First I have to say a BIG thank you to our wonderful hosts Christine and Therese for organizing this challenge! This is my second time participating in ATTS and I guess the badge explains it all in a few words, what ATTS 5 is all about.
So what stitch did I choose? I have this fabulous beading book by Diane
Fitzgerald, called “Zulu Inspired Beadwork”. All my beading life I’ve been in
love with traditional beadwork, especially with Native American and African
beadwork of all kinds. I thought about Ndebele/Herringbone, Peyote and all the
stitches wellknown to the beading community. But I chose to go with two
stitches not so well known. Both are from Diane’s book.
One is Popcorn stitch, which is easy to do and makes fun summer
bracelets and necklaces. Depending on size, shape and color of your beads your
piece can be casual, elegant or bold. I recommend doing this stitch with
beading thread like Nymo or C-Lon, not with Fireline, so the piece stays
flexible and is comfortable to wear. I only made two bracelets with popcorn
stitch.
And one with 10/0 red whiteheart seedbeads, also interrupted by black and white sections:
The second one is made with black 11/0 seedbeads and 5 mm bugle beads in sunny
colors. Also fun to wear!
For the last I changed the base bead color to a pearlized white and used
3mm Miyuki cubes in ocean colors to fill the gaps. I used one of my favorite buttons in my collection: a Bohemian glass button. This look soooooo good on
suntanned skin and the alternating rows make it look like waves on your wrist!
And here are the links to the blogs of all the other talented folks participating in this challenge. Make sure to visit them to see some fab bead art!
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