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ONE PATTERN,MANY LOOKSBRACELETdesigned by Karen Bruns

DIFFICULTY

bead weaving

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2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead

110 seed bead

4 mm rose montée

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materialsturquoise/red bracelet 8 x 7⁄8 in. (20 x 2.2 cm)

• 7 g 2.5 x 5 mm

SuperDuos (opaque

turquoise bronze Picasso)

• 63 4 mm (SS16) rose

montées (Swarovski,

light Siam)

• 7 g 110 seed beads

(Toho 1706, gilded

marble black)

• 1 3-strand tube clasp

• 6 6 mm jump rings

• Fireline, 6 lb. test

• beading needles,

#11 or #12

• 2 pairs of chainnose,

bentnose, and/or

flatnose pliers

basics, p. 13• ending and adding

thread

• attaching a stop bead

• opening and closing

loops and jump rings

BRACELET1) On a comfortable length of thread, attach a stop bead, leaving a 12-in. (30 cm) tail. Pick up a repeating pattern of a SuperDuo and two 110 seed beads three times, and then pick up a SuperDuo and three 110s. Sew through the open hole of the same SuperDuo (figure 1, a–b). 2) Pick up two 110s, and sew through the open hole of the next SuperDuo (b–c). Repeat this stitch twice (c–d). Pick up three 110s, and sew through the other hole of the same SuperDuo and the next two 110s (d–e).3) Pick up six 110s, and sew through the two 110s your thread just exited, going in the same direction (e–f) to form a loop. Continue through the next SuperDuo and two 110s (f–g). Repeat these stitches twice, but do not sew through the SuperDuo after the last stitch (g–h). Instead, sew through the first four 110s added in the last loop (h–i).

4) Pick up a 4 mm rose montée, cross the opening of the loop diagonally, and sew through the two corresponding 110s, going in the same direction (figure 2, a–b). Make sure the 4 mm is facing up. Sew through the open channel of the 4 mm, and continue through the two 110s your thread exited at the start of this step, going in the same direction (b–c). 5) Pick up a SuperDuo, and sew through the two correspond-ing 110s in the next loop (c–d).6) Repeat steps 4–5 once, then repeat step 4 once more (d–e).

7) Pick up a SuperDuo and three 110s, and sew through the open hole of the same SuperDuo (figure 3, a–b). Pick up two 110s, and sew through the open hole of the next SuperDuo (b–c). Repeat this last stitch once more (c–d).8) Pick up two 110s, a SuperDuo, and three 110s, and sew through the open hole of the same SuperDuo (d–e). Continue through the beadwork as shown (e–f).9) Repeat steps 3–8 for the desired bracelet length, allowing ½ in. (1.3 cm) for the clasp. Our 8-in. (20 cm) bracelet has 22 rows of SuperDuos. End and add thread as needed.

CLASP1) With the working thread, work as in step 3 of “Bracelet” to add a loop to each set of two 110s on this end, retracing each loop three times before adding the remaining loops. End the working thread. 2) On the tail end, remove the stop bead, and sew through the next three 110s, SuperDuo, and two 110s. Work as before to add three loops, and end the tail.3) Use a jump ring to attach each loop of the clasp to an end loop on the bracelet. B&B

>>Experiment with a variety of two-hole beads and rose montées for a bracelet that is as versatile as it is pretty.

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CHANGE IT UPSubstitute a variety of two-hole beads for a different look. You can alter the width by increasing or decreasing the number of two-hole bead sets picked up in the first row. The number of rose montées in each row will match the number of loops needed for the clasp.

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This project is not to be digitally reproduced and is intended only for in-store use as a participant of Kalmbach Books Reward program. This project is copyright protected and property of the author. Any misuse of this policy will result in immediate cancellation of the Rewards program benefits. Effective 2013.

This project is not to be digitally reproduced and is intended only for in-store use as a participant of Kalmbach Books Reward program. This project is copyright protected and property of the author. Any misuse of this policy will result in immediate cancellation of the Rewards program benefits. Effective 2013.