Beaded embroidery work is an ancient and honored technique, used for kings and queens as well as the expression of love from mothers and lovers around the world. There's nothing quite like the feeling of peace that bead embroidery can bring to the practitioner. It's a sitting meditation for many of us who love the craft.

Bead embroidery is probably my favorite form of beadwork. It's more like drawing or painting with beads, and I tend to get into a meditative and peaceful space while working on a project, especially a big one. While I was a night nurse in our local ER, I would often come home and get into the beadwork as a form of processing and healing.