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With or without
leaves, these
lively rings make
a statement. See
the Editors Notes
on p. 54 for tips
on making rings
without leaves.
(B)ring it
MULTIPLE STITCHES
Playful rings include brick stitch,
peyote stitch, right-angle weave,
netting, embroidery, and fringe
designed by Kelli Burns
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materials
ring with leaves
1227 mm rivoli
1028 715 mm Lucite
leaves
1015 3 mm pearls or
crystals
2030 2.5 or 3 mm
pearls or bicone crystals
1 g 110 seed beads
5 g 150 seed beads
nylon beading thread,
size D, or Fireline 4 lb.
test
beading needles, #12
Lacys Stiff Stuff beading
foundation
Ultrasuede
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Combine a variety of techniques in one fun
ring, mixing and matching the stitches that
capture your fancy. The ring band can be worn
alone as a sparkling accessory or stacked with
leaves, crystal rivolis, and fringe.
stepbystep
Rivoli bezels
[1] Referring to the sidebar,
p. 54, and Basics, p. 98, stitch
a peyote bezel around a rivoli
in the size of your choice,
using 110 seed beads and 150
seed beads. If you want to
embellish the bezel with crys-
tal fringe, work step 2; other-
wise, end the working thread
(Basics), but leave the tail.
[2] If desired, embellish the
outside center round with
crystal fringe: Exit a center
110 in the round, and pick up
a 3 mm pearl or bicone crys-
tal and a 150. Skip the 150,
and sew back through the
crystal and the next 110 in
the center round (photo a).
Repeat to complete the
round, and end the working
thread, but leave the tail.
Ring base
[1] Lay the rivoli bezel on a
piece of beading foundation,
and trace a circle slightly
larger than the rivoli. Cut out
the circle. Use the foundation
as a template to cut out a
piece of Ultrasuede to the
same size.
[2] Tie an overhand knot
(Basics) at the end of a
comfortable length of thread,
and trim the tail.
[3] Sew through the founda-
tion from back to front. Pick
up a leaf, and position it
along the outer edge of the
foundation. Sew it in place,
then sew through the founda-
tion from back to front so
the next leaf will sit right
next to the first (photo b).
Repeat around the edge of
the foundation.
[4] To begin another round,
sew through the foundation
from back to front, exiting
between two leaves in the
previous round. Pick up a
leaf, and stitch it to the foun-
dation so it overlaps two
leaves in the first round
(photo c). Repeat to complete
the round. Work as many
rounds as desired, ending
with at least 12 in. (30 cm) of
working thread.
[5] Position the rivoli bezel in
the center of the ring base,
and, using the tail, stitch it to
the foundation (photo d).
Repeat around the bezel, and
end the thread.
[6] Align the Ultrasuede on
the back of the foundation,
and sew through both layers
using the thread from step 4.
[7] Work a modified brick
stitch (Basics) embellishment
around the outside edge: Pick
up two 150s, sew through
both layers two bead widths
from where your thread is
exiting, and sew back
through the second 150
(photo e). Pick up a 150, then
sew through both layers and
back through the 150. Repeat
to complete the edge. When
you reach the first 150, sew
through it and the last 150,
and end the thread.
Ring band
[1] On a comfortable length
of thread, pick up 12 150s.
Sew through the first nine
beads again to form a ring
(figure 1, ab).
[2] Working in right-angle
weave (Basics), pick up nine
150s, and sew through the
last three 150s your thread
exited in the previous ring
and the next six beads in the
new ring (bc). Repeat until
the band is the desired length
(cd). To determine the
length youll need, wrap the
band around your finger, and
FIGURE 1
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EDITORS NOTES:
To make an unembellished ring, simply
make the band long enough to wrap all
the way around your finger. Form the
band into a ring: Pick up three 150s, and
sew through the first three end 150s.
Pick up three 150s, and sew through the
last three end 150s. Retrace the thread
path to secure the join, then finish the
edges as in steps 4 and 5 of Ring band.

You can join the
band directly to the
bezel if you prefer
a ring without
leaves. Sew
through the bead-
work on the bezel instead of the
Ultrasuede and foundation. Anna
Kelli Burns owns The Hole Bead
Shoppe in Oklahoma, in the U.S. She
has been beading for over eight years,
concentrating on designs using Lucite,
but also loves to incorporate crystal into
her work. Kelli sells kits on her website, theholebeadshop.
com, or you can contact her at (918) 338-2444 or e-mail
her at theholebeadshop@aol.com.
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
These pretty bands are
hidden treasures. See the
Editors Notes below to
make a ring band without
embellishment.
Size of rivoli/
stone
Number of
beads
12 mm 28
12 x 18 mm 38
14 mm 34
16 mm 38
18 mm 44
22 x 30 mm 62
27 mm 66
Rivoli bezels:
How many 110 seed
beads do I pick up?
It can be challenging to
guess how many beads fit
in the initial bezel ring,
which makes up the first
two rounds of peyote. The
initial ring should always
have an even number of
beads and fit around the
widest part of your rivoli or
stone. Since beads vary,
you may have to adjust the
number of beads, but here
is a general starting point.
place the ring base on top.
The ends of the band will be
attached to the edges of the
ring base, so add or remove
stitches as needed.
[3] Exit a center 150 of one
of the stitches along one edge
of the ring band (figure 2,
point a). Pick up five 150s,
and sew through the center
150 in the next stitch (ab).
Repeat along the edge, and
sew through the beads on the
end to exit the center 150 in
the first stitch on the remain-
ing edge. Repeat.
[4] Exit the three end 150s
on one end of the band
(figure 3, point a). Pick up a
3 mm pearl or bicone crystal,
and sew through the opposite
three 150s in the stitch in the
same direction (ab). Repeat
to add a crystal or pearl to
each stitch (bc).
[5] Sew through the next five
150s (cd). Pick up a 2.5 or
3 mm bicone crystal, and sew
through the three 150s
between the two adjacent
rings in the band (de). Pick
up a 2.5 or 3 mm bicone, and
sew through the opposite 150
(ef). Sew back through the
bicone, the three 150s, and
the opposite bicone and 150
(fg). Sew through the next
six 150s along the edge (gh).
Repeat to complete the
embellishment, exiting the
three end 150s.
[6] Place the band near the
edge of the ring base, and
stitch the band in place by
sewing through the Ultra-
suede and the foundation,
and back through the end
three 150s (photo f). Retrace
the thread path a few times,
and end the thread. Repeat
on the other end. w
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