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Tidal Pools |
So, for my Bead Journal piece for May, I used shibori ribbon stitched to interface-backed fabric as the foundation for a cuff bracelet. It is backed with an ultra-suede type fabric. I didn't end up with any of the fabric foundation showing, so that might have been kind of a waste, but it did help me to settle on colors.
I did end up using a few of the bead-weaving stitches that I've adapted for bead embroidery (see Bored By Back Stitch), but mostly I used regular back stitch and stack stitch for this piece. A friend has suggested it be called Tidal Pools, and that seems appropriate to me with the pearls and the ocean jasper focal!
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9 comments:
Love the dramatic cuff, Cyndi... especially the pearls repeating the bubble motif in your focal :) I actually hadn't heard of shibori before participating in a themed challenge in April... it is surprisingly adaptable as a component :)
Beautiful work!!!!!!!!
Thanks! I've really fallen in love with the ribbon...there are so many possibilities to explore!
You took to shibori ribbon like you'd been working with it for decades! I love the colors, and what an exquisite focal stone. What is it? Glass or stone?
Cyndi, this is a lovely cuff, Tide Pools is a good name for the sea shore feeling you get from this wonderful cuff. I have wanted to try silk shibori ribbon myself it is so gorgeous but wouldn't know where to start applying it!
Jackie
Robin, thank you...the stone is an ocean jasper. They come in so many different colors, but those ringed spots are sort of their trademark. And thank you Jackie too! I'm posting a tutorial in a few weeks that will show you how this was done...maybe it will give you a few ideas about where to start :-)
Such a wonderful combination of Gemstones you have used.. Fabulous creativity.
Gorgeous, Cyndi And the name suits it perfectly.
Cyndi, the cuff looks exquisite! It looks like a piece of art. Could you also take a picture with the cuff on your arm? To see how it looks? Thank you, Natalie
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