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Take a cue from quilting in this beautiful bangle, p. 30.
Quilted peyoteLEARN a new twiston an old favoritein this dynamicbracelet p. 30
• Our guide to pearls p. 11
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• Design critique: Achieving balance p.24
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Stitch a casual wrap bracelet (or lariat) with everyday style. p. 4
Go pretty in pastels for spring p. 7
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Everyday beads
We focus a lot on new styles and shapes of beads these days, largely
because designers around the globe have embraced them and
created a whole new world of designs based on them. But most
of us have quite a stock of other beads as well — what you might call the
“classics” — and this issue of B&B Extra is dedicated to revisiting these old favorites.
From an easy-to-stitch lariat or wrap bracelet (p. 4) to peyote bands in soft
pastels (p. 7) or contrasting hues (p. 14) to large-scale earrings that can go bold
or muted (p. 10), these four projects show what we’ve known all along: beady
classics — like round seed beads, Delicas, and fire-polished beads — make great
projects, too! So grab your bead stash, get comfy, and start beading!
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Contents Lovely lariat or wrap bracelet 4
Pretty in pastels bracelet 7
Extrovert earrings 10
Musical peyote bracelet 14
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HERRINGBONE STITCH / PEYOTE STITCH / LOOPED FRINGE
Lovely lariat or wrap braceletStitch a length of beadwork and add beaded beads and looped fringe for a versatile lariat or keep it simple and make an elegant wrap bracelet.
designed by Fatima Mensen-Potter
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Materialslariat 37 in. (.94 m)• 400 4 mm fire-polished beads (opaque
olive Picasso)• 28 6 mm two-hole triangle beads (matte
suede gold)• 58 3.4 mm drop beads (Miyuki 457,
metallic dark bronze)• 8 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 4222,
Duracoat galvanized pewter)• 3 g 110 cylinder beads (Miyuki DB2046,
luminous mushroom)• crystal cubist beads (Swarovski 5650,
crystal golden shadow; www.artbeads.com) - 1 16 mm - 1 12 mm• Fireline, 6 lb. test or WildFire• beading needles, #11
bracelet 21 in. (53 cm)• 232 4 mm fire-polished beads (matte
iris purple)• 2 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 4221,
Duracoat galvanized light pewter)• 1 g 80 seed beads (Toho 515F, matte raku
plum iris)• 7⁄8-in. (22 mm) button with shank• Fireline, 6 lb. test or WildFire• beading needles, #11
Online beading basics www.BeadAndButton.com/basics• peyote stitch: flat, even count; zipping up• ending and adding thread• square knot
Fatima Mensen-Potter has been an art lover as long as she can remember. Brazilian by birth, American citizen by choice, she loves to create wearable pieces following European and Japanese trends. She teaches her original designs at Bead Time in Sarasota, Florida. Contact Fatima at [email protected] or visit www.shewalksincrystal.co or www.shewalksincrystal.etsy.com.
LariatRope1 On a comfortable length of thread, pick up a 4 mm fire-polished bead, an 110 seed bead, and a 4 mm. Leaving an 8-in. (20 cm) tail, sew through the first 4 mm again so the 4 mms sit next to each other (photo a).
stash savvyIf desired, use 60 seed beads instead of 4 mm fire-polished beads.
2 Pick up a 4 mm, an 110, and a 4 mm, and sew down through the adjacent 4 mm in the previous stitch. Pick up an 110, and sew up through the 4 mm your thread exited at the start of this step and the first 4 mm just added (photo b). Pull snug.3 Repeat step 2 (photo c). Note that there is already an 110 between the two 4 mms in the previous stitch. When you add the new 110 between the existing 4 mms, pull snug so the 110s pop into position — you should have one on the front and one on the back of the stitch.4 Continue as in step 3 for the desired length, ending and adding thread as needed. After adding the last pair of 4 mms, sew down through the previous 4 mm, pick up an 110, and sew up through the adjacent 4 mm. Do not end the working thread or tail.
Beaded beadsWhen picking up the triangle beads, position the point without a hole facing
away from you, and sew through either the left hole (LH) or the right hole (RH) per the instructions.1 On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up two 110 cylinder beads, a triangle bead (LH), and two cylinders. Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, sew through the open hole of the triangle. Tie the working thread and tail together with a square knot (photo d). Sew back through the trian-gle and the second pair of cylinders.2 Pick up a triangle (LH) and two cylin-ders, and sew through the open hole of the new triangle and the previous pair of cylinders. Continue through the other hole of the triangle and the two new cylinders (photo e).3 Work as in step 2, but sew through the RH of the triangle first. Repeat this step three times, alternating between picking up the triangle through the left hole and the right hole. If you lose track, just make sure the six triangles are all pointing in the same direction.4 To join the beadwork into a ring, pick up a triangle (RH), and sew through the pair of cylinders at the starting end, making sure the beadwork isn’t twisted. Sew through the other hole of the trian-gle and the corresponding pair of cylin-ders. Retrace the final thread path, and exit a triangle.5 Pick up a drop bead, and sew through the next triangle on the same edge (photo f). Repeat this stitch six times to complete the round. Sew through the beadwork to exit the other edge, and repeat to add drops on this edge. End the working thread and tail (photo g).
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6 Repeat steps 1–5 to make a total of four beaded beads.
Fringe component1 On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, pick up eight cylinders, leav-ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Using cylinders, work a strip of flat even-count peyote that is eight beads long and 10 rows wide (photo h). Align the ends, and zip them up to form a tube (photo i).2 Sew through an edge bead so your needle is point-ing away from the tube. Pick up nine cylinders, 10 110 seed beads, a drop, 10 seed beads, and nine cylinders, and sew back through the edge cylinder your thread exited at the start of this step (photo j). Sew down through the next edge cylinder.
Repeat this step four times to complete the round. After the fifth fringe, don’t sew through the next edge cylin-der; instead, sew diagonally up through the next two beads, and then sew down through an adjacent cylin-der. There should be one row of beads between the first round and the second.3 Repeat step 2 to add a second row of looped fringe (photo k). Repeat step 2 to make a third round that is one row away from the sec-ond round (photo l). End the working thread and tail.4 Make a total of two fringe components.
AssemblyUsing a thread at one end of the rope, pick up a beaded
bead, a 12 mm or 16 mm crystal, a beaded bead, and a fringe component, sewing through the center of the peyote tube (photo m). Pick up a drop bead, and sew back through all the beads and components just strung and a few beads at the end of the rope. Retrace the thread path, and end the thread. Repeat at the other end of the rope.
Bracelet1 Work as in “Lariat: Rope” for the desired length. The strap should wrap around your wrist at least three times.2 On one end, sew through the end 110. Pick up five 110s, the button shank, and five 110s, and sew through the 110 at the end of the rope
wear it 3 ways Here are three great ways to wear this lariat. Can you think of others?1 Fold it in half, wrap it around your neck, and slide the tassels through the loop. 2 Drape it around your neck, and tie it loosely in front.3 Wrap it around your neck once, and let the ends hang loose.
(photo n). Retrace the thread path a few times, and end the thread.3 At the other end, sew through the end 110. Pick up enough 110s to fit around the button, and sew through the end 110 again (photo o). Retrace the thread path. If desired, use 110s to work a round of peyote around the loop, and then use 80s to work one more round. End the thread. w
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Welcome spring with a lively three-drop peyote pattern stitched in a soft pastel palette.
designed by Josie Fabre
PASTELSTHREE-DROP PEYOTE
Pretty in
bracelet
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Materialsbracelet without the clasp7¼ x 1½ in. (18.4 x 3.8 cm)• 1 10 x 3 mm square crystal lochrose
sew-on bead• 1 4 mm crystal cube• 70 3 mm bicone crystals (white opal)• 4 g 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads in
each of 4 colors: - color A (DB0351, matte white) - color B (DB0418, metallic light rose) - color C (DB0432, metallic peacock blue) - color D (DB0413, metallic light green)• 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 121, opaque
white luster)• Fireline, 6 lb. test or size D nylon
beading thread• beading needles, #12
Online beading basics www.BeadAndButton.com/basics• peyote stitch: three-drop, flat even-count• ending and adding thread
Josie Fabre has been beading for more than 10 years. She resides in Slidell, Louisiana. She is a full-time scientist and mother but beads every chance she gets. She is inspired by nature, art, and architecture. She also enjoys photog-raphy and is beginning to incorporate her photographs with her jewelry designs. Contact Josie at [email protected], or visit her website, www.josie.etsy.com.
Difficulty rating1 Attach a stop bead on a comfortable length of thread, leaving a 12-in. (30 cm) tail. Reading the pattern from right to left starting in the upper right-hand corner, pick up 24 cylinders: two Ds, an A, a B, two As, three Cs, two As, two Bs, an A, a D, six Cs, and three Bs. These beads will shift to form rows 1 and 2 as the next row is added. 2 Continue to follow the pattern in three-drop peyote stitch using 110 cylinder beads. End and add thread as needed. If you prefer to work from a word chart instead of a graph, visit www.BeadAndButton.com/pastelchart.3 To add the edging: Exiting an end edge bead, pick up a 150 seed bead, a 3 mm bicone crystal, and a 150. Skip the next edge bead, sew down through the following edge bead, and continue up through the edge bead after that. Repeat this stitch for the length of the bracelet. Sew through the beadwork to exit the other edge, and repeat this step.4 To add a clasp button: Sew through the beadwork to exit in the center of the end row. Pick up five to seven 150s, a 10 x 3 mm crystal lochrose sew-on bead, a 4 mm crystal cube, and a 150. Skip the last 150, and sew back through all the beads just added in this step and into the beadwork. Retrace the thread path several times, and end the thread. 5 To create a clasp ring: On the other end of the band, using the 12-in. (30 cm) tail, sew through the beadwork to exit the eighth bead from this edge, with your needle pointing toward the oppo-site edge. Pick up a cylinder, skip the next edge bead, and sew through the following edge bead (an up-bead). Pick up a cylinder, and sew back through the bead just added. Work in flat even-count peyote using 110 cylinder beads to make a strip two beads wide and approximately 36 rows long (or long enough to fit around the clasp button). Attach the strip to the ninth and 10th beads from the other edge. w
110 cylinder beads color A color B color C color D
PATTERN
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EXTR VERT earrings
Embellish bezeled cabochons for earrings that make a statement.
designed by Abigail Engelking
PEYOTE STITCH / CUBIC RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE / FRINGE
Whether you choose a subdued color palette (above) or a vibarnt one (left), these bold earrings are perfect for friendly social events.
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Materialscream/bronze earrings23⁄4 x 11⁄4 in. (7 x 3.2 cm)• 4 16 x 12 mm cabs (moonstone, available
from Eclectica Beads, 262-641-0910)• 6 10.5 x 7 mm crystal pears (Preciosa,
honey)• 30 60 seed beads (Czech, cream)• 26 80 seed beads (Czech, beige Picasso)• 4 g 110 seed beads (Toho 221, bronze)• 1 g 130 Czech Charlottes (eggshell)• 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 221, bronze)• 2 4 mm jump rings• pair of earring findings• Fireline, 6 lb. test (crystal)• beading needles, #13• 2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
turquoise/red earring colors • 16 x 12 mm cabochons (reconstituted
turquoise)• 11 x 8 mm table-cut fire-polished oval
or drop beads (opaque red Picasso) • 60 Czech seed beads (red)• 80 Czech seed beads (turquoise)• 110 round or one-cut Czech seed beads
(metallic silver) • 130 Czech Charlottes (eggshell)• 6 150 seed beads (Miyuki 1, transparent
silver lined)
Online beading basicswww.BeadAndButton.com/basics• peyote stitch: tubular• right-angle weave• ending and adding thread• square knot
Abigail Engelking has been making jewelry for 16 years, having started with wirework and gemstones. Contact her at [email protected], or find her on Facebook, Etsy, Pinterest, or Craftsy.
Plain bezeled cab1 On 2 ft. (61 cm) of thread, pick up an even number of 110 seed beads to fit around your cab. A 12 x 16 mm cab requires 38 110s. Tie the beads into a ring with a square knot, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, and continue through the first few beads. These beads will form rounds 1 and 2 as the third round is added.2 Work in tubular peyote stitch (Online beading basics) as follows:Round 3: Work a round using 110s. Rounds 4 and 5: Work two rounds using 150 seed beads. Be sure to use a firm tension, and snug up the beads so your beadwork begins to cup. Sew through the beadwork to exit an 110 in round 1.Round 6: Work a round using 150s. Insert the cab into the bezel so the face of the cab is against rounds 4 and 5.Round 7: Work a round using 150s. Keep a tight tension to make sure the cab is secure in the bezel. If the cab is loose, work another round using 150s. End the working thread and tail.
Embellished bezeled cab1 On 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, pick up four 110s. Sew through all the beads again to form a ring, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Retrace the thread path of the ring, and then sew through the first three beads to exit opposite the tail.
This is the first right-angle weave stitch.2 Make a flat strip of right-angle weave that’s three stitches long. To form the strip into a ring: Pick up an 110, sew through the end 110 in the first stitch (figure 1, a–b), pick up an 110, and sew through the end 110 in the last stitch (b–c). Sew through the four 110s on top of the cube (figure 2), and then do the same on the bottom. This completes the first cubic right-angle weave (CRAW) unit.3 Subsequent CRAW units will be worked off of the four top 110s in the previous unit. For clarity, the next unit is worked in a different color bead in the photos below. With your thread exiting one of the top 110s, work the following stitches: Stitch 1: Pick up three 110s, and sew through the top 110 your thread just exited and the first 110 just picked up (photo a).Stitch 2: Pick up two 110s, and sew through the next top 110, the side 110 in the previous stitch, and the two 110s just picked up (photo b).Stitch 3: Sew through the next top 110, and pick up two 110s. Sew through the side 110 in the previous stitch, the third top 110, and the first 110 just picked up (photo c).Stitch 4: Pick up an 110, and sew through the side 110 in the first stitch, the fourth top 110, the side 110 in the
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previous stitch, and the 110 just picked up (photo d). To complete the unit, sew through the four new top 110s (photo e).4 Work as in step 3 to make a tube that is 18 CRAW units long (or one unit short of the circumference of the cabochon). 5 To form the tube into a ring: Bring the ends of the tube together, making sure the tube is not twisted. With your thread exiting a top 110 on the tail end of the tube, work the following stitches:Stitch 1: Pick up an 110, sew through the corresponding 110 on the starting end of the tube, pick up an 110, and sew through the 110 your thread exited at the start of this stitch. Continue through the first 110 just added, and sew through the next top bead on the starting end of the tube (figure 3, a–b). Stitch 2: Pick up an 110, and sew through the corresponding top 110 on the tail end of the tube, the side 110 in the previous stitch, the 110 your thread exited at the start of this stitch, and the next top 110 on the starting end of the tube (b–c).Stitch 3: Pick up an 110, and sew through the corresponding top 110 on the tail end of the tube, the side 110 in the previous stitch, the 110 your thread exited at the start of this stitch, and the
next top 110 on the starting end of the tube (c–d).Stitch 4: Sew through the side 110 in the first joining stitch, the corresponding top 110 on the tail end of the tube, the side 110 in the previous stitch, and the 110 your thread exited at the start of this stitch. End the tail but not the working thread.6 Sew through the beadwork to exit an 110 along the inside edge on the front of the CRAW ring (figure 4, point a). Pick up a 150, and sew through the next inside edge 110 (a–b). Repeat this stitch 18 times to complete the round, using a firm tension to snug up the beads. Step up through the first 150 added in this round (b–c).7 Pick up a 130 Charlotte, and sew through the next 150 in the previous round (c–d). Repeat this stitch 18 times to complete the round, and step up through the first Charlotte added in this round (d–e).
8 Work as in step 7 to add another round of Charlottes (e–f). 9 Sew through the ring to exit an 110 along the inside edge on the back of the CRAW ring. Insert the cab into the ring so the face of the cab is against the 150s and Charlottes just added. Work as in steps 6–8, using a firm tension. Do not end the thread.
Top drops1 With the working thread from the large bezel, sew through the beadwork to exit a side bead in the center right-angle weave unit at the top of the bezel (photo f). Pick up an 11 x 8 mm drop bead and an 110. Sew back through the drop and the remaining side 110 in the center unit (photo g). Retrace the thread path through the connection several times to secure the drop. 2 Work as in step 1 to add a drop to the right-angle weave units on each side of
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bezeling tips• If the dome of your cabs is high, you may need to work additional rounds of 110s on each side of the bezel in step 2 of “Plain bezeled cab.” • If you use a focal bead instead of a cab, secure the bead to the bezel by sewing back and forth through the bead and the bezel in step 9 of “Embellished bezeled cab.”
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the center drop for a total of three drops (photo h).3 Sew through the beadwork to exit the edge 110 that sits behind an end drop with your needle pointing away from the drop (photo i). Pick up 10 110s, and sew through the 110 at the top of the drop (photo j). 4 Pick up 10 110s, and sew through the 110 at the top of the adjacent drop to create a 10-bead bridge. Repeat this stitch to create a second bridge (photo k).5 Pick up 10 110s, and sew through the edge 110 that sits directly behind this end drop, with your needle pointing toward the remaining drops (photo l). Continue through the nearest side bead in the center right-angle weave unit between this drop and the center drop.6 Pick up five 110s, and bring your thread over the 10-bead bridge between the fifth and sixth beads (photo m). Pick up five 110s, and sew through the 110 in the right-angle weave unit your thread exited at the start of this step in the same direction as before.7 Sew through the beadwork to exit the remaining side bead in the center right-angle weave unit, and work as in step 6. Sew through the beadwork to
exit the nearest side bead in the follow-ing right-angle weave unit (photo n).
Fringe and dangle 1 Pick up a 60 seed bead, an 80 seed bead, and an 110. Sew back through the 80 and 60, and continue through the remaining side bead in the unit going in the opposite direction (photo o). This helps the fringe to stand up straight along the edge of the bezel. 2 Repeat step 1 five times for a total of six fringes, and then sew through the beadwork to exit the second side bead in the following right-angle weave unit.3 Pick up a 60, and sew through an 110 in round 2 to one side of the center of the plain bezeled cab. Sew back through the 60 and the side bead your thread exited at the start of this step in the same direction. 4 Sew through the beadwork to exit the nearest side bead in the following right-angle weave unit. Work as in step 3, but sew through the 110 in the plain bezeled cab that is to the other side of the center of the component. Retrace the thread path through both connection points, and then sew through the beadwork to exit the next side bead following the last connection point on the embellished bezeled cab.
5 Work as in steps 1 and 2 to add six fringes along this edge of the embel-lished bezeled cab. End all threads.
Assembly1 Add 1 ft. (30 cm) of thread (Online basics) to the embellished bezeled cab, and exit the 110 at the top of the center drop. Pick up a 60, an 80, an 110, and a 4 mm jump ring. Sew back through the 110, 80, 60, and 110 at the top of the drop. Retrace the thread path through the connection several times, and end the thread.2 Open the 4 mm jump ring (Online basics), and attach it to an earring finding. 3 Make a second earring. w
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1 On a comfortable length of thread, attach a stop bead, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick up 10 color A 110 cylinder beads. These beads will shift to form rows 1 and 2 when the next row is added. 2 Following the pattern, work the band in flat even-count peyote stitch, using colors A and B 110 cylinders as indicated. End and add thread as needed. With the clasp, the bracelet will be about 7½ in. (19.1 cm). If you need to adjust the length, do so now by working more or fewer rows as needed.
3 Slide the end of the band through the slot in a D-ring com-ponent. Wrap the band around the outer bar, and zip up the end of the band to the 16th row from the end. Retrace the thread path through the join, and end the thread. Using the tail, repeat this step at the other end with the other D-ring clasp component.4 Open a 5 mm jump ring, and attach it to the loop of a D-ring clasp component. Repeat to attach a 4 mm jump ring to the loop on the toggle bar. Open the final 4 mm jump ring, and attach the other two jump rings. w
PEYOTE STITCH
Musical peyoteStitch a little music into your life with this playful peyote bracelet.
designed by Alison Campbell
Materialsbracelet 7½ in. (19.1 cm)• 110 Miyuki cylinder beads - 4 g color A (DB0070, coral-lined crystal) - 2 g color B (DB0010, black)• 1 three-piece D-ring toggle clasp set
(TierraCast) • 1 5 mm jump ring• 2 4 mm jump rings• beading needles, #11• Fireline, 6 lb. test, or size D nylon
beading thread• 2 pairs of flatnose, chainnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
Online beading basicswww.BeadAndButton.com/basics• peyote stitch: flat even-count• ending and adding thread• opening and closing loops and jump rings
Alison Campbell is a high school senior who plays trumpet and French horn in the Phantom Legion Marching Band at school. Music is her passion but she says beading has brought even more rhythm to her life. Contact Alison in care of Bead&Button.
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