Chapter 8 - Beads, Beads & more Beads!

Found it really hard to get going on the bead sampler and spent ages avoiding it. I didnt want a regular shaped grid so marked out a swirly part of spirals and hoped the beads would enhance the shape. I began to enjoy it as I progressed ....but now I've had enough of beads for a while and so has the hoover! The fabric colour hasn't come out too well in the photos....2nd photo down probably shows the nearest true colour.









































































































The next 4 photos show trapped and machined beads plus beading as an edging. 1st photo of the whole piece plus 3 close-ups.






































Merry Christmas to all distant stitchers and good health & stitching in 2010.