Rose, Rose.. I Love You!Beading & Jewelry Making Tutorial

By XQDesigns

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR ‘Rose, Rose…. I Love You’ is a project inspired

by the Rose Flower. The tutorial is written with both pictorial step-by-step guides as well as diagram. It is catered to intermediate to advance beaders.

MATERIALSMaterials

118 x 4mm bicones beads 35 x 5mm bicones beads Nylon Thread

Tools Scissors Needle size 12

1a2

First layer

4mm bicone beads

5mm bicone beads

Notes:

1a1

1a2

RTLT

LT

String 5pcs 4mm red bicones to the center of the thread. You have your LT and RT.

Cross LT into the last bicone on RTYou have formed a cycle with 5 beads. We shall called this cycle as 1a2 and it is the first layer for the flower.

1a2

2a

2b

2c 2d

2e

Second layer

Start from 1a2

Second layer End at 2eContinue with 3a

4mm bicone beads

5mm bicone beads

Notes:

2a1

2a2

2a3

Cross LT

Pass thread

RT

Now we are going to form 5 cycle around 1a2. String on RT: 4mm, 5mm, 4mm

Cross LT into last 4mm on RTYou have formed 1st cycle that is attached to the cycle from step 1a2.

Going left, pass thread into nearest 4mm

2b1

2b2

2b3

RT

Cross LT

Pass thread

String on RT: 5mm, 4mm

Cross LT into last 4mm on RTNow, you have formed 2nd cycle that is attached to the cycle from step 1a2.

Going left, pass thread into nearest 4mm

2c1

2c2

RT

Cross LT

String on RT: 5mm, 4mm

Cross LT into last bead on RTNow, you have formed 3rd cycle that is attached to the cycle from step 1a2.

2d

Repeat step 2b3, 2c1, 2c2 to form the 4th cycle.

2e1

2e2

2e3

2e4RT

Cross LT

Pass thread

To complete the last cycle:Going left, pass LT into 2 nearest 4mm

On RT string: add 4mm, 5mm

Cross LT into last 5mm on RT

To secure the structure of the flower, pass the threads around the beads at the top one round.

Pull the thread to tighten the 5th cycle. With this, we have completed the 2nd layer for the flower.

1a2

2a

2b

2c 2d

2e 3a

3b

3c

3d 3e

Third layer

Start here

End hereContinue with 4a

4mm bicone beads

5mm bicone beads

Notes:

3a

3a1

RT

Cross LT

We will now continue to form the 3rd layer for the flower by attaching 5 cycles onto the 2nd layer. On RT string: 5mm, 4pcs 4mm, 5mm

Cross LT into last 5mm on RTThis is the 1st cycle.

3b1

3b2

3b3

Pass thread

RT

Cross LT

Pass thread

Going left, pass thread into nearest 5mm

On RT string: 4pcs 4mm, 5mm

a. Cross LT into last 5mm on RT.This is the 2nd cycle.

b. Going left, pass thread into the nearest 5mm

3c1

3c2

Repeat 3b2, 3b3 to form 3rd cycle.

Cross LT into last 5mm on RT

Cross LT

RT

Repeat 3b2, 3b3 to form 4th cycle.Then pass LT into the nearest 5mm bead.

3d1

3d2

3d3

3d4

RT

Pass RT

To form 5th cycle: Going left, pass LT thread into nearest 5mm

Pass thread

On RT string: 4pcs 4mm

Going counter-clockwise, pass RT into 2 nearest 5mm from LT.

Pull thread to tighten the flower.

1a2

2a

2b

2c 2d

2e 3a

3b

3c

3d 3e

4a

4b

4c

4d

Fourth layer

Start here4e

End hereContinue with 5a

4mm bicone beads

5mm bicone beads

Notes:

4a1

4a2

4a3

RT

Continue to pass RT into next nearest 2 5mm. You will notice both LT and RT are both crossed at the last bead as marked by the arrow. Note, I have turned the flower upside down so that you can see the other side of the flower clearer.

On RT string: 4pcs 5mm

Pass LT into last 5mm from RT.

4b1

4b2

RT

Pull thread.You have just form 1st cycle for the fourth layer.

To form 2nd cycle: On RT string: 3pcs 5mm

Pass LT into nearest 5mm bead from the 3rd layer.

4c1

4c2

Pass LT into last 5mm from RT.

Pull and tighten the thread.Then pass LT into nearest 5mm bead from 3rd layer.

4d1Repeat 4b2, 4c1, 4c2 to make 3rd & 4th cycle.

4e1 4e3

4e4

RT

To complete the 5th cycle: LT: Pass LT through the 2 nearest beads. RT: string: 2 pcs 5mm

Cross LT into last 5mm on RT

Cross LT

Pull thread. You have completed the 4th layer.

Start here

5a

5b

5c

5d

5e5f

5h

5j

5h

5i

End here

Fifth layer

4mm bicone beads

5mm bicone beads

Notes:

Continue making until you reach 5i.Then continue with step 5j

5a1

5a2

RTOn RT string: 5mm, 4pcs 4mm, 5mm

a. Cross LT on last 5mm on RT to form 1st cycle for the fifth layer.

Cross LT

Pass thread

b. Going left, pass thread into nearest 5mm

5b1

5b2

RTOn RT string: 4pcs 4mm, 5mm

a. Cross LT on last 5mm on RT. This is the 2nd cycle.

Cross LT

Pass thread

b. Going left, pass thread into nearest 5mm

5c1

5c2

RT

3rd cycle: On RT string: 4pcs 4mm, 5mm

a. Cross LT on last 5mm on RT

Cross LT

Pass thread

b. Going left, pass thread into nearest 5mm

5d1

5d2

5d3

RT

Repeat 5c1 and 5c2 to make subsequent 4th to 9th cycles. Upon completion of the 9th cycle, continue to pass thread into next 5mm.Pass

thread

10th cycle: On RT string: 4 pcs 4mm

Pass RT into nearest 2pcs of 5mm bead. You notice both threads cross at the 4mm bead at the middle of the cycle.

Sixth Layer

6a1

6a2

6a3

6a4

Turn the flower around.

Now pull both threads facing up and it should have been crossed at the 5mm bead which in between the layers.

Repeat 6a2 until you have 10 cycles. When RT is too short, You can use LT to form the cycles on the opposite direction.

String in 5pcs 4mm beads into RT, and cross it back to the original bead. This will from 1st cycle for the 6th layer.

Pass the RT to the next nearest bead. Add 5mm bead onto RT, repeat the process above to form 2nd cycle.

Pass the threads into a few beads, tie knots and pass a few more beads before you trim excess thread.

You can turn the rose into a broach or attach it as a pendant on a necklace. I hope you have enjoyed making the jewelry. If you have any question, feel free to contact me at diyjewelryclub@gmail.com.