My first beading

[amanes1]

Hi everyone. I just discovered this forum a couple of months ago and decided to try my hand at beading. I saw the PP beader special and bought some pearls to give it a go. This is my first ever experience with knotting and I must say, while it did make me feel clumsy at times, it feels good to have a finished piece that I can give my mom. Any kind of feedback would be appreciated. Sorry no pics of it being worn, I'm a larger guy and this bracelet wouldn't quite fit around my wrist.

 

[pearlescence]

That looks like pretty tight knotting to me, well done, good job.
Welcome to the forum

 

[Sueki]

Hi Amanes1,
Gosh, it's great; your mom will love it - how could she not ?

Oops, pardon the pun.....

 

[pattye]

You will be #1 with Mom! Great work,lovely design, and she will love being able to work the toggle herself!

 

[GemGeek]

Wow, that's amazing for a first piece! Those pearls are really beautiful.

 

[Mervione]

Nice job! Do you use gimp? It's hard to see in the pictures.

 

[amanes1]

I did use gimp. It took me a while to get a concept of how much I needed to fit correctly. I think I cut 4 pieces before I got one that finally worked for me.