Elegant Tila Bead Bracelet Free Beading Pattern

From Jennifer VanBenschoten, former About.com Guide

To make a 7 1/2 inch bracelet (including the clasp), you will need the following beads, materials and tools:

• Tila beads, matte black - 5 grams
• 3mm Swarovski crystal bicone, black - 56
• Size 15 seed bead, metallic silver - 1 gram
• Sterling silver toggle clasp, or clasp of your choice
• Beading thread - Nymo D in black, WildFire 6lb. test or FireLine 6 lb. test in black, or beading thread of your choice
• Size 12 beading needle
• Scissors or thread cutter
• Flat nose pliers (optional, but helpful)

You can adjust the size of this bracelet by adding or omitting rows of Tila beads. You will need to adjust the number of Swarovski crystals accordingly, as well as the amount of Tila beads used.

Resources:

• Tila beads, Swarovski crystal beads, seed beads and WildFire: Whimbeads
• Toggle clasp: Fire Mountain Gems