Making Jewellery - August 2016

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PROJECT

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Earrings

10. Create two small triangles using the steps
    on the previous pages. Use a jumpring to pass
    through two of the delica beads and then add
    an earwire to complete.

Single triangle pendant

11. Create one triangle and add a jumpring to a
    delica bead on either side of the triangle. Add a
    length of chain and a clasp to complete.

Large triangle pendant

12. Make a large triangle, using solid colours.
    Once the triangle reaches the desired size, add
    a corner bead to each of the three corners.
    Do this by passing the needle in and out of the
    triangle to reach each of the corners before
    fi nishing as in Step 7. With a large beaded
    triangle it will be possible to use your fi ngers
    to manipulate the triangle’s sides, so that it
    produces interesting shapes. Add a jumpring
    and a wire choker to fi nish.

3D earrings

13. Create six matching triangles, this time
    add a corner bead to the three corners of the
    triangle. Thread a needle and pass it through
    a corner bead in a triangle, use a stop bead to
    hold the thread in place. Add a bead then pass

through the next bead, add another bead and

repeat until the gaps have been fi lled. Take the

next triangle and ‘zip it’ to the fi rst. Repeat until

the three have been connected. Zip up the third

side to create a 3D triangle, sew the thread back

to the tail and remove the stop bead. Tie thread

tails together to secure and snip away excess

thread. Add a crystal to a headpin and pass up

through the 3D triangle. Use round nose pliers

to create a loop (see page 94) and then fi nally

add an earwire.

Circle pendant

14. To create the circle, sew six triangles to each
    other in the same way as the 3D earrings. When
    all six triangles have been sewn together, work
    around the outside of the circle, adding one bead
    into each gap to create a border. Create a bail by
    brick stitching two delicas together. Stitch into
    place to fi nish and add a neck wire.

Layered pendant

15. Make fi ve large triangles and two smaller
    ones. Stitch three of the large triangles
    together in a chevron pattern. Flip over and
    sew the other two onto the reverse, making
    sure they match up; this will give a 3D eff ect.
    Finally sew the two smaller triangles together
    along one side as in Step 13. This is the bail
    and needs to be stitched into place at the top
    of the design.

RESOURCES

All tools and materials used can be purchased

from companies who advertise

in this magazine.

CONTACT

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