Pandahall Tutorial on Making a Beautiful Red Tube Bead and Seed Bead Bracelet

It seems that it would be difficult to make this tube bead and seed bead bracelet, while in fact it is easy with some basic beading patterns. Now I will show you how to make it step by step.

Supplies in making the red tube bead and seed bead bracelet:

2mm Silver Bugle Seed Beads
2mm Red Glass Seed Beads
3mm Silver Bead Spacers
Iron Jump Rings
Brass Slide Lock Clasp
12mm Red Glass Tube Beads
Red Nylon Sewing Thread
Flat Nose Plier
Scissors
Lighter

Instructions on making the red glass tube bead and seed bead woven bracelet:

Step 1: Weave a red tube bead bracelet cord

1st, cut a piece of red nylon sewing thread (about 90cm), then slide a 12mm red glass tube beads on it;
2nd, cross both ends of the wire through another tube bead and tighten up;
3rd, thread one end of the wire through a tube bead again;
4th, thread the other wire through the tube bead in the same way (cross both wires through the tube bead);
5th, repeat above beading pattern and string the tube bead along the way until you reach a proper length;
6th, thread the needle through a 3mm bead spacer, then thread the wire through the next tube bead;
7th, thread the needle through another bead spacer and then through the next tube bead.

Step 2: Add silver bugle seed beads

1st, repeat above procedures to dot the fringes with silver bead spacers;
2nd, now thread a 2mm silver bugle beads, a 3mm silver bead spacer and a silver bugle bead through the nylon sewing thread;
3rd, thread the wire through the 3mm bead spacer on the fringe of the tube bracelet cord;
4th, thread the nylon thread through the next bead spacer on the fringe, add a bugle bead, a bead spacer to the wire, then through it through the bugle bead on the previous pattern;
5th, repeat the bugle bead and bead spacer beading patterns along the way, and do the same for the other side of the bracelet cord.

Step 3: Add red glass seed beads ornaments

1st, slide a red glass bead on the thread, then thread the needle along the beads as shown;
2nd, slide 4 red glass seed beads to the thread, thread the needle through the bugle seed bead as shown;
3rd, add 4 red glass seed beads to the thread again, then thread the needle through the next bugle seed bead;
4th, add 4 red glass seed beads to the thread again, and repeat above procedures to bead the red glass ornament on the bracelet.

Step 4: Finish the bracelet

1st, once you've finished the red glass bead ornament on the bracelet, you will find there's space between each pattern. So fill the space with bugle seed bead one by one;
2nd, trim off the thread after you finish the bracelet;
3rd, connect the ends of the bracelet with jump rings and slide lock clasps.

Here is the final look of this red tube bead and seed bead bracelet!

Will you try this beautiful red tube bead and seed bead bracelet design? I love this seed bead bracelet design! For more inspirations and free tutorials, just find them at pandahall learning center.