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Beaded Flower Newsletter!
February 2, 2003

Featured Web Site

Rue des Perles is a French Web site featuring beaded flowers and trees and includes a tutorial for a beautiful autumn maple tree.

New Patterns
Beaded Valentine Tree   Clematis Beaded Flower
Valentine Tree
by Mab O'Connor
  Clematis
by Diane Baron

Ganutell
Ganutell Instructions Pronounced gun-oo-tell, this 18th century flower craft originated on the island of Malta, off the coast of Italy. Ganutell petals are formed with the same basic technique as French beaded flowers but instead of beads strung on wire, Ganutell employes rayon (or silk) floss twisted together with a fine gauge wire. Ganutell also uses bouillon and other fancy wires to create different effects. This allows flowers of great versatility, delicacy and beauty.

For more on Ganutell please visit my companion Web site. This site was formerly run by Jacky Menhennet who, for various personal reasons, has passed the Web site on to me. Jacky is an expert in Ganutell and over the past year we’ve formed a wonderful friendship sharing techniques and ideas.

Ganutell Basic Instructions
Includes instructions for the basic petal with variations, square petal with variations, kite petal, rounded T petal, and flower center variations.

New Book from Nancy Binkley
Victorian Wedding - Nancy's third book will be available the week of February 16. Pre-order now to reserve your copy. Beaded Flowers for a Victorian Wedding

Ebay Finds
Bouquets from Beads by Virginia Osterland rarely appears on ebay. I love the patterns in this vintage book so I consider it well worth owning. Auction ends Feb 5.

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