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Project notes:
This bracelet is made
up of 15 row sections.
Not all rows are shown in the instructions.
Don't work too tightly!
You'll need the beads to move over when you add the increases.
The graphics show
the beads spaced out for clarity. Your beads should sit right
next to each other. |
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Start your project by threading your needle
with a comfortable length of thread. I use about 2 wingspans. |
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You'll begin by making a ladder stitch base
8 beads wide and 2 beads tall.
String on four of 1A (1.8mm Cube). Join together by passing up
through the bottom of two of these beads, letting the remaining
two beads sit right next to them. Then pass down through the
top of the second set of two beads. |
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Pick up two more 1A. Pass down through the
top of the previous two beads, then back up through the bottom
of the two you just added.
Repeat adding two 1A's until you have a row of eight. |
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Now you will begin the Herringbone. Pick
up one 1B (alternate color of 1.8mm cube) and one 1A. Pass back
down through the next set of beads over and then back up through
the next two beads. |
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Now pick up one 1A and one 1B. Pass down
through the next set of beads over and then back up through the
next two beads. Repeat two more times following the pattern below
but instead of passing down through both beads at the end of
the ladder stitch base, just pass down through one of them. |
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There are several options for making a turn
at the edge of Flat Herringbone. For this bracelet I like the
look of the little size 15 seed bead along the edge. With your
thread exiting from between the last two 1A's, pick up one 2A
(size 15) and pass back up through the 1A from the ladder stitch
base and the 1B from your last Herringbone stitch. |
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Continue the Herringbone stitch following
the pattern to the opposite end. |
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Make another turn using one 2A. |
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After you have two sets of Herringbone you
will begin the first increase. With your thread exiting out of
the bottom of the 1B cube in the second row, pick up one 3A (size
11) and then pass back up through the bottom of the next 1B over.
Continue to Herringbone stitch to the end of this row. |
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Make the turn using the 2A. Add two more
sets of Herringbone, then increase by adding two 3A's.
Continue to Herringbone to the edge, make your turn, Herringbone
another row, this time adding three 3A's for the increase. Herringbone
to the edge and make your turn. |
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Herringbone two more sets of small cubes.
Increase by adding one 4A (4mm Cube). |
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Herringbone to the end of the row, make
your turn, add two more sets of Herringbone. On this row, just
pass through the hole of the 4mm cube again. |
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Herringbone to the end of the row, make
your turn, add one more set of Herringbone, than begin another
increase with one 3A. |
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Add one more set of Herringbone, than begin
the decrease over the top of the 4mm cube by adding three 3A's. |
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Herringbone to the end of the row, adding
one 3A between the last two sets. Make your turn to begin the
next row. |
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Follow this pattern to your desired length.
If you use the same clasps as I did, allow approximately 1/2". |
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To end with two rows of ladder stitch to
match up with the opposite end of the bracelet, string on four
1A's.
Pass back up through the bottom of the first two 1A's added causing
the two sets to sit side by side. |
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Then pass back down through the second set
of 1A's and into the 1A directly below them. Then back out through
the next 1A over. |
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Pick up two 1A's, and pass back down through
the previous set, back into the base of the beadwork, back up
through the 1A adjacent and the two 1A's you just added. This
puts you in position to add the next set of 1A's. Continue along
the edge of the beadwork adding two 1A's for each set until you
reach the end. You should have 8 sets when you've finished. |
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Now you will attach your clasp. I've
used a simple magnetic clasp. Position your thread so that it
is exiting between the 2nd and 3rd set of 1A's you just added.
String on four 2A's, your clasp and four more 2A's. Pass under
the thread running between the 2nd and 3rd sets. Pass back
through this thread path as many times as possible. The entire
weight of your bracelet rests on the clasp. The stronger you
can make it the more durable your bracelet will be.
Add a second magnetic clasp where the
arrow points to.
Wear your new bracelet proudly!
You did a fantastic job! |
