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Free Beading Tutorial
Spikey TILA Bead Bracelet Tutorial
Spikey
TILA Bead Bracelet Tutorial
Supplies to make as the image shows
above. But there are endless color combos!
Size
12 Beading Needles
Size
13 Beading Needles (Optional)
.006
Wildfire Beading Thread
Project notes:
1 package of each
bead is more than enough to complete the bracelet.
For an 8" bracelet you will need 36 Blue Zircon AB2X &
37 Lt. Smoke Topaz Crystals.
The graphics show
the beads spaced out for clarity. Your beads should sit right
next to each other.
This project uses
12 to 16 feet of thread. You will need to end and begin new thread
more than once. Just weave your thread in a figure 8 motion several
times, allowing it to cross over itself within the beads. Snip
close to the work.
Begin a new thread in the same manner making sure you are exiting
the beadwork where you left off.
Only if needed, use
a plier to pull your needle through the beads. Because there
are times when several thread passes go through some of the beads
it can get a little tight. If you must do this, be sure to ONLY
pull straight out of the bead hole. If you pull at an angle you
can easily break a bead and/or your needle. Please use caution
and protective eyewear when doing this as a broken needle can
be dangerous. |
Thread your needle with a comfortable working
length of thread. I use two wingspans. The bracelet begins with
a center row of Right Angle Weave. |
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String on eight 1A. Pass back through
all of the beads forming a circle.
Position your work so you can see a distinct
set of two beads on each side of the circle.
North, South, East, West.
Your thread should be exiting out of
two beads along one side. |
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Pick up six 1A. Pass back through the
opposite side of the two beads you were exiting.
Pull the beads snugly next to each other.
Then pass your thread through the two
N beads, and the two E beads.
Your thread should be exiting as the
diagram shows. |
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Pick up six 1A. Pass back through the
opposite side of the two beads you were exiting.
Pull the beads snugly next to each other.
Then pass your thread through the two
S beads, and the two W beads.
Your thread should be exiting as the
diagram shows.
Continue adding six beads at a time until your base row is approx.
1 1/2" shorter than you would like your completed bracelet
to be. |
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Begin adding the fringe off the side
of the bracelet. Position your thread so that it is exiting out
of the 1st set of two beads on a long side of the base row. Pick
up, one 2A, one 3A (TILA bead), one 2A, one 2B, one 1A, four
2B.
Skipping over three of the 2B, pass back
down through the 4th 2B and the 1A |
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Pick up one 2B, one 2A and pass back
through the 3A (TILA Bead). Pick up one 2A and pass back into
the opposite side of the two beads in the base you exited.
Continue passing through the beads in
the same direction until you are exiting out of the two beads
on the opposite side. |
Add an identical fringe to this side of
the base row. |
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Move your thread through the beads in
the base row until you are exiting out of the second set of two
beads from the end. Each fringe you add you will move from one
side of the base to the other side. This is the proper thread
path so that you continue to follow the Right Angle Weave thread
path.
Pick up one 2A, one 3A (TILA bead), one
2A, one 2B, one 1A, one 2B, the blue 4mm crystal & three 2B.
Skipping over the last three 2B's, pass back through the crystal
and the 2B just below it. |
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Pick up one 1A, one 2B & one 2A, pass
back through the TILA bead. Pick up one 2A and pass back into
the opposite side of the two beads in the base row.
Thread through the beads until you are
exiting the two side beads on the opposite side of the base row. |
Create an identical fringe on this side.
Repeat alternating fringe with and without
crystals all the way down the length of the base row. |
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Once you've reached the other end and
have added your final fringe, you'll add one side of the clasp
and its connection to the base row.
With your thread exiting out of the two
beads at the end of the base row, pick up two 2A and one 1A,
string on the wire guard passing into the bottom open end then
back out through the other side. Slide the ring from the clasp
onto the wire guard making sure it sits inside the curve of the
wire guard. Pass back through the 1A, pick up two 2A and pass
into the opposite side of the two beads you were exiting. Pull
the thread until everything sits snugly together. Pass through
all of these beads and the wire guard again. Try to make three
passes for strength. |
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Now you will add the layer of crystal
embellishment over the right angle weave base row.
Position your thread so that it is exiting
out of the two beads at the end of the base row.
Pick up one 2B, one 2A, one 4mm Lt. Smoke
Topaz Crystal, one 2A & 2B. Lay the beads diagonally across a
single section of Right Angle Weave and pass through the opposite
side of next set of two beads in the center of the base row.
Pull snug so the beads sit in place. Note the diagram on where
your thread should be exiting. |
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Continue adding crystals with the two beads
on either side, diagonally down the base row. If your needle
is getting stuck often, consider switching to a smaller size
13 needle. |
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Add the second half of your clasp the
same way you added the first half.
Weave your tail thread off and snip close
to the beadwork. |
Wear your new bracelet proudly!
You did a fantastic job!
We'd love to see the color combinations
you come up with! Drop us an email! |
This tutorial, all images and text are Copyright
© 2010 Beki Haley
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