Louise

To sell or not to Sell

It has been a tough decision to make given the amount to time that I spend beading and the cost of materials but after giving markets ago and having set up a small online shop and giving it a I have decided to focus on creating art. This a personal choice for every maker andContinue reading “To sell or not to Sell”

The Unorganised Struggle

Sometimes things just don’t work out, like my intended post. Don’t worry its still in the works but after technical problems with getting photos from phone onto my computer because my icloud storage was full and the following drama of deleting photos and using air drop and all my other bright ideas to get theContinue reading “The Unorganised Struggle”

Schedule, expeditions & Covid-19

Ok so for anyone interested in what to expect from my blog, I plan to publish one to two post on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and although I will try to write the majority of the post on the day they are published I will make use of scheduling as I also have an inconstantContinue reading “Schedule, expeditions & Covid-19”

The BLACK & WHITE TOGETHER PROJECT

INTERNATIONAL BEADING WEEK 25TH JULY – 2ND AUGUST Well international beading week might be over but this year you have until the 1st of October to get submissions in the post, so there is still time to get cracking. Ok what it is all about for those who like me didn’t know. International beading weekContinue reading “The BLACK & WHITE TOGETHER PROJECT”

ACRAW – augmented CRAW

So I have been working a project that I have been wanting to do for ages now and am super excited about it after having made it work after five attempts. Yes that is right five, sometimes it takes several failures to get to where you are going. The Fibonacci sequence Beading is all aboutContinue reading “ACRAW – augmented CRAW”

Theft, Copyright and Inspiration

The Invisible Line A large issue in our community of beadweavers is theft, copyright & inspiration and where exactly the line is drawn. It is a complicated issued that quickly gets tempers flaring and has been exabated by todays climate of entitlement and our easy access images on the internet. And then there are differentContinue reading “Theft, Copyright and Inspiration”

How I got started

When I was a teenager my mother dragged me into our local spotlight store for a jewellery making workshop, way back when they still did those kinds of things. It happened to be a beading workshop and we made a charming little net bracelet. I talked my obliging mother into buying several large lamp workContinue reading “How I got started”

Beadweaving in the modern age.

These days there are many types of beadwork, beading stitches & techniques ranging from ancient embroidery and peyote stitch right up to CRAW – cubic right angle weave. And beadwork can be done in flat 2d, raised 2d or even 3d. And then there are the beads. Today there is an abundance of different typesContinue reading “Beadweaving in the modern age.”

Something Like Obsession

Welcome to my very own art journal/blog and the crazy world of beadweaving that I inhabit. I have no idea if anyone will actually want to dive into my thoughts on this odd and particular topic but the truth is I just need to express myself on the topic even if my ramblings go unnoticedContinue reading “Something Like Obsession”