Herringbone is defined a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc. (Dictionary.com)
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| Herringbone fabric |
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| Herringbone stone path |
In beading the most well known herringbone stitch is also called Ndebele, named for the Ndebele people of Africia.
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| Ndebele figure (from ROM 2010) |
I was first introduced to herringbone in the Oct/Nov 2004 issue of Beadwork. Kathleen Kimball-Baker's ribbon bracelet used flat herringbone. It was hard to make just one.
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| Ribbon bracelets, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
Tubular herringbone allows for the creation of 3 dimensional items.
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| Herringbone Vase, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
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| Tea Candle holder, designed by Dorothy Wood, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
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| Foxglove flowers, designed by Kerrie Slade, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
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| Flowers on twisted herringbone rope, designed by Kerrie Slade, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
Basic herringbone rope can be structural parts of a design.
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| Solitaire Ring, designed by Maria Teresa Ferreira, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
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| Collar of glass & light, designed by Margie Deeb, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
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| Pansy necklace, herringbone rope covers beading wire, beadwoven by J. Woolverton |
Here is a
collection of Beading Daily posts about herringbone, with links to how to instructions and patterns.
Maria has created a
beaded herringbone band, using bugles and seedbeads.
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| Herringbone necklace with ball and socket closure |
Changing the seedbead sizes and styles add texture to the band.
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| Detail of Beaded Soutache |
Maria will be teaching this herringbone design on
May 4, 2013 at Beadfx.
Hope that you will try either of these herringbone stitches and create something beautiful!
Happy Beading!!
It's interesting to see how versatile Herringbone is! From tubular to flat to 3-D... I've been noticing a lot of trumpet flowers are done in this stitch. Should give it a try!
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