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5 0 DESIGNS USING
LE ATHER , RIBBON , AND CORDS
DAISY
Cuff
Turn a cheerful handmade bead and a leather loop into a custom clasp for a one-of-a-kind bracelet.
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LORELEI EURTO
MATERIALS
1 green/yellow/orange 18mm ceramic daisy lentil 4 green/yellow/orange 30x10mm ceramic daisy 2-hole spacer bars 26 green 7mm rubber O-rings 18 brass 2mm spacers 25" of brown 3mm suede leather lace
String the ceramic lentil to the center of the leather lace. Use both
strands to form an overhand knot. Snug the knot behind the lentil. Use one strand to string the left hole of 1 spacer bar, approximately " (6 mm) from the previous knot. Use the other strand to string the right hole of the spacer bar. Use one strand to form an overhand knot. String 1 green O-ring,
TOOLS
Scissors Ruler
1brass spacer, and 1 green O-ring. Form an overhand knot. Repeat entire step with the other strand. Use one strand to string the left hole of 1 spacer bar. Use the other
TECHNIQUE
Overhand knot, page XX
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strand to string the right hole of the spacer bar. Repeat Steps 23 twice. Use one strand to form an overhand knot.
FINISHED SIZE
6" (16.5 cm) (adjustable to 8" [20.5 cm])
String {1 green O-ring and 1 brass spacer} six times. String 1 green O-Ring. Repeat entire step with other strand. Use both strands to form an overhand knot. Use both strands to
form an overhand knot approximately 1" (2.5 cm) from the previous knot. Use both strands to form an overhand knot approximately 1 " (3.8 cm) from the previous knot.
BOHEMIAN-INSPIRED JEWELRY
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ERIN SIEGEL
Create a unique decorative bail for a donut by making half-hitch knots with colorful silk beading cord and small copper beads.
MATERIALS
14 amethyst 6mm rounds 1 lavender-and-brown 28mm ceramic donut 31 antique copper 3mm faceted spacers 1 antique copper 21x10mm S-clasp with two attached 6mm soldered jump rings 2 copper 4mm knot cups 79" (1 card) of carnelian size 8 silk beading cord with attached needle
1 2
Remove all the cord from the card. Stretch a small section. Repeat for
entire cord. Tie a double overhand knot at the end of the cord opposite the
needle. Trim. Dab the knot with glue. Let dry. String 1 knot cup and close with crimping pliers. Attach the knot cup to one half of the clasp. Tie an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an over-
3 4
TOOLS
Scissors Ruler Crimping pliers Knotting tweezers Fabric cement glue Bead stop (optional)
hand knot. String 1 amethyst round and form an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an overhand knot. Form an overhand knot approximately " (1.3 cm) from the
previous knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an overhand knot. String 1 amethyst round and form an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an overhand knot. Repeat entire step
TECHNIQUES
Overhand knot, page XX Double overhand knot, page XX Larks head knot, page XX Half-hitch knot, page XX Knot cups, page XX
five times. Form a lark's head knot on the donut. Snug the lark's head knot
against the last overhand knot. Working from left to right across the donut, form 2 half-hitch knots. *String 1 copper spacer and tie 2 half-hitch knots."** Repeat from * to ** twice. Form 3 halfhitch knots. Repeat Steps 34. Repeat Step 2 with the remaining knot cup and the other half of the clasp.
FINISHED SIZE
16" (42 cm)
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Tie it together
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Lorelei Eurto is a prolific self-taught jewelry designer who runs a successful Etsy jewelry business and writes a popular jewelry blog. Her jewelry has been published in Stringing, Bead Style, Bead Trends, Step by Step Beads, Creative Jewelry 2009 and 2010, plus in the books Chain Style (Interweave) and Enchanted Adornments (Interweave). Over the past six years, Erin Siegel has been an accomplished jewelry designer, instructor, and ceramic bead artist with a passion for sharing her knowledge, experience, and ideas. Her jewelry projects have been published in the beading magazines Stringing and Bead Trends.