Last month me and my wonderful mum went to our first class of the year at The Bead Shop Nottingham. It was to learn how to do Soutache which uses a special cord to make jewellery.
My attempt was... interesting. You might even say hideous.
I used a selection of pearls and three colours of Soutache cord to make this monstrosity. You know what though? I'm not bothered that it's hideous, it was nice to learn how to do it and have a go. Not everything has to be a work of art (not anything in my case!).
This is a picture of the back. Not the nicest finish ever, which is why most Soutache jewellery is covered at the back with a layer of felt or Ultrasuede.
This is the cord we used. As you can see it's quite flat and is braided so the channel in the middle is easy to stitch through. I bought some as I do intend to do this again, but perhaps a less hideous design this time!
If you want to see some examples of nice Soutache, have a look at my Pinterest board.
My attempt was... interesting. You might even say hideous.
I used a selection of pearls and three colours of Soutache cord to make this monstrosity. You know what though? I'm not bothered that it's hideous, it was nice to learn how to do it and have a go. Not everything has to be a work of art (not anything in my case!).
This is a picture of the back. Not the nicest finish ever, which is why most Soutache jewellery is covered at the back with a layer of felt or Ultrasuede.
This is the cord we used. As you can see it's quite flat and is braided so the channel in the middle is easy to stitch through. I bought some as I do intend to do this again, but perhaps a less hideous design this time!
If you want to see some examples of nice Soutache, have a look at my Pinterest board.
