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This picture shows my first piece, a knotted pearl necklace, from the first week of the Threadwork series of classes.  For this I decided to deviate from my usual subdued and conservative colours.  I chose magenta silk thread (purchased from your shop) and a crazy and diverse range of colours in freshwater pearls (also mostly purchased from your shop).  The interesting features of this necklace are the groupings of 3 and 5 alternating pearls, with gaps in between the groups, the length of the necklace (it can be worn as a single long strand, or doubled over for a totally different look) – and of course the colours!!

Lady bug necklace.

This necklace uses the (modified) tigertail “illusion” technique that we learnt in the very first week of our Beautiful Beaded Jewellery for Beginners’ class.  In burgundy/black tones, it uses two sizes of square glass beads (which I bought from Beadaholics) on two strands of black tigers tail.  Nine glass ladybug beads adds character to the necklace.  Free moving burgundy seed beads add to the novelty of this necklace, as well as the way the tigers tail crosses over through the main centre square beads. It is complemented by matching two-strand tigertail earrings.