VINTAGE

BEAD WEAVING /
WIREWORK

Use three antiqued

colors of SuperDuos
to create a spiraling
bangle and matching
necklace and earrings
with a vintage vibe.

designed by Michelle McEnroe

Super spiral
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h i Row 4
Materials 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead, color A g e d
j Row 3
all projects
2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead, color B f b c Row 2
Fireline 6 lb. test
Row 1
beading needles, #11 or #12 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead, color C a
for necklace and earrings only:
2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, FIGURE
and/or bentnose pliers
roundnose pliers stepbystep B in the previous row (hi). Pick up a B,
wire cutters and sew down through the available
Bangle hole of the same B (ij).
bangle 2-in. (5 cm) inside diameter [1] On a comfortable length of thread, [6] Pinch the ends of the beadwork to
6 g 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads attach a stop bead (Basics, p. 80), leav- form a tube. If you pinch the beads to
in each of 3 colors: ing a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. the front, the colors will spiral to the
color A (14415, dark bronze) [2] Pick up two color A 2.5 x 5 mm left. If you pinch them to the back, they
color B (T5342, olive Picasso opaque) SuperDuo beads, and sew down will spiral to the right. For the purposes
color C (T6313, turquoise Picasso through the available hole of the last of these instructions, we will pinch them
opaque) SuperDuo added (figure, ab). to the front.
[3] Pick up a color B 2.5 x 5 mm [7] Sew down through the available
necklace 23 in. (58 cm) SuperDuo bead, and sew through the holes of the next two Cs and A (photo a).
1 12-in. (3550 mm) ceramic available hole of the same B. Repeat Continue up through the other hole of
pendant (www.antelopebeads.com) this stitch once more (bc). the same A, the following A, and the
4 6 mm beads (jasper) [4] Pick up a color C 2.5 x 5 mm next C (photo b).
1 g 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads SuperDuo bead, sew up through the [8] Sew through the beads as shown
in each of 3 colors (same colors available hole of the same C, and pick to exit the B in the last row (photo c).
as bangle) up another C (cd). This completes Retrace the thread path. Remove the
22 mm toggle clasp (TierraCast rows 1 and 2. stop bead, and end the tail (Basics).
CP2311, antique copper radiant [5] Work the next two rows as follows: Notice the thread is exiting the right-
square; www.fusionbeads.com) Row 3: Pick up a B, and sew down hand hole of the B. This means you
19 in. (48 cm) chain (antique copper) through the available hole of the same will be working in a counterclockwise
3 8 mm jump rings (antique copper) B. Continue down through the nearest direction when adding the next round.
4 4 mm jump rings (antique copper) hole of the B in the previous row, and Note: Since the rest of the bangle will
2 2-in. (5 cm) eye pins (antique copper) sew up through the other hole of the be worked in rounds, they will now be
same B (de). Repeat these stitches referred to as such, rather than rows.
pair of earrings to add an A, sewing through the A [9] Work the next two rounds as
1 g 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads in the previous row (ef), and then follows:
in each of 3 colors (same colors pick up a C. Round 5: Pick up an A, and sew down
as bangle) Row 4: Pick up a C, and sew down through the available hole of the same
4 6 mm beads (jasper) through the available hole of the same A. Continue down through the nearest
2 11 x 16 mm filigree cones (Michaels C (fg). Continue down through the hole of the A in the previous round, and
craft stores) nearest hole of the A in the previous sew up through the other hole of the
2 16 mm round links (antiqued copper row, and sew up through the other same A (photo d). Repeat this stitch to
notched link; www.etsy.com/shop/ hole of the same A (gh). Repeat these add a C and a B, and then continue up
missficklemedia) stitches to add an A, sewing through the through the A added in this round. Your
2 2-in. (5 cm) eye pins (antique copper)
2 2-in. (5 cm) head pins (antique
copper)
pair of earring findings (antiqued ball-
tipped hammered copper; www.etsy.
com/shop/missficklemedia)

a b c

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thread should be exiting the left-hand
hole of the A (photo e). This means you
will be working in a clockwise direction
when adding the next round.
Round 6: Pick up an A, and sew down
through the available hole of the same
A. Continue down through the nearest
hole of the B in the previous round, and
sew up through the other hole of the
same B. Repeat this stitch to add a B
and a C, and then continue up through
the A added in this round. Your thread
should be exiting the right-hand hole of
the A. This means you will be working
in a counterclockwise direction when
adding the next round.
[10] Continue working the two rounds
of step 9, alternating between clockwise
and counterclockwise stitching and add-
ing the correct colors to match the spiral.
Keep going until the bangle just fits
around the widest part of your hand,
ending and adding thread (Basics) as
needed. Do not end the working thread.
TIP: When starting a new round,
remember this: If your thread is
exiting the left hole, youll bead to
the left; if its exiting the right hole,
youll bead to the right.
[11] Add 18 in. (46 cm) of thread to
the tail end of the bangle, exiting an end
SuperDuo. Align both ends of the bangle
so that the pattern flows seamlessly, but
do not twist the beadwork. The bangle
should lie flat. If it does not, with the
working thread (not the thread added
in this step), add rounds until the colors
follow the spiral pattern.
[12] With the thread on the tail end
of the bangle, sew through the bead-
work as shown (photo f) to join the
end SuperDuos. Retrace the thread
path of the join, and end the threads.
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Necklace
Beaded bead links
[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread and
leaving an 8-in. (20 cm) tail, work
steps 110 of Bangle for a total of
10 rounds.
[2] Secure the SuperDuos in round 10
by sewing down through the other hole
of the SuperDuo your thread is exiting,
down through the nearest SuperDuo
in the previous round, up through the
other hole of the same SuperDuo, and
up through the nearest hole of the next
SuperDuo in round 10. Repeat until all
the SuperDuos in round 10 have been
secured. Using the tail, repeat this step
for the SuperDuos in row 1, and end the
working thread and tail.
[3] Make another beaded bead.
[4] On an eye pin, string a 6 mm bead,
a beaded bead, and a 6 mm bead, and
make a plain loop (Basics). Make a
second beaded-bead link.
Necklace assembly
[1] Cut two 7-in. (18.4 cm) pieces of
chain (long) and one 4-in. (10.8 cm)
piece of chain (short).
[2] Open a 4 mm jump ring (Basics),
and attach a beaded-bead link to one
end of the short chain. Repeat on the
DESIGNERS NOTES:
Unfortunately, this pattern will
not work with Twin beads.
The size of the jump ring used
to attach the pendant may have
to be adjusted to accommodate
the pendants hole.
To make the earrings a mirror
image of each other, spiral one
to the left and the other one to
the right.
f
other end of the chain with the other
beaded bead.
[3] Open a 4 mm jump ring, and attach
the other loop of a beaded bead to one
end of a long chain. Repeat to attach
the other beaded bead to the other
long chain.
[4] Open an 8 mm jump ring, and
attach half of the clasp to the other
end of a long chain. Repeat to attach
the other half of the clasp to the other
long chain.
[5] Open an 8 mm jump ring, and
attach the pendant to the center link
of the short chain.
Earrings
[1] Work steps 13 of Beaded bead
links.
[2] On an eye pin, string a 6 mm bead,
a beaded bead, and a filigree cone
(wide end first), and make a plain loop
(Basics).
[3] Open the loop (Basics) of an earring
finding, and attach the top loop of
the dangle.
[4] Open the bottom loop of the dangle,
and attach a 16 mm link.
[5] On a head pin, string a 6 mm bead,
and make a plain loop. Open the loop,
and attach it to the 16 mm link.
[6] Assemble the other earring. w
Michelle McEnroe has
been beading for more
than five years and finds
it the most fulfilling of
all her crafts. Contact her
at glasscat@optionline.net, or visit
www.etsy.com/shop/mcenroemoments.
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