In this video tutorial from PotomacBeads, Allie teaches you how to make Rita Ritskes' Stormy Butterfly Bracelet design with StormDuo, DiscDuo, & PaisleyDuo beads.
Thread your needle with 5 feet of beading thread, doubling over for two needles.
Start by adding the crystal AB button as the clasp.
Progress by adding seed beads and your first DiscDuo bead.
Introduce StormDuo beads around the DiscDuo to form the butterfly's base.
Add PaisleyDuo beads and a two-hole spacer bezel for the butterfly wings and body.
Continue by repeating the pattern to add more butterflies, linking them with DiscDuo and StormDuo beads.
Finish with a loop for the clasp and reinforce the thread path.
Add light amethyst AB crystals into the two-hole spacer bezels with E6000 glue for decoration.
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Item Description
In this video tutorial from PotomacBeads, Allie teaches you how to make Rita Ritskes' Stormy Butterfly Bracelet design with StormDuo, DiscDuo, & PaisleyDuo beads.
Designer's Material List
The Designer’s suggested colors and materials for
Two-hole spacer bezels (gunmetal color)
PaisleyDuo beads (white red luster color)
DiscDuo beads (Aztec gold)
StormDuo beads (Jet Hematite)
Miyuki seed beads sizes 11/0 and 8/0
Light amethyst AB crystals
Crystal AB button
Wildfire beading thread (0.006")
E6000 glue
Size 10 needles
Project Steps
Thread your needle with 5 feet of beading thread, doubling over for two needles.
Start by adding the crystal AB button as the clasp.
Progress by adding seed beads and your first DiscDuo bead.
Introduce StormDuo beads around the DiscDuo to form the butterfly's base.
Add PaisleyDuo beads and a two-hole spacer bezel for the butterfly wings and body.
Continue by repeating the pattern to add more butterflies, linking them with DiscDuo and StormDuo beads.
Finish with a loop for the clasp and reinforce the thread path.
Add light amethyst AB crystals into the two-hole spacer bezels with E6000 glue for decoration.
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