Fringed Bookmark DESIGN. TERRY B. TAYLOR Use this design to create a rich, glittering device for saving your place. Fringed benefit: i's one more reason to have a good book going at all tintes. 6B Fringed Bookmark STA-BP2 Finger press or iron a ¥4- to ¥s-inch (1- to 1.5-cm) fold at each end of the ribbon, enclosing the cut edge with a second fold to make a hem. If your ribbon does not hold the hem well, sew it in place, YOU WILL NEED Approximately 12 inches (31 cm) of ribbon (Try grosgrain, sheer organza, or any ther ribbon material. Terry Taylor used ‘a metallic ribbon; see resources list page 77, for information.) ‘Several tablespoons of various small seed beads, including bugle beads, in complementary colors 5 accent beads Beading thread or decorative sewing thread to match ribbon color Beaving needle Scissors Ruler tron 2 small, flat containers (such as jar lids) How TO Making Fringe, page 17Pour small amounts (4 teaspoon or less) off various colors of seed beads into one flat con- tainer and mix. Pour the larger accent beads into your second flat container. Thread your needle and knot the end. Starting at a bottom corner of one hem, anchor the knot inside the hem and take a small backstitch to prevent the knot from popping through the ribbon, especially if you are using a sheer or coarsely woven ribbon. (To backstitch, insert the needle behind your first stitch and come back up through the ribbon half a stitch ahead.) Using your seed beads and your accent beads, create five pieces of dangled fringe across one end of your bookmark (see Making Fringe, page 17). End with your accent bead and a final seed bead. Your strands of fringe can vary in length. To make the looped fringe, begin picking up seed beads with the needle in a random manner. String approximately 10 to 18 per loop, making the loops various sizes. Once a loop is complete, pass the needle back through the hem and make a tiny stitch to secure the hem. Continue to make loops across the entire hem, Create additional rows of beaded loops above the first row, staggering the loops in a shingle fashion. When your loops are complete at one end, create loops on the other hemmed end ina similar fashion, though the ends need not be identical