Butterfly Bracelet

Butterfly Bracelet
C 2008 Jennifer Williams
These instructions are for a bracelet length of 6 1 2 inches (165 mm) plus the fastenings. For a longer bracelet
increase the number of repeats when stringing the beads and wind more thread on the shuttles.
Requirements:
Size 20 thread, 2 shuttles, 80 beads (pink in the picture above) for the butterflies plus another 120 beads for
the split rings between the butterflies (gold in the picture above), about 7 inches (180 mm) of 10 mm wide
ribbon, a bracelet fastening and the usual tatting equipment.
Abbreviations:
CTM = continuous thread method, B = bead, R. = ring, SR. = split ring, cl = close ring, sp, small picot,
RW = reverse work, SS = swap shuttles, + = join
String the beads in this order:
15 gold, 8 pink, (10 gold, 8 pink) x 4, 5 gold then * 15 gold, (8 pink, 10 gold) x 4, 8 pink, 5 gold
Wind 2 shuttles CTM with about 4 metres and the beads as far as * on shuttle 1 and about 4 1 2 metres and the
remaining of the beads on shuttle 2.
Note of the 20 gold beads at the centre of the strung beads make sure that you have 15 on shuttle 1 and 5 on
shuttle 2 before you start to work the first ring.
Beaded end ring
SH.1 R. Bring 10 beads into the ring round your hand
2, B, 2, 3B, 2, B, 2, + to the bracelet fastening, 1, + to the bracelet fastening again, 2, B, 2, 3B,
2, B, 2, cl
Beaded split ring
SR. Bring 5 beads into the ring round your hand
2, B, 2, 3B, 2, B, 2 / (SH.2) 2, B, 2, 3B, 2, B, 2, cl
SH.1
2
2
2
2
2
2
R
1
2
2
2
2
SR
2
2
2
2
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2
2
SH.2
Butterfly wings In the diagram shuttle 1 is shown in red and shuttle 2 is shown in blue
Bring 3 beads into the ring round your hand
SH.1
R.A
8, 3B, 5, sp, 3, cl
R.B
Bring 5 beads into the ring round your hand
3, + to ring ‘A’, 5, B, 2, 3B, 2, B, 8, cl
5
RW and SS
5
R.C
SH.2
Bring 3 beads into the ring round your hand
8, 3B, 5, sp, 3, cl
Work a shuttle join to the small space
between rings ‘A’ and ‘B’
3 3
R.D
Bring 5 beads into the ring round your hand
8
3, + to ring ‘C’, 5, B, 2, 3B, 2, B, 8, cl
RW and SS
A
8
Butterfly head
SH.1
SR.
2
The bracelet at this stage showing the first two rings
2
B
8
4
4
3 3
C
4 / (SH.2) 4, cl
2
8
5
D
5
2
SH.1
A
C
B
2
SH.2
D
Work 2 beaded split rings (see page 1) then butterfly wings and head four more times then work 1 beaded
split ring and finally another beaded ring, the same as the first ring of the bracelet, but joining to the second
part of the bracelet fastening.
Cut, tie and secure the ends.
Turn under a double 1 4 inch (5 mm) hem at one of the end the ribbon and hold in place with a pin.
Pin the tatting to the ribbon then trim and turn a 1 4 inch (5 mm) double hem at the other end of the ribbon.
Sew the hem at one end of the ribbon to the first beaded ring then slip stitch only the beaded split rings to the
ribbon along one side. Sew the hem in place at the other end then sew the beaded split rings in place back
along the second side.
Pinch the butterfly wings together so that they stand proud of the bracelet.
Variation without beads
Replace the beads with picots.
As the split rings will be s little smaller without beads it will be necessary to work one or two more pattern
repeats to get the desired length.