Bracelet with Preciosa Seed Beads, Copper Beads and Copper Findings
Design Idea SB2Y
-- Designer --
Elaine, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, copper, 9x4mm twisted corrugated oval, clear-coated.
- Seed bead, Preciosa Ornela Czech glass, #11 rocaille, transparent root beer, (10140).
- Seed bead, Preciosa Ornela Czech glass, #11 rocaille, transparent terra intensive chocolate-lined clear, (08A19).
- Clasp hook&eye, 22x7mm, copper 1-strand.
- Crimp cover, copper-plated copper, 3mm.
- Crimp, 14Kt rose gold-filled, 2x2mm tube, 1.4mm inside diameter.
- Beading wire, Accu-Flex®, nylon and stainless steel, rose gold, 49 strand, 0.019-inch diameter.
Instructions
Cut one 24-inch length of Accu-Flex beading wire, 0.019" diameter. String one crimp tube onto the wire. Fold the wire in half, then pass one wire end through one half of the hook-and-eye clasp. Bring the wire end back through the crimp tube, leaving a 2-inch tail. Pull snug and crimp securely. Cover the crimp tube with one crimp cover.
Working with both wire ends side by side, string the following pattern onto each wire:
- 8 transparent root beer #11 seed beads
Bring both wires through 1 copper twisted corrugated oval bead.
- 8 transparent terra intensive chocolate-lined clear #11 seed beads
Bring both wires through 1 copper twisted corrugated oval bead.
Repeat the entire sequence three (3) times.
Check the bracelet length and adjust the number of seed beads as needed for the desired fit. The bracelet should measure approximately 7-1/2 to 8 inches before attaching the remaining clasp half.
String one crimp tube onto both wire ends. Pass both wires through the remaining half of the clasp, then back through the crimp tube and several adjacent seed beads. Pull snug, allowing a slight amount of flexibility in the bracelet, then crimp securely. Cover the crimp tube with the remaining crimp cover.
Trim excess beading wire.
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