In mid February I took a Metis Beadwork course offered by the Calgary Guild of Needle and Fibre Arts. The class was a full day and a reasonable cost. The teacher Deborah Fitzsimmons provided kits which included pattern, beads, threads, needles, cloth and instructions.
She calls this piece Blue Flax & Rocky Mountain/Wood Lily - Grassland Flowers. We used a two needle method, couching over the row of beads. Deborah also provided many hints with her detailed instructions.
During the class I was only able to do a few outlines. The piece did not really come together until I did the stems.
The centre small orange flowers and the amber ground runner are vintage beads made in Murano Italy 1800's to 1920.
Very pretty!
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Wow, I love that. Good to go on a course to learn a new technique.
ReplyDeleteOohhh. That looks like fun! A great way to stretch yourself.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful and well done
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love this style of beading and hope one day to take a class.
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