Last night I was up beading until midnight, determined to finish a blue Cellini Spiral bangle for a customer. I was tired, the lighting was poor and I probably wasn't as focused as I should have been, but I finished it and it looked great. I went to bed feeling quite smug with myself. When I woke up this morning, I rushed to go and admire my work again, and in the light of day I noticed something that made my heart sink:
A big gaping hole where I had broken a teeny tiny delica bead. Then about an inch away from that, another one. Cellini spirals are quite a firm weave so when you have to bend them to make the circle, the smaller beads are under a lot of pressure so you have to move slowly and gently. Once they're constructed, however, they're very strong and have a bit of give in them. I probably should have waited until morning.
I tried simply weaving a replacement bead into the bangle, but I couldn't get it to sit right. This silly mistake resulted in me having to rip out a lot of work so I can re-do it. Today as my darling boy watched on from his highchair, I tore out all of last nights work.
No use getting all worked up about it though, this happens to every beader at some stage. It's only set me back a day or two and I'm still very proud about how it's going to turn out because it's just so darn pretty.
Update:
It's finished! I'm really happy with it now:
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I just hate that when that happens. You are right what bead weaver hasn't had a bead break at a crucial point in the project. It is enough to pull your hair out. I love the color scheme you chose it is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteTherese
Hi:-)
ReplyDeleteHow many times I've been disappointed with something I did not that properly,as I designed,or something was done 'by itself' suddenly,accidentally,out of my will.Or,I was working over something,that at the beginning seemed to be a fine project and finally occured to be ugly and the work was put in-a pity to destroy a pity to show...
But Your spiral is beautiful and can be fixed with no trace.
I have never made anything like that,haven't even tried.I only saw once in the tutorial,how to make it and resigned at the start:-)It's still too difficult for me.
Warm Hugs-Halinka-
I think those Arrrgh moments make us better beaders. First they are disappointing, but when the mistake is fixed we're even more proud. And your customer will love the bangle!
ReplyDeleteThats very true Kokopelli. I have one more cellini bangle to make for the same lady and this time I will be super careful not to break any beads
DeleteHalinka, it looks really complicated, but once you break it down, it's really just a tubular peyote stitch. The first half inch or so look really messy, but then it makes more sense once it gets bigger. I always rip out the first part once I'm finished so that it is more consistant all the way through. I figured it out once I realized there is a 'flat' cellini. Here's a good link: http://beadsforbrains.blogspot.co.nz/2011/05/day-131-flat-cellini-technique.html
Oh, I totally love those colors!! They really pop!!!
ReplyDeleteYou must have an incredible amount of patience to work with those tiny beads!!!!!!
The funny thing is, I am the most impatient person I know. I'm not really sure why beading doesn't make me furious!
DeleteWonderful technique and colors :)
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
-Eva Maria