Add a pendant and fringe

Daisy

elegance

by Lois Fetters

A

dear friend, Nadine Andrews, gave
me a necklace she designed. It is so
lovely I wanted to share it with

other beaders. Since Nadine did not
have a printed version of the pattern,
my husband and I graphed it out, and I
wrote a tutorial for it.

step

by

step

Make the necklace in three parts: First
bead the neckstrap, then build the
pendant as an extension of the neckstrap,
and finally, add the fringe. Once you
master the simple beading technique to
make a daisy, the necklace is fast and
easy to complete.

Due to the slight size difference

between Czech and Japanese seed beads,
use Czech seeds for the petals and a
Japanese seed for the center of the daisy.
Or, if you want petal colors that are only
available in Japanese seed beads, use one
size larger for the center of the daisy.

Secure all thread ends with half

hitches and a dot of glue. Feed the tail
through a few beads, and after the glue
is dry, trim the ends.

neckstrap
Do not weave in the thread tails at the
ends of the neckstrap; use them to
attach the clasp.

Thread a needle with 1 yd. (.9m) of

conditioned beading thread. Pick up 4
MC beads and slide them to 6 in.
(15cm) from the end of the thread. Pass
the needle through the beads again in the
same direction and pull tight. Position
the beads so two sets of 2 beads line up

next to each other (photo a).

With the working thread exiting the

last bead strung, pick up 6 MC. Pass the
needle down through the top bead of
the second set (photo b and figure 1, a).
Pull the thread tight to form a circle.

Pick up an AC and pass the needle

down through bead #6 of the circle
(figure 1, a-b). Pull tight.

Pick up 2 MC and pass the needle

down through beads #5 and 6 (photo c).
Pull tight. The two new beads stack next
to beads #5 and 6. Pass the needle up
through these two beads again (b-c) in
the same direction and pull tight.

Repeat steps 2-4 until you’ve made a

total of 65 daisies. On subsequent
daisies you join to the lower bead of the
4-bead set (c-d). The neckstrap will end
as it began, with two stacks of 2 beads.

pendant
Each daisy in the pendant shares two
MC beads with the daisy directly above
it. There are 15 daisies in the first row of
the pendant. Reduce subsequent rows
by one daisy at each end. The final row
consists of one daisy.

Start at one end and count over to

the 26th daisy on the neckstrap. This is
where the first row of the pendant
begins. Weave a new length of
conditioned thread through several
daisies before the 26th.

Working left to right, bring the

needle out bead #7 (figure 2, a). Pick up
6 MC and pass through beads #8 and 7
of the daisy on the neckstrap in the
same direction (photo d). Pull tight (a-b).

Go through beads #1-5 again (b-c).

String an AC and go down through
bead #2 (c-d).

Pick up 2 MC and go down through

beads #1 and 2. Pull tight. Go up
through beads #10 and 9 (d-e) and
continue through beads #8 and 7 on the
next daisy (e-f).

Pick up 4 MC, go up through bead

#10 (f-g). Pick up an AC. Pull tight and
exit through bead #2 (g-h). Repeat steps
4 and 5 for a total of 15 daisies.

Turn the piece and weave the thread

back to the second daisy in the first row
of the pendant. Moving left to right,
bring the thread through bead #7 out of
the daisy and follow steps 2-5 for a total
of 13 daisies.

Continue adding rows, as in step 6.

End with a row of 3 daisies.

For the single daisy on the bottom

of the pendant, turn the piece and
position the thread so it exits bead #7 of
the center daisy (figure 3, a). Pick up 6
MC and pass the needle through beads
#8 and 7. Pull tight and go through
beads #1–5 again (a-b). String an AC
and go down through bead #2 (b-c).
Weave through the MC again and
secure the thread by weaving it through
the row of 3 daisies and to tie it off (c-d).

fringe
Porcupine quills were incorporated in
the fringe of the original necklace. You
can substitute size 5 bugle beads as in
the purple and silver necklace.

Condition 2 yd. (1.8m) of thread.

Secure it by weaving it into two or three
daisies on the left side of the necklace,
exit through beads #6 and 5 on the first

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daisy of the pendant. String 3 MC, 1 AC,
3 MC, a bugle/quill, 3 MC, 1 AC, 3 MC,
a bugle/quill, 3 MC, 1 AC, and 3 MC.

Go up through beads #2 and 1 of

the daisy, (photo e). Go down beads #6
and 5 on the second daisy in the row.
Then go down beads #6 and 5 of the first
daisy on the next row of the pendant.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add fringe to

the edge daisy of each row. When you
reach the single daisy at the bottom,
work up the right side of the pendant.
Finish the final daisy on the right side
and tie off the working thread by
weaving it into several daisies.

clasp
Silver clasp and loop: Thread a needle
on a tail at one end of the neckstrap.
Sew one part of the clasp to each end of
the necklace (photo f). Repeat the
thread path several times for added
security. Then weave back through

several daisies to secure the thread end.

Button bead version: The clasp on the

purple version is worked with seeds and
a 6mm faceted button bead (photo g).

Using a thread tail at one end of the

neckstrap, pick up 3 MC, the 6mm
faceted bead and an AC. Skip the AC
and pass the needle back through the
faceted bead and the 3 seeds. Repeat this
thread path for security. Weave through
several daisies on the strap and tie half
hitches (see “Basics”) to secure.

With the other thread tail, pick up

14 MC seeds. Check to see that this will
create a loop that the button bead can
pass through. Adjust the number of
beads if needed. Pass the needle through
these beads again in the same direction.
Weave the tail back into the neckstrap
through several of the daisies to secure
and tie off as before.

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materials

• 1 Hank Czech seed beads, size 11

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main color (MC)

• 5g Japanese seed beads, size 11

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accent color (AC)

• 30 Porcupine quills or bugle beads, size 5
• Nymo D beading thread
• Beading needle, #12
• Clasp with a loop on each end or a 6mm

faceted button bead

• Beeswax or Thread heaven
• G-S Hypo Cement

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