Laura Jean McCabe (b. 1976) is a primarily self taught beadweaver with an education in historical costume reproduction and restoration, and anthropology. She produces elaborately beaded body adornment that combines Native American, African Zulu, and Victorian beadweaving techniques with modern materials and color schemes. She exhibits her work in national and international beadwork exhibitions, and sells her finished work at boutiques and galleries throughout the United States, as well as through her website: www.lauramccabejewelry.com. She maintains a working studio in Mystic, Connecticut, and teaches beading workshops across the US and throughout the world.

Laura McCabe - Just Let Me Bead

This unique design is a modern interpretation of the elaborate jewels of the Georgian period (1780-1830). It features six vintage Swarovski dentelles, three of which are bezeled and three of which are “prong” set using a unique herringbone/peyote stitch combination to create very structural forms.