Queen of the Incas

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Good morning !

Here it is at last ! Well, I’m sure you’ll have guessed already what a huuuuge amount of work went into this embroidered neck piece. But it was worth it. With its shape and colors, this necklace reminds me of the breastplates that can be found in ancient monuments in central America: so its name came in easily !

The starting point for this neckpiece was the sea sediment jasper cab, which I’ve had for some time now. I was just waiting to find the perfect setting to best showcase its daring mix of turquoise and reddish brown.

The shape itself was partly insipired by the amazing art work of the Russian bead artist Guzel Bakeeva (whose site you’ll find here), who is very skilled in using Tila and bugles to structure her embroidery.

On top of the jasper cab, I’ve bezelled an oval Swarovski stone, and added 3 Rivoli on each side. Most of the embroidery is made up from Tila and Bugles (from Miyuki). Overall, the association of gold, brown, red and turquoise makes up for one of these strikingly contrasted color palettes that are so dear to my heart.

I genuinly hope you’ll like it too ! Have a lovely day.