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Barbara’s Lorenzo Bracelet

Barbara Burling-Perkins has made a fantastic version of the Lorenzo de Medici bracelet. She’s used Crystal CAL Chessboard crystals; this colour can present a problem when choosing beads to go with it, but clever Barbara...

April 9, 2015By Melanie de MiguelStudents work0 CommentsRead more...

Dianne Clark’s 2 drop

Dianne Clark is one of my students from the Great Escapes weekend workshops but she recently bought a copy of Let’s Hubble and has been learning Hubble stitch. Dianne has not only got to grips with the...

April 9, 2015By Melanie de MiguelStudents work0 CommentsRead more...

Caroline’s Necklace

My student, Caroline, made a St Olave necklace for her daughter’s wedding, plus she adapted my Tatiana design and made a matching bracelet without the spikes. Proud mum Caroline has done a fabulous job! I’m...

April 9, 2015By Melanie de MiguelStudents work0 CommentsRead more...

Bead Magazine

Cover of Bead Magazine Issue 60 I'd completely forgotten an interview I did with Katie Dean for Bead Magazine, until she emailed me this evening to say that the magazine has hit the shelves. So if...

January 20, 2015By Melanie de MiguelBead Magazine, BlogBead, Bead Blog, bead design, bead weaving, beading, beads, Beadwork, beadwork design, Beadworkers Guild, Great British Bead Show, Melanie de Miguel, Stitchncraft, The Beadworkers Guild0 CommentsRead more...

A beautiful cabochon that I captured with Hubble Stitch using 24K gold-coated Czech Charlottes

Hubble Stitch – the brand new beadwork stitch!

A gorgeous cabochon that begged to be Hubbled! So 2015 has arrived and I met my deadline to get the finished text of my book on Hubble Stitch in the hands of my publisher - which...

January 12, 2015By Melanie de MiguelBlog, WorkshopsBead, Bead Blog, bead design, beading, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beads, beadweaving, Beadwork, Beadworkers Guild, Melanie de Miguel, Stitchncraft, The Beadworkers Guild, workshop10 CommentsRead more...

Tatiana Bracelet - Luminous Green and Bronze

The Tsarina’s Jewels – Great Escapes weekend

I am really a very lucky girl. Having just got back from a lengthy holiday break, just the two of us, sailing the seven seas (well mostly a bit of the Atlantic), I've returned to reality,...

September 26, 2014By Melanie de MiguelBeading Kits, Blog, WorkshopsBead, Bead Blog, bead weaving, beaded, Beaders, beading, Beading Kit, beading kits, beading materials, beading tutorial, beading workshop, beadweaving, Beadwork, beadwork design, workshop0 CommentsRead more...

Video Tutorial – Techniques: Right Angle Weave (RAW)

Right Angle Weave (abbreviated to RAW) is a superb stitch to get to know and add to your beading artillery. It is so useful for structural pieces as well as being decorative. I love to...