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 up in the corresponding g
Oh what a cutie Laura. I love piglings.....that's what my much older sister taught me they were called!! She used to say that if a baby duck was a duckling then a baby pig must be a pigling! Just one of the many smiles we've shared over the years :-) :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Annie x
http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad298/nealha1/Farm%20Animals/073_zpsc4e78127.jpg - happier than a pig munching acorns? a pig in muck, maybe? Happy Friday x
ReplyDeleteA pretty big pigling tho!!!! lol. Gloucester old spot? Hope it enjoyed the acorn feast. x Jo
ReplyDeleteI love piggies. They are so intelligent.
ReplyDeleteHope you've had a fab Friday and you get a lovely weekend. Sue