Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Royal Wedding Bracelet Pattern


You can sparkle at the wedding in this beautiful simple to make bracelet. If you don't have any of the Cathedral beads you can also use Swarovski crystals or fire-polished crystals. You will still sparkle when you wave.


A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 44*
B = 6 mm Czech Cathedral dome beads (or 6mm crystals of any kind), 4*
C = Czech Rulla beads, 1*

*Bead Counts are per repeat, repeat is approximately 3/4"

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal.  Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 4A, go with thread forward through the 1st through 3rd A beads just added.
2. Pick up 2A, 1C, 5A, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the C bead just added.
3. Pick up 2A, go with thread up through the 3rd A bead added in step #1, and left to right through the 1st A bead added in step #2.
4. Pick up 6A, go with thread forward through the 2nd and 3rd A beads (of the 5A) added in step #2.
5. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 3rd and 4th A beads (of the 5A) added in step #2.
6. Pick up 6A, go with thread right to left 2nd A bead, step #3. Continue with working thread by following the thread path in the illustration, coming out with thread up through the 2nd A bead added in step #14.
7. Pick up 1B, 1A, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1A, 1B, go with thread up through the 2nd A bead added in step #5, and forward through the 1st B bead and the 1st A bead just added in this step.
8. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 1st A bead, the 2nd B bead and the 2nd A bead added in step #7.

9. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 2nd A bead, the 3rd B bead and the 3rd A bead added in step #7.


10. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 3rd A bead and the 4th B bead added in step #7. Continue with working thread by following the thread path in the illustration, coming out with thread up through the 2nd A bead added in step #9.

11.  Pick up 2A, 1C, 5A, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the C bead just added.
12. Pick up 2A, go with thread up through the 2nd A bead added in step #9, and left to right through the 1st A bead added in step #11.

13. Pick up 6A, go with thread forward through the 2nd and 3rd A beads (of the 5A) added in step #11.
14. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 3rd and 4th A beads (of the 5A) added in step #11.
15. Pick up 6A, go with thread right to left through the 2nd A bead, step #12. Continue with working thread by following the thread path in the illustration, coming out with thread up through the 2nd A bead added in step #14.

16. Continue by repeating steps #7 through #15 until the necklace is the length that you would like.

17. To add clasp, pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 1 A bead in bracelet. Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times for strength. Weave the working thread into the bracelet and end. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner at the other end of bracelet after removing the stopper bead.
Royal Wedding Bracelet Pattern, B0277
http://www.SandraDHalpenny.com
Sandra D. Halpenny © 2018 All rights reserved
Canadian Intellectual Property Office. This pattern may not be copied or distributed in any way without the express written permission of the author. The purchaser of this pattern may use the finished piece for personal use and for selling at arts and crafts shows, etc. No mass production of this design is permitted without permission from the author.





Friday, April 13, 2018

Lentil Lace Necklace Pattern


This pattern is for a beaded net weave necklace using seed beads and CzechMates two-hole lentil beads. It not very hard to make and it hangs around the neck perfectly.



 




A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 40*
B = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 15*
C = CzechMates two-hole lentil beads, 4*

  *Bead Counts are per repeat,
    repeat is approximately 1/2"

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal.  Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.
 
1. Pick up 5A, 2B, 4A, go with thread up through the 1st A bead just added.
2. Pick up 7A, go with thread down through the 1st A bead (of the 4A) added in step #1 or step #10.
3. Pick up 4A, 1B, 2C, 1B, 2C, 2B, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the last C bead just added in this step.
4. Pick up 2B, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the 3rd C bead added in the last step.
5. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the 2nd C bead added in the last step.
6. Pick up 2B, go with thread right to left through the bottom hole of the 1st C bead added in the last step.
7. Pick up 2B, go with thread through the top holes of the 1st and 2nd C beads, the B bead and the top holes of the 3rd and 4th C beads added in step #3.
8. Pick up 1B, 9A, go with thread up through the 4th A bead added in step #2.

9. Pick up 7A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead added in step #8.

10. Pick up 2B, 4A, go with thread up through the 4th A bead added in step #9.

11.  Continue by repeating steps #2 through #10 until the necklace is the length that you would like.

To add clasp, pick up 3B, clasp, 3B, go with thread up through 2 A beads in necklace. Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times for strength. Weave the working thread into the necklace and end. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner at the other end of necklace after removing the stopper bead.

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Lentil Lace Necklace Pattern, N0367
http://www.SandraDHalpenny.com
Sandra D. Halpenny © 2018 All rights reserved
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
This pattern may not be copied or distributed in any way without the express written permission of the author.
The purchaser of this pattern may use the finished piece for personal use and for selling at arts and crafts shows, etc.
No mass production of this design is permitted without permission from the author

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Purple Lace Necklace Pattern



Great little necklace you can make for yourself in no time. Using a handful of Rocailles seed beads and Delica beads, plus the added sparkle of crystals you can make yourself a beautiful necklace.
 
 
 
A = Miyuki 11° Rocailles SEED beads
B = Miyuki Delica 11° beads
C = 4mm crystal beads

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal.  Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.
 

1. Pick up 8A, go with thread forward through the 1st through 6th A beads just added.
2. Pick up 3B, go with thread forward through the 8th, 1st and 2nd A beads added in step #1.
3. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 4th and 5th A beads added in step #1.
4. Pick up 1B, 1C, 1B, 1A, 1B, go with thread back through the C bead just added in this step.
5. Pick up 1B, go with thread down through the 5th A bead, step #1 or the 4th A bead, step #8, and left to right through the 1st B bead added in step #4.
6. Pick up 6A, go with thread forward through the 3rd A bead just added.
7. Pick up 2A, go with thread left to right and then up through the 2nd B and 1 A bead added in step #4.
8. Pick up 7A, go with thread up through the 1 A bead, step #4, and forward through the 1st through 5th A beads just added in this step.

9. Pick up 3B, go with thread forward through the 7th A bead, step #8, the A bead, step #4, and forward through the 1st A bead, step #8.

10. Pick up 3A, go with thread forward through the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #8.

11.  Continue by repeating steps #4 through #10 until the necklace is the length that you would like.
12. To add clasp and turn, pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread down with thread up through the 4th A bead, step #8. Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times for strength and then continue down through the 4th and 5th A beads, step #8, and the 1st and 2nd B beads, step #9.

13. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 4th and 5th A beads, step #6.

14. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 5th A bead, step #6.


15. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 2nd B bead, step #9.
15. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 2nd B bead, step #9.


Purple Lace Necklace Pattern, N0366
http://www.SandraDHalpenny.com
Sandra D. Halpenny © 2018 All rights reserved
Canadian Intellectual Property Office. This pattern may not be copied or distributed in any way without the express written permission of the author. The purchaser of this pattern may use the finished piece for personal use and for selling at arts and crafts shows, etc. No mass production of this design is permitted without permission from the author.