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- Apr 09, 2014
Patterns on Making Native American Brick Stitch Earrings with Seed Beads
Summary: Today I am going to show you a tutorial on how to make brick stitch and fringe beaded earrings. Hope you have fun in making this native American seed bead earring!
This kind of brick stitch with fringes earrings is typical native American style, it’s perfect to match your long flowing dress, Let’s get down to make this native American seed bead earrings!
Supplies needed in making native American seed bead earrings:
3mm Round Seed Beads
Round Cat Eye Beads
Silver Glass Bugle Beads
Black Glass Bugle Beads
Earring Hooks
0.38mm Tiger Tail Wire
Round Nose Plier
Wire Cutter Plier
Side Cutting Plier
Instructions on making native American brick stitch earring patterns :
Step1: Make the earring body
1st, prepare length of 80cm wire, fold it half, slide 1 yellow bead onto it, thread wires ends through a bead;
2nd, continue to slide 10 beads;
3rd, slide 2 yellow beads onto one wire, thread this wire through the gap as picture shows, then thread back through the second bead;
4th, slide 1 bead onto wire, and thread wire through the connected gap, then back through the bead;
5th, do the same as 4th in step1 to make the second beaded line;
6th, repeat 3-5 in step1 , pay attention to the number and color of beads on each line;
7th, do the same as 3-5 in step1 to finish the beaded triangle.
Step2: make the hanging lines
1st, prepare length of 40cm wire, fold it half, thread wire through the gap, then slide beads onto wires as picture shows, thread wires ends back through several beads for tightening, cut off extra wire;
2nd, do the same as 1st in step1 to make rest 8 hanging line, pay attention to the numbers and colors of seed beads and bugle beads;
Step3: Finish this native American seed bead earring
Open the small loop on the earring hooks, attach it to the earring.
Tada! We have finished this native American brick stitch earring patterns. It is not difficult but a little waste time. So please be patient! Do you like this native American seed bead earring? If you like it, please stay focus on my following articles! Have a nice day!