I have really enjoyed working on the Ricks Beading Loom with the Miyuki Baroque Pearls. I used sizes 5 and 6 to create these pieces. Since using such large round beads can tend to make the piece ‘thready’, I used that to my advantage by warping the loom with more interesting threads. I used silver S-lon for the tri-colored bracelet with the butterfly clasp. The white/pink bracelet was an experiment using a pearlized cotton crochet thread that I’ve been dying to try as warp thread. It worked well, but like S-lon, I coat the ends with clear nail polish before trying to thread it into a yarn needle to make the knots as I tie off the warps. Daisy spacers are a nice compliment to these lustrous beads.
I was happy to finally design pieces suitable these clasps and the oval lampwork focal bead I have saved for several years. The butterfly clasp was not just the right shade for the bronze pearls, so I tinted it with bronze Ranger Perfect Pearls pigment powder. I’ve worn the bracelet several times now and notice no rubbing off of the pigment, so maybe it will hold!
The heft of these bracelets make them feel good on my arm and the texture of the materials shows off the Baroque Pearls! Like Paul says, anything with a hole in it can be loomed on the Ricks Beading Loom! Love that loom!
Melanie Ladd
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