I have done a bit of knitting with beads but I can't say I have purled with beads so when I got a copy of the new book Julia Pretl's Big Book of Beadwork this page showing how to do the purl stitch while incorporating beads along with the stitches I had to share! And being that it's Thursday the "sharing" gets even better. I ask a question, you leave your answer by Thursday Sept 16th, 2010 Midnight EST and you are entered to win your very own copy of Julia Pretl's Big Book of Beadwork.
The Question:
Back to school: good? Bad? Funny? Do tell!!For me- good! I always felt it was a whole new world each time and the possibilities were limitless. Kind of like how I feel about every time I open a new book or start a new project. Not sure where I'm headed but it's the adventure that counts. OK now onto how to purl with beads. Just click on the image to enlarge and read all about it.
If you like this tutorial from Julia Pretl's Big Book of Beadwork on doing the purl stitch with beads, grab yourself a copy for lots more!
Julia Pretl's Big Book of Beadwork:
32 Projects for Adventurous Beaders
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This volume brings together some of the best of Julia Pretl's bead collections. In this compilation of the author’s previous three books, Beaded Collars, Bead Knitted Bags, and Little Bead Boxes, readers learn the author’s original methods for beading miniature vessels, knit purses, and classic neck pieces. Pretl, an innovator of form and technique, offers instruction for creating four-, five-, and six-sided rectangular, square, and stacked miniature boxes; vintage-style bead-knitted handbags; and intricate neckpieces, inspired by the dramatic jewelry worn by the ancient Egyptians.
Each of the projects contains a materials list and instructions presented both in written and charted form. With detailed instruction and sequenced illustrations, the author provides clear, step-by-step guidance. The enclosed DVD offers a series of video tutorials in bead knitting, with all the techniques needed for the projects included (for both left- and right-handed knitters!), and full-size printable PDFs of graphs.
Julia S. Pretl (Baltimore, MD) is the author of Beaded Collars, Bead Knitted Bags, and Little Bead Boxes. She has been featured in articles and on the cover of Interweave’s Beadwork magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Baltimore Sun and in several galleries and exhibits. She was an invited artist for Beading for the Soul (Interweave, 2005). Julia teaches classes and workshops and is well known in the online and off-line beadwork community.
Going back to school for me was always exciting. Especially when I had my new textbooks and brought them home and very carefully covered them with brown paper wrapping. The brown paper was to protect the books so that you did not have to pay a fine at the end of the year. It was always great too because you got to write on the brown paper. By the end of the year your book cover was an 'art-piece' in itself. Being in a new grade was exciting too because it meant you were more 'grown-up' and one more year closer to graduating. The funny part of going back to school was seeing all the cliques start up and who was popular and who was on the 'outs'. There was always someone who got picked on no matter what! The bad part was all the homework and the difficulties in transitioning from old math to new math, learning how to use a slide-rule and learning French taught by the Social Studies teacher - who did not speak French.
Posted by: Maxine Kollar | September 09, 2010 at 07:57 PM
The cooler weather and suble change of light spell back-to-school for me a week or so before. I find that exciting, even though I'm a retiree. I find I just love learning, especially in area that I haven't investigated before.
I've been participating in my local college's various offerings and am going back for three more classes with excellent tutors next week.
Can't wait!
Posted by: Suella | September 10, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I have always liked going back to school. :)
-- Birgit
Posted by: Birgit | September 10, 2010 at 03:19 AM
Back to school is always an exciting time for both me and my kids. I can finally enjoy some peace and quiet and they get to see their friends and learn new things. I also take the time to set new goals for myself, too.
Posted by: Janel | September 10, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Going back to school has always felt to me like a new start - even now, many years after I finished school. Time to get organized, begin those indoor routines that are sometimes forgotten during the warm days of summer, plan ahead for the fall and winter holidays indoors. Love it!
Posted by: Susan | September 10, 2010 at 05:25 PM
I always loved going back to school. Getting school supplies was always a fun time too. I wouldn't have liked the new way of packing all the supplies in one plastic bag so all you have to do is find the grade and grab a bag.
Posted by: Carol | September 11, 2010 at 07:24 AM
Now I've got Michael Jackson stuck singing in my head. Bead it bead it bead it...
Posted by: AlisonH | September 11, 2010 at 01:45 PM
doesn't matter if it's real school or not- I love learning new stuff, but there is something special about a structured class taught by someone passionate about the subject.....it always re-inspires me.
Posted by: Trish ONeil | September 11, 2010 at 03:13 PM
Back to School! Good maybe even great! I love the cool even cold weather, so start of school means I will no longer sweat to death! (OK only feel like it)
Posted by: Susan | September 11, 2010 at 03:44 PM
I loved going to school, and still do, now that I am retired. Fall is my favourite time of the year. I hated the long summer holidays as I couldn't wait to get back to school and learn! I even liked homework, including the mandatory Latin. And now it means I have to inventory my knitting and see how many more gifts I have time to make.
Posted by: Heather K | September 11, 2010 at 04:12 PM