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April 2010

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Contents
Resource Guide
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By Patricia Kimle
Combine polymer clay with metal clay in the project straight out of Perfectly Paired: Designing Jewelry with Polymer and Metal Clays.
pg. 24
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By Merle Berelowitz
Stitch a herringbone band to a fabric-covered cuff and add a bright bloom of fringe.
pg. 28
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By Annette Mackrel
A curvy peyote rope, tubular herringbone, and short fringe offer a variety of design possibilities.
pg. 32
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By Kimberly Berlin
Make a necklace of wirework links, sandwiched jump rings, and gemstone dangles.
pg. 36
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By Michelle Skobel
Embellish two lines of fire-polished beads for a bracelet of right-angle weave.
pg. 42
By Ann Dee Allen
Bead&Button fans choose their 10 favorite teachers who in turn share 101 expert jewelry-making tips.
pg. 44
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By Antonio A. Calles
Learn to increase, decrease, and turn in peyote stitch while making a lifelike butterfly pin.
pg. 48
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By Jimmie Boatright
Braid a bracelet of herringbone ropes accented by crystal inclusions.
pg. 54
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By Kerrie Slade
Brick-stitch blossoming bracts and attach a pair of ropes in a floral necklace.

pg. 58
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By Susan Jo Rochlin
Create a necklace with free-form peyote to unite three different art beads.
pg. 62
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By Sheila Llanas
The bizarre, macabre, and surprising find a place in Laura McCabe's jewelry.
pg. 66
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By Laura McCabe
Make this bracelet from a network of peyote rings filled with bezeled rivolis and strands of pearls.
pg. 70
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By Stephanie Eddy
Work in daisy chain to connect daggers, drops, and rose monteés in a necklace.
pg. 76
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By Ed and Martha Biggar
Use small gouging tools to carve metal clay rings for a pair of fancy earrings.
pg. 82
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Flowers and lace
By Ludmila Raitzin
Embellish a triangle stitch base to make a gently draping floral bib.
pg. 88
Departments
From the Editor
Bead Soup
What's new on the Web
What's new
Your Work
Expert Advice
Exploring BronzClay
By Ed and Martha Biggar
pg. 16
Stitch Workshop
tso stitch
By Hsiao-Hsuan Tso
pg. 18
Clearly Crystals
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By April Bradley
Stitch crystals into ice formations in a right-angle weave necklace.
pg. 22
Wire Expressions
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By Sonia Kumar
Wire-wrap gemstone beads and wire loops onto a flowing earring frame
pg. 94
Claymaker
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By Nancy Clark
Texture a polymer clay pendant, then apply metal-leaf foil and color.
pg. 96
Chic&Easy
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By Julia Gerlach
Set off a stone ring into a bracelet of copper chain and earthy beads.
pg. 101
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