Dec 22 2008
Beaded Netting
Beaded netting is commonly seen in Native American beadwork, and has been found in ancient Egyptian artifacts as well as in Africa and Russia.
As you can see from these samples at The Bead Wrangler, different types of beads will give you a different look. Vertical netting and circular netting are the most commonly used types of netting. As you can imagine, using different sizes and types of beads at specific places throughout the netting can give you an entirely different look.
This picture shows a classic Karmen necklace and an adaptation (heart) from the same design. The Karmen was generally worked in black, red and yellow and I have been told that every Russian beading student was required to learn it. From this basic vertical netting design all that is needed to form a new design is to rearrange the colors of the beads, although many variations may be made.
Varvara is one of the most talented Russian beaders I’ve come across in my studies of beading. Some of her most beautiful works are done in netting.
The chevron stitch illustrated by The Bead Wrangler is another type of netting. It’s usually done in several rows and worked horizontally.
Judy’s Bead World shows illustrations of the Ogalala Butterfly stitch, and has an illustration of the Mariana Necklace which starts with a row of chevron netting and then is embellished in following rows.
