Virginia Jensen Bücher

International Delivery!During the past 18 years I have been a voluntary homeless person, traveling the globe. I have no job, no car, no house, no telephone number. All that I own can fit in a backpack and a box or two left at my daughters' homes. I got the last boat out of Haiti before the coup deposed Baby Doc Duvalier. I was in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down. I was in Hong Kong when it reverted to Chinese rule. When President Clinton visited Ireland, I was there. I had two audiences with Pope John Paul II. I went to the Olympics in Atlanta and Salt Lake City. I volunteered with the Israeli army and in a Palestinian village. I did a stint with the Peace Corps in the Czech Republic. I saw the terra cotta warriors in Xian, China, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. I flew in a tiny mail plane beyond the Arctic Circle, and I dogsledded in Alaska. Did I mention that I am 78?

Stitching with Two-Hole Shaped Beads gives jewelry makers new ideas for using popular two-hole beads. Stitchers will learn how to use squares, Tilas, SuperDuos, rullas, bricks, disks, and more to create over 25 beautiful, geometric projects. These gorgeous bracelets, earrings, and collars are made with five stitches including herringbone, peyote, square stitch, right-angle weave, and Virginia’s unique new stitch, the 'cluster stitch'. As always, Virginia’s clear illustrations and instructions help all beaders understand and execute each piece with success.