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CHEVRON BRACELET & EARRINGS (©2020 Deborah Roberti)
Quick and easy bracelet and matching earring pattern that uses 11/0 seed beads, 3mm and 4mm fire-polished beads and Chevron Duo beads. Instead of using all Chevron Duo beads, you can accent the bracelet and earrings by adding some of Beadsmith’s beautiful Chevron Duo Koudouro Cymbal elements. Links to exact beads used at the end of the page. MATERIALS: Bracelet MATERIALS: Earrings * Any or all Color1 or Color2 Chevron Duo beads can be substituted with Beadsmith’s Chevron Duo Koudouro Cymbal elements.
Step 1: Thread your needle with about two yards of FireLine (or start with a length that you are comfortable working with and add more later). Leaving about a 10-inch tail for attaching your clasp, hold onto this tail thread and string a seed bead, a Color1 Chevron Duo bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead, a seed bead, a 4mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead and Color1 Chevron Duo bead:
NOTE: You will not be making a knot until Step 4 so keep the tension tight and hold onto this tail thread for now. Position the Chevron Duo beads the way they appear in my illustrations as you add them. Step 2: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead and a seed bead. Go around and down through the right hole of the Color1 Chevron Duo and the Color2 Chevron Duo beads that you just exited (highlighted in RED):
Go down through the right hole of the Color2 Chevron Duo and the Color1 Chevron Duo beads below (highlighted in RED):
Step 4: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Grab your tail thread and tie a tight double knot:
Step 5: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED:
Step 6: Go back up through the beads highlighted in RED so that you are exiting from the topmost seed bead:
You just finished the first Chevron Bracelet motif. Step 7: To start the next motif, string a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a Color1 Chevron Duo bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead, a seed bead, a 4mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead and Color1 Chevron Duo bead:
Step 8: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead and a seed bead. Go around and down through the left hole of the Color1 Chevron Duo and the Color2 Chevron Duo beads that you just exited (highlighted in RED):
Go down through the left hole of the Color2 Chevron Duo and the Color1 Chevron Duo beads below (highlighted in RED):
Step 10: String a seed bead and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Go across through the bottom seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 11: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED:
Step 12: Go back up through the beads highlighted in RED so that you are exiting from the topmost seed bead:
You just finished the second Chevron Bracelet motif. Step 13: Flip the bracelet over so that you are exiting from the right side of the topmost seed bead and can continue to follow the directions as written:
Step 14: Repeat Step 7 to Step 13 until your band is the length you want it, minus the length of your clasp and about a half-inch:
NOTE: You can add more beads when you attach the clasp to make your bracelet longer. Step 15: To attach your clasp, string three seed beads. Go through your clasp and back through the last seed bead that you just strung:
NOTE: To make your band longer, just add more seed beads—or a combination of seed beads and 3mm beads—than directed in this step and the next. Step 16: String two more seed beads. Go back across through the seed bead that you exited earlier (highlighted in RED):
Step 17: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and the clasp several times:
Weave into the band, knot in several places and then cut your thread. Step 18: To attach the clasp to the other end of your band, thread your needle with the tail thread from Step 1. Go up through the 3mm bead and seed bead highlighted in RED:
Repeat Steps 15-17.
Earring Version using Closed Jump Ring
Step 1: Thread your needle with about two feet of FireLine. Leaving about a 6-inch tail that you can weave in and cut later, hold onto this tail thread and string a seed bead, a Color1 Chevron Duo bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead, a seed bead, a 4mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead and Color1 Chevron Duo bead:
NOTE: You will not be making a knot until Step 4 so keep the tension tight and hold onto this tail thread for now. Position the Chevron Duo beads the way they appear in my illustrations as you add them. Step 2: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, two seed beads, a 3mm fire-polished bead and a seed bead. Go around and down through the right hole of the Color1 Chevron Duo and the Color2 Chevron Duo beads that you just exited (highlighted in RED):
Go down through the right hole of the Color2 Chevron Duo and the Color1 Chevron Duo beads below (highlighted in RED):
Step 4: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Grab your tail thread and tie a tight double knot:
Step 5: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED:
Step 6: String a seed bead. Go around through your jump ring and then back down through the seed bead that you just added (highlighted in RED):
Step 7: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and the jump ring:
Weave back into the earring, knot and cut your thread. Attach your earring finding to your jump ring. Earring Version using Remata Cymbal element
Step 1: Thread your needle with about two feet of FireLine. Leaving about a 6-inch tail that you can weave in and cut later, hold onto this tail thread and string a seed bead, a Color1 Chevron Duo bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead, a seed bead, a 4mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead, a Color2 Chevron Duo bead and Color1 Chevron Duo bead:
NOTE: You will not be making a knot until Step 4 so keep the tension tight and hold onto this tail thread for now. Position the Chevron Duo beads the way they appear in my illustrations as you add them. Step 2: String a seed bead and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Go through the bottom hole of a Remata Cymbal element. String a 3mm fire-polished bead and a seed bead. Go around and down through the right hole of the Color1 Chevron Duo and the Color2 Chevron Duo beads that you just exited (highlighted
Go down through the right hole of the Color2 Chevron Duo and the Color1 Chevron Duo beads below (highlighted in RED):
Step 4: String a seed bead, a 3mm fire-polished bead, a seed bead and a 3mm fire-polished bead. Grab your tail thread and tie a tight double knot:
Step 5: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and the Remata Cymbal element:
Weave back into the earring, knot and cut your thread. Attach your earring finding to your jump ring.
Beads used in the photo above
Polychrome Mint Chocolate/Black version
Polychrome Mint Chocolate/Black/Koudouro Cymbal version
Green/Purple version
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