Easy-to-Do Beadwork by Joseph Leeming & Jessie Robinson

Author:Joseph Leeming & Jessie Robinson [Leeming, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486147864
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-09T00:00:00+00:00

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BELTS

Tile beads make excellent belts, but many other kinds of medium-sized beads can also be used. It is fun to experiment and make belts decorated with different patterns worked out with colored beads of different kinds. Beautiful girdles for evening can be made with pearl beads or other delicately colored beads.

Figs. 1 to 3 show how to thread a belt containing five rows of beads. Since there is an odd number of rows, the two-needle method is used. (See TILE BEAD TABLE MATS AND COASTERS, page 36.)

Cut and wax a piece of light cord or strong thread about five feet long, and thread a needle onto each end. Then thread the first eight beads as shown in Fig. 1. The left-hand needle is marked No. 1, and the right-hand needle No. 2.

Pass needle No. 1 down through bead A, Fig. 2. Add bead B, pass down through C, add bead D, and pass down through bead E.

Now follow Fig. 3. Add bead F, pass the needle up through bead D, add bead G, pass up through B, and add bead H.

Now drop needle No. 1 for the time being, and continue with needle No. 2, passing it down through bead H, and adding two new beads to the right of beads B and D. It follows the same course as needle No. 1 did after passing down through bead A. Each needle is worked once down and once up, and the work is then continued with the other needle.

A good deal of thread or cord is needed for a belt or girdle, and it will be necessary to join on a new thread at intervals. This is done by tying the new thread to the end of the previous one. The knot should be made in the center of a vertical row, and the ends of the thread should be passed through several beads to hide the join.

When a belt or girdle is completed the two ends can be fastened together by cords or ribbons or by a regular belt clasp. Cords can be passed between the beads and knotted to hold them in place. Ribbons can be passed between the beads and the ends can then be folded over and stitched to the standing part of the ribbon. Clasps can be securely stitched to the beadwork with strong thread.

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