Adventures with Broad Collars : 12 Intermediate Projects in 5 Styles Basic Techniques Included - Softcover

Bette Kelley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971136106 ISBN 13: 9780971136106

Publisher: Phoenix Rising, 2001

Synopsis

Bette learned the basics of the techniques from Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perrenoud of Beadcats in 1992, and was inspired to make a series of collars using the techniques. As she describes it:

My broad collar format is loosely based on the Egyptian style with additional influences from the Americas and the Victorians. Working within one confined format continually challenges my creativity by allowing unlimited possibilities for color, texture and structural variation, as well as the inclusion of non-traditional techniques. The ladders, the basic structural component I use, are made using the same technique developed by the Egyptians 5000 years ago

Table of Contents
* Introduction
* General Information (Supply List)
* Read This or Weep! Basic Broad Collar Guidelines
* Basic Setting Up
* Basic Technique/General Skills
o Ladders Option 1
o Ladders Option 2
o Ladder Layout Instructions
o Connecting Multiple Rows of Ladders
o Ladder End Thread Placement
o Netting First Row with Picot Edging Options
o Netting 1st Row and Flat Edging Start
o Connecting Flat Edging
o Netting 2nd Row
o Netting 3rd (and subsequent) Rows
o Attaching Netting to a Lower Ladder
o Finishing Details
o Braiding with Seven
o Problems? The Doctor is In!
o Pictures of Finishing Findings
* The Projects
o Photographs
o Alice in Springtime
o Carmelita
o Split Rock
o Tea and Crumpets
o Byzantium
o Blues for the Nineties
o Ice Storm
o Somber November
o Glacier Lake
o Ancient Alchemy
o Aurora
o Into the Woods

Bette's writing style is very personable and easy to read. She provides stretching exercises dotted about the text and in the chapter The Doctor is In! to encourage you to stay limber.

The Basic Techniques/General Skills chapter will teach you everything you need to know to complete the collars. It describes how to make the bugle bead ladders, the netting sections and the fringe. It also describes how to finish the findings and the tie for the necklace.

There are 5 different types of necklace styles. The first project in each style has it s own special additional instructions to describe the unique portions of the design.

Each project has a full supply list and a necklace diagram.

In addition, the book has full color pictures of each of the 12 projects, so you can see exactly what the design looks like.

Excerpt : Introduction
Greetings and welcome to the wonderful of broad collars! I ve been a working artist most of my adult life. The essence of my artistic philosophy is that Art Saves Lives. I believe that if we surround ourselves with beauty in all facets of our lives, the quality of our lives will increase and the world will become a better place.

I am fascinated by the challenge of taking something flat and making it fit something curved. The neck area fulfills this requirement nicely as well as presenting the perfect arena for my collars! My broad collar format is loosely based on the Egyptian style with additional influences from the Americas and the Victorians. Working within one confined format continually challenges my creativity by allowing me unlimited possibilities for color, texture and structural variations as well as the inclusion of nontraditional techniques. The ladders, the basic structural collar component that I use, however, are constructed using the same technique the Egyptians used 5000 years ago.

About this title

About the Author

Bette Kelley Bio

Bette has been beading for 25 years and is knows as an amazing colorist. Her collars are in the personal collections people throughout the United States, Canada and England. She travels extensively to teach and has been published in Bead and Button Magazine. As a gallery artist, she was featured in two of Linda Fry Kenzle s books The Irresistible Bead and Dazzle: Creating Artistic Jewelry and Distinctive Accessories. She also is a contributing artist in Valerie Hector s book The Art of Beadwork.

Bette s Artistic Philosophy

The essence of my artistic philosophy is that Art Saves Lives . I believe that if we surround ourselves with beauty in all facets of our lives, the quality of our lives will increase and the world will become a better place.

I am fascinated by the challenge of taking something flat and making it fit something curved. The neck area fulfills this requirement nicely as well as presenting the perfect arena for my collars. My broad collar format is loosely based on the Egyptian style with additional influences from the Americas and the Victorians. Working within one confined format continually challenges my creativity by allowing me unlimited possibilities for color, texture and structural variations as well as the inclusion of non-traditional techniques. The ladders, the basic structural collar component that I use, however, are constructed using the same technique as they were 5000 years ago by the Egyptians.

Color is always the driving force behind my artwork. I view myself as a translator of the world I see into color schemes. I continually try to capture the essence of a place I ve been, something I ve seen or felt, and express that essence through color. My works include portraits, both abstract and literal, expressions of emotion and feeling, and impressions exhibited by the use of color, texture and pattern.

Edition details

• Publisher: Phoenix Rising
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0971136106
• ISBN 13: 9780971136106
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72