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How to make Autumn Arbor


I neglected to take sufficiently detailed process photos while I was working on Autumn Arbor, but for those of you who have some bead weaving experience, it's probably easy enough to figure out. Three basic stitches were used to create the components, and then these pieces were woven together and embellished using the thread tails: tubular herringbone, freeform right angle weave, and spiral square stitch.

Autumn Arbor was a finalist in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads 2009 beading contest, and you can see it featured on their site.



1. Create a long tube for the foundation of the necklace, using tubular herringbone stitch. A wonderful tutorial can be found at Beadwork at About.com, written in 1998 by Emily Hackbarth.



2. Use single-needle freeform right angel weave (RAW) to create the open-worked panels hanging from the tube. Leave long tails on each so that you can later stitch them to the tube and add bead embellishments. Deborah Roberti, at Around the Beading Table, wrote a good straightforward tutorial on basic RAW. To stitch freeform RAW, add random numbers of beads each time instead of the standard three.



3. Stitch spiral square stitch tendrils, leaving long thread tails on them as well.

4. Stitch all the components together, using the thread tails. Add pearls and leaves (or other beads) to strategic spots on the RAW panels.

Copyright 2009 Cyndi Lavin. Not to be reprinted, resold, or redistributed for profit. May be printed out for personal use or distributed electronically provided that entire file, including this notice, remains intact.

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Comments

marisa desaztre said…
¡¡Simply marvelous!! I like it a lot. Thanks and huges.
Cyndi L said…
Thank you Marisa! I'm glad you like it :-)
Duchess said…
Wow, that is just breathtaking! What beautiful colors and amazing beadwork. It is the perfect Fall piece.

Thank you so much for sharing your design.

Duchess
From Artbeads.com
Cyndi L said…
Thanks, Duchess! I'm looking forward to the end of hot weather so I can try it out ;-)
FiberBeads said…
I love the look of this with the leaves too! Really pretty!
-Eleanore
Cyndi L said…
Thanks so much, Eleanore :-)
The Beading Gem said…
10 out of 10!! Thanks for sharing. Will link from my blog!
Cyndi L said…
Thank you, Pearl :-)
Mutuelle sante said…
Thank you so much it is a good guide, now to make autumn arbor is definitely simple and easy with your advice. Kudos
Kelly said…
Such a stunning piece, Cyndi! And I love how it incorporates so many techniques. Will definitely be linking to this one on AllFreeBeadedJewelry! :)

Thank you!
Kelly Spence
Editor, AllFreeBeadedJewelry.com
Cyndi L said…
Great, Kelly! Glad you like!