Posted by leapingsalmon on 2008-02-28 09:54:22
Post Subject: crochet beads
A book that set me on the path to a necklace worth hundreds of dollars is Crochet Jewelry by Waejong Kim and Anna Pulvermakher. I threaded the crocheted beads on a round leather lace and added silver dividing beads...it always draws attention and comments.
Posted by nicegirl512 on 2004-10-13 14:37:16
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Knitting. My evil grandmother knits, my mother (her daughter) crochets. My evil grandmother is always talking about how knitting is so much better than crochet, etc. As a sign of solidarity with my mother, I will only crochet (though I do it sporadically and badly and can only make scarves or wire crochet jewelry).
Seed beads. Love the effect, too impatient. Like the relatively instant gratification of working with regular-sized beads--though I never just string them on a string, I do wire work.
Quilting. I sew clothes. I like clothes.
Ditto on Scrapbooking. My sister scrapbooks, I acknowledge that it makes really nice meaningful albums, but it's too time consuming and not rewarding enough for me. Most of my crafts end up as something to wear (jewelry, sewing, embroidery) or at the very least display (mosaic, watercolor). I'm too much of a show off to put it away in an album. Plus, I'm not great in two dimensions, I like working in three.
Don't have the talent for collage or really most paper crafts.
