Hello, Happy Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday ! As promised a picture of last Wednesdays 'work' finished off. Post and more photos here . This week I'm showing off the beaded ATC I made... Tricky to photograph so your getting one with flash and one without... It was all parcelled up and sent off to Queen of Desks Julia . Here is a basic of how it was made... (lots of waffle about wefts and warps!) I use a flexible beading needle. It is mainly 'eye' so it is very easy to thread. And delica beads which are more regular and accurate than the better known seed bead. They are slightly more rectangular than round so they line up better. Thread your needle with the weft thread. (The cross ways thread that weaves back and forth.) Pick up the beads... Pass the needlefull of beads underneath the warp (tight length ways) threads on the loom... ...and push each bead u...
What a lovely neighbour you are
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Lovely. Bet the kids were chuffed.
ReplyDeleteI've only once had Trick or Treaters round, so don't have anything in.
These are fabulously adorable! I love the way you've used two ribbons and tied them separately! I hope I remember this the next time I have a small gift. Maybe I need to wrap up an empty sampler to keep my memory fresh. I'm glad you shared this, it's so inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThese are great. How kind of you to join in when it's not really your scene. xxx
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