New Bracelet

You have always been amazingly talented, and my time away just reinforces that. What a lovely bracelet! What size Rivoli did you use, and what stitches did you use to make that lovely snowflake-like border around it?

I've been making spirals: a Russian Spiral in aqua and lilac as a necklace, and a Cellini spiral in every shade/size of purple I had kicking around as a way of teaching myself how to do it. The Russian Spiral is done and is about to be meshed with bali cones, a chain and some Swaros to make a necklace that isn't so heavy it decapitates the wearer. I'm going to try and channel Becki as I make the necklace, and maybe a little of her incredible style will rub off on me.

The Cellini is um, a little strange. I had it sprial too quickly and it looks more like a spring than a natural spiral. So, I kept going, adding more rows of beads to loosen it up. So it looks like a Slinky that got stepped on and pulled. Not that it matters; it will join its friends in the Shoebox of Beading Experiments I go there when I need ideas (what was I _trying_ to make when I ended up with that?), inspiration (you know, you can take that Herringbone, use gourd stitch to reduce the ends, and not have 1/3 of the bracelet "wasted" as clasp and findings) or just a laugh (Dogs don't have three heads!)

Kathy N-V

Kathy

Hi Kathy,

I used a 12mm Rivoli and made a peyote bezel with picots to make the flower look. (4mm crystal, 3 seed beads, turn around back through the 4mm crystal)

I haven't learned the Russian Spiral. I'll have to put that on my list! I do love the Cellini Spiral.

LOVE IT! The use of the Rivoli is excellent!

I have been trying to find that stitch for YEARS and YEARS!! I have a small collection of Vintage/Antique Flapper necklaces that uses that exact stitch and I don't know what to call it in order to search for it online. A few of my necklaces need repair and Ican't for the life of me figure out what bead goes where...

Where did you get the stitch instructions??? If it's in a book, I am so there at Amazon to buy it. :)

I'm so sorry, Linda. I didn't see this post.

I learned this stitch from the book Netted Beadwork by Diane Fitzgerald. Actually, I'm not that thrilled with the book, and you can find the instructions on-line, so I'd look there. The book's ok, and the directions are good, I just wasn't that impressed with it. I know the directions are on about.com as well as other places.

I'm glad to hear you had problems with that book, I thought I was just dumb! LOL

Hi, Jerri. Had problems myself - my isp dropped newsgroups. Trying out Google now...

Thanks for the info! I looked through my book collection, and while I don't have the book you mentioned, I did find another book by Mary Ellen Harte, :"Simple Lace and Other Beaded Jewelry Patterns", that does have a diagram of the netting that I need.

Thanks again! hugz, eBay auctions: