Slow progress on this, as I’ve had work done in the house and everything had to be put away due to dust, but I can get going again now. I’m keeping a fairly simple colour palette for this, but I have to start somewhere, so I’m starting with the flowers’ stamens. And here’s the first…
Category: Bead work
Tropical Blooms parasol
Time for a new project! I’m still keen on the tambour beading idea, so I’m starting a proper project using it, rather than just experiments and practice pieces. Tambour beading is commonly used to embellish (very expensive) clothing, but my dressmaking skills aren’t good enough for that, so I’m tackling something a bit simpler: a…
Beading completed
In between scrubbing the kitchen after the builders, I’ve been stitching a few beads on here and there, and have now added the beads to all the sections of the shell form. There were a lot more than you’d think – a lot more than I thought, at least! Here’s the final section, with all…
Beading
I’m making rather slow progress on my new project, mostly because I’m not putting anything like as much work into it as I did the Banner. It’s rather nice having a few evenings off! I am making some progress though, as you’ll see. In my attempt to do something as unlike the Banner as possible,…