Beautiful easy to make bracelet using 2mm Fire-polished crystals and the new Arrow Beads. |
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A = 2 mm fire-polished glass beads, 38*
D = DiamonDuo 4x6 mm or 5x8mm, 2* beads
R = Arrow beads 5x8 mm, 8*
*Beads
counts are per repeat (Unit), each Unit is about 1 inch
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Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 3A, 1D, 3A, go with thread forward through the all the beads just added in this step.
2. Pick up 4A, 2R, 2A, 2R, 3A, go with thread right to left through the top holes of the 2nd set of R beads as shown.
3. Pick up 5A, go with thread right to left through the top holes of the first 2 R beads and up through the 1st A bead, step #2, and up through the 2nd set of 3 A beads, step #1 or step #6.
4. Pick up 4A, 2R, 2A, 2R, 3A, go with thread right to left through the bottom holes of the 2nd set of 2 R beads just added in this step.
5. a) Pick up 2A, go with thread right to left through the 3rd A bead, step #3.
b) Pick up 2A, go with thread right to left through the bottom holes in the first set of 2 R beads, step #4. Continue with working thread by following the blue dotted line in Illustration, going through your piece, coming out with thread down through the last 3 A beads, step #4.
6. Pick up 4A, 1D, 3A, go with thread right to left through the top hole of the D bead just added and down through the 2nd, 3rd and 4th A beads (of the 4A), as shown.
7. Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the last 3 A beads, step #4. Continue with working thread by following the blue dotted line in illustration and through your piece, coming out down through the last 3 A beads, step #6.
8. Continue by repeating steps #2 through #7 until the bracelet is the length that you would like.
Add clasps of your choice on both ends Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times for strength. Weave the working thread into the bracelet and end.
Artis Bracelet Pattern, B0290
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