Pearls now come in a variety of colors,

so have fun selecting matching or

contrasting seed beads for the ruffles.
 Frame

pearls
freshwater

with lacy
ruffles
Pinch beads stitched in right-angle weave form the base of this bracelet

designed by Dottie Hoeschen

Put your wrist in the spotlight with the contrasting

combination of freshwater pearls and seed bead loops.

stepbystep pinch beads to the length

[1] Measure your wrist,
subtract both the length of
the clasp and 1 in. (2.5cm)
to determine the length of
the band.
[2] Thread a needle with a
comfortable length of Silamide
or C-Lon, and, leaving a 10-in.
(25cm) tail, pick up four pinch
beads. Sew through the first
three beads, and tighten the
thread to form a ring. Working
in right-angle weave (Basics,
p. 156), stitch the base with
determined in step 1. Stitch an
even number of rings.
[3] Pick up an 80 seed bead,
and sew through the next
pinch bead. Repeat around the
edge of the bracelet, including figure 1
the corners (figure 1).
[4] To add the pearls, exit a
b
corner 80. Pick up an 110, a
pearl, and an 110. Sew through
the 80 at the diagonal corner
of the ring (figure 2, a–b).
a
Repeat for the length of the
band. If you are using smaller
figure 2
pearls, you may need to pick

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a b
figure 3
up two 110s on each side of
the pearl to cover the thread.
[5] To add the ruffle, exit a
corner 80. Pick up ten 110s,
skip an 80 on the base, and
go through the next 80
(figure 3, a–b). Repeat along
the length of the band. Sew
through the end pinch bead,
and repeat on the other edge
of the band.
[6] To form the second layer,
sew through the end pinch
bead and the adjacent 80
(figure 4, a–b).
[7] Pick up six 110s, and go
through the next 80 on the
base (b–c). Repeat along the
MATERIALS
bracelet 7¼ in. (18.4cm)
• 68–90 5mm pinch beads
• 22–26 4–6mm freshwater pearls
• seed beads
48 or more size 80
7g size 110
• clasp
• Silamide or C-Lon
• beading needles, #10 or #12
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b
c
figure 4
figure 5
length of the band.
[8] Repeat steps 6 and 7 on
the other edge.
[9] To add the clasp, exit at
a corner 80. Pick up three 110s,
an 80, two 110s, one clasp half,
and two 110s (figure 5, a–b).
Sew back through the 80, pick EDITOR’S NOTE:
up three 110s, and sew into If you use side-drilled pearls, they may twist
the corner 80 (b–c). Secure the within the pinch-bead ring. To support the beads,
working thread in the bead- stitch a 60 bead on the back of the bracelet in
work with a few half-hitch the same method as for the pearls. This will fill
knots (Basics) between beads, in the space behind the pearls.
and trim. Repeat on the other
end of the band. w
Contact Dottie Hoeschen at
stonebrash@juno.com.
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