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wolf · 12-28-2003, 11:25 PM

I'd mentioned in Doodad's that I make dreamcatchers. Some of them are large, some of them are tiny. This is a tiny one. The circle is a wooden hoop with an interior diameter of one inch. The wood is covered in beadwork, divided by lines representing the four directions. The Web is formed out of the same beading thread that the beads are attached to the circle with. It's about the same thickness as common sewing thread. The stones on the necklace are turquoise chips.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-29-2003, 01:05 AM

Whoa nellie, I like that one, Wolf. Beautiful, absolutely stunning.

Griff · 12-29-2003, 01:10 AM

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Originally posted by warch
Griff, when you were designing did you have any engineering consultations at all? Or did you just go by the books? Were there builders around that you learned from? Also, from what precedents did you borrow? What structures were you looking at when thinking up yours? (you should post a new pick of that lovely hearth.)

(griff is completely tanked so cut him some slack.)
Zero zip nada. Just the books and a great deal of wandering around in old barns. I know some guys now who know a lot about the old ways but my house is how I made my introductions. Its kind of a cool club which my little brother drunkin greenie sob just spent the last four hours trying to convince me to embrace. The buildings around here were paid for by Connetimicallit speculators but obviously built by folks with a background in ship building. The barns were meant for threshing wheat etc... which accounts for their large central floor which happens to make a nice living area if you convert them. More when I'm sensible

wolf · 12-29-2003, 09:57 AM

This was my first actual piece of beadwork. I had done a "test" piece trying to figure out the instructions for this technique that I found online. I have since taken several classes in this and other beading styles, but this is the one I like best. It's called peyote or gourd stitch.

I didn't have any fancy beads at that time. These are the same beads that you can buy at the KMart or the local craft store. They are larger than the higher quality beads, and also tend to be more irregular. But I was determined that I would make something, and make it I did. The feathers are found crow and bluejay.

Oh ... what is it? It's a "Talking Stick". You pass it around a ceremonial circle. Whoever holds the stick, gets to talk. You might be familiar with this from Boy or Girl Scouts, both of which have used this idea to maintain a semblance of order amongst groups of kids whose ADHD meds are running low.

warch · 12-29-2003, 10:38 AM

So do you bead them right on the stick or do it flat and apply them later? I'm guessing you have a teeny bitty needle...very cool.
I have an African beaded necklace thats like a solid beaded cord that I'm very fond of- could never quite figure out how it was made...kind of coiled super tight around paper.

I have some amazing beaded Cree moccasins that my bro-in-law gave me. I look at them daily, but only wear them if I want to feel really blessed. I'll try to get a pic for doodads.

12-28-2003, 11:25 PM	#86
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'd mentioned in Doodad's that I make dreamcatchers. Some of them are large, some of them are tiny. This is a tiny one. The circle is a wooden hoop with an interior diameter of one inch. The wood is covered in beadwork, divided by lines representing the four directions. The Web is formed out of the same beading thread that the beads are attached to the circle with. It's about the same thickness as common sewing thread. The stones on the necklace are turquoise chips. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-29-2003, 09:57 AM	#89
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	This was my first actual piece of beadwork. I had done a "test" piece trying to figure out the instructions for this technique that I found online. I have since taken several classes in this and other beading styles, but this is the one I like best. It's called peyote or gourd stitch. I didn't have any fancy beads at that time. These are the same beads that you can buy at the KMart or the local craft store. They are larger than the higher quality beads, and also tend to be more irregular. But I was determined that I would make something, and make it I did. The feathers are found crow and bluejay. Oh ... what is it? It's a "Talking Stick". You pass it around a ceremonial circle. Whoever holds the stick, gets to talk. You might be familiar with this from Boy or Girl Scouts, both of which have used this idea to maintain a semblance of order amongst groups of kids whose ADHD meds are running low. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-29-2003, 01:05 AM	#87
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whoa nellie, I like that one, Wolf. Beautiful, absolutely stunning.

12-29-2003, 10:38 AM	#90
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	So do you bead them right on the stick or do it flat and apply them later? I'm guessing you have a teeny bitty needle...very cool. I have an African beaded necklace thats like a solid beaded cord that I'm very fond of- could never quite figure out how it was made...kind of coiled super tight around paper. I have some amazing beaded Cree moccasins that my bro-in-law gave me. I look at them daily, but only wear them if I want to feel really blessed. I'll try to get a pic for doodads.

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