Thanks to Marge Primavera and her helpers for teaching 34 enthusiastic members how to weave a herringbone stitch. Marge not only taught the stitch but how to finish off the work and add a focal bead. Very detailed instructions were passed out to everyone. That takes a lot of work so thanks again to Marge.

We will now be having a finished work board so we can see what the students did with the stitch taught at the last meeting. So bring in your work and share it with the rest of the members.

Next month Jan Falcone will be teaching how to make beads out of beads. You will be using the even count flat peyote stitch to work up a pattern that will be made into a bead.

Sew your different beads together and Bingo you have a very interesting bracelet, necklace or earrings. Use your imagination and all of those left over beads you have been accumulating. Jan had many samples on the bulletin board at the last meeting that were just fantastic. She will bring them in again to give you ideas.

Supplies:

Size 11 beads - 3 colors

Size 8 beads - 1 color

Size 8 Hex beads - 2 colors

Optional - drops, daggers or size 15 beads for embellishment

Fireline 6lb

Needle Size 10 & 12 (for 15's)

Approx 6 8mm glass beads

Clasp of your choice

Mat

Scissors - Magnifying glasses if needed - Lamp if needed

Check out the put and take box at the next meeting. One of our members is an antique dealer and said she had lots of old pieces of jewelry that she would be glad to donate to the box next month.