RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE / TWO-DROP PEYOTE STITCH

Ruffled
bangle
Stitch a two-toned bangle bracelet
with texture and personality
designed by Shelley Nybakke

Whether you choose metal seed beads or colorful glass,

the texture of this bracelet makes an eye-catching wrist
adornment. Start with a base of right-angle weave, then
build up thick ruffles in two-drop peyote.

© 2008 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
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a b
c d
stepbystep
[1] On a comfortable length of Fireline,
pick up four color A 110 seed beads,
and, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail, sew
through the beads again. Tie the tail
and working thread together with a
surgeon’s knot (Online Basics), and
continue through the next two beads.
[2] Begin stitching in right-angle weave
(Online Basics), picking up three A 110s
per stitch until you have 67 beads along
each edge.
[3] To form the beadwork into a ring,
pick up an A 110, sew through the end
A 110 of the first stitch, pick up an A
110, and sew through the A 110 your
thread exited at the start of this step
(photo a). Make sure your strip isn’t
twisted as you join the ends.
[4] Stitch two more rounds of right-
angle weave using A 110s, ending and
adding thread as needed (Online Basics).
[5] To join the edges, exit a top A 110
in the last round. Pick up an 80 seed
bead, and sew through the correspond-
ing bottom A 110 in the first round. Pick
up an 80, and sew through the top A 110
again (photo b). Continue stitching in
right-angle weave, using 80s to join the
edges of the beadwork.
[6] Exit an A 110 between two 80s. Pick
up an A 110, and sew through the next
A 110 (photo c). Continue around the
bracelet. Weave through the beadwork
to the other side of the 80s, and repeat,
pulling the beads snug. Twist the 80s
to the inside of the bracelet, and repeat
with the two outer rows of parallel
A 110s. The new beads will sit slightly
above the previous rounds, as in peyote
stitch (Online Basics).
[7] Step up through a new A 110 in
an outer round. Pick up two A 110s,
and sew through the next new A 110
(photo d). Continue around the bracelet,
and step up through the first two A 110s
of the round. Continue working in two-
drop peyote (Online Basics) using A
110s for three rounds, then work two
rounds of two-drop peyote using color
B 110 seed beads.
[8] Repeat step 7 on the other outer
round of A 110s. Secure the working
thread and tail in the beadwork with a
few half-hitch knots (Online Basics),
and trim. w
Shelley Nybakke
owns The Bead
Parlor in Bloom-
ington, Ill., in
the U.S. Contact
her at (309)
827-7708,
e-mail her at
shelley@thebeadparlor.com, or visit
her Web site, thebeadparlor.com.
The metal seed beads featured in
the silver and gold bracelets are
available from her Web site.
Designer’s Note:
When making the bracelet
with metal seed beads, double
the thread for extra strength
and body.
Editor’s Note: The initial
strip of right-angle weave
should fit around the widest
part of your hand. If you need a
longer initial strip, add an even
number of stitches. – Lesley
Materials
bangle with 21⁄2-in. (6.4 cm)
diameter opening
• seed beads
2 g 80, color A
7 g 110, color A
3 g 110, color B
• Fireline 10 lb. test
• beading needles, #10 or #12
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