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BEAD WEAVING

Two-hole beads add detail and elegance to this delicate collar-style necklace.

designed by Renee Kovnesky

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5 x 5 mm Tila bead

150 seed bead

110 seed bead

80 seed bead

2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead

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Materialsturquoise necklace 19 in. (48 cm)• 39 5 x 5 mm Tila beads (Miyuki 2006, metallic matte bronze)• 8 g 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads (opaque turquoise Picasso)• seed beads (Miyuki 457, metallic dark bronze)

- 5 g 80 seed beads - 2 g 110 seed beads - 3 g 150 seed beads

• 1 clasp• Fireline, 4 or 6 lb. test• beading needles, #11

copper necklace colors• Tila beads (Miyuki 2002, metallic matte silver gray)• 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads (matte metallic copper)• 80 seed beads (Miyuki 4201, Duracoat galvanized silver)• 110 seed beads (Toho 1208, marbled turquoise Ceylon gray)• 150 seed beads (Toho 222, dark bronze)

Renee Kovnesky has been beading for many years and teaches at Meant to Bead, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. When not beading, she loves to spend time fishing with her husband. Contact Renee at www.elegancebyrenee.etsy.com.

Necklace1 On a comfortable length of thread, pick up a Tila bead, a 150 seed bead, an 110 seed bead, an 80 seed bead, an 110, and a 150, and sew through the open hole of the Tila (figure 1, a–b). Retrace the thread path (b–c), and tighten the beads.2 Pick up a 150, an 110, and four 80s, and sew through the first 80 just added to form a loop (figure 2). Snug up the beads.3 Pick up an 110, a 150, a Tila, a 150, an 110, and four 80s, and sew through the first 80 just added to form a loop (figure 3). Snug up the beads. Repeat this stitch for the desired length of the necklace, allowing 1–11⁄2 in. (2.5–3.8 cm) for the last Tila and clasp. End and add thread as needed.

4 For the last stitch, pick up an 110, a 150, a Tila, a 150, an 110, an 80, an 110, and a 150, and sew through the open hole of the same Tila. Continue through the other hole of the same Tila, the next five beads, and the following hole of the same Tila to tighten the beads (figure 4, a–b).5 Pick up a 150 and a SuperDuo bead, and sew through the center 80 on the adjacent loop (b–c). Pick up a SuperDuo and a 150, and sew through the open hole of the next Tila (c–d). Repeat these stitches for the remainder of the necklace.6 After exiting the last Tila at the end of the necklace, sew through the next five beads and the other hole of the end Tila (figure 5, a–b). Continue through the following 150, 80, and 150 as shown (b–c).

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7 Pick up three 150s, and sew through the open hole of the adjacent SuperDuo (c–d). Pick up an 110, a SuperDuo, and an 110, and sew through the open hole of the following SuperDuo (d–e). Pick up an 110, an 80, and an 110, and sew through the open hole of the next SuperDuo (e–f). Repeat these two stitches for the remainder of the necklace, ending and adding thread as needed. Use a tension that is not too tight, otherwise the necklace will curve too sharply.8 Exiting the end SuperDuo, pick up three 150s, and sew through the 150 next to the end Tila (figure 6, a–b). Continue through the adjacent hole of the end Tila, the next five beads, the other hole of the same Tila, the existing 150, 80, and 150, and the three 150s added at the start of the step (b–c).

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9 Pick up five 150s, and sew through the open hole of the next SuperDuo (c–d). Pick up five 150s, and sew through the following 80 (d–e). Repeat these two stitches for the remainder of the necklace, using a tension that allows the SuperDuos to lay flat, as too tight of a tension will make the beadwork curl. End and add thread as needed.10 With the thread exiting the last outer SuperDuo, pick up five 150s, and sew through the next four 150s, the adjacent hole of the end Tila, and the next three beads to exit the end 80 (figure 7, a–b).

Clasp1 Pick up four 150s and the clasp. Sew back through the last 150 just added, pick up three 150s, and continue through the 80 your thread exited at the start of the step (b–c). Retrace the thread path a few times, and end the thread.2 Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread to the other end of the necklace, exiting the end 80, and repeat step 1 to add the other half of the clasp. w

did you know?Tila beads were one of the first two-hole beads released and have been around for more than five years.