by Gail DeLuca | Sep 3, 2015 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros
Are you just getting started stitching with beads? Here are some Fundamentals to help you finish every project with ease. (Or, at the very least, a minimum of swearing like a beader!) Adding Thread There are many ways to add thread – this one is quick, easy and...
by Gail DeLuca | Oct 9, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Products & Tools We Love (& How to Use Them), Projects & Cool Ideas
Check your holes! Any bead can get clogged with debris – but when you’re working with two holes, and the first hole is clear, you may do a lot of stitching before you get to use the second hole in a two-hole bead. And if it’s clogged? Frog stitch...
by Gail DeLuca | Sep 17, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Products & Tools We Love (& How to Use Them)
or Why, after 10 years of shunning them for bracelet designs, I am now welcoming them back onto my arms. I have been making jewelry for well over 10 years now. Beautiful, time consuming designs, with those little tiny seed beads, each one stitched into place by hand....
by Gail DeLuca | May 21, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Events, New Class Just Added
08/17/2014 – 08/17/2014 Map and Directions | Register Description: Bead finishes can be tricky and frustrating. Why does one bead appear green in the tube, blue when I place it on the table, and gold when I string it? Why does one bead sparkle and the same...
by Gail DeLuca | Jan 30, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Projects & Cool Ideas
I love old beads – actually that’s part of what I love about beads and beading in general. The oldest bead ever discovered is 108,000 years old! Beads have been a part of human adornment for eons, along with being used as trade currency, status symbols, and religious...
