Bracelet with Dyna-Mites™ and Miyuki Seed Beads
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Design Idea ND34
-- Designer --
Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Rose Wingenbach, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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Instructions
Step 1
Add a beading needle to an arm-length of Wildfire thread. Leaving a 6-inch tail, add a stop bead to the thread.
Step 2
Pick up four #6 seed beads. Pass through all the beads again. Pass through the next bead again and pull tight to make a square.
Pick up one #8 seed bead. Pass through the next #6, pulling tight to sit the #8 in the corner of the square. Repeat to add a #8 to each corner.
Pass through the first #6.
Step 3
Pick up four #6. Pass through the #8 exited again. Pass through the first #6 pick-up again and pull tight to make a square.
Pick up one #8 and pass through the next #6. Repeat two more times to add to the corners.
Pass through beads to go around the square, exiting the last #8 added.
Step 4
Pick up four #6. Pass through the #8 exited again. Pass through the first #6 pick-up again and pull tight to make a square.
Pick up one #8 and pass through the next #6. Repeat two more times to add to the corners.
Pass through beads to go around the square, exiting the first #8 added.
Step 5
Pick up four #6. Pass through the #8 exited again. Pass through the first #6 pick-up again and pull tight to make a square.
Pick up one #8 and pass through the next #6. Repeat once.
Pass through the adjacent #8 from the previous row.
Pass through beads to go around the square, exiting the first #8 added.
Step 6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to create a length of pondo stitch, two units wide, the desired length.
Step 7
After finishing the last unit of pondo stitch, pass through various beads to exit one of the center #6 seed beads in the middle of the end of the bracelet.
Step 8
Pick up a #8 and pass through the other middle #6 seed bead at the end of the bracelet. Pass through adjacent beads to exit through the previously exited #6. Pass through all the beads again to secure the end #8 bead.
Pass through various beads of the stitch to secure the thread. For additional security tie a small knot. Trim the thread.
Step 9
Remove the stop bead and add a beading needle to the thread tail. Repeat Step 8 to add an end #8 bead to the opposite end of the bracelet.
Step 10
Attach a 6mm round jump ring to each end #8 bead.
Use a 4mm round jump ring to attach half of a clasp to the 6mm jump ring at the end of the bracelet. Add a second 4mm jump ring parallel to the first to create a double-ring connection. Repeat to add a clasp to the opposite end of the bracelet.
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