Comments on: BFAC 2009 complete

By: Dulcey Heller

Dulcey Heller — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:47:00 +0000

Thanks, Ellen! Time for me to ship it off to AJ for the next round of auctions, NEXT March.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:58:55 +0000

Nice one Dulcey, I really like this

By: Dulcey Heller

Dulcey Heller — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:49:48 +0000

Thank you! It’s sooo easy to make something elaborate, and for me - less wearable.

By: LB

LB — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:32:43 +0000

I would totally wear this necklace. I love it!

By: Dulcey Heller

Dulcey Heller — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:42:27 +0000

I got it the first read-through — clear as glass! I’ll keep that in mind as an alternative, thanks!

By: Saby

Saby — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:39:49 +0000

Yes, Dulcey, Deb has instructions on bead-patterns. com. Look for items #4583, or #6529. There are probably more necklaces finished up in this way, but these 2 are sure to have the instructions.
It’s meant for the 4 beads around herringbone chain. You end up with a 5 beads loop centered between the 2 couples of chain’s beads.
It works great with Delicas, with regular seeds, you might have to adjust the number of beads.
String 7 Delicas (add the clasp or ring), go down the bead diagonally across from start and up its adiacent bead. String 1 delica, skip the first of the 7 loop beads, enter the second one and exit from the sixt. String another delica and go down into the base bead diagonally opposite. Reinforce by going again through all the beads. Clear as mud?

By: Dulcey Heller

Dulcey Heller — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:58:39 +0000

Saby, does Deb have her instructions online? How does that work?

By: Dulcey Heller

Dulcey Heller — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:57:38 +0000

Thanks, Cheryl. I use herringbone pretty frequently, I love how it looks. I’m glad you’ve discovered it too…..

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:48:01 +0000

Wow! That is really nice! My favorite color is green, and you just set it off nicely with the mix you chose. I am also a new fan of herringbone, having just learned it myself. You did a fantastic job on that.

By: Saby

Saby — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:25:56 +0000

I use 2 different methods to finish and attach my herringbone ropes.
If I’m making my own beaded toggle clasps, I make a square stitched loop at the ends and then connect them to the clasps with simple rings of seed beads. If I use metal clasps with split rings, I follow Deb Moffett Hall’s instructions for her box chain, so I end up with only one bead at the center of the loop instead of two.