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by: Pam Kearns

I loved the texture and colour of the recent resin fashion cabochons that came in. While my strength is not in bead embroidery, I knew that combining the cab with the dragon toes beads would be a great combination. The shape of the dragon toes lent themselves to 'holding' the cab in place and for edge of the shield itself. The base is Lacy's Stiff Stuff; the back is covered with ultra suede. The pinback is stitched on to the ultra suede. I already had most of the beads on hand, left over from other projects!

The cab is glued in place and the beads are stitched using 6lb Fireline. I stitched the backing using C-lon thread, D weight.

To learn about bead embroidery and some of the techniques that you can use, check out Anne Marie Desaulniers' intuitive bead embroidery class coming up in November 2014.

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		s37308 Book - Explorations in Beadweaving - by Kelly Angeley (This book has a chapter on bead embroidery if you need help w technique)	Price: $ 27.95 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		24211265 Findings - 1.25in Pinback - Silvertone	Price: $ 0.16 per	In Stock
		helfl06cr50 Fireline Beading Thread - 6lb / .006in - Crystal (50yd)	Price: $ 14.95 per	In Stock
		s38676 Glass - Dragon Toes - Turquoise Green (30)	Price: $ 4.73 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		hel009 Lacy's Stiff Stuff - 4.25 x 5.5 inches - White	Price: $ 3.22 per	In Stock
		ldp-2133f Miyuki - 3x5.5mm Long Drop Bead - Matte Transparent Peach AB	Price: $ 3.89 per	In Stock
		10608822-02 Resin - Fashion Cabochon - 34mm Round - Cosmic Sugar	Price: $ 1.46 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		clbd-ro Thread - Size D C-LON Thread - Royal Blue (Spool)	Price: $ 1.96 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		tb11r2005 Toho Seed Beads - 11/0 - Matte Ceylon Royal Blue	Price: $ 3.05 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		tb8r2009 Toho Seed Beads - 8/0 - Matte Ceylon Salmon Souffle	Price: $ 5.35 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.
		88824949 Tools - Adhesive - 2oz E6000 Glue -	Price: $ 11.20 per	In Stock
		s33206 UltraSuede - 8.5in square - Jazz Blue	Price: $ 8.20 per	Sorry - this item is unavailable.