Bead & Button – October 2019

42 October 2019

through the next cylinder in round
5, the next cylinder in round 6, and
the following cylinder in round 5
(photo f). Repeat this stitch around
the ring. If your initial ring was a
multiple of four, this will work out
perfectly. If it was a multiple of two,
the last space will be a little small
and you will only sew through one
cylinder. The spacing will be a little
tight, but it will look better than
leaving an empty space (photo g).

BEADED COMPONENT

1. Sew through the beadwork to
   exit the first round, and then sew
   down through the beading founda-
   tion and come back up through the
   foundation right next to the bezel.

Using 4 mm pearls, work a round

of beaded backstitch (photo h).

2) Sew up next to the round of

pearls. Continuing in beaded back-

stitch, pick up an A, a Half-Tila,

and an A, and sew down through

the foundation, up between the

Half-Tila and last A added, and

through the last A added (photo i).

Pick up a Half-Tila and an A, sew

down through the foundation, up

between the Half-Tila and last A

added, and through the last A

added (photo j). Repeat this last

stitch around the ring (photo k).

3) Sew down through the founda-

tion and back up near the open

hole of the nearest Half-Tila, and

continue through the open hole

of the Half-Tila (photo l). Pick up

a 2 mm fire-polished bead, and sew

through the open hole of the next

Half-Tila (photo m). Repeat this

last stitch around the ring, and sew

through the round again, stitching

each side of the Half-Tilas to the

foundation.

4) Sew up through the foundation

in an opening between two Half-

Tilas and an A and 2 mm. Pick up

a color B 15 0 seed bead, sew down

through the foundation, and up

through the foundation in the next

opening. Repeat this stitch to add

a B in each opening (photo n).

5) Sew up through the foundation

along the perimeter of the bead-

work, and work a round of beaded

backstitch using an alternating pat-

tern of color C 11 0 seed beads and

color D 11 0 seed beads (photo o).

6) Wrap the cup chain around

the perimeter of the beadwork, and

either glue it down using E6000

or stitch it in place, sewing over

each metal bar between the cups

(photo p). End the thread on the

back of the beading foundation.

7) Using E6000, glue the 18 mm

button into the center of the ring

(photo q).

8) Carefully trim around the

perimeter of the beadwork, making

sure you don’t cut the thread.

LAYERING

1) Using the template (available at

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