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Unique One of a Kind Hand Beaded Jewelry
The Bead Doodler creates some very unique jewelry using mostly seed beads and a few larger accent beads, cabochons, etc. Healing crystals or natural stones are prominent in many of the creations.
Her work has been featured in Bead Inspired Canada, an online beadwork magazine (even though she isn't Canadian).
Patterns for some jewelery are also available.
View all of The Bead Doodlers published jewelry and patterns
The Bead Doodlers patterns can also be found on The BeadCoop
Just click on Designers and scroll down to the The Bead Doodler.
Bead Weaving
Beaded or bead woven jewelry is such a joy to create and to wear. There are countless stitches that are thousands of years old, and countless variations on each stitch.Beading seems to connect me to some ancient roots even tho I don't know exactly where those roots lie.
I love to pick a color pallet of various sizes of beads, thread my needle and say "what if". Sometimes I pick a stitch and use different variations throughout the project, and sometimes I mix stitches just to get the look I want.
Drop by my galleryand browse a while.
This "Drops Necklace" is one of my first Right Angle Weave patterns. You can find the pattern or a kit with black faceted beads and white pearls at My Etsy Shop
This "Round n Round" necklace is also Right Angle Weave. Make it with 3mm fire polished beads and 6 mm pearls for a more dressy look. Pattern is also available at My Etsy Shop.
If you'd like to know more about what I've got in "the works" you can follow my progress in my blog
Bead Work
Even Count Tubular Peyote Beadwork
This is a demonstraton of even count tubular peyote bead weaving stitch. This popular beading technique is used to cover round objects and make small purses. I give a short explaination of different types of seedbeads at the end. I use size 8 cylinder beads in this demonstration.
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Bead History
The Egyptians were innovative and creative. They became the masters of the fabulous fake. They became so adept at making glass versions of precious stones that it can be difficult to distinguish them from genuine emeralds, pearls and tigers-eye.
From some historical accounts it seems that Egyptians were the first manufacturers of glass, but it was not used as we use it today. Glass was used almost entirely for beads used in ornamentation.
Historians are still puzzling over whether their jewelry was simply for adornment, or if, as in the case of many ancient cultures, different colors or stones represented different protective or healing properties.
One mummy was found encased in a beaded netting that resembled 2 drop peyote.
Judith Illes has a very interesting article on "Fabulous Fakes".
Evidence that China has been making and exporting glass beads for centuries has been revealed in archeology sites. Glass and Brass beads have been found in burial sites of many cultures: Egyptian tombs, Roman catacombs, Saxon, African, and American Indian. Read More
History of Beading
More History of Beading
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Bead Work Throughout the World
In some cultures these beaded objects were used to tell a story, much as prehistoric man drew pictures on the walls of caves.
The stitch we call peyote has been found in many different locations throughout the world. It seems many major cultures used this technique to weave their beads.
In some cultures such as the Zulu of Africa, beaded jewelry in a method of communication. Different geometric shapes as well as the colors used denote a person's status. Thus a young man can easily pick out a woman in a crowd who is single and available from the wives, mothers, widows etc.
More About the Zulu
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LauraMarie
Love the beads, very pretty. Good lens too. 5 stars Posted July 13, 2008 |
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alicesy
Excellent lens ! I like the quality insight you have provided here about bead woven jewelry. Keep up the good work. Posted June 25, 2008 |
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tdove
Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory! Posted May 07, 2008 |
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chefkeem
Beautiful lens, Jennie. 5*s Posted April 14, 2008 |
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Arora
Nice Lens on woven Beads! Posted April 13, 2008 |
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Arora
Nice Lens on woven Beads! Posted April 13, 2008 |
