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Hexagonal lace cuff

Use Twin beads, seed beads, and farfalle beads to create simple hexagons and connect them

for a dramatic cuff-style bracelet.

designed by Kerrie Slade

Whether you make this bracelet with three rows or two (see p. 4), you’ll love stitching these lacy star-shaped components.

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Kerrie Slade is a beadwork designer living in Mansfield, England. She has been bead-ing for more than 10 years and has had her work published in numerous books and magazines around the world. Kerrie now teaches beadwork internationally and sells patterns via her website, www.kerrieslade.co.uk.

Components1 On 26 in. (66 cm) of thread, pick up a 100 seed bead and a Twin six times, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through all the beads again to form a ring (not shown in illustration). Continue through the first two beads to exit the first Twin, and sew through the open hole of the same Twin (figure 1, a–b).2 Pick up a 100, a farfalle, and a 100, and sew through the open hole of the next Twin (b–c). Repeat five times to complete the round, and step up through the first 100 and farfalle in this round (c–d). 3 Pick up five 100s, and sew through the next farfalle (d–e). Repeat five times to

Materialsblack/silver bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)* • 144 (approx. 10 g) 2.5 x 5 mm Twin beads (opaque black)• 19 g 2 x 4 mm Czech farfalle beads (jet/labrador)• 23 g 100 Czech seed beads (silver) • 4 8 mm jump rings• 2 box clasps (www.agrainofsand.com)• beading needles, #11 or #12• Fireline 6 lb. test, smoke• 2 pairs of flatnose pliers

black/gold/silver bracelet colors* • 7 g Twin beads (silver)• 12 g Czech farfalle beads (opaque black)• 9 g 110 Czech seed beads (metallic gold, in place of 100s)

* All beads are Preciosa Traditional Czech beads.

Online Beading Basics• ending thread• opening and closing jump rings

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seed bead savvyTo use 110 seed beads instead of 100s, work all the steps as in the instructions, but in step 3 of “Components,” pick up seven 110s instead of five 100s.

complete the round, and step up through the first two 100s added in this round (e–f).4 Sew through the 100s and farfalles in the previous round, skipping the middle 100 of each five-bead group. Keep the thread under the skipped bead. Pull your thread firmly in each group so the skipped 100 pops up to form a point. Step up through the first three 100s in the first group (figure 2).5 End the tail but not the working thread, and set the component aside.6 Repeat steps 1–5 to make a total of 24 components.

Connections1 With the working thread from a com-ponent, pick up a farfalle bead, and sew through a point bead on another component. Pick up three farfalle beads, and sew through the point bead your thread exited at the start of this step. Retrace the thread path through the connection (figure 3, a–b).

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2 Sew through the beadwork to exit the next point bead on the first component (b–c). Pick up three farfalle beads, and sew through the corresponding point bead on the second component. Pick up a farfalle bead, and sew through the point bead on the first component again. Retrace the thread path (c–d) but do not end the thread.3 Repeat steps 1–2 to connect eight components in a row.4 To connect the second row of compo-nents: Exit the bottom point bead of the first component in the first row (figure 4, a–b). Pick up a farfalle, and sew through a point bead on a new component to begin a second row. Sew back through the farfalle and the first point bead again (b–c). Retrace the thread path.5 Pick up three farfalle beads, and sew through the point bead on the first com-ponent of the second row. Pick up three farfalle beads, and sew through the point bead of the first row component again (figure 5). Retrace the thread path. Do not end the thread.6 Repeat steps 1–2 to attach the side point beads of a new component to the first component in row 2 (figure 6).7 Work as in steps 4–5 to connect the new row 2 component to row 1. 8 Continue working as in steps 4–5 and 1–2 to complete row 2.9 Repeat steps 1–5 to add row 3, if desired.

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Clasp1 Using an existing thread, sew through the beadwork to exit an end point bead in the first component in row 1. Pick up ten 100s, and sew through the adjacent point bead on the first component of row 2 (figure 7, a–b). Sew through the beadwork to exit the next point bead on the same component (b–c).2 Pick up ten 100s, and sew through the adjacent point bead on the first com-ponent of row 3 (c–d).3 Retrace the thread path through the loops several times to reinforce.4 Repeat steps 1–3 at the other end of the bracelet. End all remaining threads.5 Open a jump ring, and attach half of the clasp to one of the beaded loops. Close the jump ring. Repeat with the second clasp. Attach the other half of each clasp to a loop at the other end of the bracelet.

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This two-row version uses 110 seed beads instead of 100s. The resulting components are slightly larger than those made with 100s, creating a bracelet that is about ½ in. (1.3 cm) longer than the one shown on p. 1.