Never have more than two warp threads to deal with again!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye west have bought a house, them to are renovating in a hurry, with regard to ready in front of the baby comes along. Meanwhile, Kim will be off junk food and onto the proper diet, with regular, cautious workouts, while she listens to her person. That’s where the best advice comes […]
We just completed six classes at Lodi’s Beads in Bosque Farms, NM. These were really great classes and I want to compliment the ladies at Lodi’s on their beading skills! They have been making some really nice pieces using off-loom techniques and now they can move on to making even more on The Ricks Beading […]
SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT LODI’S BEADS! I will be making a special appearance at Lodi’s Beads in Bosque Farms, NM July 23rd through July 26th. During this appearance, I will be doing demonstrations using the Ricks Beading Loom, hold a trunk show featuring projects made on The Ricks Beading Loom, signing looms and b0oklets and conducting […]
WOW! You should see the pictures of some of the things people are making on the Ricks Beading Loom! Those of you who are users of The Ricks Beading Loom, but are not a member of The Ricks Loomatiks, should seriously consider joining/starting a local chapter and then joining our Ricks Loomatiks facebook group. If […]
Finally, I have the OFFICIAL facebook group for the Ricks Loomatiks up and running! If you are a member of a local chapter of The Ricks Loomatiks, just go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/ricksbeadingloom/ and click “join” to be added to our group. BEWARE there is another unauthorized group using the same name out of the United Kingdom. […]
Hey Everybody! Kits specially designed for The Ricks Beading Loom are here! They are called “LOOMAKITS” and distributed exclusively by The BeadSmith (Helby Import Co.). They are in easy-open plastic “blister boxes”. Look for these kits in your local bead shop and if you don’t see them, ask the owner to order them for you. There […]
GREAT NEWS! I have just finished finalizing my appearance at JTV’s CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS! This event takes place Sept. 11 through Sept. 15, 2014 at JTV headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. I will be presenting two classes each day on Sept. 11 through 13. One class runs from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and the next […]
I will be appearing at the Southern Colorado Bead Society’s “Annual Bead Retreat” in Colorado Springs, CO to present a class on “How to Loom with Two Hole Beads”. With all of the different types of two-hole beads hitting the shops recently, project made with these beads are generating a LOT interest when they are […]
Hi Everyone, I’m off to Milwaukee tomorrow morning for the big BEAD AND BUTTON 2014 bead show! It’s supposed to be the largest bead show in the country. My sister, Melanie Ricks Ladd and I will be demonstrating THE RICKS BEADING LOOM in The BeadSmith booth. I’m sure we’ll be meeting many “RICKS LOOMATIKS” at […]
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 […]