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Accent On: Beaded Ornament Covers:
4 New Designs, Multiple Variations
By Karen DeSousa
Karen begins with two pages of good information about materials and technique, and she rates each design according to difficulty. “Tiffany” is constructed with 6 bugle bead ladders, and the seed beads strung between them make a rosebud pattern. A ladder pulls everything together around the ornament’s circumference, and lavish fringe adds the finishing touch. “Fiesta” is constructed with ladders, pinwheels, ruffled edging, netting, and colorful fringe. “Trellis and Leaves” starts out as a simple open net and ends with two different kinds of leaf fringe. “Ruffled Lace” completely surrounds the ornament with six rounds of fluffy netted lace.
Karen ends the book with her technique for adding thread with a weaver’s knot that’s clearly photographed in steps.
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