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[Tina Marie Maes]

This space is to record and share the discussions and resources that come up during the Zoom discussions of the BIG MACs (Beading Special Interest Group as organized by the Madison Area Chapter of the EGA). Generally we discuss all types of beadwork, especially: embroidery, beaded cross-stitch, beadweaving, and on and off-loom weaving. We may also veer into jewelry making, bead stringing, etc. Beading!

Here is an incomplete (and not terribly organized) list of topics/resources/links that were discussed at the most recent meeting of the BIG MACs (Beading Interest Group)

Blog link for new interest groups

 

Email beading@egausa.org to join the Zoom meetings for this Interest Group

Owl Be Beading — online store with patterns
https://www.owlbebeading.com/

Current Bead-along is “Luxury coin purse” design by Akke Jonkhof of
Akkesieraden Etsy shop
Find out more at https://www.owlbebeading.com/bead-along-3
Purchase the digital pattern at
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1108243027/english-pattern-for-the-luxury-coin

Bead soup located in Savage, MD
https://www.bead-soup.com/

Social beadia — run by sue
Has many classes per month with different teachers
https://www.socialbeadia.com/
Next class: Fran Griffith class on Rock Baroque (already sold out)

Iryna Shlapakova

Exclusive craft for you website
https://exclusivecraftforyou.com/
Also on Seed Bead & more FaceBook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/465805706810440/

Amee Sweet-McNamara
https://www.instagram.com/ameerunswithscissors/
Also on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SoutacheSiren/ (but page is called Amee Runs with Scissors)

Margaret Lee (Australia)
Japanese Bead embroidery as well as Chinese and Japanese embroidery

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Mary Alice Swinton in Texas (Japanese embroidery? I didn’t catch exactly who she is or what she does)

Cindy Hambrick
https://www.etsy.com/market/cindy_hambrick (Some very cool 3-D bead embroidery of various animals, as well as other patterns for other fabric arts)

Wendy is working on a Mill Hill Santa kit (which may be Santa with Cardinal Counted Cross Stitch Mill Hill Kit) Similar ones may be at
https://crossstitchworld.com/search.php?search_query=santa%20mill%20hill&section=product

We talked about using French wire as similar to goldwork, although cheaper, and less finicky to the stitcher (which might be something like: French wire, gold-plated copper, medium, 1mm. Sold per 27- to 30-inch strand as seen on FireMountain Gems at https://www.firemountaingems.com/2114FD.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAiOa9BhBqEiwABCdG8_XGDvm_VUfVobhr74pwQnZfEDjTOuexFTATX2j1mrhvNwUWTcHn3BoCEY4QAvD_BwE)

Alexandra Sidorenko
(I couldn’t find a website for the artist, although there was a pin on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/873205815236926474/)

Kat Diuguid — Weeds: longing to belong — I mentioned Kat’s work using the ends of goldwork in embroidery of weeds, which was a recent lecture in our chapter. Her website is
https://katherinediuguid.squarespace.com/longing-to-belong

We were discussing making small 3-D animals, because I asked if anyone knew of a good, easy-to-follow pattern for a beaded frog.
Dragonslayer (??) (panda in a hat)
I couldn’t find a link to this item/design.
Debbie Kelly
Maybe her website: https://www.dbelaneedleworks.com/DKDesigns.html

Sheila Root
Has PDFs for many beaded animals (but no frogs)

cubic right angle weave= CRAW (and there was another similar technique mentioned)

Japanese embroidery center in Atlanta

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Other places for online classes (or tutorials, or videos):

Pacific thread- tutorials, kits, etc
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePacificThread
https://www.instagram.com/thepacificthread/

Potomac Beads
https://www.potomacbeads.com/ (also sells beads, kits, subscriptions)

Euraka Crystal beads
https://www.eurekacrystalbeads.com/

Laura McCabe
https://www.lauramccabeart.com/default.asp
https://www.justletmebead.com/default.asp

Melissa Shippee
Site: MGS designs
https://mgsdesigns.net/

Stephanie Burnam
https://stephanieburnhamdesigns.com/
has online classes (&site on Etsy)

Orlando Bead retreat
https://www.beadsocietyofcentralflorida.com/2024-orlando-bead-retreat/ (The link says 2024, but the page says 2025.)
There are up to 14 tgeachers, 5 day retreat, July 31-Aug 3

If you want to know how you can grow your EGA chapter, join us at the next Growing Your Chapter meeting on March 1st.
Register here:

 

Virtual thread (Don’t have a link/forgotten what this is)

Embroiderers’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne de broderie

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Jamie is working on a peyote stitch Tulip Ball, designed by Bead Engineer
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1001502892/tulip-quilt-peyote-triangle-ball

Thread a bead
https://www.threadabead.com/Default.aspx
Also has 3-D animal patterns. The Elephant is very cute. (Not sure if I like the frog design)

Julia Pretl Does a lot of beaded boxes and other 3-D designs

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ICENI bead designs
February ONLY 50% sales on patterns on Etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IceniBeadDesign
http://www.icenibeaddesign.com/

NOTE that Closed-Captioning (CC) is available for all BIG MAC meetings

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