If you would like to be notified

when new patterns are posted,

go to AroundTheBeadingTable.
com and click on the Join the
Mailing List tab on the left to
subscribe to my mailing list.

Amethyst and Crystal Bracelet

Step 1: Thread your needle with 3 yards Nymo,
C-Lon or Fireline.

= seed bead
= bicone crystal

String a seed bead, a bicone crystal, a seed bead,

an amethyst bead, a seed bead and a bicone
crystal. Leaving a 10- to 12-inch tail for attaching
the clasp, tie the beads into a triangle with a
double knot:

= amethyst bead
= fire-polished bead

Materials (for a 7-inch bracelet, not including clasp)

Step 2: Go back around through the bicone
crystal, the seed bead and the amethyst bead:

3
 yards waxed Nymo or C-Lon thread, size D,
or 6 lb. FireLine
About 200 size 11/0 seed beads
About 60 size 4mm fire-polished beads
About 64 size 4mm bicone crystals
About 16 size 4mm amethyst beads (or any 4mm
round beads)
clasp

Step 3: String a seed bead, a bicone crystal,

a seed bead, a bicone crystal and a seed bead.
Go around and back down through the amethyst
bead that you exited at the end of the last step
(highlighted in RED):

Step 4: Continue back around through the seed

bead, the bicone crystal and the seed bead that
you added in the last step (highlighted in RED):

2005 Deborah Roberti, espresso@sonic.net

Step 5: String a bicone crystal, a seed bead, an

amethyst bead, a seed bead and a bicone crystal.
Go around and up through the seed bead that you
exited at the end of the last step (highlighted in RED):

Step 6: Continue back around through the bicone

crystal, the seed bead and the amethyst bead that
you added in the last step (highlighted in RED):

1 www.AroundTheBeadingTable.com

Step 7: Repeat Steps 3 to 6 until your bracelet is

the length you want it, minus about a half-inch
and the length of your clasp.

Step 13: String a seed bead, a fire-polished bead,

a seed bead, a fire-polished bead and a seed bead.
Go though the next two seed beads below the next
amethyst bead (highlighted in RED):

Step 8: String a seed bead, a bicone crystal,

a seed bead, a bicone crystal and a seed bead.
Go around and back down through the amethyst
bead that you exited at the end of the last step
(highlighted in RED):

Step 14: Repeat Step 13 until you get to the end

of the bracelet:
Step 9: Go back around through the seed bead,
the bicone crystal, the seed bead, the bicone
crystal and the two seed beads above the
amethyst bead (highlighted in RED):

Step 15: Go through the bicone crystal and the

seed bead highlighted in RED:

Step 10: String a seed bead, a fire-polished bead,

a seed bead, a fire-polished bead and a seed bead.
Go through the next two seed beads above the next
amethyst bead (highlighted in RED):
Step 16: To attach the clasp, string 4 seed beads,
go through your clasp and back through the last
seed bead that you just strung (the 4th seed bead).
String 3 more seed beads and go back up through
the seed bead that you exited at the end of the
last step.
Step 11: Repeat Step 10 until you get to the end
of the bracelet:

Step 12: Go around through the bicone crystal,

the seed bead, the bicone crystal and the next two
seed beads below the amethyst bead (highlighted
in RED):

Go through these seed beads and the clasp several

times for reinforcement. Weave back into the
bracelet, knot in several places and cut your thread.
Repeat Step 16 to attach the other end of the
clasp. If your bracelet seems a bit too short,
just add more seed beads at both ends when
attaching the clasp.

2005 Deborah Roberti, espresso@sonic.net

2 www.AroundTheBeadingTable.com