My First (completed) Brick Stitch Project

My first completed brick stitch piece. It's from the Feb 2004 B&B, from
Anna Nehs. I took her brick stitch class at the B&B show this year. I made a
couple adjustments for size and used a toggle instead of the bead & loop
closure in the pattern. I'm going to make another one, I think, with cobalt
and med blue iridescent delicas and black Swarovski accents. I really
enjoyed this exercise and hope I can get those darned decreases down - still
not happy with how some of them look.

Open for hints/suggestions. Detail and overview pics in my Gallery.

http://snipurl.com/7afn

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Barbara
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Well, I can't help with the hints or suggestions, since I'm not a seed
beader(yet, but I'm feeling the calling), but I think it looks great! Very
pretty!

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Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com


"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
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My first completed brick stitch piece. It's from the Feb 2004 B&B, from
Anna Nehs. I took her brick stitch class at the B&B show this year. I made
a
couple adjustments for size and used a toggle instead of the bead & loop
closure in the pattern. I'm going to make another one, I think, with
cobalt
and med blue iridescent delicas and black Swarovski accents. I really
enjoyed this exercise and hope I can get those darned decreases down -
still
not happy with how some of them look.

Open for hints/suggestions. Detail and overview pics in my Gallery.

http://snipurl.com/7afn

--

Barbara
www.penguintrax.com

eBay: penguintrax
Justbeadsenguintrax

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There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness.
(Dave Barry)

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Barbara, I have not been able to view your website or any of the
pictures you have sent.

I got my son to look at it and he says that maybe it is to do with your
ISP. He says the files are not coming fast enough, since we got an
"Operation timed out message". He tried many ways to get them.
I am no computer guru so I do not know what he is talking about with
this file that file, he does it so quick that I cannot take it in.

Can you send your picture to me a a jpeg in an email and see if that
works. I never got to see the last pictures of your dear little boy.
Shirley




In message , Barbara Forbes-Lyons
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My first completed brick stitch piece. It's from the Feb 2004 B&B, from
Anna Nehs. I took her brick stitch class at the B&B show this year. I made a
couple adjustments for size and used a toggle instead of the bead & loop
closure in the pattern. I'm going to make another one, I think, with cobalt
and med blue iridescent delicas and black Swarovski accents. I really
enjoyed this exercise and hope I can get those darned decreases down - still
not happy with how some of them look.

Open for hints/suggestions. Detail and overview pics in my Gallery.

http://snipurl.com/7afn


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Shirley Shone

I love this design and it looks good to me.
Roxan
"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
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My first completed brick stitch piece. It's from the Feb 2004 B&B, from
Anna Nehs. I took her brick stitch class at the B&B show this year. I made
a
couple adjustments for size and used a toggle instead of the bead & loop
closure in the pattern. I'm going to make another one, I think, with
cobalt
and med blue iridescent delicas and black Swarovski accents. I really
enjoyed this exercise and hope I can get those darned decreases down -
still
not happy with how some of them look.

Open for hints/suggestions. Detail and overview pics in my Gallery.

http://snipurl.com/7afn

--

Barbara
www.penguintrax.com

eBay: penguintrax
Justbeadsenguintrax

0
/O\


There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness.
(Dave Barry)

Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com

My first completed brick stitch piece

kind of reminds me of Egyptian or Babylonian -- especially with that shade of
blue...

neat design!
Cheryl
DRAGON BEADS
Flameworked beads and glass
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I think so, too. It reminds me of lace.

Cheers,
Carla

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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons"
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]http://snipurl.com/7afn

it's very pretty, Barbara.
really!

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It is very pretty Barbara!

How are you doing the decrease? Is the outside thread hidden, or does it show
along the side of the bead on every other row?

I have found that doing brick where the thread is exposed leaves a larger
opportunity for my tension to be too variable. If I do the decrease from one
extra bead over, so that my thread is always contained inside the hole of the
bead, my tension is much more consistent and I don't end up with tilted beads.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com

Holy crap! Wow, I love it! The one you're talking about in cobalt, med.
blue, and black Swarovskis... swoon I can hardly wait to see that.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Barbara Forbes-Lyons wrote:
My first completed brick stitch piece. It's from the Feb 2004 B&B, from
Anna Nehs. I took her brick stitch class at the B&B show this year. I made a
couple adjustments for size and used a toggle instead of the bead & loop
closure in the pattern. I'm going to make another one, I think, with cobalt
and med blue iridescent delicas and black Swarovski accents. I really
enjoyed this exercise and hope I can get those darned decreases down - still
not happy with how some of them look.

Open for hints/suggestions. Detail and overview pics in my Gallery.

http://snipurl.com/7afn

Thread is hidden to the inside. I just can't always get that outside bead to
lay flush and level. Most frustrating.

On the up side, I should be really good at ndebele with delicas, lol.

Barb

"DreamBeadr" wrote in message
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It is very pretty Barbara!

How are you doing the decrease? Is the outside thread hidden, or does it
show
along the side of the bead on every other row?

I have found that doing brick where the thread is exposed leaves a larger
opportunity for my tension to be too variable. If I do the decrease from
one
extra bead over, so that my thread is always contained inside the hole of
the
bead, my tension is much more consistent and I don't end up with tilted
beads.

Beki
http://www.whimbeads.com

And I;m thinking of doing that one as a choker. :-)

Barb

"Kalera Stratton" wrote in message
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Holy crap! Wow, I love it! The one you're talking about in cobalt, med.
blue, and black Swarovskis... swoon I can hardly wait to see that.

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay