Bracelet with Miyuki Beads and Seed Beads

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Design Idea K906

-- Designer --

Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

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Bead, Miyuki, quarter TILA®, glass, opaque black, (QTL401), 5x1.2mm rectangle with (2) 0.8mm holes, fits up to 3mm beads
Bead, Miyuki, quarter TILA®, glass, translucent ivory, (QTL513), 5x1.2mm rectangle with (2) 0.8mm holes, fits up to 3mm beads
Bead, Miyuki, quarter TILA®, glass, translucent matte rainbow dark topaz, (QTL134FR), 5x1.2mm rectangle with (2) 0.8mm holes, fits up to 3mm beads
Bead, Miyuki, quarter TILA®, glass, opaque mint green, (QTL412), 5x1.2mm rectangle with (2) 0.8mm holes, fits up to 3mm beads
Bead, Miyuki, quarter TILA®, glass, opaque rainbow white pearl, (QTL471), 5x1.2mm rectangle with (2) 0.8mm holes, fits up to 3mm beads
Seed bead, Miyuki, glass, opaque 24Kt gold-plated (RR191), #15 rocaille
Clasp, 3-strand slide lock, gold-plated brass, 21x6mm tube
Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.10mm diameter, 3-pound test
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 a 6-foot length of FireLine® Thread. Add a beading needle to each end of the thread.

Row 1

Step 2

Pick up the following beads, then center on the thread:

Three #15 gold-finished rocailles
One rainbow dark topaz quarter Tila bead
One rocaille
One black quarter Tila bead
One rocaille
One mint green quarter Tila bead
One rocaille
One rainbow white pearl quarter Tila
One rocaille
One black quarter Tila
One rocaille
One white quarter Tila
One rocaille
One mint quarter Tila
Three rocailles

Row 2

Step 3

Pick up the following up with the left needle.

The second hole of the first topaz quarter Tila bead of Row 1
One black quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1
One mint quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1
One white quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1
One black quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1
One white quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1
One mint quarter Tila
The second hole of the next quarter Tila of Row 1

Pass the right needle through the same beads in the opposite direction, then pull both ends of the thread tight.

Step 4

Pick up three rocailles with each needle.

Step 5

Continue to use the technique of Step 3 to add the following quarter Tila beads to each row.

Pick up three rocailles with each needle after each row to create the edging.

Row 3 - black, mint, white, black, white, mint, black
Row 4 - black, mint, white, black, white, mint
Row 5 - topaz, black, mint, white, black, white, mint
Row 6 - topaz, black, mint, white, black, white
Row 7 - white, topaz, black, mint, white, black, white
Row 8 - white, topaz, black, mint, white, black
Row 9 - black, white, topaz, black, mint, white, black
Row 10 - black, white, topaz, black, mint, white
Row 11 - white, black, white, topaz, black, mint, white
Row 12 - white, black, white, topaz, black, mint
Row 13 - topaz, white, black, white, topaz, black, mint
Row 14 - topaz, white, black, white, topaz, black
Row 15 - black, topaz, white, black, white, topaz, black
Row 16 - topaz, white, black, white, topaz, black
Row 17 - topaz, white, black, white, topaz, black, mint
Row 18 - white, black, white, topaz, black, mint
Row 19 - white, black, white, topaz, black, mint, white
Row 20 - black, white, topaz, black, mint, white
Row 21 - black, white, topaz, black, mint, white, black
Row 22 - white, topaz, black, mint, white, black
Row 23 - white, topaz, black, mint, white, black, white
Row 24 - topaz, black, mint, white, black, white
Row 25 - topaz, black, mint, white, black, white, mint
Row 26 - black, mint, white, black, white, mint

Continue to use this pattern to add rows until the desired length is reached.

Step 6

Using the same technique, add a rocaille between each of the quarter Tila beads of the last row.

Step 7

Pass the needles through various adjacent beads to secure the thread. If desired, add a small knot.

Do not remove the needles or trim the thread at this time.

Adding the Clasp

Step 8

Add a 4mm jump ring to each loop of a 3-strand slide lock clasp.

Step 9

Pass one needle through adjacent beads to exit the second quarter Tila of the last row.

Pass through the first jump ring added to one half of the clasp then through the quarter Tila again. Pull the thread tight. Repeat two more times to secure the jump ring to the bracelet.

Repeat to attach the remaining jump rings to the fourth and sixth quarter Tilas. Pass through various adjacent beads to secure the thread then trim.

Repeat, using the second needle, to add the second half of the clasp to the opposite end of the bracelet.

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