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Nov4th,2014

byEricainD.I.Y.
IvebeenmeaningtoputmycollectionofMiyukiseedsbeadstogooduse.Theyvealwaysbeenoneofthose
thingsthatIcantrestrainmyselffromhoardingeverytimeIstepinsideabeadstore.Theperfectlyuniform,
cylindricalbeadscomeinnearlyeveryshadeofcolorimaginableandtheirittybittysizemakethemthatmuch
moreappealing.Ivegotathingforanythingminiature.SoinspiredbySashisseedbeadbraceletsand
GeorgeFrostsmorsecodejewelry,Irecentlymadeahandfulofminiseedbeadbracelets,eachencodedwith
secretlittlemessages.

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Youllneed:
MiyukiDelicaSeedBeads
morsecodetranslator
embroideryfloss
wirebeadingneedles
crimpingpliers
crimpbeads
tinygoldbead
scissors

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BecausetheMiyukiDelicaseedbeadsaresupertiny,youllneedawirebeadingneedletohelpyoustringthe
beadsontotheembroideryfloss.Threadtheembroideryflossthroughthebeadingneedle.

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Youllpick4colorsforeachbracelet.Abasecolor,acolorforthedots,acolorforthedashesandacolor
separatingthedotsanddashes.HereImusingredforthebasecolor,greenforthedots,turquoiseforthe
dashesandgoldasspacers.Threadonafewbasecolorbeads.

Addaspacerbeadinthiscase,gold.Thenspelloutthefirstwordwithdots(greenbeads)anddashes
(turquoise).Separateeachletterwithagoldspacerbead.HereImspellingoutILOVEYOUandthefirst
wordisIwithistranslatedwithjusttwodots.

Addafewmorebasecolorbeadsandtranslatethenextword,whichisLOVEandthenYOUnext.Adda
fewmorebasecolorbeads.

Threadonacrimpbead.Yourcrimpingpliershavetwonotchesthefirstsqueezesthetubeclosedwithan
indentationalongthemiddleofthebead.Thesecondnotchisusedtofoldthecrimpbeadintoatubeshape.
Addanothercrimpbeadontotheothersideofthebraceletandcrimpitclosed.

Theclosureforthebraceletissimplyatinysmallbead,withanopeningjustbigenoughtosnugglyslideupand
downtheembroideryflosstotighten.Threadbothendsoftheembroideryflossthroughyourwirebeading
needle.Threadonthegoldbeaditwillbeasupertightfit!Crimpontwomorecrimpbeadsaninchandhalf
downfromtheendsofthelastseedbeads.Trimawayanyexcessandyourefinished!

BestFriends,XOXO,IWokeUpLikeThis,ImSoFancy,WTF...sayitwithmorsecode!

Makeafewforyourselfandofcourse,afewforyourfriends.

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Noemi
HelloErica,
First,youaretheinspirationformanywomen,youareverygenerous,thankyouverymuch.Second,could
youtelluswhichMiyukiDelicacategoriesyouused?Opaque,opaqueluster,dyed,frost,?Orjustgive
ustheDBnumberofsomeofthem.IamfromCanaryIslandsanditisimpossibletofindMiyukiDelica
here,soIhavetobuyonlineandyouknow,sometimespictureandrealityareverydifferent.Sorrymy
english,Ihopeyouunderstandmeandonceagain,thankyouverymuch.
Noemi.
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strandsgothroughtoconnecteverything..itsnottightenough.Iusedthesamesizeflossasyouwhat
sizebeadareyouusing?Imgettingdiscouraged

pleasehelp!

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breakingone,whichleavesewithathinnerthreadthatslidestoosmoothly
Anyideahowtopreventthis?
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Youreverytalented

Linda
Verycuteidea,

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