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gemfiend — Tribal Carpet Bracelet
Published: 2007-03-11 19:04:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1689; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 46
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I designed this march 5th (2007) during my India history class, cause the teacher has a tendency to go off topic.I had oriental/middle eastern carpets in mind when I was doodling, and also some black and grey tribal embroidery I've seen somewhere (but I don't remember which culture).
Made in peyote with black and translucent rainbow grey Delicas. It took about 7 1/2 hours to make.
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Very nice. I love the patterning and how it has a 3D layered look.
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Your design and the symmetry of the finished piece are wonderful! Very beautifully done!
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That is a really nice design. I bet that took a little while to get a perfect symmetry.
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Thanks!
Actually, I designed the one side and then justed flipped it over to get the 2 matching sides.
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Is it peyote stitch? I love working with seed beads!
I was looking at your other bracelet you designed during a history class, and my first thought was of some early civilization, like the Indus river valley 
This is a wonderful design. Do you make the patterns on graph paper first, or somehow else?
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It is peyote stitch...one of the only ones, since I usually work with square stitch. I've made graphs for both stitches in Paint, so I could take into account the fact that seed beads aren't exactly square. I usually keep a couple sheets of each in my notebook so that I can doodle when I get ideas (or when the teacher wanders away from the lecture...
I'm glad it reminded you of ancient civilizations...that was my aim, although I wasn't quite sure which one.
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Wow... I'm way late.
Sorry!
Been cleaning! (Sad to say it is NOT spring cleaning either.)
Lol.
Anywho, COOL! It looks similar to a design that we have on a rolled up persian.
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Awww, I never replied to this!
No prob about the slowness. Hmmm...I'd love to see that design you're talking about.
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This is really beautiful.. do you have anymore? i'd love to see pics of this in different colours.. how long did it take you to make this??
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Thanks!
I don't have any more of this particular design right now, cause I only designed it last week, but I'm thinking of doing a purple version, and maybe one in contrasting colors (like gold and purple or cobalt)... I'm not sure yet.
It took about 7 1/2 hours, which I spread out over three days.
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Cool. I am guessing the rainbow grey delicas have a bit of iridescence to them?
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Thanks!
yeah, they have a aurora borealis finish (named after the natural phenmenom) on them. The finish is a little rough, so it's not a strong color change, just enough to make them more fun.
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