Loom Woven Beaded Bracelets by Lynn Smythe

Besides making fused glass and beaded jewelry, I used to write how to articles for various craft and jewelry magazines. This blog post shows a few of my original design loom woven bracelets, each of which feature a clasp made with one of my fused glass cabochons. I used size 11/0 Miyuki delica cylinder beads for the loom woven portion of each bracelet. The clasps were created using the technique of bead embroidery on ultra-suede.

One of my future projects is to offer my loom woven, peyote stitch and brick stitch bead patterns for sale on The Creative Cottage website. The patterns will include a color graph, a custom bead graph and a bead shopping list, showing the exact brand, size and color of beads used. I typically use cylinder beads, either Miyuki delicas or Toho Aiko, to create my bead patterns.

Craft Publications by Lynn Smythe

Altered Arts

• May/June 2006 – Clown Album

Beadwork

• Fall 1998 – Beaded Needle Case
• Summer 1999 – Patterns
• Winter 2000 – How-to Start a Bead Society in Your Free Time
• December 2000/January 2001 – Flower Garden Loom-Woven Bracelet

Jewelry Crafts

• May/June 1997 – A Lovely Lacy Miniature Pouch
• November/December 1997 – Beaded Comanche Rosettes
• May/June 1998 – Beaded Beads & Macrame
• September/October 1998 – Amulet Bag Earrings
• January/February 1999 – The Art of Glass Fusing
• March/April 1999 – Make a Mini Amulet Bag

Lapidary Journal

• September 1997 – Bead-Netted Cabochon
• July 1998 – Macrame Beaded Earrings
• April 1999 – Loom-Woven Bracelet

Take care,
Lynn Smythe
Founder  & Chief Designer
The Creative Cottage

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