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Jami e Hogset t
Grecian Goddess Bracelet
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Step 1: Using 8" of beading wire, string one crimp tube, D 2" of French wire, and Materi al s
one side of the toggle clasp. Pass back through the crimp tube and crimp, 70 pink, cream, and gold 6mm potato pearls
being sure that the French wire is tightly coiled. *String 1 gold pearl, 1 pink 6 cream 12mm coin pearls
pearl, 1 coin pearl, 1 pink pearl, 1 coiled gold bead, 1 pink pearl, 1 gold pearl, 3 coiled 20mm gold beads
1 cream pearl, 1 gold pearl, and 1 pink pearl. String 1 coiled gold bead and 6 gold crimp tubes
repeat from *, reversing the stringing sequence. Gold toggle clasp
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Step 2: String one crimp tube, D 2" of French wire, and the other side of the tog- 1 1/2" of gold French wire
gle clasp. Pass back through the crimp tube and crimp. Trim off excess wire. 28" of beading wire
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Step 3: Using 10" of beading wire, string one crimp tube and D 2" of French wire.
Pass the wire end through one end of the toggle and back through the crimp Noti ons
bead. Crimp and trim off excess wire. String 1 cream pearl, 1 pink pearl, 1 Wire cutters
gold pearl, 1 cream pearl, 1 gold pearl, 1 pink pearl, and 1 cream pearl. *Pass Crimping pliers
the wire through the coiled gold bead. String 1 cream pearl, 1 gold pearl, 1
pink pearl, 1 coin pearl, 1 pink pearl, 1 gold pearl, and 1 cream pearl. Repeat
once from *, string 1 coiled gold bead, 1 cream pearl, 1 pink pearl, 1 gold
pearl, 1 cream pearl, 1 gold pearl, 1 pink pearl, and 1 cream pearl.
Step 4: Repeat Step 2.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the third strand of the bracelet, making sure to
pass through the gold beads on the opposite side of the short strand so that
a longer strand lies on each side of the short strand. (
RESOURCES
Check with your local bead shop or contact:
Pearls, gold beads, and clasp from Bead Cache, [phone].
Gold French wire from Beadalon, www.beadalon.com.
Jamie Hogsett is projects editor of Beadwork magazine.
www.interweave.com BEADWORK August/September 2004