techniques: stringing " crimping " netting
Crystalicious Bracelet Bonnie Clewans
This knock- em-dead crystal bracelet shown on page 31 of the December
2005/January 2006 issue of Beadwork features two shapes of beaded
beads one, a double-sided rosette, and the other, a faceted cylinder. They re
made one at a time, then strung together with seed beads and bicones and
fastened with a button and loop closure.
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TOOLS FINISHED SIZE: 81D 2" BRACELET
Size 10 and 12 beading needles
Crimping pliers
Wire cutters
Thread burner
MATERIALS FOR 1 BEADED CYLINDER MATERIALS FOR 1 BEADED ROSETTE
(MAKE 5 FOR THE BRACELET) (MAKE 4 FOR THE BRACELET)
5 g bronze size 11° Japanese seed beads (A) 5 g bronze size 11° Japanese seed beads (A)
12 assorted 3mm Swarovski crystal rounds (3 each of jet, 4 vitrail medium 5mm Swarovski crystal rondelles
indicolite, Indian red, olivine, light Colorado topaz AB, 18 assorted 6mm Swarovski crystal rounds
and smoked topaz) (3 each of light smoked topaz, olivine, indicolite,
30 assorted 4mm Swarovski crystal rounds (5 each of jet, Dorado X2, Indian red, and jet)
indicolite, Indian red, olivine, light Colorado topaz AB, 4' of 6-lb Fireline beading thread
and smoked topaz)
3' of 6-lb Fireline beadiing
Figure 2
Figure 1 Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 3
BEADED CYLINDER BEADED ROSETTE
ROUND 1: Use 2' of thread to string one 4mm and 1A six times. Tie 1: Use 4' of thread to string 6A; tie into a circle leaving a 4" tail. String
into a circle leaving a 4" tail to form the base ring. 1A, one 6mm, and 1A; skipping the last 1A, pass back through the
ROUND 2: String 1A, one 4mm, 1A, one 4mm, and 1A; pass through crystal, 1A, and the next 1A in the base ring. Repeat to make 5 more
the next 1A in Round 1, forming a V over the 4mm. Repeat around fringe petals; tie a knot with the tail thread and trim both threads close
(Figure 1). (Figure 4).
ROUND 3: Pass through one 4mm and 1A in Round 1, and up through 2: Repeat Step 1 to make a second fringed ring; after tying a knot with
1A, one 4mm, and 1A in Round 2. String one 3mm and pass through the tail thread, pass through 1A, one 6mm, and 1A to exit the top 1A.
the next 1A; repeat around (Figure 2). Pass through this round again and 3: String 1A and pass through 1A at the end of a fringe of the first
pull tightly to form a ring. ring. String 1A, then pass through the 1A of the second ring and through
ROUNDS 4 5: Pass through the beads back to Round 1 and repeat all 4A again to form a tight loop; exit the first bead strung in this step
Rounds 2 and 3 on the other side of the base ring (Figure 3). Pass back (Figure 5).
through the beads to tie a knot with the tail thread; trim close.
Repeat to make 5 beaded beads.
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4: String one 6mm and 1A; pass through the next 1A at the end
of a fringe and repeat Step 3. Continue around to connect the fringe
for a total of six 6mm crystals; do not string any A beads for the
last stitch (Figure 6). Pass through all the 4-bead loops and 6mm
beads again to reinforce.
Pass through a 6mm and 2A to exit the center of one of the base
rings. String 1 rondelle and 1A; pass back through the rondelle and
through the base ring, tying knots between beads; trim. Figure 6
Repeat to make 4 beaded beads.
MATERIALS FOR BRACELET STRINGING THE BRACELET
5 beaded cylinders 1: String 30B to the center of the beading wire. Use both ends of
4 beaded rosettes the wire to string 1 bicone. Check that the loop of beads fits over the
2 g bronze iris size 8° seed beads (B) button and adjust the bead count as necessary.
10 olivine 6mm Swarovski crystal bicones 2: Use both ends of the wire to string the beaded beads, stringing
20mm shank glass button 1 bicone between each of them.
2 crimp beads 3: At the end, string 1 bicone, 2 crimp beads, and the button. Pass
2' of .014 beading wire both ends of the wire back through the crimp beads; crimp and trim.
Bonnie Clewans lives in Phoenix, Arizona. She teaches at the Shemer Art Center in Phoenix
and Norby Gallery in Cave Creek, Arizona, and is a consultant to Swarovski Crystal of
North America.
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