(copyright 2005 Deborah Roberti)
Materials (for a 7-inch bracelet, not including clasp):
• 3 yards of waxed Nymo or C-Lon thread, size D, or 6 lb. of FireLine
•Approximately 150 size 11/0 Delica beads: Lt. Gold DB-34. Can be purchased at
FireMountainGems.com and
WhimBeads.com.
• Approximately 72 size 4mm fire-polished beads: Czech Rose/Gold. Can be purchased online at
LandOfOdds.com.
• Approximately 72 size 4mm bicone crystals: Swarovski Crystal Aurum 2x. Can be purchased online at
FireMountainGems.com.
• clasp
Step 1: Thread your needle with 3 yards of Nymo, C-Lon or 6 lb. Fireline.
String a seed bead, a fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a bicone
crystal, a seed bead, a bicone crystal, a seed bead and a fire-polished
bead.
Leaving an 12- to 14-inch tail for attaching the clasp, tie the beads in a circle with a double knot:
Step 2: Go through the fire-polished bead, the seed bead, the bicone crystal and the seed bead:
Step 3: String a bicone crystal, a seed bead, a
fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a
bicone crystal.
Go around and up through the seed bead that
you exited at the end of the last step:
Step 4: Go back around through the bicone
crystal, the seed bead, the fire-polished bead and the seed bead that
you added in the last step:
Step 5: String a fire-polished bead, a seed bead,
a bicone crystal, a seed bead, a bicone crystal, a seed bead and a
fire-polished bead.
Go around and down through the seed bead that you exited at the end of the last step:
Step 6: Go back through the fire-polished bead, the seed bead, the bicone crystal and the seed bead that you added in the last step:
Step 7: Repeat Steps 3 to 6 until your bracelet is the length you want it, minus about a half-inch and the length of your clasp:
Step 8: String a bicone crystal, a seed bead, a
fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a
bicone crystal.
Go around and back up through the seed bead that you exited at the end of the last step:
Step 9: Go back through the bicone crystal, the
seed bead, the fire-polished bead, the seed bead, the fire-polished bead
and the seed bead that you added in the last step:
Step 10: String a bicone crystal, a seed bead and a bicone crystal.
Go though the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 11: String a fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a fire-polished bead.
Go though the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 12: Repeat Steps 10 and 11 until you get to the end of the bracelet:
Step 13: Go back around through the fire-polished bead, the seed bead, the fire-polished bead and the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 14: String a bicone crystal, a seed bead and a bicone crystal.
Go though the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 15: String a fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a fire-polished bead.
Go though the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 16: Repeat Steps 14 and 15 until you get to the end of the bracelet:
Step 17: Go through the fire-polished bead and the seed bead highlighted in
RED:
Step 18: To attach the clasp, string 4 seed
beads, go through your clasp and back through the last seed bead that
you just strung (the 4th seed bead).
String 3 more seed beads and go back down through the seed bead that you exited at the end of the last step:
Go through these seed beads and the clasp several times to
reinforce it. Weave back into the bracelet, knot in several places and
cut your thread.
Repeat Step 18 to attach the other end of the clasp.
If your bracelet seems a bit too short, just add more seed beads at both ends when attaching
the clasp.
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This pattern is fully illustrated with detailed step-by-step
instructions for a band that uses size 8 seed beads, SuperDuo beads and
either Czechmates brick beads (at right) or Rulla beads (at left).
