TIPS and TRICKS for NEWBIES – a skinny Silky bracelet, a touch of Art Deco - part 1

Square "Silky" glass beads permit to create bold geometric lines and symmetry. The result is a decidedly modern, sleek bracelet with a luxurious feeling in Art Deco style.

A touch of Art Deco, Bracelet

Challenge:

  • Mastering two-hole square beads by consistently working in a circle.

Supplies for the Art Deco bracelet :

Weaving instructions:

Starting:

  • align two “Silky” beads and pass your needle on one side twice through both of them, leaving a tail thread of about 15 to 20 cm

Art Deco bracelet, starting

  • as you formed a circle, it permits you to reposition the two square beads side by side
  • it follows that you have joined the middle of two “Silky” beads
  • it has the added benefit that it also indicates the exact position of the clasp in relation to the bracelet
  • in order to keep those 2 squares together you have to maintain tension in the tail thread, so wrap the tail thread around your fingers

Art Deco bracelet, reposition the Silky beads

Creating the clasp:

  • pass your needle through the next hole situated on the outside of the same square bead
  • add five Delica's, one 6 mm round bead and three 15/0 seed beads

Art Deco bracelet, creating the clasp

  • go back through the 6 mm round bead and the following two Delica's

Art Deco bracelet, clasp

  • form the second leg of the clasp by adding three Delica's
  • go through the hole on the other side of the “Silky” bead
  • reinforce the clasp by making a second pass through it
  • pass your needle through the other side of the same square bead

Art Deco bracelet - reinforce clasp

SEE - part 2

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19/06/2020 03:44
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