2 Creating es ‘Crystal Jewelry a CO & a a @ wih SWarovski 65 SPARKLING DESIGNS WITH CRYSTAL BEADS AND STONES Laura McCabe‘To make these 65 sparking designs, you need only throw ‘simple beadwork technique: lat peyote stitch, tubular peyote sstoh, and spiral ropa, Cleat instructions and presise color drawings show you tre way. Thore’s also a chaprer on making ‘embelishments—oranch tringe, crystal drops, berry clustors, and picots-s0 you can mix and match decorative touches to creat Beadwork artist Lau MeCabe oshibite and ale Fer beaded jowelyy throughout the werd. She aloo ‘Cesigns and teachos workshops in the Unites States, Japon, and the United Kingdom, Laure's work has ‘eppeated in Ornarven, Beachurk, Lawidaiy four, at ae Also available: ety. * Baud Knitied Bog) 1-59023-200.5 Gratis / Beading ll Ih a Poro3itl, $295 CAN ‘end Bead & Buton magazines. She was wso ane of 12 designers featured in Creative Clotn Doll Beading by Patt Medaris Culee (Quarry, 2007), Leura lives > in Stonington, Connecticut. Vist her at her website ‘wwenjustetmebead com, tt Bead Baxes Ute Bens Bes 4-80999-291.7 Designer Send Erbrotery 4-50929-272-0 ISEN-19; 978-1-58923-245-4 ISEN-10: 1-58003-245.X = MME ii aoe www orestivepub.comTOOLS AND MATERIALS . “Chapter av Chapter 5 TWO BEZELING TECHNIQUES Chapter o CREATING CLOSURE. Ce > Chapter 7 EMBELLISHMENTS. . FOUR BASIC STITCHES.............. 12 16 a2 38 pT Banas The Srafects Crystal Spiral Rope Nacklace...........5.6...44 Crystal Cascade Pendant Crystal Cascade Earrings That's a Wiap Bracelet Art Nouvoau Nocklace .. Crystal Burst Earrings 6a (Crystal Burst Ring... 2... Crystal Burst Bracelet Crystal Burst Necklace Three-Strand Rivoli Bracelet. Square-Off Bracelet ..... Rings & Things Necklace Interlocked Necklace . Life Framed Bracelet ....... Crystal Flat-Back Flower Brooch wo tO Crystal Dahlia Necklace .... na Vineyard Jowel Nocklace 118 Crown Jewols 124 Grystal Geodesic Dome 130 Infinity Necklace 136 Conversion Charts... se. sees cesses eaves 142 Sources of Supply .......-- ce 1“Chapter Tour Four Basic Stitches loom beadwork incorporates a large vanety of suiches that onganate from many diferent cultures and regions Beadworks one of the many universal fhurnan endeavors tha ink people dvouyhout tine sid stess cultures, By working ‘with these multiple techniques, we are collaborating so to speak, with the people of these cultures to satisly one of our mos: instinctive desives-to create beautiful personal adornment. For the projec:s in this boos, you will work with four basic beading stitches. Ifyou need to.referback to these instructions as you work throxigh the techniques and projectsStitch 1: Basic Bead Embroidery Nex to stringing embroatery is probably the most ancient beading cechnique: For cen ‘nes, humans have used beads to adorn their clothing and personal belongings Foca, many garments are madeanrd worn with elaborate surface beakl-ernbroidery. ‘While there are a couple of different forms of bead embroidery. use a technique that Jeall ‘basic beaded backstitch embroidery” using a basic sewing backstitch to apply beads of any size and shape to.any sor of exile surface Usually} use leather or Lea suede as my textile surface, bur this technique can be used on fabrics af all sons. + To begin, thread a needle with the Gesired length of single beading thread. Tie a knot to keep the thread {rom coming all the way through the texto, . 2, coming up trough the tertile ourlace, pick up sx sed beads (ot the desired size], lay them flat against the tertile, and go back dows through the surface right oe after the sixth bead. Now, on the underside of the teatile surface, go back ane come up batwaen the thee and ‘e fourth bead in the sequence of six (a). Travel through boads 4, 5, and 6 again, and now you ate ready to add sic new beads and repeat the proces again and again. Here's a great knot for bead embroidery. Form_a sip knot with the tail of your ‘thread. Then pass the tail through the |oog and pull it to tighten the knot. This knot is large enough so that it won't pull through the fextle when you take the ‘iret etitch. oaib) Stitch 2: Basic Peyote Stitch Although you can always use fewer than six beads each time, six beads is about the maximum number you can use without the fabric buckling. This technique can be used to embroider straight lines, curls, curves, and any sort af line drawing. After you have secured your inital rows, go back and pass through the beads a second, third, and even fourth time with your thread to help stabilize anc neaten the rows (b), Peyote sutch hastts ongins in Native American and ancient Egypuian culures, among others. This highiy versaike stitch creates a fabric made entirely of beads. ican be ‘woven in both flatand tubal form with an even ar odd numberof beads ich row, For these projects, you will work flat even-count, fat odd-counk. and cubular even count stitches 12346678 \ @ 12345670 (by FE. Creating Crystal deny with Sarasa FLAT EVEN-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH 1, To create a piece of fat even count peyote stitch, sting a rumber of boads to make the desired width of the finished piece, tab, stip, ete. The number may be ary even number from two beads to hundreds of beads, sdopanding on the scale of your work, The station hows cight beads (8) 2. Atte you pick wp the correct nember of beac, pick up ‘another baad, and go hack through the second to-laat bead in the intial row (#7) in the opposite cirect on Now pick up anew bead, skip over the next bead in the werk (#6), and go through the bead after that (#5). ‘Work i this manner until you reach the other sida, whore you frst began. A raw of payots stitch consicts ‘of “every other bead’ so after you have added this row, the initial strand of eight has spit into two roms, for a total of three rows (if you count the mast recent!) (b).‘You are now ready to work back in the other diraction make another row, pulling a bead in every “Tow I" Ce). Continue working back and forth in this to desired length. Because avary othe bad ‘constitutes a bead in that row, peyote stitch is always “counted on the diagonal. ODD-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH 0d-count peyote stitch ie somewhat more diffeult ‘von count. It requires m norics of U-tums within the ‘work to accommadate the era colume of beads. T. tober, pick up the numberof beads to make the desired width of the finished! piece, tab, strip, ete. This ‘number can be ary odd numbor trom thro beads to hundreds of baads, depending on the seake of your work. The illustration shows nine beads (4), (Gree you pick up the correct number of beads, pick up ‘another bead and go back through the second:tonlast bead in the inital row (#8) in the oppasite diroctinn. ‘Now pick up a now bead, skip avor the next bead, and (90 through the bead after that. Wark in this manner Until you reach the other side, where you first began (e). ‘Aa with the evon-eount peyote, tha addition of this row will alt the first strand of nine baad inte two rows of peyote stitch Tip: Counting Rows gee-t=e=e= 129456789 © ‘One way to count rows in flat peyote stitch is to hold your woven piece on its side and count the number of beads up that side. Then flip it over and count the number of beads up the other side. Add these two numbers together and you have the row count. Four Basic Stiches £DO © io ting Crystal Jewelry with Swaroveki 3. what makes ox count peyote deren ie that hore io not a bead to go through at the end af the row, Some ‘ranipulation is required to rake the atch work prop: ery. ten you've picked up @ baad at tho and of a row, {90 back through the bead delow the one you ust picked ‘up. Now weaus back through three of the beads within the piece, doing a Usuin s0,you come Backin tho op- posite direction. Al the edge. do one more U-turn, andl you wil come ait ofthe last bead added in the opposite direction, ready to peyate-stitch the next rom (f) ‘Ono side always hae a etraighttorward tum. The ather ‘side will require this serins of back tracks ard U-turn in ‘ordar to position the thread property for the ext sow, TUBULAR EVEN-COUNT PEYOTE STITCH “Although there is both a tubular even- and odd+count peyo: sbtch, you will only need fo know the even-count version “or the projects in this book, Tubular even-count peyote is perfect for bezeling stones and making vanous ring shapes. 1. To bogin siting an over number af beads on a singh threaded nescle. Sida the beads down, leaving a tai Tie a square knot to form a cic of beads (@. 2. Go through a couple of beads to hide the hnot. hen, Coming out ofa bead in tho crcl, pick up a new bead, sip over the neet bead, and go trough tho bead after what (h). 3. After you have gotten al the way round the crea. yeu ‘wil need to doa “step up” A stop up in a thread pase that will bring your working thread up to the next row in order to continue weaving. ls easy to remember the step up because at the end of each row, yau will have to pass through two beads (the last ane in the row you ‘are working around and the first one in the ‘ow you have just laid down) in order to begin another row (i).fi 3: Basic Spiral Rope stitch is derived from South Mirican beadwork, most likely of the Zulu tibe, ors laborace andomare tubular beadwork kis great mulipurpose sotch anexcellent pendant chain and als a flexible and strong base for emibel- nndbvead weaning There are many varationtsuf spit ypeé—ihe most basic imi shown here, is made with nve colons of | I* Japanese seed beads. There are crystal sof this site in some of the projects. One color seed bead willbe the inside color(CC)of the rope. The other color ill be the outside color (OC ofthe pe You willneed dhiee times as much ofthe outside color asthe core color Bogin by single-thraading about two wingepare of Firo- Line and war the thread well. (A wingspan is a length as fong 2s your open arms, approximately 6 foet [1.5m] ‘Spiral is a very “thread! hungry’ stitch, se you wil need 10 begin a new thread several times during the course - ofmaking a necklace base TZ. Thwart four CC beads and three OC beads. Be sure toleave atleast 14" (95,6 em) tal st tha and of the ‘thread, Pass hack thtough the four GC beads, ereating -accle. Hold this base circle in your hand with the OC @ ‘beads onthe lett (a). Tp Niorking with Long Threads Spiral rope and tubular Ndebele work the same from either direction, se you can work with long threads to avoid lots of thread add-ons. Begin with along section of throad and wind half of it onto @ bobbin. When you have worked the tope or epiral cn that thread, unwind the bobbin, throad the neadie. and work in the opposite direction. I's also easier to work with only half the thread: length. SESS a Four Basic Stitches 2/3. nex, pick up one CC and three OC beads. Side all the boade down to the buse. Circe around and pass through the tour previous CC-beads (including the one you just adced), Fie the last stitch avor tothe lott. Gon- | tinwe to repeat this patter, and a spiral cord wil begin to form. You wil" probably have tote off and shart a new thread at loast once while making tha spiral rope basa. | fe ur to kret on tho outer beads, not tho core \ ipsa en Goutnis/ oul sek aires cere " : core beads lator 6). Stitch 4: Ndebele or Herringbone Ndebele stitch, or herringbone such, originates with the Ndebele tnbe of South Arica tchas both fat and tubule forms, but you will nly nced to know tubular Ndebele for the projects inthis book Tubular Ndebele consistsofa sequence of ladders around the perimeter of the tube. Each ladder s two beads wide. The beads are positioned next to each other at an angle to create a herringbone pattem, There are several ways to begin tubular Ndebele. This methed is the traditional way to begin—and alo preferable because itcan be worked the same from either end. allow: ing you to seamless join own separare tubes 1. the umber of ladders around the tube determines the umber of beads you pick up to begin. For every ladder, you wil need to pick up fou beads. inthe example shown here. the tbe wil Fave thee ladders. So, you begin by stringing wave beads three ladders four beads per ladder = twelve). When you have stung your inal coun! of beads, go back through the ist ead to form a cic (a). Bo not ea knot | 22 Cres Crystal wey wih Soarsshown inthe drawing, pick up two new beads and through the very next band (#2). Than akip over inert two beads (#3 and #4) in the circle and oo igh the bead aller that (#5), Now pick up two new beads and go through the very next bead (#6). Then ship over two beacis (#7 and #8) in the circle and * _gothrough the Dead after that (#9). Pick up twonaw beads and go into the very next baad (#10). Then skip ‘over the naxt two boads in the circle (#11 and #12) “end go through the next bead (#1). At this point, you ellneed to step up through the first bead added. Then you wre raady fo begin tubular Ndebets (b). This traitional start can be a litle tricky when you first learn it, but the benefits fa: outweigh the disadvantages. ‘When you pull on your threac, the beads chould ent * in place and form the three ladders. You may need to fiddle to get the ladders in the correct position to start stitching (2). © 9. ator the bane is formed, avery subanquent rom is the samo, Coming out af ane: of the boas in tho fret le er, pick up two beads and go dow into the second) bead in that ladder. Do a U-turn and come out the nest bead in the next ladder as shown inthe drawing, Pick up twa beads, and go back down the secand bead in this second ladder (49. The drawing shows tubular Ndebele blown out into 20 ilustation. 4. Continue al the way around untl you get back to the first ladder. Just as in tubular even-count peyote, you will have.a step up at the end of each row (@). you forget the step-up, your tubular Ndebele ladders wil start spiraling rather than continuing etraight. @) Four Basic Stitches OFChapter Five Two Bezeling Techniques he technique of enckaing or'capturing”a stone is called ben Bezdling isa technique familiar to metalsmichs, and beadwodkers have adapted ito form settings in woven beadwork, Cabochons and crystal stones have no holes in them,so youneed to create bezels to hold the stones in place. re two. bas techniques for bezeling stones. The frsc ivohes attaching th stone to leather or fabric surface and bezeling iewhile i is on thax surface. This tech: nique is excellent when working with lac-backed cabochons and stones, The seconel technique invokes bezeling the stone withan open-beck bezel. Tis methods bes: for fing point-backed stones, such as rvolisand demtelles, which cannot ‘attached for surface, oYTechnique 1: Stones Bezeled onto a Surface This method works well for bezeling any flit backed cabochon or crystal to a lebric or Jeather surface. The directians cal for E6000 adhesive, bat if you find the fumes too strong, work with double sed rape inswead Simply place-a small piece of tape wher ‘ever the directions call for adhesive 123456 @) () © 2D Creating Crystal Jewelry wath Swerovsks 1. with a tothpick, enply an even coat of £6000 tothe back side of the cabochon and glue the stone to the leathor or tote surfaca. low the adhosive to dy for i hal bei, 2. Thread « single tiveed of Nymo or FreLina eppros- mately 5 to 8 [35 to 1.8 ml long) on a size 12 Engish beading needle. Wax the strand weil Tie a knot at tho end and cut, leaving about as" (6 mm) ta 3. ase the necdle up through the fabric fom the under: Side, coming up next to the stone. String on six cylinder beads and stitch back down through the fabric. Come back up betwoen beada and 4, and then pass through beads 4, 5, and 6 again to create a backstitch (a) 4 Continun backatiching araurcths perivater ofthe stone, making sur that you och wit an evn numbar of bade, Travel through the entre perimeter ofthe beads one more time to ence good tension, 5. Becin poyoteitering upmardtrom the buse row (soa page 18). Coming out of @ eylinder bead, pick up an- ‘thor cylinder beed, skip the next bead in the base row. and then go through the bead after that. Repeat this process af “pick up a bead, skip « bead, go through a bead” all the way around the: Bassa row When you reach tha andl of this frst row of peyote stitch, remember you will nged to step up before beginning the next row (b). ‘Continue peyote-stitching with cylinder beads for a ‘couple of rows, untill you reach the curve in the: caor ‘chan. At this point, switch to 15*s. Thie decreace in bbead size will cause the bozo! to curve inware, creating tight fitto the stone (e).have bezeled up as high on the stone as ke, weave the thread back through to the base go through to the back side of the leather. Knot Pi the back sice with & couple of halt hitches. Cut leaving about a %" (6 rim) tal, ‘wich, stitch a covond “ase tow" around the bet pm edge of the bezel with cylinder beads or 15% to an embroidery backsttch (six beads at atime). ‘hough the enti row ne more time, and stiteh through the leather, knotting off with a couple halt 5 on the back sido, This second row of embroi- /around the base of the bezel is not neceseary. but Fadil a rice finished look to the bezeled stone and |ait0 crmate a hase mw tor adding embatishments “arvund the atone (d). CI nique 2 Open-Back Bezeling imicthod works best for stones with pointed backs oF any ozher type of imegular lx back Operrback bezels are creared seporately and then may be attached 19 surface later or used without any textile backing. Like the first bezeling tech thistechnique abso uses peyine sich and uliferend bead sizesco tighten the lover the stone, + Sting a wingsoan fu length as long ws your open arma, ‘approximately 5 feet [1.5 ml) of single-threaded FireL ine om a 820 12 English boading neodle, Wax well. 2. ck up enough cyinder beads to encircle the widost paint of your stone. The circle of cylinder beads should ba perfect ft—not loo looks, not too tight. You alo want the count to be an ewen number. Hf it works out ‘that perfect fit is an odd number, then always acd one additional bead, rather than subtract one. (The charts on pages 29-31 provides the counts for same of the basic: fivdi crystal stones and other crystal stone shapes.) The ‘the thread together with a square knot to fonm a cirele of beads. Leave about 15° (38.1 cm) of thread as a teil Two Bezeling Techniques 2773. co through two or tee ofider beads to hide the feot and then begin peyote-stiching with exer bande. Tavel all the way ercund to orm a rng of poyole sltch that is tee beads wide. A Ue ane of tho rom, you wil need to step up to begin your next row. Stop up by ping Umough the firs! ued added in his row ta 4. switch to 18%. Peyote-atch one a four ous with these beads (depending on the kize of your stone). Pull im on your thread as you add each bead ta create a cupped effect, You may koop the same color thraughcut oF switeh to a new color with each new row of beads. The number of rows of 10° wil dopand not anly on your stone size, but also on your tension. The chart is only a.quide, tis always best to check the ft by ponping ihe stone in place. This way, you wil know whether or not you need another row of 15% (bb). 5. weave the final sow with 16° Czoch charities. When this row is complete, weave your throad up to the tap: ‘most row of cylinder beads, where you began tho bezel Pop the stone into the bezel, right side up, and hold iin place. Woave one to four roms of 15% (again depending an the stone size and thread tension), finishing off with 15° Czech charlottes forthe fast row (€), B. whan you have completed the bezel, hal hitch once or o twice between the beads in the top row to hokd every- ‘thing tight. Leave the tai on the bezoled stone—you ‘can work with these tails later on to attach stones or ‘ada emballishment to your beaded bezel (@) (a) = : Ye Correcting Tension I yeu tend to peyote:stitch with tight tension, leave about one bead’s width of thread in the initial circle of beads. This space will create a litle slack to offset the tension, ~% r PS? creating Crystal Jowsty with Swarovski Ll Llc mLGuidelines for Bezeling Rivolis Rivoli size Cylinder beads Back side in initial circle rows 15° 1 row charittes ‘+1 row peyote ! 46 +1 ow peyote Front side Twa Bozaling Toonriques 767Guidelines for Other Crystals* Article # Cylinder beads Back side Front side and shape in initial circle { 4650 SQUARE i 2a 3 1s HAVO, tna | rw tates *NOTE: These numbers are:intonded as a general guideline, The count may vary slightly opencing on bead size and tension, BO! cresting Crystal Jewelry with Swarinsh2 tn 3 rows of Bs © Sto A rows of 15% row cherloties 1 row charlottes Two Beroing Techniques <3 /‘Chapt g Sev Creating Closure ‘akong the time te make a unique and beautitu beaded clasp, orclesure, wil greatly enhance your finished picce of jewelry: Afterall details do make a dlerence, The projeets in this book include four diferent types of beaed closures:a burton with basic loop closure. @ burton with tab and beaded loop closure. a muind beaded toggle Closure, and a square beaded toggle closure iButton with Basic Loop Closure for a Spiral Rope Arantique or new button makes a beautfuland unusual closure on aspiral rope, wh leat thesame time finishing the spiral with a neat, tapered end. These directons are for finshing abasic spiral (with I's as both the core and cuter beads) 1, vith the tai toroad at tho ond of your completed spite ope, pick up one “end bead" [a 4 mm or 6mm crystal bboud works groat). String ve to seven 11" seed beads {a quantity equel in length to the radius of the futon), ‘one 4mm deed, and three 15°s. Slide the button on 9 that tho ehonk oides ue ond over the 18%. String anther 4mim bead (to keep the button from sliding around) and fue to seven more 1 1°s. New come back up through ths end bead end through tires of the core beads in the spiral rope (a, 1, Pick up threo outer beads, than go back dawn through tho end bead and through the 11%, 4mm bead, 15% (nih button on them), 4mm bead, and 11° to help reinforce tne clasp attachment. Now go back up through the end bead again, this “ime through two of the core beads in the spa rope (b). @) Be two cxier beade, then go back down through the end bead and the 17%, dram bead. 15%s (wih © buton on thern|, 4mm beed, and | 1% again. Go back Up through the ond boad again, this time going through ‘ene ofthe cova beads in the sovral rope (©). 4. Pid up one outer boas, then go back down through tho ond boad and tho 11°, 4mm bead, 16% (with but ton on them), 4mm bead, and 11°s (d). After this fine! ‘pinforcomen', go baok through tho end bead one last ‘time and weave off the tal by halt hitching several tires: inthe outer beads. For the loop end of the clasp, after adding the end bead, ‘sling enough 14% to crete a loop that fits easly over tive bution at the other enc of the necklace. Taper tho ‘spiral as described above.Button with Tab and Beaded Loop Closure ‘A button tab and a beaded loop makea beautiful and secure closure forall types of beaded brecelas D4 Creating Crystal Jeweky wih Seater BUTTON TAB 1, Beginning with the button end, weave a tab of peyote Stich off of the last bezeled stone nthe bracelet. This tab car be ary width and longi. (usually mako it about four bead wide ty alongtn that is sb ghty longer than tho but‘ ia wide,) Weave beck tothe mide of he tab ane attach the button. Sima sew shank builons place ui patie using maguita or other bunon-ypstbesd, pick up one 11° underneath the bead, then make a picot (see page 29) on top to hold tn place. The 11° creates a shank that will make it much easior for you te faton the button (@). Reintorc the attashmont ‘You can embellish the egos of the eutton tab with picots of 15° soed beade or 15° chariottes, This finishing adds ¢ nice detail anc also covers up the thread along the edge of the peyote tab, BUTTON LOOP 1, To create the loop, buld a short tab that is equal in ‘rch othe button tab at the opposite end of tho bracelet Come out of the last row on on cide of ho 12b, pick u> a soroe of avad boats, atorating babwaon 15° seed end oyinder toads, Whon you have sirung up enough beads fora comfortable ft around the button (with © scuple of extra beats), go back into the ta on the ether side. creating a looe of beads (D) 2. Now weave trough the tab tothe other side, where you began siringing, and begin peyote-sttching, adding a cylinder baad over every 15° (€). 4. alter you have completed this row, go back through te {ab again, anc step up to the outermost row of peyote stitch in this button loop, Make anothar row of poycte, this time with 11°s (@)Again, when you have completed this row of 11 weave back through the tab and stop up again 60 you 416 corning 014 of one of these 11%s from the previous row. This tme, make thrae-chatlotte picots between ovary 11° to eroato « olightly ruflod odgo (a) Ifthe loop isa little t00 large for your button, weave back to the inside of the loop anc da another row or ‘wo of charlottes around the inside for a better fit Round Beaded Toggle Closure This toggle clasp is mace entivelyof peyote sitched beads Thereis no inzernal supoort- To creare the togale. begin with the rogae Loop, TOGGLE LOOP 1, string rity cyindor beads on 610 6"(1.610 1.8m) of thread Leaving abcut a 15" (981 cm) tal, fe a square ‘eet to form a loon of beads, Leave a lath of thread one to two boas wide showing inthe looe (0 t0 es Ws vericwth ih tent) Begirparcle- alchirg. Bo one row of ofincer beads, twa “ows cf 19% snd two owe of 15 charonos, pling i vt fection to create ‘cupping’ dict 2. wen youve tnihed the ft sie, weave the working thread back fo the top row of cylinder beads Do two towe cf 18% and one row of charlottes, again pulling in ‘with each consecutive row (a). When the two sides are complete, the ing wil look kee anv unmounted tse 9. Fray, xp tho last row of charostas or tied to tho last 107 of charlottes on the first side by zigeagging through the high beads of cach row (b), The zigzagging will pul the two sides together to form a solid loop. 4. Yieav stab of the middie row of oyinder beads shoulc be twe beads wide and wenty rows ‘ong (count ten beads up each side). Zip the last row ofthe tab to the midele rew of cylinder beads on tho loop, as shown Inthe drawing on tho next page (€). Embetich the 0dgo0 of this tab loop with chariolte picts ky coming out of one edge bead, adding three charloites, and go: ing thnough tre next edge bead. Creating ClosureYou may also embellish between every bead in the micdle row of cylinder beads around the ontire ting, creating picot edging to the toggle ring. When the ting is complete, weave in both threads, hahitching several times efore cutting the tail e) TOGGLE BAR 1. Swing wolvo vyincor boode, Poyote-stton back and forth. Weave a section that is twelve beads wee by twalve rows long (count six beads up oither sido), Zip the titst row to the last row to create @ tube (d). 2. coming out of one bead at ore end a the tube, eck plone 15%, ope Sn to 6mm rondo, and three 19% Gor bac through the rondel to fora pot. Now pick up another 15" and go down through the next slincer bead around the end ofthe peyote tubo 3, boa Utum within the tbe and come back up out of the thitd bead around the end of the tube (e). Pick up one 15°, go up through the rondelle, and through al thas 15%s in the pieot formed previously. Go back own through the rondalle and pick Lp one more 18°. Now go down through the fourth boad aroune the and of the tube, Repeat. Placing a 15° above sach end bead onters the roncille over the end ofthe tube. = ‘After you have comploted one end, woave your working thread down to the other end and repeat the process, 5. Weave to the center ofthe tube (sith and seventh columne). Coming out of the fifth column, pick up ane cylinder boad and go through the next bead in that row {the seventh column), Fick up another ey nder bead, anc come back thiough the cylinder beac you previous» ly added, Weave back and forth in this manner creating a strip of flat even-count peyate that is two beads wide by twonty rows long (count ton beads up each side) Zip the last row of the stip to the bao row on the tube. Embelish the edges with charlotte picets Weave in threads, hal-htching severe! times before cutting the tai). BO Creating Crystal Jewelty with Swarovski i ___——__________ _ ~Square Beaded Toggle Closure With a couple of minor variaions.the technique for the wound toggle closure cas be adapted to make square toggle clasure, which works nicely wth square crystal stones. Fist.you must choose a number for the initial cele of cylinder beads thats divisible byfour resulting an even number Forty-eightwould work. for example, because forty-eight divided by four equals wwrive 5 A, Begin as you wad when making tho round toggle (ooo ge 35). Do the inital circle of eylinder beads ard one > round of poycta with cylinder bead. Now here's the tricky pari: Begin peyote-stitchina with 15%—but you need to do four, evenly spaced decreases: In the case of atogalo that is forty-cight beads arourd, for example, this mens you will need to leave out a bead in avery sith space. Go through the bead below this space to hide the thread and then step up again te: the working tow G). 2. winon you havo completed tho frst round of 16% oa @ ‘second round of 15°s, this time putting two 15°s in the place of the gaps lett in the previous row (b). When this row is complete, stop up and do two rows ‘of charlottes. On the first of these two rows of char losis, pase through the two 16° (used to create the decrease in the previous row) as if they were one bead o (@. Maco the eccond row of charlottes as usual } 4. Viton you nave competed the fst sie ofthe toggle, weave the thread up to the top tow af cyfnder beads and rapeat the samo pattom on the other side. Be sure to line up the Gecreases with the decreases on the other side, Acd only one row of charlottes and zip thie row to the second row ct charlottas on the first side. © 2 As for the round toggle, make a connector loop to et- {ach the toggle loop to the beadwork. The toggle bar for the square togglo '¢ mado tho camo aa it would be for the round togale (see page 36). Creating Close SZ“Chapter Seen Embellishments ES bellshmentsadd incerest and dimension 6 any piece of woven beadwork. The decorative possibilities are endless but the projects in this hook rely ona few basic techniques. The instructions for each project indicate the embellishments for that project, but this chapter will give you an overview 38hellishments ich term that means “Title tip” or “tte poine” ha beading.it isa type oF arfcrmed by three sced beads When you pass upand back through a dlor beads you forme triangularshape. or point, wit chese chree bead, 9. mplest forms o* embellishment and is excellent for addingdimension ag 9 any piece cf beacwork nd how your thread is coming cut o' the woven You can make @ simple pcot when the thread fram any place within the woven watk. Pick up Hof eny size) and then three seed beads (tor the @) LE PEYOTE PICOT type of pico formod out of a poyote-stitch ke this picot when embellishing dimensionally e-atkoh surface. In soveral projects inthis, ) ‘side of your vrork. The tworbead base peyote picot thie vcicle thread and Finish the ecge, thread coming ou of a bead along the outer edge ‘weven peyo'e stitch, pick up three 18°s, and then down into the bead next to the one you esited (€) feu wil have formed a picot shape. To make the next picot, Ae Out Of the next bead along the edge, Repeat unt you fembelished the entire length of the outer edge of the ne pleseSINGLE-BEAD EMBELLISHMENT The single-bead embellishment is a simplified vorsion of the simole peyote picot. Its warkad aut of a peyote-stitch base @ and will add interest and dimension, but a loss lacy otfoct fe) than the simple payate picot (@). GRYSTAL BURST EMBELLISHMENTS Crystal curst embellishments will add a whole nave lavel of sparkle and three dimensionality to your woven work. They are reatively easy 10 make, but ereate much of the “bing” effect in many of the projects in this book These embellishments require |1® seed beads, a singio stad bead (bicone, round, ete), and thres 15%. Corning out of the beadwork (whether a peyote-stitch bezel or the core of a spiral roce), pick up one 11°, one crystal bead. and threo 18% (@). Go back through the crystal bead! and the 11° and into the next bead in the woven base out of which you are working Tip: Making Crystal Bursts 1 It's essential to keep tension on ycur thread. Otherwise the bursts wil flop, rather than stand away from the wark, 2, The 11° seed bead at the base of the crysial protects the thread from the sharp. edges of the ho'e in the crystal bead. - 3, Pull threads directly down out of the crystal bead—not on a diagonal—when cinching the embellishment to the base, or you could cut the thread on the sharo facets of the bead, % yr #0 Creating Crystal Jewelry nith SwarovskiNGE EMBELLISHMENTS bes tee branches or branches of le lechniqie thal acs lushness and work. You can work branch fringe off hes, ncucing peyote stitch, spiral rope, fate two versions. crystal bead branch ep oranch tingo, Fike trnge requires 11"s, 15%s, and round etal beads. String @ serves of 11° beads (nine here). Then pick up one crystal bead Go back through the oryetal boad ard up the 11°s. theo NeW 11"6, 8 cryetal bead, and three through the crystal boad and the three 119s back to the coro of the boaded branch. through thro0 more ofthe core beads, ck up i's, orate boad, and three 15%, Go back ‘eysial bead, the 1", and beck into the core through the remaining three core beads back {of your wotk arid weave back into 0 secure ch inge © p Branch Fringe similar to the crystal bead branch fringe, out seeds. Itcan be applied to all ypes of beadwork ‘of finge is shown in the Crystal Dahlia Neckdaca 114. 1b singing « series of 11° seed beads (fvo boads pwn here). Now siting throe 18's, a crystal drop j and three more 15*s. Go back up through the lest repeat the process by string ng three 15%, 2 ‘hop bead, and th:pe more 1%. Then go up gh the next 11°, and so on. This technique produces fulkr fringe than the erytal bead branch tings 9a very organic, bemylike cluster (g). 3 3 4/ Embalishmentsse / e xXep 1: Creating the Spiral Rope “2 no-tangle bobbin (see page 13). apa begins with a basic start “ase wraps around a canal pole consistent and corroct epiral. by threading as much FireLine as you can work with ifortably. A spiral works the same from either direction ifyou start with @ lang langth of thread (two to three: wrgspans), you cen wrap about one-half of the length cnto itch, Each follewing _attch (spiral stitch) willbe the same, creating a sparkling “irl that stacks up on itself the same way a spiral stair Jo form the start stich, pick up four 11* seed beads (the ‘0070 beado), on0 16” (onlor Al, cnc 16° (color B), one cys talbicene (3mm or 4mm), cno 16° (color B) and ona 15° color A). Now circle around and come back up through the frst four 4°s, as shown in the drawing (a). Hold this, Joop of beads in your hanc! so the cove beac (the 119%) are to the right end the 15° and bicone (the outer beads) fate to the left. Maintaining this orientation 's key to creating ~ MATERIALS f= 18° Japanese seed beads, 6 crams ‘each of wo oo.ers YA and B) 111° Japanese seed beads, § crams of ene color 1 Sun oF dm crystal Beane (#891) (or fazotod rourds (#5000), 2-Oqross £8: 4mm, Emm, or Bm eryeta’ end beads” (aystal bicones oF rondolles [¥800)) ‘one Sutton (crystal metal pes/ anticus, of nen) for closure TOOLS AND NOTIONS. 1 se 12 English beasing needles = FieLine 6b. test = mersoystalire was 43( The spiral stitch ie done by picking up one 11° (core bead) and the basic series of outer beads: ano 15° (color A), one 15° (color 3), one bicone, one 18* (color Bi, and one. 15° (color A), Slide all the beads down to the spiral base Count beck four core beads, and come up through these core beads sa that ater you nave made the thread pass, F your working thread is coming out the top core Dead. Flip this most recent spiral stitch over to the left and continue © | as described te create your epiral neck strap (b). Step 2: Adding the Closure To.attach a bution closure, thread the tal rom the end of your spiral rope. Pick up thre> 4mm, 6mm or &mm crystal tend beads, five'to ten 15* seed beads, depending upon button size (the length of strung 16% should equa! the: radius of the buttor), a Smm or 4mm crystai bicone, three 119s (with the shank of the bution slid aver ther), another crystal bicone, ard five to ten more 1s. Go back up through the crystal end beads and through the last three core beads in the spiral (a). f the button shank does not fit over the 11%s you can substitute three 15%. Now pick up one 15° (color A), one 15° (color B), one bicona, and ona 15* (coor B). Go back through tho alroady = cexsting end beads, the 15%s crystal bicone, three 11% @ (oth the shank of the button skid over ther), the second crystal bicone, and the remaining 15%. Go back down through end beads and through the last two core beads in tho spiral (b). Now pick up one 15° (color A), one 18° (color B), and one 11° (in place of the bicone, 2s the bicone is sharp land could cut the thread). Ga back through the already @) existing end beads, 15° seed beads, crystal bicone, three 115 (with the shank of the button slid over them), the eocond cryetal bicono, and the remaining 18%, Go oack up through end beads and through the last core beads in tho spiral (©). #O croatog Crystal lene wit SwarovskiNow pick up ane 15° (color A) and one 15* (color 8). Go back thrnugh the already existing end beads, the 15%, bystal bicona, throo 11°e (with the shank of the button skd var them), the sacond bicone, and the remaining 15%, Go back up through tna end beads and weave the thread off ‘nthe cpiral rope. halt hitchine several limes before culling the tal Repeat the process on the other end of the rope, but rather than adding the beads and the button, add a series of 15°s, 11%, and bicones long enough to fit comfortably aroune the button closure. VARIATIONS Like the project, 8 line gan varaten me rae with drm bicones. 11" Jacarese seed beads Cor {tho core eas), an wo 18° Jepaese sei beads on ether side of the bccn is each ular secuerce The buton closixe is # 10rer Swarcvsh anguier ‘oyetal buten, The chempayn and puree vara on leo haz 11° Iypanene seed beads ae fre core beats The cuter seauerce yaies fom th otter ‘hocilacas: one 18%, ono 2rim eryatl round bead (2000), 98 4mm Bente, 098 mm crystal rand beat, an eration 15° seed beat The buton closure fs {nr enamel cooper burton. ‘These orystal spiral bracelets ae sive: “versions ol ins recAlaces: Al tnee ve made with Him bcores 11 poncse seed beads (the | €6ye bead), and two 15* Japencee seed beads on | ei Ede ofthe tion in each over seqence De batons we term Suara trangulr cyl thse s00 mobs 2 neaaes era erect hat "bathe taser coh bes and fe m0 1709 ‘fbn dor. sou can btn ts 0 proms | bet to make gw oechtice—or sar _ setely 0 a neching 938 Ciystal Spiral Rope Necklace 7CRYSTAL CASCADE PENDANT Beading time varies, but count on at least 2 to 6 hours This pendant presents one cf the many possible ways 0 incorporate bezeled crystal stones into bead jewelry. You can abovary the stone sizes for different effects. The pendant canbe wor on a neck wire or onany other type of neck strap—includingleather or sikcording, strung beads or 2 bealed spiral rope: The instructions are for three graduating, siresof round stones, but you could also substitute one or more square crystals. The photograph shows ¢ Hmm square stone (#4650) in the middie Step |: Bezeling the Crystal Rivolis The first step is to bezel the crystal stones. Bezel the 74mm iva, 18mm rvok, ane 27mm round stane with technique on page 27, Step 2: Linking and Embellishing the Bezeled Stones Tocomect the tezeled stones, weave one of the tall thiezds on the 15mm rivoll down to the middie row af the thiee rows of cyl nder beads at the center of the bezel, Goring out of one of these bezel beads, pick up a cylinder esd and go through the next cylinder beed in the row, Re- Pest so that you now have two cylinder beads that “stard cut! from the bezel. Pick up a bead, and peyote-sitch baok the other way, Creating a tab that is four beads wide. Continue peyote~ stitching back ard forth until you have completed four rows of peyote stitch (count two beads up each side’. MATERIALS = 27mm e-ysta stone (#1201) 18mm rvoi (1122) f= 14mm rivoi (#1199) 11° Japenese cylinder beads, 5 grams 1 15" Japcnese seed hoa, 9 grams: of three different colors 1 15° Grech charoties, 5 giams of cone ooler ‘metal nook wis, chain, oF cording TOOLS AND NOTIONS ss sae 12 English beading necxlos 1 Firotine, 6 Ib. tost 1 miorocryetaline waxSO) cre Crys Jovety vit Smart Now zip this tab into the 14mm bozoled rivali by zigzagging through the high beads. After the tab is zipped, use this thread fo edge the 14mm rvol with picots made with three charlottes placed between every beed in the middle row of cylinder beads. Make picot embellishments on both sides of the Connector tab linking the two stonos togothor. Alter you've completed the edging on the 14mm rivoli and (on the connector tab between the stores, weave in the thread by hall-ritching between beads and then cut off the tall clase to the work Now create a tab on the other sice ef the 1mm rivali— iractly across trom the tirst tab and also four beads undo by four rows, Zip the 18mm rol to the 27mm bezelod ‘stone with this tab. Uso the tail threads to edge both the 18mm rivoli and the 27mm stone with 18° charlotte pisots. You can go shend and do the 18mm rival end connector tab, but you will have to make your bail (the tab that wil loop over the neck lace corc) on the top stone before you picot it, so leave the boil nce free (a), Step 3: Creating the Bail To create the bail, stitch up to the top of the 27mm stone. Starting slighty off of center top, in the middle row of ey! inder beeds, begin a small wicth of fet, even-count peyote stich (si beads wide, thee across and thiee back). Create fa tab oF poyote stitch approximately ‘wenty-four rows long (Count twolve deado up cach side). When you have con pleted this tab, fold it back and zip the last row to the first row (a). » pieoting around the 27mm stone with 15° charlottes and embelish the edges of the bball wth pioats. After you've conpieted all the emibalish ment, weave cf your tails, hai hitching several times before cutting the treed ‘String your completed pendant or a neck wire, cord, or beaded neck strap.pondant a nla to Be project perch, bei was mace tha erm Seti Wel a Tare igo va rvoh anda V2nm /AB rok. Tre smalls cveral steno sees give this varivion ‘hae elsato fot. Tip. Narying Stone Size VARIATIONS These three Foil gloss cabochon endants ee varetions of the existal cascade perient. They ane mace the same way asthe ysl pean, excent that you berat the topwrast caboci3a on leather working woth tho fist bozeling tectniave (nace 26). The other two slones ara open back bezoted. and tan all three ara Linked togeter ‘ne frishad pondants are tung on aires of leethor with peyote Stich beaded beads hot sises cf the pendhee The stends ae ed ta dase. Create a smaller, more delicate sendant ay substituting 18mm, 18mm, and | 14mm Folie, or 18mm, 16mm and 12mm rivelis. You ean also use a cabochon or button (with the shank removed) as the lop stone in the pendant, In this | cave, bezel the top clones on loathor (o09 page 28), Sf Cqjstal Cascade PendantCRYSTAL CASCADE EARRINGS Beading time varies, but count on at least 3 to 4 hours A These earrings are a simplified version ofthe Crystal Cascade Pendan: (see page 48) You can wear ther aecklace or by themsehes For this siyle of eating Lecare mend French wires You could also attach poststn the back side ofthe top rival wich a five-minute epoxy clue. nwith the Step 1: Bezeling the Stones Tire first stop is to Se20! the rvolis. Bazol two 12mm rvolia, {and two 16mm rvolis (one of each for each earring) with technique 2 on page 27, After you capture each stone, halt hitch once at the top of the stone to hold your threads tight. MATERIALS ss two 6mm vale (#1122) sivas (#4422) = 11° Japanese eylinder beads, 5 grams of ene calor stro 12m = 16" Japanese seed beads, 1 gram each of three colors 18 18" Czoch charlottos. 3 grams of cone color 1 silver oF gold filed French-hook TOOLS AND NOTIONS. sx size 12 Chglish beading reedles FireLine 6b. test = microcrystalline waeStep 2: Linking the Stones To connect the bezeled stanes, weave one of the tai! threads on the | fmm rivoli down to the middle row of the thrae rows of cylinder beads at the center of the bezel. Coming of ono of hove meidi-owr beads, pick up @ cfindor boas anc go through the next eyindor beatin the rou Pickup a boad and peyote-ston back the other way 0 a5 10 create a tab that is two beads wido by two rows long. Now, aip ts tad into the 12mm bezelod rival by zigeagging trough the High beads (a) Step 3: Embellishing the Edges ‘Alter the teb is 2pped in place, use the thread to edge the 12mm rivcli with 16° charkctie picots, placing three charlottes between every b cylinder beads. in the middle row of ‘When you've completed the eciging on the 12mm sivoll and the connector tab between the stones, edge the 1 6mm: rival just a3 you did the 12mm rvol., When you reach the top cente- poirt of the 1€mm stone, rather than doing a picot, pick up rine charlottes before going through the next cylinder bead. These charlaties wil form a loop for attach- ing the French hook. | ‘When you heve embolahed the ontre edge of borh stance | and the connector tab, woave in the tals by hait-htshing be- toon boa anc thon cut off tha thread close to the work. OF Creating Crystal Jewelry with SwarovskiStep 4: Attaching the Ear Wires Alter you have linked and embelishe:t both sels of stones, ‘You ate roady ‘0 attach the French hooks. With a smal pair ‘of dhakrnose pliers, pry open the locp at the bottom of the Franch hook. Siide the loop of eharlottes atthe top of the bored stones over ths open loop and then close the loop ‘wth th alone (a). 08) @ step 4) Tye Carcade Enrngs: SOTHAT's A WraP BRACELET Beading time varies, Sut count on at least 12 to 15 hours: Ths bracelets designed to teach you how to bezel stra Awan crystal stones with open back bezel and then link them together co make a beautiful, wrap around, tie-on brccelet. This was my fisever kitofthe month for myeniine beadchb. Step 1: Bezeling the Stones The first step is to bezel the rivolis. Bezel twenty-seven 10:7 rivolis (or 12mm rivolis. i! you prefer) with technicue 2on page 27. Step 2: Linking the Stones After you have bezeled the rivals, you are ready to link them fogether. Working with one of the tails lef over from bezal- ing each stona weave dow’ fo the canter ray of cylinder beads on the bozo. A MATERIALS ‘= twonty-savan 10mm Swarovski rivaio (#1129), 16 ef one colo, 12 of another Sotor 111° Jopeness cylinder boade, 6 grame each af wo colors 1 18° Japanese seed beads, 6 grams each of wo colors 15° Czech precious metal charottes, 5 grams at one color = 11° Japanese seed baads, § grams 0 cone coer ss two strips of goat thong (earn 12° long, by 4" 160.5 om by 6 mum] wdo) TOOLS AND NOTIONS 812 English beading needs = FireLine, 6 fb. test = microeryetaline wax mcoioeoreFick up one cylinder bead and go through the nest up cylin dor bead in the center rom. Pick up another cyincer boa, and pass back through the frst one you addled. This stitch wil create a tab that is two beads wide (a), Woave back ‘and fortn one more time te croate a tab that's four rows Jong (count two beads up exch side), Now zip the tab into the noxt rvoli by zigzagging between the high beads in the tab and the high beads in the middie row of oylinder beads on the next rivali. When you have Zipoed the first two bezeled siones together secure the connection by halt-hitching once between the beads, Weave actoss to the other side of the second stone end nother tab to link it to the third ctone, You wil need) to leave eleven beads and spaces across tha micdlo row of cylinder beads between the tabs in arder for the tas to line up propery. I your tab is starting one bead off irom whore it should ‘be, weave through the oylinder beads and bypass the area where the tab would be. Then do a U-tum and come back fom the other direction (b), This process wil shift the work by one bead, and your tab will now be properly aligned (b, etop 2) OS Crealing Crystal Jewely with SuetousieStep 3: Creating the Loops at the Ends When you have linked all twenty-se volis, you will cre ‘chain to accommodate the ale loops al each end of th thong closure. To create these loops, begin a tab as you did when connecting the rivolis—but make the tab longer (@bout twelve rows rather than just four) Viren you've created the twelve-row tab (count six beads up each side|, fold back the tab and zip it into its own first row 10 form a loop. Repeat at other ond of chain, Step 4: Embellishing the Edge To add interast, embellish the piece with a simple edging created from charlolles and 11° seed beads. Single:thread about two wingspans of FireLine onto a noodle. Begin by half-hitching the thread into the beacwork at one end of the bracelet. Then enbelish s follows: along tabs and at the end loops: ome cut one oylir der bead, add three 18° charlottes, and then go back into the next cylinder boad (a. ‘along rivolis: Pick up one 11° seed bead between every Up bead in the center tow of cylinder beads (b), Step 5: Attaching the Thong The final step is to acl the veo gualeskin thongs to the thread it through the loop at the end of the bracelet anc tie with an overtiand krat Add the second thong at the other end (a). ends of the piace, To add a thong (b, step 4) ©8695) Thet's a Wrap Bracelet aDArt Nouveau NECKLACE Beading time varies, but count on at least 14 to 16 hours: a > This necklece was created fora weeklong retreat at Hacienda Mosaico in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, The design was inspired by the beautiulfligree jewelry of che eatly Ar Nouveau period Wu will need at east ovo different sizes of cryscal stones. | sed vintage square faceted (3mm) stones inaquamarine and vintage begueite (rectangular) aceted (Ommxt6mm) scones in peridot. Work with any sizes and shapes you like Creu, oval,even viengular crystal stones would be fine, (00. Tse tenequa stores and nine peridot stones butyour ‘choice depends both on whatsize stones you have ond on ow fong you nent dhe necklace (o be Lay our yourstones togeta better idea ofthe finished length. you're nov sure -getabourone dozer of each type of stone—moreis always, beter than nocenough Step 1: Bezeling the Stones The tirst step is to bezel all the stones. You can work with ny size stone you like, ranging in size hom 10mm to 18mm. You can also choose a variety of differant sine Siapes. Bezel the sicnes with techniquo 2 07 page 27, After you have Lezeled the stones, weave in both the wotking thread and the til head. halF-Aitching several tines before cutting the threads, MATERIALS 1 Cryotal stonce, number will wry 11° Jopancee precious metal cylinder beads, 20 grame 1 15" Jepanese send beads, 10 srams 1 15° precious metal chariottas, 15 grea s froannater posts (ona for each larger ‘stone and 20 to 30 ass ceponsing on frit between each stone} TOOLS AND NOTIONS 12nd 19 English beading needes 1 FroLine, 6b. test s micteerystaline waxStep 2: Creating the Toggle Closure Tho toggle clasp is composed entirely of diferent sizes of seed beads. To make the toggle, follow the instructions on page 35 in chapter six Step 3: Linking the Stones When you have finished the clasp, you are reacy to link the pieces. Double throad a pioeo of FitoLina, The stones are linved, 24306, and ombollined all in one fell swoop (a) OF Creatng Cy Jewelry wit SwarovskiVARIATION The cylindrical connector beads ir ths Project mocklac=—on either side of he tod reas—are extremely rave, antique 24K (1d Feenchtorse beads. Orange and green ‘qvinder beads found in tha variation, are on excellent substitute This raiation was mail with 14mm Satara role, 10x 12m antique German tircut petals in an orange iee-opal colon, anc ome 14mm square #4652 stave (at center ron) Thate we also diteren-calrad seed bends ‘The connecior pearls are O-7rwm mauve ‘eshuater pestis The embelishmont pearls axe Grim burgundy Hreshwater posal In this vation, the eylincical connector beads ae Japanese csfinder beads ArNowveauNeckioce OFCrysTaL BuRST EARRINGS Beading time varies, but count on at least 3 to 4 hours 4 LN With th’s project, youll learn how ro create an open-backed MATERIALS bezel for cabochons and crystal stones that are without tae Snarsoldl bop hlig Gaon holes o that heve irregular shapes, Werk with Swarovski rivo- 16mm g a pone i a oy Bs(41122) in Heo, 6mm of 18mm. You can also make these boas nee ‘earings with any number of other crystal stones, including * SA Senet pike eae a sate rivals (4650 oval stones, or even cingular stones, 2 18" eoaticer saad baie (beer Aswith the Crystal Cascade Eantings, | recommend French each at tvs coors “Wires fortis style. You could also attach posts to the back 18 15? Czoch chariottes, 3 grama of side of the rivol’s with a five-minute epoxy glue ‘anecai. 111? Japanese seed beads, 1 gi of one color 18 Smmv/4mm enystal bicores (#5301) AAB colors suggested, about 36 to 50 [per caring (depending on store size). Step 1: Bezeling the Rivolis RE Se as rv ent erincoke ‘The first step ss to bezel the two stones. You can work with 1 two French-hook ear wires (staring ‘4mm 16mm, or 18mm “vols (or another stone shape), siver surgi ston cr god Sted) dopencing on how large you wont your earings ta be Bozel tho stones with technique 2 on page 27. TOOLS AND NOTIONS size 12 English beading needies = Firel.ne, 6. test x micrceryetaline wax sm scissorsVARIATIONS aor This variation i nade wih vin tage ‘cbltoo set oral sos The bursts are made wih Sm med dren becrnes ‘These earrings ars mede with inego {61m Vg vial vais, The bursts 210 mace wth 2 and dan cores. Mase earings aie esignest to raion te Cpste! Bust NecHlace on page 78 This crystal Buret earring varia Bemis mado wit vintage ten Sahara vols. Te burs ae race ih Sam and 4mm bicones. These earrings ae nace with LYotige Arn tae reso. Ae wit sf) the other vansions, ta Bure: 70 made with $ ard 4re crystal Licorice Tie oolormay elo nicely ‘artes the Copal Burst Neckcace on page 78 Crysta! Burst Earrings‘ouch o any beaded piece: Step |: Bezeling the Rivoli teennique 2 on page 27, ‘way to create a tab tret is four beads wide Asyou cid for the Crystal Burst Earrings (page 64), you'll ‘eeate ar open-backed bezel for Swarovski vais, Originally Tradl into costume jewelry rivals add sparkle and a vintage ‘The firs} step is to bezel the rivol. Bezel the stone with Step 2: Creating the Comfort Band ‘Coming out of the bottommost row of tho threo rene of ‘gjlindor boado, pick up a oylindar boad and go through the neat cylinder bead in the sane row. Repeat s0 you heve ‘wo cylinder beads that stand out from the bezel. Reverse rection, pick up « bead, and peyolerstitch back the other CrystaL Burst RING Beading time varies, but count on at least 2 to 3 hours MATERIALS sm one Swarovski voli (1122), 14mm, 164mm, oF 18mm 15 11% Japanose cylinder beads, S arams of ene color ‘= 15° Japanose seed beads, 1 gram ‘cach 9’ three colera 8 18° Ceoch chatlottes, 9 grams of cone color 117° Japanooo boed beads, 1 gram cf one color 1 Smmv4rnm cryotal bioon2e. AB colore ‘uggestea, about 40 of aach size (AB refers to a shiry frish appted atter te crystal is cut) TOOLS AND NOTIONS 1 size 12 English beading needles 1 FireLina, 6 lb. test = microoryetalina wax og(@,step 4) eating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski Continue working peyote sttch until the bend reaches across the back of the beze! to the bottommost row of cylinder beacis cn the opposite edo, dirootly aorose from where you began the tab, Weave back and forth between high beads in the band and the beads in the bottom row of cylinder boacis cn the bere! to zip the band into thet row of vinder beads (a), Step 3: Creating the Ring Band Continue working peyote stitch four beads wide nti! you have crealed a band that wil comfortably ft around your finger. When the size is correat, attach the ring band to the point Where you began weaving the comfort band of tho bozol (). Working wity chariottos, picot along tho o¢qzo oF the fing band ard comfort band by adding three charlttes between each edge bead. Step 4: Adding the Embellishments Bring a thread out from the canter row of eylinder beads. Add an embolishmont between every cylinder bead in the conter row. Pick up one 11° cre 4mm bicone, and three charlottes. Go back through the bicone and 11° (to create ® picot of the chariottes) and go back into the rezt cylinder bead along the sidlls 1o¥r (a. ‘When you have completed this first row of embellishments, finish the ring by adiding the second row in the inner row of cylinder beads. Use 8mm bisones instead of 4mm bicones.VARIATIONS ‘The eonter steno ic 2 vintage 18mm voleane rively wth A vintage sphinx blue green tivo serves es the vere hone {9nder bead, thie colors 0! 16%s, gold chart, and bicenes. This venation hes «thinner ring band (tro bead wide) ene row of rm ental veads along the mside edge cl the Simm bicones. This variation has a vintage spring green sahara thallat This 18:1 vietage aitas rive is oray-bwe wih topar conor the caver. uses rfinder baad biconss, me cocis Of 18% and ait. is used wh yrds oad, thre colors ol 15°, marcas ‘soppee chavotes. harlot. an bicanes. Mote also te aqua nad heat (ertage at ghss bead) son to the back seo the rng Berl al BuctRing 74CRYSTAL BURST BRACELET Beading time veries, but count on al least 15 0 20 hours, 4 » I designed this project to demonstrate how vintage crystal MATERIALS stones which, until recently have noc been used much in 1 seven Swarovski vols (#1122), oven beadwork —could be made into beautiful jewelry: Tapia emer Leer The bracelet was a finalist in Swarenskis 2006 Create Your ig ee ch all Style design competition and is new in the company’s per y en BF zs nese = 15° Japanese seed beads, 10 gems ‘manent collection total of two to four colors = 15° Grech precious metal chatlottes, 10 grams of ene color = 117 Japanese seed beads, 5 grams of oe Step 1: Bezeling the Rivolis eae Greet omc Cees nee Tho first stop is to bezel the rivalis. You can work with 8 gross total I pi, ton 0 Toh ee very corbin ot Wie ace Ore rae nearal sizes, Bezel the stones with technique 2 on page 27. (lass or crystal button (for closure) TOOLS AND NOTIONS 1 size 12 English beading nesdles 1 FiroLino, 6 lb, tost w= scissorsStep 2: Connecting the Stones Weave your thread Gown to the mics row of the three, rows of oyincer Dead at the center ct the bezal. Coming out of one of those beeds, pick up @ cylinder bead! and go through the next cylinder bead in the row. Repeal so that you have two cylinder beads that “stand out” from the bezel PPick up a bead, and peyote-stiten back the othor way to Greate a tab thet is four beads wide. Continue peyote stithing back and forth until you have completed five rows ff peyote stiteh You may want to make these connector tabs longer o° shorter, depending on the finished sizo of the bracelet Zip thie connector tab into the second bezoled stone by zigzagging trough the up beads of each. Weave across to the other side cf tho second stone and create another tab to link it to the third stone (a), Step 3: Adding the Closure ‘Atter you havs connected all the siones, you are ready to add the closure. A 10mm margarita beed makes an excel lent button. Make a peyote-sttched tab on one end o' the bracelet that is four beads wide ard twenty to twenty-two, rows long or jong enough to accommodate your button, Embellsh the edge of this tab with charlotte picots by acd: ing three charlottes between each edge bead. Coming out of this tab, stack up an 11° seed head, a margarita, and a Picot of throe 1% to form a button. Rointoree thie connec: tion several timss—closures are always stress points (a). (a, step 2) @, step 3) FE ‘rng Eyl owsty sit SeadNow weave s single thread into the rll at the other end ofthe bracelet (the one without a tab). Creat 2 loop to capture the button at tha athar end (see cago 34) Step 4: Adding the Embellishments Now you are ready to add the crystal bicore emiballisx- ments, The first row of embelishmante ie one eryetal burst between every oylindor bod of tho contral rew of poyote sitch on each bezel, Ww Come out of an¢ of these central cylinder beads, pick up one 11°, a bicone, and then tarae charlottes. Go back down through the bicone and 11° and through th nex! cylinder ec nthe re Repeat tie pincace all the way around ths 2, step 4) bracalet, using 4mm or 3mm crystal bicones (or bath!) (a). * When you travel through the talss that connect the bezels embalish along their edges to create fuller, more seatkiy Jc0k. Add picot edging if you find that bicones in betwen the stones ara crowding tham The second row of crystal embalishmonts is the same as the fist. Ad¢ it inside the initial ow, between each cy inder bead in the topmost row of cylinder beace in oach bozal. , Tip. Nigning the Tabs If your {ab is starting one bead cff from where it should be, weave through the cylinder beads and bypass the crea where the sab woud > be, Then do a U-turn and come beck from the ether direction, This Process will shift the tab by one bead, and it will now be properly lignes, Crystal Burst Bracelet 7DVARIATIONS nis pracever vartatton 's rae wi rites ophinn sahara, me ia rel ad taba vaso varius 809, rerging fom 1émy to 18m, The burets are made uth in rounds (S000) an tap and imo bicores (#5301) underneath The butoa isa {2mm meds ‘ vias mergacte This bracelet variation is mack wit) | frm cline AB ois, 16mm aviuen rvs, end Vem stones (#1291) jn tourmaline anc ght sre topaz. The bursts ave mace wita rm and rm mer, The buon is 8 10mm fabac merger, This bracelet ic the Wet Crystal Burst Bracelet | over mace Ine rote are Laren ad 16min in veane. celled and atlas The bursts aie mace witn a variety of rm ene’ rrr bon. In this pioce, laced angus ateol-cut bade rater than ehavttes. The button ison amigua cechcut button tha! dais rom the ke 18008. 76 waag cpupoony omerThis bracelet variation 13 nado wih 14-r0 ord !Orm rivals ‘a roleero and sahara The biconss in the bursts ae ll drm, The bnten cios.e is 4 10mm roleaaa margairs This bracelet variation 1 made cample-ely wrn sahara stones io 4mm ivolin, cn 18m riveh, a 27mm efone (#1201), ore ore 18mm os and tac rere {dram rvols. The bicaras fa ho bursts are a arm Ceystal Burst Bracelet 77CrysTaL Burst NECKLACE Beading time varies, but count on at least 30 to 40 hours: This stunning necklace is avarietion on the Crystal Burst Bracelet (see page 72).As with the other crystal burst pro} 28, you will Make open-back bezels on each of the rivolis oull abo learn how toangle the connectionsbetween the Stones in order to give the neckiace its proper shape and in Step 1: Bezeling the Rivolis The first stop is to bezd the rivals. You can use 14mm, ‘16mm, or 18mm rivolis, or any combination of those sizee. Bezel the stones with technique 2 on page 27 Step 2: Connecting the Stones Begin withthe center «vol in the necklace. Weave your thread down to the middle row of the three rows of cylin- derbeeds at the center of the bezel. Coming out of ave of these beads, pick up a cylinder bead end go through the next cybnder bead in the 1ow. Reoeat so that you now have Iwo cylinder beads that ‘stand out trem the bezol. 4 MATERIALS 4mm, 18m, 18mm 18 11° Jopencze cylinder beads, § grams each of four colors 1» 15° Jopsnese sood boads, 24 grams total of four (0 mare) eaters 18 15° Croch precious metal charloites, 15 gums * Javanese seed beads, 10 grams tota’ of one (or more) colors 1 3mm and 4rym crystal bicones (AB ives recommondadh, about 8 gros total for front piece of necklace and en additional 1~2 gross for the back noe strap ss feur Amm round crystal beade ‘5 {wo 6mm rondelles for toggle closure 12 2mm round crystal bores (45000) for spiral ropa, 2-3 grase TOOLS AND NOTIONS 2120 12 Englsh beacing noedies FreLine, 6 Ib. test 1 microcrystaline wax scissors ‘velvet necklace bust (ostional)Peyote-stitch two beads back the other way to create a tab that is four beads wide. Continue poyote-ctitehing back ‘and forth until you havo comploted sovon rowo of poyote otitch. Zip thio connoctor tab into the nest bereled stone by zigeagging through the up beads. Weave across to the other side of the second stone and Create another fab to link ito the thtd stone. Angle the connections sightly to create a cune in the front piece of the necklace. The two sides wil mirror each other in the placement of the tabs (a). It is hojpfu to begin at the center and work out in either direction. (It may halp to work with a velvet reckloce bust to determine the right curve for the necklace) Step 3: Embellishing the Connected Stones ijeryau hove Inked sess seme you a 0 tho bicore embolishmente, Add them in the same way ae you would for the crystal burst bracoiet [see page 75). When you are doing the frst row ef eryatal embellishments be sure to replace one crystal embellishment at each end Cf the necklaca front piece with a loop of 15%s. The loops will allow you to attach the spiral neck strap (a). Step 4: Creating the Closure Make 2 beaded logge, as described) on pages 85-26. (a, step 2) (a, step 2) SO Crentng Crystal Jewelry with SuarovshiStep 5: Making the Spiral Rope o Neck Strap g A Fie neck tas on: the back pene ofthis necklace it en on ¢ $ balsied variation of tho cryate! spiral rope. The spiral rope itseis made with 11% for the core and an outer secuence of one 18°, one 2mm round crystal (#5000), ane 4mm Bicone, one 2mm round crystal, and one 15° (a). eal (a step 5)| The lent of the spiral rope depends on the finished length of your nacklaca, You neod to make two sections of pal, one for each side of the necklace. Attach them to the sides of the front piece with an 8mm round crystal and bead and a loop of beads, The beads wll thread through the loop at the end of the necklace front piece (b). As you make the loop, taper off the spiral rope as described on payes 40-47, Step 6: Attaching the Clasp The clasp is attached! as deecrbod on pages 46-47, Aino and taper off the spiral, as dese-ived. Thon knat the threads and cut off the tals (® step 5) Step 1: Embellishing the Spiral Rope The final step is to embellish the spiral ope. Thread a new neodlo wth coublo-threaded FrcLine and te in the new thread, Fl-hitching a couple of times Setween the outer boads in the spiral. Weave up to one end of the spiral, 30 oc the threed is coming out betwen the ‘est and eecond core bosds, The ssiral 's embelished between every core head with one 11%, bicone, anc three charlontes. Go back thraugh the bicone and the 11° to form a picot of the charlottes. Go through the next core bead anc repeat (a). (ste 7) Crystd Bust eckace S/THREE-STRAND RIvoL! BRACELET Beading time varies, but count on at least 12 to 15 hours Bb This bracelet sa dightly more formel version of the Bobe- imiar-style Thar'sa Wrap Bracelet shown an pageS6, The precious-mctal slide clasp andthe aleernarely spaced rolls adda ouch of elegance and! refinement to this brceclet Step 1: Bezeling the Rivolis The first step is tc bezel the rvolis. Work with twenty-nine 10mm rivols (or 12mm ‘ivolis, if you prefer). Bezel the stones with technique 2 on page 27. Step 2: Linking the Stones Aller you have bezoled the rivlla, you are ready to link them fogether. You'll make two chains of ten rivals anc one: chain of nine rivols. MATERIALS sm twonty-nne 10mm Swarovski crystal rivals (1122) 121° Japanoae ovlind>: beads, 9 grame each of three coioss, Japanese soed beads, 12 grams ot one color ch charlottes, 5 grems of one color 127 Japenese three-cuts, 8 grams ol one color ss one 5409p side clasp (tering siher or gald fled) sto Grim end beads (filigree with ‘ryetal ce showal o* ancth>r style) TOOLS AND NOTIONS ww sico 12 end 18 English Beading Noodles 1 Frol ine, 6 Ib. test = morocrystalino waxWerking with one of the tails left over from bezeling each stone, weaye downto the center row of cylinder beads on the bezel. Pick up one cylinder bead and then skip over the ditch, going thiough the neat "up" cylinder bead in the center tow. Pick up another eylincer bezd, and sfite! through the firat ono you addoc in tho ditch to create a tab that is two Seads wide. Weave back and forth one more ime to create z tad that is four rows long (two beads up either sie), [Now 2p the tab into the next rival by zigzagging between, the "uo" keads in tho tad and tho "up" beads in the middle row of cylinder beads on the next rich, Secure the connec tion by haithitching once between the beads. Sou Weave across to the other side of the second stone and create enother tab to link itto the third stone. You wil need to leave even beads and spaces across the middle row of cylindes beads between tabs in order for them to line ua properly @). ae When you've created the first chain cf voli, which is ten stonas ong, set it aside and make another. Make thd chain that is ino etonos long, Do not make tabs on the nde of thoes chaina—the chaine wil bo attachod te the clasp with o ‘oop of boado. (a. step 2) Step 3; Embeliishing the Edge To add interest to this piece, embellish the three chains with a simple edging of charlottes and threo-cuts, It's easier to make the embellishment before attaching the chains of tivols tothe clasp. Singlerthread about ore wingspan of o FireLine onto a size 12 Englis!: beading needle. Begin by halt-nitching the thread into the rivol bez0! at one and of the chain, Then embellish as follows: (a, step 3) ‘along tabs: Coming out at one cylinder bead, add thrae size 15° charlettes and then go hack into the next cylinder bead (a). along rivolis: Fick up one 12° three-cut between every "up" bead on the contor row of eylindor beads (b). (b step 3) ore stal Jewelry with SnerouskiStep 4: Attaching the Clasp Aer you have embellished the strands, yo. are raady t2 attach them to the clasp. The sop and bottom chains (of ten rivois each) are attached to the outermost loogs on each side of the clasp with a simple loop of chatlottes. Coming Cut of a cykndor bead of the center row of the bezel, string ‘one 12° throo-cut boad and about oloven charlotzoo and loop through the top soldered ring on the clasp. Go back through the 12° three-cut bead! and then into thee nex! yk indey bead in the canter row cn the rival. You may want to reinforce this loop a couple of times, because itis a stress pooin:. Repeat the same process at the other end of this chain, then again st botn ende of the second chain (a). ‘The third chain, placed in the contor of the two outer ‘chains. is offset so that the rivolis in each chain atternat in ‘position, rather than align, To create this effect, add a mm head at each end of the chain Make the attachment as you id for the outer chains, but pick up the 6mm bead on each ‘end afler picking up the 12° three-cut and before making the loop of charicttes. ‘fell the clasp attachments are completed and rein- forced, weave off any tails, half-hitching a couple tims before cutting the thread Thiee-Stard Rvoli Bracelet SDSQUARE-OFF BRACELET Beading time varies, but count on at leasi 10 to 12 hours Ths project wes designed vo teach you how to bevel square MATERIALS yal stones with open back, beaded eras Its made bein TAN ee AIOE with vintage Hmm square crystal stone #4692 bur thee are stores rings #4890 4652 macern #4470), meny other options —for example, vintage square crystal stone #4650 or modern square crystal stone #4470 18 11° Japanese cyinder beads, 10 grams of ano color 18 15* Japanese seed beads, 5 grams a cach of two colors 1111" Japanece 2e0d beads, 5 rams ol one color Step 1: Bezeling the Stones 115° precious metal Czech cheslottes, Sorms The first step is to bezel the seven 14m crystal stones. Bezel each of these with tachnique 2 on page 27, TOOLS AND NOTIONS 12 Englch bosding noodes Step 2: Connecting the Bezeled Atal, Gio Stones = microcrystalline wax Now you'll connect the bezeled stones with flat odd-count peyote. Working with one of the tails that still atteched 0 your stone, weave down into the made row of cylinder 4 beads. Coming out of a cylinder bead in this middle row, pick tip one cylinder bead and then go through the next ey! incer bead in the middle row. Reneat three mere timas so you haxe a tolal of four up beads that have been worked off the middlo row of oylinder beads on one side of the bere, as shown in (a) on page 88,SS Crealing Crystal dewey wih Sneroraki Bocuse you are doing odd-count peyote, you need to do ‘a U.tur within tho bozol in order to come back through tho fourth “up” boad (a). Pick up © oylindor bead and go through the third "up" bead. Thon sick up another cylinder bead, end go throuch the second "up" bead. Finally, pick up & third cylinder bead and go through the first "up" beach. You have completed two roe of peyote stitch in the connactor tab (b), To bogin the thrd row of odd-count peyote, pick up a bead ard then ga through the "up" bead, as shown in the drawing. Work your way across, payote-stitching as usual ‘When you get to the far side, you wil again naed 10 co a Usturn within the tap to come back around and through the far sidle so that you are ready to begin peyote-stitching again(e). * Be cura you have created four rows (wo times back and forth) of peyote stitch for your connector tab. Then line up tho tab wth the next bozeled atono and zip thom togothor bby rigzegging through the "up!" beds on each piece. After waid, lie off the tals to get them out of your way. \fyou see thal the tab is net centered when you try to zip (L1o the next stone, :olate the second stone 80? so itis Repeat until you have connected all seven stones, Step 3: Creating the Closure Mechanism For the closure, you have a couple of ostons, Both styles, are shown here, The first option is to create a button closure like the one used on the Crystal Burst Bracelet (see page 74), ‘The second option is to create a square toggle closure (sce page 87) with a thread coming out of the center 11° bead on the end of the bezel. Make « ring of rine 18° beads and secure. Repeat on the opposite end. Now attach the clasp. With a thread coming out of the Center of the toggle bar, string seven 11° beads and eleven 15° beads. Loop tho strand through tho sing attached to the braoelet, pase back through the seven 11° boads, and secure, Attach the ring end of the toggle olasp to the other fend of the bracelet with a loop of rine 18° beads that through the oop on the bracelet.Step 4: Embellishing the Bracelet After the basic form of the bracelet is complete, an edge embellishment of gold chariatles and 11%s adds a nice de tal wthout taking away trom the beauty and the geometric shapes of the stones, Thread abou: 5! (1.5 rm) of single-thteaded FroLine. Halt- Hitch a couple of times within the beadwork of the first stone to star: the thread. Weave down to tha middle row of oylincer beads (the same row you built the tabs from) and fick up ono 1 1* boad boforo otitching through the noxt oy! indor bead ir the row (a), This process will create a nice, studded look along the edge of each stcne, When you reach the tabs between the stones, you'll work a slightly different edging technique with the 15° gold cherlottes. Gaming out of the frst cylinder bead ong the: edge of the tab, pick up three charloites and go back down into the nee cylinder bead along the eege of the tab. Turn round within the tab and pass back through the third char- lotte in the picot. Pick up two more charlottas and go into the next cylinder bead along the edge of the tab, Repeat for the entire length of each tab. VARIATION This variation on he Square Of Becelet s mae wid seven 1mm (84652) vintage stones in tabse. The somos are bezeled i aicas and 18° acoc beads, ond then embalister wit custom iced Jacarose 11% The closure or this trace! ks butte cosure (4o2 page $4). tis mada wih a Yar enamied copper Squate-OH Bracoiet SDRINGS & THINGS NECKLACE Beading time varies, but count on at least 12 hours. a & Idesigned this necklace for Beads on theVine.a three-day MATERIALS bread etieat held in Sari Luis Obispo. California, in july 2006. 1 thiea 1emm Sweroveld exyatal rivek (61129) This project provides a greet way to incorporate heads beveled scones, beaded rings, and crystal spiral rope into a mba BES Svinrivtl cywel eon (haan) stumingnechlace design. The fished piece isremniscent ateaqin alaweu apelaae oimedeval adomment, reinvented with modem materils (1201) andcolo schemes s thre9 13mm Swarovehi crystal ngs (#1245; 111" Jepanese seed beads, 10 grams The version shown at leftuses 60ss dentellesin place of the. eee: dS FEmm tivolis,and Lamm rivolis in place of the 8mm stones, a (esmaneaed ema toyee The rings are edged with single Is, The variation shown, 2h ofthe colors onpage 95 uses the stones listed atrightand the tings are = Japanoa cyinder otc, 10 grams edged with iree-bead picois ania ee ten 12 8 Bim vintage Smavoski nil beads (#335) 1 ten Stun cubic zirconia roncelles Step 1: Bezeling the Crystal Stones f= two gross anwm or Anim onytal bioores (#5501) The fist step isto bezel the six crystal stones: three {6mm Snerovski crystal rivals (#1122); two Bm Swarovski ays: TOOLS AND NOTIONS 1H stones (#4650); ancl one 27mm Swaroveki crystal otano (41201), Bezel all stones with technicue 9 on page 2? aoe ee noodles 1 Fratino, 6 1b tect 1 microcrystalline waxStep 2: Creating the Beaded Rings ‘After bezeling the stones, you are ready to begin to peyote- stitch the beaded rings There are three beaded rings in thie design: two ithe front and one in she toggle closure at tho back All three rings are mace wth forty-eight cylinder beads in the intial circle of beads. Make the rings, follow: ing the directicns on page 36, Finish the toggle ring with a connecior loop and picots between every beae in the middle row of cylinder beads around the rng. At the same time, maka the bar portion of thes logue clusure, beginning with a strip of poyote stitsh that is fourtar cylinder beads wide (see page 36). For the other two rings (which will appear in the front por: tion of the noc 66x certolce. This stave color has nt been fro chiced fr cme tine, and is dieust 'o com by, but tore are afernato rmocien egal eats, In this varfation, the erstl stones oe vintage Bas hght ern AD ‘onalls. Me oyindor baad a6 elias tal ae 24K plated, produc Ing an almost matic ete 1s crown jowe! wis ne wth Voty off 525 crvetal dencofes that rave areca "pt a" fried. The ote ‘826 f siny smaler than the sone ‘size 1th profoct v0 you reed to reduce te wii 10 0 beac to. 9 eaunt of 22. /2S cresting These beads, the srialest all tna croum jue, ce ride wel relage Bm square stores (desc) Because tha stone sae ie comelcrebly smaller than 6 ize nm the project you nood te reduce ‘ho en of he ll ioe rfid beac to 24 Although these viniage stones are comownatcmest 1 irc, Svarovek makes a nde ‘unre sone (#4470) thet fea excevent substitute and is aevible This crown jewel ade mil! a tua modus viral Sen centofes Thi vintage color more gotien purple ws opposed 9 the marker ey, grecnicrpink mociuariral Hh Truro on ato Alloa es very of 10° seed beads The open cernorc ara fled with 2m orate! This variation waco win artagie 85s dontehes in /ght Wak. The cylinder Besess ara Yona treasures, Thre oe eto a veiely ‘of fer 15° see baads. The open ‘cere ae ited vith Siren cxytal bones This crown jewel mats ising vine stain Coss dontstes. The sylndor boode used 10 Dota, ating wth the other 15° seed ese. Tho enon corners ero fled wth arm bicones‘These glass crown jewels r= all made with modem Grech glass stones that have been preeeed in moide ‘From the Art Nowveau ers. Tho off-contoved “volcano cut” adce an air of elaganos and aaymnmeity to ths ‘otherwse perfocty geometric form. This crown Jowel verison as Zghtamatryst 992! glass stones, in cconberisa wth ‘Atkos are a varow of ofvar 18% need bods. The corners 0 Med wita Sram Dicares, This crown jowel vertion Fas msird opel gle sto003, ‘Aiea, are assorted 19° seecs beset: MI but exe 0! he comers re Feo with evn Licanes, to scxorimnodaie a chair o nackstep. ‘This veriation hes fuchsia ‘ee joa0 stone, wit Dela arr othe: 15° seas ess. Sie of tne eight coer covers ae filed wth Seve icone, The ther nro apaoate corners ero fel oe to acxornnvodeie @ hain or aock aap, This crown jewel vation has pact opal glass stores. There ee also Akos and oer 15" c024 heeds, Tho beed ie ring on 2 length of sheer 4 riobon, ed a the back of the neck te Crown Jowels ALPCrystal GEopesic Dome Beading time varies, but count on at least 8 to 10 hours A Like the Crown Jewels, this project wes abo inspired by mathematics The dodecahedron (a twene-sided solid)is an.amazing geometric form, based on the Golden Ratio, a ‘matherratical relationship that appears over and over in the natural word, The calculations are exact, so be sure to select stones that have an initiabtow count of cylinder beads (for the bezel) thatis divisible by five, resulting inan even number For example, the stone might be encircled by thirty forty fifty ete, beads. couple of great choices for this project are 1 2rym rWvolt (the intial row of eytinder beads is thitty beads) = l6mm rivolicr 655s cemtelles (the initial row of cylinder beads is forty beats), There are instructions for both sizes, Step 1: Bezeling the Crystal Stones The first step (regardless of which size you are making) is to bezel the twelve crystal stones. Bezel the stones with technique 2 on page 27 When you have completed each bezel, leave the tail threads—you'l use them to connect the stones. MATERIALS (for on Crystal Geodesic Dom ss twoke crystal stones: Jin preferred size, as explared at lat) ° Japanese eylinder beacis, 10 grams of one color 189° Japanese seed beads, 8 grams total of two to three colors 818° precious meta charooltes, 4 grams: = sity Srim exystal Bicones TOOLS AND NOTIONS s size 12 Erglch boading needles 1 FieeLine, 6 lb test = miorocrystaltine wax©) IZ Creating Crystal Jewolry with Swarcrsii Step 2: adding the Connector Tabs The next step is to woave the connector tabs. The connec- tor tabs must be spaced exactly and wil vary in width, dopanding on the oiza of the stono. For th 12mm atone, the comoctor width will bo twe boade. For the 16mm stones, the connector width will be four beads, as shown inthe dawings. Weave your tai thread on the frst bezeled stone down to the middle row of the thrae rows: of oylindor boads at the Center of the bezel. Goming out of one ol these beads, pick Up a oylinder bead and go through the next cylincer bead in tho row (a), for the 12mm stone: Pick up a bead, and peyoie-siitel back the othor way to create a tab that ie two beads wid by two rows long (count are baad up each sida). for the 16mm stone: Pick up another cylinder kead and go through the next cylinder bead in tha basa so that you have tac cylinder beads that stand out from the bezel. Poyote-slitch back the other way to create a tab that is Four ‘beads wide by two rows long (count one bead up each side) ‘The connector tab will connect one stone to the next. Each bezeled stone will connect fo other stones at five points (b). ‘The spacing between the tabs, regardless of stone size, should be four beads and spaces, es shown in the drawing, Complete the top and bottom stones first. These are the ‘only two stones that will have five tabs, In the drawings, rote how the tabs ara st positions 7 through 5. Set aside these vo stones. Now create five more stones, with tabs at positions 3, 4, and 5. Then create five more stones that only have a tab at positon 2,Step 3: Building the Top You will work with the fivo atones that hava tabe at posi tions 3, 4, and 5. Attach the stones to form a domed ring by joining the tab at position 5 of one stone to position 2 of the next stone, 2s shown in (a), () Work all around until the stones are completely joined together. The steps for joining the tab to the ret stone are shown in (€). When you've fin'shed the domed ring, the tabs of the top. stone, which you will add later, will ft nie postion 1 of all the joined etonos, ‘As you build and join tabs to stones, add thres-bead picots to both aides of the tab with Grech 15° chariottes, Refer to (@) for the exact positioning of the pots. @ Crystal Geodesic Dome ARP(a, step 4) (a, step 6) FF Creating Crystel Jewelry wih Swaroeski Step 4: Building the Bottom Now you wil work the stones that only have a tab in posi- thon 2. Attacr the stones to form a domed ring, joining the tab at 2 to position 5, as shown’ in ie drawing (a). As you did before, picot both ends of the connector tabs. Step 5: Joining the Top and Bottom ‘The tabs of the top dome in position 3 and 4 wil fit into positions 4 and 3 of the bottom dome, Zip the two domas together at these places to create tan more connactor tabs. Again, be stro to picet both onde of cach tab after you've jeined the domes, ‘Tho bottom stones wil il nto tho oponingo at position 1 on ach of the adjoining otonaa, Zp ts last stone in place. Step 6: Adding the Bicones Bicones are added in the same manner as for Crown Jewe's. See page 127, step 4, for spectiics (a),VARIATIONS ‘These crystal goodosic domes aro all made with crystal stones. One variation can be wor as a pen- dant, Tho othor two aro boadod art objoete rathor thar This 12-sidod pendant i made wih 12mm jewelry pieces. eatha4'2frvols,eytinaor Beet, and 18 300c: bead, Mer the stanes ae nezoied and assembled to form the geodesic dome ‘hace te comare are flee in yrth smn bicones. The bezels of eech of the 12 rvs are emballched with 11° ceed beads acted {0 the tap row of cytes beast proide a tortura element This goodeste deme is mack wit urls, emerald AB, Gb dertolios, when are cot This erystal geodesic dome is mate with uh te point soe cut The 2070; 1 mace Sir topa3 AB See dpotclion and aint 29p lh Akos, 15° seed beads, and 15° char. hire AB Oss doniclios Too bezsl is made lence. The opan eamers are filed with With Arcos, 15° act bead, ard 15° chalob os. nr Bicones The pen cremore aro Md wath mm Bicones Alter te forn was assorted, a Doves of ‘ch denice wore ermpalianed in the top rw of cline beads wil 11° Japenese seed beads These metalic, purwcolored beats 2a 2 farm ale and afnension totINFINITY NECKLACE Beading time varies, but count on at least 85 to 100 hours This necklace isan élaboration of the MATERIALS techniqties used in Crown Jewels. Multiple Crown Jewel Glau eat hoe Goal bnew bbeads are linked together with spiral rope. which is ther |65e6, or 1ém) embellished with brange fringe. The centerpiece isa bead st welve mm o- Bra crystal rondelles (#6040), within a bead. 1 tweniy-two 8mm or Sm ‘rashwater poatls 11° Japanese cylinder beads, 1 grams oach of trae colore Step 1: Creating the Four Large nUEieeteeseeed sete gens Beaded Beads aoa ee The first step is 10 build the four largo beaded boads that ae eA Fore vill be incorporated into the finished pieca, Follow the 1 Drom caystel biomes (#5301), 100, instructions for Grown Jewels on pages 125-127 to make: eS Soe Sora of boeeat acy Agrees tor tinge these beaded boade, 124mm crystal bicones (#5301), 18 beats (ior comars of center open ‘ramed bead) Step 2: Creating the Three Small Beaded Beads Build three smaller beaded beads on the same principle as te aig beats, but wih ether mm equare crystal oes es eta stones (8650) ar 13mm crystal sings (#1245). Tho ony onde cifrence isin the counts nesded to encrese ard bezel the stones orgs. The chat on page 142 provides the counts torround and scuare stones and rings. ss cightoon 19mm enystal rings TOOLS AND NOT/ONS Frere, 6 rest a miorcenetaine woe Atter you'vo bezoled the stones, aasomble them into beac! beads, a¢ you did the largo stones in atop 1, Paco a Grnm pear inside the form before adding the sith side.) y Bo our0 tc locvo two opposite cornars open, s0.you wl be able to string the beads later. Sot two of the small beaded beads aside tor the back por tion of the necklace. You'llinaorporete the third bead in the centerpiece, to make a beaded bead within an open-frame beaded bead—the Uliinate Breaded Reac:IS Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovsle Step 3; The Ultimate Beaded Bead ‘You alreacy macie the inner bead for the centerpiece in step 2. New youll create the openrirame outer bead that contains the smal, inner bead. “The outer Dead is made up of six bead rings, which are ‘tlached to form a cube shape. These rings ean be one of two different sires, depending on how large you want the final bead, Rings may have a circumference of fity-six cylinder beads or sixty four cylinder beads. Tho numbor of cylinder beads must always bo divieblo by four, resutting in ‘an even number, your inner bead is made with &mm stones, | suggest mak ing rings with a circumforence of fity'si cylinder beads. your inner kead is made mith crystal rings, | suggest mak: ing rings with a circumforonce of sity four cylinder beads. To make the beaded ngs, follow the directions for the round togake closure or page 35. Toattach one ring to the next, weave oul of the middle row of cyider beads on the first ring, Create a tab of ‘even -count flat peycte stitsh that is two rows long and eight beacs wie (‘or a fity-sirbead ring), as shown in tho drawing, or ten beads wide (for @ sity-four-boad ring) When you've complated the tab, 2p it to the next ring by

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