Corkscrew

bangle

TUBULAR BRICK STITCH / STRINGING / BEAD EMBROIDERY

Work up a spiraling bangle in tubular brick stitch,

and finish with a decorative embroidered
centerpiece or fancy clasp.

designed by Marla Salezze

stepbystep
Brick stitch tube
[1] On a comfortable length of thread,
attach a stop bead (Basics, p. 77), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.
[2] Work in ladder stitch (Basics) to
make a four-bead ladder using a color A
80 seed bead, a color B 80 seed bead, an
A, and a B. Form the ladder into a ring
(Basics), and zigzag back through the
beads to reinforce the ring. End with
your thread exiting an A. This is the
first round of the tube.
[3] Working in modified tubular
brick stitch, pick up an A and a B,
sew under the next thread bridge in

the previous round from back to front,

and continue up through the B just
added (figure 1, ab).
[4] Pick up an A, sew under the next
thread bridge, and continue up through
the same A (bc).
[5] Pick up a B, sew under the next
thread bridge, and continue up through
the same B (cd). Sew down through
the first A added in this round and back
up through the B just added (de) to
complete round two.
[6] Pick up an A and a B, skip the
next thread bridge between the first
and last 80s added in the previous
round, and sew under the following
thread bridge. Continue back up

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through the B just added (figure 2, ab).

[7] Repeat steps 4 and 5 (bc) to complete round three.

[8] Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the beadwork is the desired length. If youre
using an embroidered centerpiece, the
beadwork should fit around the widest
part of your hand minus 1 in. (3.2 cm)
for the embroidered centerpiece. If
youre using a clasp, the beadwork
should be the desired bracelet length
less the size of the clasp. End and add
thread (Basics) as needed.
[9] Work a ladder stitch thread path
through the last round, and end the
working thread. Remove the stop bead,
and end the tail.

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Materials

c
b

80 seed bead, color A

80 seed bead, color B

b
FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

Embroidered centerpiece
[1] Cut an X in the center of a 1 x 1-in.

Assembly
[1] Cut 10 in. (25 cm) of beading wire.

(2.5 x 2.5 cm) square of beading foundation (photo a). Apply glue to the back
of the rivoli, and place the point into the
X in the foundation. Allow the glue to
dry, and then trim the foundation close
to the edge of the rivoli (photo b).
[2] Tie an overhand knot (Basics) at
the end of 18 in. (46 cm) of thread. Sew
through the foundation to exit near the
edge of the rivoli. Using 110 seed beads,
work a round of beaded backstitch
(Basics), and end the thread by tying
a knot on the back of the foundation
(photo c).
[3] Glue the embroidered component
into the mini pendant finding, and set
aside to dry.

On one end, string a crimp bead and

a loop of the mini pendant finding or
clasp. Go back through the crimp bead,
leaving a short tail. With crimping
pliers, crimp the crimp bead (Basics),
and trim the tail short.
[2] String a bead cap, the brick stitch
tube, a bead cap, a crimp bead, and the
other loop of the mini pendant finding
or clasp. Go back through the crimp
bead, and crimp it as before.
[3] Using chainnose or crimping pliers,
close a crimp cover over each crimp. w

green bangle 212-in. (6.4 cm) inside

diameter
1 12 mm rivoli (Swarovski, olivine)
3 g 80 seed beads in each of 2 colors:
A (Toho 952, rainbow light topaz/sea foam
lined; www.beadaholique.com),
B (Miyuki 459, metallic olive;
www.auntiesbeads.com)
1 g 110 seed beads (Toho 952,
rainbow light topaz/sea foam lined;
www.beadaholique.com)
1 25 x 20 mm ornate mini pendant circle
double-loop finding by Nunn Design
(PE2370, gold; www.fusionbeads.com)
2 9 mm crown bead caps by Nunn Design
(BM3309, gold; www.fusionbeads.com)
2 2 mm crimp beads
2 3 mm crimp covers (gold)
Accu-Flex beading wire, .019 (Dijon gold)
Nymo D thread (olive)
beading needles, #10
1 x 1-in. (2.5 x 2.5 cm) square of Lacys
Stiff Stuff beading foundation
E6000 adhesive
crimping pliers
chainnose pliers (optional)
wire cutters
orange bangle colors:
80 seed beads in 2 colors: A
(Miyuki 1003, silver-lined gold AB;
www.auntiesbeads.com),
B (Toho 329, gold-lustered African
sunset; www.beadaholique.com)
1 10 mm Corona clasp (gold with
red magma chessboard crystal;
www.alacarteclasps.com)
Beadalon beading wire, .018 (gold)
Fireline 6 lb. test

Marla Salezze has been

EDITORS NOTE:

beading since second grade

and loves learning and
exploring new media. She
is on the 2014 Innovations Team
for Nunn Design and is a board
member of the Bead Society of
Eastern Pennsylvania. Contact her
at beadedbymarla@gmail.com, or
visit www.beadedbymarla.com.

To add a clasp to the

bangle, replace the
embroidered centerpiece
with a decorative box
clasp. Connie

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