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Hi this is Julie with Beadaholique.com and this is the fourth installment on our
learning to do Soutache bead embroidery. We're making this earring from start to
finish
we are to the stage now where we need to create this little beaded bridge right
where our join is
on our main bead. See what the back looks like. We've cut off the
access cord ends
and now our thread
and our needle which has not yet been cut or tied off
it's in the wrong position, it should be up
front, to do that you're just going to stitch right
through from the back
to front
to right up near back your join
helps if you just go ahead and put in your needle through to see where it comes out
and see if you want an readjust before you go ahead and actually pull the thread
all the way through
I'm in a position where I want to be
I'm going to pick up one size 11/0 seed bead. These Tohos
one size 8/0 and one size 11/0 and I'm just gonna cross over to
the opposite side of the same location
we want to tack it down some more. Go up through
all of the cords
from the back to the front
and I want to end up just a little bit below where that
11/0 seed bead is
don't go through the 11/0 but do go through the 8/0
pull your thread and you want to tack this down so that it creates a nice little arch
go through our ribbon now
cords
on the opposite side at the same point
that is how
create a little beaded bridge
I've created the same little piece
I want to show you how you would add something like a jump ring
for this project we want two jump rings to be attached
one on each end so we can connect a connector and earring hook and a little
dangle below
go ahead and literally take your needle
and get it to the position that you want. So we're on the back side
actually might be smarter if we do through this jump ring first
see where that's positioned
since we're closer to this side I'm going to do this jump ring first
so I'm go from the back
to the front
you don't want to be
too far into the cord but I do want to catch it a little bit
we're just going to
place our jump ring, a closed jump ring onto our needle
you we're going to stitch it in place
okay we need to tack it down to the other side
just make it happen where your needle is where you want it to be
I want it to go out the other side
coming up
stitched right over there
you are going to be putting a backing on here. You're going to be doing a brick
stitch around the edge
which is going to cover up
part of your Soutache cord but you don't your thread to be out here because
that's not gonna be covered, you can see it in this example
you cover basically the back half
of the Soutache cord
so just keep that in mind as you're doing the stitches and where you're placing
them
look at it from the front
I want it to sit down just a little bit more so I'm going to tact it in place
grab it a little further down here
one more then I'm going to the other side
alright
got one attached. I need to attach the other one. So in order to get to the other
side
make it happen taking your needle
go through your Soutache
this is the backside. No one's going to see it. We're going to cover it with ultra
suede
See if you're are exiting where you wanna be exiting
I am.
I'm on top of my
other jump ring and
about in the center
of main center bead
do the exact same thing over here
jump ring is on
your thread
stitch it in place
I pulled my needle right of my thread
take a look at it from the front
make sure that they are lined up
if they're not you can always
use your thread and stitching to move it over
at this point
make sure you like what it look like
and if you are happy with what it looks like we are finally going to tie up this
thread
to do that
go ahead
go through some of your back Soutache
you're just going to tie a knot
just to be secure I'm going to take my needle
run it through
some of my back work here
tie another one
You don't want these knots to be bulgier. I do want it
to be secure
you are going to be adding glue to your backing and everything as well
that's going to add an extra layer of security but
why not
make these nice little knots
go ahead trim
and we are ready
to add
our backing in the next step. Go to www.beadaholique.com to purchase beading supplies and to get design ideas!