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A = Miyuki 11/0 seed 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.

1.
Pick up 12A, go with thread up through the 1st A bead
added.

2.
Pick up 9A, make a circle and go with thread forward
through the 1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step.

3.
Pick up 11A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead
added in step #1 (first time) or the 4th A bead added in
Step #10, (every time after)

4. Pick up 1B, 8A, go with thread down through the
5th A bead added in step #3 and up through the 8th A
bead just added in this step.

5.
Pick up 11A, 1B, 6A, go with thread up through the 4th
through 8th A beads added in step #4, down through the
1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step, up through
the 7th & 8th A beads, step #4, down through the 1st A
bead just added in this step, up through the 8th A bead,
step #4 and down through the 1st A bead just added in
this step, pull up snug.

6.
Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 1st through
5th A beads added in step #5.

7. Pick up 3A, 1B, 7A, go with thread up through the
A bead added in step #6.

8.
Pick up 5A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead
added in step #3, up through the 8th A bead added in
step #4, down through the 1st A bead added in step #5
and up through the A bead added in step #6.

9. Pick up 10A, go with thread
down through the 1st A bead (of the 7A),
step #7.
10.
Pick up 7A, go with thread up through the 7th A bead
added in step #9.
11.
Pick up 7A, make a circle and go with thread down
through the 5th & 6th A beads added in step #9, and up
through the 1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step.

12.
Continue necklace by repeating steps #3 though #11 until you reach
the length that you want, then finish at the next step

13.
To add clasp, Pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 2 beads
in necklace, continue with thread around through the clasp and necklace
beads a couple of times, then weave in and end your thread. Repeat clasp
directions in the same manner on the other end, after removing the
stopper bead.
Sandra D. Halpenny © 2004 - 2008 All rights reserved,
This pattern may not be copied in any way without the
express written permission of the author.
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