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FEBRUARY 2016 Issue 131

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ING
BRACELE
TS
p. 11

Learn
single
crochet
with
beads!

p. 20
Make this bracelet
featuring a cool ombr
color gradation p. 20

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Craft 3-D shapes

with bugle beads
p. 26

RIBER
SUBSCUSIVE
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Make snazzy peyote earrings

p. 40

Business or hobby? Tips for tax time p. 24

Easy bead-embroidered pendant p. 54

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bracelet p. 30

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BEADING
PROJECTS
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NEW YEAR!

Embellished RAW
bangles p. 8

Make this stunning

studded bracelet p. 4

Cute crystal
clovers p. 10

Hex pyramid
bracelet p. 13

p. 60

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the chilly temps give us the perfect excuse to stay indoors and bead! And this
issue of B&B Extra gives you four more ways to make it to springtime.
Cary Bruners stud bead bracelet (p. 4) repeats a classic diamond shape start
to finish, from the shapes you use to the shapes you make. Marla Salezzes rightangle weave bangle (p. 8) shows an easy way to highlight your favorite beads in
an elegant, everyday style. With St. Patricks Day right around the corner, youll want
to waste no time in making Lane Landrys adorable beaded clovers (p. 10). And if
you havent used hex pyramids yet, heres your chance with Svetlana Chernitskys
lovely bracelet (p. 13). Spring, take your time. Were busy beading!

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RAW talent bangle............................................... 8
Crystal clovers..................................................... 10
Hex marks the spot bracelet.............................. 13
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BEAD WEAVING

Stunning
studded

BRACELET
Showcase bicones, bead
studs, and two-hole tiles in
a sensational, dimensional
accessory.
designed by Cary Bruner

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Difficulty rating

8 mm two-hole
bead stud

Materials

white/green stud bracelet

71 2 in. (19.1 cm)

12 8 mm two-hole bead studs (chalkwhite)

12 6 mm CzechMates two-hole tile beads
(metallic suede gold)
32 3 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski, sand
opal AB2X)
5 g 110 seed beads (Toho 281, olive-lined
rainbow topaz)
1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 378D, bronze-
lined light gray)
1 toggle clasp
Fireline, 6 lb. test
beading needles, #11or #12

FIGURE 1

6 mm two-hole
tile bead

b
3 mm bicone crystal
110 seed bead
a

150 seed bead

FIGURE 2

purple/bronze bracelet colors

d
To work this bracelet, you will stitch the
centerpiece of bead stud units and
crystal units first. The tile bead units at
each end will be added later. End and
add thread as needed.
For the purposes of these instructions,
the two-hole bead studs and tile beads
will have a right-side hole (RH) and a
left-side hole (LH).

Bead stud units group 1

Units #14 will share sides to form
a four-square cluster.

e
f

8 mm two-hole bead studs (chalk

bronze lumi)
6 mm CzechMates two-hole tile beads
(milky pink moon dust)
3 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski,
antique pink)
110 seed beads (Toho 1704, gilded
marble lavender)
150 seed beads (Toho 989F, gold-lined
frosted crystal)
Materials are available at Bead
Haven in Las Vegas (702) 233-2450
or www.beadhaven.com.

FIGURE 3

stitch three times to add a 150 at

each corner of the unit. Continue
through the first 150 and the next
five 110s to exit the top of the right
edge of this unit (figure 2, ab).

Unit #1

1 On a comfortable length of thread,

pick up 20 110 seed beads. Sew through

Unit #2

the first four beads again to form a ring,

leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail (figure 1, ab).
2 Pick up an 8 mm bead stud (RH),
skip the next seven 110s in the ring,
and sew through the following three
110s (bc). Sew through the open hole
of the bead stud, skip the next seven
110s in the ring, and sew through the
following four 110s (cd).
3 Pick up a 150 seed bead, and sew
through the next five 110s. Repeat this

edge of unit #1, and continue through

the five new 110s (bc).
2 Pick up 15 110s, and sew through the
five 110s added in the previous step to
form a ring. Continue through the next
four 110s in the ring (cd).
3 Work as in step 2 of Unit #1 to add
a bead stud (figure 3, ab).
4 Work as in step 3 of Unit #1 to add a
150 in each corner, exiting the bottom of
the right edge of 110s in this unit (bc).

1 Pick up five 110s, sew through the right

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ending and adding thread

Cary Bruner works and

teaches at Bead Haven Las
Vegas. She feels she owes her
creative ability to her grandmother because of the many craft projects
they did together when she was young. One
of her most recent designs, a necklace called
Spinning in orbit, graced the cover of the
October 2015 issue of Bead&Button. Email
Cary at creationsbycary@aol.com, or visit
www.creationsbycary.etsy.com to see more
of her work.

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unit 2

unit 1

unit 3

unit 3

unit 3

c
unit 3

unit 4

d
b
c

FIGURE 4

c b
FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 7

Unit #3

1 Pick up five 110s, sew through the

bottom edge of unit #2, and continue
through the five new 110s (cd).
2 Complete the ring with 15 110s as
before, and continue through the next
four 110s in the ring (de).
3 Add the bead stud as before, but the
right-side hole now becomes a bottom
hole (ef).
4 Add 150s in each corner as before,
exiting the bottom of the left edge of
110s on this unit (point f).

unit 6

unit 5

unit 7

unit 8

unit 10

unit 9

Unit #4

1 Pick up five 110s, sew through the left

edge of unit #3, and continue through
the five new 110s as before.
2 Complete the ring with 15 110s, and
continue through the next four 110s in
the ring as before.
3 Add the bead stud as in Unit #3.
4 Add the 150s on each corner, exiting
the top left edge of this unit.
5 Sew through the bottom edge of unit
#1, and continue through the top edge
of unit #4 (figure 4, ab). Sew through
the beadwork as shown to exit the
bottom right edge of unit #3 (bc).

Crystal units group 1

Units #5 and #6 will be joined to the
open edges of unit #3.

Unit #5

1 Pick up five 110s, sew through the

bottom edge of unit #3, and continue
through the five new 110s.
2 Pick up 15 110s, and sew through the
five 110s added in the previous step to
form a ring.

3 Pick up a 150, and sew through the

next five 110s in the ring (figure 5, ab).
Pick up a 150, two 3 mm bicone crystals,
and a 150, and sew through the same
five 110s (bc). Push the 3 mms toward
the center of the ring. Repeat these
stitches three times.
4 Sew through the adjacent 150 and
two 3 mms added in the previous stitch
(figure 6, ab). Sew through all eight
3 mms (bc), and retrace the thread
path once more.
5 Pick up a 150, and sew through the
next two 3 mms (figure 7, ab). Repeat
this stitch three times (bc).
6 Sew through the four 150s in the
nearest corner in a counter-clockwise
direction, and continue through the
next two 3 mms (cd). Repeat this stitch
three times. Sew through the beadwork
to exit the top of the right edge of
110s in unit #3 (figure 7, point e).

b
FIGURE 8

Unit #6
Work as in Unit #5 to add another
crystal unit on the open side of unit
#3. Sew through the beadwork to exit
the right-side of the bottom edge of
110s in this unit (figure 8, point a).

Bead stud units group 2

1 Units #710 will form a new four-square
cluster, with unit #7 nestled between
the crystal units just added (figure 8).
Make sure to join the top and left edges
of unit #7 to the appropriate edges

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unit 9

unit 12

unit 15

unit 15
a

b
c

e
unit 17

unit 11
f

of the crystal units. Refer back to the

instructions for units #14 if you need
a refresher on making bead stud units.
2 Exit the right-side of the bottom edge
of unit #9 (point b).

unit 18

unit 17

FIGURE 9

a b

FIGURE 10

unit 15

FIGURE 11

unit 19

Crystal units group 2

Units #11 and #12 will be joined to the
open edges of unit #9. Refer back to
the instructions for units #5 and #6 if
you need a refresher on making crystal
units. Exit the right-side of the bottom
edge of 110s in unit #12 (figure 9).

FIGURE 13

FIGURE 12

Bead stud units group 3

1 For units #1316, make a new

four-square cluster, with unit #13 nestled
between the crystal units just added.
Refer back to the instructions for units
#14 if you need a refresher on making
bead stud units.
2 Exit the right-side of the bottom edge
of 110s in unit #15 (figure 10, point A).

Tile bead units

Units #1719 will share sides to form
a triangle shape, with the base of the
triangle joined to the two open edges
of unit #15.

Unit #17

1 Pick up four 110s, and join them as

before to the corresponding four 110s
along the bottom edge of unit #15
(figure 10, ab).
2 Pick up 12 110s, and sew through the
four 110s added in the previous step to
form a ring (bc). Continue through
the next three 110s in the ring (cd).

unit 18

unit 17

3 Pick up a 6 mm two-hole tile bead

(RH), skip the next six 110s in the ring,
and sew through the following two 110s
(de). Sew through the open hole of the
tile bead, and sew through the following
three 110s (ef).
4 Pick up a 150, and sew through the
next four 110s. Repeat this stitch three
times (figure 11, ab). Sew through the
beadwork as shown to exit the top of
the right edge of this unit (bc).

Unit #18
Work a tile bead unit as before, exiting
the left-side of the top edge of this unit
(point d).

Unit #19
Work a tile bead unit as before, joining
it to the corresponding 110s along the
right edge of unit #15 and the top edge
of unit #18 (figure 12).

Units #2022
Work another triangle of tile bead units,
with units #20 and #22 joined to the two
open edges of unit #18. Do not end the
working thread.

Finishing

1 On the other end of the bracelet,

end the tail, and add a new comfortable length of thread. Work tile bead
units to mirror the first end. Do not
end this working thread.
2 To attach the clasp: Exit one of the
two open edges of the end tile bead
unit. Pick up two 110s and half of the
clasp, and sew back through the
second 110. Pick up an 110, and sew
through the other open edge of the
end unit (figure 13). Retrace the thread
path through the clasp connection,
and end the thread. Repeat at the
other end of the bracelet. w

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RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE

RAW talent
BANGLE

Wrap right-angle weave (RAW) around a pre-fab bangle,

and then make it pop with fire-polished beads in a statement color.
designed by Marla Salezze

1 On 3 yd. (2.7 m) of thread,

pick up four 80 seed beads.
Tie the beads into a ring with
a square knot, leaving a 6-in.
(15 cm) tail, and sew through
the first three 80s again (figure
1, ab). This is the first rightangle weave (RAW) stitch.

2 Using a tight tension, pick

up three 80s, and sew through
the 80 your thread exited at
the start of this step and the
first two 80s just added (bc).
3 Work 43 more right-angle
weave stitches using 80s, as
in step 2 (cd).

4 Wrap the beadwork around

the bangle, fitting the strip
inside the channel. There
should be just enough space
between the first and last
stitches to work a joining
stitch. If not, add or remove
stitches as needed.

4 mm round
fire-polished bead
80 seed bead

to add thread or not to add thread

With 3 yd. (2.7 m) of Fireline, you should be able to complete the

project without having to add more thread. But if you prefer to work
with a shorter length, feel free. Just know that you will probably need
to add a new thread at some point.

d
b
FIGURE 1

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Difficulty rating:

b
c

b
a

c
FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3

1 234-in. (7 cm) diameter

channel bangle bracelet
(Nunn Design, gold-plated
brass)
4648 4 mm fire-polished
beads (red bronze Picasso)
11 g 80 metal seed beads
(matte gold)
Fireline, 14 lb. test (or use
a lighter weight thread
doubled)
beading needles, #10

a
c
FIGURE 4

c
a

5 Join the ends of the beadwork around the bangle: Pick

up an 80, and sew through
the end 80 in the first stitch
(figure 2, ab). Pick up an 80,
and sew through the end 80
in the last stitch (bc). Using
a tight tension, retrace the
thread path of the stitch (not
shown for clarity), and exit a
side 80 (cd).
6 Pick up an 80, and sew
through the next side 80 (figure 3, ab). Repeat this stitch
along the entire side (bc).
Sew through the beadwork

bead swap

teal bangle colors

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6

to exit an 80 on the other

side (cd), and embellish
that side the same way. The
beads that were added in
this step will be referred to
as edge 80s. Exit an edge 80.
7 Pick up a 4 mm fire-polished
bead, and sew through the
opposite edge 80 (figure 4,
ab). Pick up a 4 mm, and
sew through the 80 your
thread exited at the start
of this step (bc). Continue
through the first 4 mm added
and the next edge 80 (cd).
8 Pick up a 4 mm, and

Materials
red bangle 23 4 in. (7 cm)
diameter

sew through the opposite

edge 80 (figure 5, ab). Sew
through the previous 4 mm,
the edge 80 your thread
exited at the start of this step
(bc), the 4 mm just added,
and the next edge 80 (cd).
9 Repeat step 8 to embellish
the entire bangle. When you
reach the first embellishment
stitch, work a right-angle
weave thread path through
the first and last 4 mms and
the appropriate edge 80s
(figure 6). End the working
thread and tail. w

Where the red bracelet uses metal seed beads, the teal bracelet uses
glass seed beads. If you choose this option, you may need to work a
few more RAW stitches, as glass seed beads are slightly smaller than the
metal ones. You may also need a few more fire-polished beads. If desired,
substitute 4 mm rounds (such as pearls) for the fire-polished beads.

4 mm round fire-polished beads

(matte metallic suede light
green)
80 seed beads (Miyuki 1052,
galvanized gold)
Kits in several colors are available
at www.beadedbymarla.com.

Online beading
basics

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com/basics
right-angle weave: flat strip,
forming a strip into a ring
ending and adding thread
square knot

Marla Salezze
is a jewelry designer
and teacher of bead
weaving. She is on
the Nunn Design
Innovations Team and a member
of the Bead Society of Eastern
Pennsylvania. Contact her and
purchase kits for her designs at
www.beadedbymarla.com.

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BEAD WEAVING

Crystal clovers

Stitch up these lucky charms to

make a pendant or pair of earrings,
just in time for St. Pattys Day!
designed by Lane Landry

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Difficulty rating:
tail
4 mm round crystal

b
d

Materials

110 seed bead

both projects

Fireline, 10 lb. test

beading needles, #12

150 seed bead

3 mm rose monte

clover necklace
19 in. (48 cm)

FIGURE 1

4 mm rose monte

c
d
b
e
b

a c

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 4

12 4 mm round crystals (Swarovski,

fern green)
rose montes (Preciosa, olivine;
www.shipwreckbeads.com)
- 1 4 mm
- 3 3 mm
seed beads (Toho 37, silver-lined
olivine)
- 2 110s
- 14 150s
1812 in. (47 cm) chain
jump rings
- 1 4 mm, soldered
- 2 3 mm, open
1 lobster claw clasp with 56 mm
jump ring
2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
wire cutters
clover earrings
11 2 in. (3.8 cm)

Crystal clover

1 On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up

four 4 mm round crystals. Leaving
an 8-in. (20 cm) tail, sew through the
beads again to form a ring (not shown
in figure for clarity). Continue through
the first 4 mm crystal in the ring so
that the working thread and tail are
exiting opposite sides of the same
4 mm crystal (figure 1, ab).
2 Pick up a 150 seed bead, and
sew through the next 4 mm crystal
in the ring (bc). Repeat this stitch
twice (cd).
3 With the working thread, pick up a
3 mm rose monte, and position it to sit
over the center of the ring. Sew through
the opposite 4 mm crystal in the ring
(figure 2 ab), continue back through
the other channel of the 3 mm monte,
and sew through the 4 mm crystal your

thread exited at the start of this step

going in the same direction to form
the first lobe (bc).
4 With the tail, pick up a 4 mm rose
monte. With the working thread,
sew through the other channel of the
same 4 mm monte. Snug up the 4 mm
monte to the ring (figure 3).

note

24 4 mm round crystals (Swarovski,

fern green)
rose montes (Preciosa, olivine;
www.shipwreckbeads.com)
- 2 4 mm
- 6 3 mm
seed beads
- 4 110
- 28 150
1 pair of earring findings

Make sure that both

the 4 mm and 3 mm montes
are facing up.

Kits for this project are available at

www.simplebeadkits.com.

5 With the working thread, pick up four

Online beading basics

4 mm round crystals, and sew through

the first 4 mm crystal again to form a
new ring (figure 4, ab). Snug up the
ring to the left lobe and the 4 mm
monte, and sew through the beads
again (not shown for clarity), exiting
the same 4 mm crystal.

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square knot
ending thread
opening and closing jump rings

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b
c

e
a

b
FIGURE 5

FIGURE 7

6 Pick up a 150, and sew through the

next 4 mm crystal in the ring (bc).
Pick up a 4 mm soldered jump ring
(for a necklace) or an earring finding
(for earrings), and sew through the
following 4 mm crystal (cd). Pick up
a 150, and sew through the next 4 mm
crystal (de).

note

If making earrings, make

sure that the earring finding is facing
the same way as the montes. Also,
wiggle the jump ring or earring finding slightly so that the attachment
isnt too stiff.

7 Work as in step 3 to add a 3 mm

monte to this ring (figure 5, ab),
and then sew through the channel

FIGURE 6

of the 4 mm monte that this lobe is

not yet attached to. Your working thread
and tail should now be exiting the same
channel (bc).
8 Make a ring of four 4 mm crystals
as before in step 1, ending with your
working thread exiting the first 4 mm
crystal in the ring (figure 6, point a)
(this would be the 4 mm crystal just
below the 4 mm monte).
9 Pick up a 150, and sew through the
next 4 mm crystal in the ring (ab).
Repeat this stitch twice (bc).
10 Add a 3 mm monte to the center
of the ring as before (cd), and sew
through the channel of the 4 mm monte that this lobe is not yet attached
to (de). Your working thread and tail
should now be exiting opposite channels of the 4 mm monte and pointing
away from the top lobe.
11 With the working thread, pick up
an 110 seed bead, six 150s, and an 110,
and slide them up to the bottom edge
of the 4 mm monte. Skip the last 110,
and sew back through the previous
seven seed beads to create the stem
(figure 7).

Originally a watercolor and

pastel artist, Lane Landry
caught the beading bug
from her daughter, Cara. After
designing and teaching for several years,
Lane and Cara opened their first online store,
www.simplebeadpatterns.com, where they
offer hundreds of detailed beading tutorials
for beaders of all skill levels. Also, check out
their other websites: www.simplebeadkits.
com, www.simplebeadvideos.com, and
www.beadedseasons.etsy.com. Contact
Lane at lane@simplebeadpatterns.com.

Finishing

1 Tie the working thread and tail with

a square knot, and end the tail.

2 With the working thread, sew through

the 4 mm monte to exit between
the left and center lobes of the clover.
Retrace the thread path through the
4 mm crystals and 150s of the left lobe,
pulling tight to close any gaps, especially
those that may have formed between
the lobe and the 4 mm monte.
3 Sew through the 4 mm monte to
exit between the right and center lobes
of the clover. Retrace the thread path
through the top lobe, including the
jump ring or earring finding.
4 Sew through the 4 mm monte to exit
between the right lobe and the stem,
and retrace the thread path of the right
lobe. End the working thread.
5 If making earrings, make a second
crystal clover. If making a necklace,
cut the desired length necklace chain,
making sure that the chain will fit
through the soldered jump ring
attached to the crystal clover. On each
end of the chain, use a 3 mm jump ring
to attach half of the clasp. w

note

If desired, bend the stem

slightly, and then pull tight on the
working thread to secure the shape.

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CROSSWEAVE TECHNIQUE

marks
the
HEX
spot bracelet

Crisscross your way through

a band of hexagonal pyramid
beads, Silky beads, and
SuperDuos.
designed by Svetlana Chernitsky

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Difficulty rating
b

dd

c
b

12 mm two-hole
pyramid hex bead

cc

aa

bb

aa

6 mm Silky bead
cc
bb
FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

4 mm bicone crystal
3 mm round
fire-polished bead

aa

bb

d
ee

ff

1 x 3.8 mm O-bead
2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead,
color A

2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead,

color B
b

cc
dd

80 seed bead
110 seed bead

FIGURE 3

For this project, the front of

the Silky bead is the side with
the bump, which should be
facing up. With the holes of
the Silky bead running horizontally, we will refer to the
top hole (TH) or the bottom
hole (BH).
How to pick up pyramid
hex beads: Arrange the pyramids so that there is a flat
edge on the top and bottom
and the holes run vertically.
We will refer to the left hole
(LH) or right hole (RH).

Base

1 Thread a needle on each

end of 3 yd. (2.7 m) of thread.
With one needle, pick up
a 3 mm fire-polished bead,
and center it on the thread.
Position your work so you have
a top and bottom needle.
2 With each needle, pick up
a color A SuperDuo bead,

and sew through the open

hole of the same A (figure 1,
ab and aabb).
3 With the top needle, pick
up an O-bead, a Silky bead
(TH), and an O-bead (bc).
With the bottom needle, pick
up an O-bead, sew through
the open hole of the Silky
bead, and pick up an
O-bead (bbcc).
4 With each needle, pick up
an A, two color B SuperDuos,
an O-bead, and two Bs. Sew
through the nearest hole of
the previous A, and continue
through the next O-bead,
Silky bead, O-bead, and the
adjacent hole of the A just
added (figure 2, ab and
aabb). With each needle,
sew through the open hole of
the same A (bc and bbcc).
5 With one needle, pick up
a fire-polished bead, and sew
through the corresponding

Materials
bracelet 71 2 in. (19.1 cm)

outer hole of the opposite A.

With the other needle, cross
through the fire-polished
bead, and sew through the
corresponding outer hole
of the opposite A (cd and
ccdd).
6 With each needle, pick up
a fire-polished bead and an
A, and sew through the open
hole of the same A (figure 3,
ab and aabb). With one
needle, pick up a pyramid
hex bead (LH), and cross the
other needle through it (bc
and bbcc). With each needle, sew through the nearest
hole of the adjacent A (cd
and ccdd).
7 With each needle, pick
up four As, and cross through
the open hole of the pyramid
(de and ddee). With each
needle, sew through the
nearest hole of the next A,
and continue through the

5 12 mm two-hole pyramid
hex beads (white terra cotta
copper)
6 6 mm Silky beads (alabaster lila
Vega luster)
12 4 mm bicone crystals
(Swarovski, silk)
32 3 mm round fire-polished
beads (gold)
2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads
-- 5 g color A (pink metallic
suede)
-- 4 g color B (matte metallic gold
iris)
36 1 x 3.8 mm O-beads (magic
purple)
2 g 80 seed beads (Miyuki 462,
metallic gold iris)
1 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki
F460I, green bronze iris)
1 toggle clasp
24 4 mm jump rings
Fireline, 6 or 8 lb. test
beading needles, # 11 or #12
2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose,
and/or bentnose pliers

Online beading
basics
www.BeadAndButton.com/
basics

ending and adding thread

opening and closing loops
and jump rings

Svetlana
Chernitsky has
been beading for
nine years and
loves working with two-hole beads.
Email her at lirigal@gmail.com,
or visit www.lirigal.etsy.com or
www.lirigal.com to see more of
her work.

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aa
b

c
a

cc
a

bb

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

d
f

c
b

FIGURE 6

open hole of the same A

(ef and eeff).
8 With the bottom needle,
pick up a fire-polished bead,
an A, a fire-polished bead,
and an A (figure 4, ab).
With the top needle, pick
up a fire-polished bead,
and cross through the next
A, fire-polished bead, and A
(aabb). With each needle,
sew through the open hole
of the same A (bc and
bbcc).
9 Repeat steps 38 until
you have a total of five Silky
beads alternating with five
pyramids. Repeat steps 35
once more to add the final
Silky bead.

six 110 seed beads, and sew

through the corresponding
hole of the opposite A to
form a loop. Continue through
the end fire-polished bead,
the A your thread exited at
the start of this step, and
the first three 110s added
(figure 5, ab).
2 With the top needle, pick up
an 110, and sew through the
next six beads as shown (bc).
3 With the bottom needle,
retrace the thread path
through the loop, exiting the
same A your thread exited
at the start of this step.

End loop

sew through the open hole

of the next B (figure 6, ab).

1 With the top needle, pick up

Edge embellishment

1 With the top needle, pick

up an 80 seed bead, and

2 Work the following stitches

with the top needle:
Pick up an 80, and sew
through the open hole of
the next B (bc).
Pick up a 4 mm bicone
crystal, and sew through
the open hole of the next
B (cd).
Pick up an 80, and sew
through the open hole of
the next B (de).
Pick up an 110, and sew
through the nearest hole
of the next A (ef).
Pick up an 80, and sew
through the open hole of
the next A. Repeat this stitch
three times (fg).
Pick up an 110, and sew
through the open hole of
the next B (gh).
3 Work as in step 2 for the

length of the base. End

by picking up an 80 and
sewing through the last A,
fire-polished bead, and A.
4 Work as in steps 1 and
2 of End loop, and end
this thread.
5 With the bottom needle,
embellish the bottom edge
as in steps 13. Retrace the
thread path through the end
loop, and end the thread.

Finishing
Open a jump ring, and
attach half of the clasp to
the loop at one end of the
bracelet. Close the jump
ring. Repeat at the other
end of the bracelet. w

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