How to Create Loomwork Bracelets: 4 FREE, Bracelet Bead Loom Patterns You Have to Try How to Create Loomwork Bracelets: 4 FREE, Bracelet Bead Loom Patterns You Have to Try MISSONI-INSPIRED LOOM BRACELET FLOWER GARDEN LOOM-WOVEN BRACELET by LINDSAY BURKE p. 1 by LYNN SMYTHE p. 3 SONORAN DESERT BRACELET SHIMMERING TAPESTRY by SARA OEHLER p. 5 by MICHELE ANDERSON p. 8 © F+W MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. F+W MEDIA GRANTS PERMISSION FOR ANY OR ALL PAGES IN THIS ISSUE TO BE COPIED FOR PERSONAL USE. BEADINGDAILY.COM page ii 5D0F42 Proper white space around logo 53 100 41 42 FONT: Tahoma Regular 8CB53E 51 10 100 0 How to Create Loomwork 045868Bracelets: 93 54 45 23 Additional logo colors 03856A 4 FREE, Bracelet Bead Loom86 25 69 0 Patterns Youknockout can go over Havea background from the four colors at rightto Try Beading daily can be presented without the icon. Create beautiful and shimmering jewelry with bead loom patterns. In this carefully curated free jewelry making pattern download, you’ll discover four modern and aesthetically pleasing bead loom patterns that’ll have you working with seed beads, fringe, chevron designs, and more! If you’ve always wanted to try out loom beading (or get back into it), you’ll enjoy creating these four bracelets—including one that plays with charms and fringe, a cuff that features summery designs, and a bracelet that showcases architectural wirework. Explore the sleek and uniform texture that loomwork can lend to your jewelry. Feminine, geometric, and tribal designs have been thriving in the fashion and jewelry world this summer, and with these free jewelry-making projects from the Beading Daily community, you can begin to make your own statement pieces easily! To start creating and exploring inspiration, enter your e-mail to download the free bead loom bracelet patterns, then grab your seed bead stash and beading treasures and get to work! 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TECHNIQUE loomwork PROJECT LEVEL £¡¡ MATERIALS 1 g each size 11° cylinder beads in the following colors: Dark seafoam Duracoat galvanized (A) Seafoam Duracoat galvanized (B) Matte seafoam Duracoat galvanized (C) Opaque dark cyan blue Duracoat (D) Opaque celadon blue Duracoat (E) Opaque aquamarine Duracoat (F) Gold Duracoat galvanized (G) Opaque green olive Duracoat (H) Opaque khaki green Duracoat (J) Opaque light khaki green Duracoat (K) Silver-lined willow Duracoat (L) Silver Duracoat galvanized (M) Light pewter Duracoat galvanized (N) BBCBABCBABC C B A B C B A B C B Silver-lined transparent charcoal gray (O) Matte metallic charcoal (P) Fig. 1: Forming AABAUABAUABA B A U A B A U A B A Metallic hematite (Q) Rows 1 and 2 Metallic dark nickel silver (R) Matte metallic 22k white gold (S) Opaque gray (T) Opaque luster ash gray (U) 2 silver-plated 17×6mm slide end tubes 1 silver-plated 5×10mm lobster clasp 2 silver-plated 5mm jump rings 4 ¾ " of rhodium-plated 4.5×5.5mm oval chain 1) WARP. Following the manufacturer’s direc- threads (Fig. 1, blue thread). Slide the Crystal 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread tions for your loom, use the beading thread to beads down so they sit against the bottom TOOLS form 2 warps about 5⁄8" apart. Note: These will of the warps. Scissors be your outer warps. Warp the loom so there Row 2: String 1B, 1C, 1B, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1B, 1A, 1B, Beading loom are a total of 10 warps evenly spaced between 1C, and 1B; pass under the warp threads Size 11 beading needle the outer warps. and pop 1 bead between each thread. Hold 2 pairs of chain- or flat-nose pliers the beads in place while passing back FINISHED SIZE 2) WOVEN BASE. Weave the body of the through each bead, this time over the top 6 ¼ " (adjustable to 8") bracelet: of the warp threads (Fig. 1, red thread). Prepare: Tie one end of 5' of thread to 1 outer Slide the beads down so they sit tight warp. Place a needle on the other end of against the previous row. Lindsay used the following Delica color num- the thread. Rows 3–20: Repeat Row 2 eighteen times bers for this project: DB1846 (A), DB1847 (B), Row 1: String 1A, 1B, 1A, 1U, 1A, 1B, 1A, 1U, following the chart (Fig. 2) for bead DB1847F (C), DB2131 (D), DB2125 (E), DB2122 1A, 1B, and 1A; pass under the warp threads placement. (F), DB1832 (G), DB2141 (H), DB2124 (J), DB2123 and pop 1 bead between each thread Rows 21–81: Repeat Rows 1–20 three times. (K), DB2163 (L), DB1831 (M), DB1851 (N), (Fig. 1, green thread). Hold the beads in Repeat Row 1. Secure the working thread DB0613 (O), DB0306 (P), DB0001 (Q), DB0021 place while passing back through each and trim. (R), DB0336 (S), DB0731 (T), DB0252 (U). bead, this time over the top of the warp 20 BEADWORKMAGAZINE.COM SEE P. 78 FOR HELPFUL TECHNIQUE INFORMATION. SEE P. 4 FOR PROJECT-LEVEL INFORMATION. © F+W MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. F+W MEDIA GRANTS PERMISSION FOR ANY OR ALL PAGES IN THIS ISSUE TO BE COPIED FOR PERSONAL USE. BEADINGDAILY.COM page 1 18-20 Simply Seeds Apr16_Burke.indd 20 2/4/16 1:29 PM 20 U A U T U A U T U A U T U T S T U T S T U T 2019 U A U T U A U T U A U 18 S T S R S T S R S T S 3) CLASP. Finish the ends of the beadwork 19 T U T S T U T S T U T and add the clasp: 17 R S R Q R S R Q R S R Remove: Release one end of the beadwork 18 S T S R S T S R S T S 3) CLASP. Finish the ends of the beadwork 16 Q R Q P Q R Q P Q R Q andfrom add the the loom. clasp: Add a needle to 1 warp 17 R S R Q R S R Q R S R Remove:thread, thenRelease secure one thatend threadof the beadwork and trim; 15 P Q P O P Q P O P Q P fromrepeat the eleven loom. times Add ausing needle the to other 1 warp warp 16 Q R Q P Q R Q P Q R Q threads. thread, then secure that thread and trim; 14 OP QP OP ON OP QP OP ON OP QP OP Clasprepeat 1: Useeleven the times pliers using to close the one other end warp of 15 threads.1 end tube. Slide Row 1 of the beadwork 13 N O N M N O N M N O N into the tube through the open end. Use 14 O P O N O P O N O P O Clasp 1: Use the pliers to close one end of 12 M N M L M N M L M N M 1 endthe pliers tube. to Slide close Row the second1 of the end beadwork of the 13 N O N M N O N M N O N intotube, the securing tube through Row 1 in the the open tube. end. Use 11 L M L K L M L K L M L Repeatthe pliers this entire to close step the on second the other end end of the of the 12 M N M L M N M L M N M bracelet, using the second end tube. Use tube, securing Row 1 in the tube. 10 KL ML KL KJ KL ML KL KJ KL ML KL Repeat1 jump thisring entireto attach step the on chain the other to 1 end tube.of the 11 Use the remaining jump ring to attach the lob- J K J H J K J H J K J bracelet, using the second end tube. Use 9 K L K J K L K J K L K ster clasp to the other end tube.