ST. PETERSBURG CHAIN
What s
the
buzz?
Work St. Petersburg chain forward and
backward for a zigzag effect that can be
playful or sophisticated
designed by Hatsumi Oshitani
Dangling bees add a
whimsical charm to these
patterned bands.
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without permission from the publisher. Bead&Button Online Project 1
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Easygoing bands edged with gemstones or glass beads look
materials
great with everyday outfits, while bracelets made with petite
wide-band bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)
150s and 3 mm bicone crystals have a bit more elegance.
" 15 mm charm with jump ring or
Whatever materials you use, have fun playing with colors to
split ring
" 2 8 mm round or rondelle beads
create your own patterns. By the time you finish one bracelet,
" 44 4 mm beads
you ll know the stitch inside out.
" 3 4 g 110 seed beads in each of
4 colors: A, B, C, D*
stepbystep St. Petersburg chain until the row is " nylon beading thread
ź in. (6 mm) short of the desired " beading needles, #12
Wide-band bracelet length of the bracelet. Figure 4 shows
[1] On a comfortable length of thread, a band that ends with a full column of crystal-fringe bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)
attach a stop bead (Online Basics), color D 110 seed beads and a partial " 108 3 mm bicone crystals
leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick up column of As. End and add thread " 3 4 g 150 seed beads in each of
five color A and two color B 110 seed (Online Basics) as needed. 4 colors: A, B, C, D*
beads, and sew through the last two [5] Pick up 20 As (enough to fit around " 3-strand clasp
As again, so that the beads form two the clasp bead), and sew through the " nylon beading thread
columns (figure 1). last bead added in step 4, a turn bead " beading needles, #13
[2] Pick up a 4 mm bead and an A, and (figure 4, a b).
sew back through the 4 mm and the [6] Pick up three Ds, and sew through * The amount of seed beads you ll need
next three As in the first column. Pick the two As nearest the turn bead and depends on the striping pattern you
up a B, and sew through the two Bs in the last two Ds picked up (b c). Pick up select. The amounts given are based
the next column (figure 2). a D, and sew back through the three Ds on a repeating pattern of four colors,
[3] Pick up two Bs and two color C 110 in the column (c d). Pick up a D, and as seen in the yellow bracelet (p. 1)
seed beads, and sew through the two sew through the corresponding turn and the blue and green bracelet (p. 4).
new Bs again (figure 3, a b). Pick up a bead in the previous row (d e).
B, and sew back through the next three [7] Repeat step 6 for the length of the
Bs in the column (b c). Pick up a C, band, changing the seed bead colors to and an A, and sew back through the
and sew through the two Cs in the next follow the pattern established in the 8 mm and the next six As (figure 5).
column (c d). previous row, until you reach the other End the tail.
[4] Repeat step 3, changing the seed end of the row, where you ll sew [9] To make a loop for the charm, pick
bead colors as desired, and adding a through the first A. up 10 As, skip the last five As, and sew
4 mm before the tip beads in every [8] Remove the stop bead. With the back through the first five As picked up
other row, to continue working in working thread, pick up an 8 mm bead (figure 6).
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[10] Pick up two Bs, and sew through Pick up a C, sew back through the three each new column to the previous row.
the two As your thread exited (figure 7, Cs in the column (b c), pick up a C, and End with a full row of Ds and a partial
a b). Sew through the A at the tip of the sew through the corresponding turn row of As, as in the first row.
corresponding column in the previous bead (c d). Repeat to the end of the [15] Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add a
row, and back through the first three As row, changing colors as needed. loop and begin the final row, but before
in the column (b c). Pick up a B, and [13] With the thread exiting the turn adding the D at the tip of the column,
sew through the two Bs in the new col- bead at the base of the five-bead charm pick up a 4 mm.
umn (c d). Continue working in St. loop, skip the turn bead, and sew back [16] Work the final row as in step 6,
Petersburg chain, changing colors as through the next five As in the column, changing the seed bead colors as needed,
needed, and sewing through the tip exiting the tip bead (figure 10, a b). Pick and adding a 4 mm before the tip bead
beads of the corresponding columns. up five As, an 8 mm, and an A. Skip the in every other row, so that the final row
Stop one column short of the end. last A, and sew back through the 8 mm of the bracelet mirrors the first row.
[11] To finish the row and begin the and the next five As (b c). Complete the last column by picking up
next one, pick up two Ds, sew through [14] Pick up two Bs, and sew through an A and sewing through the turn bead,
the D at the tip of the corresponding the two As your thread just exited then end the thread.
column in the previous row, and back (figure 11, a b). Sew through the A at [17] Use a split ring or jump ring
through the next four Ds in the column the tip of the corresponding column in (Online Basics) to attach a charm to the
(figure 8, a b). Pick up five Ds, skip the the previous row, and sew back through loop of seed beads between the two
last D, and sew back through the next the next three As (b c). Pick up a B, and clasp beads.
four Ds and the turn D in the previous sew through the two Bs in the next
row (b c). column (c d). Continue stitching the
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[12] Pick up three Cs, and sew through row in St. Petersburg chain, changing
For a video tutorial on
the two Ds nearest the turn bead and colors as needed, and sewing through
St. Petersburg chain, visit
the last two Cs picked up (figure 9, a b). the corresponding tip beads to attach BeadAndButton.com/videos.
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Crystal-fringe bracelet
[1] Work steps 1 4 of  Wide-band
a
bracelet, substituting 150 seed beads
for the 110s, and 3 mm bicone crystals
b
for the 4 mms.
e
d
[2] Pick up five As and a loop of the
c
clasp, and sew through the last A
added in the previous step, a turn
bead (figure 12, a b).
[3] Pick up three Ds, and sew through
FIGURE 12
the two As nearest the turn bead and
the last two Ds picked up (b c). Pick
up a 3 mm and a D, and sew back
through the 3 mm and the three Ds in
the column (c d). Pick up a D, and sew
through the corresponding turn bead in
a
the previous row (d e).
[4] Repeat step 3 to the end of the row,
b
changing seed bead colors and adding
c
a 3 mm every other row to mirror the
first row.
[5] Remove the stop bead. With the
working thread, pick up five As and a
FIGURE 13
loop of the other half of the clasp, and
sew back through the turn A and the
next four As (figure 13, a b). End the
tail. Pick up 10 As and the next loop of
the clasp. Skip the last five As, and sew
back through the next five As (b c).
[6] Pick up two Bs, and sew through the
two As nearest the 3 mm (figure 14, a b).
Sew through the 3 mm and A, and back
b
through the 3 mm and the next three As
a
(b c). Pick up a B, and sew through
d
the two Bs in the next column (c d).
c
Continue stitching in St. Petersburg
chain for the length of the row, changing
FIGURE 14
colors to coordinate with corresponding
columns, and sewing through the tip
beads or 3 mms and tip beads to join
the new row to the existing band.
[7] Repeat steps 2 6, sewing through
the existing loop of seed beads in step 5,
and ending and adding thread as needed.
Repeat steps 2 4 once more to work the
final row, and end the thread. w
Hatsumi
Oshitani lives
in Nagoya, Japan.
She enjoys work-
ing with seed
beads and experimenting with new
techniques. To see more of her work,
visit her Web site, beadingbees.net.
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