You need to buy a Kumihimo board. If you enjoy knitting and weaving, you are going to love learning how to make Kumihimo braids. Kumihimo is a Japanese art. It means ‘gathered threads’. Kumihimo braids were notably used to link small plates in Samurai armor and adorn Samurai horse armor. The history of Kumihimo is as colorful and fun as the art itself.
Kumihimo braids transcend gen…
Have you purchased one of our themed
kits? We sell beads and jewelry making supplies in fun kits. We create the kits in our gallery with gemstones and beads that inspire us. Previous beading kits have had themes like Neon Nights (our 80’s color set) and Santorini Dreams (based on a beautiful Greek island). This time we are looking at Mermaid’s Lagoon. Sara opened the…
Beaded jewelry designs for men are so easy to design. Men's bracelets and necklaces tend to be narrow in their color palette. They favor earth toned beads, black, and muted colors. Focal beads and flair are fine in moderate amounts, but simplicity and function are what men look for in jewelry. Let's look at three free beading project ideas. These are great springboards to creating unique pieces…
Let’s learn how to
bead! Sara covers the basics of making
beaded jewelry. Watch her latest video as she goes through the fundamentals of
crimping and using tools to make jewelry. She shows you how to work with Craft Wire. Watch her process the beads and materials in front of her and turn them
into beautiful jewelry. This is a fantastic video for beginners wantin…
Sara and Kristen visited the Jewelry Television studio and
filmed an episode of JTV’s jewelry making show ‘Jewel School’. Afterward,they
decided it would be fun to have a pajama party at the hotel and discuss their
book, Seed Bead Revolution. They ended up playing with a Knotty Do-It-All and made some beaded goodies. It was a great night of beading for the two ladies…
Kristen broadcast her second
episode of Free Spirit Beading on
YouTube on Monday. Her first episode was an introduction
to wire wrapped cones on
knitting spool crafted bracelets. This episode focuses on how to design a beaded bracelet with a knitting spool. She shows you how to knit your design and then how to finish the piece with
crimps and
wire wrapp…
