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This piece of rhodochrosite set in silver was another one of my finds from Beads, Etc. in South Lake Tahoe, California last November. The bands of deep rose, grey and charcoal caught my eye and the bail seemed ample for accommodating a kumihimo braid. (The fact that it was on sale at the time made [...]
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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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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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