BEAD WEAVING / STRINGING
Eastern
influence
Beaded beads highlight the
2009 Bead&Button Show
commemorative bead
by Julia Gerlach
Combine favorite
techniques in a
necklace that is both
stitched and strung.
© 2009 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
without permission from the publisher. Bead&Button Online Project 1
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a
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The rich colors of Kate Fowle Meleney s bead reminded
f
me of Chinese red lacquer, so I designed a beaded bead
d
based on hexagonal forms found in Chinese beadwork.
e
Coral and onyx beads pick up the colors in Kate s bead,
while glass pinch beads echo the shape of it. The off-center
FIGURE 1
placement of the focal bead follows in the Asian tradition
of asymmetrical design.
stepbystep [7] Repeat steps 1 5 to make a  cap
for the beaded bead.
Beaded beads [8] To join the cap to the rest of the
b
a
[1] On 2 ft. (61 cm) of thread, pick beaded bead, pick up a 150, and sew
d
up five 150 seed beads, leaving a 6-in. through the 150 at the end of a point
(15 cm) tail. Sew through all five 150s made in step 6. Pick up a 150, and sew
again, then continue through the next through the next three beads on the
c
two 150s to form a ring. outer edge of the cap (figure 3). Repeat
[2] Pick up a 3 mm coral bead, a 150, around. Before working the final con-
a 3 mm coral, a 150, and a 3 mm coral, nection, insert an 8 mm bead into the
and sew through the 150 in the ring beadwork. String a piece of scrap wire
your thread exited at the start of this through the starting ring of 150s, the
step and the first 3 mm coral picked up 8 mm, and the opposite ring of 150s
(figure 1, a b). to make sure the hole of the 8 mm is
[3] Pick up a 150, a 3 mm coral, a 150,
FIGURE 2 and a 3 mm coral, and sew through the
next 150 in the ring (b c). Continue materials
through the 3 mm coral your thread necklace 17 in. (43 cm)
exited at the start of this step, all the " 2009 Bead&Button Show commem-
beads added in the step, and the next orative bead by Kate Fowle Meleney
150 in the ring (c d). (BeadAndButtonShow.com)
[4] Pick up a 3 mm coral, a 150, a 3 mm " 8 8 mm round glass beads (black)
coral, and a 150, and sew through the " 6 6 mm fire-polished beads
second 3 mm coral added in the previous (opaque red copper)
stitch, the 150 your thread exited at the " 14 5 x 4 mm pinch beads
start of this step, and the first 3 mm (copper iris)
coral added in this step (d e). " 32 3 mm onyx beads
[5] Repeat step 3 (e f), then sew " 160 3 mm coral beads
through the adjacent 3 mm coral in the " 80 2 mm coral beads
first stitch (f g). Pick up a 150, a 3 mm " 3 g 150 seed beads (copper)
coral, and a 150, and sew through the " 30 4 mm copper spacers
second 3 mm coral added in the previ- " clasp
ous stitch, the 150 in the ring, and the " 2 crimp beads
next four beads in the first stitch (g h). " 2 crimp covers
[6] Pick up two 150s, a 2 mm coral " Wildfire beading thread, .006,
bead, a 150, and a 2 mm, and sew or other beading thread
through the second 150 picked up in " flexible beading wire, .018 .019
this step (figure 2, a b). Pick up a 150, " beading needles, #12 or #13
and sew through the next 150, 3 mm " 3 in. (7.6 cm) scrap wire
coral, and 150 on the outer edge of the " chainnose pliers
previous round (b c). Repeat around " crimping pliers
the ring (c d), and end the working " wire cutters
FIGURE 3 thread and tail (Online Basics).
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a b c
aligned properly (photo a), and then
finish the final connection. End the
working thread and tail.
[9] Repeat steps 1 8 to make a total
of eight beaded beads.
Assembly
[1] Cut a 22-in. (56 cm) piece of bead-
ing wire, and string the focal bead.
[2] On one side, string a 3 mm onyx
d
bead, a 4 mm spacer, and a 3 mm onyx
(photo b).
[3] String a beaded bead, a 3 mm onyx,
a spacer, a pinch bead, a spacer, and a
3 mm onyx (photo c). Repeat twice.
[4] String a 6 mm fire-polished bead,
a 3 mm onyx, a spacer, a pinch bead,
a spacer, and a 3 mm onyx. Repeat,
but omit the second 3 mm onyx.
[5] On the other side of the focal,
repeat steps 2 and 3, then repeat the
pattern strung in step 3 two more times.
Repeat step 4, but string the pattern
four times instead of twice.
[6] Test the fit of the necklace, and add
or remove beads as needed.
[7] On one end, string a crimp bead
and half of the clasp. If you wish, string
approximately seven 150s to act as a
buffer between the wire and the clasp.
Go back through the crimp bead and
a few more beads (photo d). Crimp the
crimp bead (Online Basics), and trim
the excess wire. Repeat on the other
end, then use chainnose pliers to close
a crimp cover over each crimp. w
Julia Gerlach is the
managing editor of
Bead&Button. Con-
tact her at jgerlach@
beadandbutton.com.
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