Christen Brown - Beaded Embroidery Stitching: 125 Stitches to Embellish with Beads, Buttons, Charms, Bead Weaving & More

Publisher: Amy Marson Creative Director: Gailen Runge Acquisitions Editor: Roxane Cerda Managing Editor: Liz Aneloski Editor: Katie Van Amburg Technical Editor: Helen Frost Cover/Book Designer: April Mostek Production Coordinator: Tim Manibusan Production Editor: Jennifer Warren Illustrator: Mary E. Flynn Photo Assistants: Mai Yong Vang and Rachel Holmes Cover photography by Mai Yong Vang of C&T Publishing, Inc. Quilt photography by Mai Yong Vang and subject photography by Kelly Burgoyne of C&T Publishing, Inc. Published by C&T Publishing, Inc., P.O. Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549 SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I have been fortunate to have the most wonderful people helping me throughout the process of designing, writing, editing, and photographing this book. I would like to thank each and every person whose expertise has touched these pages.

Special thanks go to Liz and Katie, my editorsyou know how special you are, and I do appreciate you. Thank you also to those who bequeathed their precious bits of lace, fabric, trims, and buttons to me. I have enjoyed giving them a permanent home in my creations. Beaded Tandletons variation Autumn Buttons Bracelet MY BIGGEST FANS To my husband, Kevin, and daughter, Gwenthank you for your unconditional love and support and for allowing me to play in my room. With love, me HAPPY CREATING I dedicate this book to all of my students, both past and present. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my knowledge with you.

May you always find the time to enjoy the creative adventure. One-Hour Flower VISUAL GUIDE LAZY DAISY AND CHAIN STITCHES The lazy daisy stitch can be stitched as a single unit or shape or can be repeated to create a border row. The chain stitch can be stitched as a border row or used to outline a shape. FLY AND FEATHER STITCHES The fly stitch can be stitched as a single unit or shape or can be repeated to create a border row. The feather stitch can be stitched as a border row or used to outline a shape. CROSS, HERRINGBONE, SERPENTINE, AND CRETAN STITCHES The cross stitch can be used as a single unit or as a border row. CROSS, HERRINGBONE, SERPENTINE, AND CRETAN STITCHES The cross stitch can be used as a single unit or as a border row.

The herringbone, serpentine, and cretan stitches can be used as a border row stitch. FLOWERS AND EXTRA STITCHES These are all individual stitches that can placed into an open area or grouped together as a vignette. DECORATIVE AND DETAIL STITCHES These stitches can be worked as a single unit, grouped together in a cluster, or used as a border row. BUTTON AND SEQUIN FLOWERS These are all individual stitches that can be stitched here and there or grouped together as vignettes. BEADED EDGES These stitches can be added to the finished edge of a project to add a little sparkle. CIRCULAR PEYOTE AND NETTED STITCHES These stitches are worked as individual units and then attached to the fabric base. BRICK STITCHES These stitches are worked as individual units and then attached to the fabric base. BEADY-EYED FROM THE START GROWING UP IN THE 60S I have loved beads for as long as I can remember. BEADY-EYED FROM THE START GROWING UP IN THE 60S I have loved beads for as long as I can remember.

As a kid, I would play dress-up with my grandmothers jewelry, pretending that I was getting ready for a fancy dinner party. My neck and arms would be draped in layers of pearls and glass beads, and I would clip her earrings onto my ears and clothing. To complete my ensemble, I would choose a hat, gloves, and an evening bag. Grandmothers glass pearl necklace and earrings, sequin hat, bead and sequin handbag, and crochet gloves Through grade school and high school, I belonged to an organization called Camp Fire Girls, which provided social and community experiences for young people. We completed tasks in areas like science, sports, citizenship, and home sciences. Each task was rewarded with a wooden bead that corresponded to the color of the task.

Other achievements in growth were rewarded with an embroidered badge and, upon graduation to the next level of the program, a piece of jewelry. The beads and badges were first sewn onto a wool vest and eventually onto a ceremonial gown. The design and display of ones achievements were left up to each individual. Camp Fire Girls beads, jewelry, scarf, hankies, and newspaper clipping During Camp Fire Girls and high school arts and crafts classes, I also learned how to make projects on a small bead loom. The loomed projects would use glass seed beads that came in glass vials or that were temporarily strung in a group and wrapped in wax paper. Vintage glass bead vials and loose beads VINTAGE BEAD EMBROIDERY AND BEAD WEAVING Those early influences changed my life in so many ways and left a fascination for beads that is still strong.