Decided to do another bugle bracelet and I definitely love how quickly this stitch works up.
I made a bangle this time and even without a tube or wire at the center I think it's firm enough.
I alternated a metallic brown rocaille with pink at the center, and used silver lined size 15s in between.
The bugle beads I used are a caramel color with a rainbow sheen.
Here's the finished bangle. I really love this pattern.
Made a green version of the bugle bracelet. This particular stitch is definitely one of my favorites now. But I have to say that the bugle beads have to be 6mm. Or, alternatively, if longer bugle beads are used, more seed beads should be added to the round as well. This compensates for that.
I used bead caps again at the ends. To reinforce the bead caps and prevent them from moving out of place, I sewed through the flutings of the bead caps and through the beads underneath to fix them in place.
Not sure if you can see here how I fixed the bead caps. I also don't have a crimping plier (not locally available and I don't use it too often) so when I flattened out my crimp bead, I filed the corners just to get rid of the sharp edges.
Making a second Bugle Bracelet with different colors. It really works up quite quickly.
In contrast, the Cellini spiral takes long to make. The one I started took so long to finish and when I closed it up into a bracelet I discovered that it was too short. My bad, I got too impatient and didn't really measure. It would have been pretty though if I did it properly. Oh well.
The second Bugle Bracelet on the top is made from 6mm blue twisted bugle beads and size 11 Japanese round seed beads. This time with green and gold beads.
Been busy the past few weeks and I haven't been able to make anything. Started again last night and finished this Bugle Bracelet today.
It's from a pattern from Bead and Button Magazine October 2011 called "Russian Wraparound" by Carolyn Cave.
I decided to use two colors for the round size 11 seed beads instead of three.
I'm using 6mm twisted bugle beads.
The bracelet is done in a Russian spiral and is fairly easy to understand once you get the pattern. It also works up quite quickly and it's very pretty. It's now one of my favorite spiral stitches.
Here is the finished bracelet. I placed bead caps at the ends, and I ran flexible wire through the middle of the bracelet so I can crimp the ends. Then I used jump rings to attach the clasp, which in this case is a toggle.
Still in flashback mode.
The next project I did back in June was Carolyn Cave's Rivoli Twist bracelet from the August 2010 issue of Bead and Button Magazine.
After doing crossweave I wanted something different and had just gotten my new stash from Fusionbeads.com so I was excited to get started. I didn't get rivolis though so I decided to just make the bracelet version, so it's a Rivoli Twist without the rivoli. :)
The first twist in a series of seven. The curve is formed by the change in the size of the beads used. 6mm Swarovski bicones became the "intersection" of the twists. Clever design by Carolyn Cave.
At this point I thought of making a beaded toggle clasp instead, as I didn't have an elaborate one.
The finished bracelet. I had to adjust the toggle clasp a few times as the bracelet ended up being a bit too long and would slide right off my wrist. It worked out nicely when it was done.
I looved the 2mm Swarovski round crystals. They aren't available locally so I had to get them from Fusionbeads as well.
