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For the 6.5 inch bracelet shown (minus button and loop clasp), you will need:
Size 11 seed beads
Size 15 seed beads
37 - 3mm crystal bicone beads, roundel beads or pearls
1 - button or hook, toggle clasp or clasp of your choice
Tool List:
Size 10 or 12 beading needle.
6 lb to 8 lb test beading thread. Fireline in Smoke or Crystal or Spider Wire EZ Braid are highly
recommended.
A bead mat, bead tray, scissors, a bead reamer and a thread burner are helpful tools.
Tutorial Tips:
It's best to maintain proper thread tension with this or any bead project. Aim for a medium
tension with no loose gaps. This project requires a semi-firm tension but not so firm as to
buckle the piece.
= the beginning bead of each step, round or row.
Step 1:
If youre creating single St. Petersburg stitch, string a stop bead
or attach a bead stopper spring device on a comfortable length
of thread, leaving a 10-inch tail.
Add 6 As. 6 As will only be added for the very first stitch in a project.
Step 2:
Circle back and sew through the 3rd and 4th As added, as
shown. You will have two pairs of beads sitting side by side,
as shown in the diagram.
Step 3:
Exiting the A from the prior step, as indicated by the
star symbol, Add 1 B. Stitch down through the 3
adjacent As, as shown. Add 1C. Sew through the 2
adjacent As, as shown. This completes one stitch.
Exiting the A from the prior step, add 4As. Circle around and pass back through the first 2As added,
as shown in Diag. 1. We are essentially creating a 4-bead circle.
Step 5:
Exiting the A from the prior step, add 1B. Sew through the adjacent 3As. Add 1C and sew through
the adjacent 2As, as shown in Diag. 2.
These two steps are repeated until your bracelet is the desired length, as shown by Diagrams 3 and
4.
The next step depends upon which style of clasp youd prefer. If youd prefer to add a clasp using a
jump ring or split ring, a loop can be created at the end of the bracelet. If a button clasp is preferred,
it can be directly attached at this time, as shown in Fig. 1.
For the purposes of this tutorial, a simple loop will be created in order to attach a jump ring or split
ring. Remove the stop bead or spring device. We will be working with the starting thread for side 2.
Step 6:
Exiting the A on the end, adjacent to the removed stop
bead, add 7Bs (Fig.2). Sew back through the beginning B,
forming a loop. Sew through the adjacent 6Bs to
reinforce the loop. Add 6As and circle back through the
3rd and 4th As added, as shown.
Step 8: