Bead & Button – October 2019

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5. With the working thread, sew through the
   open holes of the 16 inward-facing SuperDuos
   (figure 3, a–b). Retrace the thread path (not
   shown in the figure for clarity) to cinch the
   beads, securing the rivoli. Sew through the
   next two SuperDuos as shown (b–c).


6. Flip the beadwork over to the front side, and
   sew through the top-inside hole of the adjacent
   QuadraLentil (figure 4, point a).


7. Pick up two color A 15 0 seed beads, and
   sew through the open top-outer hole of the
   QuadraLentil (a–b). Pick up two color B 15 0
   seed beads, a 3 mm bicone crystal, and a B.
   Skip the last B added, and sew back through the
   crystal (b–c). Pick up two Bs, and sew through
   the top-outer hole of the same QuadraLentil,
   going in the same direction (c–d). Pick up two
   As, sew through the top-inner hole of the same
   QuadraLentil (figure 5, a–b) to complete the
   point, and continue through the next Nib-bit
   and QuadraLentil (TI) (b–c). Repeat these
   stitches seven times to complete the round.


8. Flip the beadwork over to the back. Sew
   through the next two SuperDuos and the open
   hole of the same SuperDuo (figure 6, a–b).


9. Pick up a GemDuo bead (BH), and sew
   through the open hole of the next QuadraLentil
   (BO) (b–c).

10) Pick up a Pip bead, and sew through the

open hole of the next SuperDuo (c–d). Pick up

a Pip, and sew through the open hole of the next

QuadraLentil (BO) (d–e). Repeat these stitches

twice (e–f).

11) Pick up a GemDuo (TH), and sew through

the open hole of the next SuperDuo (f–g).

12) Repeat steps 9–11 to complete the round,

but pick up each GemDuo through the top

hole (g–h). Retrace the thread path of the round

to cinch the beads (not shown in the figure for

clarity), and sew through the next GemDuo and

the open hole of the same GemDuo (h–i). End

the tail, but not the working thread.

13) Work as in steps 1–12 to make a total of four

components for a 6¾-in. (17.1 cm) bracelet, not

including the clasp.

ASSEMBLY

1) Place a component face up on your work

surface so the working thread and two GemDuos

are pointing toward the top of your mat. Place

a second component above the first component

with the working thread and GemDuos in the

same position.

2) With the working thread of the first compo-

nent, pick up a GemDuo (BH), and sew through

the open hole of the adjacent GemDuo in the

same component (figure 7 a–b).

3) Pick up a GemDuo (BH), and sew through

the open hole of the same GemDuo (b–c).

Continue through the open hole of the corre-

sponding GemDuo on the second component

(c–d), the open hole of the first GemDuo just

added (d–e), and the open hole of the next

GemDuo in the second component (e–f).

4) Pick up a GemDuo (TH), sew through the

open hole of the same GemDuo, and continue

through the top hole of the adjacent GemDuo

on the first component (f–g). Retrace the thread

path through the connection, and end the work-

ing thread on the first component.

5) Continue working in the same manner

to join the remaining two components.

CLASP

1) Attach a 4 mm jump ring to each loop of the

box clasp if not already attached.

2) With the working thread on the last compo-

nent added, pick up a GemDuo (BH), and sew

through the next GemDuo (TH) in the compo-

nent (figure 8, a–b). Pick up GemDuo (BH),

and sew through the open hole of the same

GemDuo (b–c).

3) Pick up a GemDuo (BH), and sew through

the open hole of the next GemDuo (c–d). Pick

up a GemDuo (BH) and a GemDuo (TH), and

sew through the open hole of the same GemDuo

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 4

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7