Pearls andRIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE

Subtle structures define a right-angle weave banddesigned by Cathy Lampole

Muted colors and seed bead embellishments lend a delicate look to these sturdy bracelets.

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materialsbracelet 71⁄2 in. (19.1 cm)• 58 6 mm pearls• 44 3 mm pearls• 76 4 mm bicone crystals• 5–7 g 150 Japanese seed beads• clasp• nylon beading thread, size D• beading needles, #12

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Right-angle weave provides all sorts of opportunities for embellishments. I took full advantage of this in my bracelet, building up from the base row and filling all the spaces in between!

stepbystep[1] On 3 yd. (2.7 m) of thread, leave a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, and use 6 mm pearls to make a right-angle weave strip (Basics) that is 19 stitch-es long.[2] With the thread exiting the end 6 mm in the last stitch, pick up a 4 mm bicone crystal, five 150 seed beads, and a 4 mm. Sew through the end 6 mm and the first 4 mm again (photo a).[3] Working in right-angle weave, pick up five 150s and a 4 mm, and sew through the next 6 mm in the stitch, the 4 mm your thread just exited, the five 150s and 4 mm just added, and the next 6 mm in the stitch (photo b). [4] Pick up a 4 mm and five 150s. Sew through the previ-ous 4 mm and 6 mm, through the next 6 mm in the stitch, and the adjacent 4 mm that was added in step 2 (photo c).[5] Pick up five 150s, and sew

through the 4 mm added in the previous stitch, the 6 mm below the 150s just added, the next 4 mm, and the first four 150s of the set just added (photo d). [6] Pick up five 150s, and sew through the last three 150s your thread exited at the start of this step and the center three 150s in the next stitch (photo e). [7] Pick up four 150s, and sew through the end 150 in the previous stitch, the center three 150s your thread just exited, and the center three 150s in the next stitch. Repeat.[8] Sew through the end 150 in the first stitch, pick up three 150s, and sew through the end 150 in the last stitch and the three center 150s your thread just exited. Step up through the first three 150s in the new stitch (photo f).[9] Pick up a 150, and sew through the center 150 in the next stitch. Repeat three more times (photo g). Retrace

the thread path through the top ring of 150s, and sew through the beadwork to exit the 6 mm connecting the next right-angle weave stitch.[10] To work each subse-quent “pagoda,” exit the con-necting 6 mm, and repeat steps 2–9, ending and adding thread (Basics) as needed. End with at least 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread.[11] To attach the clasp, exit an edge 6 mm in the last stitch. Pick up two 3 mm pearls, three 150s, half of the clasp, and three 150s. Sew back through the two 3 mms and the end 6 mm (photo h). Pick up two 3 mms and three 150s, sew through the same half of the clasp, and pick up three 150s. Sew back through the two 3 mms, retrace the thread path several times, and exit an edge 6 mm next to the end 6 mm. [12] Pick up a 3 mm, and sew through the next 6 mm on the same edge (photo i). Repeat along this edge until you reach the last 6 mm. Sew through the end 6 mm, and repeat step 11 to attach the other half of the clasp on this end. Then continue adding 3 mms along the remaining edge. End the threads. w

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Cathy Lampole owns the bead shop That Bead Lady in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Contact Cathy at thatbeadlady.com.