From the monthly archives: December 2011

I am spending this week with family and friends to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays, so there is nothing new to share from my workroom. I’m sharing photos of older projects for you to enjoy until I return in 2012.

May you enjoy an abundance of peace and happiness with [...]

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Too-Subtle Kongoh Necklace

On December 18, 2011 By

This project is evidence that braids have a way of turning out quite differently than you expect them to. Although it is almost impossible to see, it was made with two different colors of Imposter rayon – #11 Natural and #14 White – arranged to create a pattern of white diamonds on a neutral ground [...]

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Silly Squiggle Hollow Necklace

On December 11, 2011 By

This week’s project was a great deal of fun to make and I can’t help smiling when I look at the finished necklace! I was all set to make an entirely different necklace when I ran across this idea in Stitch Workshop: Peyote Stitch: basic techniques, advanced results by the Editors of [...]

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Designing a new kumihimo necklace requires a series of trade-offs. Would a matching or contrasting color better set off the pendant? Which fiber would be the most effective with the specific structure? Each choice – the color, the fiber, the structure, beads and findings – provides a number of opportunities to alter [...]

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