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Design Idea B151

The Art of the Matter

-- Designer --

Esther, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

To learn more about Esther Pollock, read her jewelry artist success story here

Instructions by Maura Buckner, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

: : : Materials : : :

• Seed bead, Delica, glass, opaque luster ceylon color-lined cream, #8 round (84 seed beads)
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, opaque metallic iris dark green, #8 round (93 seed beads)
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, transparent silver-lined yellow, #8 round (84 seed beads)
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, transparent smoky amethyst purple AB, #8 round (93 seed beads)
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, silver-lined transparent aqua blue, #8 round (84 seed beads)
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, silver-lined teal, #11 round
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, opaque rainbow cream, #11 round
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, silver-lined lemon, #11 round
• Seed bead, Delica, glass, color-lined rainbow storm blue, #11 round
• Clasp, 3-strand slide lock, gold-plated brass, 21x6mm tube (1 clasp)
• Thread, Berkley FireLine Crystal, crystal, 0.08mm diameter, 2-pound test
• Scissors
• Beading needles, #10

• The Art of the Matter (PDF)

STEP 1

Cut an arm's length of FireLine beading thread. Add a beading needle then a stop bead, leaving a 7-inch tail.

Pick up two yellow seed beads and five green seed beads. These will be the first two rows of the pattern.

Pick up one green seed bead to begin Row 3. Skip the previous seed bead then pass back through the next.

Continue to follow the peyote pattern provided. Pass through various seed beads to secure the thread, exiting from the first bead of the last row.

STEP 2

Pass the thread through the first loop of the clasp then through the second high bead. Continue to weave the thread through the beads and the remaining loops of the clasp. Weave the remaining thread into the bracelet to secure the clasp. Trim the excess thread.

Repeat to attach the second portion of the clasp to the opposite end of the bracelet.

STEP 3

Using scissors cut a 3-yard length of FireLine. Weave the thread into one end of the bracelet until it is secure. Once secure, weave the thread so it exits the last bead in the first row along the edge.

String onto the thread three size 11 silver-lined teal beads. Pass the thread through the last size 8 bead on the second row and then back out through the last size 8 bead in the third row.

STEP 4

String onto the thread three size 11 silver-lined lemon beads. Pass the thread through the last size 8 bead on the second row and then back out through the last size 8 bead in the third row.

Repeat step 3 to attach three size 8 Delica seed beads to the outer edge of the size 11 bead down the length of the bracelet in the following order; silver-lined blue AB, opaque rainbow cream, silver-lined teal and silver-lined lemon in a repeating pattern.

STEP 5

Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to attach three size 8 Delica seed beads to the outer edge of the size 11 bead down the length of the bracelet on the second side in the following order; opaque rainbow cream, silver-lined blue, AB silver-lined lemon and silver-lined teal in a repeating pattern.

: : : Additional Resources : : :

• ''How to Create an Even and Odd Count Peyote Stitch'' how-to video and illustrated instructions

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