Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tutorial: Wheelpoint Earrings


You will need (one unit per each item):
6/0 lustered ivory rocaille
8/0 lustered gold-brown rocaille
6mm white travertine wheel beads
2 ear hooks

1. String one 8/0 bead, one 6/0 bead and repeat it five times. You’ll get 12 beads on the thread.

2. Pass the thread through the first bead and tie the strung seed beads into a circle. Pass the thread through a few beads. Thread should appear from 6/0 bead.

3. String one wheel bead, one 6/0 rocaille and one wheel bead. Pass the thread through 6/0 rocaille bead that is opposite to the bead you have started with. Pass thread through wheel-rocaille-wheel beads back, pass through 6/0 rocaille you have started with and pass through the circle till 8/0 rocaille, which became of top of the figure (see the picture).

4. It should look like this! The first element is finished.

 
5. String 6/0, 8/0 and 6/0 rocailles, pass the thread through the bead you have started with and tie the strung seed beads into a circle. Pass the thread to the top bead of this circle.

6. String two 8/0 beads, ear hook and two 8/0 beads and pass the thread through the beads you have started with.
 


7-10. Pass the thread through the beads according to pic.7-10. The thread should appear at the red point.

11. String three 8/0 beads, pass the thread through the bead you have started with  and tie the strung seed beads into a circle.

12. Fix the thread and hide its ends. Earring is ready!

 
Tutorial is provided by Birgit Kowollik

Monday, October 13, 2014

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Matubo Rocaille

New items! We are happy to offer you Matubo Rocaille! 13 colors!
A seed bead pearl manufactured using a precise pressing technology. Superior shape and size constancy.

Find them here!