Today's jewelry

[firecat]

This bracelet is going to be a base for a beaded ivy vine. But I liked it by itself so much that I wanted to scan it before I put the leaves on. This time the scan shows some of the brightness of the silver-lined red beads. This is made of peyote stitch and net stitch. It was supposed to have a criss-cross pattern, but I had trouble following the pattern so it's broken in a lot of places. I think it looks good that way, fortunately - it gives a sort of organic randomness effect.

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[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

oh yeah! i have just been looking at a lot of egyptian stuff, and it immediately struck me that it has that sort of feel to it. nice!

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[firecat]

Thanks!

I got a cool book out of the library a while back called Beads: An Exploration of Bead Traditions Around the World by Janet Coles. It describes the history of bead-making in various regions and includes more-or-less authentic projects using beads local to those regions. It had a gorgeous Egyptian necklace.

(Amazon link here. I would have linked to the publisher's page, but the publisher's page had almost no information on the book.)