It is time for me to reveal another blog hop....this one is hosted by Therese Frank and Christine Altmiller. This is A Time to Stitch 2 hop and it features Right Angle Weave and St. Petersburg Chain. The rules are pretty simple: make something using Right Angle Weave or make something using St. Petersburg Stitch.
I did a basic right angle weave base and added a layer of fringe that is right angle weave too and added the daggers for more drama. To make this elegant evening necklace I used black Czech firepolish beads, size 11 seed beads and black daggers. I am going on a cruise in December and think this will be perfect for one of my dresses.
I also did a lariat that used several stitches. St. Petersburg stitch and a chevron stitch make up the main parts of the lariat and they are joined together using a ladder stitch, the pieces that make the three inside fringe portions use right angle weave and straight fringe. The beads on the end of my fringe are enamel beads I made. For the clasp I used circular peyote stitch. This is a design by Kelley Wiese and she called it Royal Chains Lariat. It was in Bead Work magazine issue Oct/Nov 2009. I have wanted to do this necklace since I first saw the pattern way back when but I did not know how to do St. Petersburg or Chevron stitch. This was my first time doing the Chevron stitch, really easy and stitches up fast. I really love the way this piece turned out. I think I will do it again in lighter colors.
Unfortunately I had difficulties and could not get the list of the other participants to copy with links so I am asking you to please go to their blogs by visiting our hostesses Therese and Christine. Thanks so much!
They are both really pretty! I love the slinky drape of the lariat, and the colors, too.
ReplyDeleteWow! You really created gorgeousness! Love the elegance of the RAW piece, what a great statement necklace for your cruise. Now I've got to go hunt for that magazine, cause I love that lariat! Great job!!
ReplyDeleteOooh! I love both of these, and I am particularly taken with the lariat! Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this variation on a lariat! I did one as well ... but I'd love to try your version - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteStunning work! I love love that lariat! Please feel free to send it to me! Ha!
ReplyDeleteDaggers! You sucked me right in and I am so giddy about that :-D Your RAW necklace is Gorgeous! What a beautiful, dressy piece. Enjoy the cruise~you are certainly going to get a lot of compliments wearing this one!
ReplyDeleteI Love the lariat~the design and the colors are both fabulous! Wow...I am really blown away by that one. When I am done hopping, I am looking through my magazines until I find it.
Thanks so much for signing up for the hop, Sonya! (and no worries for jumping the gun...the only thing we keep tight around here are our stitches)
Those are both beautiful! I love the RAW design. That collar is a show stopper. I also love your lariat and the colors you chose are just gorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for joining in on mine and Christine's challenge. I love the RAW necklace it is gorgeous and will be a hit on your cruse. The St. Petersburg lariat is beautiful I will have to try this one out if I can find the pattern for it.
I hope that you will join in on the next ATTS challenge.
Therese
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! The necklace is such a showstopper (love the dragger fringe!) and the muti-strand lariat is stunning! WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteI love you're necklaces. They're both stunning!
ReplyDeleteHi Sonya, Beautiful necklaces! I love the openwork created in the first RAW necklace. Am so amazed at the different variations seen in this bloghop. The daggers really set it off;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Seeing all the lovely lariats in this hop is making me want to make one too.
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Those are two stunning necklaces Sonya! I especially love the lariat - it is just so darned cool! Very nice work!
ReplyDeleteWowza! That RAW piece is really striking! How clever to add the drops, I hope you will wear it on New Years with a fabulous little black dress!
ReplyDeleteI love your lariat. Thanks so much for referencing the back issue, because I'm definitely going to put this on my to-do-list. You should pack this for the cruise, too! As for your choker, you've created sophistication, glamour and a touch of edginess all in one piece!
ReplyDeleteI love your lariat. Thanks for referencing the back issue, because I plan to put this on my to-do list. You should definitely pack it for the cruise, too. As for your choker, you've designed sophistication, glamour and a touch of edginess all in one piece!
ReplyDeleteLove your Victorian colar - you'll look stunning on the cruise :)
ReplyDeleteThe lariat is beautiful too, I was thinking of making something similar while I was beading away... didn't want to stop :) another project.
Gorgeous work!! I really love that first necklace. Looks like just the thing to wear with the classic Little Black Dress. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklaces Sonya! I love the elegance of the first and the long, lariat style of the second.
ReplyDeleteNice work! The lariat with the combination of three different stitches came out very pretty!
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