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Elegant Netted Bracelet

Deborah Meyer

Combine ladder-stitched cube bands with simple bugle and seed bead netting and toss in a few crystals for sparkle to create a fun bracelet. Youre sure to get a lot of attention when you wear it!

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FINISHED SIZE: 1 1 4" X 7" Materials

Tip

1 g gold/bronze iris size 11 seed beads 160 cream opaque 14" hex-cut bugle beads 54 transparent tan AB 4mm cubes 5 padparadscha 5mm crystal bicones 1 copper 12mm button with shank

FireLine 68 lb beading thread G-S Hypo Cement

Tools

To adjust the length of the bracelet, add or decrease the number of cubes in the base stacks.

Size 12 beading needle Scissors

1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead in Row 2; repeat twice. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, 1 crystal, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 5 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead in Row 2; repeat twice. String 1 bugle and pass through the cubes of the third stack in Base B. Pass back through the next 2 cubes of the fourth stack and the next cube of the third stack (Figure 3a). Row 4: Repeat Row 2. On the last stitch, pass through the cubes of the third stack in Base A. Pass back through the next 2 beads of the fourth stack and exit the next bead of the fifth stack (Figure 3b). Rows 510: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 three times, anchoring the netting in the fifth, seventh, and ninth Base A and B cube stacks respectively.

1: Ladder base. Use 5' of thread and cubes to

work a 3-bead ladder 9 beads long (Figure 1). Knot and glue to secure. Hide the thread ends inside the beads and trim close to the work. Repeat for a second two ladder-stitched base.
Base A

b Figure 2

Figure 1

2: Netting. Secure 9' of thread and exit from

the first stack on Base A, leaving an 8" tail. Work bugle beads and seed beads with a center band of crystals: Row 1: String 1 bugle and 1 seed bead eight times. String 1 crystal and 1 seed bead. String 1 bugle and 1 seed bead eight times. Pass through the cubes of the first stack on Base B. Pass back through the next 2 cubes in the second stack and the last bead in the first stack (Figure 2a). Row 2: String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead; repeat twice. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, 1 bugle, and 1 seed bead; pass through the crystal. String 1 seed bead, 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 4 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead. String 1 bugle, 1 seed bead, and 1 bugle, skip the next 3 beads of the previous row, and pass through the next seed bead; repeat three times, passing through the first stack of Base A on the last stitch. Pass back through 2 cubes in the second stack and the next bead of the third stack (Figure 2b). The cube bases should be linked by a series of 8 diamond shapes with a crystal in the middle. Row 3: String 1 bugle and pass through the first seed bead in Row 2. String 1 bugle,

3: Closure.
Loop: Pass back through the last row of netting and weave through cubes to exit the fifth stack of Base B. String 30 seed beads and pass back through the first 2 beads, forming a circle. Weave through cubes and through the loop again, following Figure 4. Tie a knot, dab the knot with glue, pass through several cubes, and pull the thread to hide the knot in a cube. Trim close to the work. Button: Thread a needle onto the tail. Pass through cubes on Base A to exit from the center cube in the fifth stack. String the button and pass through the cube. Repeat the thread path to secure. Tie a knot, dab the knot with glue, pass through several beads, and pull the thread to hide the knot. Trim close to the work (Figure 5).

Base B

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Base A

b Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Base B

Since Deborah Meyer discovered the world of beading, its been a love affair! She now focuses on designing and creating jewelry for others to enjoy and teaches at We Got the Bead in Dubuque, Iowa, and JSM Bead Coop in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

RESOURCES
Check your local bead shop or contact: All beads and findings: We Got the Bead, (563) 584-0305, www.wegot thebead.com.

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