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Best of

nature-inspired projects

project

violette necklace

Create versatile ower components

with embellished right-angle weave,

then string them together into

a garland that mixes vintage style

with layers of sparkle.

BARB SWITZER

TECHNIQUES

:: right-angle weave

:: fringe

:: picot

:: stringing

:: crimping

See p. 39 for helpful

technique information.

ARTIST’S TIP

If a matching or appealing cylinder bead isn’t available, use a regular size 11°.

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1) LARGE FLOWER. Work a strip of

right-angle weave, fold it and join the

sides to form a box, and then embel-

lish it with fringe to form the large

center flower:

Row 1, Unit 1: Use 4' of thread to string

8D, leaving a 3" tail. Pass through

the first 6D.

Row 1, Unit 2: String 6D; pass through

the last 2D exited in the previous

unit and the first 4D just added.

Row 1, Units 3–5: Repeat Unit 2 three

times, this time using 6E in each

stitch. Weave through beads to exit

from the top 2E of the final unit.

Row 2, Unit 1: String 6E; pass through the

last 2E exited from the previous row,

the 6E just added, and the top 2E of the

next unit in the previous row ( Fig. 1 ).

from the previous unit in this row,

and the first 2D just added.

Box sides: Fold the beadwork in half.

String 2E; pass through the top 2E of

Row 2, Unit 1 ( Fig. 3 and 4a ). String 2E

MATERIALS

5 g matte metallic green size 15°

seed beads (A)

5 g amethyst gold luster size 15°

seed beads (B)

2 g metallic rose AB size 11°

cylinder beads (C)

10 g plum AB translucent size 11°

seed beads (D)

10 g matte avocado size 11° seed

beads (E)

69 jonquil satin 3mm crystal bicones

64 ruby satin 3mm crystal bicones

55 fuchsia satin 4mm crystal bicones

75 khaki 4mm crystal bicones

14 burgundy 6mm crystal rounds (F)

10 burgundy 8mm crystal rounds (G)

10 khaki 8mm crystal rounds (H)

20" of champagne .019 beading wire

2 gold-filled 2mm crimp tubes

Crystal 6 lb braided beading thread

543 2 1

Fig. 3: Starting to pull the strip into a box

( Fig. 4b ) and pass back through the top

2D of Row 2, Unit 4, and continue

through the beadwork to exit from the

first 2E added in this section ( Fig. 4c ).

TOOLS

Scissors

Size 12 beading needle

Wire cutters

Crimping pliers

Fig. 4: Completing one side of the box

Fig. 1: Finishing Row 2, Unit 1

Continue working units of right-angle

weave around the two remaining

unjoined sides of the box, adding 2E in

each stitch. Note: Units 3 of Rows 1 and

2 form the final side of the box; the

D beads indicate the top of the box.

Exit from 2 edge Es on the back side

of the box, toward a corner.

Bottom fringe: String 1A, 1E, 1 fuchsia

4mm bicone, and 3B; pass back

through the bicone. String 1E and 1A;

pass through the last 2E exited on the

box to form a fringe. String 1E, 1 khaki

4mm bicone, and 3B; pass back

through the last bicone and E and

Row 2, Unit 2: String 4E; pass through the

nearest 2E of Unit 1 in this row, the

2E last exited from the previous row,

and the first 2E just added ( Fig. 2 ).

FINISHED SIZE: 17½"

continue through the next 2E on the

edge of the box. String 1A, 1E,

1 fuchsia 4mm bicone, and 3B; pass

back through the bicone. String 1E

and 1A; pass through the last 2E

exited on the box. String 1E and pass

through the next 2E on the edge of

the box. Repeat this section around

to add a total of 12 fringes, alternating

the bicone color with each fringe

( Fig. 5 ). Weave through beads to exit

an interior 2D at the top of the box.

Fig. 2: Working Row 2, Unit 2

Row 2, Unit 3: String 2E and 2D; pass

back through the top 2E of the next

unit in the previous row, the last 2E

exited from the previous unit in this

row, the 2E and 2D just added, and

the top 2D of the next unit in the

previous row.

Row 2, Unit 4: String 4D; pass through

the nearest 2D exited from the

previous unit in this row, the 2D

last exited from the previous row,

and the first 2D just added.

Row 2, Unit 5: String 4D; pass back

through the top 2E of the next unit in

the previous row, the last 2D exited

Fig. 5: Working the bottom fringe of a large ower

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Center fringe: String 1B, 1 fuchsia 4mm

bicone, and 1A; pass back through the

bicone, string 1B, and pass through the

next interior 2D at the top of the box.

Weave through beads to exit a corner

2D at the edge of the box top ( Fig. 6a ).

Top fringe: String 1A, 1 ruby 3mm bicone,

and 3B; pass back through the bicone

and 1A, and pass through the next 2D

at the edge of the box top. String 1B,

1 jonquil 3mm bicone, and 3B; pass

back through the bicone. String 1B;

pass through the next 2D at the edge

of the box top. Repeat this section to

add a total of 8 fringes, alternating

fuchsia and jonquil fringes. Weave

through beads to the first 2D exited

in this section ( Fig. 6b ).

through these beads again to rein-

force. Secure the thread and trim. Set

the large flower aside.

Repeat entire step four times, with the

following color changes, for a total of

5 large flowers: stitch 2 flowers with

bottom fringe made out of fuchsia

4mm bicones (in place of khaki), B (in

place of A), and D (in place of E); the

center fringe made out of 1 khaki 4mm

bicone and 1B (in place of 1 fuchsia

bicone and A); and all of the top fringe

made with jonquil 3mm bicones (in

place of ruby) and B (in place of A).

Stitch 2 flowers with all of the bottom

fringe made out of khaki 4mm bicones

(in place of fuchsia) and B (in place of

A); the center fringe made out of 1 khaki

4mm bicone and 1B (in place of 1 fuchsia

bicone and A); all of the top fringe made

with ruby 3mm bicones (in place of

jonquil) and B (in place of A); and the

embellishment ring made with jonquil

3mm bicones (in place of ruby).

2E of Unit 1 to form a fringe. String 1B,

1E, 1 fuchsia 4mm bicone, and 3A;

pass back through the last bicone, 1E,

and 1B and through the last 2E exited

on the box to form a fringe. Repeat this

section to add a total of 8 fringes

( Fig. 9 ). Weave through beads to exit

2D of Unit 3 on the box top.

Fig. 9: Adding bottom fringe

Top fringe: String 1B, 1C, 1 jonquil

3mm bicone, and 1B; pass back

through the bicone. String 1C and

1B; pass through the last 2D exited

on the box. String 1C and 1B; pass

back through the C and through

the next 2D on the box top. Repeat

this section to add a total of 8 fringes.

Weave through beads to exit 2D on

the box top ( Fig. 10a ).

Center: String 1A, 1 jonquil 3mm bicone,

and 1A; pass through the 2D on the

opposite side of the box top ( Fig. 10b ).

Secure the thread and trim. Set the

small flower aside.

2) SMALL FLOWER. Work embellished

right-angle weave to form a small flower:

Box: Use 3' of thread to work Row 1,

Units 1–3, of the large flower, this

time using E for the first unit and D

for the second and third units. Fold

the strip so the first and last units

touch. String 2D; pass through the

end 2E of the first unit. String 2D;

pass through the end 2D of the

third unit ( Fig. 8 ). Weave through all

Fig. 6: Adding top fringe

Corners: String 1C; pass through the next

4D along the edge of the box top;

repeat around to add a total of 4C. Exit

from 1C added in this section ( Fig. 7a ).

Embellishment ring: String 1B, 1 ruby

3mm bicone, and 1B; pass through

the next C on the box top ( Fig. 7b ).

Fig. 8: Forming the box of a small ower

beads again to reinforce, forming a

tight cube. Exit from an edge 2E in

Unit 1. Note: The Es of Unit 1 indicate

the bottom of the box; the Ds of

Unit 3 indicate the top of the box.

Bottom fringe: String 1C, 1 fuchsia 4mm

bicone, and 3A; pass back through the

bicone and 1C and through the next

Fig. 10: Embellishing the top

Fig. 7: Embellishing the top

Repeat entire step for a second fuchsia

back-fringe small flower. Repeat entire

step twice for 2 khaki back-fringe

small flowers with the following color

changes: for the box, use all E (in place

of D); for the bottom fringe, use khaki

Repeat around to add a total of

4 embellishment strands that sur-

round the center fringe. Weave

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ARTIST’S TIPS

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so that the beaded center resembles a diamond.

Make just one

component into

a pendant using

chain.

4mm bicones (in place of fuchsia) and B

(in place of A); for the top fringe, use

ruby 3mm bicones (in place of jonquil)

and A (in place of B); for the center, use

1 ruby 3mm bicone (in place of jonquil).

Repeat entire step twice for 2 fuchsia/

ruby alternating-fringe small flowers

with the following color changes: for the

box, use all D (in place of E); for the

bottom fringe, alternate ruby 3mm and

fuchsia 4mm bicones (in place of all

fuchsia), D (in place of E), and B (in

place of D); for the top fringe, string 3A

at the top of each short C fringe (in

place of 1B) and use 1A (in place of 1B)

at the tips of the remaining fringes; for

the center, use 1 ruby 3mm bicone (in

place of jonquil) and B (in place of A).

Note: When working the bottom fringes

made with 3mm bicones, add only 1A

(not 3A) at the tips and work these

smaller fringes at the corners of the box.

the edge. Repeat three times to add a

total of 4 loops around the edge of the

box. Weave through beads to exit up

through the second E added ( Fig. 11a ).

Back-loop connection: String 1 ruby 3mm

bicone and pass down through the

nearest E of the next loop; weave

through the beads of that loop to exit

up through the next E. String 1 khaki

4mm bicone and pass down through

the nearest E of the following loop;

weave through the beads of that loop

to exit up through the next E. String

1 ruby 3mm bicone and pass down

through the nearest E of the following

loop; weave through the beads of that

loop to exit up through the next E.

String 9A and pass down through the

nearest E of the following loop; weave

through the beads of that loop to exit

up through the next E ( Fig. 11b ); weave

through the beads to exit from an edge

2C on the other side of the box.

4) ASSEMBLY. Use the beading wire to

string 1 crimp tube, 13B, and the clasp

loop; pass back through the tube and

crimp. *String {1F and 1C} seven times.

String {1H, 1C, 1G, and 1C} twice. String

1H, 1 khaki 4mm bicone, 1 jonquil 3mm

bicone, 1 fuchsia/ruby alternating-fringe

small flower (through one corner of the

box), 1 jonquil 3mm bicone, 1 khaki

4mm bicone, 1G, 1 khaki 4mm bicone,

1 jonquil 3mm bicone, 1 khaki back-

fringe small flower, 1 jonquil 3mm bi-

cone, 1 khaki 4mm bicone, 1H, 1 khaki

4mm bicone, 1 jonquil 3mm bicone,

1 fuchsia back-fringe small flower,

1 jonquil 3mm bicone, 1 khaki 4mm

bicone, 1G, 1 khaki 4mm bicone, 1 jonquil

3mm bicone, 1 khaki back-fringe large

flower, 1 jonquil 3mm bicone, 1 khaki

4mm bicone, 1H, 1 khaki 4mm bicone,

1 jonquil 3mm bicone, 1 fuchsia back-

fringe large flower, 1 jonquil 3mm bicone,

1 khaki 4mm bicone, 1G, 1 khaki 4mm

bicone, and 1 jonquil 3mm bicone. String

the khaki/fuchsia alternating-back-fringe

large flower and repeat the stringing

sequence in reverse from *. String

1 crimp tube and 37B, or enough B to fit

snugly over the front loops of the clasp

(the loop will lie between the front and

back loops when worn); pass back

through the tube and crimp. ✦

3) CLASP. Work embellished right-

angle weave to form the clasp:

Box: Repeat the box for the small

flower, this time using all C. Exit

from 2C on one edge.

Back loops: String 1C, 1E, 1 ruby 3mm

bicone, 1E, and 1C; pass through the

last 2C exited and the next 2C along

Fig. 11: Stitching

the clasp loop and back

Detail of the clasp.

Front loops: Repeat the back loops and

back-loop connection sections,

using D (in place of E) and 1 khaki

4mm bicone (in place of the 9A

loop). Repeat the center embellish-

ment as for the small flower using

1 jonquil 3mm bicone and A on the

clasp top. Weave through all the

beads again to reinforce, creating a

very stiff piece of beadwork. Secure

the thread and trim.

BARB SWITZER is a right-angle-weave/wire

enthusiast and teacher. She teaches at shows

and stores all over the country and sells

project instructions on her website, www

.beadswitzer.com.

RESOURCES

Check your local bead shop or contact:

Swarovski crystals, FireLine braided

beading thread, Delica cylinder beads, and

all other beads and findings: FusionBeads

.com, (888) 781-3559.

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