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I saw a bracelet similar
to this on a lady at our local bead society meeting. I
kept admiring it and finally asked where she got the
pattern. She had said she got it from the
Beads
Baubles and Jewels PBS web site, so I went and
looked. They did have a tennis bracelet, but it was 2
rows wide. This one I did 1 row wide and a change on the
center beads 3 wide instead of 2 beads. It works up fast
and it looks like a real tennis bracelet.
A = Miyuki Delica bead
B = 4mm crystal
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.
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1. Pick up 10A, go with thread forward through
the first 5 A beads just added. |
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2. Pick up 1B, go with thread, left to right
through the 10th & 9th and up through the 8th, 7th, 6th A beads
added in step #1.
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3. Pick up 7A, go with thread up through 3 A
beads added in the previous steps and forward through the 1st & 2nd
A beads just added in this step. |
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4. Pick up 1B, go with thread left to right
through the 7th & 6th A beads and up through the 5th, 4th & 3rd A
beads added in the last step. |
5. Continue bracelet by repeating steps #3 & #4 until you reach
the length that you want the bracelet to be.
6. After adding the clasp, I went through the 3 center A beads
and the crystals again for security of holding the crystals on.
After the bracelet is complete, twist it so it lays flat.
Tennis Bracelet Pattern - Free Pattern
Sandra D. Halpenny © 2007 - 2009 All rights reserved
This pattern may be printed for personal use but
may not be copied or distributed in any way without the
express written permission of the author. The purchaser
of this pattern may use the finished piece for personal
use and for selling at arts and crafts shows. No mass
production of this design is permitted without
permission from the author.
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