Kit includes needles, thread, complete, carefully selected materials (with generous surplus) and detailed instructions (with 20 illustrations) for 2" wide by 2 1/2" long bag* with 30"necklace chain and rich variety fringe. Packaged in zip lock bag with actual size color picture of sample project. The seed bead mixtures contains dozens of the rich, subtle colors in shells. Bugle beads, pony beads, 8· and 4-6 mm beads are components of the neckchain, enhanced by dozens of novelty beads included in each kit for the fringe. Nearly all the beads in the kit are glass, from Japan, France, Czechoslovakia, Nepal, India, Germany and elsewhere. Some are hand wound. In the group of novelty beads for the dangles, sea urchin spines, shell heishe, mother of pearl, abalone, hematite, moonstone, and other natural materials may be included.
Designer Mary Klotz's projects have been in Beadwork special issue October
1997 Interweave Press, Beadwork special issue October 1996
Interweave Press, and October 1996 Lapidary Journal Bead Annual.
This project kit has been carried by Lark Books in their
catalogs and on their website at $49.95.
You will need
a shallow dish to put beads in as you work
clear nail polish
matches or a disposable lighter
sharp scissors.
*To make a 3" wide by 4" long
bag, just add
30 grams of coordinating 11· seed beads to those in the
kit (available for an additional $7.50).