Beaded Flower Newsletter!
January 26, 2004
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Did You Know?
There are three main ways to create these three-dimensional beaded flowers:
the French method,
the English method, and the Continental method.
The French method uses only the technique of stringing in the creation
of beaded flowers, stringing beads onto wire before starting, then the
flowers are made by using the end of the wire and feeding the beads
into the flower and twisting.
The English method is far more complicated and employs several methods,
mainly woven or twisted on either wire or thread (though thread will
hold its shape only if the weave is tight or a wire frame is involved),
embroidered in the same way raised embroidery was done, and some stringing.
Finally, the Continental method (what we call
Victorian) uses the ladder
stitch predominantly, but also incorporates a lot of design elements most
closely resembling a laced stitch or an artistic kind of netted lace.
There is some crossover between the methods, most notably in the simple
looping technique, but the distinctions are very clear.
From the
Origins of Beaded Flowers by Jonalee Crabb
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New Patterns by New Designer
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Introducing Jan Gribble from New Zealand with her first
beaded flower pattern, the
Pohutukawa, and more to come.
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Pohutukawa
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Kowhai
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New Patterns from Nancy Binkley
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For those who prefer to purchase patterns one at a time Nancy is offering
two patterns,
Rosa Palustris (Swamp Rose) and
Lilac from her new book
"Victorian Weddings" which will be available February 2004. The wedding
book will have 20 flower patterns, Grooms Bloom, two Tussy Mussy Patterns
for the Bride and Bride's Maid Bouquets, two patterns for Lace Bouquet
collars and "The Brides Crown".
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Swamp Rose
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Lilac
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Bead Colors Back in Stock
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020
Tr Sea Green
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208
IC Clear / Dusty Rose
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232
Luminous IC Orange
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