Fully beaded Pomo Basket illusion

Very cool Mark! I've admired many original baskets with beads added, but never attempted an illusion piece with them.

How are the beads attached? I can't zoom in enough to see any detail.

Thank you very much Tim! I used 74g brown wire. Thread the bead and twist the two ends into a tail using small pliers and twisting the bead. Trim the tail to about 1/8”. Drill a hole using a #74 or #75 drill. Grasp bead with tweezers, dip the end in CA and insert. It’s very time consuming.
With my 1st experiment, the stark white beads stood out too much for me. For this one I dipped the hank into tan leather dye and rubbed the excess off. I like the look mush better. If you have ever used leather dye, you know it will stain anything, especially skin, and it doesn’t wash off.

Thanks Mark! I may have to give that a try.

Hey Mark! Ditto what Tim said -- very cool!

The variation is in fact a benefit to help “the basket” look more convincing; it looks more real than most. To me, the beads are a marginal adder - I would have skipped them.

Tim

I like the added beads as well!!

Tim Hunter said:

The variation is in fact a benefit to help “the basket” look more convincing; it looks more real than most. To me, the beads are a marginal adder - I would have skipped them.

Tim

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Tim,
Knowing now the time involved I might not have attempted it. But when you set out to make a beaded Pomo Indian basket illusion, beads are a key component.