CONTEMPORARY GEOMETRIC BEADWORK

an open source architectural beadwork project from Kate McKinnon and a worldwide team of innovators

Special Tools and Stuff You Love

We’re working on our Resources section right now, and one of the advantages of this being an artisan-produced work is that we are free to break all of the Sacred … Continue reading

April 30, 2012 · 14 Comments

Redoing a piece

I started a black and white Horned Cuff for a demo piece for the book, and it wasn’t until I’d put in about three days of work that I saw … Continue reading

April 25, 2012 · 2 Comments

tiny tiny beads

New beadwork is streaming in on an almost daily basis, as all of our talented collaborators are sending in their pieces. Lia Melia interpreted Jean Power’s Pentagons in size 15 … Continue reading

April 20, 2012 · 3 Comments

Gail Crosman Moore

Gail Crosman Moore is interpreting our shapes, and I can hardly find the words to describe how excellent they are. Look! This is one of the pieces that will be … Continue reading

March 12, 2012 · 12 Comments

More Rick-Rack and fun with peyote

 

October 9, 2011 · 2 Comments

Yes!

You can TOTALLY make Rock Horns while wearing a fistful of Tri Wing Rings! (Just in case you were wondering.) Limited edition kits at this link.

August 26, 2011 · Leave a comment

a mad weekend of beading shapes

July 16, 2011 · 11 Comments

Bead on!

Dustin and I had a lovely morning talking beads, comparing the beadwork we’ve done apart, planning the kits for the Funnel Web rings, and making lists of our next beading … Continue reading

June 29, 2011 · Leave a comment

circular stitches and ring shanks

  this amazing ring currently for sale in Kate’s Web Shop, and five others are in the Beadmobile Shop right now. We have explored the circle in a variety of … Continue reading

June 10, 2011 · Leave a comment

Heart of a Flying Cone

We’ve been working on cones lately, thinking about what makes them and how each choice affects their size, aspect, how big they can get, and how different stitches do such … Continue reading

June 4, 2011 · 2 Comments
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