Final Model Photoshoot
Final model shoot for the three new CGB books January 28, Philadelphia, with Kyle Cassidy! If you’ve made geometric or architectural beadwork that you think we should consider photographing that … Continue reading
Our new books are available again for pre-order!
Greetings, all! We have a press date now for the new books (April 15, 2020) and that means that the new books are available again for pre-order! Thank you to … Continue reading
How to make a PodCast Bead
I’m excited to share with you an animated tutorial on the making of a PodCast Bead, created for the free CGB library of techniques by Julia Pretl. Here is a … Continue reading
Books update and a new video
Good morning all! A few updates on a cool and drizzly DC morning. Publishing Update CGB will be releasing our big Technical Section in a month or so – this is … Continue reading
Full Pattern for Two-Drop PodCast Bead
For those of you who would like to see the full pattern for the five-round 2-Drop PodCast Bead, here it is in PDF form. Patterns for the Exploding Set Sections … Continue reading
Sneak Peek of the 2-Drop PodCast Bead
Hello, all! I’d like to share an excerpt from one of the patterns from our upcoming Technical Section, soon to be released in an open source manner to lead off … Continue reading
Square and Other Spirals
One of the most exciting things we are exploring on team right now are spirals. This is one you have seen before- it is an example of the Hexagon Increase … Continue reading
Simple MRAW Adds: a short video
MRAW (Modified Right Angle Weave), a CGB-designed Stitch For those who have asked for a simple tutorial on adding an MRAW Band to an existing edge of peyote – here … Continue reading
Reinforcing, Sizing and Building up the Wave Section of the Exploding PodCast Set
For those of you who want to charge ahead on your pieces ahead of the pattern release, we salute you! Here is a guideline for developing your Wave. The family … Continue reading
Exploding PodCast, Step 4: THE CASTING SPINE starts
Hello all! The final video of the Exploding PodCast Set build has been uploaded on YouTube, and as you may have noted, a little extra round-by-round help for those new … Continue reading
