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Sparkling Bracelet Beading/Jewelry Making Tutorial
Created by XQ Designs
www.Handmade-Jewelry-Club.com,
www.DIYLessons.org
Please do not distribute, lend or copy. Do not mass produce.
Copyrights 2011 XQ Designs
Descriptions:
This is a wonderful beading pattern to guide you how to make this bracelet! Using only the 2-needle RAW beadweaving
technique, you’ll be able to create a beautiful bicone crystal bracelet. You can also choose any kinds of beads to create
the bracelet, but learning the basic RAW technique, you’ll be able to create numerous designs and even turn this
bracelet into a necklace.
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Materials required
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Approximately 100 x 4mm of colour 1
bicone crystals
Approximately 64 x 4mm of colour 2 bicone
crystals
Clasps
1.25m (0.25 dia.) Nylon Thread
2 x 10 inches Nylon Thread
8 blue seed beads
Tools Needed
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Scissors
Flat nose pliers
Needle measuring 12
Glossary:
Colour 1
Colour 2
The beading pattern is displayed from right to left in a vertical position. We are using only 1 thread throughout
the beading, we use black and orange colour to show you movement of the threads.
Right
Left
Step 1:
Cut approximately 1.2m of nylon thread measuring 0.25
in length and thread it through your needle at both
ends. Leave about 2cm tails at both ends. You will pass
the beads through the needles throughout the creation
of the bracelet!
In the step, we are aiming to make 1 set of 4 beads as
shown in the pattern. Thread in 1 colour 1 crystals and
let it drop to the centre of the thread. On your left,
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thread in a colour 1 crystal and on your right, thread in
one colour 2 crystal. Cross both set of the thread thru a
4mm colour 2 crystals by passing the thread on your left
into the hole to the right and the thread at the right to
the left.
Right
Left
Step 2:
Continue to thread in one colour 1 crystal on your left
and one colour 2 crystals on your right and cross both
sets of the thread into a colour 1 crystal. You will
continue with this process until you reach your desired
length.
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Right
Left
Step 3:
On the last set, you will thread in 2 colour 1 crystals on
the orange thread. Cross both set of the threads to a
colour 2 crystal on your right.
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Left
Left
Left
Left
Step 4:
From previous step, thread in 2 colour 1 crystals and
cross both threads into a colour 2 crystals.
Step 5:
Then pass thread in black into the colour 2 crystal from
the first row (marked as X)
On the orange thread, thread in 1 colour 1 crystal. Cross
both threads into a colour 1 crystal.
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Step 6:
Continue with the bead weaving using step 5 above until
you complete second row.
You are almost done. To tighten the bracelet, just pass
the threads back into the beads throughout the bracelet
one more time. Once you have done it, make a small
knot and cut off excess threads.
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Step 7: Attaching the clasp
After you’re finish beadweaving the bracelet, cut 10
inches nylon thread and insert it into the last crystal on
your right shown in red arrow. Then slide in 1 blue seed
bead followed by the clasp like shown in this picture.
Step 8:
Insert one more blue seed bead after the clasp and
continue to bring your thread into the crystal shown in
read arrow then pull your thread.
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Step 9:
Then insert your left thread into the next crystal shown
in red arrow. Slide in 1 blue seed bead, followed by your
clasp and another blue seed bead like shown in this
picture.
Follow Step 8, but this time, insert the thread into the
crystal shown in red circle then pull the thread.
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Step 10:
To finish it off, pass the threads back thru into several
crystals until they cross or meet and then tie a knot.
Pass again thru several crystals and cut excess thread.
Step 11:
Repeat Steps 7 to 10 for the other side. You’re done!
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THERE’S MORE!!!
If you want everything prepared for you, here’s a
Jewelry Making Kit for the Sparkling Bracelet
WE’VE PREPARED THE KIT USING HIGH JEWELRY
MAKING MATERIALS.
Click this link if you want purchase the Swarovski
Crystal Bracelet
You have completed the Sparkling Bracelet. Hope you
like it!
If you have any query or feedback for the tutorial,
please contact me at [email protected].
Please do not distribute, lend or copy.
Do not mass produce.
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