ArtFire

This fantastic bracelet can be made with any cabochons and "bead soup" you might have lying around the house. The first bracelet photographed (red & green) is the one that is shown through the photos in this instruction packet, but you can use the techniques to make your own design. This is a techniques instruction packet for the bracelet only and does not include the EXACT paper pattern to make the bracelet, but you will be able to replicate it by following the photographs and the design tips. There are no beads included with this instruction packet. Students should be well versed in bead weaving. A working knowledge of setting cabochons in seed beads is not necessary since the techniques show a variation of setting cabochons using square stitch, but if students already know the peyote technique and prefer it, they are welcome to use it instead. This instruction packet is for INTERMEDIATE seed beaders. Instruction packet covers basic bead embroidery, setting a cabochon in square stitch beadwork, and the edging picot stitch. Once again, this is a TECHNIQUES tutorial, not an exact pattern, but you should be able to follow and replicate the bracelet pretty well through the design tips if you desire.

to make this project you need 1 or more cabochon in any shape, lacy stiff stuff, ultrasuede, semiprecious beads, seed beads, short bugle beads, 3mm and 4mm firepolish, bracelet blank, size 11 sharp needles, beading thread