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Beadwrangler
Workshop
Heirloom Tassels
Bead Expo 2001
Miami, Florida
May 23-27, 2001
Take a look at the class I am teaching, Heirloom
Tassels in May
at the Miami Bead Expo 2001.
Wow! Will we have fun! Come join me. |
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techniques; not just the slip stitch you find in many of the new "bead crochet"
articles in magazines. Not only will you get a good foundation in single crochet and
the basic bead crochet stitches; but you will also make this beautiful tassel and
add bead embellishment. You will have enough bead material left after making
the tassel in class to make a matching rope and ring including bead loop embellishment
plus earrings. I teach you
bead crochet techniques that you can use later in combination with beading
techniques. You will find that bead crochet is very versatile, it can be soft and
supple or stiff and rigid by how you work it. When you bead crochet ropes and other
pieces, you have an actual fabric that will last for over 100 years. Bead crocheted
ropes are excellent for attaching beading, the bead crochet fibers breathe, are flexible
and will not break or wear quickly like beaded ropes do. You will find yourself
using the techniques you learn in bead crochet over and over again in your beading
projects.
With this simple project you will learn
chain stitch as well as single crochet with single beads and single crochet with bead
loops. It is important to learn all of these crochet techniques in order to achieve
different "looks" that are appropriate to your project.
I will have lots of examples to show you
that will inspire you to add bead crochet to many of your favorite beading techniques. |
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Students start by working with large seed
beads and thick thread, crocheting a sample rope section before beginning to work with
small seed beads and thinner thread. When you make a tassel, you go through the same
beginning steps that are required to make a bead crocheted rope. I will demo all the
techniques and show you how all the component pieces of the tassel come together. I will
explain putting the rope, bead crocheted bead, crocheted ring and other sections together
to form a designer necklace. This is a class for beginner and advanced crocheters. Those
new to crochet will spend more time learning the basics of bead crochet and then begin
working on their tassel. |
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Advanced crocheters who
already know how to crochet with beads can immediately begin crocheting the tassel and
component pieces. We will make beaded "wedgies" on bead crochet and I will show
you unique techniques in bead crochet.
Students will have enough material in their
kit to make an heirloom tassel and a rope that includes a bead crocheted bead, a crocheted
ring and hang the heirloom tassel for a one of a kind necklace plus matching earrings. You
will get hands on help whether you are right or left-handed. Beadwrangler classes include
storytelling, free raffles for Beadwrangler goodies and lots more! You will also get a
demonstration of the "Swag" stitch, making long strands of beads between bead
crochet like you see in bead knitting. |
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My
Heirloom Tassel booklet includes 20 pages of complete instructions for making the tassel,
rope and components included in the kit plus designs for an additional tassel, bead
crocheted bead and doll tassel, full color and illustrations. You need to be able to chain
stitch, join chain stitches with slip stitches and single crochet stitch; that’s it,
very basic crochet stitches. If you are new to crochet, practice these stitches with thick
yarn and an aluminum hook until you are comfortable working them. Then purchase a size 7
to 9 steel crochet hook and thinner thread such as DMC or Anchor pearl cotton #8 and #12,
and practice until you are comfortable using them and you will find the class fun, easy
and exciting. If you wait and learn to crochet a week or two right before the class, you
will not have enough practice time prior to this class. Bead crochet is very easy as long
as you have experience with these basic stitches. I hope
you will join me. See you in Miami!
Check the Bead Expo website to see how to sign up for classes.
Want to know more about bead crochet?
Visit my new website - www.beadcrochet.com |
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