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My least favorite part of bead crochet has always been stringing all those seed beads on the thread before I start to crochet. There's just no getting around it -- no matter what I try, it always feels like a chore to me. Thankfully, bead crochet expert Judith Bertoglio-Giffin understands my pain...
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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Jan 18, 2013
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I can hardly believe it, but yesterday marked one year since I started at Beading Daily ! It's been such an amazing year, and I've thoroughly enjoyed all the writing and beading that has gone along with it. Time flies when you're having fun, and I've been having a lot of fun interacting...
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May 2, 2012
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When I was learning how to bead, I made loads of mistakes. Nobody's perfect, right? And that goes double for me, especially when it comes to my beading. Now that I've been beading for many, many years, I'd like to say that I make fewer mistakes. I'd like to say that, but I can't....
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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Apr 19, 2012
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A note from Jennifer: There are two kinds of beading pattern designers in this world: those who can create gorgeous flat peyote patterns and those who can't. Carol Dean Sharpe, owner of Sand Fibers , is definitely one of those who can. Carole's flat peyote stitch cuff bracelet patterns and finished...
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Jennifer VanBenschoten
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Aug 23, 2011
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Check these pages for instructions, illustrations, related articles/magazines/books, and occasional videos on how to create jewelry, whether you favor bead stitching, stringing, or wireworking. You'll also find links to selected articles on selling your work, organizing your bead stash, teaching...
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Michelle Mach
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Feb 19, 2009
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July 2008 These designs by Beading Daily readers combine beadweaving techniques like square stitch or herringbone with simpler techniques like stringing or basic wirework. Please be aware that when you click on these links, you will be leaving the Beading Daily website and visiting personal websites...
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Michelle Mach
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Jul 21, 2008
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Each month, one of the magazine editors will share a free project with Beading Daily. Today's guest editor is Denise Peck, editor in chief of Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine and senior editor of Jewelry Artist . An editor by trade and a lifelong lover of jewelry, she was able to pursue both when...
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Michelle Mach
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May 29, 2008
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Are you new to beading? Are you wondering what can you do with all those beads you have stashed away? Beading Daily contributing editor Sandi Wiseheart shares a quick overview of some common beading techniques: Stringing: This is the first thing most of us think of when we think of making stuff with...
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Jason
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May 15, 2008
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Ever have one of those weeks? You rip your skirt getting out of the car, your boss says something upsetting, the grocery store has absolutely no mint chip ice cream . . . And then something happens to put it all into perspective. In my case, I found a rattlesnake in my garage. Big, poisonous, and looking...
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MichelleM
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Aug 21, 2007
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Hello seed beaders! I bet you thought I forgot all about you, didn't you? One of the wonderful things—as well as one of the challenges—about Beading Daily is that every bit of the beading world is being covered. This is a very diverse group—we have almost equal numbers of stringers...
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Aug 19, 2007
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When I first became editor of Beading Daily , I was asked to participate in the Beadwork challenge, where the editors receive the same box of beads and they each make something. It’s always fun to see how everyone approaches the challenge—it’s my favorite section in the magazine. I...
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MichelleM
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Jul 31, 2007
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