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Beadwoven Earrings Tutorial

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Fleur-de-lis Earrings Pattern

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TECHNIQUES Beadweaving PROJECT LEVEL Beginner to Intermediate MATERIALS 32 Picasso jet opaque 2.5x5mm two-hole Czech Superduo beads 0.6 gr. ruby silver lined Japanese 11/0 seed beads (Toho 25BF) 2 red opaque 5x16mm Czech dagger beads Size B black beading thread 2 5mm silver jump rings 1 pair silver ear wires TOOLS Size 12 beading needle Scissors A flat-nose pliers FINISHED SIZE Length of beaded element (without ear wires) – 3.8 cm (1.5 inch)



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INSTRUCTIONS

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Step 1. Cut about 60 cm (24 inches) of thread and pass it through the needle hole. Put a stop bead leaving about 10cm (4 inches) of tail.

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Step 2. Pick one Superduo bead, one dagger bead and one Superduo bead and slide the beads down the thread toward the stop bead.

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Go with the needle through the upper hole of the last added Superduo bead.

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Step 3. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle through the upper hole of the next Superduo bead.



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Take the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from, through the next Dagger and Superduo beads.

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Go with the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two 11/0 seed beads.

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Step 4. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads, one Superduo bead and another 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the Superduo bead and the 11/0 two seed beads as shown in the picture above.

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Step 5. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick another group of three 11/0 seed beads, one Superduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the Superduo bead form the right edge and the next four 11/0 seed beads.



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Step 6. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle through the upper hole of the Superduo on the right edge.

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Go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and the next two 11/0 seed beads.

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Go with the needle through the next four 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture above.

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Step 7. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle top down through the upper hole of the Superduo bead on the right edge.



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Go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and the next two 11/0 seed beads.

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Go with the needle through the next six 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture above.

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Step 8. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick a group of three 11/0 seed beads, one Supeduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge and the next 11/0 seed bead.

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Go with the needle through the next eleven 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture above.



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Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick another group of three 11/0 seed beads, one Supeduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and take the needle through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge and the next 11/0 seed bead.

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Go with the needle through the next eleven 11/0 seed beads as shown by the white thread in the picture above.

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Step 9. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle top down through the upper hole of the Superduo bead from the right edge.

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Take the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two 11/0 seed beads.



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Go with the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.

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Step 10. Pick four Superduo beads and take the needle through three 11/0 seed beads as shown in the picture above.

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Step 11. Pick three 11/0 seed beads and take the needle top down through the upper hole of the last Superduo bead from the left edge.

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Turn the beadwork on the other side and go with the needle through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next 11/0 seed bead.



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Go through the next three 11/0 seed beads.

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Step 12. Go with the needle through all four Superduo beads.

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Turn the beadwork on the other side and take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

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Step 13. Add by one Superduo bead between all Superduos of the previous row. There should be a total of three Superduo beads added at this step.



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Step 14. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Then go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next Superduo.

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Go back towards the edge through the upper hole of the same Superguo bead the thread exited from and through the next one.

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And finally take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

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Step 15. Add by one Superduo bead between all Superduos added in the previous row. There should be a total of two Superduo beads added at this step.



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Step 16. Turn the beadwork on the other side. Go through the lower hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from and through the next two Superduos.

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Go back towards the edge through the upper hole of the same Superguo bead the thread exited from and through the next one.

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Take the needle through the upper hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.

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Step 17. Add one final Superduo bead between the Superduos added in the previous row. With this step the beadwork is over. Remove the stop bead, hide the thread ends into the beadwork and cut the excess.



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Step 18. Use a flat-nose pliers to add a jump ring through the upper hole of the top Superduo bead and a ear wire. The earring is complete.

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