In reference to an older post...

Once I think I saw a book? in one of my beady magazines or maybe a a class? that was called something like: You Don't Have To Be Afraid of Right Angle Weave. Huh! Or maybe I had a bad dream about it.  I was perusing some of my older posts and I realized I never posted a picture of a necklace I had referenced. This necklace is one I made back a couple of years ago at one of the annual CCBS Bead Retreat which Marcia DeCoster taught. It's called Descending Nights and I actually finished it right after the Retreat! The original pattern had two more "flowers" on the straps but we were given the option to shorten it.  I apologize, it's not the clearest picture, so do look it up on her site for a better view - very elegant. The straps are made of Czech fire polished beads in a simple RAW pattern. Why didn't I think of that?!  And I got to use one of those pretty brass filigree pendants I always wanted to play with.
I had so much fun learning a lot about RAW, although I just couldn't get a grasp on Cubic Right Angle Weave for the other project that weekend. Not that Marcia didn't try her best to teach it to me! So it's one to keep working on.
I see she has a few really good books out right now on the subject. One is :Beads In Motion,  and the other one I need to study. Alot.: Beadwork's Designer of the Year Series Right Angle Weave Fundamentals with Marcia DeCoster.  Check out her website and blog if you haven't yet.  They're a visual candy store and interesting.  There's a new kit with RAW leaves, a lariat type, I believe, where one end goes through two of the leaves on the other end.  Just gorgeous.  I aspire to make that "turn" in CRAW.   Speaking of CRAW....try her "free" Easy Elegant Earring pattern on her website.  Directions are in the sidebar.  Pretty cool!  And that's that.