150 seed beads

color A, metallic purple

color B, opaque lime

color C, opaque pansy

color D, opaque azure

110 cylinder beads

color E, teal

color F, fennel

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SMALL STAR1. On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up a repeating pattern of one color A 150 seed bead and one color B 150 seed bead six times. Leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, tie the beads into a ring with a square knot, and sew through the first two beads to exit a B.

2. Work in rounds as follows (refer to FIGURE 1):ROUND 1: Three Bs per stitch (a–b).

ROUND 2: Pick up one E 110 cylinder bead, one C 150 seed bead, and one E, and sew through the next center B in the previous round (b–c). Repeat this stitch five times, and step up through the first E in this round (c–d).

ROUND 3: Pick up three Cs, and sew through the next E (d–e). Pick up one color F 110 cylinder bead, and sew through the following E (e–f). Repeat these two stitches five times, tie a

Mandala braceletBy Francesca Walton

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SuppliesBracelet 7 in. • 1 g 150 seed beads in each of 4 colors

» color A (Toho 461, metallic purple) » color B (Toho 44, opaque lime) » color C (Miyuki 4468, Duracoat opaque pansy) » color D (Miyuki 4483, Duracoat opaque azure)

• 1 g 110 Delica cylinder beads in each of 2 colors » color E (Miyuki 1782, white-lined teal AB) » color F (Miyuki 2123, Duracoat opaque fennel)

• 1 g 110 seed beads (Toho 264, teal-lined crystal rainbow)• 1 2-strand magnetic clasp• Fireline, 6 lb. test, or nylon beading thread, size D• beading needles, #12

DIFFICULTY bead weaving

FIGURE 1

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ROUND 3: Pick up three Bs, and sew through the next F (c–d). Pick up one color E, and sew through the next F (d–e). Repeat these two stitches five times, and step up through the first two Bs added in this round (e–f).

3. Continue working in rounds:

ROUND 4: Pick up two Es, skip a B and an F, and sew through the next E (f–g). Pick up two Es, and sew through the next point B (g–h). Repeat these two stitches five times (h–i). Sew through the next five beads to exit the E adja-cent to the next point B (i–j).

ROUND 5: Pick up three As, skip the next B, and sew through the follow-ing five Es (j–k). Repeat this stitch five times, tie a few half–hitch knots, and then sew through the beadwork to exit a center A added in this round (k–l).

4. Attach a needle to the tail, and add an 110 seed bead in the center. End the tail (How-to).

5. Make a total of five Large stars.

half–hitch knot, and sew through the first two Cs in this round (f–g).

3. Attach a needle to the tail, and add an 110 seed bead in the center. End the tail.

4. Make a total of six Small stars.

LARGE STAR1. On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up an alternating pattern of one A and one color D 150 seed bead six times. Leav-ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, tie the beads into a ring with a square knot, and sew through the first two beads to exit a D.

2. Work as in rounds 1–3 of “Small star” with the following beads (refer to FIGURE 2):ROUND 1: Three Ds per stitch (a–b).

ROUND 2: One F, one C, and one F per stitch (b–c).

ASSEMBLY1. Place a Small start next to a Large star so two points of each are touching. With the thread exiting a tip C of the Small star, sew through the adjacent A, five E, and A of the Large star. Continue through the corresponding two Cs, E, F, E, and two Cs of the Small star to com-plete the join. Retrace the thread path, and end the thread (How-to).

2. Continue connecting the Large and Small stars together in an alternating pattern. You should end up with a Small star at each end.

3. Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread (How-to) in an end Small star, and exit a tip C opposite the existing join. Pick up six Cs and one loop of the clasp, and sew through the tip C again. Retrace the thread path a few times, and then sew through the beadwork to exit the adjacent tip C that is aligned with the other clasp loop. Repeat to connect the second loop to the Small star. End the thread (How-to).

4. Repeat step 3 at the other end of the bracelet.

Francesca Walton is a jewelry designer from Calgary, Ontario, Canada.

FIGURE 2

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Blank mandala patterns

Explore the possibilities! Print this page, and use colored pen-cils to test color combinations of your own.

SMALL STARSMALL CIRCLE

LARGE CIRCLE CAT-HEAD CONNECTOR

LARGE STAR

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