metallic spike bracelet - beads direct limited · string 3 seed beads, one half of the clasp and 3...
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MetallicSpikeBraceletYouWillNeed;
• SwarovskiSpikeTwinHoleBeads7.5mm• Size8SeedBeads• Clasp• BeadingThread• TwoBeadingNeedles• Scissors
Weusedx11SpikeBeadstomakeanapprox.17cmbracelet.Step1.
Cutapprox.2metresofnymoorKOthreadandthreadaneedleontobothends.String3seedbeads,onehalfoftheclaspand3seedbeads.Usingoneoftheneedles,gobackthroughalltheseedbeadsandclasptoformaloop.
Step2.
Pickupaseedbeadontoonestrandandthencrosstheotherstrandthroughthissamestrand.Pickupaseedbeadontoeachstrand,crossbothstrandsthroughoneseedbeadandthenstringaseedbeadontoeachstrand.Passeachstrandthroughthetwinholesonthefirstspikebead.
Step3.
Continueaddingbeadstothedesigninthefollowingsequence;add1xseedbeadontoeachstrand,crossbothstrandsthrough1xseedbead,add1xseedbeadtoeachstrand,add1xtwinholespikebeads.Continueuntilyourbraceletislongenough.
Step4.
Nowaddthefinalbeadsinthissection;add1xseedbeadontoeachstrand,crossbothstrandsthrough1xseedbead,add1xseedbeadtoeachstrand,crossbothstrandsthrough1xseedbead.Ontoonestrandaddx3seedbeads,theotherpartoftheclaspandx3seedbeads.Nowpassitbackthroughthelastseedbeadyoucrossedthrough.
Step5.
Passtheotherstrandthroughthealreadyaddedx3seedbeads,Clasp,3xseedbeadsandoutthroughtheseedbeadyoucrossedthrough.Reinforcetheloopbypassingbackthroughtheseedbeadsandclaspandcomingbacktothecrossedthroughbead.Continuethroughthenextseedbead.
Step6.
Youwillnowbeginaddingextrabeads.Takeonestrandandpickuponeseedbeadandgothroughthenextseedbead.Pickupx4seedbeadsandthreadthroughthenextseedbeads,thesex4seedssitaroundthespike.Continuethisalongthesideofthebraceletandthenrepeatfortheotherside.
Step7.
Youshouldfinishbycrossingthroughtheseedbeadoppositetheclasp.Nowworkyourwaybackthroughallthebeadstoreinforceandstrengthenthedesign.Whenyouhavefinishedtiehalfhitchknotsasyougo,pullingthelastthroughaseedbeadandtrimmingthethread.Youwillneedtodothisforbothstrands.