How to Make a Dimensional Olive: The Movie

Chaparral's Instagram has a fun video demonstrating now to make a dimensional stump work olive for your martini design.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_is-xYx_Xw/

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A Reason to Hang Out in School Cafeterias, Bars and Coffee Shops

Why should you hang out in a school cafeteria, bars or coffee shops?  To pick up coffee stir straws, of course!  Why do I need straws, you ask?  Chaparral shows how to use them to fill Flair with beads to make clusters of berries.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Bf-FvPetp/

You definitely need small beads and small straws, which is why stir straws are a good thing.  Try this with size 14 or 15 beads first.  Size 11 beads often won't work with one of these smaller-than-usual straws.

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Making Berries: A Tutorial

Anna Scott has posted a tutorial on making berries by covering large beads with silk.

https://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2014/04/wrapped-bead-berry.html

Aren't sure how these are used?  You can see Anna's latest projects, two Christmas ornaments, one with holly berries and one with mistletoe berries, here.

https://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com/2020/11/wearing-many-hats.html

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A Bead in a Berry

Anna Scott has posted a great tutorial on how to create berries by wrapping large beads with threads.  The real trick here is to use a very thin needle.
http://annascottembroidery.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/wrapped-bead-berry.html

Milliner's needles are perfect but threading that eye is not going to be easy.  This is the kind and size of needle Anna used.  Look at the eye and you'll see why threading up is a challenge.
http://www.amazon.com/Goldn-Glide-Milliners-Needles-Size/dp/B004KYW744

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 11, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.