Victorian Lattice Bracelet: Janel Gradowski

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Victorian Lattice Bracelet

Janel Gradowski
Materials
Double-needle beadwork is Janels passion. She used two needles to design this bracelet, working two chains of seed beads with re-polished intersections, then linking them together with a lattice of bugle beads. The instructions are
5 g size 11 seed beads (A) 5 g 36mm long bugle beads (B) 50-70 round 4mm beads (C) Clasp 2 jump rings Size D Nymo or PowerPro beading thread
To o l s
Size 12 beading needles Round-nose pliers Thread Heaven thread conditioner Glue or clear nail polish Scissors
Te c h n i q u e
written to allow you to work with one needle at a time, but the rhythm is catchy and you may nd both hands stringing before you know it.
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Design Tips
Using bugle beads makes the bracelet substantial in size, but keeps it light and delicate looking. The choice of beads can change the look of the bracelet dramatically: You may use smooth or faceted round beads, rocaille, cylinder or charlotte seed beads, and smooth or twisted bugles. Note: It can be difcult to cross two needles through bugle beads at the same time. Another option is to move the bead onto the thread and cross the other needle through it, being careful not to split the thread with the needle.
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BASE CHAINS Step 1: Using 6' of thread with a needle on each end, string 6A to the center of the thread. Pass one needle through the beads again to form a circle, exiting next to the other thread. Step 2: Clasp increase. Use both needles to string 2A. String 1A with each needle. Use one needle to string 1A, then pass the other needle back through it. String 2A with each needle. Use one needle to string 1A, then pass the other needle back through it. String 3A with each needle. Use one needle to string 1A, then pass the other needle back through it (Figure 1). Step 3: Diamond motifs. String 3A with each needle. Use 1 needle to string 1A, 1C, and 1A, then pass the other needle back through the beads just strung. String 3A with each needle. Use one needle to string 1A, then pass the other needle back through it (Figure 2). Repeat fourteen times. Note: If a different length bracelet is needed, subtract the length of the clasp and 112" (the length of the increase and decrease at each end of the strands) from the nished length to determine how long to make this section of the chain. Step 4: Clasp decrease. Repeat Step 2 in reverse, then make a second circle of beads as detailed in Step 1. Exit the last
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circle of beads next to the end of the chain. Step 5: Second chain. Repeat from Step 2 to make a second chain the same length as the rst chain. After nishing the end decrease on the second strand, lay both strands next to each other, making sure they are not twisted. Attach the end of the chain to the rst circle of beads by passing both threads through the circle and back through the chain; tie several half hitch knots between beads. Glue the knots and trim.
L AT T I C E Step 6: Connect the chains. Using 8' of thread with a needle on each end, string 1A, 1B, and 1A to the center of the thread. Lay these beads between the chains. Pass the right needle through the rst ACA set of the right chain, going from the center to the outside of the bracelet. Repeat with the left needle and the left chain (Figure 3). Be careful not to split the threads with the needles. Step 7: Outer points. Use one needle to string 3A, 1B, 2A, 1C, and 1A. Slide the beads down to the chain. Skipping the last bead strung, pass back through the C and next A to form a picot (Figure 4). String 1A, 1B, and 3A, then pass through the next ACA set in the chain, entering from the outside of the bracelet toward the center (Figure 5). Use
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the other needle to repeat this step on the other side of the bracelet. Step 8: Inner bridge. Use one needle to string 1A, 1B, and 1A, then pass back through the ACA set of the opposite chain and the last A of the last point. Use the other needle to pass back through the beads just strung, the ACA set of the opposite chain, and the last A of the last point (Figure 6). Tighten the thread. You will have gone back through the middle of the diamond motif that the threads were exiting from and one of the new As that was just added on the outside of the bracelet. Step 9: Repeat from Step 7, omitting one of the rst As strung, for the length of the bracelet (Figure 7). After crossing through the last ABA set in the center of the bracelet, weave the threads back into the bracelet, tying several half hitch knots between beads. Glue the knots and trim the ends of the thread. Allow the ends to dry, then use jump rings to attach the clasp to the circle of beads at each end of the bracelet. (
Janel Gradowski lives in Central Michigan where she enjoys designing and teaching beadwork. She is a member of the Saginaw Valley Bead Society and the Midland Beading Guild. Contact Janel at [email protected].
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