DESIGNERof the Year
MATERIALS
1 g gold size 15° seed beads (A)
5 g silver-lined blue size 15° seed beads (B) 7 g metallic gold size 11° cylinder beads (C) 5 g metallic blue iris size 11° cylinder beads (D) 5 g matte terra-cotta size 11° cylinder beads (E) 10 lapis lazuli 2mm rounds
2 lapis lazuli 10×10mm flat briolettes
1 pair of silver earring posts with 10mm pads and ear nuts
Gold size D nylon beading thread Double-sided craft tape
TOOLS
Scissors
Size 10 or 12 English beading needle Size 12 sharp beading needle
FINISHED SIZE: 2½" The rich culture of the Neapolitan people and the ancient mosaics, frescoes, and jew- elry designs from the Vesuvius area are a major source of inspiration for Maggie Meister’s designs. She loves
teaching and traveling with her small groups through Beadventure Travel. Maggie’s book, Classical Elegance (Lark, 2012), is part of the Beadweaving Master Class series. Visit www.mmmbeads.com.
Fig. 1: Forming Round 1 and the center embellish- ment of the component
Fig. 2: Adding Rounds 2–4 of the component
Fig. 3: Stitching Rounds 5–7 of the component
Round 3: Work 6 stitches with 1D in each stitch. Step up through the first D added in this round (Fig. 2, blue thread).
Round 4: Work 6 stitches with 2E in each stitch. Step up through the first 2E added in this round (Fig. 2, red thread).
Round 5: Work 6 stitches with 1E in each stitch, treating the 2E sets added in the previous round as 1 bead. Step up through the first E added in this round (Fig. 3, green thread).
Round 6: Work 6 stitches with 3C in each stitch. Step up through the first 3C added in this round (Fig. 3, blue thread).
Round 7: Work 6 stitches with 2C in each stitch, treating the 3C sets added in the previous round as 1 bead (Fig. 3, red thread).
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Fig. 5: Stitching Round 12 of the component
Fig. 6: Adding the earring post
Fig. 7: Connecting the post component
to a blue component Fig. 8:of the earring Assembling the body Fig. 9:lette and edging Adding the brio-
Fig. 4: Adding Rounds 8–11 of the component
Round 8: String 1C and pass through the next 3C of Round 6; repeat five times. Step up through the first C added in this round (Fig. 4, orange thread).
Note: You’ll now be forming the back
of the component.
Round 9: Work 6 stitches with 2C in each stitch. Step up through the first 2C added in this round (Fig. 4, green thread).
Round 10: Work 6 stitches with 1C in each stitch, treating the 2C sets added in the previous round as 1 bead. Step up through the first C added in this round (Fig. 4, blue thread).
DESIGNER
BEADWORK june/july 2013 33 Round 11: Work 6 stitches with 1C in each
stitch. Step up through the first C added in this round (Fig. 4, red thread).
Round 12: String 1C and pass through the next C of Round 11, the nearest C of Round 10, and the following C of Round 11; repeat twice for a total of 3C. Step up through the first C added in this round (Fig. 5, blue thread). Pass through the 3C just added to tighten the center (Fig. 5, red thread). Secure the thread and trim. Set the component aside. Repeat this entire step for a second terra- cotta component. Repeat this entire step twice more, substituting D for E and E for D, to form 2 blue components.
2) POST COMPONENT. Use 5' of thread
to repeat Step 1 to form a terra-cotta com- ponent, but after completing Round 9, place a small piece of double-sided tape on the front of 1 earring pad and adhere it to the beadwork as shown (Fig. 6). Continue working Rounds 10–12, firmly securing
the earring finding within the beadwork. Exit from 2C at the edge of the component (Round 7). Don’t trim the thread.
3) ASSEMBLY. Use square stitch to con-
nect Round 7 of the components:
Post: Use the working thread on the post to string 1C; pass through 2C at the cor- ner edge of 1 blue component, vertically aligning each 1A/round/1A center embellishment. String 1C; pass through the last 2C exited on the post compo- nent to connect (Fig. 7).
Body: Arrange the components as shown in Fig. 8, vertically aligning each 1A/ round/1A center embellishment. Weave the working thread through beads to square-stitch 1C to 1C at the points indi- cated, completely connecting the com- ponents and repeating each connection to secure.
Briolette: Weave through beads to exit from 2C at the bottom point of the bot- tom component. String 2C, 1 briolette,
and 2C, then pass through the last 2C exited from the component to form a loop; repeat the thread path to reinforce and exit from 1C of the bottom point (Fig. 9, blue thread).
Edge: String 1B; pass through the next C at the bottom point. *Weave through beads to exit from the first of the next 2C at the edge of the component. String 1B; pass through the next C at the edge. Repeat from * around the entire edge of the earring to embellish the edge (Fig. 9, red thread). Secure the thread and trim.
4) Repeat Steps 1–3 for a second earring. ✦
RESOURCES Check your local bead shop or
contact: Seed beads, Aiko or Delica cylinder beads,
and lapis lazuli rounds and briolettes: City Beads Chicago, (312) 316-1910, www.citybeadschicago .com. Delica cylinder beads, earring posts, and Nymo or One G beading thread: Creative Castle,
(805) 499-1377, www.creativecastle.com.
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TECHNIQUES
tubular peyote stitch picot
square stitch right-angle weave wireworking
See p. 92 for helpful technique information. PROJECT LEVEL
See p. 4 for project-level information.
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DESIGNERof the Year
1) BEZEL. Use tubular peyote stitch and square stitch to bezel the rivoli:
Rounds 1 and 2: Use 6' of thread to string 36B, leaving a 4" tail; pass through the first B to form a tight circle (Fig. 1, black thread).
Round 3: String 1A, skip 1B of the previ- ous round, and pass through the follow- ing 2B; repeat eleven times. Step up through the nearest B (the first B skipped in this round) (Fig. 1, orange thread).
Round 4: Work 12 stitches with 2B in each stitch. Step up through the first 2B added in this round (Fig. 1, purple thread).
Round 5: Work 12 stitches with 1D in each stitch, treating each 2B set of the previ- ous round as 1 bead. Step up through the first D added in this round (Fig. 1, green thread).
Round 6: Work 12 stitches with 2D in each stitch. Step up through the first D added in this round (Fig. 1, blue thread).
Round 7: String 1B and weave through beads to exit from the first D of the next 2D set added in the previous round; repeat eleven times to add 12D. Weave through beads to exit from Round 5 (Fig. 1, red thread).