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Island Bracelet

by Jean Campbell

materIals:

Turquoise 5mm rondelle
7 x 3 saucer
6mm round Japanese miracle beads
4mm rosaline Swarovski pearls
1 yard Turquoise On the Surface metallic thread
Copper heishi
Clear plastic ring from a beading wire spool
Terrifically Tacky Tape
White glue

I like this bracelet, but feel I should be on an island sipping a drink under
an umbrella when I wear it. When’s the next three-hour cruise?

tools:

Scissors

sKIll leVel

Beginner

teChnIques

Stringing

step 1

step 3

step 5

step 2

step 4

Apply the Tacky Tape so it covers the inside of

the spool ring. Remove the protective film.

Stick the unglued end of the thread to the edge

of the Tacky Tape. Wrap the thread around the spool
ring from back to front for at least 1/4” across the
front. Keep the strands right next to each other so
the thread begins to cover the ring.

Finish the bracelet by wrapping thread only for

at least 1/4” before the end of the spool ring.

Cut a yard’s length of metallic thread and apply

a small amount of glue to one end. Allow to dry.

Add beads to the outside of the ring. String a

combination of beads or several beads of the same
type. Wrap the thread around several times between
the beaded sections so that you always cover blank
space with the thread.

Finish a thread by sticking it to the inside of the
spool. Begin a new one just as you did in Step 3.

JEAN CAMPBELL is a freelance editor and writer who specializes in the craft of beading. She is the founding editor
of Beadwork magazine and has written or edited more than 20 books, including The New Beader’s Companion,
Getting Started Stringing Beads, and Beaded Weddings.