Bead Journal Project: September 2013

September cabochon, finished

I used square stitch to make my September piece for the Bead Journal Project.  Square stitch was actually my favorite for a very long time, and was the first beadweaving stitch I felt I had really mastered.  I know that most people start with peyote, but not me!  I moved into beadweaving from a sort of cross stitch bead embroidery phase, so square suited me better because it conformed to the type of patterns I already had.

The central bead cabochon came from The Best Beads.

Bored By Back Stitch will teach you how to create twelve different bead embroidery motifs, using nine different beadweaving stitches.  Learn how beadweaving stitches can be morphed into beautiful bead embroidered motifs, created to surround and enhance your cabochons or accent beads.

The specific motifs you will learn are designs that use embroidered forms of basic peyote, Cellini spiral peyote, brick, Russian spiral, herringbone, chevron chain, right angle weave, square, African helix, and double or single St Petersburg chain.  In addition, there are step-by-step instructions for three projects to help you use your motifs.  The e-book is available now, 127 pages, $3.00 US.  

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