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  01.12.2009 | by Stacy Hillmer

  On my way to learning bead loomwork – at the 2009 Bead&Button Show!

  This past year has really gotten me interested in bead loomwork. My first taste of it came when we published step-by-step instructions for "Loominosity," Naomi Sakuma’s beaded lantern in the June and August issues of the magazine. I loved theMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, classes, February Bead&Button, June 2008 Bead&Button, Loominosity, Naomi Sakuma, Stitch Workshop

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  12.18.2008 | by lweiss

  Quick and easy beaded holiday gifts

  I’m still working on getting holiday gifts together for family and friends. As you’ve seen before , there are many of us on staff trying to give handmade gifts this year. I’ve already finished two of my more complicated projects, but I still have a fewMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, beaded gifts, bracelets, October 2008 Bead&Button

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  12.16.2008 | by Tea

  How do you follow instructions?

  Ann Dee Allen, editor of Bead&Button magazine, recently asked the staff what method we use to follow instructions when we make something with which we’re unfamiliar, such as a bookshelf. Our answers ranged from “I read everything first before I beginMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, beading, beginning beader, Behind the scenes, Hatsumi Oshitani, St. Petersburg chain

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  09.02.2008 | by Tea

  I dream of beading

  Last week I wrote about being haunted by a particular necklace. I like to think that haunting is an important aspect of creativity. Allowing your mind to linger on a design — or even an element of a design — and letting it simmer on the back burner givesMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, August Bead&Button, beads, buying beads, Creativity, December Bead&Button, jewelry design, Linda Rettich, Sherry Serafini, shopping

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  07.24.2008 | by lweiss

  Designing beaded jewelry: How do you get started?

  I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelry design lately. Working with so many great designs here, I can’t help but be inspired to try making a project my way. Or I’ll get an idea from a technique that one designer uses, and I’ll start thinking about theMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, bead stitching, beading techniques, Hatsumi Oshitani, jewelry design

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  07.23.2008 | by Anna Draeger

  Colors list for Peyote Spiral bracelet

  Spiral peyote The Spiral Peyote bracelet project shown in the August 2008 Stitch Workshop happened to be one of those projects where I was able to use some tubes of leftover beads from the Bead&Button store room. Here is a list of colors I used forMore Tags: August 2008 Bead&Button, peyote stitch, spiral peyote

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