TONI EARRINGS

SUPPLIES:
• 11/0 seed beads (SB11)
• 8/0 seed beads (SB8)
• DiamonDuos - color 1 (DD1)
• DiamonDuos - color 2 (DD2)
• Jump rings
• Earring wires
• FireLine, about 2 yards

NOTE: The color 1 DiamonDuos are the main color and color 2 is the
one bead in the center of each earring.

NOTE: These instructions are based on using Miyuki seed beads.

Counts for Toho seed beads are given in parenthesis.

TIP: Test the holes in the DiamonDuos before you start to check for plugged holes.

1. Pick up one DD1 through the bottom hole 4. Pick up one DD1 through the top hole from
going from right to left. Leave a tail long enough right to left. Step down and go through the
to weave in later. bottom hole of the same DD1.

NOTE: Whenever you pick up a DiamonDuo,

make sure that it is face up.

TIP: As you add more beads, be careful not to

let the beads slide off the tail. It can be helpful 5. Pick up one DD1 through the top hole from
to keep the beadwork flat on your mat as you left to right.
add the initial beads. This will help you to see
the diamond design as it is created which will
make it easier to see where to go next.

6. Go through the bottom (open) hole of the

2. Pick up one DD2 through the top hole from DD2 from left to right.
right to left.

3. Pick up one DD1 through the bottom hole. 7. Pick up one DD1 through the
from right to left. top hole from left to right.
8. Pick up one DD1 through the bottom hole
from left to right. Step up and go through the top
hole of the same DD1. Tie a knot with the tail
thread. Pull the thread and the beads snug but
not too tight.
12. Pick up three SB11. Go down and through
the top hole of the DD1 below and to the right in
the middle row.

Weave back around following the same thread

path twice to reinforce the beadwork. Exit
through the top hole of the DD1 just before the
knot. It's the DD1 on the right in the middle row.

13. Insert your needle through the bottom hole

of the DD1 on the left in the second row from
the top. Go on through all of the adjacent holes
going across to the opposite side of the earring.
9. Go through the bottom hole of the top right
DD1. Go straight across through the top hole of
the DD2, the bottom hole of the next DD1 and
the top hole of the next DD1.

14. Step down and go through the other hole of

the DD1 that you just exited. Go straight on
through all of the beads to the other side of the
10. Pick up three SB11. Go through the top hole earring as you did before.
of the top left DD1.

11. Pick up one DD1 through the bottom hole

going left to right. Go through the top hole of the 15. Pick up three SB11. Go down through the
next DD1. bottom hole of the bottom right DD1.

16. Pick up one DD1 through

the top hole right to left. Go
through the bottom hole of the
bottom left DD1.
17. Pick up three SB11. Go through the bottom 21. Pick up three SB11 and go through the top
hole of the left center DD1. Continue straight hole of the DD1 at the top of the earring.
across through all of the beads to the other side
of the earring.

22. Pick up three SB11 and go through the next

three SB11.
18. Go down through the next three SB11. Pick
up three SB11 and go through the bottom hole
of the bottom center DD1.

23. Pick up five SB11 (four with Toho beads)

and go through the next six SB11.

19. Pick up three SB11. Go up through the next

three SB11.

24. Pick up seven SB11 (five with Toho beads)

and go up through all of the SB11's on the other
side of the earring.
20. Pick up five SB11 (four with Toho beads)
and go through the next three SB11.
25. Pick up three SB11 + one SB8 + three
SB11 (two SB11 + one SB8 + two SB11 with
Toho beads). Go through all of the SB11's on
the other side of the earring and exit just before
the SB11 at the very bottom in the center.
28. Weave in the working and tail threads and
cut off. Insert a jump ring through the SB8 at the
top and attach an earring wire to the jump ring.

26. Skip the bottom center SB11 and go up

through all of the SB11's on the other side of
the earring. Exit through the SB11 just before
the SB8 at the top. Pop out the SB11 that you
skipped.

27. Skip the SB8 at the top and go through all of

the SB11's around the perimeter and exit
through the SB11 just before the SB8 at the top.
Pop out the SB8 that you skipped. Go around
again, skipping the SB8 again. Go around one
more time but go through the SB8 this time.

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