"Diamond" Tennis Bracelet
Copyright 2000 Celia Martin
I came up with this pattern by experimenting with the Potawatomi weave. I learned this and other good basic techniques from a book called "Indian Bead Weaving" by Horace Goodhue.
Materials:
Size 11 silk-finished gold seed beads (SB)
Size 6 silver-lined crystal seed beads (CB)
Size B nymo thread
Wire for clasp (or purchased clasp & jump rings)
To start:
Pick up 6 gold seed beads and tie in a loop, leaving a 6" tail. *Pick up 6 more SB, 1 CB, and go back through 2 SB on loop, making sure you go through the bead the thread came out of. Pick up 4 SB and go through the 2 SB next to the CB. Repeat from * until desired length is achieved, making sure you pull the thread tight after each section. The center bead will pop up above the surrounding seed beads.
To finish:
Pick up 6 SB & loop back through the last 2 SB on the bracelet. Go through loop again to reinforce the loop, tie thread off and weave thread end back through the bracelet. Dab knot with clear nail polish. Repeat with thread from the first loop.
You can either attach a purchased clasp with jump rings, or make a simple hook from a piece of wire.
Take a look at the graphic illustration and the photograph of the thread path and a photograph of the clasp on the finished bracelet, right here.
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