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Triangle
Bead
Bracelet
Cat her i ne B. Benecke
The spirit of experimentation led Catherine to design
this fetching textured bracelet. The secret to its con-
struction is using seed and triangle beads and com-
bining ladder stitch and brick stitch for a
bead-popping result.
Step 1: Using 6' of thread with a needle on each end, string
2 size 5° triangles to the center of the thread. Pass one
needle back through the last triangle strung. *String 1
size 5° and pass the other needle back through it. Repeat
3
from * for the length of the bracelet, minus D 8" for the
clasp (Figure 1). The triangles will be pointing in oppo-
site directions when viewed from the side (Figure 2).
Step 2: Pass back through all the triangles again using two-
needle ladder stitch. When you reach the end, tie a knot
on each side to secure the beads.
Step 3: Use one needle to string 1 size 8°, 1 size 15°, and 1 size
8°. Pass under the thread that connects the two base row
beads next to where the thread exits. Pass back through
the three beads just strung and through the third bead
again to lock the beads in place (Figure 3). *String 1 size
15° and 1 size 8°. Pass under the next thread loop and
back through the last bead strung (Figure 4). Repeat
from * until you reach the last loop of the base row. Work
2 stitches on the last loop.
Repeat this step with the other needle on the other
side of the base row.
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Materi al s Tool s
1 g size 15° seed beads Size 12 beading needle
7 g size 8° triangle or seed beads Scissors
3 g size 5° triangle beads
8mm disk bead for clasp Techni ques
Size D Nymo or Silamide A beading thread Two-needle ladder stitch, brick stitch
Thread Heaven thread conditioner or beeswax Fi ni shed Si ze 61D 2"
CLASP
Step 4: Using one needle, string 7 size 15°s, the disk bead, and
1 size 15°. Pass back through the disk and the seventh
seed bead. String 6 size 15°s and pass through the last
bead in the opposite outer row (Figure 5). Pass through
all the beads just added two more times to reinforce. Figure 1 Figure 2
Weave the remaining thread back into the bracelet, tie
a knot in two places, and trim close to the work.
Step 5: If there s enough thread left on the remaining needle,
weave it to the other end of the bracelet to make the loop
closure, or start a new thread at the other end of the
bracelet. Exiting one of the last beads in an outer row, Figure 3 Figure 4
string 6 size 15°s, 1 size 8°, and enough size 15°s to loop
around the disk bead at the other end of the bracelet.
Pass back through the size 8° and string 6 size 15°s. Pass
through the last bead in the opposite outer row (Figure
6). Pass back through all the beads just added two more
times to reinforce. Finish the thread as before. (
Ti ps
" When you re working the base row, keep tension
as tight as possible. Tight tension should make the Figure 5
triangle beads point in the right directions (see Fig-
ure 2) and stay put.
" When you re working the outer rows, keep thread
tension taut but not too tight or the bracelet will not
bend easily around the wrist.
" You can substitute size 5° or 6° seed beads for the
base row. However, you will not get the textured
effect of the triangle beads. Figure 6
" It s possible to make a wider bracelet. After work-
ing the base row, make one outer row as you did in
Step 3. On the other side, work one row with size 8° Catherine B. Benecke is a self-taught beader who lives in Wisconsin s
beads only, followed by one row of the size 5° trian- beautiful Northwoods. She has been beading for over fourteen years
gle beads, and then the other outer row. and teaches beading classes through various adult education pro-
grams in the area. Contact Catherine at [e-mail].
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