The pieces in this gallery are achievable for anyone who has a passion for creating, who can stitch with needle and thread or who likes creating with their hands. While some are truly advanced work, most are achievable for beginners and intermediate leaders. Each technique is different. The great thing about beading is there is always a new stitch to learn or master through design!
Midnight Dance. By Trish. My first bead embroidery piece made with techniques learned in the book, "The Art of Bead Embroidery: Technique, Design and Inspiration" by Sherri Serafini and Heidi Kumli. Delica (main color DB 0004) bead embroidery with dichoic cabochons.
Geometry at Play. Designed and crocheted by Trish using sharp triangles and round seed beads. Embellishing a simple rope with findings, crystals and sometimes chain is a favorite technique of Trish's.
Flaming Fringe. Designed and created by Trish using the fringe concept published by Sonoku Nozue. orange and red 15/0 seed beads on a spiral rope base.
Study in Gray. By Trish. Start with a cabochon and stitch from there! Swarovski button with a beaded loop secures the bracelet. While the beads are not perfectly aligned, I still love this piece, which I gave as a gift.
Flapper Fringe. By Trish using Sonoko Nozue's fringe concept on a spiral rope base. See "Japanese Beadwork with Sonoko Nozue: 25 Jewelry Designs from a Master Artist."
Rick Rack Bracelet #1. By Trish. Shown with "podcast bead." The podcast (lower right) is a foundation to be re-used to construct bracelets of a specific circumference. The peyote rick rack bracelet is then "detonated" from the podcast. Concept by Contemporary Geometric Beadwork. https://beadmobile.wordpress.com
Rick Rack Bracelet #2. Designed (vertical stripe, colors) and made by Trish using Palladium and 14 Kt Gold Plated Delica beads. "Podcast bead" not shown. From Contemporary Geometric Beadwork. https://beadmobile.wordpress.comRick
Kumihi 3 Ways. Bracelet, short necklace, or Flapper Necklace (necklace plus bracelet as shown). Made by Trish from design by Maggie Thompson, "Kumihimo 3 Ways." Unakite chips with 8/0 seed beads.
Buckey Ball with Peyote. Designed and made by Ann Steenkiste.
Buckey Balls! Designed and made by Anne Steenkiste using delica beads.
Jewels of the Nile. Designed and made by Trish. Peyote with delicas around Swarovski rivolis. Edges of squares have a second delicate to make the peyote connectors.
Spring is in the Air. Designed and made by Trish using pearls and peridot.
Red at Night. By Trish. Cubic right angle weave (CRAW) bracelet with black embellishment on two sides to emphasize two of four sides. Thank you, Carolyn Oliver, for teaching the CRAW class! Trish embellished the bracelet with two types of chain.
Wire Work Copper Pendant by Maria Richmond. From a class taught at Crystal Bead Bazaar.
Josephine Metallica. By Trish. Using the fabulous 8/0 3 cut seed beads in hematite and bronze for a kumihimo rope necklace. Photo taken prior to adding the finishing findings and clasp. Necklace sold! No final photo. Fade designed by Trish using concept of Josephine knots by Linda Lawrence.
Josephine Looks Good in Green. By Trish. Kumihimo fade with teal and green size 8/0. My own fade pattern with 8/0s with credit to other Josephine knot creator Linda Lawrence.
Findings finish the jewelry. Tulip cones on a "peyote with a twist-not crochet" rope necklace. By Trish
Custom Headpiece for Beautiful Bride Latitia Latanzio Poros. Designed by the bride with Trish and made by LaVerne Von Scio. Earrings designed and made by LaVerne.. Swarovski crystal on a metal soldered foundation.
Desert Peyote Designed by . . . Made by Katie Meisner.
KrisMeKate. Made by Trish from pattern purchased from Mikki Ferugiaro. https://mikkiferrugiarodesigns.indiemade.com/store
nDebele nDreams. By Trish using the Ndebele stitch, a stitch developed by the Ndebele people of South Africa. Ndebele is more commonly known as Herringbone. The necklace curves because size 8/0 and 11/0 seed beads in the same color was used. A complimentary top embellishment and bottom fringe with right angle weave rope at the back finish the simple piece.
Beth. Necklace by Trish. From design found in Isabella Lam's book, "Beautiful Beadweaving: Simply Gorgeous Jewelry." Book and beads available at Crystal Bead Bazaar
Wire Animals and Figures. By Melody MacDuffee. Figures are Melody's samples shown for class at Crystal Bead Bazaar.
Omora. Made by Trish. Using pattern from Isabella Lam's book, "Beautiful Beadweaving: Simply Gorgeous Jewelry."
Charming Beaded Beads. Made by Trish from copyrighted pattern by Artful Beads. Pattern used and taught with the permission of Amy Haftkowycz and Barbara Falkowitz of Artful Beads Studio and Trixie’s Jewel Box https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrixiesJewelBox
A favorite vintage Chipita pin given to Trish by her sister, Sue.
Mexican Tiles. Kit often available at Crystal Bead Bazaar. Design by Joanne Yalch, made by Sue.
Kumihimo Necklace. By Trish. Modified pattern from Maggie Thompson's Kumihimo 3 Ways. Beadwork. April-May 2018
Favorite Tassel Earrings. By Trish. Using Tierra Cast findings, tassels, 3 mm onyx and 4 mm gemstone variety.
Rosary Beads in Pearl and Agate. By Lauren Meisner as a gift to Trish. Wire work completed using the "One-Step Looper."
Flashing Daggers "The Bride Wore White." Made by Trish. Design by Kim Van Antwerp. Free pattern available at Crystal Bead Bazaar.
"Butterfly Kisses" Made by Trish after a design by Jill Wiseman in " Beautiful Beaded Ropes." Netting stitch with size 11/0, interspersed pearls and Swarovski crystals. Shown with a chain necklace with Swarovski pear pendant.