2007 Bead Journal Project: What to Bead on?

About the 2007 Bead Journal Project

We are 241 women and 1 man who are dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal pages, one per month, for a year, starting June 1, 2007. We live in 13 different countries, including 37 states in the USA. Our primary goal during this process, is to stretch our creative and technical limits. The BJP is all about visual journaling using any media and techniques, as long as it includes beading. We are free to structure our bead journal pages any way we want, as long as all 12 are the same size. Through this blog, we intend to support each other in process, techniques and design. Until September 1, 2007, we will not post pictures of our finished journal pages. Many of us have our own blogs or websites (links below) where we may post pictures sooner.

Robin Atkins BJP Coordinator

Participating Members

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

What to Bead on?

This question was asked before, but now that some folks have answered that they use Peltex, I have a question. Is that like Timtex? Do you bead directly on the surface of the Peltex/Timtex or do you put fabric over it and bead on the fabric with the Peltex as backing? Thanks for all of you who share with us!

4 comments:

Brenda said...: I am using Peltex, I put fabric over the top of it. I have continued to do so just to keep the continuity, but now that I know better, I would not have had to have fabric over the top. But if I was doing a necklace or a bracelet I would use Ultrasuede over the top of the Peltex, just for its beauty that would show through in the spaces.; April 22, 2008 at 6:07 PM
KV said...: Krispi -- I have never seen or used Timtex so I cannot give you a comparison. However, the Peltex can be used alone or with a fabric basted over it. I have used the Peltex for not only my beaded pages but also bead embroidered cuff bracelets and necklaces.

Kathy V in NM; April 22, 2008 at 6:09 PM
abeadlady said...: I have used fabric and handmade paper over the Pellon 70 and I have used it with nothing over it. I usually paint it or color it with Sharpies so the white doesn't show through.

Arline; April 22, 2008 at 6:11 PM
The bad Liz said...: My answer is the same about the Pellon 70 - with other fabric and alone, I've done both.

Also, I have coloured it with Sharpie markers, and I also added roving and felted it in the Pellon. It maintained the stiffness that I needed also.

I haven't used Timtex so I can't compare the two.; April 23, 2008 at 5:24 AM

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