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Introduction..................................................... 8
Tools & Materials............................................. 9
Basics..............................................................12
Stitching......................................................... 20
Dimensional diamonds.............................................................. 22
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Stitch diamond shapes into a peyote pattern to create a textured cuff
Wave ring................................................................................... 24
Put beading leftovers to use in these delightful rings
River of light.............................................................................. 26
Link crystal stones to make a bracelet that flows gracefully around your wrist
Wildflower vine.......................................................................... 29
Create a bell-shaped wildflower using sculptural peyote
Royal jewels.............................................................................. 34
Re-create the look of jewelry worn by Russian tsarinas
Marquise de lis.......................................................................... 38
So simply sophisticated, you’ll want to make one in every color
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Pools of light.............................................................................. 42
Dive in! Make a splash with sparkling rivoli ponds surrounded by droplets of
beaded fringe
Peyote paradise........................................................................ 46
Flat, circular, and increasing peyote stitch create a flourish of beadwork
Zigzag bangle............................................................................ 51
Turn a craft-store find into a beaded bangle
Scalloped lace........................................................................... 54
Modify right-angle weave so that it curves gracefully
Heavy metal............................................................................... 56
Create substantial links with metal seed beads, then connect them with jump rings
Broad band................................................................................ 58
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Communicate your style loud and clear with metallic seed beads and crystals
Victorian sparkle........................................................................ 61
Surround a large crystal stone with layers of seed beads, bicones, and briolettes
Contents
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Diagonal view............................................................................ 64
Fleur de Paris.......................................................................... 115
Offset four-bead clusters to shift the color pattern
Fashion a feminine flower with a little French flair
Cabled bracelet......................................................................... 66
Bold buttons............................................................................ 118
Adapt herringbone stitch with a classic fiber technique for an undulating bracelet
Beaded buttons make perfect mini canvases for experimenting with color, design,
and texture
Link to creativity........................................................................ 68
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Clever links connect your favorite colors
Triple time................................................................................ 120
Dragon alert!.............................................................................. 70
Create three identical beaded-ring components to make a necklace that combines
stitching with a bit of wirework
Two dragon heads meet nose to nose in a fanciful choker
What’s the buzz?....................................................................... 74
Work St. Petersburg chain forward and backward for a zigzag effect that can be
playful or sophisticated
Regal reiteration........................................................................ 78
Dangle traditional Chinese pillows from a pair of handmade earring findings
Web of silver.............................................................................. 82
Barred bracelet........................................................................ 132
Metallic seed beads enhance silver focal beads and findings
Vertical embellishments are easy to achieve when you combine bead stringing and
stitching techniques
Creative networking.................................................................. 88
Adorn yourself with this feminine necklace
Flowering fringe....................................................................... 134
String a full but delicate garland for your wrist
Embellish a flexible base of netting with gemstones nestled in an abundance of
seed bead loops
Piecework................................................................................ 136
Through & through..................................................................... 91
Eye of the twister..................................................................... 139
Layers of interlocked scallops create a beautiful collar
The rivoli in the center of an embellished peyote bezel serves double duty as a
clasp and focal point
Row by row............................................................................... 94
Combine stringing with an easy weaving technique for stunning results
Fascinating fasteners................................................................ 96
Make otherwise inconspicuous buttons the focus of your design
Treasure box.............................................................................. 98
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Hexagonal pillow earrings....................................................... 126
Ice blossoms........................................................................... 129
Tubular netting surrounds a strand of oversized beads in this bodacious bangle
Curvaceous components create a geometric cuff
Interchangeable flower pendants give you plenty of options
Harmonious array.................................................................... 146
Spirals, links, and loops unite for an elegant showpiece necklace
Pearl orbit................................................................................ 150
Blooming beaded beads......................................................... 100
Combine tubular peyote stitch and tubular herringbone for an opulent
wrist adornment
Lunar illusion........................................................................... 102
Create a constellation of crystals around a solar system of cabochons
Vintage blooms........................................................................ 106
Imitate the look of Miriam Haskell jewelry with bead-embroidered lace
Button fan................................................................................ 110
Use a button as a cabochon, and stitch bead embroidery to mimic the fan-shaped
designs on its surface
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Hibiscus twist.......................................................................... 142
Weave together a bounty of crystals
Stitch a handful of crystals into gorgeous beaded beads
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A double-spiral rope gives a graduated necklace the look of intertwined strands
Make this stately collar of fanning pearl dangles, and you’ll soon know
St. Petersburg chain inside and out
Golden formula.......................................................................... 84
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Plaited spiral............................................................................ 123
Royal ring................................................................................ 154
Give a round crystal stone the royal treatment
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Red herring flower................................................................... 157
Button up a cute little necklace
Byzantine translation............................................................... 162
Stitch a beaded version of Byzantine chain mail
Fanciful romance..................................................................... 166
Turn up the heat with fire-polished beads, and fan the flames of fantasy
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Time for teapots...................................................................... 169
Crystal constellations.............................................................. 220
Set a miniature beaded teapot on a shelf or wear it as a pendant
Join jump rings for a galaxy formed by your imagination
Catch a star............................................................................. 174
Dotty dangles.......................................................................... 222
Rounds of netting capture sparkling crystals and create versatile components
Petite buttons dance on easy layered earrings
Hojas inspiration...................................................................... 178
Repeat a stylized leaf motif to make a pretty pendant
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Wirework...................................................... 180
Other Techniques........................................ 224
Let’s twist again....................................................................... 226
Use basic crochet techniques to make a casual necklace
Raining petals.......................................................................... 182
Winter medley......................................................................... 228
Beaded dangles evoke petals gently dropping from a blossoming tree
Embellish a crocheted rope with several fringe techniques
Dangle delight......................................................................... 184
Balancing act........................................................................... 232
Crystals and freshwater pearls form sparkling spikes around semiprecious briolettes
Clean lines showcase intricate art-glass beads
Modest exhibition.................................................................... 186
Beaded purse revival............................................................... 235
Use a minimalist approach to feature a brilliant gem in a graceful wire setting
Learn the bead knitting technique of plaited knitting
Queen’s ring............................................................................ 188
Knots of fun............................................................................. 240
Seed beads and crystals add a hint of color to a ring of coiled wire
Try your hand at five different Chinese-style knots
Lovely lines.............................................................................. 190
Simple exchange..................................................................... 243
Give your lobes some love with these stylish adornments
Discover how easy it is to make an eight-strand braid of beads
Get in the groove..................................................................... 192
Loops & lace............................................................................ 246
Wire welcomes beads with an open embrace
Learn traditional tatting for a sparkling necklace that brings together the best of
fiber and beads
Chained melody...................................................................... 194
Create harmonious balance with linked loops and assorted chain
Sew wired................................................................................ 197
Use twisted wire to sew five antique shell buttons into a necklace
Flight of the butterfly............................................................... 200
Combine gemstones, pearls, and several types of wire for a pendant as
eye-catching as its inspiration
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Frost relief................................................................................ 249
Acid-etch a glass bead to create a luminous glow
Contributors................................................. 252
Index............................................................. 255
Rosy posy pendant................................................................. 204
Use a round loom to bring a wire flower into bloom
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Bloomin’ flower ring................................................................ 208
Decorate your digits with layers of colorful beads
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Grand Victoria Christmas trees............................................... 211
Warm up with a pair of holiday earrings that hearkens back to the good ol’ days
Copper cascade...................................................................... 212
Interlocking wire-wrapped components and accent beads flow into each other like
a stepped waterfall
Perfect pairing......................................................................... 215
Full Persian chain mail sections frame lampworked focal beads
Color division........................................................................... 217
Make the move from flat to tubular chain mail with one additional step
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PEYOTE STITCH
light
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b
Peyote stitch
River of
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Crystal stones set in beaded bezels make a glamorous
statement, but if you want a tailored look rather than a lot of
crystal fringe, try this bracelet. The repeating circular theme
that is echoed in the metal links creates a calming effect.
stepbystep
Link crystal stones
to make a bracelet
that flows gracefully
around your wrist
designed by Karen Joelson
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[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread, pick up
24 110 cylinder beads, and tie them
into a ring with a square knot (Basics,
p. 12), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through the first few beads, and
pull the knot into the beadwork.
[2] Working in tubular peyote stitch
(Basics), work one round using one
cylinder per stitch, and step up through
the first cylinder in the new round
(figure 1, a–b).
[3] Work one round using one 150 seed
bead per stitch (b–c). Work with firm
tension so the edge of the beadwork
begins to pull in (photo a). Work one
round using one 150 Charlotte per
stitch (c–d). Snug up the beadwork
so it is cup-shaped (photo b).
[4] Sew through the beadwork to exit
a cylinder on the opposite edge. Place a crystal stone into the beadwork, then
repeat step 3 to enclose the stone.
d
d
[5] Sew through the beadwork to exit
a cylinder in the middle round of cylinders. Pick up a cylinder, and sew
through the next cylinder in the round
(photo c). Using one cylinder per stitch,
work a round of peyote, sewing
through the cylinders in the middle
round (photo d). Step up through the
first cylinder added in the new round.
[6] Work one round using two 150 seed
beads per stitch (figure 2, a–b), work
one round using one cylinder per stitch
(b–c), and then work a round using one
2.5 mm metal bead per stitch (c–d).
[7] Look at the back surface of the
bezel. Every other column of beads has a stack of three cylinders. Sew
through the beadwork to exit the middle cylinder in a stack (photo e). [8] Pick up a 150 seed bead, and sew
through the cylinder and the 150
again (photo f). Working in ladder
stitch (Basics), work five more stitches
to make a ladder that is six 150 seed
beads long. Zigzag back through the
figure 1
a
b c
d
a
b c
d
figure 2
EDITOR’s note:
It may seem unlikely, but square
stones work fine in this project.
Just be sure to use the ones
with rounded corners instead
of sharp corners.
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a
b
c
c
d
a
e
knot
knot
Modified Right-Angle Weave
Scalloped
b f
a
a
d
f
c
d
d
FIGURE 3
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f
b
FIGURE 5
a
FIGURE 4
b
c
c
b
c
a
Create a glamorous necklace that falls in
scallops of sparkling crystals. This collar is
perfect to accentuate elegant attire.
d
stepbystep
b
designed by Donna Pagano Denny
[4] Pick up a 4 mm and a
150 three times, then pick up
another 4 mm. Sew through
the 150 your thread is exiting
Fireline, pick up a repeating
and the next 4 mm and 150
pattern of a 150 seed bead
again (d–e).
and a color A 4 mm bicone
crystal four times, leaving a
[5] Repeat step 2 three times
d
ed
6-in. (15 cm) tail. Tie
e(e–f), and sew through the
c thec
f beadwork
beads into a ring with a
to exit the picot
f
surgeon’s
knot (Basics, p. 12). opposite the previous unit (f–g).
a
ba
b the first 150
Sew through
[6] Repeat steps 4 and 5
again (figure 1).
three times, but after the
third repeat, exit the three
[2] To create a picot, pick up
three 150s, sew through the 150 150s adjacent to the 150s
joining the previous unit your thread is exiting (figure 2,
a–b), and continue through the
(figure 3, a–b).
next 4 mm and 150 (b–c).
[7] Repeat steps 4 and 5, but
[3] Repeat step 2 three times, in step 5, exit the three 150s
adjacent to the 150s joining
and sew through the first two
the previous unit (b–c).
150s added in step 2 (c–d).
Designer’s
note:
For a more casual
style, try 3 mm or
4 mm crystal pearls
in place of the
4 mm crystals.
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d
e
f
[8] Repeat steps 4 and 5 to
[1] On 3 yd. (2.7 m) of
Modify right-angle weave so that
it curves gracefully
b
b
g
FIGURE 2
a
d
f
c
FIGURE 1
c
e
Right-angle weave
lace
c
a
d
b
e
g
a
d
complete four more units,
but in the last repeat, exit the three 150s adjacent to
the 150s joining the previous
unit (c–d).
[9] Repeat steps 7 and 8
seven times, ending and
adding thread (Basics) as
needed. If your working
thread is less than 24 in. (61 cm) long, end the threads
on both ends of the necklace,
and add 24 in. (61 cm) of
thread on one end.
[10] Sew through the
beadwork to exit the center
150 on the edge picot in the
first unit (figure 4, point a).
[11] Pick up a color B 4 mm
bicone crystal, and sew
through the top 150 in the
next unit (a–b). Repeat three
times (b–c), and sew through
the beads in the next unit to
exit the center 150 adjacent
to point c (c–d).
[12] Pick up an A, and sew
through the center 150 in the
next edge picot adjacent to
the 150s that joined the
previous unit (d–e). Sew
through the beadwork as
shown (e–f).
materials
necklace 14 in. (36 cm)
• 4 mm bicone crystals
188 color A
36 color B
• 5 g 150 Japanese seed beads
• lobster claw clasp
• 2 two-to-one findings
• 4 3 mm inside-diameter 20-gauge jump rings
• 2 3–4 mm split rings
• Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
• 2 pairs of pliers
[13] Repeat steps 11 and 12
eight times. End the thread.
[14] Open a jump ring
(Basics), and attach one of
the picots at the end of the
necklace to one of the loops
of a two-to-one finding.
Repeat with a second jump
ring and the second loop of
the same two-to-one finding
(figure 5). Repeat on the
other end of the necklace.
Attach a split ring to the
remaining loop of each twoto-one finding. Attach the
lobster claw clasp to one of
the split rings. w
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Modest
wirework
Use a minimalist
approach to
feature a brilliant
gem in a graceful
wire setting
necklace 16 in. (41 cm)
• 12 x 15 mm gemstone or cubic zirconia, undrilled
• 10 mm pearl
• 2 3 mm accent beads
• clasp
• 19 in. (48 cm) 22-gauge square wire, half-hard
• 4 in. (10 cm) 24-gauge wire, half-hard
• 11⁄2 yd. (1.4 m) cable
chain, 2–3 mm links
• 11⁄2-in. (3.8 cm) head pin
• chainnose pliers
• roundnose pliers
• wire cutters
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Let the brilliance of a gemstone shine when
you capture it in a wire setting that leaves all
its facets exposed.
stepbystep
Pendant bezel
and bail
[1] Cut a 7-in. (18 cm) piece
of 22-gauge square wire, and
use roundnose pliers to make
a small hook at one end. Use
your fingers and chainnose
pliers to form a small spiral
around the hook (photo a).
This spiral will sit against the
front of the gemstone.
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d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
[5] To make a bail, cut
designed by
Lilian Chen
materials
b
Wirework
exhibition
a
[2] Position the spiral as you
would like it placed against
the stone. Without bending
the wire, rock the wire back
so it is flat against the back
of the stone and the spiral is
pointing up. Hold the wire
tight against the back of the
stone, and bend the wire up
and around the bottom edge
of the stone so that you cross
the corner opposite the
starting spiral (photo b).
[3] Pull the wire around the
back of the stone to the
starting point, and cross the
wire in front of the spiral end,
just behind the top edge of the
stone. Fold the spiral down
over the wire and the top edge
of the stone, so it sits securely
on the front (photo c).
[4] Bend the wire back over
the spiral and the top of the
stone. Use roundnose pliers
and your fingers to coil and
curve the wire over the top
of the stone. Trim the wire
as needed, and use roundnose
pliers to make a small hook
at the end. Secure the hook
to the wire along the edge
of the stone (photo d).
a 2-in. (5 cm) piece of
22-gauge square wire, and
make a four-wrap coil at
the end using roundnose
pliers. Because the pliers are
tapered, you’ll need to adjust
the position of the wire with
each turn so the coils are
consistent in size (photo e).
[6] Bend the wire down
from the coil, and begin
curving the wire back up.
Attach the pendant to the
hook (photo f), and finish
with a decorative spiral.
[7] On a head pin, string a
10 mm pearl, and make the
first half of a wrapped loop
(Basics, p. 12). Attach the
dangle to the bottom of the
pendant, and complete the
wraps (photo g).
Leaf connector
[1] Cut a 10-in. (25 cm)
piece of 22-gauge square
wire, and make a four-wrap
coil at one end, as in step 5
of “Pendant bezel and bail.”
[2] Holding the coil with the
long tail on the left, bring the
wire down under the coil to
the right. Shape the wire into
a curve with your fingers, and
make an upward bend about
1 in. (2.5 cm) from the coil,
shape (photo j). Keep in
mind that this leaf will hold
part of the necklace chain.
[5] Bend the wire up,
under the third leaf, and
curve the end into a spiral
(photo k). Use your fingers
to gently shape the connector
as desired.
using your pliers as needed.
Slide the bail onto the wire,
so the front of the pendant is
facing you, and feed the end
of the wire through the coil
made in step 1. Gently pull
the wire through the coil,
shaping the loop into a leaf
shape (photo h). Keep in mind
that this segment will hold
both the pendant and part of
the necklace chain.
[3] To make the second leaf
segment, curve the wire
exiting the coil downward,
and make a U-shaped bend
about ¾ in. (1.9 cm) from
the coil. Feed the wire
through the coil, shaping the
segment into a leaf as you
pull (photo i).
[4] Bend the wire up, away
from the coil. Make a
U-shaped bend about 1 in.
(2.5 cm) from the coil, and
feed the wire through the
coil, creating the third leaf
Assembly
[1] Determine the finished
length of your necklace,
subtract 1 in. (2.5 cm), and
cut two pieces of chain to
this length. These pieces
will form the long side of
the necklace.
[2] Measure the length
of your leaf connector,
and multiply this length
by two. Subtract this length
from the chain length
determined in step 1, and
cut two pieces of chain to
the new length for the short
side of the necklace. (In this
necklace, the long chains
were 15 in./38 cm and the
leaf connector was 11⁄2 in./
3.8 cm, so the short chains
were 12 in./30 cm each.)
[3] Cut a 2-in. (5 cm) piece
of 24-gauge wire, and make
the first half of a wrapped
loop. Attach an end link of
each long chain, and pass
the chains through the first
leaf of the connector. Be
careful not to go through the
pendant bail or twist the
chains. Attach the remaining
end links to the loop, and
complete the wraps.
[4] String a 3 mm accent
bead, and make the first
half of a wrapped loop.
Attach half of the clasp, and
complete the wraps.
[5] Repeat steps 3 and 4
with the short chains,
passing through the third
leaf of the connector instead
of the first. w
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