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Hi this is Megan with Beadaholique.com and today I'm going to show you
how to make this zig zag style double row shambhala style bracelet
so instead of having
one bead
across
the middle this one actually zig zags back-and-forth with
two beads
and I've used
they really pretty Beadelle
pave crystal beads
I'm going to make another one here and show you using the
Beadelle
candy beads and this is a very pretty
emerald
and then I'm using some
24k gold plated metal beads
so I'm using a ten millimeter round bead and I'm using
ten of them. So for the two color
stripped effect here I have
six of
one bead and four of another color
and I have a one and a half millimeter waxed cotton cord
and I have a six-foot length and a three foot length
and then you're going to need
some way to attach your work to your work surface. I'm using masking tape
you could use a clipboard
something like that
to finish this off
you'll need
some E6000 glue
and then
you'll need either flush cutters or scissors. I like the way that flush cutters
give a really clean
and tidy
cut on this kind of cord
so to start with take the six foot piece
and fold it in half
take the three foot piece and fold it in half
and I've done that kind of clasp on this one where you have a loop and then two ends
and you just tie
the ends through the loop. It's adjustable
What I'm going to do to start that is
take your shorter piece
then take the middle of your longer piece
and place it underneath
the shorter piece
and I'm gonna leave this loop
at the end
about an inch long
so go ahead and if you're not familiar with how to tie a macrame square knot, you want
to start by watching the video how to tie a macrame knot because you have to use them
on the beginning and the end of this bracelet
So we're going to tie your knot
right around this loop
just take your left string, bring it over
your right string over that
underneath
and through the loop
and just pull it tight about an inch from
the top
and then you're going to create
your under
under over through
the second half of the square knot
just like that
on this one here I did five square knots at the end and then five square knots
at the beginning so I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to make mine this time
with six
just a little bit more knotting so it's a little bit longer
so you want to
finish
that up
Rember when you're doing this kind of square knotting you're going to
take your left hand over and then the next one take your left thread under and in order to
keep the knotting flat. If you want it to spiral
then you just do one
and it will spiral. You just keep going over or keep going under but to get it flat
alternate back and forth
and each set
equals one square knot
so each set of two is one
so once you have as much as you wanna put at the beginning
now you need
a nice flat work surface
you need to secure your work to the work surface
so if you're going to tape it down, make sure that you
really secure that tape. Get inside the loop and everything so that it
has a decent
amount of stability there
then you're going to
string the beads
onto the center cords
and go ahead and string them
just like this. So every other one on each one and
they'll automatically
adjust
to that staggered look
go ahead and just string them separately first
and the one-and-a-half millimeter cord will just fit through
these ten millimeters Beadelle beads. If you're using a different bead
make sure that the hole
is going to be large enough to accommodate the cord that you're using
and this cord is pretty good about not getting
frayed but if it does get hard to put through you can just clip it
That's
for one side
and then grab the other of the short cords
and string the same number
of beads
okay now we're going to tape
our center strings also down to the work surface. Give yourself a little bit of
room play with but
we're going to be wrapping around those beads
we don't want them to
go off the end
of the strands. Tape them down
being able to get under there and reach around
take the right
one of your longer cords
you gonna wrap it
underneath
the top left bead but above the top right bead
if you want to hold
those beads still, we're going to take the right strand and wrap it
right underneath
and then go around and around
when you're going to go between
each bead in the next
continue around
catch between each piece
and make sure that you're getting all the way down to that center string
really get it in there
don't let your beads move too far down. You want to keep them
pretty snug
This has a lot to do with how this looks with tension
you want to really
keep a hold on it
now we're going to
hold that there with your hand and
then we're going to wrap the other way
when you start this way you're going to skip that first bead on the left
and go around
Now you'll be
doing the same wrapping
but the other way
again you wanna get it all the way down to that
core thread
If your done a regular shambhala bracelet this one actually is
faster. It's got no knot in the middle. It's just wrapped to hold it in place
So then
go ahead and untape
that center strand
going to start by going under
and just make another square knot
right there. Try not to twist your center strand
and pull it up tight enough
you don't have a lot of extra room hanging out of the
bottom. At the top you can see it
worked pretty nicely the way those twist together. You want very similar
kind of thing at the bottom
Started with a under on the left, go over with the left
strand
complete your first square knot
and then you're going to do
five more square knots so that you have the same piece at the bottom as you do at the
top
and if you want to make this bracelet longer or shorter you could just
increase the number of beads or you can increase how much
of the knotting you have at the beginning and the end
it is also adjustable
pull your tape up
and that's going be them main part of your bracelet
just like that
so we you do have a whole video on how to finish macrame square knot
basically all you need to do this
take your loose strands
and
tie a regular knot
on the back here and you're gonna just put
some glue
right inside there
You want to use E6000. It's really gonna hold it well, keep it from falling apart
after you wear it
go ahead and put the glue right at the base
and then try to
open them up a little bit
and get a little bit
into the cords that are going to
attach. Pull tight.
you can wipe away any excess and then you want to go ahead and let this dry
thoroughly
before you go in and trim the ends
then
clip
those there
than what you want to do is leave yourself a good
six inches
past the end of that
and cut off those cords
and then just tie a little overhand knot at the end
and tighten that up
I'm going to clip these now so you can see but
you really want to let them dry
so that it doesn't come open
and that's all there is to it. Take
one of the end pieces, pull it through the loops
and tie back
you can tie it in a
knot if you think you can get it undone or you can tie it in a little bow. Either way
That's how you do the
double row zig zag
shambhala style bracelet. Go to www.beadaholique.com to purchase beading supplies and to get design ideas!