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Getting Started
The beaded, braided bracelet in this project is simple to make. If you know how to braid hair, you can make this bracelet!
Skill Level
- Beginner
Materials
- Rainbow blue seed beads, 11°
- Matte cobalt blue seed beads, 6°
- Silver fluted round beads, 3mm
- 6 blue faceted beads, 6mm
- Spool of beading thread, size D
- 2 silver eye pins
- 2 small silver end cones
- 2 small silver jump rings
- Silver lobster-claw clasp and large jump ring
A note on bead sizes: Some beads are measured by how many will fit on one inch of string. This number is expressed as X°, meaning that X number of beads will fit on one inch of string. For instance, beads of 11° will fit 11 to an inch of thread. These bead sizes are pronounced with an "oh" at the end, as in “eleven-oh.”
Tools & Supplies
- Small bowl
- Beading needle, size 10
- Clear nail polish with nylon
- Safety pin
- Scissors
- Masking tape
- Round-nosed pliers
- Wire cutters
This project uses neail polish to glue some of the knots and beads. However, it’s important to find a brand with nylon in it (the type used to strengthen nails). Regular nail polish (without nylon) uses a chemical that could melt the bead thread or damage beads. Nail polish with nylon is pretty common and easy to find.
Finished Size
- Approximately 6-1/2" (16.5 cm)
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