More beads

I managed to buy the last 2 packets of blue and green beads. I like the colours and the almost transparent nature. Two holes through each bead made it really easy to thread it all through. Now I just have to add matching toggles.

Experiments with peyote and weaving with Miyuki cube beads. Peyote's fast to bead with cube beads 'cos they stay in place. Usually the first 3 rows are a bit difficult to get in place but it was a cinch with cube beads. Weaving wasn't easy at the start. The cube beads have a relatively large hole but because I wasn't using a proper bead loom, the weft wasn't taut enough and there were many times when I missed threading the beading string on top and below each row. Got better with practice though :-)

Have a blessed day!

Out of touch

It's been a long while since I've done any beading. I was so into beads few years back that I went for a short course but the instructors, patient as they may be, got a bit ... when I was practicing and practicing trying to get that perfect round. That course was a complete the item course rather than fixed time session so it took rather long. Alas, I'm not able to replicate that nice looping. At least, not till I have more practice.

I don't know what this will be, perhaps a bracelet? The colours are very pretty but the workmanship needs vast improvement. I ran out of jump rings and made my own with inconsistent results. I'll use the rest of this pack of beads to practise till I get the loops just right. 

Peyote beading with inconsistent beads. While this method of beading is very simple from the third row on, it's a bit tricky when the beads are of odd sizes. I'm not buying any beads to practise this. I think I'll just use the perler ones :-)

Have a blessed day!