BEAD WEAVING

Wonder-Twin
rings necklace
Use the new Twin beads
to stitch up versatile
ring components for
an elegant necklace
designed by Traci Otte

2012 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
without permission from the publisher.

Bead&Button Online Project 1

materials

crystal
Make this under 1 hour
bracelet in
110
Issue
August 2012

We help you
choose
p. 13

resource

Braceleta!
bonanz
r look with
Liven up youcelet styles
9 great bra

c cuff
Stitch a classi
with Tila beads

shapes
Make great stitch
with brick

bezels
Make rivoli
with filigree

gemstone
Highlight a pearls
cab with

customize
3 ways to gs to
metal ndin
r project
match you

Traci Otte is a lifelong

crafter who enjoys
beading, scrapbooking,
crocheting, and more.
She teaches classes at
local bead stores and the
Bead&Button Show and is an active
member of the Loose Bead Society
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Email
Traci at traci@creative-pursuits.biz,
or visit her website (and read her
blog) at creative-pursuits.biz.

Thread or
beading wire?

lete beading
Your comp

necklace 21 in. (53 cm)

25 g 2.5 x 5 mm two-hole Twin beads
in each of 2 colors: A (jet dark purple
pearl), B (crystal pale lilac pearl)
2 g 150 seed beads (Miyuki 471,
white pearl AB)
ball-and-socket clasp
Fireline 6 lb. test
beading needles, #12

it quite like
Nobody does
lead to
i! Follow her
Sherry Seran l bracelet, p. 36.
playfu
make this

$5.95

US
PLneck
lace

ky summer
t
Braid a chun lry with movemen
Design jewe ns: real or fake?
Vintage butto

6766
71896 4



com
AndButton.
www.Bead

Two-hole Twin beads are great for

making structural pieces, like these
chunky 3-D rings that can be used
in a necklace, bracelet, or earrings.
To see other design ideas with Twin
beads, pick up the August 2012 issue
of Bead&Button and turn to p. 14.

stepbystep
Ring components
[1] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline, pick up
a repeating pattern of a color A Twin
bead and a color B Twin bead until
you have a total of 40 beads. Leaving
a 4-in. (10 cm) tail, tie the beads into
a ring with a square knot (Online
Beading Basics), leaving a little slack
between the beads. Sew through the
first few beads to exit an A, pull the
knot into the beads, and trim the tail.
[2] Sew back through the other hole of
the A your thread just exited (photo a).
[3] Pick up a B, and sew through the
remaining hole of the next A (photo b).
Repeat this stitch around the ring, and

then sew through the first B picked up

in this round.
[4] Sew through the other hole of the
B your thread just exited (photo c).
[5] Pick up a 150 seed bead and an A,
and sew through the remaining hole
of the next B in the previous round
(photo d). Repeat this stitch around the
ring, and then sew through the first 150
and A picked up in this round. Sew
through the remaining hole of the A
your thread just exited.
[6] Fold the A your thread is exiting
toward the other edge, and sew
through the next B in the first round
(photo e).
[7] Pick up a 150, and sew through the
next A in the last round and the next B

RING COMPONENT SIZES

Beads in
starting ring

Ring
diameter
in. (19 mm)

20

34

24

78

28

1 in. (2.5 cm)

32

118 in. (2.9 cm)

40

114 in. (3.2 cm)

in. (2.2 cm)

www To brush up on the Online

Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus lots of other techniques!)
go to BeadAndButton.com/Basics.

Bead&Button Online Project 2

DESIGNERS NOTE:
You can also use the ring components in a
bracelet or earrings. For earrings, simply make
a ring beginning with at least 20 Twin beads, and
attach an earring finding with a loop of beads.
For a bracelet, the trickiest part is figuring
out how many rings of what sizes youll need.
See the Ring components sizes chart, p. 2,
to determine how many rings youll need to
make a bracelet to fit your wrist. Keep in mind
that each bridge adds about 316 in. (5 mm), and
dont forget to add in the length of your clasp.
If desired, add drop beads along the outer
edge of the rings: Exit one hole of a Twin bead,
pick up a drop, and sew through the opposite
hole of the next Twin bead. Repeat around,
adding drops in a zigzagging pattern around
the perimeter of the ring.

in the first round (photo f). Repeat this

stitch around the ring until you sew
through the B before the last unattached
A. Pick up one more 150, and sew
through the unattached A in the last
round and the next B, 150, and A
(photo g). Set this ring aside.
[8] To make the remaining ring
components, work as in steps 17
with the following changes:
Make two components starting with
a ring of 32 Twin beads.
Make two components starting with
a ring of 28 Twin beads.
Make four components starting with
a ring of 24 Twin beads.
Make eight components starting with
a ring of 20 Twin beads.

Assembly
[1] With the thread exiting an A in
the largest component, make a bridge:
Pick up a 150, an A, and a 150, and
sew through the A in the component
again (photo h). Retrace the thread
path through the connection at least
twice to secure.
[2] Sew through the outer edge beads

of the component to exit the sixth A

from the one you attached the first
bridge to. Add a bridge to this A as in
step 1 (photo i). End the thread (Online
Basics). Note: The bridges should all be
positioned along the same surface of the

components. This surface will be the

back of the necklace.
[3] Using the thread from a component
that began with a ring of 32 beads, pick
up a 150, sew through the other hole of a
bridge on the center component, pick up
Bead&Button Online Project 3

a 150, and sew through the A in the

new component (photo j). Retrace
the thread path a few times, and sew
through the outer edge beads of the
new component to exit the eighth A
from the one your thread just exited.
Add a bridge as in step 1 (photo k).
End the thread. Repeat this step on the
other side of the center component.
[4] Working off the previous component, work as in step 3 to attach a
component that started with a ring of
28 beads. Sew through the beadwork,
and add a bridge off the sixth A from
the previous bridge. Note that the
second bridge is not directly opposite
the first one. When you lay out the
beadwork as it will be worn, there
should be five As between the bridges
on the inside edge of the neck line and
seven As between the bridges on the
outside edge. Repeat this step on the
other end of the beadwork.
[5] On one end of the beadwork, work
as in step 4 to attach two components
that began with a ring of 24 beads.
The second bridge on each component
should be directly opposite the first.
Repeat this step on the other end of
the beadwork.
[6] On one end of the beadwork, work
as in step 3 to attach four components
that began with a ring of 20 beads.
The second bridge on each component
should be directly opposite the first. For
the last ring, dont add the final bridge.
Instead, attach a clasp: Exiting the A
opposite the previous bridge, pick up
a 150 and the loop of half of the clasp.
Make sure the clasp faces the front of
the necklace (the ball of the clasp should
be facing out). Pick up a 150, and sew
through the A again. Sew through the
first 150 added, and continue through
the loop of the clasp, sewing through
it in the opposite direction you sewed
through before. Sew through the second
150 picked up and the A again. Retrace
the thread path through the clasp
connection a couple of times, and
end the thread.
[7] Repeat step 6 at the other end of
the beadwork. w

Using Twin beads to make

ring-shaped components
creates a stylish necklace
that is substantial and
yet lightweight.

Bead&Button Online Project 4

Get Over 100 New

Projects This Year
Bead&Button

magazine is your complete

beading resource.

Subscribe today to...

Learn new techniques!
Expand your beading skills!
Get scores of projects ranging
from basic to advanced!
Projects use a variety of stitches,
including peyote, herringbone,
ladder, bead crochet, and more.
All projects are fully tested and
include instructions you can
count on!
Plus, subscribers have exclusive
online access! Post photos of
your work in the Subscriber
Gallery and download free
projects and patterns.

Subscribe to Bead&Button Today!

Visit www.BeadAndButton.com/promo
Enter promotional code: IK87D
Or call 1-800-533-6644
Mon. Fri., 8:30am 4:30pm Central Time. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 262-796-8776, x661.
CIR-ADH-09X1598RH