There's sometimes a long gap between having an idea and actually carrying out. I've been meaning for some time to try combining beaded crochet with
Clare Gaylard's glass. I tried a sample first, just to see if it would work:
It did work, better than I'd hoped. I threaded the glass leaf onto the thread as part of the beading pattern. It hung down on a loop of thread and I could continue with the seed bead pattern.
I wasn't really happy with the beaded crochet pattern I'd used. The big flower looks good in the flat pattern, but disappears in the round. I also thought the red was a bit overwhelming. I looked for a pattern with smaller flowers and settled on one by kolorowekoraliki.pl. I think it works better. Here's a closer view:
Both are gorgeous, and love the leaves hanging down, well done
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the flowers in the necklace and the leaves to bring a little extra decoration!! :)
The leaves give an added dimension and look very nice. Happy Bead Crocheting...<3
ReplyDeleteExcellent tip about patterns in the round !
ReplyDeleteI like the spiraling effect of the pink one
Beautiful work!
ReplyDeletethe red one is my favorite, I so want to try this, it is on my list :)
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