I see many students who are new to beading, struggling to pick up their seed beads and crystals. Try this really helpful technique and you'll never look back! http://youtu.be/JG_7_PHdbP4 In this video I'm wearing: Isabella necklace in the Aqua...
The Weaver's Knot is a great way to avoid having to sew loose ends into your beadwork. It's perfect to use with Peyote stitch and Netting if your seed beads aren't too small and the...
This video tutorial is about how to join in a new thread. It's inevitable that, at some point whilst beading, you'll need to join in a new thread. Many beadworkers, both beginners and more advanced,...
This video tutorial is about how to finish off a thread. It's so important to know how to finish off a thread neatly, so that no loose ends show in your work. I demonstrate how...
This video tutorial is about how to do Square Stitch. It's a really useful stitch and can be used in many ways. If you like working on pictures, then Square Stitch is perfect, because you can...
I've just had 3 fabulous days teaching my Crystal Finger Candy Rings and Crystal Rosette Pendant at the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show. I met lots of lovely ladies who had never picked up beads...
My husband has a new digital camera and has been testing it out on some of my beadwork. I liked this shot of my Aladdin Beaded Bottle, so I think I'll use it in my...
I've just finished this latest version of the Byzantine Cross. In this image, I've photographed it against the computer screen to show the extent of the filigree going on in the structure. I haven't super-embellished...
Just added 3 new workshop dates, 15th-17th March. Why not come and join me if you're planning on visiting the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show in Olympia, London. I'll be teaching my Crystal Finger Candy...
Check out issue No. 40 of Bead Magazine (Aug/Sept 2012). The pattern for my Luisa de Medici Earrings is featured in it. If anyone is having difficulty getting hold of the Swarovski Chessboard crystals (2493, 10mm),...