Chain
Stitch these sweet links
into a necklace or
bracelet
by Josette Maguire
ne Christmas, my husband gave
me a shoebox with 180 little
Oboxes of seed beads. You would
have thought he had given me the Hope
Diamond. He told me he had chosen
them from a close-out bin. It was amus-
ing to picture him sorting through
beads, but I knew it was a real testimony
of love. So I only giggled a little bit.
Though I am always looking for new
inspiration, I think Russian beadwork is
my favorite source. Looking through my
books on this topic inspired me to cre-
ate my sweetheart necklace design.
stepbystep
To achieve the heart shape, you must
keep the thread tension taut so the
skipped beads pop out.
Thread a needle with 4 yd. (3.6m) of
thread. String a bead 3 in. (8cm) from
the tail end. Tie the tail and working
thread in a surgeon s knot (see Basics )
over the bead. Glue the knot and string
a bead tip over the bead (photo). Trim
the thread tail close to the bead.
of hearts
String 3 A beads, 2 B beads, and 3 A
materials
beads. Continue through the first 6
beads strung (figure 1, a-b). Skip bead 7 " 10g* Size 110 seed beads, color A
and go through bead 8, pulling the " 5g* Size 110 seed beads, color B
d
thread taut so that bead 7 pops out, " 2 Bead tips
c
a
becoming a point bead. Skip bead 1 " 1 Clasp
b
and go through the next 4 beads (b-c). figure 3 " 1 Jump ring
" Nymo D or Fireline fishing line, 4 or 6 lb. test
" Beading needles, #12 or 13
To make the connecting diamond *Measurements are for a choker necklace. A
c
b
a
loop, string 3 Bs, 1 A, and 3 Bs. Sew longer necklace requires more, a bracelet less.
through the last bead exited (figure 4,
a-b). Continue through the first bead
figure 1 strung, skip the second bead, sew
String 6 As and 1 B. Sew through
bead last exited in step 2 and continue
c
d
b
through the first bead strung in step 3
a
(figure 2, a-b). Skip the second bead,
pulling the thread taut, and sew through
the third bead. Skip the fourth bead and
sew through the next 2 beads (b-c). figure 4
b
a
through the next 3 beads, and skip the
fourth (b-c). Continue around the loop,
skipping the diamond s bottom point
c bead, to exit the A bead just added (c-d).
Pick up 3 As, 2 Bs, and 2 As. Go
figure 2 back through the last bead exited to cre-
ate a loop (figure 5, a-b). Sew through
String 3 A beads. Sew through the the first bead added, skip the second,
first bead loop as shown in figure 3 and and continue through the third and
continue through the beadwork, skip- fourth beads added (b-c).
ping point beads, to reach the 3 beads
just added (figure 3, a-b). Sew through
the first bead added, skip the second
and go through the third (b-c). The
a
b
skipped bead becomes the heart s
c
bottom point.
Sew through the beadwork to exit
the point bead on the heart s right
side (c-d). figure 5
&
Bead Button " February 2003 3
Continue the pattern in steps 2-11
to build a heart chain to the desired
length.
To finish, string a bead tip and a
c
b
seed bead. Sew back through the bead
a
tip and through the last loop of bead
work, tightening the thread so the bead
figure 6 nestles into the bead tip. Sew back
through the bead tip and tie several
half-hitch knots (see Basics ). Glue the
Pick up 1 B and 6 As and go through knots and allow them to dry before
the bead exited in step 7 to create a loop trimming the thread. Close both bead
(figure 6, a-b). Go through the first 3 tips and use roundnose pliers to attach
beads added, skip the fourth, and go each one to the clasp. w
through the fifth. Skip the sixth and go
through the seventh bead (b-c). Contact Josette at 836 Baxterwood Ln.,
Sew through this heart s first loop, Janesville, WI 53546 or
skipping the point beads to exit as in hayburner619@charter.net.
figure 7, a-b. Pick up 3 A beads and sew
through the heart s second loop, skip-
ping point beads to reach the beads just
added (b-c). Go through the first bead,
skip the second, go through the third,
and continue through the second loop
to exit at the side point bead (c-d).
Pick up 3 Bs, 1 A, and 3 Bs and sew
a
d
c
b
figure 7
through the bead exited in step 9 (figure
8, a-b). Go back through the first bead
strung, skip the second, go through the
third, fourth and the fifth, skip the sixth
and go through seventh (b-c). Continue
through the diamond loop, skipping the
point bead to exit the A bead (c-d).
a
b
d
c
figure 8
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