Creating the Tourmaline Collar

Creating the Tourmaline Collar

Most often Beth’s projects start with choosing a weaving pattern, “because I love the tiny stones,” she says. She starts by making 5 to 10 sample beaded swatches in a variety of stone, stitch, and thread combinations “until I get the combination I want.” 

As an example, Beth “fell in love with” a group of unusual tourmaline slices that transitioned from pale red to caramel and then to deep green/blue.

As a first step the stones were recut and set into gold bezels to stabilize them and highlight their colors.