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Hope Bracelet
Project B1044
Designer: Megan Milliken
Spread breast cancer awareness and hope with this pretty multi-hued pink bracelet.
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What You'll Need
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Specialized Tools
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Instructions:
Before you begin, decide how long you would like your bracelet to be. Your woven piece should be 1 1/2" less than your desired bracelet measurement.
- Before you begin, watch the video: How to Use a Bead Loom. This video will show you how to string your loom and weave your beads.
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String your loom with white NYMO thread. You will need 13 warp threads to accommodate 12 beads per row.
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Now use a size 12 beading needle and 6/0 Pretty Princess Pink Czech seed beads to weave your bracelet to the desired length.
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Tie off and weave in your weft threads but do not trim your warp threads at this time.
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Cut your warp threads off of the loom, keeping as much of the length as possible. You will need at least a few inches on each side.
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Since these seed beads have a larger hole, it is possible to weave your warp threads into the bead work instead of backing your piece.
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Place an 11/0 crystal clear seed bead onto each warp thread on one end of your bracelet.
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Place the first two threads together through an 11/0 bead. Place the next thread through an 11/0 bead. Repeat this with the next three threads.
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Place the next two threads together through an 11/0 bead, and then repeat with the next two threads.
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Place the first two threads together through an 11/0 bead. Place the next thread through an 11/0 bead.
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Place each pair of threads together through an 11/0 bead. You should now have four little triangle shaped pieces with four groups of threads coming out the top.
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Pull each group of threads through one of the holes on a sterling silver 4 strand reducer. Then thread them back through the 11/0 beads, bring them into the 6/0 bead work, tie them off, and weave them into the work. You will have a lot of threads running through your end 6/0 beads, so be careful to spread it out a a bit.
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Repeat this process to finish the other end of the weaving and attach the second strand reducer.
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Use a 4mm, 21 gauge jump ring to attach one side of a sterling silver toggle clasp to one of the strand reducers. Use a second jump ring to attach the other side of the clasp to the other strand reducer.
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Open the jump ring on a sterling silver pink crystal ribbon charm and hang it from one of the end loops on one of the strand reducers.
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Variations
Choose a plain pink seed bead, and your favorite charm to personalize the look of your bracelet. Keep in mind, if you choose a smaller bead, it will be much harder (and maybe not possible) to weave your threads in. When substituting in items, pay attention to sizes and styles to make sure all your pieces will fit together.
Keywords: breast cancer awareness, pink, pink ribbon
Tip: Check package quantities for each component. You may have extra material to make more than one finished project, or will have leftovers for other projects. In some cases, adding on just one more package of a component may be all you need to make multiple pieces.
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