A new Empress Ming’s Cuff will be in the works shortly. I’m ready to enter planet Mongo once again as I’ve had several requests for a tutorial for this design. When I created the first Empress Ming, I just picked up needle and thread and started to bead “off the cuff” so to speak without noting any directions. Creating a tutorial now will entail designing a color chart for the pattern work, writing the step-by-step tutorial as I bead, and shooting process photos for each step. This usually takes several weeks to a month depending on the amount of distractions that occur on a daily basis…one cannot live by beads alone, you understand, although I’d like to try that! Naturally, I don’t want to make an exact duplicate of the red, black, and white original so I’ve chosen bold new colors, which I believe go very well with the Flash Gordon versus Ming, the Merciless theme upon which the original Empress Ming’s cuff was based. I think Delica beads in dark gunmetal and cobalt blue along with black, gray, and metallic bronze will be absolutely perfect for the second Empress Ming!
Okay, I'm finally ready to start…
by Barbara | Sep 20, 2013 | An Aside, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Delica beads, Designer Patterns, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Tutorials | 0 comments