BEAD WEAVING
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favorite.
bracelet
Make an impressive bracelet
. with SuperDuos formed into
an intricate yet simple
pattern.
designed by Svetlana Chernitsky
Base
1 On a comfortable length of thread,
attach a stop bead, leaving a 12-in.
(30 cm) tail. Pick up a SuperDuo bead,
an 8Q seed bead, a SuperDuo, and a '
two-hole tile bead, and sew through
the open hole of the same tile bead
(figure 1. a-b). Pick up a SuperDuo,
·sew through the following 8Q, and pick
up a SuperDuo (b-c).
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2 Pick up an 11Q seed bead, a 3 mm
magatama drop bead, and an 11Q,
and sew through the inner hole of
the adjacent Superuuo to form a loop
(figure 2, a-b). Continue through the
following 82, the inner hole of the 'next
SuperDuo, and the tile bead (b-c).
3 Pick up a SuperDuo, an 8Q, a
SuperDuo, an 11 Q, a magatama, an
11Q, an~ a SuperDuo (c-d). Sew back
throu~h the 8 just added to form
Q
a loop (d-e). Pick up a SuperDuo, and
sew through the next tile bead (e-f).
4 Sew through the inner hole of the next
SuperDuo, 8 and SuperDuo. Continue
Q
,
through the open holes of the next two
SuperDuos (figure 3, a-b).
5 Pick up an 11 and a tile bead, and
Q
sew through the open hole of the same
tile bead (b-e), Pick up an 11Q and four
SuperDuos, and sew through the outer
holes of the adjacent two SuperDuos to

form a loop (c-d). Keeping a tight ten-
sion, continue rhrouqh the following
112 and tile bead (d-e).
.•••6 Pick up an 112, and sew through the
open holes of the n~xt two SuperDuos
(figure 4. a-b). Pick up four SuperDuos
and an 112, and se'1 through the follow-
ing tile bead (b-c). Continue through
the next 112 and' the inner holes of the
next two SuperDuos. Pull the thread
tight. and sew through the open hole
of the same SuperDuo your thread is
exiting (c-d).
7 pick up an 8~ and sew through the
open hole of the nextsuperpuo. Pick up
a tile bead, and sew through the open
hole of the same tile bead (d-e).
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8 Pick up a SuperDuo, and sew through
the following 82. Pick up a SuperDuo, an
112, a magatama, and an 112, and sew
through the outer hole of the adjacent
SuperDuo to form a loop (figure 5. a-b).
Continue through the next 82, SuperDuo,
and tile bead (b-e).
9 Sew through the open hole of the
next SuperDuo, pick up an 8Q, and
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2
FIGURE 4
Difficulty rating
continue through the open hole of
the following SuperDuo (c-d). Pick up ~~OOO
an 112, a magatama, an 112, and a
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SuperDuo, and sew back through the
8Q just coded to form a loop (d-e). Materials
Pick up a SuperDuo, and sew through purple bracelet 8 in. (2e em)
fhe following tile bead (e-f). • 23 6 mm CzechMates rwo-bole tile beads
10 Repeat steps 4-9, ending and (polychrome orchid aqua)
adding thread as needed, for the • 9 9 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads (metallic
desired length of the bracelet minus suede pink)
11f4 in. (3.2 cm) for the clasp. End the • 2 9 3 mm magatama drop beads
final row after completing step 4. (Ioho 505, metallic dragonfly)
• 1 9 82 seed beads (Toho 741, copper-lined
olcboster)
2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo bead • 1 9 112 seed beads (Toho 1204, opaque
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light' amethyst marbled)
6 x 6 mm two-hole • 1 g152 seed beads (Miyuki 360,
tile bead aqua-lined amethyst AB) e
• toggle clasp
o 82 seed bead • 2 6 mm jump rings
• Fireline,6 lb. test
112 seed bead
• beading needles, # 11 or # 12
3 mm magatama • 2 pairs of chainnose, fiatnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
• 152 seed bead
green bracelet 7112 in. (19.1 cm)
• 5 mm Tila beads (Miyuki 2002, metallic,
matte silver gray)
• 2.5 x 5 mm SuperDuo beads (turquoise
Picasso)
• 3 mm magatama drop beads (Toho Y151,
hybrid topaz qold)
• 82 seed beads (Toho 221 f, frosted bronze)
• 11 Q seed beads (Miyuki 1074, galvanized
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sea green)
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Basics, p. 19
•. ending and adding thread
• opening and closing jump rings
FIGURE 3 • attaching a stop bead
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Svetlana Chernifsky has been
beading for nine years and
loves working with two-hole
beads. Emaif her at lirigal@
gmail.com or visit www.lirigal.com
or www.lirigal.etsy.com.
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