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- Feb 19, 2014
Illustrated Tutorial on Making a Stunning Beaded Bracelet with Glass Bicone Beads and Seed Beads
Summary: Glass bicone beads can add amazing glow to your design. This tutorial will show you how to make a beaded bracelet with crystal bicone bead and small seed beads. So follow me and give it a go yourself!
For this bicone bracelet design, I made a quite unique combination of 4mm & 6mm bicon beads along with small seed beads. You can see the final look of this bicone bracelet is just so stunning and dignified! Read on to learn the making details with me.
Materials needed for making this glass bicone bracelet:
2 Jump Rings
A clasp
4mm Glass Bicone Beads
2 Iron Earring Hooks
6mm Glass Bicone Beads
Nylon thread
Seedbeeds
A Needle
A pair of scissors
How to make this crystal bicone bracelet?
Step 1 : Make first beaded loop
1st, Put 2 big 6mm bicone beads , 5 small seed beads , a smaller 4mm bicone beads, and another 5 small seed beads on your needle and thread;
2nd, Go with your needle through the 2 big 6mm bicone beads in the opposite direction.
Step 2: Make the following beaded loops
1st, Put 5 small seed beads, one smaller 4mm bicone beads and another 5 small seed beads on your needle and go through the 2 big bicones again;
2nd, Put a big 6mm bicone beads, 5 small seed beads, 1 smaller 4mm bicone beads, and antoher 5 small seed beeds on your needle and thread;
3rd, Go through the last added big 6mm bicone beads with your needle;
4th, Go through the new big bicone (added in step 4) with your needle;
5th, Now put 5 small seed beads , 1 small 4mm bicone beads and 5 small seed beads and go through the last 2 big 6mm bicone beads.
Step 3: Now repeat step 1 and step 2 until your bracelet fits your wirst properly.
Step 4: Put a jump ring on the thread and go again through the big 6mm bicone beads but in the opposite direction.
Step 5: I went through all the big 6mm bicones beads again to reinforce the bracelet ( this steps is optional. ).
Step 6: Add to the other side a jump ring too and a clasp and here’s the final look.
And voila ! Your stunning and outstanding bicone bracelet is ready to shine! It may looks a little complicated, but once you master the way of threading, it’s quite smiple to finish. After learning this tutorial, do not forget to share with your friends around how to make this beaded bicone bracelet.
Comments (7)
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Jul 16, 2015 at 11:07 AM Terri Bremer
Lovely bracelet. Can someone tell me the name of the colors used in this design?
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Jul 16, 2015 at 06:08 PM Hong Cong Terri Bremer
There are three kinds of beads in this design, they are 4mm white glass bicone beads,6mm cyan glass bicone beads,and transparent seed beeds.
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Aug 15, 2015 at 07:28 AM Asia Oami
I've followed your tutorial and created this two cuties. What do you think? :) http://darlingbeads.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/flat-double-spiral-stitch-bracelet.html
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Nov 10, 2015 at 09:38 AM Nathalie Schoup Asia Oami
Wauw ! They look stunning ! Nice colouring too !
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Mar 06, 2016 at 06:31 PM Anita Xu Asia Oami
wow, really fabulous!
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Feb 27, 2016 at 05:48 AM Cheryl Zenoz
How many of each size bicone beads?
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Mar 06, 2016 at 06:36 PM Anita Xu Cheryl Zenoz
hi, the amount of beads depend on the length of the bracelet you want. the white faceted glass bicone beads are about 50+ and the aliceblue glass bicone beads are about 30+ and the seed beads used are about 100+. hope these could give you some reference~
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