BNBSB1214B
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HERRINGBONE / WIREWORK
Cascadingfloral bracelet
Embark on a creative journey
using the 2015 Bead&ButtonShow commemorative beadto create a multifacetedflowing design.
by Cassie Donlen
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Cassie Donlen is an
associate editor at
Bead&Button. Contact her at
Materialsbracelet 8¼ in. (21 cm)
• 1 2015 Bead&Button Show commemora-
tive bead by Andrea Guarino-Slemmons
(www.BeadAndButton.com/showbead)
• 18 g 110 seed beads (Miyuki 9458-TB,
metallic iris brown)
• 14 2 mm round beads, sterling silver
• 6 x 1 in. (15 x 2.5 cm) 20-gauge (0.8 mm)
silver sheet metal, dead soft
(www.monsterslayer.com)
• silver wire, round, dead soft
- 7 in. (18 cm) 14 gauge (1.6 mm)
- 5 in. (13 cm) 16 gauge (1.3 mm)
• 16 2½ in. (6.4 cm) 22-gauge ball-end
head pins, fine silver(www.missficklemedia.etsy.com)
• 6 18-gauge 4.5 mm silver jump rings
• 1 12 x 12 mm 2-strand toggle clasp
(www.monsterslayer.com)
• Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #11 or #12
• fine-tip permanent marker
• 2 pairs of chainnose, flatnose, and/or
bentnose pliers
• 1.25 mm metal hole-punch pliers
• roundnose pliers
• wire cutters• 2 hammers (chasing and light utility)
• center punch
• dapping set with block
• disc cutter set
• steel bench block or anvil
Online Beading Basicswww.BeadAndButton.com/basics
• herringbone stitch: tubular
• ladder stitch: making a ladder, forming
a ring
• ending and adding thread
• opening and closing loops and jump rings
• wrapped loop
Base
1 The base is formed from two identical
sections of tubular herringbone that
have been flattened to form a double
layer. On a comfortable length of thread,
pick up four 110 seed beads, leaving a
20-in. (51 cm) tail. Sew through all the
beads again, and form them into two
stacks of two beads each. Working intwo-bead ladder stitch, pick up two
110s, sew through the previous stack
of beads, and continue through the
two 110s just picked up to form a new
stack. Continue working in two-bead
ladder stitch until you have 18 stacks
of two beads each. Form the ladder
into a ring.
2 Working off the ladder and using
110s, work in tubular herringbone stitch
for 41 rounds. End and add thread as
needed. If the working thread is less
than 20 in. (51 cm) after the final round,
end the thread and start a new thread
that is 2 ft. (61 cm) long.
3 Flatten the tube to create two layers.
There should be nine columns on each
side with the working thread and tail
located in the same column (either
layer) of an outer edge.
4 Pick up six 110s, and sew through the
top two 110s in the corresponding col-
umn on the opposite side (photo a).
Continue through the adjacent top
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two 110s in the next column. Repeat
these stitches for the next two columns
to create three loops. Retrace the
thread path of the loops several times.
5 Sew through the top edge 110s
in the next three columns (same side
as your working thread), and repeat
step 4 on the remaining three columns
(photo b). End the working threadand tail.
6 Repeat steps 4–5 using the tail for
the other end of the base.
7 Repeat steps 1–6 to make another
base section.
Wire components
1 Cut four 13 ⁄ 4-in. (4.4 cm) pieces of
14-gauge round wire. On a bench
block, use a chasing hammer to flatten
approximately ¼ in. (6 mm) at one end
of each piece of wire (photo c).
2 With the tips of a roundnose pliers,
grasp the flattened end of a piece of
wire, and rotate to form a small loop
(photo d). Repeat for the other three
wire pieces, and set aside.
3 Use a disc cutter and utility hammer
to punch 12 15 ⁄ 64 in. (6 mm) discs (small),
12 5 ⁄ 16 in. (8 mm) discs (medium), and
two 3 ⁄ 8 in. (1 cm) discs (large) from
20-gauge silver sheet (photo e).
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no disc cutter?Order the discs precut in 22 gauge
(6.4 mm, 8.0 mm, and 9.5 mm) at
www.riogrande.com
4 Use a marker to identify the center
on each disc, and use hole-punching
pliers to make a hole (photo f).5 Place each disc on a bench block,
and use a center punch and utility
hammer to texture one side of each
disc (photo g).
6 Place each disc, textured side up, in
the corresponding dome of a dapping
block, and use doming punches to
create a concave dome (photo h).
no doming block?No worries — just opt to keep the
discs flat.
7 On a head pin, string a large disc,
and make a wrapped loop. Repeat to
create dangles with the second large
disc, six of the medium discs, and eight
of the small discs (photo i).
Clasp
1 Open two 4.5 mm jump rings, slide
one through each loop on the toggle
ring, and close the rings.
2 Slide a 14-gauge wire component
(from steps 1–2 of “Wire components”)
through three of the seed bead loops
on one end of a bracelet base and the
two jump rings attached to the toggle
ring. Continue through the remaining
three seed bead loops (photo j).
3 If needed, trim the wire so that only7 ⁄ 16 in. (1.1 cm) is exposed from the
edge of the last beaded loop. Work as
in steps 1–2 of “Wire components” to flat-
ten this end and form a loop (photo k).
This loop should face the same direc-
tion as the first one.
4 Repeat step 1 with the toggle bar, but
add a second pair of 4.5 mm jump rings
to each loop on the toggle bar. Con-
tinue with steps 2–3 to attach the toggle
bar to one end of the other base.
Assembly
1 Cut a 5-in. (13 cm) piece of 16-gauge
round wire, and make a wrapped loop
on one end. Slide the commemorative
bead onto the wire, and make another
wrapped loop (photo l).
2 Lay the base flat on a hard surface,
and slide a 14-gauge wire component
through the outer seed bead loop on
the remaining end of a herringbone
base. String a medium and a small disc
dangle onto the wire, and slide the wire
metalworking Learn how to use a disc cut-
ter and doming block at www.
artjewelrymagazine/videos.
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through the second loop. String a small
disc dangle onto the wire, and slide the
wire through the third loop.
3 String a small disc dangle, a loop
from the lampwork bead, and a large
disc dangle onto the wire (photo m)
before sliding the wire through the next
loop. String a small disc dangle onto
the wire, and slide the wire through thesecond-to-last loop. String a small and
a medium disc dangle, and slide the
wire through the last loop (photo n).
4 If needed, trim the wire so that only7 ⁄ 16 in. (1.1 cm) is exposed from the
edge, and work as in steps 1–2 of
“Wire components” to flatten the wire
(photo o) and form a loop.
5 Repeat steps 2–4 on the second base.
Embellishments
1 On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread and leavinga 6-in. (15 cm) tail, sew up through a her-
ringbone base about 3 ⁄ 16 in. (5 mm) from
n o
q r
To brush up on the basic tech-
niques referenced in this project, go
to www.BeadAndButton.com/basics.
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the end where the clasp is attached.
Exit the center column. Pick up a med-
ium disc and a 2 mm round silver bead,
and sew back through the disc and the
base. Retrace the thread path.
2 Sew through the beadwork to exit
two columns over from where you
attached the medium disc. Pick up a
small disc and a 2 mm bead, and sewback through the disc and the base
(photo p). Retrace the thread path.
3 Work as in step 2 to add a small disc
on the other side of the medium disc
(photo q). End the working thread
and tail.
4 Repeat steps 1–3 on the second base.
5 Work as in steps 1–4 to add two
medium discs and two small discs for
embellishment next to the disc dangles
on each base. Position the discs asdesired to make them look as if they
are cascading or flowing away from the
focal bead (photo r).w
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