by Cathy Embling
October 13, 2025
I think that many of us come to beading through jewellery. Stringing a necklace, bracelet, or a simple dangly earring is super quick and thus rew...
by Cathy Embling
August 23, 2025
The netted beading stitch—or bead netting (I have seen it referred to in both these terms) — is a very old bead‑weaving technique. It’s easily rec...
by Cathy Embling
July 14, 2025
“Summertime and the living is easy.” So goes composer George Gershwin’s famous piece from Porgy and Bess (here’s a link to eight versions of this a...
by Cathy Embling
May 1, 2025
by Cathy Embling
April 2, 2025
Hey my beady friends,
How are you doing these days? Seems to me that no matter where we live on this wonderful globe, you can’t help but notice tha...
by Cathy Embling
March 4, 2025
by Cathy Embling
February 5, 2025
A beader may paraphrase “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” as “which came first, the bugle or the round bead?” Thin, hollow bone beads wer...
by Cathy Embling
November 1, 2024
This month we meet Jo Barclay Loggie
by Cathy Embling
September 2, 2024
Who wouldn't love and appreciate receiving a beautiful beaded card?! This month we show you how to make your own (and even cover a bit of history about greetings cards)
by Cathy Embling
July 3, 2024
This month we meet Ashley Roebuck and her beautiful beaded tapestries
by Cathy Embling
May 3, 2024
This month we meet bead artist Violetta Pretorius
by Cathy Embling
February 28, 2024
This month we meet Cath Thomas from Switzerland.
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I think that many of us come to beading through jewellery. Stringing a necklace, bracelet, or a simple dangly earring is super quick and thus rew...
The netted beading stitch—or bead netting (I have seen it referred to in both these terms) — is a very old bead‑weaving technique. It’s easily rec...
“Summertime and the living is easy.” So goes composer George Gershwin’s famous piece from Porgy and Bess (here’s a link to eight versions of this a...
Hey my beady friends, How are you doing these days? Seems to me that no matter where we live on this wonderful globe, you can’t help but notice tha...
A beader may paraphrase “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” as “which came first, the bugle or the round bead?” Thin, hollow bone beads wer...
Who wouldn't love and appreciate receiving a beautiful beaded card?! This month we show you how to make your own (and even cover a bit of history about greetings cards)
This month we meet Ashley Roebuck and her beautiful beaded tapestries
This month we meet bead artist Violetta Pretorius
