link onto the jump ring, then wrap around several times; cut any excess wire, Repeat for the other earring, STEP FOUR Take another length of thin silver wire and make a loop onto the silver swil dangle Wrap around several times, Add two Di beads, followed by the round Aventurine bead and then two more Delicas. Make a Joop ond link onto the jump ring, then wrap around several fimes. Trim away any excess wire. Repeat for other earring, STEP FIVE Take one length of thick wire ond moke 6 loop with the round nosed pliers and link to the jump ring. Thread the Turkeman bicone ‘onto the wire. Make 0 loop on top and link cote the ear hook. Repeal for olher earring, Broome Beads PO Box 3479, Broome, Western Australia 6725 Phone: 08 9192 5223 ‘Margaret River Beads PO Box 1497, Margaret River, Western Australio 6285 Phone: 08 9757 3467 a”JAPANESE BEADS Beading worth KONICHIWA, BEADSU GA SKI] DESU KA OR, HOPEFULLY, “HELLO, DO YOU LIKE BEADS2” IN JAPANESE. Waitten by Tully James IN ORDER TO GET MYSELF in the right eee react beads, Het it only fing to eeally imamarse myself in the appropriate surroundings well, sor of. In endeavoring to recreate my Japanese seed ‘authentic Japane my laptop on a low wooden chopping block setting, | have placed fd Smithing fn ron ely cress legged on F) the loungeroom rug. To my let isa freshly 1h) brewed pot of organic green tea along wih Re pase pease neatly aligned pair of pink thongs, should! need to dosh to my locol sushi bor! Right, dodgy traditional Japane aside, let us get down to the s of finding oul why A Japanese seed beads The three mojor play emulation jous business L 2 Jopanese beading scene are indisputobly TOHO, Miyuki (formerly known os Miyuki Shoj) and Motsuno. Ino nutshell, or ‘seed pod! as the cose may be, ‘the history of glass bead making in Japan is very short’, according io TOHO Co., LTD, Production of Japanese ala beads started in Hiroshima ot the beainning of the Shewa era (1930s-1940s), with the first beading company established in 1935. Ju ‘and « half lates, and 1949 sow Miyuki founded, ond this was quickly followed Iwo years loter by TOHO in 1951 Dina Goebel om the ArTTable wonwtheortobl pete n — who has chosen to use 26 Gorn BeadingTOHO beads, soys they are rightly considered ‘one of the best brands in the world “We selected Japanese seed beads for their supreme quality,” she soys. She goes on to soy that they are produced with immaculate precision (which subsequently means a lesser cull-ate of imperfect beads) ‘ond consistency in size ond shape, not 10 mention the superior colour finish and glass “The larger size ofthe hole, relative to other manvlocttess, i ideal for the wire work we specialise in here ot ArTTable. This sare attribute also makes fora lighter weight, therefore giving you more beods per gram — approxmotely 10 percent more than other brands.” The omazing variety of shapes, such os eylinder, round, hex (otherwise known as choriottes), bugles, squares and triangles, is yet another clincher in the bead choice, And pois then when you consider the multiple hundreds of colours and finishes, including the unique ‘gold ond copper lined beads, you know you ‘ore onto 0 real winner. “As the ArTToble specialises in glass products such @8 glass mosoics and glass painting, the quality of the Japanese gloss seed beads is unbs ther truly are artist quality" Dina explains ‘An interesting piece of trivia about TOHO beads also came care of Dina. She said when they storied to watch their new TOHO introduction BYD, it opened with the line: "We moke our beads with the finest quolity sond from Australia’ So it's no small wonder we are innately drawn 10 these beads! TOHO hos « moto for prospenily and i! goes lke this: 1. Always strive fo serve the public. ble and beautiful “The quality of th Japs glass seed beads is unbeatable beautiful they truly are artist quality!” Conse Beading 27JAPANESE BEADS SOME f ABOU. DELICAS “Vihen woven together, Delcas create 0 fic, almost Glomesh-lte finish.” "They ore very uniform in size and hhewe 6 huge hole size D Nymo ‘can pass through Delicas five or six times!” "There is a large range of colours = around 1,000 - which makes them perfect for picture beading," *Cross Stitch potlens con be converted fo square stich patterns with enough colours orcilable to ensure subtle shading.” a 28 cevive Bevaing 2. Always sve for change and ereeton, 3, Always low with the change ol time. They have scainlessly achieved this with a very simple and accessible website wewlohobeocs.nel especially for those who cart read Japanese. Infact, as the ietroduction proudly sioles: TOHO means ‘Esler Treasure’ in English. We put the wish ond named TOHG fo our company for the small gloss beads mig! be culled ‘Easlem Treasure! The website hos plenty of pictures and information on all things TOHO, including sample cares, jewellery kils, tex! books and ‘even @ wooden bead weaving ‘oom! Cothy Adomczyk from the Newcastle retailer, importer and wholesaler Katie's Treasures wow.katiestreasures.com.au who socks around 140 colours of Size 9 Toho seed beads, says: "They are 4 good general croft bead, os well os being used specifically for Sienboden and Olaf beading, ‘lace work’, “beat! netting’ and beoded tapestries on Aida cloth. Many Stenboden and Olat pattems also require shapes such os bells and bolls ec to he beaded over, and he Size 9 Toho beads are the beads specified for this beading ” Compored to TOHO and its user friendly flow, Matsuno, the oldes! of the Japanese Lscading campanios, is one of the more difficult sites to manoeuvre. The English version of the website, which declares that /M.G.B. (Malsune Gloss Beads) sirive fo provide high quolity beods with our customers confinuously to meet their expectation to us as 6 top gless maker’, has surprisingly litle information about their company history, but provides an amazing comprehensive orroy of colour charts, including regular updating of new colours curren! fovourites are a daring Deep Grope ond the luscious Lapis Lazuli ‘Crystal Pork, the quality Queensland eysial company, stocks a sterling selection of ‘Malsuno seed beads and happily boasts of the ‘sporkle and consistency in every beod! (as ‘only the Jopanese can do} They carry round glass beads ~ spiral; round ‘and square rocciles; (heragon] two-cut beads ‘and (hexagon) two-cut bugles; round ond square hole bugles; along with twat bugles in all their varieties of colourAn intresting quit of the Matsuno site thot it dae devoies a page fo the care and ainterance ofits glass beads ~ paiculaily ond ore hints such os ‘lass beads ore rot exible’... just os | was considering bead soup! Miyuki on the other hand sports 0 wy updated modern look website, luding the fully equiped English version ip://mww. miyuki-beads.co.jp/enalish/ 1d it's obsoluiely jam packed with piles of mation ... everything from @ description he humble seed becd!: ‘Seed Bead! is eneric term for any small beod. There are various types in shape and size such 9 Round, Cylinder (Dela), Hexagon, le. Triangle. Drop, el’: to 0 step by step explonclion of the manufacturing process very inferesting and well worth o look Maria George Ply Lid vwwwe moriegeorge. com.au has been the sole imposter of Miyuki’s Delica range fo” the las! ten years. Maria George herself began importing beads, sequins, crystals and frims to Austeolio in the 1950s and from there she established her thriving business in the heart of Melbourne Francesca Ligato from Maria George soys they ore celebroting 50 years of providing beouliful beads to stores across Austrolic and New Zealand and ore showing no signs of slowing down. They supply all the Spotlight stores with Delica as well as many of the smaller craft shops. Mario George also hos a shop in Sydney vowscmariogeotgesydney.cam.au and both stores hold beading classes and workshops see individual websites for details Francesca adds that representatives and ogen's regularly make their way around Australia, and tho! interested beoders should conioct the Maria George head offce with ony enquires.“They [Toho seed beeads] are a good general craft bead, as well as being used specifically for Stenboden and Olaf beading, ‘lace work’, ‘bead neti and beaded tapestries on Aida cloth." Cathy from Katie’s Treasures says Miyuki Delices ore ‘he bead of choice for closely worked bricksfitched, peyote-sitched ond square-sliched omolet bags, purses, needle cases, hangers, piciues etc’; and maintains thot there is really no better bead then these for such items “They are predominately available as 4 round bead in Size 11, and are also eyailable as hex-cul. They are 9 very Uniform bead, having specific manufacture to give them o cylinder shape, but ore not ‘square’ in area (dimensions are ‘approtimatoly 1.6% 1. mm ‘According to Cathy, “From a teacher's and beader's point of view, Delicas are simply a pleasure to work with!” ‘With such glowing reviews ofthe precision and beau that prestles over Japanese seed beods | suspect many ¢ reader willbe ansious fo tert ‘exploring, soit is on this note | shalt say Sayonoral abi 4 pe ubees Seay Bali Beacs © Swaroisti Cysts G Fresh waterPoats G Ranga ofGiss eack © Jevelery Fncinas @ Venetian Beads "AND MUCH NUCH MORE! © 28 Bridge Street, Bendigo Vie 3550. Contact Linda on (03) 5442.4706 30 Costin BeadingPROJEGT- MATERIALS 3x Hk eths 20 gorge te 2 km logs 24 gauge 1 forge Blak imp BEADS ‘Wx Seem boc coer 818m bie cabes 417mm blok ovls 31 6a blo cubes 21 be bl cubes 147 xm ck cubs 404m ble obs 16mm blot round bead 41 12am bples— bok 2180 sed tends TOOLS Gin nase ples ovod nose Fins Wire caters eed 2 Crs Basing Put a little sting in your creative design with this scorpion created by James at Spellmaker’s Beads & Crystals. STEP ONE Take 60cm of 24 gouge wre ond fold #1 hel Thread both Shands of wire through 1x 4mm block cube. Divide strands and theeod 1 x block oval bead on each strand, Contiue 46 thread on each strand 5 x 8mm cubes darting wih block and aerating colours Thread remaining block ovals on each srand at fhe end ofthe Brim cubes Diagram | STEP Jo create the tail, combine the two strands together and thread through the émm block cube, then 6mm blue cube and alternate unfit all 6mm cubes ore used. Thread the remaining toil wih the 4mm cubes alternating colours using 10x 4mm blue cubes and ? x 4mm black cubes. Threod the 6mm round ot the ond of the tai Using the large black crimp, feed onto both strands; and, using the pers, flaten crimp, Jnaving 1.Sem of wire exposed. Design note: The body is left loose to accommodate the inclusion of feys and the curvoture ofthe ial oes GSE. Diogram 3 STEP THREE — LEGS Take one of the 30cm pieces of 20 gavge wite and, using round nese pliers, roll 0 loop. ‘1 the end of the wire, Thread 9 x Amm black cubes followed by 1 x 4mm blue cube, then another 9 x 4mm block cubes \ Diogrom 4 Threod 6 x 4mm blue cubes then fallow with 9 x 4mm black cubes, | x 4mm blue cube cond another 9 x 4imm black cubes. AV this point, roll the end of the wire to stop beads coming aff. Complete another two legs in the some sequence, Diagrom 5 TEP FOUR - CLAWS Take 60cm of 24 gauge wire and fold in hal Thread a blve 4mm cube, 3 x 4mm black cubes, 1 x-4mmn blue cube, 6 x 4mm black cubes, 1 x 4mm blue cube, 12 x 4mm black cubes, I x blue dmm cube, 6 x 4mm black cubes, | x 4mm blue cube, 3.x 4mm black cubes and finishing with o 4mm blve cube. Seporate wire and threod 1 x bugle, | x seed bead, 1x bugle on wach side. Rall wire with round nose pliers fo end of. Trim the end Of the wire at the looped end creating two individual strands and thread eoch strand with 1 x bugle, | x seed bead and 1 x bugle; rll end of wire with round nose pliers. Seperate beads in the cent, exposing the wire ve Diogrem 6KITS Kits are available for $19.95 in the following mix of colours (plus postage and packaging): Black, Blus, Amber, Plum, Pink, Crystal, Red. STEP FIVE ~ ASSEMBLY Toke one leg and separate the centre beads ‘exposing the wire inthe middle, Loosely encourage ol the beads on the body of your scomion towards the fail end, Placing the exposed wire ofthe leg between the second and third ‘ow of beads towards the tail end of the body ‘ond placing fingers undemeath the body, weap the wire oround twice; ond fold the legs down Underneath the body, Do the some with the nd zct of logs, placing thern between the ith cube from the head. Place the third set of leas behind the third cow of cubes from the head. Hane oll legs bem! dovermords under the body. ccc Diagram 7 Move the cubes up the leg wire until they ore siting undemeath the body and trim of Jem of excess wire and roll wih round nose pliers. Repeot for each lea Design nate: Don't cut Joo short as leg eds to ke ben! into shape ond beads need room fo move, Bend into shope and tighten eye at the base of legs for strength STEPS To add the claws, use the same method as per the legs and fold wire around body between the fist ond second row of beads from the front. Pick up the completed ‘assembly and, noting thot all the beads wil be loose, hold by the front wires with your long nose pliers and work the beads towards the toil end of the scorpion. Ensure all legs ond claws are facing downwards under scorpion. Bend claw assembly forwards and outwards. x, Sen cee LE Holding front wire with pliers, gently coox sition over the body, ‘As you feel the pressuré of the beads tightening egainst each other, ollow some talra wire to feed into from the front until desired curved tai is achieved. Trim excess wire and ‘oll into eye to secure beads. sign note: The ont eye of the body is used te tension the scorpion for rigidity and stability. Faally tale front claws and bend into postion 105 required. Take up excess wire by rolling eye end tighter Diogram 8 {oil into curver Spellmaker’s Beads & Crystals Carolans Arcade, 144 Carrie St, Nambour Qld 4560 Phone: 07 5441 1448PROFILE Danielle PyorLo- 36 Goons Seeding MONDO DESIGN BEGAN AS A PART-TIME HOBBY, INFLUENCED BY A PASSION FOR DESIGN AND FRIENDS WITH A DESIRE FOR UNIQUE ACCESSORIES TO ADORN THEMSELVES. SARAH EZZY-DICKSON CHATS TO DANIELLE MONDO, THE OWNER OF MONDO DESIGN. DANIELLE MONDO FIRST begon mating jewellery around five years ogo after becoming disenchanted with the latest lines in fashion accessories available on the market. She started off by teaching herself how to moke dangly earrings, as tha! was wha! she found to be popular at the time. They became cc huge hit amongst her friends who sioted | plocing orders almost immediately, which gave | her the inspiration to stort up her own label ‘Mondo Design wos bom, and oround three years ago, Danielle siarted supplying stores ‘cround Melbourne with her jewellery Donielle describes har syle os a combination of contemporary ond vintage styled pieces, which ollow her 10 shewease hertention to detail. She uses bross and powtar stampings, semi-precious stones, Czech gloss beods and Sworovski crystal in combination with modern cameos, dismantes, chains and corelully selected feature beads to create pieces that are effortlessly feminine Before dedicating her lfe to her passion, Danielle worked in a fullelime office job that she become bored with quickly. Hoving studied ‘industrial design at university, she decided to go beck fo her designing ‘oots par-time for © few years, ond afler seeing her workload increase steadily over those years sie took the plunge ond resigned from her job. She says “there wos no real plan, everything jus fell into place. Overall it’s @ great job!” Even though her workload hos increased signilicarily in the post few years, Daniele sill ‘works clone from her studio ot home. She sis «at a big desk, surounded by a colledion of containess full of beads and other assorted charms, eystals and choins, She is oko slowly foking over the biliord room with her finshed pieces on display. Danielle says that working ‘on her own is becoming more of 6 stugale these days, and the only wey she manages to get her orders filled is by ‘working longer hours, lote nights ond weekends’. She would consider faking on other siolf to help her out demand becomes too much for her, but says, “I'm a bi of «-conirol freak, and like being on top of things myself, | would hate the siress of wordering if someone else was doing it propery!” {As far as inspiraion for her work goes, Danielle says that ‘there's nothing specifi; latest foshion trends and colours mainly’. Dorielle edd colour to her pisces with semi-precious stones; her favourites being chen ‘quar’, ‘eystol quarte and turquoise, but she olso uses onyx, green aventurine and rose quartz in mony of her pieces. Her feature beads include cloisonné beads and Czech glass beads often surrounded by filigree bead cops. Many of the necklace designs that Danielle Creates are long, elegant charm necklaces, with clusters of stampings, chorms, cnptals ‘and various beads hanging from diffeing lengths of chain. She mixes choins of varying link shape and size in different finishes with large jump rings or plated stampings which are then used to attach the charms and beads. Each piece has theme, be i either colour or 9 combination of siompings ond with each theme comes © nome. Many of the names are apt descriptions of the colour scheme thal Danielle hos chosen for the piece; such as ‘Sunset’ for gold chain and charms, vath pink hued beads, while others have been given female names, such as Sarch ond Gloria. “I name some of the pieces afer friends who | know would wear particulor pieces, or if| add a piece to my range that Ihave specifically desianed for a friend, | always name it after hem.” ‘Many of the brass and pewier stampings Danielle uses, she gets plated herself in one of her three main finishes — gold, silver and antique bress — to ensure the finish wil PROFILE Coots Beading 37“| name some of the pieces after friends who | know would wear particular pieces, or if | add a piece to my range that | have specifically designed for a friend, | always name it after them.” 38: remoin intact and nat tornish, She purchases these mainly from Ausiralion sources and is constaniy on the lookout for unique and varied designs ... and then Danielle soys: “! ‘ry and ge! os many cute pieces that | like and see haw itall goes together” When she’s corning up with ideos, Donielle fries to keep an even mix of the different invall of tho slylee che makes, and says fis that even though the silver finishes ore proving t0 be very popular she favours gold a litle bit mote, “I find silver to be a litle les interesting when mixing with colours.” Danielle says thet Bizzarr Beads in Melbourne ‘wos the starting point for her jewellery making pession, os she got all ofthe mokings for her fits pair ol earrings from them. She sill some af her Czech gl 3s boods and various other bits ond pieces from ther, almost five years on. She says the mainstay for designers, large or sina, is having reliable suppliers. While her beginaings loy with earrings, Danielle admits that she is making more laces now. “Ido still make eorrings, but I've been focusing on necklaces lately a they seom to be mare popularat the mament.” While she’s been out and about in Melbourne, she’s seen. few gils wearing some of her pieces (One trontior she is yel to conauer (and would hich Danielle says ‘is realy exciting love fo see hoppen sometime soon) isto see someone famous wearing one of her pieces. “ haven't seen anyone famous wearing any of my jewellery yet, but | would love tol” moy not be © for-off dream, with more of Melbourne's boutique stores jurnpina on the Mondo band wagon and stocking Danielle's jewellery in store. One mojor supporter of Danielle's work it Tilkah (www ilkah. com ou) ig Melbourne. She hos been supplying ipwolleryto them for around two years now, and they were one of the first to pick up on her talent when hey were only located ot their Highpoint location. They've since exponded into two other locations - Chapel Street and Chadstone ~ ond each ofthe three siores cartes a selection of Danielle's work The votious syle of jewellery shat Dorielle makes don't always stick fo seasonal fashion patterns. “I design new ronges more often than every seosen, but thot doesn't meon i's a completely different look, it might just be different stampings or diferent colours.” I$ mainly a supply ond demand sitvotion for Danielle as Tilkoh is her mojor stockist 41 usually have ‘0 come up wih a new range every fine Tilkah is ready to place a new order. The more | have, the more they order, 20 it pu's @ bit of pressure on me to come sp with the goods:PROFILE == follow a set schedule for designing either Ges o time every week Sce ito it when Tilkah calls me te arrange Fy to ollow at least c week’to come up with but there have been times that I've only {Se fo get an order done Initially | siruggle @ = Se erd | usually end up with around 20 new = des0ns and about 10 new eorring designs.” = terms of jewellery production, Denil hoe = << “No great mishaps yet, louch weod! The "= & hos been supplies running out, and arriving a before an order is duel This hos happened Ss bu the worst one was when | had to siay up Se = Sour gotiing an order ready in time” Fe excitement of creating a new design can be sng it’s also a wonderfully sotistyirg feeling = croject is completed. “I's c huge relict when ere! |'m getting towards the end of an order at “Serent and I'm just itching to finish!” © Design can be found online -mondodesign.net.au Darielle says the Free Download Step by Step Project % Download free! Step by Step instructions to make these lovely Filigree Earrings ‘This project is rated for beginners. Free from www.MaggieBergman.com.au PMC & Metalwork cl. in Bruns k, Vie. - Introduction to PMC = Dichroic Glass Fusing for Jewellery = Photo Polymer Plates for design & tesctures ~ Enamelling on PMC - Metal work classes for beginners Go to the ‘workshops! page on our web site for ip to date class times and subjects www. MaggicBergman.com.an Phone: 03 9380 8163 Email: info@maggiebergman.com.au Croive Boaeing 39-—__PROJEGT__ MATERIALS Tx én gold jump ing 1 x 25nm oval gold iigee eorsng nding or salar 10x 6mm god jump rings 2x 8mm gold jump sings 1 atronglar gold jump sing 3x 20nm gold eyepin Tem geld cur chain (medion thickness, ‘Approximately Sm) 254m fice gold arb din (Gpproxmatey Sm) 123mm bross heo charm 150mm brass key darn 120mm round filigzee stomping BEADS 18 ble valet teardrop 12mm vii ght teardeop 110mm heiotrope heart 2x blueviolet men oxtogon 1 xia light 14mm xiagon 112m purple oval opaque ass bead 1x iol! I4mm ocogon 110mm purple catseye beod TOOLS Length ofinshed pie: 55-7cm as desired. Old world charm, filled with teardrops and hearts. By Danielle Monda from Mondo Design STEP | Cut 13cm of thick curb chain from your 78cm length. Place the three beads — calseye, pattemed and purple beads ~ on the 20mm yepins. Attach 13cm chain to 1mm jump rina with 6mm jump ring. STEP 2 Attach heort cherm to the jump ring you attached choin, using another 6mm jump ring. Attach white/purple pater bead to the jump fing that attached to the heat. Attach oval earring finding six links from top, using 6mm jump ring, Atach catseye bead to jump fing you attached findings with. Cut a éem and @ 7em length of fine curb chain ard attach to bottom of catseye beads eyepin, Three links down, ctach 38mm blue violet crystal teardrop, using an 8mm jump ring STEP 3 Design note: Now we will begin to add the other parts to the 16mm iump ring, around this central chain. Instructions are from left to right, Some parts are attached to left of central chain and some parts to right On the left of the chain, otfach the viel light ‘eclagon, using a 6mm jump ring. To the right ol the octoyon, attach the opaque purple bead, ‘Cut two 6em lengths of fine curb chain ond ‘attach to the bottom of purple beads exepin Nex, atlach the blue violet oclagon, using a ‘mm jump ring. To the right f the, attach the key charm with a émm jump ring, STEP 4 Design note: The central chain is now in its position and all following parts with be ctlached to the right of the central chain, Attach the 28mm viol light eardrop to the Tight of the central chain, using on 8mm jump ting. Nex, attach the 20mm round filigree stamping using a 6mm jump ring. To the right of the filigree, atfach the violel octagon, using © 6mnin jump ring. Nex, otfach the heliokope heart, using the frngular jump ring. This is the tend of ataching parts to the 6mm jump ring STEP 5S Toke the 65cm of curb chain and attach to the 16mm jump ring, using a mm jump fing. Design note: Please make sure ~ this chain needs to be positioned in between the vitrail light octagon and the heart, Adjust length to sul. By Danielle Mondo ‘Mondo DesignPROJECT BRACELET MATERIALS, Aes pour af ine TxA tow dsp Bxclotes BEADS 7 xénm pl Svat poor 14 6mm op Cech cysts 184 An pio Ca crys 14. 10x4om peridot Aoggers 14x 135mm topor dps 8x Mo sed beads ory colov) TOOLS Round nos ples Wie canes 2 butelly paper clips (earn polish a ale = hia! Longth of nished pie: W710 1Bem WIN this sort ot datalisaee our Beads loious Bec Compotit AZ Ciosin Beodting Elegance with angles. This right angle weave designed by The Bead Co of Victoria. BRACELE DESIGNER'S NOTE The sltch used is Fight Angle Weave. In this project, Rove 1, Zand 9 should be « bit looser os Rows 4 ond § tighten and straighten it. This also mokes ito bit shorter then before ‘nese rows. Hin doubt about tension or longi, leove second end colotte altechment until the end, using @ paperclip to hold. With all Craft Line work, tension should not be 400 tight as this causes too much strain, To lengthen, an extra repeat and extia beads are required. Clasp should have ot least 4mm between holes, The one | used was. 1960s Grech clesp; | removed and replaced stones with matching topaz erystal stones. ROW ( Place an | 10 seed bead in centre of | metre of Craft Line ond tie an overhand nol. Thyead both ends through the hole in ‘he calotte so that the seed bead is siting in ball section. Threod on 1 x4mm crystal and attach coiotte loop to second hole in solid tide of closp, Repeat again in third clasp hole, Take one strand! from each and ploce in paper buttery lip fo keep oul of the way while working Row 1. Threed | x 4mm crystal fon one stand ond poss other slrand through ‘tin the opposite direction. Then thread 2 x 4mm on each side, 1 x 6mm pear on one side, thread otherstrand though pect! in ‘opposite direction, 2 x 4mm on each side, 14mm then crossover and thread 2 x 4mm fan each side and one peal then crossover: Repeat pattern until seven pearls, 2.x 4mm. cach side, 1 x 4mm crossover, 1 x 4min each ee, side, then grip two ends in paperclip to hold while doing Row 2. Each side of Row 1 will form half of Rows 2 ond 3, Place size 11 seed beod on cenire of | metre of Cralt Line and knot 0s previously bring tends through calotte then thread |x 4mm on both strands, Attach colote loog fo an outside hole on clasp then release one strand from ‘paper clip to match sida of Row 1. Secure loose strand from Row 1. and Row 2 back in the poper dip. Thread on 1 x 6mm topaz crystal on one side then thread other strand in through opposite direcion, On sand nearest Row | thread through the 2 x 4mm of Row 1 then thread 3 x 4mm on other strand ond eroszover the strand from Row 1 through the third one. Pick up 2 x 4mm from Row 1 ond threod 2 x 4mm on other sirand then 1 x 6mm topes and then crossovor strand from Row 1, Repeat patern until seventh topaz 6mm caysal, Release strands from paper clip a! that tend ond thread through last Amy crystal then through a calatte with he appropriate loose thread from Row 1. Thread one size 11 seed bead on one strand = tle an averhand knot put on a dob of clear nail poli; when dry trim loose ends then clase ball of calotte and attach to corel centre hole of other side of clasp, Place 1 x 4mm crystal on loose strand ‘and apply poper clip. ROW THI Repeat Row 2 starting on other side of Row 1 ‘and attach to other side as for Row 2. ROW FOUR Threod through first qroup of 2x 4inm on Row 3 then thread on 1 peridot dagger then through second group of 2 x 4mm and thread on one topaz drop. Repeat this pattern Until you reach the end, then through lost single 4mm and apply to calote as previously ‘and attach to outside hole of clasp,EARRINGS MATERIALS 215830 topaz Fatback diomantes 1 pair 6mm fla pad er studs with oop 1 pai buitertiybllet bois 2x am hed pins BEADS 2.x Bm topox Goch cytes 2x Gi gold Swarosk perl 2x 6mm topaz Ged cysts cra peridot Coch cysts 4 M BENJAMIN'S CRAFTS Eevee MOT Na Cot Inara Swarovelh Hangings, Floade, Fi www.benjaminscrafts.com.au EWA 868 beautor sro, “Inglewood 6052 (08) 9370 2132 Art Clay Siver: Clay, Tools, Ropeat Row 4 on clher side then altach 16 ther outer side of clasp, See diagram lor placement of caloties on second end Take one head pin and thread on | x 8mm Yopaz Czech crystal, 1 x 6mm gold Swarovski pearl, | x émm topaz Czech crystal and 2 « Czech, Wood! Shel, i suv feos. Reo Mee) ngs Raw, plato, St, aig Sve Gold Fie ““imawern 3144 (03) 9509 5171 Amn peridot Czech crystal; then hold fiemly and bend remainder ‘al hood pin back to a 90 degree angle. Leave 8mm and cut off ext, make 0 loop with round nose plies. Repeat on second head pin Give 1 » $530 topar flat back diamante onie 1 x 6mm flot pad eor stud with loop; wail Until dry then attach earring drops from Slep. 1. Place one butterfly/bullet back to the back of 4mm flo! pod ear stud with loop. Repeat process for second earring, ‘The Bead Company of Victoria 336 Smith Street Collingwood Victoria 3066 Phone: 03 94190636 www.beadcovic.com.cu Se Roy ae unt Gory ot ace mm Cote NacePROJECT. MATERIALS “amp shod Za sons 260 shes wire BEADS 50x bods 5-8 types in sizes 4am fo 10mm 26 pod shop Howes 14 laf shape bends 5 ser caved oe beads oral (darker tre) for bods TOOLS 1 prstel mm kiting noodle: Round nse plies Got abe Joan Munro has designed this wonderful lamp for your favourite room. DESIGNER'S NOTE [bought @ plain white Laura Ashley tarp hade ~ chose beads and wire to match décor. STEP ONE TOP EDGE - Thread 245 ol the knitting beads onto the wire, pick up beads ot random, be sure to use random threading cdo not farm patterns Design note: If you choose a 10mm feature bead try to keep it a minimum of nine on fop edge section, seven on lower section, beods away so os not fo clash with itself ‘ond not sit nicely STEP TWO TO KNIT. Cost on four sitches, First ow, K by putting needle into stitch, bring cone bead up fo work and comolete the stitch. Second row, place needle in fist stitch purlwise, bring up one baad and finish stitch. Purl with one bead to each stitch to end Design Note: When doing K row ~ beads ore behind work. When doing P row ~ beads are. towards you. STEP THREE Repeal these two rows until wo fits firmly ‘oround upper edge. Leaving o length of wire ‘when you cast of, to jon stat row and cost off row. To form cele genly press vpper pa of work in with hands to alow for angle of lamp. STEP FOUR LOWER EDGE - Thread 305 of fhe kniting beads onto the wire. Pick up beads at rondom, do not form pattems. STEP FIVE TO KNIT. Cost on three stitches. First row, 08 in Step Two. Second row, os in Step Two. Continue in these two rows until work fits firmly oround lower edge — cos off leaving wire ends to join ends together STEP SIX Method for securing edges To ploce edge on lamp when fiting beoding, mark the bead that is on the seam of lamp so it. goes bock for some fit. Remove kniting ~ put craft glve an area to hold edge ond replace knitting. STEP SEVEN Trimming lamp Place small piece of wire through six petal beads; pull in firmly 10 form a flower, Making © total of four flowers. Finish flower with o pearl. Using two beads, make other petals for half open buds Place flowers, leaves, petals, buds and tubes on lomp as illustated. Joan MunroMATERIALS ‘im hick white polyester beading/marome thread BEADS 2 14mm rund las pers —light pink 5. H4mm rund alas earls wile 7x Y2mm round alas pearls lla 7x 0mm ound glass pearls—olve 12x 10mm round gloss poocs— white 198mm round glass peorls light pink TOOLS Theat aersscsos Bead mt sr beoing bard le (oni 5270 Hype Cement or thread burr forends Length of fis pie: Approximately 90-1. im KITS $39.95 each. Beads may vary from those pictured — kit is for one project only. Colours available: Winter Pastels (as pictured) or Winter Velvet (dark red, green and Montana) e 50. ibe Beodtng Nothing shows Mum how much you care more than a handmade pearl lariat. Design by Bead Street, just for Mum DESIGNER'S NOTE To show Mum how to wear her new knated ppead loriat, specially made for her, simply drape it around her neck and loosely knot tone end of the lurial over the other which will result in the fossels henging in the middle. STEP ONE Cut your thread into four equal 2m lengths STEP TWO. Space round glass pearls ou! onto design beard oF malin @ pattern thot you like, mixing up the colours and sizes fairy evenly Keep aside eight gloss pearls for the ends. STEP Bring the four threads together making « firm axerhand knot, keeping all threads even so that the kno! is neat HREE STEP FOUR Alongside the knot, pass two threads through cone of the round glass pearls, keep one of those threads aside, then pick up the third thread ond pass these two threads through anather glass pearl. Keep one of these threads aside ond pick up the four thread and pass through another glass peat! Continue picking up altemate threads for another two fo five peoris, then bring all fur threads together and do another firm oxerhond neat knot. Design nle: Doing an exerhand knot every five fo eigit beads keeps you" lariat sing together niceh, STEP FIVE To creote bead tassel finish on each end, do an overhand knot using all four threeds. Finish each strand seporately with o single gloss peorl with a large/multiple overhondy fret on tho underside of the glose pear to keep il from possing through the bead Hang the four gloss pearls cl each end of the loriat ot differant lengths for © beter effect STEP You mey wish to secure the knots either using a threed bumer or a small dab of glue ~ Bond $27 or Hypo Cement is recommended. Phillip, 61-63 Dundas Court Phillip ACT 2606 102 6282 9441 Belconnen 10 Walder Street Belconnen ACT 2617 T 02 62510950 Fyshwick 8/196-198 Gladstone Street Fyshwick ACT 2609 T 02 6280 5566 F 02 6280 5577 www. beadstreet.com.au info@beadstreet.com.au gr ‘. »——“FROJ EG MATERIALS. metres of turucise| nylon thread Vo meres of ord ine nylonthresd A aleaher-ends 2aebongoted ser end caps ‘em 18g ser wie BEADS 3250 Get ‘monrstone| Hilf bole “ridal' Coach ls beads ‘eapoon Pink ery” Ir ie eink TOOLS Clipboard Wire cates, ~ Round nse ples ‘Lenath of finished piece: Santon This macramé necklace is part of a new range being developed by the ArlTable’s designer, Dina Goebel. The leafy pattern forms a delicate wreath which holds these unique moonstone beads. MACRAME KNOTS Half square knot sinnet (HSqk) Al square knots have tying cords and filer cords. Generally you use one cord from each side os the tying cords and the reminder in the centre as filler cords. In the HSK, you will clways commence your knot using the cord on the far left. Reler to Diogram | 10 pracice this knot. A spiral knot sinnet isa Continuous series of the half square knots, which twists into a spiral as you progress Double half-hitch seom (DHH) The double half hitch allows you fo create ‘seam across your knotting. Select the far lalt cord o$ the filler cord. Lay this across all ‘your cords in the angle you require, To tie the Tr ee double hol hitch, bring the firs knotting cord up-overond-behind the filler cord. Pull down tight then repeat with the same cord again to make a double hal hitch. Repeat this process with the next cord in line Design tip: You can pin the filler cord onto the clipboard to help create the diogonal of the seam you require STEP ONE Preparation. Cul 8 x 2 metre lengths of the orchid thread ‘and 8 x 2 metre lenaths of the turquoise thread. Tie all lengths together ai one end with an overhand knot ond place securely under a clipboard. STEP TWO Separoie the cords into 4 x turquoise, 4 xorchid, 4 x orchid, 4 x turquoise, With each bundle of four cords fie @ saris of hal square knots to create a spiral sinnet ‘As knot the sinnet, | occasionally thread 0 Toho seed bead to decorate the sinnet. The length of this sinnet determines the overall longth of your necklace; for the pattem to sit high and flat on the chest measure the sinne! from the back of the neck to the collar bone (approximately 1Scm). Complete all four sinnets to your desired length. DESIGNER'S NOTE Counting cords To follow macramé patterns we count the cords from lelt fo night. Cord 1 being the farthest left through to cord 16 being the farthest right, Even when an individual cord ‘moves into a new position we recount 1 9 16 again. You should have: Cords | to 4 in turquoise, 5 10 12 in orchid, 13 10 16 in turquoise. STEP THREE Main body The main body of this design comprises the feature macromé leof pattern, large glass moonstones, a smaller leaf patiern and the Caech and Toho glass beads. Using cord 16 a8 your filler cord, create o double holl- hitch [DHH) seom tying cords 15 through to cord 1, This will combine all the sinnets54. Cectie Beading you created onto the one row. Create a second row directly under this ane, agsin using cord 16 os the filler and 15 fo 1 os the lying cords STEP FOUR Feature leaf patie Place @ mm Gzoch glass poarl on cord 2 plus ¢ few smaller beads ona couple of the other cords; this will give you on indication ‘ol the angle the frst haf seam will need fe be. Using cord 1 asthe filler cord, te « DHH seam using cords 2 to 9 as tying cords, congling it oway from the previous DHH seom inSiep 3. Using cord 8 os the filler cord, tie o DHH seam tying with cords 7 to 1, again position directly under the previous seam. Repeat using the fellowing sequence: Filler cord 7, tying cords 6 to 1; filer cord 6, tying cords Sto I; filler cord 5, ting cords 4 to 1; filer cord 4, lying cords 310 1; filler cord 3, fying cords 2to | To create the second side of the leaf, do o Usturs withthe filler cord you just used (hich is now cord 1) Use this cord 1/02 he next filer cord; te o DHH seam using tying cords 23-4 directly under the previous seam. Repeat using the following sequence: Filler cord 1, tying cords 210 5; filler cord 1, ying cords 2 to 6; filer cord 1, tying cords 2 to 7; filler cord 1, tying cords 210 8; filler cord 1, tying cords 2 to 8 Leaf is now complete. STEP FIVE Adding a large moonstone Add o seed bead to cord 2 and depending 600 the sie of hole in your feature moonsione, tivead cords 1 10 3 thvough the hole. Place onother seed bead on cord 2. Before you sat your next feature leaf, complete some ol the smaller leaves in Step 6 above the fist feature leaf. Then your nex feature leaf will start from cord ] coming out of the moonstone: simply repeat Step 4 STEP SIX Smaller leaf pattern These litle leaves are scattered across the top of the lorger feature loaves ond moenstones. They are surounded by mixed Czech pressed class beads of various sizes from 4mm fa &mm and Japanese Toho seed beads 11/0. You can create a rondom small leaf at ony fire using any eight or ten cords and simply making @ diamond shape of DHH seams. For example: Using cord 12 as ¢ filler cord, fie cords 13 10 16; using the new 12 as the filles, ts corde 1! 4 9. Tum the fillore inwards at & ‘ight angle and relie the cords to create the diomond; close by lying the second filler onio the first filler cord , STEP SEVEN Basically continue this cycle of knotting « kxge ‘macramé leaf, adding @ gloss moonstone, then knotting the smaller leaves and beads ccross the lop. Finish with a large macramé Jeal and aiming to reposition the cord colours inlo the same sequence you stored with 4x turquoise, 8 x orchid, 4 x turquoise. Dasign tip: As you progress around the Feature sedlion of the pattem, continually move your necklace on the clipboard to go! « beller grip for holding your neckisce in place. Continally rotate the ongle of the necklace to emulate the movement cround your neck area to help Jension the cords info a smooth semi-circle STEP EIGHT Finishing off Repeat Step 3 creoting the final two rows of double hal-hitch seams to replicate the other sede, tis time using cord 1 as the filer cord tend lying cords 2 through fo 16. Repeat Step 2 by Wying 4 x half knot sinnels to match the first side, remembering to add seed beads as you progress.