Bracelet with Chainmaille and Czech Pearl-Coated Glass Druk Beads
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Design Idea E90R
Oriole and Martins
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Rose, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead, Czech glass druk, opaque satin purple, 4mm round
- Bead, Czech glass druk, opaque satin purple, 8mm round
- Bead, Czech pearl-coated glass druk, copper, 4mm round
- Bead, Czech pearl-coated glass druk, copper, 8mm round
Instructions
Step 1
String one purple 4mm round bead onto a headpin. Using a pair of chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers and flush-cutters, form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire, creating a purple 4mm round bead drop.
Repeat to create eight copper 4mm round bead drops using one copper 4mm round bead and one headpin.
Step 2
Using a pair of chain-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers, open one 6mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop of four copper 4mm round bead drops and one purple 4mm round bead drop. Close the jumpring.
Open a 6mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop of four 4mm round copper glass bead drops and the previous 6mm jumpring.
Continue to connect six 6mm jumprings for a total of eight jumprings in a chain.
Step 3
Open a 6mm jumpring. Pass it through the last 6mm jumpring and two 10mm jumprings. Close the jumpring.
Step 4
Open a 10mm jumpring. Pass it through the two previous 10mm jumprings. Repeat to attach a second 10mm jumpring next to the first jumpring.
Step 5
Push the second set of 10mm jumprings down slightly back into the first set of 10mm jumprings, pulling both sets open to create a slight box shape. Place a purple 8mm round glass bead into the center of the box shape created by the four 10mm jumprings.
Step 6
Press the tops of the second set of 10mm jumprings together over the purple 8mm round glass bead. Open a 10mm jumpring. Pass it through the two top 10mm jumprings capturing the bead inside the jumprings. Repeat to attach a second 10mm jumpring next to the first jumpring.
Step 7
Repeat Steps 4 - 6, sixteen times capturing eleven purple 8mm glass beads, one copper 8mm glass bead and four purple 8mm glass beads between the sets of 10mm jumprings.
Step 8
Open 6mm jumpring. Pass it through the last set of 10mm jumprings capturing the last purple 8mm glass bead and the loop on the lobster claw clasp. Close the jumpring.
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