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Instructions for the Round and Flat Super Duo/Twin Chain and Beaded Bead.
 

Click here for the free pattern.

Two-hole beads were popular during the 30s and 50s and I've collected more than 50 necklaces made with them from these eras. These beads are usually pressed glass and result in most unusual assemblies. Order my pdf file, The Joy of Two-Hole Beads, which shows images of them all plus several patterns for beadweaving with them.

It's ready! Click here for my 2013 Beautiful Beads Calendar
A free calendar you can print and enjoy all year long.

The Bead Pal Project 1: Beaded Beads, click the image at left.

The Bead Pal Project 2: Flowers
Click here for the booklet.

Bead Pals 3: Message in a Bottle Beaded Tubes
Click here for the booklet.

About me.....Diane Fitzgerald is a bead collector and jewelry designer who works with a variety of beads large and small, old and new. Since 1989, Diane has taught classes at her shop, Beautiful Beads, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, across the U.S. and internationally. As a collector, she focuses on contemporary American art glass beads and European and Japanese vintage beads. Diane has traveled to South Africa to study Zulu and Xhosa beadwork and to Japan, Czech Republic, Germany, the UK and other areas to learn about the glass bead industry and meet beadworkers and beadmakers. Diane has a master's degree in Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota with a minor in Design.

Shop hours are by chance and appointment. Please call or e-mail me (dmfbeads@bitstream.net) if you'd like to stop by.