Monday, January 20, 2014

Work in Progress: A Million Tail Threads

I’m only one or two beading sessions away from completing the beadwork on Thoth’s collar. Normally I would have stopped to weave in a few threads by now, but I want to make sure that all of the rows get a chance for extra thread, so I’ve been saving them all until the end. This technique eats up thread so quickly that I almost can’t see the beads through all the tails.

Egyptian Stripe Collar in Progress


Converting the simple and structured wavy bracelet into a collar proved to be much more difficult than I originally thought it would be. I started out with a template that I traced from an existing collar, and diligently measured and checked to make sure that I was using the right quantities of beads to get the shape that I wanted. Even with all of that fussing things still went sideways, but I think it’s all going to work out anyway.

What are you working on this week?

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8 comments:

  1. Right now I am working on a necklace that has been on my beading tray for what feels like months now. For some reason I keep getting interrupted by the dumbest things. Two weeks ago I ran out of thread, and no one in my area had any in stock, so I had to order online. This week, I broke every beading needle that I owned that was of appropriate size. It seems like just when things are going well with this necklace, everything falls apart. I can't figure out how to include pictures in comments, so here is a link to my blog post about the necklace in question, if you would like to peek.
    http://darklydreamingtree.blogspot.com/2014/01/equinox-work-in-progress.html

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    1. Sometimes it feels almost impossible to get a project done. The good news is, once it's finished you'll feel so good that your next project will be even more amazing. It's like popping a cork on your creativity!

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  2. Isn't this the most complicated yet beautiful yet mysterious yet amazing thing! :-)
    I just love it! Can't wait to see the finished collar! And are those strips of square stitch in the middle? Really really amazing job!

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    1. Yes, the base is made with square stitch, which allows for the continuous rows, and all of the extra thread passes required. I originally tried this technique with peyote stitch many years ago, but it takes far too long to weave through the panels!

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  3. Oh I love Thoth's collar! If you hadn't said how difficult it was, I would love to be working on it!! lol I just finished a peyote cuff and am trying to decide what I want to do next. Need to order more beads but have to wait until the first of the month. :(

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    1. Thank you! It is a lot of work, but the look that it creates is really worth it. Of course, if I was willing to use metal it would probably go a lot faster with spreaders for a similar look. I'm having more fun doing it the long way!

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    1. Yep! I just finished the piece yesterday, and it took a little over an hour to weave them all in.

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