Nina`s semi precious set

Nina’s Semi Precious Set
Nina has made two disctinct sets here by using the toggle fasteners as the unifying elements to bring the
pieces together - the soft round fastener gives the first set an informal feel and the second set feels much
more dressy - perfect for a special night out. In fact either of the bracelet designs go beautifully with either of
the necklace designs - for maximum flexibility why not use the same style fastener on all of the pieces so that
you can mix and match however the mood takes you?
Ingredients to make two necklaces, two bracelets and
two pairs of earrings
6m 0.019 medium soft flex
Pot of RC419 size 11 Ceylon pale blue seed beads (A)
Pot of RC707 size 10 gunmetal seed beads (B)
String of SPST816 Blue Pietersite small pebble beads (C)
String of SPST891 Blue goldstone medium pebble beads (D)
String of SPST966 Synthetic white opal small pebble beads (E)
String of FGR601 Clear twist faceted beads (F)
44 x MB476 hexagonal washers (G)
2 x MB498 Bali toggle fasteners
2 x MB239 Square toggle fasteners
14 x FN068 oval jump rings
20 x FN062 French crimps
20 x FN244 Crimp covers
8 x FN016 silver headpins
10 x MB003 3mm silver metal beads (H)
4 x FN064 5mm round silver jump rings
2 pairs FN006 small fishhook earwires
Lazy Summer Days Set
To Make the Earrings
Onto a headpin thread 1A, 1D, 6A. trim and loop. Onto a second
headpin thread 1A, 1D, 14A. Trim and loop. Use a round jump
ring to bring together both of these pins and attach them to an
earwire. Repeat to make the matching earring.
To Make the Bracelet
Cut 30cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 4A, 1D. For a 21cm/8 inch bracelet repeat this
sequence until there are 13D beads on the strand. Finish the bead sequence by threading on 4A and finish the end of the Soft Flex
with another French crimp and loop. Complete the bracelet by attaching one of the Bali-style clasps with oval jump rings.
To Make the Necklace
The necklace is made of three strands of beads simply plaited together..
Strand one: Cut 60cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 45cm A beads and finish the end of the
Soft Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Strand two: Cut 60cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 45cm B beads and finish the end of the
Soft Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Strand three: This strand is made up of feature beads interspersed with 1.3cm lengths of mixed A and B beads, Nina has picked
her beads at random, you may prefer to do a regular repeat of, eg 1A, 1B or 2A, 1B. These short stretches of seed beads are each
followed by feature beads - 8E, 7C, 5G and 4D beads are spaced out along this length.
Cut 60cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 1.3cm mixed beads, then a feature bead. Repeat
along the length until all the feature beads have been used up finishing with 1.3cm mixed seed beads. Finish the end of the Soft
Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Cover all the French crimps used with crimp covers. Open an oval jump ring and slip one end of each of the three strands into it.
Loosely plait the strands along the length and bring them together at the other end with another oval jump ring. Finally use two
more oval jump rings to attach a Bali-style toggle fastener to complete the design.
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Hot Summer Nights Set
To Make the Earrings
Onto a headpin thread 3B, 1E, 2B, 1E, 3B. Trim
and loop.
Onto a second headpin thread 1A, 1D, 2A, 1D,
2A, 1D, 2A. Trim and loop. Use a round jump
ring to bring together both of these pins and
attach them to an earwire. Repeat to make the
matching earring.
To Make the Necklace
The finished lengths are 41cm, 42cm, 47cm long starting with the shortest strand first....
Cut 50cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and
French crimp. Thread on 2A, 1H, 1A, **1C, 2A, 1B,
2A. Repeat from ** until you have threaded 39cm
of design. Thread on 1C, 1A, 1H and 2A. Finish the
end of the Soft Flex with another French crimp.
Medium strand - Cut 50cm Soft Flex. Finish one end
with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 5B, 1A, 5B, 1G,
** 2B, 1F, 2B, 1G. Repeat from ** until you have used
28G beads in total. Thread on 5B, 1A and 5B. Finish the
end of the Soft Flex with another French crimp and
loop.
Long Strand - Cut 60cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a
loop and French crimp. Thread on 6B, **1E, 1B, 1A, 1B,
1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1D, 1B, 1A, 1B. Repeat from ** 14 times.
Thread on 1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1E, 6B. Finish the end of the
Soft Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Cover all of the French crimps with crimp covers. Use oval
jump rings to bring all the strands together and attach a
square toggle fastener.
If you have not used Soft Flex before take a
look at the Working with Beading Wires on
the Techniques page of the Spellbound web
site for more detailed information on
working with this thread and finishing it off.
To Make the Bracelet
The bracelet is made up of three strands which have been plaited together. The feature beads are quite close together along
the length so that when the bracelet is complete the heavy beading holds the plait firmly in place - it looks as if it has been
woven. Getting the plait right will take a bit of time but it is worth as as the result is so elegant.
Cut 30cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 1H, 2A, 1H, 1A, **1C, 2A, 1B, 2A. Repeat from ** 11
times. Thread on 1C, 1A, 1H, 2A, 1H. Finish the end of the Soft Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Cut 30cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 1H, 6B, ** 1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1D, 1B, 1A,
1B. Repeat from ** three times. Thread on 1E, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1E, 6B, 1H. Finish the end of the Soft Flex with another French crimp
and loop.
Cut 30cm Soft Flex. Finish one end with a loop and French crimp. Thread on 1H, 5B, 1A, 5B, 1G, 3B, **1F, 3B, 1G, 3B, 1G, 3B,.
Repeat from ** 4 times. Thread on 2B, 1A, 5B, 1H. Finish the end of the Soft Flex with another French crimp and loop.
Use an oval jump ring to bring all three strands together and plait carefully aong the length. Use a further oval jump ring to
bring the strands together at the other end.
To complete - attach a square fastener to each end of the bracelet
using two further oval jump rings at each end.
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