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Try our fabulous PodCast bead to easily start Rick-Rack, Zigged or Winged

bangles exactly to size. All you have to count are Points. Our sample has 6 up and

6 down, so our Circle Start is 12 beads.

This minimalist beading start will whip up a quick little Casting Model that you can then use and re-use as many times

as you like to start new forms.

Use your Models to create Zigged or Winged bangles in any size or height with

ease - with no more cold starts.

The PodCast Bead : a previewA Simple Circle Start for

Zigged Bangles & Bracelets

Illustrations by Karen Beningfield

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PodCast design by CGB Team, Claudia Furthner,

& Kate McKinnon

Using medium tension, bead your little PodCast to as many rounds as needed for your size or project.

Larger sizes come from adding more rounds to create taller Casting Models. Choose the

ending round for your 6-Pod from the following size guide. Different starts or point counts will

naturally use different numbers of beads per side.

6-POINT PODCAST SIZE GUIDE

XSS

ML

XL

8 rounds on Circle Start 9 rounds10 rounds11 rounds12 rounds

Above, Kate’s 6-Pod. She used a 10-bead side count, which is a medium size.

At right, a schematic of Round 3. (we don’t count the circle)

When finished, reinforce the edge with a pass of thread and weave in all tails. Your

PodCast should be bouncy, energetic. If not, did you bead it too tightly?