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Rock Star Lariat

J a m i e H o g s e t t

Seed beads and pearls in graduated colors are the

perfect accompaniment to Christi Friesen’s “Rock

Stars.” Long enough to be worn several ways, this

lariat will get so much attention that you’ll feel like a

rock star when you wear it!

Step 1:

String 1 crimp tube onto the very end of the wire.

Crimp the tube and cover it with a crimp cover.

Step 2:

String 1A, 1C, 1A, and 1 star. String 1A and 1C twenty

times. String 1B, 1C, 1A, 1C, 1A, and 1C five times. String

1B, 1C, 1A, 1C, 1B, and 1C six times. String 1B and 1C

twenty-one times. String 1B, 1D, 1B, 1C, 1B, and 1C five

times. String 1B and 1D.

Step 3:

String 1B, 1C, 1B, 1D, 1B, and 1D six times. String 1B

and 1C. String 1A, 1C, 1A, 1D, 1A, and 1C six times.

String 1A, 1D, 1A, 1D, 1A, and 1C five times. String 1A

and 1D twenty-three times. String 1B, 1D, 1A, 1D, 1A,

and 1D five times. String 1B and 1D. String 1A, 1D, 1B,

1D, 1B, and 1D six times. String 1B and 1D nine times.

String 1B, 1 star, 1B, 1D, 1B, and 1 crimp tube.

Step 4:

Coil the lariat a few times to make sure there is enough

room on the wire for the piece to drape nicely. then

crimp the tube and cover it with a crimp cover.

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Jamie Hogsett is special projects editor of Beadwork magazine.

M a t e r i a l s

110 fuchsia size 11° seed beads (A)

103 lavender size 11° seed beads (B)

109 fuchsia 4mm pearls (C)

101 lavender 6mm pearls (D)

2 polymer clay stars

2 sterling silver 2mm crimp tubes

2 sterling silver crimp covers

55" of .014 beading wire

T o o l s

Crimping pliers

Wire cutters

T e c h n i q u e s

Stringing, crimping

F i n i s h e d S i z e

55"

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