Ancient Amber Pattern Download

Description

Seed beads may be small, but by stringing up a bunch of them, you can create rich, dramatic straps to surround an extraordinary focal piece.

Required Materials: Seed beads, crystal bicones, fire-polished rounds, lampworked rondelles, lampworked cones, top-drilled nugget with a horizontal hole drilled through the back, hook-and-eye clasp, crimp tubes, braided beading thread, beading wire. See project for complete list.

Tools Needed: Wire cutters, chain- or flat-nose pliers, round-nose pliers, crimping pliers, scissors, beading needle. See project for complete list.

Techniques Used: Wire and beads.

Finished Size: 16½”

Originally Published: Stringing, Summer 2009