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Beaded 2-loop Eyeglass Holder
Project C617
Designer: Julie Bean
An excellent gift for the avid reader in your life, these lovely beaded eyeglass holders are sure to please.
Rich tones of red and gold add a classy touch to this very convenient and practical accessory.
NOTE: This project includes one or more items that are no longer available, despite our best efforts. We have kept this project on the site for you to use as a template or inspiration for your own creations.
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What You'll Need
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Specialized Tools
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Instructions:
- Cut a 32" length of gold beading wire. Approximately 4" from one end, place a .
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Spread out some of your Czech seed bead mix in Wheatberry brown topaz out on your beading mat. We will not be using the orange color, deep brown, or shimmery iridescent purple color. All other colors we will use. Now also spread out some of your Toho silver lined ruby red seed beads.
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Thread onto your beading wire 1 gold crimp bead. Next string 6 seed beads - assorted between the colors left in your Wheatberry mix and the ruby red. For each "segment" of 6, i made sure 2 were red and the other 4 were assorted from the Wheatberry mix. There was no particular order I strung them in though. String 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead. String another 6 assorted seed beads, another 4mm round bead, another 6 assorted seed beads, another 4mm round bead, and finally another 6 seed beads.
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Next, string 1 Czech glass 7mm Art Deco cathedral bead in ruby red, 1 Czech glass 10mm Deco swirl cathedral bead in clear with antique ends, another Czech glass 7mm Art Deco cathedral bead in ruby red, 6 assorted seed beads, 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, and another 6 assorted seed beads. Repeat this sequence 11 times.
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Now string 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, 6 assorted seed beads, 1 Czech fire polished 4mm round crystal bead, and another 6 assorted seed beads. Finally, string 1 gold crimp bead.
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Thread your beading wire through one of the plastic loops on your eyeglass chain holder end. Pull the beading wire back around and down through the crimp bead and several beads adjacent to it. Pull snug but not so snug that you end up damaging the soft plastic. and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.
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Go back to the side that you started on and remove the bead stopper. Thread the beading wire through one of the plastic loops on your eyeglass chain holder end. Pull the beading wire back around and down through the crimp bead and several beads adjacent to it. Make sure there are no gaps in your beading - pull tighter if there are. and cut off excess wire with flush cutters.
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All done!
Variations:
There are so many lovely Czech Glass Art Deco and Cathedral Beads to choose from, you can create beautiful color schemes to match your favorite outfit or choose them simply because they look oh-so-pretty. Make sure to coordinate your size 11/0 seed beads to match.
When substituting in items, pay attention to sizes and styles to make sure all your pieces will fit together.
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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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You may use our designs to make items for personal use or gifts.
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