ToDo/NewDo: Gillian Lamb (UK) Finished Bead Projects

Completed Bead Projects

Gillian Lamb, Surrey, England

Recently Gillian caught up with her UFO’s from her bead teaching days. 

She says:

Very often there was not time to complete the samples I made for use in class.

The grey necklace uses cubic right angle weave and seed beads of different sizes, decorated with faux pearls.

All the small pink brooch needed to finish it was a pin on the back.

I feel so good to have completed both projects after so many years.

Grey necklace (above) and pink brooch (below)

The lovely beaded bumble bee below was a test of my dexterity after two hand operations last year. It is mainly made from delica cylinder beads, size 15/0 seed beads and peyote stitch.

A major feat after two hand operations!

I am gradually working through all my UFO’s and of course adding into the mix a new project or two. Rule 1 ..... finish the project. 

A little bit on Gillian

Gillian lives in Surrey, England and is officially retired, but she says there is always something to work on, be it a craft, the garden, or in the kitchen cooking. She started hand knitting at her grandmothers knee, knitted her wedding dress and got drawn into machine knitting and ultimately published a few patterns in magazines.

Gillian was lured into beadwork thanks to Stitch Painter software by Cochenille Design Studio. She taught in the UK and Japan, her beadwork book was translated into Japanese.

She says that now in her life she is spoilt for choice: so many crafts that she enjoys. She is trying to get better with her sewing and not be afraid of her machines.