España Sheriff ([info]cmdrsuzdal) wrote in [info]crafty_tardis,
2011-03-01 19:26:00
I posted this over on dw_cosplay and someone suggested it might be of interest here as well, so hopefully that is the case;

I wanted to share something I made for a friend, it was her first Gally this year and she decided to crossplay Four. Since she was a bit nervous about it I decided it was the perfect opportunity to try out a project that had been kicking around my head for a bit and make her a beaded version of the Tom Baker scarf.

I used 15/0 Toho rounds, and had a heck of a time finding good color matches (the blue in particular I ended up lucking out with some random beads a friend gave me) which ended up meaning I used a combination of matte, metallic and transparent finishes. As it turns out that worked better by adding a little sparkle but not too much.

All in all I am pleased with the result, it took longer than I had anticipated (15-20 solid hours) and I had to cheat and join several sections which compromised the structural integrity of the end result, but I have a belt loom on the way so I can recreate the whole thing properly now that I know it works.



Tags: four, jewelry

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[info]rdprice29

March 2 2011, 03:44:34 UTC 1 year ago

I LOVE this so, so much!!!! Awesome!!

[info]just_unlikely

March 2 2011, 03:45:33 UTC 1 year ago

Gorgeous!

[info]rani23

March 2 2011, 03:50:59 UTC 1 year ago

OMG. Amazing!!! Love it!!

[info]i_id

March 2 2011, 03:55:05 UTC 1 year ago

:o so pretty.

[info]skalja

March 2 2011, 04:11:34 UTC 1 year ago

Beautiful!

I've actually thought about trying this but quailed at the idea of all those beads, so kudos to you. ;)

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 2 2011, 04:30:10 UTC 1 year ago

Oh boy, it is a whole lot of teeny tiny beads, as I discovered each time I knocked a container over :)

[info]jianna

March 2 2011, 04:13:48 UTC 1 year ago

Gorgeous! I thought about knitting a mini-scarf like this, but I think your beaded version is so much classier.

[info]jenny_wildcat

March 2 2011, 04:17:49 UTC 1 year ago

That is gorgeous! So much work - my hat's off to you.

[info]vivonelcarmelo

March 2 2011, 04:24:34 UTC 1 year ago

Fantastic idea! It looks great.

[info]kartos

March 2 2011, 04:39:58 UTC 1 year ago

Are you planning on making more if you can find the right color beads? That is incredibly awesome!

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 2 2011, 07:56:57 UTC 1 year ago

Artbeads.com is currently having a sale on the 15/0 beads, so yeah I've totally ordered a bunch of blues to see how they look :)

[info]msredcrayon

March 2 2011, 05:11:37 UTC 1 year ago

Amazing! This is such a clever idea, and it looks absolutely beautiful. Kudos to your patience with the beading. :)

[info]charismitaine

March 2 2011, 05:54:09 UTC 1 year ago

That's absolutely fantastic!

[info]molly_grue

March 2 2011, 06:03:38 UTC 1 year ago

That is so cool!

[info]mischa_fiasco

March 2 2011, 06:45:10 UTC 1 year ago

You should etsy that. People would totally buy it.

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 2 2011, 07:58:53 UTC 1 year ago

Aw thanks, I'm considering it.

I think I just really need to see if I can get a bit faster at it in order to be able to sell at a price that makes the work per hour worth it :)

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[info]misskass

March 2 2011, 07:18:18 UTC 1 year ago

I am now very, very interested in trying this myself. Did you follow a pattern or just sort of make it up based on the scarf's design?

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 2 2011, 07:55:51 UTC 1 year ago

Since my friend and her husband were doing City of Death crossplay I followed the pattern for Season 16/17 from doctorwhoscarf.com.

I decided on a width of 11 beads across (one for each Doctor) and based on that halved the numbers for each row to get proportions I liked for the bead size I'm using.

[info]capemaynuts

March 2 2011, 08:18:50 UTC 1 year ago

Really cool looking! How would it look in 11*s? 15s are so tiny. And do you do any other stitches then looming? I'm wondering how it would look in peyote stitch or maybe RAW. I have so many little piles of left over seed beads and Delicas. I think I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration.

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 2 2011, 09:07:49 UTC 1 year ago

Well, I chose the 15s specifically because I wanted the small size to emulate the look of knitting but I would imagine with 11s it would be fun to just keep the proportions the same and get something longer... hmmm. Do post if you end up making your own variant!

TBH, I don't really know much at all about using this type of beading, on or off-loom (this was my third project and perfect because it looks advanced but is mainly just time intensive).

I keep seeing peyote stitch patterns and they tempt and terrify me in equal measure. I can only guess (and google) what RAW might be.

[info]capemaynuts

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[info]failte_aoife

March 2 2011, 10:56:35 UTC 1 year ago

This is just awesome!

[info]mrsalemp

March 2 2011, 14:17:17 UTC 1 year ago

Oh wow! This looks amazing, well done!

Anonymous

March 2 2011, 15:31:33 UTC 1 year ago

Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous! Who would have guessed that delicate, feminine and 4 could be so right!

[info]darkly_ironic

March 2 2011, 17:06:43 UTC 1 year ago

That is amazing! :D

[info]dianadisaster

March 3 2011, 03:10:46 UTC 1 year ago

I love this! Such a clever idea, and looks so great in execution!

[info]sdlibrarian

March 3 2011, 05:35:23 UTC 1 year ago

very cool!! My son does beading, so I will show him this.

[info]peety

March 3 2011, 09:29:51 UTC 1 year ago

What a great idea! It's a sly nod to The Scarf while looking like a unique piece of jewelry.

[info]alouzon

March 3 2011, 20:29:21 UTC 1 year ago

Is this right angle weave?

[info]cmdrsuzdal

March 7 2011, 03:37:40 UTC 1 year ago

It's a loom stitch as described here; http://www.beadlooms.com/basic.html

[info]acertainflower

March 3 2011, 22:22:58 UTC 1 year ago

Love this, fantastic! : )

[info]martinsnewteeth

March 6 2011, 23:58:18 UTC 1 year ago

Amazing!
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