Cords & Crystals
Cords & Crystals
First design finished for the Swarovski Elements launch in London in a couple of weeks. These magnificent Crystalactite pendants make stunning earrings, surrounded by tiny beaded chains. I’ve purposely left the front chain short so that you can glimpse the beautiful pendant inside.
The ladies got to choose their own colour of cord for the masterclass workshop at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate. The Swarovski mini beads in light silk and amethyst lie flat on the surface and show up really well on this lovely dusky pink.
A lot of concentration required to keep the right number of stitches on each row of this crocheted cuff bracelet. Swarovski XILION beads are crocheted in as you work and then the cuff is further embellished with square stones and mini beads.
Trying out various arrangements for the Snake Necklace.
I spent the last 6 months working on a new book, The Knotting and Braiding Bible, which will be out next year. One of the techniques is Kumihimo and I was inspired to create this piece for the 2014 Autumn/ Winter Launch of Swarovski Elements. Like all designs it take a bit of trial and error to get the design right!
Bezel Ring Workshop © Dorothy Wood You will need 12mm Swarovski Elements Rivoli Chaton Size …
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Downsized my crochet cuff design to fit into a three hour workshop for the Knitting and Stitching show at Harrogate.
With summer weddings and graduation balls around this time – I thought it a good idea to post a Make Jewellery magazine feature from November last year. I just loved working with the cup chain and silver silk cord to create the fabulous necklace, earrings, bracelet and hair comb
This design for the Swarovski Launch, Spring 2014 is the most advanced embroidered piece that I have done. Embroidered onto Lacey’s Stiff Stuff, some of the Fancy Stones were inserted into settings and stitched in place, others attached using a beaded bezel before filling in the background with seed beads and Swarovski Elements.
Designed to coordinate with the crochet bib I designed for the Swarovski Launch, and it’s quicker to make! You can make both the cuff and bib necklace from one reel of S-Lon. The XILIONS are added as you crochet and then other beads including the new Rose Gold square stones once it is pressed. Finish the cuff with a 7 loop slider fastening.