Thursday, January 15, 2009

Retro Swirls

I've been wanting to do a swirly bracelet for quite some time now. Before the holiday rush I sketched up a pattern in my bead pattern software - kind of like a "paint" program with a built in stitch graph. At first I was planning on listing the bracelet in my etsy shop, but sometimes the universe has other plans for us. I spent WAY much more time on this cuff than I wanted to. I made the mistake of starting with a thread that was a little thicker than I should have used. It worked, oh yes, but at a price. I broke a good 3 or 4 beads, which means having to weave back through again to add your bead and hide the thread. Because I took a while to make it, AND because I broke some beads, I'll be keeping this one (oh *darn*) and filing it under "learning experience".
I may use the pattern again to make another, in different colors no doubt, but this red, gold, and black "Retro Swirls" bracelet sits comfortably on my wrist...right now, as I type actually!


13 comments:

Victoria said...

Oooh, I love this cuff, very cool!

Theresa said...

Gorgeous, love the design and colors you used. Bead woven cuffs like this are one of my favorites.

Dave Robertson said...

Hi Beaderjojo, what a great looking, stylish piece of beading there! You're to be commended. Thanks for posting it. :)

--Dave
at Rings & Things

Waterrose said...

Oh how lovely!

Unknown said...

Very nice! i love the colours and shine to it!

storybeader said...

great design - very unique!

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Caroline said...

Oh my goodness, this is gorgeous.

I don't have the patience to make such things.

Anonymous said...

Wow, that's some amazing contrast.

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Five O'Clock Somewhere said...

Great design. So beautiful!

Lisa Crone said...

Wow, I love this cuff! I have a thing for swirls and retro and this is PERFECT! You must have a lot of patience!!! Take care, Lisa C.

Ayie said...

Looks like a very nice place to visit. The cuff is nice too.