PandaHall Free Tutorial – How to Make a Pearl Bead Stitch Wide Bracelet

With 6mm pearl beads in different colors, you can actually make a stitch bracelet as I did. There's only one pattern in making this wide beaded bracelet, making it easy even for green hands. Let's go ahead and check the details now.

Materials and tools required in this pearl bead stitch wide bracelet diy project:

6mm Pink Glass Pearl Beads
6mm Blue Glass Pearl Beads
6mm White Glass Pearl Beads
3mm Purple Glass Seed Beads
Silver Cross Chains
Iron Jump Rings
Iron Headpins
Iron Lobster Clasps
Jewelry Pliers Set
Tiger Wire
Scissors

Instructions on making the pearl bead stitch bracelet:

Step 1: Bead the basic pattern

1st, snip off a piece of tiger wire, and slide 6 purple seed beads onto it;
2nd, thread one end of the wire through the last purple seed bead and tighten;
3rd, slide 2 6mm white glass pearls and 3 purple seed beads alternatively through one wire, while a white pearl through the other wire;
4th, through one wire through a purple seed bead on the other wire and tighten;
5th, slide a white pearl, a purple seed bead and a white pearl through one wire, then a white pearl and a purple seed bead through the other wire;
6th, through the left wire on the picture through the purple seed bead on the other wire and tighten up.

Step 2: Repeat the pattern with pink and blue pearls

1st, slide a 6mm pink pearl bead and a purple seed bead through one wire, while a pink pearl, a purple bead and a pink pearl through the other wire;
2nd, thread wire through the purple seed bead and tighten;
3rd, repeat the pattern in step 1 to finish the pink pearl pattern, then continue to bead white pearl pattern, blue pearl pattern as shown;


4th, continue with the pattern till you've finished with a proper length;
5th, slide 3 purple seed beads to one wire, and 2 purple seed beads through another wire;
6th, thread one wire through the last purple seed bead on the other wire and tighten up;
7th, trim off the excessive wire.

Step 3: Stitch the pearl beads bracelet

1st, snip off another piece of tiger wire, then make the first basic pattern as step 1;
2nd, slide a white pearl bead to the upper wire, a white pearl and a purple seed bead to the lower wire;
3rd, thread the upper wire through the first purple seed bead on the first pattern in the previous bracelet cord as shown, plus a white pearl bead;
4th, through the upper wire through the purple seed bead on the lower wire, thus you've make the first stitch pattern for the bracelet;
5th, slide a blue pearl bead (always keep the same color with the previous bracelet cord) and a purple seed bead through one wire, then a blue pearl and a purple seed bead through the other wire;
6th, thread the wire through the purple seed bead and tighten;
7th, through the wire through a blue pearl bead and the purple seed bead on the previous bracelet cord as shown;
8th, slide a blue pearl and a purple seed bead to the other wire, then thread the upper wire in the picture through the purple seed bead on the other wire and tighten up;


9th, continue with the stitch pattern, and always keep the colors homologous.

Step 4: Finish the pearl bead stitch wide bracelet

1st, attach a jump ring to each of the purple seed bead ring pattern as shown;
2nd, make ends with larger jump rings as shown;
3rd, connect the ends of the bracelet with a lobster clasp;
4th, attach a piece of iron chain to a jump ring on one side of the bracelet;
5th, prepare several headpins, and thread each of them through a pearl bead and make dangles as shown.

Here comes the final look of my pearl bead stitch wide bracelet:

I finished this pearl bead stitch bracelet within half an hour and I believe it won't take too long for you. It may take you some time to figure out the basic pattern and once you grasp that, everything becomes easy for you. So just give it a try!