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(2006) 3.5"x2", champagne Swarovski pearls, red gold metallic iris size 15 seed beads, grey ochre-lined iris size 11 seed beads, slate and burgundy satin triangle beads, grey iris and rose iris delica beads, nylon threadThis cuff bracelet is done in brick stitch. I started with a fan around one side of the seed bead and finished the brick-stitch off with a picot edge on the outside. There is a similar piece in my gallery already, called "Serpentina" [link] which shows how the same technique can yield very different results depending on the color mix of the beads.
I have a piece in my scaps that explains the technique: [link]
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Gorgeous work... you make it seem so easy to do , but I know better!
I'm going to scoot over to your gallery!
Blessings,
Pegs
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Thank you so much! Hope you find other things to like!
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Queen of Beads! This one is loverly, the snaking shape is great and it really looks like a mosaic. It reminds me somewhat of Moorish tilework, but with different colors and favoring curves to linear geometry.
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Thank you! I love brickstitch and the ability to combine so many different size and shape beads. Definitely has something of a mosaic.
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You've got a good eye for color choice; this version, and the other one you link to, Serpentina, both look very elegant despite the vast difference in color vibrancy and contrast. Good job!
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Thank you! I'd done single fans before and one day was playing with the components when I realized you could make them as S curve combinations. One of those Eureka! moments...
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I LOVE those moments. 
How long did this one take you? They are sooooo detailed.
Anj
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Probably around 40 hours. The worst is the picot edge... Your thread will snarl in the little triangles Every. Single. Time!
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Eeegads!
Well, all that work certainly shows- your bracelets & weaving are incredible.
Anj
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Beautiful work. I love your attention to detail...for example the pearlish looking beads, the piece would still look lovely without them but it really makes the piece look that much more interesting having them there. The different shaped beads really create a sense of texture which I also like.
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Thank you very much! That's the really cool thing about brick stitch: you can just go crazy with as many different bead sizes and shapes as you like...
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In those colours, it looks like it should be one of a pair, attatched to the cuffs of a big Elizabethan dress. * has been watching too much Sunday-night costume drama* I can see puffy sleeves and a great big full skirt...
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Oh, that would be gorgeous: beaded long cuffs. Then they should be going from the wrist all the way to the elbow, and then lovely puffy silk above...
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WOW that would take some work 
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It's not too bad, a piece of heavy brocade or velvet would weigh about the same...
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The whole sleeve, up to the elbow, beaded like that?
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Well, not saying that I'd do it any time, soon, but wouldn't that be stunning?!
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It would... but it would only weigh the same as a bit of fabric, you think? Really?
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Well, probably not muslin... LOL! But a thick velvet or brocade, I think so.
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I'd have thought it would be heavier, that's all. I am, however, no seamstress...
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Thank you! I'm glad you like the colors. And for this just a squished flat photograph wasn't so good...
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i remember that you are quite a prolific artist and it will probably take a fair while to catch up on the past 6 months of your work i've missed, so i'll make a start here. this is absolutely stunning elly! what more can i say... your work is consistently excellent!
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Thank you! Glad to see you back!!!
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This one seems a lot more complicated than your previous ones. Great how it looks well both flat and when rounded out.
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Thank you! I guess it's the way this stitch allows you to combine so many disparate materials.
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well.... i'm gonna use my favorite word here.... with exasperation!
AWWWEEEESOOOMEEE!!!!
-N
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That's a lovely piece! The colors in it are wonderful.
Speaking of pearls, years ago we went to some amusement place (don't remember where) and they had Ainu divers diving for oysters as an exhibit. I bought a pearl, and got a black one. It's really pretty!
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Thanks very much! And what a wonderful experience! Pearls are such fascinating gems.
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I love the muted color palette, it's deceptively complex despite seeming almost monochromatic at first glance. It strikes me as a piece fit for royal occasions!
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Thank you! Sometime I like subtle...
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It's gorgeous!
And I think I just spotted you on etsy
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Thanks! Yup, just opened a store today, looks like a very cool site. Do you have a store there?
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yes, [link]
I think it's an interesting place
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Thanks for the link! I'll check it out for sure.
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Wow! You made that! How beautiful! Cheers for multitalentedness!
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