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Oct 2013 BNB Extra PDF
Oct 2013 BNB Extra PDF
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2013
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WILD
p. 16
SIDE
with animal
prints! p. 71
Make a set of
beaded beads in
3 graduated sizes p. 22
Stitch this easy
Tila trellis bracelet p. 80
Would you rather
be a wild cat or a friendly
Fall in love with the new bead studs! p. 38 giraffe? Show your spirit with
these peyote cuffs by Josie Fabre.
PLUS
Stitch a ring with a floral flourish p. 40
Create a flexible bracelet in right-angle weave p. 52
Help your favorite bead store win a $5000 shopping spree! p. 12
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Create a
feathery
bracelet
with
two-hole
daggers
Inspired by nature?
Make 4 fun
projects!
Capture a Make a feminine
cat’s antics in floral necklace
peyote stitch with Rizo beads
Stitch a
starburst
bracelet
and ring
Welcome
w
M
other Nature is probably the best source of
Please support these
inspiration for many beaders, and these four fine sponsors!
fun projects are a testament to some of the
varied ways of interpreting her cues. Start off with
Thomasin Alyxander’s “Fun and feathery bracelet,”
Simply
p. 4, for a delightful accessory you’ll want to wear often.
This design takes advantage of the new two-hole dagger Click on
and brick beads for its dynamic look. Stefanie Deddo-Evans
also uses two-hole beads to create her “SuperDuo starburst
each logo below!
bracelet & ring,” p. 6. If beads with two holes aren’t your thing, Then click on the ad to visit
try Bobbie Yoakum’s adorable “Funny cats bracelet,” p. 10, worked in peyote the sponsor’s website, and shop
stitch with classic cylinder beads. Finally, go for a delicate floral look in my for all of your beading needs!
“Petal pusher necklace,” p. 14. This design features Rizo beads but could easily
be made with other types of drop beads or tiny daggers. Happy beading!
Editor, Bead&Button
editor@beadandbutton.com
Contents
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Fun
feathery
bracelet
designed by Thomasin “Alyx” Alyxander
SuperDuo
starburst designed by Stefanie Deddo-Evans
a
ring 11⁄2 in. (3.8 cm)
• 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads
figure 1 6 color A (dark bronze)
24 color B (opaque green luster)
• 1 g 150 seed beads (Toho 222,
dark bronze)
• Fireline 8 lb. test
• beading needles, #12
Stefanie Deddo-
a Evans began her bead-
b
ing adventure in 2001
c with simple stringing
and basic wirework.
Since then, she has found her niche
in seed beading and has created and
figure 2 taught her own designs and basic
beading techniques in northeast
Ohio. Her dream is to be able to
Stitch star-shaped SuperDuo components with a burst of design and create full time and
color in the center, and assemble them into a bracelet or continue to share her knowledge
and passion for beads with others.
a ring. Try for earrings or a pendant to complete the set. Contact her at sdedesigns@aol.com
or www.sdedesigns.com.
stepbystep [3] Repeat step 2 three times, keeping
a consistent but not tight tension (c–d).
Bracelet [4] To join the ends (refer to figure 2):
Starburst components Pick up a B, and sew through the www To brush up on the Online
[1] On 1½ yd. (1.4 m) of thread, pick available hole of the first B picked Beading Basics referenced in this
up three color B 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo up in step 1 with the needle pointing story (plus other techniques!), go to
beads and a color A 2.5 x 5 mm Super- toward the opposite end (a–b). Pick www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.
Duo bead. Sew through all the beads up an A, and sew through the same hole
again to form a ring, leaving a 6-in. of the B your thread exited at the start
(15 cm) tail. Sew through the beadwork of this step (b–c). Retrace the thread
to exit the available hole of the third B path, and exit the A.
(figure 1, a–b). [5] Position the beadwork so the As
[2] Pick up two Bs and an A, and sew are in the center of the component
through the B your thread exited at (figure 3). Sew through the available
the start of this step, the two Bs just hole of the A your thread is exiting
picked up, and the available hole of (a–b), and then sew through the avail-
the last B (b–c). able hole of each remaining A (b–c) to
join them in the center of the compo- Assembly the connection, and end the thread.
nent. Retrace the thread path, and sew [1] With the working thread from one [2] Attach half of the clasp to the
through the beadwork to exit an edge B of the components, sew through the split ring.
(point d). Your beadwork will resemble 150s along the outer edge to exit the [3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 at the other
a ship’s wheel with six A spokes in the center three 150s in a five-bead loop end of the bracelet.
center, six edge Bs, and six B spokes (figure 5, point a). Pick up three 150s,
projecting out from the edge Bs. and sew through the corresponding Ring
[6] Pick up a B, and sew through the center three 150s in another component [1] Work as in steps 1–10 of “Bracelet:
available hole of the same B (d–e). Push (a–b). Pick up three 150s, and sew Starburst component” to make a com-
this B down to the edge B. Pick up through the corresponding three 150s ponent.
another B, sew through the available in the first component (b–c). Retrace [2] With the thread exiting the center
hole of the same B (e–f), and snug the thread path twice, and end this three 150s in a five-bead loop along the
up the beadwork. working thread. outer edge, pick up nine 150s, and sew
[7] Sew through the other hole of the [2] With the working thread from through the center three 150s again.
same edge B your thread exited at the the second component, sew through Continue through the first six 150s
start of step 6, the next A spoke, and the the beadwork to exit the three center picked up in this step.
nearest hole of the next edge B (f–g). 150s opposite the connection made [3] Picking up nine 150s per stitch,
[8] Work as in steps 6 and 7 to com- in the previous step. Work as in step 1 work in modified right-angle weave
plete the round, and then sew through to connect the third component, and (Online Basics) to make a strip that is
the beadwork to exit the second B then repeat to connect the remaining long enough to fit around your finger.
in a pair of Bs added in step 6 (figure 4, components. Stop just before the last (joining) right-
point a). angle weave stitch.
[9] Pick up three 150 seed beads, and Clasp [4] To join: Pick up three 150s, and sew
sew through the available hole of the [1] Add 12 in. (30 cm) of thread through the corresponding center three
next B spoke (a–b). Pick up three 150s, (Online Basics) to an end component, 150s on the other side of the component.
and sew through the next pair of Bs and exit the center three 150s opposite Pick up three 150s, and sew through
added in step 6 (b–c). Repeat these two the connection. Pick up nine 150s and the 150s your thread exited at the start
stitches to complete the round, and step a 6 mm split ring, and sew through of this step. Retrace the thread path
up through the first three 150s picked the center three 150s again. Retrace through all the beads in the right-angle
up in this step, the next B spoke, and the the thread path several times to secure weave band, and end the thread. w
following three 150s (c–d).
[10] Pick up five 150s, and sew through
the next three 150s picked up in the
previous step, the following B spoke,
and the next three 150s (d–e). Repeat
this stitch to complete the round. End
the tail (Online Beading Basics) but not
the working thread.
[11] Make a total of five starburst
components.
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bracelet
designed by Bobbie Yoakum
Stitch five
peyote
medallions
depicting
just another
day in the
life of a cat
a Bobbie Yoakum is a
retired math teacher
who found beading in
Cats do the cutest things! 1989. She taught and
In this bracelet, capture worked at Margo Field’s
bead shop in Albuquerque, New
five feline poses that will
Mexico, for 11 years and now teaches
enchant anyone familiar beading at various shops in that area.
with cat antics. Contact Bobbie at (505) 884-8692
or bobbiecy@comcast.net.
stepbystep
Medallions
Each medallion features a rectangular www To brush up on the Online
“body,” which is all one width, and
Beading Basics referenced in this
two tapered ends. (These are called out
story (plus other techniques!), go to
in the top medallion of the pattern.)
www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.
For each medallion, you will stitch the
rectangular body from top to bottom
and then work the bottom taper. To
finish, you will use the tail to add the
top taper. Work the following steps for editor’s note:
each medallion in the pattern: Do black cats make your fur
[1] On 1½ yd. (1.4 m) of thread, pick up stand on end? I gave mine
two color A 110 cylinder beads. Sew a calico coloration. You could
through both beads again, leaving a also depict a different breed
12-in. (30 cm) tail, and position them on each medallion. – Stacy
side by side. Exit the first A. These two
beads are marked with an * in each
medallion.
[2] Reading from left to right, pick up
the beads marked with an •. These beads
will shift to form rows 1 and 2 of the
pattern as row 3 is worked.
[3] Work row 3 of the pattern in odd-
count peyote stitch (Online Beading
Basics). You will not need to add the
last bead of the row; it is one of the *
beads from step 1. Simply sew through
this bead (photo a), and turn as follows:
PATTERN
B&B Extra | October 2013 11
b c d
Assembly
[1] Arrange the medallions on your
work surface in the desired order. With
the working thread from one medallion,
sew through the beadwork to exit the
second edge A from the bottom of the
body of the medallion.
[2] Pick up a cylinder in any color,
a 4 mm round fire-polished bead, and
a cylinder, and sew through the corre-
sponding edge A on the body of the
next medallion. Sew through the third
edge A from the bottom, continue back
through all the beads just added, and
sew through the third edge A from the
bottom of the first medallion. Retrace
the thread path of the connection.
[3] Sew through the beadwork of either
medallion to exit the second edge A
from the top of the body of the medal-
lion. Repeat step 2 to make a second
connection, and end the thread (photo c).
[4] Continue connecting the medallions
in the desired order.
Design Idea
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Necklace
For complete instructions
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pusher
Use the new Rizo beads
to suggest flower petals in a
delicately feminine necklace
by Julia Gerlach
FIGURE 3
f
e
sew through the next 12 150s (figure 2). so it mirrors the first, c
[4] Pick up a 150, skip the next Rizo, and attach it as shown b
and sew through the following Rizo (c–d). End the thread.
(figure 3, a–b). Pick up a 150, skip the [9] With the thread a
next Rizo, and sew through the follow- remaining on one of the
ing five 150s (b–c). Pull the thread snug, side 6 mms, sew through
push the new 150s toward the center the beadwork to exit the d
Rizo, and end the tail (Online Beading sixth 150 from the outer Rizo.
Basics) but not the working thread. Pick up two 150s, sew through
[5] Repeat steps 1–4 twice to embellish the fifth and sixth 150s again, and
a total of three 6 mms. continue through the two new 150s
[6] Align two embellished 6 mms so the (e–f). Working in modified ladder stitch FIGURE 4
second and third 150s around one 6 mm (Online Basics), add five more pairs of
line up with the fourth and fifth 150s 150s (f–g). Connect the end pair of 150s
around the next 6 mm. With the work- to the fifth and sixth 150s around the
ing thread exiting the fifth 150 around 6 mm to form a loop. End the thread.
one 6 mm, sew through the third and [10] Repeat step 9 on the other side [2] On each side, string: 10 rondelles,
second 150s around the other 6 mm and of the component. one loop of a component, six rondelles,
the fourth, fifth, and sixth 150s around [11] Repeat steps 1–10 to make and the other loop of the component.
the 6 mm your thread exited at the start a total of five components. [3] Repeat step 2 once.
of this step (figure 4, a–b). [4] On each side, string 63 rondelles
[7] Pick up a 150, and sew through the Assembly (or to the desired length).
fourth 150 around the other 6 mm, the [1] Cut 20 in. (51 cm) of beading [5] On each side, string a crimp bead
150 your thread exited at the start of wire. Center six 2 x 3 mm rondelles, and half of the clasp. Go back through
this step, and the next three 150s (b–c). and string each end of the wire the crimp bead, and crimp it with
[8] Align the third embellished 6 mm through one loop of a component. crimping pliers. Trim the wire tails. w