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Today I'm gonna show you how to do spiral rope but instead of just showing you the stitch,
I thought I'd show you how to make a completed project.
So I
created these
spiral rope bangles
using just
two different colors of or many different colors of 6/0 czech seed beads and they're
pretty easy to make
once you get the hang of the stitch.
So to begin since these are bangles and they are going to be put on your hand repeatedly
you want to use a really strong
type of thread so I'm using Fireline
in the crystal color and it is the twenty pound fire line so it's pretty thick.
And to complete one bracelet I think you're going to be needing about three yards
but since I'm just gonna show you a shortened example I'm using about one yard.
So I have two different colors here of the czech seed beads and 6/0 size and I've got
my core color which is red
and then the
outside spiral color which is turquoise.
You really don't need a stopper bead for this type of project because you're going to be
through and making a loop between the two colors.
So to begin I'm going to thread
on
four of my core color.
Bring it to about
six to eight inches away from the end of the thread.
Then I'm going to thread on
four of my outside spiral color.
Then I'm going to bring
my needle
back up through
the core
all four of them
so it creates a loop
like that.
Now I'm going to add
one more of my core color
and four more
of my outside spiral color
and this time I'm going to step up one skipping the first
core bead and going through four
of the core beads including the one that I just added.
That's another loop in my spiral right there and I'm going to slide it over so it's next to
the first loop in the outside spiral.
And I'm going to continue in this exact manner
threading one of the core color
four of the outside spiral color
and going through
the very last four beads of the core
taking that last loop added sliding it over next to the previous
outside loops.
And as you can see a spiral is forming
on the outside of the core.
So I'm just gonna continue for a little while
here and I'm not gonna make the entire bracelet
due to time constraints.
So this is what the completed spiral looks like
at least
two-and-a-half inches of it.
So I'm going to switch gears here a little bit
and I have a project that's almost finished.
The difference with this project
is that the core
is 6/0 mixed
and then the outward spiral
instead of just being four more seed beads
it's two of the 6/0 mix with one five-millimeter swarovski pearl in the center.
And you can do that you, can add embellishment to the outside spiral because you don't have
to pass through it multiple times.
The core is the one that you need to pass through multiple times so you need
a bead with a
slightly larger hole.
So since I have this project almost all the way done
I'm going to show you how to complete it.
I'm gonna make one more spiral just to show you where
I am.
So
like the other stitch
you're going to add one of the core beads which is a 6/0
then for the outside spiral instead of four 6/0 beads
you're gonna add one 6/0,
one five millimeter pearl,
and then one more 6/0 bead.
And the pearl sandwiched between two 6/0 beads that's going to be your outside spiral.
So just like
in the other
bracelet that I was showing you
you're gonna pass through
four of the core beads
and you're outside spiral
goes into place there.
Now I've made this long enough
by measuring
my hand kind of with your thumb tucked in measure around this part. This is going to have to be able
to slip over your hand fairly easily but then not come off.
So once you get the length that you want,
you're simply going to join this end to this end
and complete the spiral.
You're going to thread the working end
through the opposite end coming out
right after
where the last spiral began.
So that's three beads in
you're going to pull it closed.
At this point all you need to do is continue making spirals until the two sets of outward
spirals meet up
which is what I'm going to do right now.
Once you have your spiral complete,
you're gonna run your needle and the rest of the thread
through
the core beads
as many times as you can
to strengthen
the bracelet.
Before you do that though, you tie an overhand knot
between
two of the beads around the thread. Weave in the rest of your thread.
Remove your needle and do the same with the other side
and then trim off your excess thread.
And that's it, that's how you make spiral rope bracelet. Go to Beadaholique.com for all of your beading supplies needs!