Materials -
Japanese Beading Needles
C-lon Size D (Turquoise)
1-2 tubes Miyuki Fancy Drops (dpf-31)
(fancy drops are color-lined with contrasting colors to the rest of the drop)
1 tube Miyuki 11/0 Seed Beads (11-271)
1 clasp or snap
Step 1- Start flat peyote stitch with twelve 11/0 seed beads. Each following row you will add 6 beads.
Step 2- Begin randomly inserting the drops to create a textured surface. Continue until bracelet reaches desired length.
Step 3 – This bracelet is clasped using a snap sewn onto a tiny leather tab. It makes the closure point nearly invisible. Using a button or regular clasp would also work fine.
Miyuki’s color-lined fancy drops give this bracelet a cool optical effect – as you turn your wrist the color appears to change because the angle of the light hits the bead at a different place. Try your own version and admire the effect!
See miyuki drops and fancy drops here.
Tags: 11/0, beads, beadweaving, bracelet, drops, Miyuki, peyote stitch, seed bead, seed beads, texture
