Free Beading Tutorial - "SUNSET" bracelet

“sunset”

Beadwoven Bracelet

 Free Tutorial

© 2016 by Iulia Postică from BeadedTreasury

Techniques

Bead weaving

Project Level

Intermediate

Materials

6 alabaster metallic red 6mm 2-hole cabochon beads

24 yellow gold metallic iris 6 mm Kheops par Puca beads

24 opaque red 2.5x5mm two-hole Superduo beads

12 hyacinth valentinite 4mm Czech fire polished beads (color 90020VT)

1.2 gr. bronze size 11/0 Japanese seed beads (Toho 221)

1 8mm golden magnetic clasp

Size B red beading thread

Tools

Size 12 beading needle

Scissors

Finished Size

Width – 1.5 cm (0.6 inches)

Length – 17 cm (6.6 inches)

Instruction

1.	Step 1. Cut a comfortable long piece of thread and pass it through the needle hole. Put a stop bead from the seed beads that will be used for beading as this bead will be integrated into the beadwork. Wrap the thread only two times around the seed bead. Leave a 20 cm (7.8 inches) tail.
2.	Step 2. Pick one cabochon bead, one 11/0 seed bead, one Superduo bead, one Kheops par Puca bead (enter through one of the sides with one hole) and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the beads down the thread.
3.	Take the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
4.	Pick one Kheops par Puca bead (enter through one of the sides with one hole) and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the bead down the thread.
5.	Take the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
6.	Pick one Superduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead, and then go through the upper free hole of the cabochon bead strung previously.
7.	Pick one 11/0 seed bead, one Superduo bead, one Kheops par Puca bead and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the beads down the thread towards the beadwork.
8.	Take the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
9.	Pick one Kheops par Puca bead (enter through one of the sides with one hole) and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the bead down the thread.
10.	Take the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
11.	Pick one Superduo bead and go with the needle through the stop bead, cabochon bead, next 11/0 seed bead and Superduo bead. Untie the stop bead with the help of the needle.
12.	Step 3. Go back through the upper free hole of the same Superduo bead the thread exited from.
13.	Step 4. Pick one fire polished bead and then go with the needle through the upper free hole of the Superduo bead on the right.
14.	Take the needle back through the lower hole of the Superduo bead the thread exited from, the next 11/0 seed bead and cabochon bead.
15.	Go through the next 11/0 seed bead, Superduo bead and Kheops par Puca bead.
16.	Take the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.
17.	Pick four 11/0 seed beads and take the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.
18.	Then take the needle through the next four beads (Kheops par Puca bead, Superduo bead, 11/0 seed bead and cabochon bead).
19.	Continue through the next 11/0 seed bead and Superduo bead.
20.	Go back through the upper free hole of the Superduo bead the thread exited from.
21.	Pick one fire polished bead and go with the needle through the second free hole of the Superduo bead on the left.
22.	Take the needle back through the other hole of the Superduo bead the thread exited from, the next 11/0 seed bead and cabochon bead.
23.	Go through the next 11/0 seed bead, Superduo bead and Kheops par Puca bead.
24.	Continue through the next two 11/0 seed beads.
25.	Pick four 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.
26.	Step 5. Go with the needle through the next Kheops par Puca bead, Superduo bead, 11/0 seed bead, cabochon bead, 11/0 seed bead, Superduo bead, Kheops par Puca bead and five 11/0 seed beads.
27.	Step 6. Flip the beadwork horizontally. Pick one 11/0 seed bead, two Kheops par Puca beads (enter the first through one of the holes on the 2-hole side and the second through one of the sides with one hole) and one 11/0 seed bead. Take the needle through the central two 11/0 seed beads from the group of eight.
28.	Turn the back side of beadwork up.  Go with the needle through the next 11/0 seed bead.
29.	Pick two 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle through the free hole of the next Kheops par Puca bead.
30.	Pick one Superduo bead, one 11/0 seed bead, one cabochon bead, one 11/0 seed bead, one Superduo bead, one Kheops par Puca bead and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the beads down the thread.
31.	Go with the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
32.	Pick one Kheops par Puca bead (enter through one of the sides with one hole) and two 11/0 seed beads. Slide the bead down the thread.
33.	Go with the needle through the second free hole of the last added Kheops par Puca bead.
34.	Pick one Superduo bead and one 11/0 seed bead and go through the free hole of the cabochon bead.
35.	Pick one 11/0 seed bead and one Superduo bead and go with the needle through the free hole of the next Kheops par Puca bead.
36.	Pick two 11/0 seed beads and go through the next six 11/0 seed beads.
37.	Step 7. Take the needle through the next five beads following the white thread in the picture above (Kheops par Puca bead, Superduo bead, 11/0 seed bead, cabochon bead, 11/0 seed bead and Superduo bead).
38.	Then go through the second free hole of the Superduo bead the thread exited from.
39.	Step 8. Pick one fire polished bead and go with the needle through the upper free hole of the Superduo bead on the left.
40.	Take the needle through eight beads following the white thread in the picture above (Superduo bead, 11/0 seed bead, cabochon bead, 11/0 seed bead, Superduo bead, Kheops par Puca bead, two 11/0 seed beads).
41.	Pick four 11/0 seed beads and take the needle through the next two 11/0 seed beads.
42.	Go with the needle through the next six beads following the white thread in the picture above (Kheops par Puca bead, Superduo bead, 11/0 seed bead, cabochon bead, 11/0 seed bead, Superduo bead).
43.	Go back through the upper free hole of the Superduo bead the thread exited from.
44.	Pick one fire polished bead and go with the needle through the upper free hope of the next Superduo bead.
45.	Step 9. Take the needle through all the beads following the white thread in the picture above (Superduo, 11/0, cabochon, 11/0, Superduo, Kheops, eight 11/0s, Kheops, Superduo, 11/0, cabochon, 11/0, Superduo, Kheops, five 11/0s).
46.	Step 10. Repeat Step 6 through Step 9 four more times. For a larger size bracelet you will have to bead one or two more elements.
47.	Step 11. Pick three 11/0 seed beads, the magnetic clasp, other three 11/0 seed beads and go with the needle one more time through the central two seed beads of the group of eight. For more strength, go one or two more times through the loop holding the magnetic clasp.
48.	For the other bracelet end use the thread we left in the beginning of our work. Take the working thread out of beadwork following the white line in the picture above and then add the clasp as explained before in this step.

I hope you liked this tutorial and enjoyed your beading. 

I always enjoy seeing your interpretation of my designs. Therefore feel free to send me pictures of projects you will make useing this tutorial. With your permision I wil share them on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BeadedTreasury

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All the best,

Iulia