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Knots of fun: Chinese-style knotting
Button knots, interlocking overhand knots, snake knots, multiple overhand sliding knots, and leaf knots comprise this intriguing necklace. Not only does it provide an attractive base to showcase an ar ...
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Learn Russian snake stitch
Japanese cylinder beads frame round crystals or fire-polished beads in an easy variation of a daisy chain
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Native Trails
Some time ago I purchased a hand-carved horse's head made from an antler. I remembered the snakeskin peyote pattern that appeared in your magazine (B&B #3), and that seemed to be the perfect way t ...
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Square bead necklace
I recently attended the Houston Bead Society's bead fair where I purchased some lovely square beads lined in a wine color. The shape of these beads inspired the design of the piece. I left a hole behi ...
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Beadmaker's sanctuary
Meet an unusual beadmaker couple. Kim Wertz specializes in encased flowers and nifty critters including butterflies, dragonflies, hummingbirds, and snakes; while her husband Greg Galardy creates geome ...
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Snake trail bracelet
Two sizes of seed beads make a diamond-patterned zigzag bracelet in peyote stitch. The bracelet edges curve sinuously because of the variation in beads. Clasp it with a button and peyote-stitched loo ...
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Rain Stick
Beadwork transformed my husband's thoughtful gift of a rain stick into a family project on the South American rainforest. My sons were already concerned about the rain forest's endangered species and ...
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