Emi Iwakiri - Beautiful Hand-stitched Jewelry: 35 unique projects inspired by Tokyo style

Emi Iwakiri beautiful hand-stitched jewelrycrocheted,
embroidered,
beadedEmi Iwakiribeautifulhand-stitched jewelrycrocheted,
embroidered,
beaded35 unique projects inspired by Tokyo style Published in 2009 by CICO Books
an imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd
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New York, NY 10012 www.cicobooks.co.uk 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text and patterns copyright Emi Iwakiri 2009
Design and photography copyright CICO Books 2009 The authors moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. The crochet patterns in this book are copyright and must not be knitted for resale. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. eISBN: 978-1-782492-70-2
ISBN: 978-1-906525-69-9 Printed in China Editor Katie Hardwicke
Designer Luis Peral-Aranda
Photographer Becky Maynes
Stylists Nic Jottkandt and Sue Rowlands
Illustrator Stephen Dew I really love handicrafts, as I can express my love to people through my work.

I feel as though my heart itself is delivered with my work to people. I worked as a stylist for commercial photographers and as a designer of fashion clothing for a long time. I loved and enjoyed my job, but it was a very busy and tiring world. I hoped to make something in which I could express myself and to see the faces of people who wore and enjoyed my work. So, one day, I decided to leave and establish my own studio and havent regretted my decision for one moment! I now enjoy my life as a crafter and a designer. I plan to move my studio to one of the southern islands of Japanit is a beautiful island with a coral reef and a lot of greenery and flowers.

I can always get inspiration for my work from nature. Crochet and fabric accessories are wonderful things to fill your closet. They are versatile and help you to express your own sense of fashion. I hope you enjoy making these accessories and jewelry pieces with love, whether they are for your family, friends, or yourself. I believe that you feel the link with people and nature with a piece of thread. Emi IwakiriI feel you are delighted,
I see you are smiling,
I listen you are humming,
To get my work of a piece of thread.Rain makes plants fine,
Wind brings great energy,
Land nurtures them gently,
They can bloom toward the Sun.
Everything links with a piece of thread.Even a tiny flower can make people happy,
You can do it with a piece of thread. The projects in this chapter use straightforward sewing skills to create a range of exciting and individual pieces.

With a few simple embroidery stitches and using beads and yarns as embellishments, you can create some very personal adornments that will bring color, style, and texture to your jewelry collection. Materials yd (m) silk fabric, cream or color of your choice Embroidery needle Pearl cotton embroidery thread No. 8, to match the silk fabric Batting Cut out a 2-in (5-cm) square of silk and sew a circle 1in (3.5cm) in diameter in running stitch in the center. Fold up the edges and stuff the center with batting. Pull the thread to close the opening tightly and oversew the opening, trimming the excess thread. To join the beads, thread a needle with double thread. To join the beads, thread a needle with double thread.

Push the needle through the center of the first bead and tie a knot to secure it. Stitch through the fabric, make a loop in the thread, then pull the needle through to form a knot. Leave a in (5mm) space between pearls, ensuring that the space is never more than in (1cm), and continue to join the pearls, knotting closely to the pearl each time to keep them in place. Attach a ring clasp to the end (see ), and secure over a pearl to complete the necklace. Silk and pearls are every girls favorite! This fantastic necklace combines the two, creating pearl beads from silk, simply strung together to give you a versatile necklace that would look stunning with an elegant dress, or hip and understated with designer jeans. variation:
red wool necklace Materials Old fine wool sweater Pearl cotton embroidery thread No. 8, to match the sweater Embroidery needle Cut the sweater into -in (1-cm) wide strips, across the width, parallel to the stitches. 8, to match the sweater Embroidery needle Cut the sweater into -in (1-cm) wide strips, across the width, parallel to the stitches.

Roll the strip into a ball, approximately in (1.5cm) in diameter. Trim the excess strip. Sew the edges together, securing the top and bottom ends to make a ball (see Step 1, ). This is a great way to recycle loved but worn sweatersthis simple project uses strips cut from a fine wool sweater to create a woolen version of the pearl necklace. Any fine knit sweater would work wellespecially one in varigated colors.