All over the place, e-bay, country town, second hand shops, FB Market place. I love the hunt for beads. If I’m driving and there’s a park near a shop, it means I am meant to call in.

I even have family friends from my home town area who have sent me beads that belonged to family members. They’re very precious those ones.

No sorry, no changes. Often when you change a bead it upsets the balance. There really is a system in the randomness.

Unfortunately not. It is not possible to replicate the designs due to the randomness of the beads. While it looks like there is no pattern, there is a “system”.

I put them all into a colander then I take each necklace and i separate them into a casserole dish. At the colander stage I sift out the seed beads. Beads are sorted and stored in colours ready to be used at a later date.

There seem to be lots of read beads in the world. Not many yellow though!

It certainly has. Originally I was using parrot clasps that were about 4mm, they were very very small and difficult to use. The wire I first used was very light and less durable. Most of my materials have been updated since I started. I think the necklaces I make now are much stronger than the first ones I made. If anyone has any issues with their older stock, let me know and I will re-thread for you!