Tubular Ndebele & Stringing - Flowers and Lace

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FlowersSimple strands of seed beadscombined with frothy WireLacecreate an ultrafeminine display forthe 2008 Bead&Button Show bead

by Lesley Weiss

step bystepCones[1 ] On 1 yd. (.9 m) of thread,pick up four color A 11 0 seedbeads, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)tail. Tie the working threadand tail together with asquare knot (Online Basics),

and sew through the firstthree A 11 0 s again (figure,ab) .[2 ] Work in tubular herring-bone stitch (Online Basics) asfollows:Round 2: Pick up two A 11 0 s,and sew through the next A11 0 . Repeat three times, and

step up through the first A11 0 picked up in this round(bc) .Round 3: Work four stitches,picking up two A 11 0 s perstitch, and step up (cd).Round 4: To begin increasing,pick up two A 11 0 s, andsew down through the next

A 11 0 . Pick up an A 11 0 ,and sew up through thenext A 11 0 . Pick up twoA 11 0 s, and sew downthrough the next A 11 0 and up through the follow-ing A 11 0 . Repeat, and stepup (de) .Round 5: Repeat round 4,but pick up two A 11 0 sinstead of the single A 11 0 between stitches (ef) .Round 6: Work six stitches,sewing through the increasebeads in round 5 as shown(fg) .Round 7: Work three stitchesof tubular herringbone, thenpick up an A 11 0 betweenstitches, as in step 4. Repeat,and step up (gh) .

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TUBULAR NDEBELE HERRINGBONESTITCH / STRINGING

Kim Fields lampworked bead displays a fine web of vines andsmall pink flowers over a matte black background. I wanted tocreate a necklace that balanced the colors and textures of Kimsbead, and which wouldnt be too heavy to wear comfortably.Strands of raspberry and black seed beads add some substanceto the lightweight WireLace, while 4 mm fire-polished beads addsparkle. To focus attention on the colors in the bead, I made myown cones using increasing tubular herringbone.

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Round 8: Repeat round 7,but pick up two A 11 0 sinstead of a single A 11 0 between stitches (hi).Round 912: Work fourrounds of tubular herring-bone (ij).Round 13: Work a roundof tubular herringbone,but pick up a single colorB 11 0 seed bead instead oftwo A 11 0 s (jk). Secure theworking thread and tail inthe beadwork with a fewhalf-hitch knots (Online

Basics), and trim.[3 ] Make a second cone.

Assembly [1 ] On 26 in. (66 cm) ofbeading wire, string approxi-mately 1 in. (3.8 cm) of A11 0 s, a B 11 0 , a color B 4 mmfire-polished bead, and a B11 0 . Repeat the pattern ninetimes, and end with approxi-

mately 1 in. (3.8 cm) ofA 11 0 s. Snug up the beads,secure each end with a BeadStopper, and set aside.[2 ] On 26 in. (66 cm) offlexible beading wire, string

a crimp bead, approximately2 in. (6.4 cm) of A 11 0 s, acolor A 4 mm fire-polishedbead, and an A 11 0 . Skip thelast A 11 0 , and sew backthrough the rest of the beads.Snug up the beads, and crimpthe crimp bead (Online Basicsand photo a ).[3 ] Repeat step 2 to make asecond black fringe, picking

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up a few more A 11 0 s tostagger the lengths.[4 ] Repeat steps 2 and 3 withB 11 0 s, but instead of a singleA 4 mm, pick up a B 4 mm,three B 11 0 s, a B 4 mm, three

B 11 0 s, and a B 4 mm.[5 ] String the show beadover all four wires, position-ing it above the four fringedstrands.[6 ] Cut two 18-in. (46 cm)pieces of 6 mm pink Wire-Lace, and two 18-in. (46 cm)pieces of 6 mm black Wire-Lace. Carefully feed one endof each strand through the

show bead so you have about3 in. (7.6 cm) of each strandbelow the bead.[7 ] Cut a 12-in. (30 cm)piece of 6 mm merlot Wire-Lace. Feed both ends through

the show bead from top tobottom, leaving a large loopabove the bead. Cut a 24-in.(61 cm) piece of merlot Wire-Lace, and center this strandand the beaded strand fromstep 1 in the WireLace loop(photo b) .[8 ] Pull on the two merlotWireLace ends below theshow bead to tighten the

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Handmade cones, connected with asimple yet sturdy clasp, bring thestrands to a polished close.


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loop. It will almost disappear

into the show bead. Wrap thetwo pink strands below thebead around the fringes, cov-ering the crimp beads, and tiethem together with a squareknot (Online Basics). Use thetwo black strands below thebead to cover any remainingcrimp beads, and tie themtogether with a square knot(photo c) .[9 ] Divide the strands abovethe show bead so that eachside has one strand of eachcolor WireLace, one side ofthe beaded strand, and twostrands of beading wire.[10 ] Working one side ofthe necklace at a time, stringapproximately 9 in. (23 cm)of A 11 0 s on one strand ofbeading wire and B 11 0 s onthe other strand. Secure theends of the strands with BeadStoppers.

[11 ] String six A 4 mms on

the pink WireLace strand andfive B 4 mms on the blackand merlot WireLace strands.Space the 4 mms as desired,leaving at least 3 in. (7.6 cm)on the end of each strand.Pull on the sides of the Wire-Lace to expand it.[12 ] Pair one beaded strandwith each WireLace strand,and loosely braid the sixstrands together (photo d) .[13 ] Cut a 2-in. (5 cm) pieceof 22-gauge wire, and make awrapped loop (Online Basics)at one end.[14 ] Remove the Bead Stop-pers from the ends of thebeaded strands, string acrimp bead on the end ofeach strand, and go throughthe wrapped loop and backthrough the crimp bead.Repeat with the remainingbeaded strands. Check the

DESIGNERS TIP: If you are havingtrouble fitting theWireLace throughthe beads, try condi-tioning the last inch(2.5 cm) of the strandwith beeswax. Rollthe end between yourfingers to make it asnarrow as possible,then trim the end at asharp angle.

Lesley Weiss is anassistant editor atBead&Button. Contacther via e-mail at [email protected].

MATERIALSnecklace 21 in. (53 cm) 2008 Bead&Button

Show bead (Kim Fields,BeadAndButtonShow.com)

4 mm fire-polishedbeads

14 jet black, color A 30 fuchsia half-coated

metallic or dark pink,color B

11 0 Czech seed beads 8 g black, color A

5 g raspberry luster,color B

clasp 4 in. (10 cm) 22-gauge

wire, half-hard

10 crimp beads nylon beading thread,

size D beeswax (optional) flexible beading wire,

.010 1 yd. (.9 m) 6 mm

WireLace (wirelace.com)in each of 3 colors:black, pink, and merlot

beading needles, #12 Bead Stoppers

chainnose pliers crimping pliers roundnose pliers wire cutters

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length of the strands, adding

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s as neces-sary. Crimp the crimp beads,and trim the excess wire.[15 ] Tie the ends of eachWireLace strand to the loopwith a surgeons knot (OnlineBasics), pulling the knotstight. Trim, leaving an 1 8-in.(3 mm) tail (photo e) .[16 ] String a cone and a B4 mm on the wire. Make thefirst half of a wrapped loopabove the bead, attach half ofthe clasp to the loop, andcomplete the wraps (photo f) .[17 ] Repeat steps 1016 onthe other side of the necklace.[18 ] To finish the WireLacefringe, tie an overhand knotat the end of each strand,pulling the knot tight, andtrim the excess WireLace.Pull on the sides of the Wire-Lace to expand it. w

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