Grecian Shield Pendant Pattern Download

Description

Create a classy vintage look made with modern materials by bead embroidering a pendant with brass metal and seed beads. You can customize the necklace to be your own with different colors or adding larger brass spacers or adding more rows of seed beads for a larger pendant.

Finished Size: 1¾” pendant
Required Materials:

• 1 g matte metallic olivine-bronze iris size 15° seed beads (A)
• 1 g matte metallic olivine-bronze iris size 11° seed beads (B)
• 1 g blue luster size 11° seed beads (C)
• 1 g taupe satin size 11° cylinder beads (D)
• 17 antiqued brass 4mm daisy spacers (E)
• 1 antiqued brass 6mm flower bead
• 1 antiqued brass 5×8mm bail (fitted for 2.4mm ball chain)
• 17″ of antiqued brass 2.4mm ball chain with connector
• 3×3″ piece of charcoal beading foundation
• 2×2″ piece of animal print Ultrasuede
• Sand nylon beading thread
• Fabric glue

Tools: Scissors, Size 10 beading needle
Technique: backstitch bead embroidery, fringe, brick-stitch edging, picot
Originally Published: Beadwork Quick + Easy, 2015