
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
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Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
3M ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED beads
B = 4mm Crystals or Rounds
C = 4mm Crystals or Rounds
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 1B, 5A, 1C, 8A, go with thread forward through the 6th A bead just added in this step.
2. a) Pick up 5A, go with thread up through the 1C bead, step #1.
b) Pick up 5A, go with thread up throu ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
1y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
Bead Store - 2” Snowflake
A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 300 beads
B = Miyuki 15° SEED bead, 36 beads
D = Miyuki 11° DELICA bead, 280 Delica’s
Nymo D Thread or Fireline (6 lb or 8 lb*)
*I used 8 lb for this pattern
#11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Use Fireline*, Nymo D or C-Lon and an #11 or #12 beading needle. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at R1. *I have recently started using Fireline® fishing line, too. I like 4lb and 6lb ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
1y ago
Last time I showed you how to do the St Petersburg Chain. Now that you have mastered that stitch, the Double St. Petersburg Chain should be easy to learn. *Please note in the illustrations the C bead is drawn as a drop bead, but in the finished sample I used seed beads instead. You can use either bead.
Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 8" tail and begin at step #1.
1. Follow the instructions to make the St Petersburg Chain Bead stitch pattern. This piece will b ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
1y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 10* beads
B = 2mm or 3mm Fire-polished Crystals, 8° SEED beads or 10° Triangle beads, 4* beads
C = 4mm Fire-polished Crystals, 1* beads
T = Tila Beads, 2* beads
*Beads counts are per repeat (Unit), each Unit is about 1/2 inch.
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. a) Pick up 1T.
b) P ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
1y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, #214, 28 beads
B = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, #259, 22 beads
C = 4mm Fire-polished Crystals, Green, 1 bead
D = 4mm Fire-polished Crystals, Salmon, 3 beads
E = #3 (1/4”) Bugle, Tr. Orange AB, 4 bugles
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 12B, go with thread forward through the 1st through 7th a bea ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
2y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
Bead StoreA = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 38* beads
B = 4mm Fire-polished Crystals, first color, 2* beads
C = 4mm Fire-polished Crystals, second color, 2* beads
*Beads counts are per repeat (Unit), each Unit is about 3/4 inch.
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 1B, 5A, go with thread forward through the B bead just added in t ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
2y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 54*
B = 4mm crystal, 6*
C = 4mm pear, 1*
*Bead Counts are per repeat, Repeat is approximately 1”
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10”
1. Pick up 4A. Go with thread through the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th A beads. Stack as shown.
2. Pick up 4A, 2B, 1A. Go with thread down through the 3rd and 4th A beads and the 1st B bea ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
2y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, color 1, 60 beads*
B = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, color 2, 90 beads*
C = 4 mm Fire-polished crystal, 3 crystals*
V = Czech VEXOLO 5 x 8 mm beads , 3*
Nymo D Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound)#11 or #12 beading needle
*Bead Counts are per repeat,repeat is approximately 1-1/4"
Start by waxing and stretching your thread.
Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
Abbreviation
TV = Top hole of the Vexolo bead
BV = Bottom hole of the V ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
2y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 32*
B = Miyuki 11° DELICA bead, 8*
C = Glass - 4 mm Druks beads, 5*
*Bead Counts are per repeat, repeat is approximately 3/4"
Nymo D Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound)
#11 or #12 beading needle
Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.
1. Pick up 1B, 3A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 2A, 1B, 3A, go with thread up through the 1st B bead just added.
2. Pick up 2A, 1C, 2A, go with t ..read more
Free Bead Patterns and Ideas
2y ago
This Pattern is Free here on my Blog.
To Purchase a Downloadable PDF for 99¢ : Click HERE
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A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 100* beads
B = 6mm Bugle beads, 4*
C = 4 mm Fire-polished crystals, 3* beads
D = 3mm Fire-polished crystals, 3* beads
E = Czech 6 x 9 oval crystal, 1* beads
V = Czech Vexolo 2-hole beads, 4* beads
Nymo D, C-Lon Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound), #11 or #12 beading needle
*Beads counts are per repeat (Unit), repeats for this bracelet are about 3/4 inch.
6-1/2 inch bracelet has 7 repeats.
Please Note: In the illustrations in steps #14 and #15 it sho ..read more