Bead Crocheting

Well, considering what I wrote about in my previous post, I wonder what THIS bracelet will say?


I thought I'd share the latest beading endeavor. I bought books and dvd's to no avail. I even brought the books and material to one of my friends who does crocheting and had her take a look at it. She became frustrated and told me, "If you ever figure it out, show me!" (Mind you, she wasn't a beader, but can crochet up a storm.)


Crochet Beading ~ It's not the standard beading and it's more involved than regular crocheting. There is NO way I could have learned this without attending Bev's class. I've mentioned her in my blog before ~ she's the Queen Beader! Recently she had a small class on crochet beading. I was nervous and wondered if I would ever pick up on the method or if I was doomed to give up. What I didn't know was the Bev was nervous too!

We didn't find out until the end that this was her first time teaching the class. I never would have guessed. She was awesome! You can look at a book. You can watch a DVD. But none of that compares to a person sitting right by you and saying, "Oh wait! I see the problem!" I was so happy when she said that, because if she could see where I was going wrong, chances are, it could be fixed.


The class was 3 hours long. I went home and showed Greg my accomplishment - for 3 hours I did one inch of bead crocheting! He said, "That's it? For 3 hours?" I was tickled I got that far. And now, I'm hooked. Bev has so many cool designs and patterns and my gosh, she's an inspiration and fantastic teacher. Thanks so much, Bev!!!













Here's the finished bracelet: