Blog posts of '2019' 'May'

This over-sized beaded bead is an excellent beginner's design asking very little time and would be a lovely mother-daughter project. Just as the “Stylized flower” beaded bead, you can use the “I am not a Sea Urchin” bead as a pendant or make several large beads and integrate them into a necklace.

Challenge:

As we are working with relatively big Cali beads and tiny seed beads, you need to keep a firm thread tension and it is advisable to make a second pass through each row.

Supplies for the “I am not a Sea Urchin” beaded bead:

• 3x8 mm Czech Cali beads with three holes
• 15/0 Japanese seed beads
• 8/0 Japanese seed beads in a contrasting color
• S-lon thread or polyethylene (fishing line), John James # 12 needles, scissors and a bead mat

Weaving instructions for the “I am not a Sea Urchin” beaded bead:

• check the holes of the beads before stringing them
• take a comfortable length of thread

• pick up : one 15/0 seed beads, one Cali, one 15/0 seed bead, one Cali, one 15/0 seed bead, one Cali, one 15/0 seed bead, one Cali, one 15/0 seed bead, one Cali, to have a total of five Cali-seed bead sets
• slide the beads till the end of the thread while keeping a 15 cm tail thread

• circle back through all the beads till the first Cali bead situated in front of the tail thread

• go through the next seed bead-Cali set to complete the first round

• pass your needle through the central hole of the same Cali bead you just got out of to go to the next level
• as a consequence, with each step-up you change the needle's direction
• pick up one 15/0 seed bead and one 8/0 seed bead and go through the central hole of the next Cali bead

• repeat the above till you have a total of five sets and have reached the first 15/0 seed bead of the second round
• pass your needle through the next 15/0-8/0 seed bead set as well as the Cali bead to complete the second round
• note: you go past the tail thread

• make a step-up and pass your needle through the third hole of the same Cali bead you just exited

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CONTINUATION: “I am not a Sea Urchin” beaded bead

• pick up : one 15/0 seed bead, one new Cali bead and one 15/0 seed bead and pass your needle through the top hole of the next Cali bead

• repeat the above four more times

• to tighten your thread firmly, make a second pass through all the beads and you will see the structure fold together
• continue by going with your needle through the next 15/0 seed bead, the Cali and the 15/0 seed bead to complete the third round
• go through the Cali and make a step-up by moving to the middle hole of the Cali bead you just exited

• pick up : one 15/0 seed bead, one 8/0 seed bead and to through the middle hole of the next Cali bead
• repeat the above four more times
• continue by going through the first 15/0-8/0 seed bead set and exit the next Cali bead to complete the fourth round
• make a step-up and go through the third hole of the Cali bead

• pick up : one 15/0 seed bead and pass your needle through the top hole of the next Cali bead
• to complete the fifth round repeat the above four more times to close the beaded bead

• make a second pass through the first and second round and finish with a few knots
• weave the tail thread in your beaded bead and finish in the same way
• enjoy your creation !

Creative ideas : create a floating illusion necklace

• string several beads on a leather cord
• while making a knot at equal distance on each side of the beaded bead to fix it in place

Thank you for choosing your beads and findings @ https://dunebeads.com/en/czech-multi-hole-glass-beads-2-holes-and-3-holes !

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