Ideas: Bracelets
This page contains design ideas and projects for bracelets.
Plaited Bracelet
What you will need:
- Approx. 3 grams 2mm Bugle beads (Approx. 85 beads)
- Approx. 45 Bicone beads
- Approx. 2 gram 4mm Bugle beads (Approx. 45 beads)
- Approx. 4 grams 6/0 seed beads (Approx. 85 beads)
- Approx. 4 grams 11/0 seed beads (Approx. 85 beads)
- 1m 4mm Nylon
- 1 Clasp
- 10 Calottes
- 2 Chandeliers
- 2 Jump rings
Instructions
- Cut the nylon into 5 separate strands. Make sure each strand is the length of your wrist.
- Attach a calotte on one end of each thread.
- Attach all the threads onto 1 chandelier by hooking the ends with the calotte attached onto each loop of the chandelier. Make sure the hooks on the calottes are closed with round nose pliers.
- Thread each type of bead onto each of the 5 strands.
- Finish each strand with a calotte.
- Plait the strands of beads together.
- Attach the remaining chandelier onto the other end of the strands.
- Using jump rings, attach the chandeliers onto a clasp.