Bubble BraceletMake this stunning circular design with new Matubo NIB-BIT beads

Material (for one bracelet):

Matubo NIB-BIT (approx. 70 - 100 pcs)Matubo 8/0 (2 pcs)11/0 Japanese seed beads (approx. 1 gram)Jump ringsClasp

Beading needle and thread (Fireline)

Difficulty: For beginners

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1) String 10 NIB-BITbeads (through thenarrow side) .

2) Slide all the beadsto the end of thethread and tiea square knot to forma circle .

3) Pass through theupper hole of thenearest NIB-BIT.

4) Weave through allthe upper holes of allthe NIB-BIT beads.Keep your tension verytight .

Now let's make a small loop we will later use for attaching a clasp.

5) The thread exitsfrom the upper holeof one of the NIB-BITbeads. Add two 11/0s,one 8/0 and two 11/0sand pass through thesame hole of the sameNIB-BIT bead thethread is exiting from.

6) Add two 11/0s andpass through the 8/0bead you added in theprevious step.

7) Add two 11/0s andpass through the samehole of the same NIB-BIT bead from step 5.Optionally you canweave through thisloop few more times.

8) Weave throughbeads to get to theupper hole of the NIB-BIT bead on theopposite side of thecircle.

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9) Add one 11/0, oneNIB-BIT (through thewide side) and one11/0. Then passthrough the same holeof the same NIB-BITbead the thread isexiting from.Pull snug.

10) Optionally you canweave through the newbeads few more times.

11) Get to the lowerhole (the wide side) ofthe new NIB-BIT bead.

12) . . . and then passback through the otherhole of the same bead.

13) Now let's addanother circle. Thereare 10 NIB-BIT beadsin each circle. Wealready have one NIB-BIT bead in place, soadd nine more (str ingthem through thenarrow side) . . .

14) . . . and then passthrough the same holeof the same bead thethread was exitingfrom in step 12.

15) Pull snug. A newcircle will form.

For better tension, you can weave through all the lower holes of all the NIB-BIT beads in the new circle.

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16) Then pass backthrough the upper holeof the same NIB-BITbead the thread isexiting from .. .

17) . . . and then weavethrough the upperholes of all the 10NIB-BIT beads in thenew circle.

18) Then get to theNIB-BIT bead on theother end of the circle. . .

19) Keep adding new circles by repeating steps 9- 18.

20) Until now, we have always been making smallcircles (from 10 beads), but we can also makebigger circles - from 12 beads. Add the firstbead (l ike in steps 9-11) , pass back through the"upper" hole of the new bead (l ike in step 12) andthen add eleven more beads and finish the circle(l ike in steps 14 - 18) .

21) In your braceletyou can just put onelarge circle in themiddle (l ike I did inthis blue bracelet) ormake one small , onelarge, one small , onelarge . . . ( l ike the pinkbracelet on the front

page of the tutorial ) .

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22) Keep adding newcircles, until you reachthe desired length ofthe bracelet .

23) On the last circlemake the same beadedloop as on the firstone (steps 5-7). Thentie a few half-hitchknots and cut off allthe remaining thread.

24) Use jump rings toattach a clasp to the8/0 beads on bothends of the bracelet.

25) The bracelet is finished.

Red bracelet:NIB-BIT 00030/14495

TOHO 11/0 Gold-Lustered Montana Blue TR11-204Matubo 8/0 00030/14495

Blue bracelet:NIB-BIT 00030/14464

Miyuki Round 11/0 457 Metallic Dark BronzeMatubo 8/0 60020/81800

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