Kate's Creative Connections: Peyote Week!

This week (April 21-24 and beyond!) Kate is having a blast with Peyote Stitch! We start the week with her stretch bracelet using our new 8/0 Delicas, and on Wednesday get into a little free form peyote beaded beads. Thursday we'll see some new O Peyote samples from Alley Mori...there's lots of fun to be had this week!

Tuesday, 4.21.20
Our new 8/0 Delicas launch! Kate's ready to go, making a fun stretchy cuff with them and a new size of Stretch Magic, 0.5mm.

Kate's using:
Stretch Magic 0.5mm
DBL0310- 8/0 Matte Black
DBL0011- 8/0 Metallic Olive
DBL0324- 8/0 Matte Metallic Patina Iris
Collapsible Eye Needle

Wednesday, 4.22.20
We continue our journey with Kate's stretch bracelet. Below, find some photos, notes from Kate, and the video. She also cut up (gasp!) a necklace of freeform peyote stitch beaded beads. Find more on making freeform beads here and here.

Thursday, 4.23.20
Three new samples of our O Peyote Project debut today! Alley Mori created these, as well as a handout to go along with them for her patterns and ingredients. Amazing! This is a project we love, and we especially love Alley's special touch added to the design. Here are her three samples:

From left to right: Looking Up - Early Spring - Nature's Hope

Kate started her own O Peyote, too...with the idea of making a bracelet instead of a pendant! Check out her piece and the episode below:

Kate's O Peyote Ingredients:
8-4514
8-4243
Crystal Slipperit O Beads
Shadows- Antique Brass
Coiled Spacer- Antique Brass
Tierra Heishi- Antique Brass
6mm Round Coil Jump Rings- Antique Gold
Alder Leaf- Antique Gold
Hana Thread- Pebble
Size 10 Sharps
Beeswax

Friday, 4.24.20
More on Kate's stretchy Peyote cuff today...working on closures and ending threads today!

Tuesday, 4.28.20
That O Peyote section Kate made last week is ready for the spotlight again! This time, Kate adds some macramé, inspired by Britt: Triple Bollywood!!

The Beadlympics!

This week, Kate chose three basics to work on: Wire wrapping, macramé, and pearl knotting. For three days she focused on one technique at a time, testing her abilities with a race: how many could she create in 5 minutes?

Set your timers, get your tools...on your mark...get set...GO!


















Day 1: Wire-Wrapping
Ingredients used: Bare Copper 22G ParaWire and 8mm Rondelles- Jeweltone Matte Mix
Tools needed: Flush Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers, Chain Nose Pliers, Bent Nose Pliers, and Nylon Jaw Pliers
Wire wraps completed: 6!

Day 2: Macramé Knots
Ingredients used: 1.5mm Metallic Charcoal Leather, 0.5mm Antique Pink CKC, and a Mini Hoop in Copper
Tools needed: Design Tray and insert, Clampers
Knots completed: 68!

Day 3: Pearl Knotting
Ingredients used: 5mm Purple Iris Potato Pearl, Gunmetal Micro C-Lon, and Antique Copper Clamshell End Tips
Tools needed: Knotting Tweezers
Knots completed: 50!

Kate's Creative Connections: Rose's Knot

When Kate was a little girl she was taught "finger tatting" by her beloved Gran. Inspired by this technique, Kate brings us today's lesson in knotting, using leather to make some really beautiful pieces that could be used as a pendant, earrings, or a loop for a toggle. Find the ingredients she used as well as a photo of her finished products and the episode below!

Ingredients
1.5mm Leather - Distressed Mahogany and Distressed Gray
1mm Leather - Distressed Gray
Waxed Linen - Teal and Country Red
0.4mm Chinese Knotting Cord - Teal
Roller Beads - Light Smoky Grey, Turquoise Picasso, and Lt. Rose/Gold
Serpentine Donuts
6/0 Seed Beads -  6-1256 Metallic Matte Green Iris
Chain - Wrapped Link in Antique Silver and Long View in Antique Brass

Kate's Creative Connection: Teardrop Knot

This knotting method is, in a word, amazing. Called the Teardrop Knot or the Pipa Knot, there are so many options for application. It's a new knot for us to teach but totally a must-have! See a list of ingredients Kate used below, as well as some photos and the video, too. Happy knotting!

Ingredients:
Distressed Brown 1.5mm Leather
Distressed Mahogany 1.5mm Leather
Distressed Brown .5mm Leather
Teal Chinese Knotting Cord .4mm
Country Red Irish Waxed Linen
6-1256 Metallic Matte Green Iris
Metallic Mix O Beads
Shadows-Antique Brass
Czech Smooth Drops- Sea Green Picasso
Czech Saturns- Green Turquoise Picasso
22-24G Wire (to wire-wrap the Czech Drops or Saturns if used)
Serpentine Donuts
Long and Short Chain- Antique Brass
6mm Round Coil Jump Rings- Antique Silver

You'll Also Want To Have:
Thread Snips
Flush Cutter
Clampers
Chain Nose or Bent Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers if wire-wrapping
Handy Tape or Ruler

Additional Learning:
How to Silk Wrap
How to Wire Wrap a Bead Unit
How to Wire Wrap a Briolette