tension throughout the project.
• Substitute any other top-drilled drop or large dagger bead for the crystal briolette.
• Shorten or lengthen the long chain to reach the desired necklace length.
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Stitches 7 and 8: Repeat Step 2, Stitches 6 and 7 (Fig. 4, red thread). Weave through beads to exit from the B at the tip of the first fringe formed in Step 2.
4) PICOTS AND CENTER DROP. Connect the fringes and add the center drop:
Picot: String 1D, 1B, and 1D; pass through the last Step 2 B exited and continue through the next 1C/1F/1E (Fig. 5, purple thread).
Connect: String 1A; pass down through the nearest E of the next fringe, then weave through beads as before to exit the B at the tip of that fringe (Fig. 5, orange thread).
Repeat the picot/connect sequence (Fig. 5, green thread).
Center briolette: String 1D, 1B, and 1D; pass through the last B exited and the first D/B just added. Repeat Step 2, Stitches 2–7, off of the last B just added, but in Stitch 5, add 1C, 1B, the briolette, 1B, and 1C; reinforce this stitch to secure. Weave through beads to exit up through the outside hole of the center fringe’s next E (Fig. 5, blue thread). Repeat the connect/picot sequence twice (Fig. 5, red thread). Secure the thread and trim. Set the pendant aside.
Round 8: Work 12 stitches with 2B in each stitch. Step up through the first 2B added in this round (Fig. 2, orange thread).
Round 9: Work 12 stitches with 1B in each stitch, treating each 2B set of the previ- ous round as 1 bead. Step up through the first B added in this round (Fig. 2, green thread).
Round 10: Place the rivoli facedown in the center of the beadwork. Work 12 stitches with 2B in each stitch. Step up through the first 2B added in this round (Fig. 2, blue thread).
Round 11: String 2A, pass through the 2B of Round 10 just exited, and through the 2A just strung to form a square stitch.
Note: You will now be working in the
opposite direction. *String 2A, pass through the next 2B of Round 10, and the 2A just added. Repeat from * ten times. Pass through the first 2A to com- plete the round. Pass through all the A added in this round again to reinforce. Weave through beads to exit from 1B of Round 7 (Fig. 2, red thread).
2) BEZEL FRINGE. Use right-angle weave to form embellishments off the bezel:
Stitch 1: String 1C, 1D, and 1C; pass through the last B exited and the next C and D to form a circle.
Stitch 2: String 3E; pass though the last D exited.
Stitch 3: String 2B; pass through the open hole of the first E added in Stitch 2.
Stitch 4: String 1F; pass through the open hole of the second E added in Stitch 2.
Stitch 5: String 1C, 1B, and 1C; pass through the last E exited.
Stitch 6: String 1F; pass through the open hole of the third E added in Stitch 2.
Stitch 7: String 2B; pass through the near- est D of Stitch 1. Weave through beads to exit from the B of the next Round 7 picot (Fig. 3).
Repeat Stitches 1–7 four times for a total of 5 fringes, reinforcing the stitches as needed. Weave through beads to exit from the B of Round 7 opposite the center fringe.
3) BAIL. Stitch the pendant’s bail:
Stitches 1–4: Repeat Step 2, Stitches 1–4 (Fig. 4, orange thread).
Stitch 5: String 1C, 1B, and 1C; pass through the last E exited and the C/B just added (Fig. 4, green thread).
Stitch 6: String 1D, 4B, and 1D; pass through the last B exited in Stitch 5. Repeat the thread path to reinforce, then weave through beads to exit the nearest hole of the nearest E (Fig. 4, blue thread).
Fig. 3: Stitching the first
bezel fringe Fig. 4: Adding the bail
Fig. 2: Forming Rounds 8–11 at the back of the bezel
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5) CONNECTORS. Stitch double-ended fringes to use as connectors for the necklace:
Connector top, Stitch 1: Use 3' of thread to string 1D, 1C, 1D, and 1C, leaving an 18" tail. Pass through the first
1D/1C/1D (Fig. 6, green thread).
Connector top, Stitches 2–8: Form a fringe that looks like the bail: Repeat Step 2, Stitches 2–4. Repeat Step 3, Stitches 5 and 6. Repeat Step 2, Stitches 6 and 7. Weave through beads to exit the first D strung (Fig. 6, blue thread). Secure the working thread only and trim.
Connector bottom, Stitches 2–9: Use the tail to repeat the connector top to form another fringe that looks like the bail (Fig. 6, red thread). Secure the tail thread and trim. Set aside.
Repeat this entire step to form a second connector.
Fig. 5: Forming the picots and adding the center briolette
Fig. 6: Stitching a connector
6) ASSEMBLY. Use the 5mm jump ring to attach the clasp to one end of one 8¼" piece of chain. *Use one 6.5mm jump ring to attach the other end of the chain to one end of 1 connector. Use one 4" piece of wire to form a wrapped loop that attaches to the other end of the connector. String 1G; form a wrapped loop that attaches to one end of one 1½" (11-link) piece of chain. Attach one 6.5mm jump ring to one end of one 8¼" piece of chain. Repeat from *, attaching the final wrapped loop to the other end of the 1½" piece of chain. Use one 6.5mm jump ring to attach the pen- dant to the center link of the 1½" piece of chain. ✦
RESOURCES Check your local bead shop or contact: Seed beads, Twin 2-hole seed beads,
Swarovski crystal bicones and briolette, FireLine braided beading thread, clasp, jump rings, chain, and wire: Artbeads.com, (866) 715-2323. Swarovski crystal rivoli (article #1122): Fire Mountain Gems and Beads, (800) 355-2137, www.fi remountaingems.com.
Smadar Grossman
TECHNIQUES backstitch bead embroidery soutache embroidery spiral rope
fringe picot
flat and tubular peyote stitch
See p. 92 for helpful technique information.
PROJECT LEVEL
See p. 4 for project-level information.