I have the beading bug again. After I did the bracelet for my sister last week, I just needed to do some more pieces – this time all for myself (Yes I know, greedy me). I have had bought a lot of beads previously with several projects already in mind but they were stored well away until now.
So I grabbed my copy of “Beadweaving Beyond the Basiscs” by Kassie Shaw and searched for just the right project. I seriously love that book and want to make each and every project in it for myself. You can learn so many fancy new stitches with it! It’s kind of weird however that every time I think I have all the beads for a certain project, I end up being short on one or two bead colors. How come, if I go shopping for exactly that project? I guess I am always led astray by all the other beautiful beads in the store – at least I have lots I don’t know what I will do with….
The first project finished was a bracelet with LRAW (Layered Right Angled Weave). The front side is beaded first and then the second layer in another color is added. I love the effect that the second color is always showing a little bit on each side – more visible on the lighter side – and that you can actually wear it both ways. The only problem is that I cannot decide which side I like best. I even tried out to mix them on one side but this just didn’t pop. So I stuck to the original design and am really happy with it.
Then I made myself some tanglety-tangle earrings <3. I have been eyeing that pattern for a long time but those dagger beads were hard to come by. I had to order them online at one of my favorite bead stores (and of course I bought more than one set…). The pattern name is “Le Petit Trapeze” and uses DDRAW (Double Diamond Right Angle Weave). Why did I never try out right angle weave before? Now I seriously understand all those people totally enthusiastic about that technique. I wanted to add a bracelet to make it into a set but am missing some size 8/0 seed beads for the one I want to create. What more excuse do I need to go some more shopping 🙂