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designed by Marla Salezze

Add bits of beadwork to metal components for a lively linked bracelet.

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Materialscopper bracelet 8 in. (20 cm)• 1 19 x 28 mm square link

with two loops (copper)*• 1 11 x 13 mm channel bead

(copper)*• 1 11 x 6 mm channel bead

(copper)*• 2 10 mm sea hive bead caps

(copper)*• 2 9 mm urchin bead caps

(copper)*• 3 8 x 12 mm lampworked

beads• 18 6 mm crystal pearls

(Swarovski, light gold)• 6 5 mm freshwater pearls

(brown)• 1 4 x 6 mm pressed glass

bellflower bead (topaz)• 6 3 x 4 mm faceted glass

rondelles (topaz AB)• 10 60 seed beads (Toho

2034, silver-lined topaz AB)• 1 g 100 cylinder beads

(Miyuki DBM0907, light bronze-lined crystal)

• 2 g 110 cylinder beads (Miyuki 0254, bronze luster)

• 6 110 seed beads (Toho 459, gold luster topaz)

• 1 g 150 seed beads in each of 2 colors: A (Toho 989, bronze-lined crystal)

B (Toho 459, gold luster topaz)

• 1 2-in. (5 cm) eye pin (copper)• 2 9 mm 16-gauge textured

jump rings (copper)*• 2 6 mm 16-gauge textured

jump rings (copper)*• nylon beading thread, size D• Fireline 6 lb. test• beading needles, #12• 2 pairs of chainnose pliers• roundnose pliers• wire cutters• Lacy’s Stiff Stuff beading

foundation• E6000 adhesive

stepbystepComponentsPeyote stitch channel bead[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline, attach a stop bead (How-Tos), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick up two 110 cylinder beads, two 100 cylinder beads, and two 110 cylinders. [2] Work in flat even-count peyote stitch (How-Tos) as follows: Pick up an 110 cylin-der, skip the last 110 picked up in the previous step, and sew through the following 110. Pick up a 100, skip the next 100, and sew through the following 100. Pick up an 110, skip the next 110, and sew through the following 110. Continue working rows of peyote with an 110, a 100, and an 110 until you have a total of 30 rows (photo a). [3] Remove the stop bead. Wrap the strip around the 11 x 13 mm channel bead, and zip up (How-Tos) the end rows (photo b). End the working thread and tail (How-Tos).

Ladder stitch channel beadOn 18 in. (46 cm) of Fireline and leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)

tail, make a ladder (How-Tos) using nine or 10 60 seed beads. Wrap the ladder around the 11 x 6 mm chan-nel bead, form the ladder into a ring (How-Tos), and end the working thread and tail (photo c).

Netted pearl component[1] On 2 ft. (61 cm) of Fireline, pick up a repeating pattern of a 6 mm pearl and a color B 150 seed bead five times. Tie the beads into a ring with a square knot (How-Tos), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, and sew through the first two beads to exit a B. [2] Pick up nine Bs, and sew through the next B in the ring (photo d). Repeat this stitch to complete the round, and step up through the first five Bs added in this round (photo e).[3] Pick up a 6 mm pearl, and sew through the middle (fifth) B in the loop around the next pearl (photo f).

Repeat this stitch to complete the round. Retrace the thread path through the beaded bead, and end the working thread and tail (photo g).[4] On an eye pin, string an 8 x 12 mm lampworked bead, a sea hive bead cap (wide end first), the netted pearl beaded bead, a sea hive bead cap (narrow end first), and a lampworked bead, and make a plain loop (How-Tos). [5] Open a 6 mm jump ring (How-Tos), attach a plain loop, and close the jump ring. Repeat with another 6 mm jump ring at the other end (photo h).

Bead-embroidered link[1] Cut a 16 x 16 mm piece of Lacy’s Stiff Stuff beading foundation. Cut 2 ft. (61 cm) of nylon thread, tie an over-hand knot (How-Tos) at one end, and thread a needle on the other end. Sew up through the center of the beading foundation.

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[2] Pick up a 4 x 6 mm bellflower bead and a B, sew back through the bellflower and the foundation, and sew up through the foundation next to the flower (photo i – here we substituted a 60 seed bead and a 6 mm crystal margarita for the bellflower).[3] Pick up a 5 mm pearl. Align the pearl next to the flower, and sew down through the foundation. Retrace the thread path up through the foundation, and exit the pearl (photo j).[4] Pick up a 5 mm pearl, align it next to the flower, and sew down through the foundation. Retrace the thread path up through the foundation, and exit the new pearl. Repeat this step four times to add a total of six pearls around the flower (photo k), and sew down through the foundation.[5] Sew up through the foundation right next to the bellflower and between two pearls. Pick up eight color A 150 seed beads, and sew down through the foundation between the pearls along the outer edge (photo l). Repeat this step between each pair of pearls.[6] Working in beaded back-stitch (How-Tos), fill in the

remaining beading foundation with B 150s. Knot your thread on the back of the foundation, and trim. Using E6000, adhere the foundation to the inside of a 19 x 28 mm square link, and let dry.[7] Open a 9 mm jump ring, and attach it to a loop on the link. Repeat to attach a 9 mm jump ring to the other loop (photo m).

Toggle ring[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline, pick up 42 As, and tie them into a ring with a square knot, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail.[2] Work in tubular peyote stitch (How-Tos) for a total of five rounds of As. Work five more rounds with 110 cylin-ders, and then zip up the last round of cylinders to the first round of As (photo n). Sew through the beadwork to exit a cylinder in the middle round of cylinders. End the tail but not the working thread.

Toggle bar[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline, attach a stop bead, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick up 15 110 cylinders, and work in flat odd-count peyote stitch (How-Tos) using 110 cylinders until you have a total of 12 rows. Remove the stop bead, and zip up the end rows to form a tube. Sew through the beadwork to exit an end cyl-inder.[2] Pick up three Bs, a 6 mm pearl, and three Bs, and sew through the opposite end cylinder. Sew up through the adjacent end cylinder.[3] Pick up three Bs, sew back through the pearl, pick up three Bs, and sew through the cylinder opposite the one your thread exited at the start of this step (photo o). There will be two sets of Bs attach-ing the pearl to the tube on each side. Retrace the thread path through the pearl.

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turquoise/fuchsia bracelet colors:• metal components (same

as on p. 41 but in silver)*• 8 x 12 mm lampworked

beads (Czech, fuchsia; www.fusionbeads.com)

• 6 mm crystal pearls (Swarovski, jade)

• 5 mm freshwater pearls (dark blue)

• 6 mm crystal margarita, in place of 4 x 6 mm bellflower (Swarovski, Bermuda)

• 3 x 4 mm faceted glass rondelles (Czech, turquoise)

• 60 seed beads (Japanese 356C, blue lavender- lined AB)

• 100 cylinder beads (Miyuki DBM0056, transparent rainbow light magenta)

• 110 cylinder beads (Miyuki DB0026, metallic dark steel)

• 110 seed beads (Toho 81, metallic hematite)

• 150 seed beads color A (Miyuki 352,

fuchsia-lined aqua luster) color B (Miyuki 456,

gunmetal iris)

* For a list of retailers that carry the Nunn Designproducts shown here, visit www.nunndesign.com.

Marla Salezze has been beading since the second grade. She loves incorporating new tech-niques into her handmade beaded jewelry and wear-able art. Marla is a board member of the Bead Soci-ety of Eastern Pennsylva-nia. Read her blog at www. beadedbymarla.com.

[4] Sew through the bead-work to exit an end cylinder at the other end of the tube, and repeat steps 2 and 3 to add another pearl. Sew through the beadwork to exit the seventh cylinder from one end. End the tail but not the working thread.

Assembly[1] Using the thread from the toggle bar, pick up three Bs, an 110 seed bead, a 3 x 4 mm rondelle, a 6 mm pearl, the peyote channel bead, a 6 mm pearl, a rondelle, an 110 seed bead, and seven Bs. Sew through a jump ring attached to the

netted pearl component, and sew back through the 110 seed bead, rondelle, pearl, channel bead, pearl, rondelle, and 110. Pick up three Bs, and sew through the seventh bead from the opposite end of the toggle bar. Retrace the thread path through all the beads added in this step a few times, and end the thread (photo p).[2] Using the thread from the toggle ring, pick up three Bs, an 110 seed bead, a 3 x 4 mm rondelle, a 6 mm pearl, an urchin bead cap, a lampworked bead, an urchin bead cap, a 6 mm pearl, a rondelle, an 110 seed

bead, and seven Bs. Sew through a jump ring attached to the bead-embroidered link, and sew back through the 110 seed bead, rondelle, pearl, bead cap, lampworked bead, bead cap, pearl, ron-delle, and 110. Pick up three Bs, and sew through the next bead in the middle round of the toggle ring. Retrace the thread path through all the beads added in this step a few times, and end the thread (photo q).[3] On 18 in. (46 cm) of Fireline, attach a stop bead, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Pick up three Bs, an 110 seed bead, a 3 x 4 mm rondelle, a

6 mm pearl, the ladder stitch channel bead, a 6 mm pearl, a rondelle, an 110 seed bead, and seven Bs. Sew through the remaining jump ring attached to the netted pearl compo-nent, and sew back through the beads to exit the first 110 picked up in this step. [4] Pick up four Bs and the remaining jump ring on the bead-embroidered link, and sew through all the beads picked up in step 3 again. Retrace the thread path a few times, and end the working thread. Remove the stop bead, and end the tail (photo r). w

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