Bead & Button – October 2019

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9 x 5 mm

Kite bead

6 mm Super

Kheops bead

2.5 x 5 mm

SuperDuo bead

4 mm pearl

3 mm pearl

3 mm bicone

150 seed bead

46 October 2019

How to pick up the Kite beads:

With the narrow end pointing

towards you, sew through the top

hole (TH) or the bottom hole (BH),

per the instructions.

How to pick up the Super Kheops

beads: With the f lat side on your

work surface, sew through the left

hole (LH) or the right hole (RH)

from the tip toward the base edge

(side with the two holes) or base

to tip, per the instructions.

BRACELET

1) On a comfortable length of

thread, attach a 3 mm pearl as a

stop bead, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)

tail (figure 1, a–b). You will incor-

porate the 3 mm pearl into the base

later. Pick up a SuperDuo bead and

a 3 mm pearl, and slide these beads

down to the stop bead (b–c).

2) Pick up a Kite bead (TH) and

a Super Kheops bead (LH, tip to

base), and sew through the open

hole of the SuperDuo just added

(c–d). Pick up a 15 0 seed bead, a

4 mm pearl, a 15 0 , and a SuperDuo,

and sew through the open hole of

the following Super Kheops (base

to tip) (d–e). Repeat these stitches

16 times for a 6½-in. (16.5 cm)

bracelet, including approximately

11 ⁄ 4 in. (3.2 cm) for the clasp. End

and add thread as needed.

note To change the

length of the bracelet, adjust

the number of repeats as

needed. Each repeat mea-

sures ¼ in. (6 mm).

3) Pick up a Kite (TH) and a

3 mm pearl, and sew through the

open hole of the next SuperDuo

(figure 2, a–b). Pick up a 3 mm

pearl, a SuperDuo, and a 3 mm

pearl, and slide these beads down

to the SuperDuo (b–c).

4) Pick up a Kite (TH) and a

Super Kheops (RH, tip to base), and

sew through the open hole of the

SuperDuo just added (c–d). Pick up

a 15 0 , and sew through the adjacent

4 mm pearl (d–e). Pick up a 15 0

and a SuperDuo, and sew through

the open hole of the following

Super Kheops (base to tip) (e–f).

Repeat these stitches 16 times.

5) Pick up a Kite (TH) and a

3 mm pearl, and sew through the

open hole of the next SuperDuo

(figure 3, a–b). Remove the looped

thread around the 3 mm pearl stop

bead, and sew through the same

3 mm pearl (b–c). With even ten-

sion, retrace the thread path of the

entire base for added strength (not

shown in the figure for clarity), and

then continue through the following

SuperDuo and 3 mm pearl (c–d).

6) Pick up four 15 0 s, and sew

through the open hole of the next

Kite (d–e).

Super Kheops and Kite beads fit snugly

together to form a stylish and classic looking

bracelet.

materials
copper/blue bracelet
6½ in. (16.5 cm)

• 36 9 x 5 mm Kite beads
  (aztec gold)


• 34 6 mm Super Kheops
  par Puca beads (matte
  bronze red)


• 36 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo
  beads (matte metallic
  antique copper)


• 51 4 mm crystal pearls
  (Swarovski, iridescent
  light blue)


• 6 3 mm crystal pearls
  (Swarovski, iridescent
  light blue)


• 16 3 mm bicone crystals
  (Swarovski, crystal vitrail
  medium)


• 1 g 150 seed beads
  (Toho 222, dark bronze)


• 1 toggle clasp


• 2 6 mm jump rings


• Fireline, 6 lb. test


• beading needles, #11 or #12


• 2 pairs of chainnose, flat-
  nose, and/or bentnose

Find info for the
alternate colorway at
FacetJewelry.com/
resourceguide

Find basics online:
FacetJewelry.com/basics

• ending and adding thread


• opening and closing jump
  rings

FIGURE 3

FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2