beading & jewelryprojects

Straight
and Narrow
Amy Haftkowycz
Originally published in Beadwork
August/September 2011
Photos by Joe Coca and Ann Swanson

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 straight
and narrow
Amy Haftkowycz

ARTIS T’S TIP

To ensure a good fit, make sure the
TECHNIQUE two ends meet when you wrap the
right-angle weave bracelet base around your wrist.
See page 5 for helpful Adding the clasp provides the ease
technique information.
needed for a comfortable fit.

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A simple row of pearls becomes an elegant
embellishment when stitched over a right-angle-weave
band of fire-polished beads.

Back view of the bracelets.
1) Base. Stitch a right-angle-weave
base using fire-polished rounds:
Unit 1: Use 4' of thread to string 4C,
leaving a 6" tail. Pass through the
beads again to form a circle and knot
the tail and working threads. Exit
the next bead on the circle (Fig. 1—
blue thread).
Unit 2: String 3C; working in right-angle
weave, pass through the last C exited
in the previous unit and the first 2C
just added (Fig. 1—red thread).
Units 3–25: Repeat Unit 2 twenty-three
times or to the desired length.
MATERIALS
1 g dark bronze size 15° seed
beads (A)
2 g bronze size 8° seed beads (B)
78 aqua celsion 4mm fire-polished
rounds (C)
25 cream 4mm glass pearls
1 antique gold 9mm ball-and-
socket snap clasp
Smoke 6 lb braided beading thread
thread path several times to reinforce.
TOOLS
Start 12" of new thread in the last unit Size 10 beading needle
at the other end of the base and repeat Scissors
this step using the remaining clasp
half. Secure the threads and trim. FINISHED SIZE: 7½"

2) Embellishment. Add pearls to
the base and finish the edges:
Pearls: With the thread exiting the sec-
ond C added on the end unit, string
1A, 1 pearl, and 1A; pass back
through the second C of the previous
unit. Repeat to embellish the entire
base (Fig. 2).
Edging: String 1B; pass through the
next C along the edge of the base.
Repeat around the base, keeping the
thread tension tight (Fig. 3).
Fig. 1: Stitching Units 1 and 2 of the base Fig. 2: Adding the pearl embellishment
Fig. 3: Finishing the edges
AMY HAFTKOWYCZ is co-owner of Artful
Beads Studio and Workshop in Pennington,
New Jersey, where she lives with her
husband and six cats. In addition to
beading, Amy is a self-taught lampworker
and a certified PMC artisan.
RESOURCES Check your local bead shop or
contact: FireLine braided beading thread
and all other materials: Artful Beads Studio
and Workshop, (609) 737-1077, www
.artfulbeadstudio.com.

3) Clasp. With the thread exiting 1C

at the end of the base, string 3B, 1C,
and one half of the clasp; pass back
through the 1C and tighten the thread.
String 3B; pass through the first C ex-
Fig. 4: Attaching the clasp
ited in this step (Fig. 4). Repeat the

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R i g h t- A n g l e W e a v e

For single-needle right-angle weave, string 4 beads

and pass through the first 3 beads again to form the
first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 beads, pass
through the last bead passed through in the previous
unit, and the first 2 just strung; the thread path will
resemble a figure eight, alternating directions with each
unit. To begin the next row, pass through beads to exit
the side bead of the last unit. String 3 beads, pass
through the last bead passed through, and the first
bead just strung. *String 2 beads, pass back through the
next side bead of the previous row, the last bead passed
through in the previous unit, and the last 2 beads just
strung. Pass through the next side bead of the previous
row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead of the
previous unit, the side bead just passed through, and
the first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete the
row, then begin a new row as before.

Straight and Narrow originally published in Beadwork, August/September 2011. ©Interweave Press, LLC Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved
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