Bracelet with Czech Glass Bugle Beads, Toho Beads® Seed Beads and Antique Gold-Plated Pewter End Bars

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Design Idea K904

-- Designer --

Jude, Jewelry Artist, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Jude Wroblewski, read her jewelry artist success story here.

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Wire protector, Accu-Guard™, gold-plated brass, 4mm tube, 0.5mm inside diameter
Seed bead, TOHO BEADS®, glass, opaque metallic moss, (TR-11-89), #11 round
Bugle bead, Preciosa Ornela, Czech glass, transparent rainbow green, 6x2mm
Bugle bead, Preciosa Ornela, Czech glass, transparent rainbow dark topaz brown, 6x2mm
Clasp, lobster claw, gold-plated brass, 13x8mm
End bar, antique gold-plated pewter (tin-based alloy), 13x6mm rectangle with dots and 3 loops
Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, crystal, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test
Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 5mm round, 3.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Jump ring, gold-plated brass, 4mm round, 2.4mm inside diameter, 20 gauge
Needle, steel, #10 economy with 0.6mm eye width, 2-1/4 inches

Instructions

Step 1

Cut one 3-foot length of FireLine® thread.

Thread a beading needle, leaving a tail so you are beading with a single thread.

Note: It may be necessary to cut additional lengths of thread later in the design. If there are 6 inches or less of thread remaining in the previous length, simply pass the remaining thread back through the last two previously strung beads to secure then trim any excess thread.

Step 2

String one #11 seed bead and one #3 rainbow green bugle bead onto the thread.

Repeat to string a total of 18 sets then string one additional #11 seed bead, creating the first row.

Tip: Keep the thread taut to secure the beads on the thread.

Step 3

Pass the thread back through the last two beads strung, passing back up through the second to the last #11 seed bead in the first row.

String one #3 rainbow green bugle bead and one #11 seed bead onto the thread.

Step 4

Continue to string one #3 transparent rainbow dark topaz brown onto the thread then pass back through the fourth from the last #11 seed bead from the first row.

String one #3 transparent rainbow dark topaz brown and one #11 seed bead.

Repeat this pattern, passing back through every other #11 seed bead from the first row, for a total of seven sets.

Step 5

String one #3 rainbow green bugle bead then pass back through the second #11 seed bead from the top of the first row. String one #3 rainbow green bugle bead and one #11 seed bead to complete the second row.

Step 6

String the following onto the thread:

One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
Pass back through the third #11 seed bead from the top in the second row

Step 7

String the following onto the thread:

One #3 transparent rainbow dark topaz brown bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One #3 transparent rainbow dark topaz brown bugle bead
Pass back through the fifth #11 seed bead from the top in the second row

Repeat this pattern, stringing back through every other #11 seed bead from the second row for a total of seven sets.

Step 8

Continue to string the following:

One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One #3 transparent green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead

Pass back through the third to the last #11 seed bead in the second row (now shared also by first row) and the following #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead in the second row.

Continue to pass back through the third to the last #11 seed bead in the third row (now shared also by the second row) and the following #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead in the third row. Pass back through the last #11 seed bead in the third row.

Step 9

String the following onto the thread:

One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
Pass back through the fourth #11 seed bead in the third row

Repeat this pattern, stringing back through every other #11 seed bead from the third row, for a total of 8 sets.

Step 10

String the following onto the thread:

One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One Accu-Guard™
Three #11 seeds beads, creating a square pattern

Step 11

Pass back through the remaining beads, stringing three additional #11 seed beads to each individual #11 seed bead, for the entirety of the row.

Step 12

String the following onto the thread to secure the fourth row:

One #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead
One #11 seed bead
One Accu-Guard
Three #3 transparent rainbow green bugle beads

Step 13

Pass back through the first seed bead strung in Step 12. Continue to pass back through the following #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead.

Continue to pass back through the following #11 seed bead and the last bugle bead strung in row 3. String one Accu-Guard and three #11 seed beads.

Repeat Step 11 then string one Accu-Guard and three #11 seed beads, securing the third row.

Step 14

Repeat Step 11 then pass back through the last #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead strung in the second row and the following #11 seed bead, securing the second row.

Step 15

Continue to pass back through the last #11 transparent rainbow green bugle bead in the first row and the following #11 seed bead.

String one Accu-Guard and three #11 seed beads onto the thread. Pass back through the last #3 transparent rainbow green bugle bead in the first row.

Repeat Step 11 then string one Accu-Guard and three #11 seed beads, securing the first row.

Step 16

Use one 4mm jump ring to attach the first Accu-Guard on one end of the pattern to an outside loop on one portion of the end bar. Repeat to attach the end bar to the remaining Accu-Guards on the same side.

Repeat to the opposite side of the pattern.

Step 17

Use one 5mm jump ring to attach the lobster clasp to one portion of the end bar, completing the bracelet.

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