This necklace is a further exploration of the round peyote stitch spiral weave already shown in my Spiral Bracelet. In this necklace, I tapered the spiral to two ornamental “Dragon Claws” which create a transition from the spiral to the loop and toggle clasp. I learned the “Dragon Claws” from a kit by Laura McCabe, […]
Making chain is meditative, well, at least I find that to be the case for me. I first saw the simple version of this weave done as necklace by Christine Dhein who teaches at the Revere Academy in San Francisco. It has been about eight years since I learned to make this weave. I believe […]
This bracelet is supposed to be reminiscent of the flowers in Monet’s gardens at Giverny and his paintings of them. The colors of the flowers blend from one bed to the next and are surrounded by a white picket fence of tear drop beads. This is another bracelet that is fun to wear as the […]
This is another version of the Zig Zag necklace. I used the same basic pattern of 2 drop flat peyote with increases and decreases that I used in the first Zig Zag Necklace. However, I have played with the colors to emphasize the zig zag aspect, and this creates a much bolder graphic design.