Category: Bracelets

  • Palawan bracelet, continued

    Now, to make a bar for the toggle. I would prefer the loop on a diagonal, so it looks less like a buckle, but the mechanics on getting that to work was more difficult.

  • Palawan toggle?

    Remue-ménage recently published a design on her blog entitled Palawan, a very sleek-looking 4-around herringbone that encapsulates larger beads. Her instructions are here. The diagrams are plenty, if you’re like me and don’t speak French. Below is my attempt — which I may or may not use — to make the ring part of a…

  • Bead looming again, part 4

    This is more than halfway done. Overall, I’m happy with it. I think the light green petals surrounding the flower center need to be darker; they’re barely visible. Also, I like Hoffman’s original choice of colors better, but I expected that. He’s the color expert! I’m not trying to match bead-for-bead the bead placement that…

  • Bead looming again, part 3

    I’m still going!

  • Bead looming again, part 2

    I warped this Mirrix loom in March 2008, and fairly promptly started weaving. I finished the Hans Hoffman painting in April 2008, and then went on to weave headers and footers, which took me another month because of the boredom factor. Warping this loom takes a while, and the completed work takes up less than…