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Rebecca Ann Combs

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Learn to Braid with aKumihimo Disk

It’s easier than you think!Think kumihimo is complicated? Think again! Rebecca Ann Combs, an experienced kumihimo instructor, demystifi es it for you with step-by-step instructions. You’ll learn fi ve different braids, then you’ll turn each into a beautiful piece of jewelry. Easy-to-follow diagrams and detailed supply lists take the guesswork out of everything.

Ingredients for success• Use the easy kumihimo disk for every project.• Learn to make creative closures for just the right � nishing touch.• Choose beading wire, leather, cord, and more for a variety of looks.• Make the braid the star or add beads.• Create bracelets, necklaces, and more!

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“Because I have taught kumihimo for many years, I know where students have

trouble. My mission is to help them identify, correct, and prevent braiding errors.”

– Rebecca Ann Combs

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WELCOME! August 2016 • Issue 134

27Funky fringe earrings

by Angie Mézes32Gems & pearls

multistrand necklace by Deb Lonergan

Find the bead strand!

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PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE

22 Tempting treasures wire

frame earrings by Bonnie Riconda

24 Super cube beaded beads

by Zsuzsanna Veres

44 Picture perfect bracelet

by Debora Hodoyer

Lifelong learning Earlier this summer, we hosted the 16th annual Bead&Button Show, and thousands of beaders from around the world came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for 10 fabulous days of classes, shopping, events, and all things bead-related. Students, teachers, and vendors bonded over all the minutiae that we beaders and jewelry-makers love. Of course, not everyone can make the trek to Milwaukee for the Show. But that doesn’t mean you’re on your own! Great beading teachers are everywhere and many travel the world to share their designs. Not to mention the many talented designers who create detailed kits so that no beader need be left without expert guidance. Check out the “Classes and Kits” ad section on p. 48–49 of this issue to find designers who can assist you in your lifelong quest for beading and jewelry-making knowledge. As always, I hope you’ll play along with our Find the Bead Strand challenge. Email me by September 9 with the page the strand is on (put “Find the bead strand” in the subject line). We’ll pick a winner the following week. Congratulations to Susan Goulay of Thibault des Vignes, France, who won our April issue contest after finding the strand on p. 76!

50 Dainty delight setby Andrea Mazzenga 56 Crescent

sunburst setby Kathy Simonds

53 All aglow bracelet

by Ora Shai

Beader’s dozen

I was introduced to these

twelve-bead wonders in a bead

class. This simple beaded sphere

is the most basic of geometric

beaded beads. Over the years,

I’ve added my own ideas and

experimented with different

effects that specific color

arrangements can make.

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37 Venetian window necklace

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68 Book excerpt: Beader’s dozen

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