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Sara Melissa Bean

"Beaded Unicorn Suncatcher" by Sara Melissa Bean

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Beaded unicorn suncatcher
I first designed the image on graph paper, and then did the beadwork on the bead loom with thousands of tiny glass 'seed beads'.
Unfortunately, when I created the pattern I forgot to compensate for the fact that the beads are wider than they are tall, so I ended up with a strangely proportioned unicorn. However, I can still re-use the pattern for other projects, like cross-stitch, and I don't think this beadwork turned out too bad since it was a stylized pattern anyway.
Next time I design something for the bead loom I'll remember to compensate for the bead shape!




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22 Sep 2008:-) Anne Wipf
Wow, Sara: a great idea, deliciously done. Beautiful work 1

:-) Sara Melissa Bean replies: "Thanks very much, Anne! 2"
22 Sep 2008:-) Beth Spindler
It looks great, the imperfect proportion doesn’t really detract from it. I like the hooves in particular for some reason. Don’t feel too bad about the bead shape, I once knit a picture of a horse and I made the *exact* same mistake hehe.

:-) Sara Melissa Bean replies: "Thanks very much! I’m glad you think it looks alright...and glad to know I’m not the only one who’s done such a thing. 2"
23 Sep 2008:-) Rachel Kelly Tipaldi
That’s gorgeous! How long did it take?

:-) Sara Melissa Bean replies: "Thanks! It took somewhere between 10 and 15 hours, but I didn’t work on it all at once. "
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About 'Beaded Unicorn Suncatcher':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Sara Melissa Bean
 • Copyright: ©Sara Melissa Bean. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Beaded, Beads, Beadwork, Bead, Loom, Unicorn
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Other
 • Submitted: 2008-09-18 02:16:26
 • Views: 619
 • Resolution: 800x577


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