Beaded Bracelets
Easy Elastic Bead Bracelet: A First Project in About 20 Minutes
A first beading project on stretch cord: measure the wrist, count about 30 round 6 mm beads, string them and close the circle with a surgeon's knot.
Tutorials
30 tutorials published
Beaded Earrings
Simple Bead Drop Earrings on Headpins
Stack three beads on a headpin, turn one simple loop and hang the drop from a hook ear wire. The loop is taught in three moves: bend, trim, roll.
Beaded Bracelets
Seed Bead Stretch Bracelet with a Simple Stripe Pattern
A thin stretch bracelet in size 8/0 seed beads with a ten-bead stripe repeat, with repeats and totals worked out for four wrist sizes.
Beaded Bracelets
Stacked Stretch Bracelets: A Matching Set of Three
A coordinated stack of three stretch bracelets in 8 mm, 6 mm and 4 mm beads, with the strand length and bead count worked out for each size.
Beaded Rings
Seed Bead Stretch Rings: A Stack of Three in Minutes
Three thin rings in size 8/0 seed beads on 0.5 mm elastic. Measure the finger with a paper strip, add the allowance for bead thickness and count the beads from a size table.
Beaded Necklaces
Knotted Bead Necklace: Beads Spaced with Simple Overhand Knots
Nine large-hole beads spaced along a cord, each locked between two overhand knots, in a 27 in loop that slips over the head with no clasp. Includes the cord arithmetic for the knots.
Seasonal Jewelry
Summer Beaded Anklet with Seed Beads and Bright Accents
A stretch anklet in size 8/0 seed beads with 4 mm accent beads, sized from an ankle measurement. Includes the repeat arithmetic, a size table and notes on water and sunscreen.
Beaded Earrings
Beaded Hoop Earrings: Threading Beads onto Wire Hoops
Slide beads onto ready-made wire hoops and bend the tip of the wire up to latch. The bead count comes from the hoop's circumference minus the section left bare.
Beaded Necklaces
Beaded Pendant Necklace: Make a Bead Drop and Hang It on Cord
Stack three beads on a headpin, roll a simple loop and hang the drop from a jump ring on cord or chain. Includes a tied cord and an adjustable sliding-knot finish.
Beaded Necklaces
Simple Beaded Necklace: An 18-Inch Strand for Beginners
A symmetric 18 in necklace on flexible beading wire, planned from the center bead outward and finished with crimp tubes and a lobster clasp. The full length arithmetic is shown.
Beaded Bracelets
Beaded Bracelet with a Clasp: Beading Wire and Crimps Step by Step
A strung bracelet on flexible beading wire, closed with crimp tubes, a lobster clasp and a ring, with the length arithmetic shown in full.
Beaded Rings
Daisy Chain Bead Ring: One Flower on a Seed Bead Band
Eight seed bead petals around a 4 mm center bead make a single daisy on a plain seed bead band. The ring is stitched with needle and thread and finished by weaving back through.