I recently bought a cute beaded bracelet and I thought it might be fun to try and make some that are similar, but I can’t find a pattern or instructions or anything.
It’s a cuff style bracelet, beaded, and stretchy, so there’s no closure mechanism.
It’s got multiple strands that form a "solid" bracelet.
Almost exactly like this one (except in a pretty silver and black diamond pattern): http://www.bleudame.com/images/8458_on_l…
Any help would be so appreciated, if I can make them, I’d like to give them as gifts.
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it sounds like a bracelet that is woven with stretch cord. There are several ways these are worked, knowing the stitches and weaves will help you find instructions. The simplest is called the right angle weave, it’s basically a series of loops that make a square mesh. it’s the easiest, and if you use small beads you can make elaborate square-graphed patterns. If you use larger beads you can make dramatic cuffs. I do all my bracelets in right angle weave, since it’s so easy to master I can worry about the aesthetics of the design rather than the execution.
There’s also the Peyote stitch. This arranges the beads in an offset brick-like pattern and is sometimes called "brick stitch". This is a little more difficult to work, looks best with smaller beads, but offers the most scope for creative interpretation. Some beaders can make pictures in peyote stitch.
Next is Ndebele stitch. It originated in Africa and the African beaders are masters of this technique. It’s more angular, looks like a herringbone patterns and lends itself well to geometrics. It’s best worked with small to medium sized beads.
Finally, there’s loom woven bracelets. Stretch cord is used as the warp and a finer cord threaded through a needle is used as the weft. If you have a loom they are quick and easy to make. if you don’t have a loom, you need to improvise using pins on a board for the warp cords and then using a threaded bead needle.
Aha! Found the pictures, I think! A few appear to be single strands of seed and E beads on stretch cord, knotted, and the loose ends buried in the beads. A couple appear right angle woven, and a couple appear loomed. There are also a couple right angle weave, and anything marked Santa Fe will be brick stitch.
Seed beads are inexpensive, so are "E" beads and many other small glass beads. Stretch cord is inexpensive and readily available at places such as Michael’s craft stores. Michael’s also has an extensive array of other beading books, tools, and focal point beads.
Fire Mountain Gems has lots of beads, tools, cords and most important, instruction for all sorts of beadcraft. Here’s their How To home page, the right angle weave diagram is there with the Swarovski Crystal resources. http://www.firemountaingems.com/beading_howtos/default.asp
Basic elastic bracelet: http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/beadingprojects/ss/082405.htm
More beaded bracelets: http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/beadedbracelets/Beaded_Bracelet_Projects.htm
All about Beadwork: http://beadwork.about.com/
Here are a few tutes and tips for right angle weave: http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/howto/archive/2008/05/15/right-angle-weave-single-needle.aspx
http://www.fusionbeads.com/pdf/Right_Angle_Weave_Bead.pdf
For the square stitch: http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/Objects/PDF/squarestitchbasics.pdf
Brick stitch: http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/default.aspx?c=a&id=1773
http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/Objects/PDF/bb7-sw0608.pdf
For more articles on brick, weaving, and other bead stitching it’s worth while to become a registered user for Bead And Button you’ll get acesses to all their instructions and articles. This is the Number one source for all things beads. http://www.beadandbutton.com/BNB/Default.aspx
You can also find lots of instruction all over the web under each stitch name and bead loom work. This is the barest of introductions to beaded bracelets, it’s a craft that’s fun, not too difficult and can very quickly become an obsession.
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