AboutPamela Welborn Expertise I have been beading for over 10 years and teaching beading for about 8 years. I especially love Japanese seed beads in size 11 and size 15. Not a delica fan but maybe someday... I especially love teaching other people about beading.
Experience
Experience in the area: I teach the following stitches/projects: peyote, brick, netting, St Petersberg chain, spiral rope, dutch spiral, beaded pens, beaded Christmas ornaments, earrings, pouches, necklaces, bracelets - just about anything beaded, I have tried it.
Publications: I have had 7 articles published by Jewelry Crafts Magazine and one by Bead & Button Magazine.
Awards and Honors: 2nd place Professional Beadwork in the Gems and Minerals section Los Angeles County Fair 1998
3rd place Professional Beadwork in the Gems and Minerals section Los Angeles County Fair 1999
Present Day: Currently, I design patterns and make kits for beading projects. Check out - violetbead.com There is a gallery of my work there.
Question Hello Pamela,
I just came back from the Costa Mesa Gem Faire in California. It was my first time but I was accompanied by my friends who are seasoned beaded jewelry crafters. We all had great interest in some beaded animals and lizards on display at the Faire. They are shaped and free standing. They are artfully made from seed beads and made to appear true to the coloration and look of the actual creature. We were wondering if there is any information out there on how to create these creatures as we were told that the secret is kept by skilled artisans in a small village in Central America were they are made.
Thank you from all of us.
Answer well that can be the case. I know that the Native tribes - part of the saraguro tribe do keep their designs to themselves. I need to know if the holes of the beads were face up or were the beads on their sides?
If they were face up - it's called Huichol beading
