Cont ents. Introduction Tools and Materials Basics STITCHing Single Stitches

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1 Klmh Books Crossros Cirle Wukesh, Wisonsin Klmh Pulishing Co. All rights reserve. Exept for rief exerpts for review, this ook my not e reproue in prt or in whole y eletroni mens or otherwise without written permission of the pulisher. The jewelry esigns in Cretive Being, Vol. 4 re opyrighte. Plese use them for your eution n personl enjoyment only. They my not e tught or sol without permission. Pulishe in Mnufture in Chin ISBN: The mteril in this ook hs ppere previously in Be&Button mgzine. Be&Button is registere s tremrk. Pulisher s Ctloging-in-Pulition Dt Cretive eing. Vol. 4 : the est projets from yer of Be&Button mgzine. p. : ol. ill. ; m. The mteril in this ook hs previously ppere in Be&Button mgzine. ISBN: Bework--Hnooks, mnuls, et. 2. Bes--Hnooks, mnuls, et. 3. Jewelry mking--hnooks, mnuls, et. I. Title: Be&Button mgzine. TT860.C /2 Introution... 8 Tools n Mterils... 9 Bsis STITCHing Single Stithes Luxurious links Tuulr peyote loops link up for lssy relet F s Use vriety of es to emellish irregulr shpes How oes your gren grow? An Art Deo-inspire esign omines flowers, gol n silver, n peyote stith Whirling peyote Wves of olor wsh over glistening rystls Colossl omponents A hunky ee hin-link nekle works up quikly n mkes ig impt Mke the onnetion Deortive metl links tke flt peyote n to higher level Open winows Strtegilly ple openings frme gemstone oins Bee uttons Emellish pointe-k roun stone rystl with yliners n see es Lentil herringone weve Aentute Neele herringone stith with offset-hole lentil es Perls in po A fresh pes to your jewelry iet Florl fntsy Suspen trio of foxglove looms from twiste tuulr Neele herringone rope Flowers n le Simple strns of see es omine with frothy WireLe rete n ultrfeminine isply for n rt-glss e Simple solution Mke these errings in one night with only few mterils Line it up Rows of rystls n see es worke in moifie squre stith showse vintge lsp Be quilling Use n ol tehnique to rete new look Touh of prise Emellish urving errings with grute ent e spikes Crystlline relet A sprinkling of rystls shimmers in moifie right-ngle weve n Wht s your ngle? Construt stury right-ngle weve ngle se using metl see es Crystl showers Right-ngle weve trnsforms rystls n see es into sprkling snowflkes Swinging fringe Frme fol e in rik stith n some plyful fringe Herringone helix Bee ules Mke twiste relet y joining two lengths of tuulr herringone Alternting lusters of ifferent-size see es rete texture ross ee n Cont ents

2 Chnge of fous Spirl nette ee ropes re quik n esy enterpiee for ol strung nekle All wrppe up A ee tue enhnes long srf Hex-net ollr Bugle es rete hexgonl shpes in vertil netting Crystl rossings Cyliner es n rystls ross pths in zzling hoker Crystl looms An unne of rystls mkes this relet sprkle Spring rings Stith rystls into glittering rings Pvé trnsltion A sprkling pvé-esque lyer of fire-polishe es to se stithe in ross-neele weve Get in ger Rise ues ple t intervls ross flexile n give sproketlike look to two-neele-weve esign Golen glow Tiny golen Chrlottes wrm glem to the sprkle of rystls Sitting pretty Wirework simple stithing ome together in n eye-thing nekle n pennt Doule up Dggers n rystls pir eutifully in figure 8 errings 3 times the fun Prolong your eing enjoyment with omplex-looking threestrn nekle Leves & vines Lef lusters me of ovl fire-polishe es rite from urving see e spines Aptle tssels A woven ge of rystls n yliner es surrouns resin e Flight of fny Stithe utterflies mke relet perfet for spring or summertime Rivoli ngles Stith elite rystl ezels for rillint rivolis Ler stith tkes enter stge Lers uil up to struturl relet Hole in none Enirle unique glss e with fringe of rystls Dning ngles Elegnt rops unite steppe hins for sleek n lssi style Three-ut elight Crete enterpiee using offset rows of isy hin Loomwork Loominosity Construt glowing ee lntern, pnel y pnel Comine Stithes Swirling sun Lern new tehniques to mke urving irulr ezel n fethery twisting rope Right-ngle weve n then some Emellishe, moifie right-ngle-weve units rete n open se tht is fille in with ler-stith setions Net results Get grphi with nekle stithe in ol olors Ethni ehoes Contrsting olors n textures efine the feel of this omfortle peyote stith ollr Even the os O-ount peyote retes symmetry, while squre stith rings this relet to retive lose Glitterti Hve fun with vritions of repeting esign element Crystl irles Stith n string rystls n see es to mke glmorous nekle Infinity nekle Multiple ee links re hine together for loopy nekle Colleting leves A luster of Russin leves n ruffle peyote stith vine emellish n Neele herringone tue

3 Pst-ilities Deletle right-ngle weve n peyote-stithe shpes mke n entiing sttement 174 Crystls ross Criss-ross ugle-e se with see es, perls, n rystls spikes Wil rose The euty of the rose is everlsting when rete in ework Bol, eutiful uttons Lrge vintge uttons re put in the spotlight s enterpiees for e-emellishe pennts Single Stithes Refine rings Link stone rings with hien rimp es Wining light Bezele rivolis, rystl fringe, n twining spirl rope unite vriety of es into sprkling, serpentine nekle e Berry seson Gther hnful of ee erries for ountiful relet Cth wve Stright rows of ler stith nhor lternting motifs of flt n wvy Neele herringone Being without ounries Emre vriety n experimenttion with free-form ework BEAD CROCHET Grute in style Crohet lively relet with multiple sizes of es Not your grnmother s rohet The ppel of wire rohet is its iry, open look Lesson in leisure Relx n rohet low-key nekle with lrger es STRINGING AND WIREWORK See e serpentine See es snke roun gemstones to texturl interest Sumptuous lrit Lefy fringe s texture n movement to these strns Pthwork priniple Colorful jump rings form omponents se on moifie Celti str pttern stepystep [1] Thre neele on 1 y. (.9m) of eing thre. Leving 6-in. (15m) til, pik up n 8mm roun e. Bring the thre roun the e, n sew k through the hole in the sme iretion, s if reting stop e (Bsis, p. 12). Repet three times. You shoul hve two thres running prllel long eh sie of the e (photo ). [2] Pik up two olor A 110 see es. Sew uner two exterior thres on one sie of the e, mking sure not to piere the thres. Sew k through the seon A pike up (photo ). [3] Pik up n A, sew uner the two exterior thres, n sew k through the A just pike up. Repet, ontinuing in rik stith (Bsis) until you ve e totl of six As. [4] To the seventh e, pik up n A n over the 8mm s hole y sewing uner the two thres on the other sie of the e (photo ). [5] Continue roun the 8mm until you ve e six As on this sie. A the seventh e s in step 4. To omplete the roun, sew own through the first A pike up, n sew up through the seon A. Pull the thre tight. [6] Pik up three olor B 110s. Sew uner the next thre rige, n sew k through the lst B e (photo ). [7] Pik up two Bs, n sew uner the next thre rige n up through the lst B pike up. Repet to omplete the seon roun. [8] At the en of the roun, pik up B, n sew own through the first B pike up in this roun (photo e), uner the thre rige, n k through tht sme B. [9] To mke the enter fringe, sew through the ework to exit the seon-roun B losest to the 8mm s hole. [10] Pik up two Bs, n A, 4mm roun rystl or firepolishe e, n A, 5mm ione rystl, n A, 4mm, n A, 5mm, n A, 6mm roun rystl or fire-polishe e, e p, n A, n three Bs. Skip the three Bs, n sew k up through the fringe n into the ework (photo f). [11] Sew through the ework to exit seon-roun B one spe over from the enter fringe. Repet step 10, ut pik up only one B t the strt of the fringe. [12] Sew through the ework to exit on the other sie of the enter fringe, n repet step 11. [13] To rete the erringfining loop, sew through the ework n the 8mm to exit seon-roun B next to the 8mm s hole on the sie opposite the fringe. [14] Pik up two Bs, three 150s, n erring fining, n two Bs. Sew into the jent seon-roun B to rete loop (photo g). Retre the thre pth for seurity. Seure the tils in the ework with few hlf-hith knots (Bsis), ot the knots with glue, n trim. Repet to mke seon erring. f g Eitor s NotE: Get retive with fringe sustitutions. Try using 60 see es n 80s, or try gger e inste of the piot t the en

4 FLAT EVEN-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH Mke the onnetion Deortive metl links tke flt peyote n to higher level esigne y Kim Spooner Tiny 1.5mm ue es form peyote n tht s the perfet size for weving etween the metl onnetor links tht len struture to this imensionl esign. I love how esy it is to rete more thn one relet for ifferent osions or moos y hnging the omponents. Flt rion rimp ens rete len finish for this peyote relet. Eitor s note: If you n t fin metl links tht you like, use e frmes. If possile, hie the holes within the peyote omponents. If your links or frmes re lrge, they my not lie evenly. To orret this, use 1.5mm ue es to rete four-e-wie peyote ns long enough to hol the unersies of joining links. Zip up (Bsis) these peyote ns into rings, ut there s no nee to sew them to the se. mterils relet in. (21.6m) 5 3mm see perls (optionl) 4g 1.5mm ue es 2g size 110 Jpnese yliner or see es, olor A 5 size 110 Jpnese yliner or see es, olor B 5 4mm spers 10 squre metl links, fny jump rings, or e frmes, minimum 7mm insie imeter (Fusion Bes, fusiones.om) lsp 2 10mm rion rimp ens mm jump rings eing thre, onitione with eeswx or Thre Heven eing neeles, #12 toothpiks two-prt epoxy hinnose pliers Single Stithes e stepystep Brelet se [1] Center eing neele on omfortle length of onitione thre (Bsis, p. 12). Working with oule thre, pik up stop e (Bsis), leving n 8-in. (20m) til. [2] Pik up four ue es, n, working in flt, evenount peyote stith (Bsis), rete n tht is four es wie n pproximtely in. (17.1m) long. A thre (Bsis) s neee. [3] Remove the stop e, seure the tils with few hlf-hith knots (Bsis) etween es, n trim. Peyote omponents [1] On y. (1.4m) of onitione thre, pik up stop e, leving n 8-in. (20m) til. [2] Pik up four olor A 110 yliner or see es n, working in flt, even-ount peyote stith, rete n tht is four es wie n long enough to wrp roun n onnet the sies of two metl links (pproximtely 3 4 in./1.9m long or 22 to 26 rows). Mke sure tht the working thre n til re on opposite sies (photo ). Remove the stop e. [3] With two metl links insie of it, zip up (Bsis) the peyote n (photo ) to form ring. Retre the thre pth for support, n seure the working thre n tils in the ework. [4] Repet steps 1 3 to mke totl of five peyote omponents. Assemly [1] Thre the relet se through the metl links of peyote omponent, entering the omponent on the se. Spre the metl links out so tht the peyote ring is touhing the se. [2] On 18 in. (46m) of onitione thre, pik up stop e, leving 6-in. (15m) til. Sew up through the relet se n oth lyers of the enter of the peyote ring (photo ). [3] Pik up sper, see perl if esire, n olor B 110. Skip the B, n sew k through the perl, sper, oth lyers of the peyote ring, n the relet se (photo ). [4] Sew through ue e on the se, n retre the thre pth, exiting no more thn one e wy from the til. Pull tut, tie the ens in squre knot (Bsis), seure the tils in the ework with few hlf-hith knots, n trim. [5] Repet steps 1 4, sping the four remining omponents evenly long the length of the relet. [6] Test the fit of rion rimp en, n just it using hinnose pliers (photo e) until the fit is snug ut the es n still slie out. [7] Using toothpik, mix two-prt epoxy oring to the mnufturer s instrutions. Using the toothpik, pply epoxy to the insie of the rion rimp en, n slie it onto one en of the relet. Repet on the other en, n let the glue ry. [8] Open jump ring (Bsis), n tth it to hlf of the lsp n to rion rimp en. Close the jump ring. Repet on the other en, ing more jump rings if esire for more length. Try ifferent shpes, like these ovl metl links. Mke sure tht their insie imeter is lrge enough (t lest 7mm) to ommote your n

5 SQUARE STITCH Line it up esigne y Colleen MGrw The vintge rhinestone lsps re the enterpiees of these relets their glitz pirs well with the sprkle of the rystls. Beutiful ox, filigree, rhinestone, n gemstone lsps re wiely ville n mke gret fol points. stepystep You my hve to just the numer of rows of squre stith you nee for the size of your lsp. Sutrt the length of the lsp from the esire relet length to etermine how long the first row of es you pik up shoul e. [1] On 3 y. (2.7m) of Power Pro or Fireline, leving 12-in. (30m) til, string n lternting pttern of two 110 see es n 4mm rystl to the esire length, ening with two 110s (figure 1, ). [2] Pik up two 110s, n working in moifie squre stith (Bsis, p. 12), sew through the two 110s your thre is exiting n the two 110s just e gin ( ). [3] Sew through the 4mm in the previous row ( ). [4] Pik up two 110s, n sew through the next two 110s in the previous row n the two 110s just e. [5] Repet steps 3 n 4 to omplete the row. [6] To strt the next row, repet step 2 (figure 2, ). [7] Pik up 4mm n two 110s ( ). Sew through the next two 110s in the previous row n the two 110s just e ( ). Repet to omplete the row. [8] Continue ing rows using moifie squre stith until your n equls the with of the lsp. [9] To tth the lsp, exit the first set of 110s t one en of the n (figure 3, point ). Pik up two 110s n sew through the first loop of one hlf of the lsp ( ). Pik up two 110s n sew through the next set of 110s on the n s ege ( ). Sew through the next pir of 110s in the en row ( ). Repet ross the ege to tth the remining loops of the lsp. Retre the thre pth to reinfore the join. Seure the working thre with few hlf-hith knots (Bsis), n trim. [10] Repet step 9 using the til n the other hlf of the lsp. mterils relet 5½ in. (14m) without lsp mm ione rystls 5g size 110 see es vintge or eortive ox lsp Power Pro 10 l. test or Fireline 6 8 l. test eing neeles, #10 Eitor s note: 110 see es ome in ifferent finishes n styles. Try 110 hex-ut see es in ple of regulr roun 110s, for exmple. Single Stithes Rows of rystls n see es worke in moifie squre stith showse vintge lsp figure 1 figure 2 figure

6 RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE / LADDER STITCH / SQUARE STITCH n then some Emellishe, moifie rightngle-weve units rete n open se tht is fille in with ler stith setions Right-ngle weve, esigne y Lin L. Jones This rmti uff relet looks omplite, ut it s only few simple stithes omine one lyer t time. Due to the nture of eh tehnique, the thre n show in some ples, so it is importnt to use thre tht losely mthes the olor of your es. Although this lens itself to more monohromti olor sheme, you n use more thn one olor of thre if you wnt more ontrst. stepystep After ompleting the se of right-ngle weve units, you will four rows of squre stith n lsp to eh en. This will out 1½ in. (3.8m) to the length. Keep this in min if you re using ifferent type of lsp. Bse [1] On 3 y. (2.7m) of thre, pik up n lternting pttern of 6mm firepolishe e n three olor A 110 see es four times (figure 1, ), leving n 18-in. (46m) til. [2] Sew through the 6mms gin, skipping the As ( ). The As shoul form points. If they on t, use your neele to ox them into position s you gently pull the thre to snug up the As. Sew through the next 6mm n two As ( ). [3] Begin 4mm fire-polishe-e unit y piking up n A, 4mm, three As, 4mm, three As, 4mm, three As, 4mm, n n A. Sew through the A your thre exite n the first A e in this step (figure 2, ). [4] Sew through the 4mms gin, skipping the As ( ). Sew through the next 4mm n two As ( ). [5] Continue working in moifie right-ngle weve (Bsis, p. 12), ing one more 6mm unit n one more 4mm unit (figure 3, ). [6] Flip your ework n work nother row of lternting 6mm n 4mm units s shown (figure 4, ). [7] Continue ing rows of lternting units until you either hve 11 rows or Mterils relet in. (19.1m) 10 6 x 9mm terrop es (optionl) 96 6mm Czeh fire-polishe es 120 4mm Czeh fire-polishe es 24 3mm Czeh fire-polishe es or roun silver es 5g size 110 see es, in eh of 2 olors: A, B multistrn slie lsp (Rio Grne, riogrne.om) nylon eing thre to mth e olor, size D eing neeles, #12 you reh the esire se length. [8] Exit the enter A on the en unit of n en row (figure 5, point ). Pik up eight As n sew through the enter A t the en of the next en unit ( ). Repet twie ( ). [9] Pik up n A n work squre stith (Bsis) off the previous row ( ). Continue k ross the row in squre stith, using As until you reh the other en ( e). [10] Sew through the ework to exit point f. Work 20 squre stithes off the previous row using As (f g). Comine Stithes figure 1 figure 2 figure 3 Lin L. Jones esigne her uff (ove) with sie eging of terrop es, whih s movement n it of with. The other uff hs more symmetril look (right). f e figure 4 Figure 5 g