Right-angle weave beading. This was started in a week-long seminar on Right-Angle Weave Beading with David Chatt at Arrowmont School of Arts in Gatlinburg, TN in 2007. We were to incorporate “found objects” into our beading. The necklace includes three geodes that are secured by bands of beading. The non-matching (life is too short forContinue reading “Geodes in Golden Sand
Beading. During a week-long session of the Split Rock Seminar at the University of Minnesota in July 2006 with Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perrenoud, Carol taught us how to make her Sea Urchin bracelet. It incorporates glass daggers from the Czech Republic and assorted seed beads. The hidden closure is a large hook and eyeContinue reading “Shimmering Sea Urchin
Hand-beaded from seed and bugle beads. Created to wear for the wedding of my son, Ken Jenks, to Janet McCullough on July 20, 2013. The bugle and seed bead medallions are anchored to a strand of silver-tone beads. The earrings are smaller medallions on silver chains.
Hand forged wire with torch-fired beads. In anticipation of the 60 year reunion of my Moline High School Class of 1953, I created a necklace to go on a maroon outfit. Moline colors are Maroon & White. The special beads purchased from a friend of white, maroon & pink are mounted on Sterling Silver wireContinue reading “We are Moliners, We’re from Moline
IQI I hand beaded and machine quilted it on a domestic sewing machine. Started in an NSNG workshop with Lisa Binkley. She provided fabric with designs by Sue Spargo for us to embellish with bead embroidery. I cut out the design and fused it to a shaded background. Then I beaded it profusely.
IQI Paper pieced & quilted on a domestic sewing machine. Sails and boats have 2 extra layers of batting. The two sides were quilted individually, bound together by machine and finished by hand. Started in a paper piecing workshop taught by my daughter, Mary Newcomb. It is a birthday present for my younger daughter, SusanContinue reading “Sailing, Sailing!
IQI Machine quilted. Spider is hand beaded with wire wrapping. I machine quilted it on a domestic sewing machine. The spider is an original design taken from a photograph of a spider on Google. The eyes are beads, the legs faux leather and the feelers twisted wire. He sits on a strip of Velcro soContinue reading “The Itsy Bitsy Spider’s Halloween
IQI Machine appliqued, embroidered and quilted on a domestic sewing machine. Hand and machine beaded. Started in an NSNG workshop several years ago. It was supposed to be double-sided, but I opted for one side only.
Beading wire and beading thread used. Freshwater pearls come in many sizes and shapes. This set was planned to wear to my daughter, Susan’s, wedding but it wasn’t done by August 16. Now it’s ready to be worn.