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Welcome April 2014 Issue 120

TECHNIQUE GUIDE

bead embroidery .................................40, 77bead weaving ..........................18, 36, 50, 68brick stitch .................. 40, 45, 50, 68, 70, 77herringbone ................................................ 50kumihimo ................................................... 70ladder stitch .........................................36, 68peyote stitch ............................24, 30, 62, 70right-angle weave ................................24, 62soutache .................................................... 45

PROJECTS

18 | Chic & EasyRulla wave bracelet: Stitch semicircles of Rulla beads around a handful of pearls in this curvy, casual band.by Connie Whittaker

24 | Design WorkshopAnd the bead goes on: Work a pretty pattern of right-angle weave and decreasing peyote stitch around a wooden bead from the craft store.by Pamela Jensen

30 | Quick StitchBasketweave rings: Thread bands of beadwork around and through the windows of a peyote stitch ring.by Nina Raizel

36 | Triangular appealGet the look of a high-end necklace with triangle beads worked in ladder stitch around large oval crystals.by Anu Rao

40 | Tuscan sunset cuffSet off the Bead&Button anniversary focal using just a few bead-embroidered accents on an Ultrasuede band.by Julia Gerlach

45 | Oh, lolly, lolly pendantCreate “lollipops” from scraps of soutache and leftover beads, and then layer them in a shapely pendant.by Amee K. Sweet-McNamara

50 | Organic twist bracelet & necklaceAdd depth to this jewelry set with striped seed beads worked in twisted tubular herringbone and brick stitch.by Kerrie Slade

62 | Do the bumpEmbellish cubic right-angle weave with peyote stitch medallions in this necklace and bracelet.by Kathleen Stauber

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68 | Metallic lace braceletCreate a beaded edging for a WireLuxe band using ladder stitch, brick stitch, cubes, and round beads. by Jimmie Boatright

70 | Fresh as a daisy necklaceUpdate the traditional daisy chain with a floral kumihimo rope, a brick stitch daisy pendant, and peyote leaves. by Wendy Speare

77 | Rainbow bright braceletDecorate a band with colorful (and economical!) sequins attached with an easy bead-embroidery stitch.by Sarah Meadows

SPECIAL FEATURE

56 | Artist ProfileFeats of engineering: Bead artist June Huber finds inspira-tion in architecture and can show you how to do it, too.by Stacy Werkheiser

IN EVERY ISSUE

6 | From the Editor

11 | Bead SoupCash in on our top 10 tips for beading on a budget, plus enter to win a free lampworked pendant! Then soak up some inspiration with Margie Deeb’s “Speaking with Color” winners, our Beaducation design challenge, hot new products, book reviews, and more!

20 | Your Work

28 | The Business of BeadingThe art and science of pricing: Learn to price your jewelry in a way that’s both profitable and sensible.by Leslie Rogalski

84 | BasicsA guide to techniques in this issue

98 | Artist SpotlightFire in the hole: James Yaun and Nadja Gustafson make fascinating (and surprisingly large) beads, marbles, and more from glass.by Stacy Werkheiser

WE FULLY TEST OURPROJECTS

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