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3. Cut approximately five feet of thread. 4. Tighten the leather knot and pull the thread
Working at the tail end, coil the thread coil snug. Add a small amount of Hypo
through the leather knot to anchor it. cement to the leather knot where the thread
tail exits the coil. Trim the thread tail.
5. Bring the thread over the top piece of 6. Work the needle around the bottom piece
leather, moving from front to back. Pick up of leather, moving from front to back. Stitch
one 8/0 seed bead and bring it between the up through the 8/0 and bring the thread in
two pieces of leather. Pass the needle and front of the top piece of leather.
thread in front of the bottom piece of leather.
7. Bring the thread over the top piece of 8. Turn the thread, looping around the bottom
leather, working from front to back, and pass piece of leather from front to back. Continue
the needle through the 8/0 seed bead again, the figure 8 thread path by stitching up
locking it into place. Keep the thread in front through the 8/0 and bringing the thread in
of the bottom piece of leather. front of the top piece of leather.
9. Pass the thread over the top piece of 10. Work the needle around the bottom piece
leather from front to back. String on two 8/0 of leather, moving from front to back. Stitch
seed beads and position them between the up through the two 8/0 seed beads and bring
top and bottom cords, they should line up the thread in front of the top piece of leather.
parallel to the first 8/0. Bring your thread in
front of the bottom piece of leather.
11. Bring the thread over the top piece of 12. Turn the thread, looping around the
leather, working from front to back, and pass bottom piece of leather from front to back.
the needle through the 8/0 seed beads again. Stitch up through the 8/0 seed beads,
Keep the thread in front of the bottom piece bringing the thread in front of the top piece of
of leather. leather.
13. Add three 8/0 seed beads and repeat 14. Move the thread into position by wrapping
steps 9-12. it over the top piece of leather.
15. Add one Long Magatama (LMA) one 16. Secure the three beads by wrapping the
3mm Swarovski crystal and one LMA. Be thread around the bottom piece of leather,
sure to string the LMAs so they point in moving from front to back. Stitch back up
opposite directions. through the LMAs and crystal, keeping the
thread in front of the top piece of leather.
17. Wrap the thread around the top piece of 18. Continue the figure 8 thread path by
leather from front to back and stitch down wrapping the thread around the bottom piece
through the LMAs and crystal. of leather, moving from front to back. Stitch
up through the LMAs and crystal, keeping the
thread in front of the top piece of leather.
19. Repeat steps 15-18 to add a second and 20. Add a row of three 8/0 beads. This row
third row of LMA and crystal beads. will give the bracelet flexibility and help keep
the LMA rows from stacking too tightly.
21. Continue in this way following a pattern of three rows of LMA and crystal beads and one
row of 8/0 seed beads.
22. Begin to taper the bracelet once it is 23. Reinforce the 8/0 seed beads by stitching
approaching the desired length. After a row of back through each row, following the figure 8
three 8/0 seed beads stitch a row of two 8/0s thread pattern.
and end by stitching on a single 8/0.
24. Place a small amount of Hypo cement on 25. Trim thread at the base of the 8/0 seed
the thread prior to trimming. beads.
26. Holding the two pieces of leather 27. Tie a second overhand knot with the
together, tie an overhand knot. Push the knot leather, leaving a space between the two
close to the beads. knots to accommodate the button clasp.
28. For this bracelet there are 10 sets of LMAs and crystals for a finished length of 7.5".
Appalachian Azure Materials:
LMA-142FR: Miyuki Long Magatama Matte Tr
Smoky Amethyst AB - 1 tube
8-4486: Miyuki 8/0 Duracoat Opaque Crocus
Seed Bead - 1 tube
283-330: Swarovski 3mm Indicolite Crystal
Bicone - 1 package
520-502-NA: Natural 1.5mm Greek Leather -
2ft.
194-007-P: 15mm Pewter Amor button - 1
piece
CLBD-O: C-Lon Orchid Size D - 1 bobbin
193-104: Japanese Thin Beading Needles - 1
package
Caravan Beads
2018
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