NETTING

Hexagonal
lace cuff

Use Twin beads, seed beads, and farfalle beads

to create simple hexagons and connect them
for a dramatic cuff-style bracelet.
designed by Kerrie Slade

Whether you make this bracelet

with three rows or two (see p. 4),
youll love stitching these lacy
star-shaped components.

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any form without permission from the publisher.

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Difficulty rating

Materials
black/silver bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)*

FIGURE 1

FIGURE 2

144 (approx. 10 g) 2.5 x 5 mm Twin

beads (opaque black)
19 g 2 x 4 mm Czech farfalle beads
(jet/labrador)
23 g 100 Czech seed beads (silver)
4 8 mm jump rings
2 box clasps (www.agrainofsand.com)
beading needles, #11 or #12
Fireline 6 lb. test, smoke
2 pairs of flatnose pliers
black/gold/silver bracelet colors*

7 g Twin beads (silver)

12 g Czech farfalle beads (opaque black)
9 g 110 Czech seed beads (metallic gold,
in place of 100s)

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FIGURE 3

* All beads are Preciosa Traditional

Czech beads.

Components

1 On 26 in. (66 cm) of thread, pick up

a 100 seed bead and a Twin six times,
leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through
all the beads again to form a ring (not
shown in illustration). Continue through
the first two beads to exit the first Twin,
and sew through the open hole of the
same Twin (figure 1, ab).
2 Pick up a 100, a farfalle, and a 100,
and sew through the open hole of
the next Twin (bc). Repeat five times
to complete the round, and step up
through the first 100 and farfalle in this
round (cd).
3 Pick up five 100s, and sew through the
next farfalle (de). Repeat five times to

seed bead savvy

To use 110 seed beads instead

of 100s, work all the steps as in
the instructions, but in step 3 of
Components, pick up seven
110s instead of five 100s.

complete the round, and step up

through the first two 100s added in
this round (ef).
4 Sew through the 100s and farfalles in
the previous round, skipping the middle
100 of each five-bead group. Keep the
thread under the skipped bead. Pull
your thread firmly in each group so the
skipped 100 pops up to form a point.
Step up through the first three 100s in
the first group (figure 2).
5 End the tail but not the working
thread, and set the component aside.
6 Repeat steps 15 to make a total of
24 components.

Connections

1 With the working thread from a com-

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ending thread
opening and closing jump rings

Kerrie Slade is a beadwork

designer living in Mansfield,
England. She has been beading for more than 10 years
and has had her work published in numerous
books and magazines around the world.
Kerrie now teaches beadwork internationally
and sells patterns via her website,
www.kerrieslade.co.uk.

ponent, pick up a farfalle bead, and

sew through a point bead on another
component. Pick up three farfalle
beads, and sew through the point bead
your thread exited at the start of this
step. Retrace the thread path through
the connection (figure 3, ab).
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2 Sew through the beadwork to exit the

2.5 x 5 mm Twin bead
2 x 4 mm farfalle bead
100 seed bead

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b
FIGURE 4

next point bead on the first component

(bc). Pick up three farfalle beads, and
sew through the corresponding point
bead on the second component. Pick
up a farfalle bead, and sew through
the point bead on the first component
again. Retrace the thread path (cd)
but do not end the thread.
3 Repeat steps 12 to connect eight
components in a row.
4 To connect the second row of components: Exit the bottom point bead of the
first component in the first row (figure 4,
ab). Pick up a farfalle, and sew through
a point bead on a new component to
begin a second row. Sew back through
the farfalle and the first point bead
again (bc). Retrace the thread path.
5 Pick up three farfalle beads, and sew
through the point bead on the first component of the second row. Pick up three
farfalle beads, and sew through the
point bead of the first row component
again (figure 5). Retrace the thread
path. Do not end the thread.
6 Repeat steps 12 to attach the side
point beads of a new component to
the first component in row 2 (figure 6).
7 Work as in steps 45 to connect the
new row 2 component to row 1.
8 Continue working as in steps 45 and
12 to complete row 2.
9 Repeat steps 15 to add row 3,
if desired.

FIGURE 5

FIGURE 6

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Clasp

1 Using an existing thread, sew through

the beadwork to exit an end point bead
in the first component in row 1. Pick up
ten 100s, and sew through the adjacent
point bead on the first component of
row 2 (figure 7, ab). Sew through the
beadwork to exit the next point bead
on the same component (bc).
2 Pick up ten 100s, and sew through the
adjacent point bead on the first component of row 3 (cd).
3 Retrace the thread path through the
loops several times to reinforce.
4 Repeat steps 13 at the other end of
the bracelet. End all remaining threads.
5 Open a jump ring, and attach half of
the clasp to one of the beaded loops.
Close the jump ring. Repeat with the
second clasp. Attach the other half of
each clasp to a loop at the other end
of the bracelet. w

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techniques referenced here, go to
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FIGURE 7

This two-row version uses 110 seed beads instead of 100s.

The resulting components are slightly larger than those made
with 100s, creating a bracelet that is about in. (1.3 cm)
longer than the one shown on p. 1.

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