Actually, I was talking about sewing on beads, onto a fase of thick wool felt backed with interfacing. I don't do much jewelry making with wires, although I have in the past. I am more interested in sewing. But again, it is by hand and is a bit time consuming, if making a piece that is really large.
I frequently make large bead-embroidered "collars", which are actually morel ike beaded pictures, with cabochons and seed beads and bugle beads in various configurations; then I add a 3D component by over-beading on top of that. I get some interesting effects, and have worked w ith many different color schemes and found objects, which it from getting dull. I generally back my large pieces with some heavy taffeta or ultrasuede, and the small pieces, such as brooches, with leather. Yours in costumign, Lisa A On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:31:20 -0700 Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> writes: > Instead of trying to sew them directly on to hte dress, why not make > a > really over-the-top beaded collar with them? > > I am tempted to take up jewelry making, since I am fascinated by the > > colors of stones. I have what is probably an illusion that all I > need is > wire, pretty but low-grade semiprecious gems, and skill with pliers. > I > have a lot of design ideas. However, I have so much to do thinking > of > taking on another hobby feels rather exhausting. How easy is it to > do > the make the kind of jewelry that requires wire but not, as far as I > can > tell, soldering? I don't really have a workspace for soldering. > Seems > kind of toxic for the kitchen table. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books on making historic clothing > www.lavoltapress.com > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
