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STITCH
DELIGHTFUL
SUMMER
BUTTERFLIES!
p. 3

GO BEYOND THE BASICS WITH

SHAPED PEYOTE p. 74

Big and beautiful

flower earrings p. 30

Say yes to
Elegant
stackable
bangles! p. 26

Make a sleek
chain mail
pendant p. 37

YOUR GUIDE
TO PORTABLE
BEAD LOOMS p.18

SQUARES, TRIANGLES & ARCHES:

Stitch a honey
of a bracelet
in CRAW p. 44

plus
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DESIGN
WITH BEADS!
• How to create vacation keepsakes p. 56
• 11 great tips for traveling with beads p. 8
AUGUST 2017 • Issue 140
• 7 must-see bead and jewelry exhibits across the U.S. p. 11 & 82
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Aravir bracelet & earrings p.6 • Folk art earrings p.9 A DIGITAL
SUPPLEMENT TO
Treasure of the pyramids bracelet p. 12 BEAD&BUTTON
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of choice — tiny bits and bobs come together to form
something that didn’t exist before. And while it can’t be Two ways to make a
said to be unusual — creativity is evident in every facet quartz crystal pendant
of our world, including in the forests, skies, and oceans by Julia Gerlach.
of the natural environment — it can nevertheless be
wonderful, surprising, and captivating. For instance,
consider how a few arches and circles have become
All of these pieces butterflies in Kerstin Kallin’s clever bracelet (p. 3).
started as small Or how Thomasin Alyxander’s earrings (p. 9) evoke
quilt patterns but on a very small scale. Likewise,
piles of basic the pyramids have been shrunk down to wearable
proportions in Anna Elizabeth Draeger’s bracelet (p. 12),
shapes . . . and
but the structure still inspires a bit of awe and wonder.
have evolved into And Annamaria Dudas reveals how triangles can
become other shapes right before your very eyes in her
wonderful designs
stunning bracelet-and-earrings set (p. 6). All of these
that bring us joy. pieces started as small piles of basic shapes — squares,
triangles, and circles — and have evolved into wonder-
ful designs that bring us joy. How’s that for amazing?
Happy beading!
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Butterfly wings bracelet................................................. p. 3

Aravir bracelet & earrings.............................................. p. 6
Folk art earrings.............................................................. p. 9
Treasure of the pyramids bracelet................................p. 12 Make adorable
wire owlets
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BUTTER-
FLY WINGS
BRACELET
designed by
Kerstin Kallin

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

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materials
turquoise bracelet
7 x 5 ⁄8 in. (18 x 1.6 cm)

• 34–36 5 x 10 mm Arcos par

Puca beads (opaque green 5 x 10 mm
turquoise)
Arcos bead
• 52–54 2.5 x 3 mm Minos
par Puca beads (crystal full 110 seed bead
Labrador) d c
• 1 g 110 seed beads 150 seed bead b
a
(Miyuki 55006, silver metallic-
2.5 x 3 mm
covered crystal)
Minos bead
• 1 g 150 seed beads
(Miyuki 412FR, matte opaque FIGURE 1
turquoise green AB)
• Fireline, 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
• 1 clasp

blue bracelet colors

• 5 x 10 mm Arcos par Puca

beads (chalk white baby
blue luster) d
• 2.5 x 3 mm Minos par Puca
beads (metallic matte dark b b
blue) c
c
• 110 seed beads (Toho 505,
higher metallic dragonfly) d a
• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 2001, a
matte gunmetal)

pink bracelet colors

• 5 x 10 mm Arcos par Puca
beads (opaque light rose)
• 2.5 x 3 mm Minos par Puca
beads (opaque light rose)
• 110 seed beads (Miyuki 4220,
Duracoat galvanized egg-
plant)
• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 599,
opaque antique rose luster)
black bracelet colors
• 5 x 10 mm Arcos par Puca
beads (jet)
• 2.5 x 3 mm Minos par Puca
beads (pastel light brown)
• 110 seed beads (Miyuki
55006, silver metallic-
covered crystal)
• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 190,
nickel plated)
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
I designed this bracelet in mid-summer when the softly-curved Arcos
beads reminded me of a kaleidoscope of butterflies in flight.
BRACELET Arcos (figure 2, a–b). Pick up a Minos, and
How to pick up the Arcos beads: Sew through the sew through the center hole (OE) of the next
center and side holes, entering from the inside Arcos (b–c). Pick up a Minos and three 150s,
edge (IE) or the outside edge (OE). Check that all and sew through the side hole (IE) of the same
three holes of the Arcos beads are open before Arcos, the side hole (OE) of the next Arcos, and
starting to bead. the following three 150s (c–d).
3) Pick up four 150s, and sew through the open
1) On a comfortable length of thread, pick up side hole of the same Arcos (IE) (figure 3, a–b).
an Arcos (side hole, IE), an Arcos (side hole, OE) Pick up an 110, a 150, an Arcos (side hole, IE), an
(figure 1, a–b), an 110 seed bead, five 150 seed Arcos (side hole, OE), a 150, and an 110, and sew
beads, one half of the clasp, and an 110 (b–c). through the open hole of the next Arcos (OE)
Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, sew through all the (b–c). Pick up four 150s, and sew through the
beads again, and continue through the two beadwork as shown (c–d).
Arcos (c–d). 4) Pick up two 150s and a Minos, and sew
2) Pick up three 150s and a Minos bead, and through the center hole of the adjacent Arcos (IE)
sew through the center hole (IE) of the adjacent (figure 4, a–b). Pick up a Minos, and sew

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purple bracelet colors
• 5 x 10 mm Arcos par Puca
beads (metallic matte dark
plum)
• 2.5 x 3 mm Minos par Puca
beads (metallic matte dark
plum)
• 110 seed beads (Miyuki 313
SF, semi-frosted cranberry
gold luster)
• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 599,
opaque antique rose luster)
basics
• ending and adding thread
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through the center hole (OE) of the next
Arcos (b–c). Pick up a Minos and two 150s,
and sew through the next 150, two Arcos,
and following three 150s (c–d).
5) Repeat steps 3–4 until you reach the
desired length. The thread path will alter-
nate directions with each row. End and add
thread as needed.
CLASP
1) Your thread may be exiting either side
of the base after the last unit, depending on
how many units were added. Pick up four
b
c
a d
FIGURE 4
150s, and sew through the open hole of the
adjacent Arcos (IE) (figure 5, a–b). Pick
up an 110, seven 150s, the other half of the
clasp, and an 110, and sew through the open
hole (OE) of the next Arcos (b–c). Pick up
four 150s, and sew through the beadwork
as shown (c–d). Retrace the thread path of
the clasp connection a few times, and end
this thread.
2) Use the tail to reinforce the clasp
connection on the starting end, and end
the thread. B&B
b
c
a d
FIGURE 5
Kerstin Kallin is from
Stockholm, Sweden, and
she works in many different
techniques, from silver-
smithing to stitched jewelry.
Her specialty is making
crowns for brides, which is an old Swedish
tradition. She has her own company and
arranges the Beadalong event in Stockholm.
To see more of Kerstin’s work, visit
crownbride.com, webshop.kronbruden.se,
and beadalong.se/en. Contact her at
kerstin@kronbruden.se.
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ARAVIR
BRACELET &
EARRINGS
designed by
Annamaria Dudas

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

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 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo
bead, color A c
b c
2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo a
b d a a
bead, color B

3 mm fire-polished b
bead, color C
c
3 mm fire-polished
bead, color D FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3

110 seed bead

150 seed bead, color E

150 seed bead, color F b d

d
e c
b a
c
a

materials
bracelet 61 ⁄2 in. (16.5 cm)
• 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads
-- 6 g (68) color A (opaque
white shimmer)
-- 8 g (120) color B (silver)
• 3 mm fire-polished beads
-- 40 color C (pastel emerald)
-- 24 color D (Labrador)
• 5 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki
4217, Duracoat galvanized BRACELET
seafoam)
• 150 seed beads
-- 1 g color E (Miyuki 4217,
Duracoat galvanized sea-
foam)
-- 1 g color F (Miyuki 4201,
Duracoat galvanized silver)
• 1 6 mm magnetic clasp
• Fireline, 8 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
earrings 11 ⁄2 x 1 in.
(3.8 x 2.5 cm; same colors
as bracelet)
• 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads
-- 20 color A
-- 30 color B
• 8 3 mm fire-polished beads, 3) Sew through the other hole of the same B to reverse
color C
• 1 g 110 seed beads
• 10 150 seed beads, color E
• 1 pair of ear wires
basics
• square knot
• ending and adding thread
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FIGURE 4
The name “Aravir” comes from Tolkien, as I am a huge fan of fantasy.
Translated into “Elfish,” it is a character’s name, but it also means “royal
jewel.” I believe this set is worthy of being worn by a noblewoman.
Throughout this project, keep your tension tight and
retrace your thread paths at least twice. End and add
thread as needed.
Square component
1) On a comfortable length of thread, pick up a
repeating pattern of an 110 seed bead, a color B
SuperDuo bead, an 110, and a color A SuperDuo bead
three times, leaving a 15-in. (38 cm) tail. Tie the beads
into a ring with a square knot, and sew through all
the beads at least once more, and exit a B. Keep the
tension tight. Sew through the open hole of the same
B (figure 1, a–b).
2) Pick up an 110, skip the next A, and sew through the
open hole of the following B (b–c). Repeat this stitch
two times to complete the round (c–d), and retrace the
thread path. This forms the first triangle component.
direction (figure 2, a–b). Continue through the next
110 and A, and the open hole of the same A to reverse
direction again (b–c). The next and successive triangles
you attach will always be connected to an already
existing A.
4) Pick up an 110, a B, an 110, an A, an 110, a B, an 110,
an A, an 110, a B, and an 110, and sew through the A
your thread exited at the start of this step. Retrace the
thread path (figure 3, a–b), sew through the first two
FIGURE 5
beads to exit the first B added, and continue through
the open hole of the same B (b–c).
5) Working as in step 2, pick up an 110, skip the next
A, and sew through the open hole of the following B.
Repeat this stitch twice to complete the second triangle.
6) Sew through the beadwork as in step 3 get into
position to start the next triangle.
7) To make the third triangle component, repeat
steps 4–6.
8) To make the fourth triangle component, pick up an
110, a B, and an 110, position the third component near
the first, and sew through the open hole of the adjacent
A in the first component (figure 4, a–b). Pick up an
110, a B, an 110, an A, an 110, a B, and an 110, and sew
through the A your thread exited at the start of this
step. Retrace the thread path (b–c), and sew through
the first two beads added in this step to exit the first B
(c–d). Sew through the open hole of the same B (d–e).
Complete the triangle as before.
9) To embellish the center of the square, sew through
the beadwork to exit the inner hole of an inner B. Pick
up a color C 3 mm fire-polished bead, and sew through
the next B (figure 5, a–b). Repeat this stitch three
times, and retrace the thread path (b–c). Sew through
the beadwork as shown to exit the open hole of an A on
an outside corner (c–d).

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FIGURE 6
Hexagon component
1) Continuing with the working thread, work
as in steps 4–6 of “Square component” to make
a total of three more connected triangles.
2) To close up the hexagon, work as in step 8
of “Square component” to begin the sixth
triangle, attaching it to the open hole of the
corresponding corner A on the square compo-
nent (figure 6).
3) To embellish the hexagon, sew through the
beadwork to exit the inner B of the last triangle
(figure 7, point a). Pick up a color E 150 seed
bead, color D 3 mm fire-polished bead, and an
E, and sew through the inner hole of the next B
(figure 7, a–b).
4) Pick up a color F 150 seed bead, a C, and an F,
and sew through the next B (b–c).
5) Pick up an E, a D, and an E, and sew through
the next B. Repeat this stitch once more (c–d).
6) Repeat step 4 (d–e).
7) Pick up an E, a D, and an E, and sew through
the next B (e–f).
Keep going!
1) Sew through the hexagon to exit the open
hole of one of the As that is opposite the first
square. Work as in step 4 of “Square component”
to create a new triangle. You now have three
of the required four triangles for a square
component.
2) Work as in steps 8–9 of “Square component”
to close and embellish the new square.
3) Keep adding hexagons and squares until you
reach the desired bracelet length, ending with a
square. Each square-and-hexagon pair add about
1 in. (2.5 cm). Our 6½ in. (16.5 cm) bracelet has
seven squares and six hexagons.
c
d a
b
d
b c
f e
a
FIGURE 7 FIGURE 8
Clasp d b
1) With the working thread on the end square
component, sew through the beadwork to
c a
exit from either hole of the center A, and sew
through the adjacent 110 (figure 8, a–b). Pick
up five Es and the loop of the clasp, and sew
through the 110 on the other side of the adjacent
A (b–c). Sew through the A and the other hole
of the same A (c–d). Retrace the thread path
a few times, and end the thread.
2) Using the tail, work as in step 1 to attach the
other half of the clasp to the square component
at the other end of the bracelet.
EARRINGS FIGURE 9
Each earring is made up of a square component
with an additional triangle at the top.
1) Work all the steps of “Square component”
to make four triangles into one square.
2) Sew through the beadwork to exit the open
hole of a corner A. Create a new triangle as in
steps 4–5 of “Square component.”
3) Sew through the beadwork to exit an 110
at the top of the triangle (figure 9, a–b). Pick
up five Es and the loop of an ear wire, skip the
top B, and sew through the next 110, A, and 110
(b–c). Retrace the thread path through the
bottom portion of the triangle and the loop
of Es (c–d), and end the thread.
4) Repeat steps 1–3 to make another earring. B&B
Annamaria Dudas was
born in Hungary but now VERSATILE ELEMENT
lives in Malta. She has a The little triangle components provide
degree in law and political endless possibilities for jewelry design,
sciences but is now a stay-
as they can be used to create all kinds of
at-home mom and bead-
shapes. They can be connected end-to-
ing designer. She gets inspiration from
colors, shapes, her surroundings, and life end as a dainty bracelet or as a necklace
itself, letting her hands and gut guide her chain. The squares and hexagons can
designs. Find more of Annamaria’s work at be embellished with pearls or crystals
mybeadcreatives.wordpress.com or email instead of fire-polished beads.
her at mybeadcreatives@gmail.com.
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FOLK ART
EARRINGS
designed by
Thomasin Alyxander

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

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materials
all projects
• Fireline, 6 lb. test, or nylon 6 mm Quadra Tile
thread, size D
• beading needles, #12
• 2 pairs of chainnose, flat- 80 seed bead
nose, and/or bentnose pliers
brown/turquoise earrings
11 ⁄4 x 1 ⁄2 in. (3.2 x 1.3 cm)
• 16 6 mm CzechMates four-
hole QuadraTile beads d
(umber)
• 8 80 seed beads (Miyuki 402, FIGURE 1
opaque white)
• 1 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki
409, opaque chocolate)
• 150 seed beads
-- 48 color A (Miyuki 412,
opaque turquoise green)
-- 64 color B (Miyuki 273,
light yellow-lined crystal AB)
• 2 3 mm inside-diameter
soldered jump rings
• 2 3⁄8-in. (1 cm) toggle ring
• 2 4 x 6 mm oval jump rings
• 1 pair of earring findings
green earrings
• 16 6 mm CzechMates four-
hole QuadraTile beads (milky Stack and embellish two layers
dark peridot)
• 2 9 x 6 mm teardrop crystals
(Swarovski, peridot)
• 8 80 seed beads (Miyuki
2425, silver-lined teal)
• 1 g 110 seed beads
(Toho 131, opaque luster 1) On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up 16 110 seed beads,
sour apple)
• 150 seed beads
-- 48 color A (Miyuki 2605,
sparkle aqua green-lined
crystal AB)
-- 64 color B (Toho 82,
metallic nebula)
• 2 2-in. (5 cm) ball-end
head pins
• 2 5 mm bead caps
• 2 2 mm spacer beads
• 4 3 mm inside-diameter
soldered jump rings
• 1 pair of earring findings
• roundnose pliers
• wire cutters
c
e
110 seed bead b
150 seed bead, color A
150 seed bead, color B
a
d
b
b
c
c
a
a
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
d
of four-hole QuadraTile beads
to create dainty earrings that are c
a
reminiscent of quilt square patterns.
b
COMPONENT
and sew through the first two beads to form a ring,
leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.
2) Pick up a QuadraTile bead and three color A 150 seed
beads, cross diagonally over the QuadraTile, and sew
through the opposite hole (figure 1, a–b). Working
clockwise around the original ring, skip two 110s, and
sew through the next two 110s (b–c). Repeat these FIGURE 4
stitches three times (c–d), and sew through the nearest
hole of the first QuadraTile and three As added (d–e).
3) Pick up an 80 seed bead, and sew through the next Repeat this stitch three times (b–c). Sew through the
three As (figure 2, a–b). Repeat this stitch three times, adjacent QuadraTile hole and the next two 110s in the
and sew through the first 80 added (b–c). original ring (c–d).
4) Pick up an 110, and sew through the next 80 (figure 6) Repeat steps 2–5 to add embellished QuadraTiles
3, a–b). Repeat this stitch three times (b–c). Retrace the on the other side of the original ring of 110s. You will
thread path twice (not shown in the figure for clarity), be working in the opposite direction this time. Make
and sew through the next three As (c–d). sure that the corners of the QuadraTiles line up. Sew
5) Pick up four color B 150 seed beads, skip the next 80, through only a QuadraTile at the end of step 5. End
and sew through the next three As (figure 4, a–b). the tail but not the working thread.
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purple earring colors
• 6 mm CzechMates four-
hole QuadraTile beads
(luster opaque amethyst)
• 80 seed beads (Toho c
8R512F, higher metallic f g b
frosted blue haze)
• 110 seed beads (Miyuki a
e
457L, metallic light
c
bronze) d b
• 150 seed beads a
-- color A (Miyuki 1816,
black-lined chartreuse)
-- color B (Toho 278, gold-
lined rainbow topaz)
d h
basics e
i
• ending thread
• square knot
• opening and closing
loops and jump rings FIGURE 5
• wrapped loops
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FIGURE 6

7) Repeat steps 1–6 to make a second
component.
FINISHING
Square formation (brown and purple
earrings)
1) With the thread exiting a QuadraTile toward
the original ring of 110s, sew through the next
two 110s (figure 5, a–b). Pick up three 110s and
a soldered jump ring, and sew back through the
three 110s (b–c). Continue through the next 14
110s in the original ring (c–d).
2) Pick up two 110s, sew through the 110
attached to the jump ring and the jump ring.
Sew back through the three 110s you just sewed
through (d–e). Sew through a few more beads in
the original ring of 110s, and end the thread.
3) Use an oval jump ring to connect the soldered
jump ring to the toggle ring portion of a clasp.
picked up (b–c). Continue through the next
eight 110s in the ring (c–d).
2) Pick up three 110s and a jump ring, sew back
through the same three 110s (d–e), and continue
through the next six 110s in the ring (e–f). ITS YOUR STYLE
3) Pick up two 110s, and sew through the 110 These earrings can flatter any face by
attached to the jump ring and the jump ring. using the square or diamond orienta-
tion, adding dangles, or hanging from
Sew back through the three 110s you just sewed lengths of chain.
through (f–g). Continue through the next eight
110s in the ring as shown (g–h).
4) Complete the jump ring attachment on
this end of the component as before (h–i).
MAKE A BRACELET
Make several components, and attach
Sew through a few more beads in the ring two jump rings to each (on opposite
of 110s, and end the thread. sides). Connect them together to
5) On a head pin, string a 9 x 6 mm crystal drop, make a playful bracelet. For even more
a bead cap, and a spacer. Make the first half of a options, make the bracelet reversible
wrapped loop, attach it to one of the jump rings,
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 TREASURE
OF THE
PYRAMIDS
BRACELET
designed by
Anna Elizabeth Draeger

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

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without permission from the publisher.
materials
silver bracelet 8 in. (20 cm)
• 6 x 6 mm Kheops par
Puca beads
-- 36 color A (silver aluminum
matte)
-- 36 color B (red metallic
matte)
• 110 seed beads
-- 3 g color C (Miyuki 4207,
Duracoat galvanized pink
blush)
-- 2 g color D (Miyuki 1051,
galvanized silver)
• 2 5 mm jump rings
• 1 clasp
• Fireline, 6–8 lb. test
• beading needles, #11 or #12
• 2 pairs of chainnose, flat- e
nose, and/or bentnose pliers
gold bracelet colors
• 6 x 6 mm Kheops par
Puca beads
-- color A (matte light gold)
-- color B (matte jet)
• 110 seed beads
-- color C (Miyuki 313, purple
cranberry gold luster)
-- color D (Miyuki 4202,
galvanized gold)
basics
• attaching a stop bead
• ending and adding thread
• opening and closing
jump rings
FacetJewelry.com/basics
6 x 6 mm Kheops
bead, color A
6 x 6 mm Kheops
bead, color B
110 seed bead, color C
110 seed bead, color D
FIGURE 1
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c b
b c
FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4
Triangular-shaped Kheops beads nestle naturally into pyramids
for this structural bracelet.
BRACELET
How to pick up the Kheops beads: With the side with
two holes (base) facing you, sew through the left hole
(LH) or the right hole (RH), entering from the side or
the base of the bead, per the instructions. Follow the
instructions carefully.
1) On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, attach a stop bead, leaving
a 10-in. (25 cm) tail. Pick up a color A Kheops (LH,
from side to base) and three color C 110 seed beads,
and sew through the open hole of the A Kheops from
the base to side (figure 1, a–b).
GETTING ORIENTED
The color A Kheops will be the top color on
your bracelet. The color B Kheops will be on
the bottom.
2) Pick up a C, an A Kheops (LH, side to base), and
three Cs, and sew through the open hole of the A
Kheops (b–c). Repeat this stitch twice (figure 2, a–b).
3) Pick up a C, and sew through the first A Kheops
(LH) from side to base and the first three Cs added
in this step (b–c).
4) Pick up three color D 110 seed beads, and sew
through the three Cs at the base of the next A Kheops
to form a picot (figure 3, a–b). Repeat this stitch three
a b
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FIGURE 2
FIGURE 5
times to complete the round (b–c). Retrace the thread
path (not shown in the figure for clarity), and exit
the center D in the first picot (figure 4, point a).
Pull tight so the Kheops pop up in the center to form
a pyramid.
5) Pick up three Cs, skip the next C and D, and
sew through the following center D of the next picot
(figure 4, a–b). Pick up three Cs, skip a D and a C, and
sew through the next center C in the following picot
(b–c). Repeat these stitches three times to complete the
round (c–d), and then sew through the following three
Cs, center D, and C (d–e).
6) Pick up a color B Kheops (LH, base to side), a D,
and a B Kheops (RH, from side to base), skip the next
five 110s, and sew through the following C, D, and C.
Continue through the open hole of the same B Kheops,
base to side (figure 5). Position the B Kheops so they
point toward the center opening of the beadwork.
7) Pick up a D and a B Kheops (LH, side to base). Skip
the next five Cs, and sew through the following C,
center D, and C. Continue through the open hole of
the same B Kheops from base to side (figure 6, a–b).
Repeat this stitch once (b–c). Pick up a D, and sew
through the open hole of the first B Kheops from side
to base, and the following C, D, and four Cs (c–d).
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8) Pick up a D, a C, and a D, and sew through
the center C your thread exited at the start of
this step to form a picot (figure 7, a–b). The
picot will be used to connect this component
to the next one. Retrace the thread path (not
shown in the figure for clarity).
9) Remove the stop bead, and with the tail,
sew through the beadwork as shown to exit the
center C opposite the picot connection point
(figure 7, point c). Continue through the next
two Cs. Pick up seven Cs, and sew through the
adjacent three Cs to form a clasp loop (c–d).
Retrace the thread path through the clasp
connection, and end the threads.
10) Repeat steps 1–8 to create a second 12) Attach the clasp to the end loops using
component, but leave only a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. jump rings. B&B
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component, sew through the beadwork to exit Anna Elizabeth Draeger is
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point (figure 8, point a). Pick up a D, and sew and author of several bead-
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and end the threads.
11) Make the desired number of components.
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