A = Miyuki11/0 seed 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. *Fireline 4 or 6lb. crystal fishing line also works great for bead weaving.


1. Pick up 14A.  Go with thread up through the 1^st through 8^th A beads added in this step.


2. Pick up 11A. Go with thread down through the 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th A beads added in step A.

 

3. Pick up 4A. Go with thread around thread between the 1st & 2nd A beads added in step #2 or step #9. Continue with thread down through the 4th, 3rd & 2nd A beads added in this step.

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4.  (a) Pick up 4A.  Go with thread around thread between the 2^nd & 3^rd A beads added in step #2 or Step #9. Continue with thread down through the 4^th, 3^rd & 2^nd A beads added in this step. (b) Pick up 8A. Go with thread around thread between the 3^rd & 4^th A beads added in step #2 or step #9.  Continue with thread down through the 8^th, 7^th & 6^th A beads added in this step.  (c) Pick up 4A.  Go with thread around thread between the 4^th & 5^th A beads added in step #2 or step #9.  Continue with thread down through the 4^th, 3^rd & 2^nd A beads added this step.  (d) Pick up 4A.  Go with thread up through the 6^th A bead added in step #2 or step #9.

5. Pick up 7A. Go with thread around thread between the 7th & 8th A beads added in step #2 or step #9. Continue with thread up through the 7th, 6th & 5th A beads added this step


6.  (a) Pick up 4A.  Go with thread around thread between the 8^th & 9^th A beads added in step #2 or step #9.  Continue with thread up through the 4^th, 3^rd & 2^nd A beads added this step.  (b) Pick up 8A.  Go with thread around thread between the 9^th & 10^th A beads added in step #2 or step #9.  Continue with thread up through the 8^th, 7^th & 6^th A beads added in this step.  (c) Pick up 4A.  Go with thread around thread between the 10^th & 11^th A beads added in step #2 or step #9. Continue with thread up through the 4^th, 3^rd and 2^nd A beads added in this step.


7. Pick up 1A. Go with thread down through the 5^th, 6^th, 7^th & 8^th A beads added in step #1 (first time) or the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th A beads added in step #8 (every time after).  Continue with thread through the 1^st through 6^th A beads added in step #2 or Step #9, continue with thread up through the 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd A beads added in step #5.


8.  Pick up 7A.  Go with thread up through the 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th A beads added in step #4(d), the 6^th A bead added in step #2 or step #9.  Continue with thread forward through the 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd A beads added in step #5 and the 1^st, 2^nd,  3^rd & 4^th A beads added in this step.

9.  Pick up 11A.  Go with thread down through the 4^th through 7^th A bead added in step #8.  Continue with thread through the 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th A beads added in step #4(d), the 6^th A bead added in step #2 or step #9, the 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd A beads added in step #5 and forward through the 7 A beads added in step #8.

10. Continue bracelet by repeating steps #3 through #9 until you reach the length that you want ending at step #8. 
11. To add a clasp pick up 3A, clasp, 3A go with thread through the 4^th A bead added step #8 and continue back through all 3 A beads, clasp & 3 A beads just added in this step and back through 4^th A bead added in step #8.  Weave in threads.  Remove stopper bead at other end and repeat clasp steps.

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