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NEWS
November 25, 2024 C-Lon Bead Cord News
Good News - C-Lon Bead Cord is not getting the axe at a time when so many other products worldwide are being phased out or discontinued.
Due to Cost Increases - On Friday, November 29, C-Lon increased their prices of C-Lon Bead Cord and Tex 400 prices by around 40%. The 300 yd spools of Micro and the new 136 yd Fine Weight will go up by around 20%.
New Prices Coming Up Soon - When we reorder new stock, preferably not until January... we will have to implement new prices.
Stock Up Now - Now is a good time. However, we reserve the right to decline or alter an order if the quantities require us to place a new order from C-Lon.
Great news - C-Lon Bead Thread Size D is getting manufactured again and Black and White are available in large 3 oz spools for volume users. However the new prices are much higher and will be reflected on the new stock.
C-Lon Bead Thread Size D is a monocord, a very lightly twisted and bonded one-ply thread almost like a floss. It is used for many beading applications with fine beads.
This is a fun necklace to wear at this time of the year. Get the tutorial and necklace kit and make fun jewelry for yourself, your family, and your friends for Dia De Los Muertos, Halloween, or any other day of the year!
Make a neaclace and a pair or earrings, and a few amulet with leftover beads and cord with the kit. For the dancing skeletons pendants and earrings, check the free online tutorial HERE.
Fall in love with these drop-shaped beads, the chain stitch bead crochet sennits, and the necklaces made for them. The necklaces made with these kits are fun to make, lightweight, and comfortable to wear.
Project 4 | Chain Stitch Bead Crochet Tutorial
Chain stitch a bead crochet necklace with Czech Drop Beads, Miyuki 8/0s, one metallic button, and C-Lon Fine Weight Bead Cord - Tex 135.
If you are new to this technique start with Project 1 HERE. If you are already experienced, jump start to this kit available in 11 luscious colors.
Learn one of the main bead crochet techniques and the simplest one through gradual projects.
Project 1 to 3 - Single and Multiple Wrap Bracelets and Necklaces
The tutorial includes 4 projects, with step-by-step instructions, and technical tips to elevate your bead crochet jewelry-making skills to a professional level.
If you are new to this technique start with project 1. If you are already experienced you can jump start to Project 4 shown on the next entry.
Perfect project for sharing with kids or grand kids outdoors... Everything you need comes in the $32 bag, 4 projects with enough cord to make 10 to 11 bracelets. So it can be a group project.
I have personally tested this kit using only the bag's contents and a thread burner, and it works. I even added a ruler right into the tutorial, so you do not even need one. The snake knots are tied right in your hands; no tools are needed. The sliding clasps and endings can be done on a table and even on your knees, so you can bypass the recommended macrame board.
White is back. This colors has been out of stock in the standard C-Lon Bead Cord Tex 210 size with a 0.5 mm in diameter. An essential color for summer and winter.
NEW 2-Ply Black S-Lon Tex 45
Best
for the warp in loom beading projects and for stringing fine beads. The thread will not flatten like the regular C-Lon and S-Lon Bead Thread as the 2 ply are twisted and bonded together. The plies will not split when the thread is cut. 144 bobbins available.
Turquoise Variation the colorway for bracelet stack is back in stock.
+ 1 NEW Color:Rose Variation
For more info
on the bracelet stacks, check this post.
This cord is great for crochet bracelets.
Check the Turkish Crochet Bracelets
Tutorial + Video HERE.
+ 1 NEW Color Just in,Blues'n Tan. This will be it for a while as all of my suppliers of this cord are sold out!
March 27, 2024 C-Lon Bead Cord News
Latte is back. This colors has been out of stock in the standard C-Lon Bead Cord size for a very long time. This a to go color when looking for a neutral light brown with a slight warm overtone.
Popsicle Orange has been discontinued in the standard CLC size. I have 9 spools left and C-Lon is sold out, and will not be reordering it. Popsicle Orange is one of the 8 colors added in 2015. That still leave us with many other orange tones available.
March 22, 2024| Kumihimo Kits with PIP Beads | NEW COLORS
PIP beads are simply perfect for kumihimo. I fell in love with these small petal-shaped beads and designed kits with them starting in 2017. As of March 2024, I have added new colors and revisited and updated the tutorials. Many of the colorways are many limited to the PIP beads stock on hand. Czech PIP beads are hard to get and often impossible to reorder due to the high minimum ordering quantities. I hope you will love the new colors as much as I do!
New in Coral Beach Colors...
Transparent Peach Fuzz and Apricot Crush PIP beads with a touch of metallic luster and bright magenta pink, plus transparent peach-lined Miyuki beads, all with an iridescent aurora borealis finish.
And yes, the colors match perfectly with the Pantone and Coloro 2024 Colors of the Year. See the January entry below.
The name of this color is a play on words for a deep, iridescent metallic finish with green and pink accents for the PIP beads, plus a metallic iris finish for the Miyuki beads with a black oxide toggle clasp.
Kits in this colorway are available for bracelets in the Flower PIP design and for necklaces and bracelets in the Half Round design.
March 22, 2024 | NEW COLOR
Bead Cluster Kumihimo Kits
Cashmere... Subtle ombré color changes create a luxurious timeless combination, all in off whites, greys, to charcoal tones with hints of oatmeal and latte. The central knot is made by making a a few crochet chain stitches.
Note: Not all colors are back in stock, as some colors were not available, others have been discontinued, and some dye lots have shifted. This happens with every incoming shipment.
Interested in making Friendship bracelets with Heart Buttons?
Check our Collection HERE.
We just got more colors... These large handmade focal borosilicate glass beads with large holes are hand made, one by one, in the United States by lampwork artisans, with silver or copper inclusions, plus dichroic chips inside the glass.
Make 2 bracelets with 2 different bead placements and combinations with the New Perlage Kumihimo Bracelet Duo Kit.The first bracelet has a ridge of rocailles beads on the top and Magatamas on the sides. The back of the braid, which lays against the wrist, has no beads and is very comfortable to wear. The second bracelet has beads all around the braid, and the braided fibers can be seen in peekaboo through the beads.
This kit is also available in three other colorways: Place Vendome, Byzantium, and Marrakesh. An earlier colorway, Santorini, is sold out.
This new colorway named Perlage is classic, light, and neutral, with a bit of fun pop added by the beads... So why the Perlage name? In French, perlage means strings of pearls, but in Italian, it refers to the size and distribution of bubbles in sparkling wines. So, Perlage is the perfect name for this color combination, as the beads reminded me of champagne bubbles while braiding the kit samples.
You can also wear all three bracelets stacked up, as shown in the picture on the right if you get both the Bracelet Duo and the Necklace Plus kits.
The bracelet made with the Ancient River Kumihimo Kit has a distinctive appearance resembling an ancient artifact discovered in an archeological dig. The colors of the fibers, the etched and matte Lily Petals, the matte finish of the Delicas, along with the seed beads' intermittent sheen all come together to create the bracelet's unique look.
This kit is also available in another colorway, Copper River in oranges and blue ombré hues.
The Color of the Year? Peach Fuzz by Pantone or Apricot Crush by Coloro... Why is it important? Many items will come out this year in these colors. Both colors belong to the same apricot bisque color family. I matched Peach Fuzz with Ginger, Sea Shell, Peach Glow, Tangerine, and Light Copper. For Apricot Crush, I added Copper Rose and substituted Orange, a brighter, darker shade of orange, for the more earth-tone Light Copper.
January 2024 >C-Lon Bead Cord Colors compared to the NYFW Spring 2024 New Classics "Reliable core tones infused with a contemporary edge create new visions of tradition."
In addition to the Color of the Year, Pantone puts out fashion color palettes twice a year. I have already seen an uptick in purchases of C-Lon Bead Cord colors matching the color palettes precisely, especially the New Classics. Is it on purpose or subliminal, planned or accidental, a reflection of these color trends, or do I simply notice it more because I am aware?
For larger pictures and more on these new color trends, check my latest post on the Pantone and Coloro 2024 Color of the Year HERE and on the Pantone NYFW 2024 Spring Colors HERE.
"This season's report features the top ten standout colors, as well as the five new core classics we can expect to see as fashion designers introduce their new Spring/Summer collections."
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Cleo got renamed Kumihimo Cleo Cavandoli. She sits on my desk chair in the online store when I am working and keeps me company. She was born March 9th 2011, a triple rescue, we adopted January 2013. She is a 10 lb. foxy doxy with a bit of chihuahua maybe? - Marion
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