5 x 7 mm drop bead

3 mm pearl

110 seed bead

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by Julia Gerlach

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stepbystepPetal motifs[1] On 18 in. (46 cm) of thread, pick up a 3 mm pearl and four color B 110 seed beads. Sew through the pearl and the first B again, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail (figure 1).[2] Pick up a 5 x 7 mm drop and a B, sew back through the drop, and con-tinue through the next B. Repeat twice (figure 2). End the working thread and tail (Basics).[3] Repeat steps 1 and 2

to make a total of five petal motifs.

Bead embroidery[1] Make a bracelet tem-plate: Cut a piece of card-stock 1½ in. (3.8 cm) wide and the desired length of your bracelet plus about 1 in. (2.5 cm) for the snap closure overlap. Round the corners.[2] Trace the template onto a 2 x 10-in. (5 x 25 cm) piece of Ultrasuede, but don’t cut out the shape. Cut a 2 x 10-in. (5 x 25 cm) piece of interfacing, apply

Highlight the warm colors of Tuscany in a bead-embroidered cuff.

BEAD EMBROIDERYT sunset cuff

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Julia Gerlach is the editor of Bead&Button magazine. Contact her at jgerlach@beadandbutton.com.

Materialsbracelet 7 in. (18 cm)• 1 B&B 20th anniversary

bead by Lydia Muell (www.BeadAndButton.com/anniversarybead)

• 19 5 x 7 mm faceted drop beads (Czech, topaz pink luster; www.landofodds.com)

• 4 4 x 6 mm top-drilled drop beads (turquoise Picasso; www.landofodds.com)

• 40–50 3 mm crystal pearls (Swarovski, light gold)

• 1 g 100 two-cut seed beads (silky gold/bronze/copper; www.evezbeadz.artfire.com)

• 110 seed beads 4 g color A (Toho 332,

gold-lustered raspberry) 2 g color B (Czech,

metallic bronze)• 150 seed beads (Miyuki 342,

berry-lined light topaz AB)• 2 sets of 2/0 garment

snaps, sew-on• nylon beading thread• beading needles, #12• all-purpose glue• Gorilla Glue two-part epoxy

or double-sided tape• cardstock• marker• 2 x 10 in. (5 x 25 cm)

interfacing • 4 x 10 in. (10 x 25 cm)

Ultrasuede

all-purpose glue around the perimeter, and adhere it to the back of the Ultrasuede, making sure you don’t get glue in the areas where you’ll be beading. [3] Apply Gorilla Glue or double-sided tape to the back of the anniversary bead, and adhere it to the center of the front of the Ultrasuede. [4] Tie an overhand knot (Basics) at the end of 2 yd. (1.8 m) of thread, and sew up through the interfacing and Ultrasuede next to the anni-versary bead. Using 100 two-cut beads, work a round of beaded backstitch (Basics and photo a), ending with an even number of beads. Exit near the hole of the anniversary bead. [5] Pick up a 3 mm pearl, skip the next two-cut, and sew through the following

two-cuts around the anniver-sary bead to exit the other end of the hole. Pick up a pearl, skip a two-cut, and sew through the following two-cuts around the other side of the anniversary bead to exit the first pearl. Sew through the anniversary bead and the opposite pearl, and then sew back through the anniversary bead, the first pearl, and a few more two-cuts (photo b). Sew down and up through the Ultrasuede and interfacing, exiting next to the round of two-cuts.[6] Using color A 110 seed beads, work a round of beaded backstitch (photo c).[7] Using 150 seed beads, work a round of tubular pey-ote stitch (Basics) off of the As, pulling snug so the 150s sit on top of the As (photo d).[8] Sew through the bead-

work to exit an outer-round A just below the center stitch on one side of the anniversary bead. Pick up a 4 x 6 mm drop bead, and sew through the next A in the round (photo e). Pick up a 5 x 7 mm drop and a B, sew back through the drop, and con-tinue through the next A in the round (photo f). Pick up a 4 x 6 mm drop, and sew through the next A in the round (photo g). [9] Pick up three Bs, skip the next A, and sew through the following three As to form a picot (photo h). Repeat this stitch around half of the anniversary bead. Add three more drop beads as in step 8, positioning them opposite the first set, and then continue adding picots with Bs around the other half of the anniver-sary bead (photo i).

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[10] Sew through the beadwork to exit the B at the tip of a 5 x 7 mm drop. Sew down and up through the Ultrasuede and interfac-ing, and continue through the B to tack it in place.[11] Using 3 mm pearls, work in beaded backstitch to create a wavy line with two or three peaks extend-ing from the B to about 1⁄2–3⁄4 in. (1.3–1.9 cm) from the end of the band. The side of the band that will be on the top of the snap closure overlap will have three peaks; the side that will be on the bottom of the overlap will have two peaks. Make sure you leave enough room for the snap closure. At the end, pick up a 5 x 7 mm drop and a B, sew down and up through the Ultrasuede and

interfacing, and continue through the B to tack it in place (photo j). Sew back through the drop and a few pearls. [12] Nestle a petal motif in the nearest curve, and sew down and up through the Ultrasuede and interfac-ing so the needle exits next to the pearl. Tack the pearl and the Bs at the tips of the drops in place using the same technique as before (photo k). Repeat this step to attach a petal motif in each curve. [13] Sew through the beadwork to exit the B at the tip of the drop on the other side of the anniversary bead. Tack it in place as in step 10, and then work as in steps 11 and 12 to embellish this side of the band. End the thread.

Assembly[1] Cut around the bracelet shape, trace it onto a sec-ond piece of Ultrasuede, and cut out the shape.[2] Align the two layers, and mark where the snaps should go. Half of each set will be positioned on the outer surface of the top layer, and the other half of each set will go on the inner surface of the bottom layer. [3] Using 18 in. (46 cm) of thread, sew half of each snap set in place (photo l). Repeat with the other half of each set on the other layer of Ultrasuede.[4] Align the two layers of Ultrasuede. Tie an overhand knot at the end of a com-fortable length of thread, and sew up through the top layer of Ultrasuede about

1 mm from the edge, hiding the knot between the layers. Pick up two As, and sew through both layers of Ultrasuede about one bead’s width away. Sew up through the second A (photo m). [5] Pick up an A, sew through both layers of Ultrasuede, and continue up through the new A (photo n). Repeat this stitch around the perimeter. End and add thread (Basics)in the edging as needed. After adding the last bead, sew down through the first edging bead and through both layers of Ultrasuede, and continue up through the first bead. End the thread in the edging. w

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