New tutorial: How I Add Thread

Okay, taxes are done so back to more important things... like beading :)

Over time, I've had a lot of beaders ask me, "How do you add thread?" so I finally wrote up a tutorial. It is called "How I Add Thread" because it is the way I was taught but other beaders may have different methods. This method works well for me, though. You can find the free tutorial at AroundTheBeadingTable.com, or just click on the photo below:

Some more great freebies

Here's another batch of links to some fantastic free beading patterns on the Web:

Cutoutandkeep.net's Mandala Bracelet:

...and St. Petersburg Necklace:

 Jewelrymaking.com's Wire Wrapped Teardrop Earrings:

Embellished Right Angle Weave Necklace Tutorial from Chris Franchetti Michaels, contributing writer for Beadwork.About.com:

Perle4u.blogspot.com's Emilia (scroll down and click on the text EMILIA to download a PDF with excellent drawings):

Centperles.canalblog.com's Fordan:

... and Masaro:

... and Filae:

Rubysbeadwork.com's Spiral Stitch Tutorial:

... and Herringbone Variation:

Caravan Beads Blog Drop Bead and Seed Bead Earrings:

... and Peyote Triangle Waves Bracelet:

... and Regal Caterpillar Bracelet:

... and Looplicity Brick Stitch Earrings:

Beading-Arts.com's Making a seed bead floral chain:

... and Beaded Flowers:

Crystal Circle Beaded Pendant from Jennifer VanBenschoten of Beadwork.About.com:

 

 

... and Art Deco Beaded Necklace:

... and Summer Forest Pendant and Double Spiral Rope Necklace:

New pattern uploaded: Wildflower Bracelet

I just uploaded a new pattern to my Web site: Wildflower Bracelet, $4, also available at Bead-patterns.com. For those who prefer the larger 6mm bicone crystals, this bracelet is a twist on the hana-ami motif, using larger bicones for the center and smaller 3mm fire-polished beads to fill in the gaps around the edge between the seed beads and 4mm bicones.