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 30, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros
If you make jewelry, you will be asked to do a repair. It happens. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, rest assured that it will. Sometimes it’s as simple as restringing an inexpensive bracelet on elastic. Sometimes it’s in-depth, a multi-strand...
by Gail DeLuca | Oct 1, 2014 | Design Techniques & Tips for Pros, Miscellaneous Musings, Projects & Cool Ideas
The project: I completed this piece as a bracelet using the Bead Spinner and a whole lot of seed beads. It wasn’t until I had tied and trimmed the many strands that I realized it was too long to be a bracelet. Normally I have no problem ripping a piece apart...