honeycomb bangle for beadsmith

TUTORIAL BY APOLLINARIYA KOPRIVNIK
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For distribtution and teaching by customers of the Beadsmith
HONEYCOMB BANGLE
MATERIALS
BEGINNER LEVEL /
1g
DARK BLUE BANGLE or PURPLE BANGLE
/ miyuki seed beads 11/0 \\ MIYUKI Matte Metallic Purple Iris or Mettalic Purple Iris
1g
/ miyuki seed beads 15/0 \\ MIYUKI Metallic Purple Iris or Metallic Hematite
3g
/ czech glass matubo beads 8/0 or 7/0 \\ Crystal Gold or Jet Picasso
20 pcs
/ super duo beads \\ Crystal Gold 24K or Metallic Hematite
40 pcs
/ mini duo beads \\ Crystal Bronze Pale Gold or Magic Violet Grey
60 pcs
/ honeycomb czech glass beads \\ Honeycombs Pastel Petrol or Pastel Burgundy
\ bangle girth depends on your wrist - for 17 cm wrist girth you will need 17 honeycomb beads in a row.
Measure your bangle to fit snugly but easily over the widest part of your hand.
/ thread length 3 m| 9.8 feet | 118 inches
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HONEYCOMB BANGLE
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TIP: It is easier to work with shorter, comfortable lengths of thread and add new thread, rather than
work with a very long piece of thread. If you prefer a single thread, start with an extra yard (for a
total of 9.8 feet or 3m)
On a 6 foot (2m) length of thread string one honeycomb bead, one size 15 seed bead,
one size 11 seed bead, one superduo, one size 11 seed bead, and one size 15 seed
bead. Repeat stringing to reach the desired bangle length. Measure your bangle to fit
snugly but easily over the widest part of your hand.
(For about a 6 and a half inch cuff you will string this sequence 17 times.) Knot the beads
in a circle and sew through all the beads one more time to secure. Exit a superduo.
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II. Reverse direction and sew through the open hole in in the superduo. String: one size 11,
one size 15, one honeycomb, one size 15 and one 11. Sew trhough the next honeycomb.
Connect all honeycombs around the bangle. Exit through a honeycomb.
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III. Reverse direction and sew through the open hole of the honeycomb bead. String this
sequence: one size 15, one side 11, one miniduo, one size 11 and one size 15. Sew
through the open hole of the next honeycomb. Connect the honeycombs around the
bangle. Sew through the beads to the honeycombs on the other side of the bangle and
string the same sequence to connect the open holes of the honeycombs.
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IV. . Sew through beads and exit a miniduo on either side of the bangle. Reverse direction
and sew through the open hole. String this sequence: one size 11, one matubo, one
honeycomb, one matubo, and one size 11. Sew through the open hole of the next
miniduo. Connect the miniduos with the sequence around the bangle, exiting through a
honeycomb.
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V. Reverse direction and sew through the other hole of newly strung honeycomb bead.
String one 11 and one matubo. Sew through the open miniduo on the opposite side of the
bangle. The honeycomb bead will layer over the previous rows, so that the bangle will
become more dimensional. Continue adding matubo and seed beads all around to connect
all honeycombs with miniduo beads. Sew around the row again to snug it up and secure.
Knot thread to existing thread paths, weave in the end, and trim.
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HONEYCOMB BANGLE
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