My Bead Journey: waxed linen

Welcome to the Irish Waxed Linen Hop hosted by the lovely Diana of Suburban Girl Studio!

I have seen projects done with it and I thought it would be cool so I mentioned to Diana that I would love to give it a shot but getting some right now was not a possibility. I have the best friends because we worked up a little trade and she sent me some with a couple of coordinating beads of hers (swoon). She is always so encouraging if you want to start something new. I had heard of Irish waxed linen but I had never worked with it. So for those of you who are not familiar with it here is what I found out about it.

As its name implies, waxed linen thread is a thick thread made from linen fibers. The thread is coated with a thin layer of wax, which gives it strength, weight and durability. Waxed linen thread is used in a variety of crafts and sewing projects.

As per usual I did not get pictures of the little kit she sent but I have now made a promise to myself and you that I will make sure to have my phone on hand when opening packages and get pictures right then and there. Any way I went directly to Pinterest to see what I could find. The first thing that popped up was this awesome YouTube Tutorial.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVoFooYL5Lw

It is an excellent way to start using waxed linen and it uses seeds so you know I was hooked! AND I was able to use this incredible button I have been hoarding of Diana's! I love the glaze she used on this!

I also have to tell you the color she sent me Williamsburg Blue is amazing!!! I wanted to do a triple wrap bracelet but I did not measure correctly but that is perfectly fine because I love love this bracelet.

The next thing I wanted to try is a necklace. I know I was being a bit over zealous but the color of the second kit just inspired the use of yet another one of Diana's flower pendants I had.

This turned out awesome but I still need to find a way to finish the clasp part. If not Shelby swears she will steal it and make it a choker.

I wanted to know if it was the linen or the weaving that I was enjoying so I also decided to try it with some other cord I had lying around and an awesome shank button by Lisa Peters.

While I did enjoy the process of weaving and love this bracelet I would definitely prefer to use the linen. It is stiffer and seems to stay where you put it much better. So where can you find some? Well I searched for you and guess what? I found awesome colors, price and hey she is awesome! Go check out Mary of White Clover Kiln. Just look at this awesome selection!

So there is my part of the hop please go check out what everyone else has done. I will be doing my hopping on Sunday as today as you are reading I am either getting ready to leave, on our way or actually riding the trails for the first time on 4 wheelers! I am very excited.

Diana Ptaszynski http://www.suburbangirlstudio.com

Kelsy Vincent http://jillofalltradescraft.blogspot.com

Susan Kennedy http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com

Linda Landig http://lindalandig.wordpress.com

Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com

Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog

Vanessa Gilkes http://www.culturezine.com

Sandy Huntress http://keepsakecrafts.net

Kay Thomerson http://KayzKreationz.blogspot.com

Sarajo Wentling http://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com

Kari Asbury http://www.Hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com

Rebecca Anderson http://w ww.songbeads.blogspot.com