Sequintastic September!

It's all the fault of because of my fantastic friend Sarah Sequins that I had to got to make another bead embroidery piece that incorporated sequins!  I'm not really as comfortable with sequins as perhaps I should be, considering that they're not really very different from beads, but there it is...I have a hard time thinking about how to use them creatively.  Believe me, if you want to see the creative use of sequins, check out Sarah's blog at the link above!

Anyway, here's what I came up with: I incorporated sequins into the African Helix beadweaving stitch that I adapted for bead embroidery.  There are additional sequins under each of the translucent pink accent beads and in the notches around the outer rim.  Ok, not the best, but probably also not the worst I could have done!

Here are the basic steps.  You can find step by step directions for the African Helix bead embroidery stitch and for finishing off and adding a square stitch bail to a pendant in my e-book Bored By Back Stitch.

Add rows of back stitch around your focal bead

Using the outer row of back stitch, create the embroidered form of African Helix around the focal.  The outer row of loops has not yet been stitched down in this shot.  Then, using the middle row of back stitch, add one or two rounds of African Helix which will not be stitched down.  

Stitch down the loops as needed, add filler beads to the holes, and trim to size.

Add the backing with edging brick stitch.  Create a square stitch bail on the back, either before or after adding the final edging embellishments.

Sequintastic Participants!
 Sarah, http://www.saturdaysequins.com
 Dawn, http://designsbydawnmarie.blogspot.com
 Mandi, http://www.beadcircle.com
 Skylar, http://brisingbeads.blogspot.com
 Cyndi, http://beading-arts.com
 Karen, http://baublicious.blogspot.com
 Lily, http://thecreativeklutz.blogspot.co.uk
 Eleanor, http://eleanorpigman.blogspot.com
 Kepi, http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com
 Maneki, http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.se 
Tammy, http://innermusejewelry.blogspot.com
Therese, http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
 Liz, http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com
 Jasvanti, http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com
 Mischelle, http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com 
Dee, http://agapecreationsjewelry.blogspot.com
Labweorc, http://labweorc.wordpress.com

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