I don’t usually do bead weaving anymore but couldn’t resist
a class using Tila Beads from Miyuki
Anna Elizabeth Draeger, Associate Editor extraordinaire, at Bead and
Button Magazine, was our teacher. She
taught 3 different patterns – Two beaded beads and a ring. I’m not much into beaded rings so I just
concentrated on the two beads.
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| Anna Elizabeth Draeger |
Isn’t that rectangle bead going to look great mixed into
necklaces with lampwork? It’s from
Anna’s Cutie Cubes Bracelet (we were given the pattern for the bracelet too).
Cubic Cuties by Anna Elizabeth Draeger
What I’m going to do with the triangle bead is a little
beyond me right now but Anna showed us how to link a group of them together to
form a sumptuous chain. Maybe I can make
a bead to fit into the interior of the triangle. I’ll figure out something yet to do with it.
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| The beads I made in class - I better loosen the tension! |
Anna has a book out titled Crystal Brilliance and next year
she will be publishing again. I saw some
of the beads that will be in it and they’re stunning. Hopefully she’ll be teaching those next year
because I’d love to take another class from her.
3 comments:
That would have been a great class. What a great little cube bead.
It's a very different world, that teeny tiny seed beady world. I stuck a toe in a while back and need to try it again. It's wonderful how a whole can emerge from so many tiny parts. Love your components!
How incredibly good to hear from you Patty!!!! Last I heard you are working on a new studio. I try to keep abreast if not in touch. The little beads are fun to play with when you need to get your mind off (LOL) the big beads. Okay, that sentance just tickled my big toe but it's fun to play with different things.
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