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The Ladder Stitch is generally used as a foundation (start) stitch for Brick Stitch and Herringbone stitch. This stitch can be done with either one (traditional way) or 2-needle approach.
This image will serve as reminder for those who already know how to weave the Ladder Stitch.
Beading: Ladder Stitch
Image Source: handmade-jewelry-club.com
Making your own customised glass cabochons: from plain glass cabs to something uniquely yours.
How to make your own customised glass cabochon.
This pictorial guide shows the creation of a customised glass cabochon used in “Busy Happy – a mix media necklace“.
Growing library of illustrated crochet stitches. Where possible, I will try to only include the illustrated crochet stitches (so popular in the excellent Japanese magazines) with corresponding English name for the crochet stitches. I am not as familiar with the English names as I am with the illustrated icons used, so I can’t promise I will also have the English crochet term. The following crochet stitch list is in alphabetical order.
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Aligned Cobble Stitch
Src: The Harmony Guide to Crochet Stitches
This is a nice and easy crochet stitch. Produces a nice textured surface.
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Using wire netting to bezel a cabochon is what I wanted to learn. Here are the first couple of results. I watched a very useful basic video Wire Weave Cabochon Bezel Tutorial by Camille Sharon (see vid towards end part of this article) on YouTube. Even though she was teaching the Viking Weave, she also covered wire netting towards the end.
Wire Netting to Bezel Cabochon (CH0307)
In my attempts here, I made use of the basic principles but added a few things like starting from the front and adding beads as I weaved the wire. I have also included tips as to how to get the wire netting more snug, neat, and regular.
The Astrakhan Stitch is one of the nicest, puffy crochet stitches to use for a variety of purposes where thickness and warmth might be desired.
Astrakhan Crochet Stitch
This is just a quick tip and not an essential for the making of a bead crochet rope lariat.
If your crochet lariat is to have tassels at one end, with a loop/clasp at the other (as shown), then it is advantageous to make use of the inherent form of the bead crochet loop.
This is just my rule of thumb on how to calculate the number of beads needed for bead crochet rope but it seems to work pretty well.
Today I am writing up some how-to notes on the making of this collection of Beaded Crochet Bracelets or bangles. They are comfy to wear, easy to put on, and have an amazing call to elegance with the full loading of the ever glorious Swarovski crystals.
Beaded Crochet Bracelet with Swarovski (CH0297)
I call these “flat based” beaded crochet bangles because the inner side (against the skin) is made flat, without beads – to provide a comfortable easy feel to these bangles. I have used stretchy yarn (viscose) so that it is much easier to wear.
This beaded crochet bracelet is very fun to make and invites an endless array of possible variations in color, yarn type, beads and crystals.
This was done in a set: beaded crochet bracelets and finger crochet necklaces. The set is designed to be colourful, modular and interchangeable. Each item can be worn singularly or in combination.
There is no need of clasps or fasteners. Not even for the crochet bangles as each has enough of a stretch to go over hands comfortably.
This modular crochet jewelry set (CH0296) includes 3 beaded (finger) crochet necklaces and 3 seamless beaded crochet bracelets.
I love finger crochet cords. They are really fun to make and they can be extremely versatile – adapting themselves from very functional lives to very decorative styles.
These two pictures below show not only my love of bright colors, my love of finger crochet cords, but also my love of adding beads to them. And need I add, sparkly beads. And what better beads than Swarovski crystal beads right?
