Summer seaside is a panel of encrusted embroidery that I finished a while back and never got around to sharing with my readers. I realised this while searching through my photos. To see a larger version of the Summer Seaside panel, click not the photo. As you can see, this …
Going through my bookmarks, of which their are far too many, I discovered this beaded flower tutorial. I am sure many readers will find it of interest and I know some crazy quilters will enjoy making these as an embellishment.
This video demonstrates how to do tambour beading, a technique used in French haute couture embroidery in Paris. This method looks easier as the beads are worked on the front of the fabric but the principal is the same. I think I am off to order a tambour hook, and …
Spiders on crazy quilts traditionally mean good luck. I was poking about the net and found some instructions on how to make wired spiders that look like they would sit in the top corner of a crazy quilt and be right at home. I discovered this great tutorial written by …
This environmental consciousness solar powered hand bag looks like it is covered in contemporary beading. Normally the solar panels are a single flexible thin sheet but the designers of the DIFFUS Solar Handbag have 100 smaller solar cells on the bags surface. These look like fashionable oversized sequins. The bag …
This tutorial on how to Store Seed Beads in Plastic Straws looks to be an economical and compact method of storing small quantities of different seed beads. It would also be an attractive way to package a gift to a fellow beader. Next time I have to travel anywhere I …
Robin Atkins of Beadlust has written an excellent article on Taking and Editing Quality Photos of Beads and Beadwork. Robin is a beader so she has focused on photographing beads but many of the problems beaders encounter are the same problems that stitchers and crazy quilters have when trying to …
