Elegant Netted Bracelet

D e b o r a h M e y e r

Combine ladder-stitched cube bands with simple bugle and seed bead netting and toss in a few

crystals for sparkle to create a fun bracelet. You’re sure to get a lot of attention when you wear it!

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1:

Ladder base. Use 5' of thread and cubes to

work a 3-bead ladder 9 beads long (Figure 1).
Knot and glue to secure. Hide the thread ends
inside the beads and trim close to the work.
Repeat for a second two ladder-stitched base.

2:

Netting. Secure 9' of thread and exit from

the first stack on Base A, leaving an 8" tail.
Work bugle beads and seed beads with a center
band of crystals:
Row 1: String 1 bugle and 1 seed bead eight

times. String 1 crystal and 1 seed bead.
String 1 bugle and 1 seed bead eight times.
Pass through the cubes of the first stack on
Base B. Pass back through the next 2 cubes
in the second stack and the last bead in the
first stack (Figure 2a).

Row 2: String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and

1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previ-
ous row, and pass through the next seed
bead; repeat twice. String 1 bugle, 1 seed
bead, 1 bugle, and 1 seed bead; pass through
the crystal. String 1 seed bead, 1 bugle, 1 seed
bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 4 beads of
the previous row, and pass through the next
seed bead. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and
1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previous
row, and pass through the next seed bead;
repeat three times, passing through the first
stack of Base A on the last stitch. Pass back
through 2 cubes in the second stack and the
next bead of the third stack (Figure 2b). The
cube bases should be linked by a series of
8 diamond shapes with a crystal in the middle.

Row 3: String 1 bugle and pass through the

first seed bead in Row 2. String 1 bugle,

1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next
3 beads of the previous row, and pass
through the next seed bead in Row 2; repeat
twice. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, 1 crystal,
1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next
5 beads of the previous row, and pass
through the next seed bead.
String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle,
skip the next 3 beads of the previous row,
and pass through the next seed bead in Row
2; repeat twice. String 1 bugle and pass
through the cubes of the third stack in Base
B. Pass back through the next 2 cubes of the
fourth stack and the next cube of the third
stack (Figure 3a).

Row 4: Repeat Row 2. On the last stitch, pass

through the cubes of the third stack in Base
A. Pass back through the next 2 beads of the
fourth stack and exit the next bead of the
fifth stack (Figure 3b).

Rows 5–10: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 three

times, anchoring the netting in the fifth,
seventh, and ninth Base A and B cube
stacks respectively.

3:

Closure.

Loop: Pass back through the last row of netting

and weave through cubes to exit the fifth
stack of Base B. String 30 seed beads and
pass back through the first 2 beads, forming
a circle. Weave through cubes and through
the loop again, following Figure 4. Tie a
knot, dab the knot with glue, pass through
several cubes, and pull the thread to hide the
knot in a cube. Trim close to the work.

Button: Thread a needle onto the tail. Pass

through cubes on Base A to exit from the
center cube in the fifth stack. String the but-
ton and pass through the cube. Repeat the
thread path to secure. Tie a knot, dab the
knot with glue, pass through several beads,
and pull the thread to hide the knot. Trim
close to the work (Figure 5).

✦

Tip

To adjust the length of the bracelet, add or

decrease the number of cubes in the base

stacks.

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Figure 1

a

b

Figure 2

Materials

1 g gold/bronze iris size 11° seed beads

160 cream opaque

1

⁄

4

" hex-cut bugle beads

54 transparent tan AB 4mm cubes

5 padparadscha 5mm crystal bicones

1 copper 12mm button with shank

FireLine 6–8 lb beading thread

G-S Hypo Cement

Tools

Size 12 beading needle

Scissors

FINISHED SIZE: 1

1

⁄

4

" X 7"

Base A

Base B

Since Deborah Meyer discovered the world of beading,

it’s been a love affair! She now focuses on designing and

creating jewelry for others to enjoy and teaches at We

Got the Bead in Dubuque, Iowa, and JSM Bead Coop in

Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

RESOURCES

Check your local bead shop or contact: All beads and

findings: We Got the Bead, [phone], www.wegot

thebead.com.

Figure 5

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Figure 4

a

b

Figure 3

Base A

Base B