Agave Cuff Pattern Download

Description

Inspired by the thorny and spiky plants of the American Southwest, this colorful cuff uses three-dimensional geometric beading techniques.

Techniques: Flat peyote stitch and herringbone stitch

Materials Needed to Complete this Pattern:

• 4 g turquoise opaque size 11º cylinder beads
• 2 g underwater blue opaque Duracoat size 11º cylinder beads
• 1 g matte turquoise AB opaque size 11º cylinder beads
• 2 g silver-lined bright fuchsia size 11º cylinder beads
• 1 g matte yellow size 11º cylinder beads
• 2 g matte black size 11º cylinder beads
• 5 transparent light blue AB 3.4mm Japanese drops
• 1 silver 25×10mm 4-strand rectangle slide-lock clasp
• Smoke 6lb FireLine braided beading thread

Wendy used the following Delica color numbers for this colorway: DB658, DB2130, DB878, DB1340, DB1592, DB310.

Tools Needed to Complete this Pattern:

• Scissors
• Size 12 beading needle
• 3 1/2″ plastic bobbin

Finished Size: 6 3/4″

Originally Published: Beadwork, June/July 2019