Bracelet with DiamonDuo™ Beads and Preciosa Ornela Seed Beads
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Design Idea NE2T
-- Designer --
LauraLynn, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Clasp, 5-strand slide lock, silver-plated brass, 31x6mm round tube
- Seed bead, Preciosa Ornela, Czech glass, opaque sea foam green, #8 round
- Bead, DiamonDuo™, Czech pressed glass, opaque matte jet copper, 8x5mm faceted diamond with flat back and (2) 0.7-0.8mm holes
- Bead, DiamonDuo™, Czech pressed glass, opaque matte silver, 8x5mm faceted diamond with flat back and (2) 0.7-0.8mm holes
- Bead, DiamonDuo™, Czech pressed glass, opaque green turquoise, 8x5mm faceted diamond with flat back and (2) 0.7-0.8mm holes
- Bead, DiamonDuo™, Czech pressed glass, opaque pastel olivine, 8x5mm faceted diamond with flat back and (2) 0.7-0.8mm holes
- Bead, DiamonDuo™, Czech pressed glass, opaque alabaster white airy pearl, 8x5mm faceted diamond with flat back and (2) 0.7-0.8mm holes
- Thread, Berkley® FireLine®, gel-spun polyethylene, smoke, 0.15mm diameter 4-fiber braid, 6-pound test
Instructions
Step 1
Draw out the desired pattern on a piece of paper.
Step 2
Thread a needle.
Pass twice through one end of a DiamonDuo™ bead and one loop of a clasp then pick up a seed bead. Continue this process to create one row of four seed beads and one row of five DiamonDuo beads with half of a clasp attached. The thread should be coming out of the last DiamonDuo bead.
Step 3
Pass the thread through the unused end of the last DiamonDuo bead. Pick up a new DiamonDuo bead then pass through the next available bead already attached. Continue this process to add a row of four DiamonDuo beads. The thread should be exiting the top of the original DiamonDuo bead.
Step 4
Pick up two seed beads and a new DiamonDuo bead. Pass through the first available DiamonDuo of the previous row. Add DiamonDuo beads to create a row of five DiamonDuo beads.
Step 5
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until the desired length is achieved.
Step 6
Repeat Step 3 to add the final row and the other half of the clasp to the end of the bracelet.
Step 7
Pass down through one side of the bracelet, adding seed beads as you go.
Step 8
Pass the thread through multiple beads to secure the pattern. Tie a surgeon's knot and cut the thread to complete the bracelet.
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