Wool roving...what a wonderful material it is! Working with needle-felting tools
allows you to "paint" your own background before you bead it up.
1. Create a pattern for the necklace on a base fabric.
2. Add wool roving and needle-felt the surface. I have developed a double layer method of adding the roving which makes a lush-looking surface but keeps the nap shallow enough to avoid swallowing up the bead embellishment. All the details of this technique will be included in the next chapter of my e-book, Every Bead Has a Story.
3. Add clusters and ruffles of beads to the surface.
4. I used a CopprClay leaf pendant that I made last year as the focal piece.
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allows you to "paint" your own background before you bead it up. 
1. Create a pattern for the necklace on a base fabric.
2. Add wool roving and needle-felt the surface. I have developed a double layer method of adding the roving which makes a lush-looking surface but keeps the nap shallow enough to avoid swallowing up the bead embellishment. All the details of this technique will be included in the next chapter of my e-book, Every Bead Has a Story.
3. Add clusters and ruffles of beads to the surface.
4. I used a CopprClay leaf pendant that I made last year as the focal piece.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
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Comments
Thank You.
Cenya
I love the copper clay focal piece. It adds the perfect touch.
Eileen, I back all my necklaces with ultra-suede or a non-woven fabric like it.