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!!
