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EASY CRYSTAL BRACELET

(copyright 2006 Deborah Roberti)
For a PDF of this tutorial, click here

Materials:

  • 3 yards waxed Nymo or C-Lon thread, size D;
    or 6lb FireLine, whichever is your preference
  • Size 11/0 seed beads or Delicas (Delicas work better, I find)
  • 4mm green bicone crystals
  • 4mm black bicone crystals
  • clasp

Step 1: Thread your needle with 3 yards of Nymo, C-Lon or FireLine.

String a seed bead, a green crystal, a seed bead, a green crystal, a seed bead, a black crystal, a seed bead and a black crystal.

Leaving an 18 to 20-inch tail for attaching the clasp, tie the beads in a circle with a double knot:

Step 2: Go back through the black crystal, the seed bead, the black crystal and the seed bead:

Step 3: String a black crystal, a seed bead, a black crystal, a seed bead, a green crystal, a seed bead and a green crystal. Go around and up through the seed bead you exited at the beginning of this step:

Step 4: Continue back on through the black crystal, the seed bead, the black crystal and the seed bead:

Step 5: String a black crystal, a seed bead, a black crystal, a seed bead, a green crystal, a seed bead and a green crystal. Go around and down through the seed bead you exited at the beginning of this step:

Step 6: Continue back on through the black crystal, the seed bead, the black crystal and the seed bead:

Step 7: Repeat Steps 3 to 6 until your bracelet is about 1/2 inch short of the length you want it (not including the clasp).

Step 8: Go back through the green crystal and the seed bead:

Step 9: String a green crystal, a seed bead and a black crystal.

Go through the next seed bead on the row below:

Step 10: String a black crystal, a seed bead and a green crystal.

Go though the next seed bead on the row below:

Step 11: Repeat steps 9 and 10 until you get to the end of the bracelet:

Step 12: Go through the green crystal, the seed bead, the black crystal and the seed bead:

Step 13: String a black crystal, a seed bead and a green crystal.

Go through the seed bead on the row above:

Step 14: String a green crystal, a seed bead and a black crystal.

Go though the next seed bead on the row above:

Step 15: Repeat steps 13 and 14 until you come to the end of the bracelet:

Step 16: Go through black crystal and exit out of the seed bead:

Step 17: To attach the clasp, string 4 seed beads, go through your clasp and back through the last seed bead that you just strung (the 4th seed bead). String 3 more seed beads and go back through the seed bead you exited at the end of the last step, forming a circle.

Go through these seed beads and the clasp 3 times to reinforce it. Weave back into the bracelet, knot in several places and cut your thread.

Thread your needle with the tail thread from step 1. Repeat step 17 to attach the other end of the clasp. If your bracelet seems a bit too short, just add more seed beads at both ends when attaching the clasp.