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by!Deb!Moffett*Hall!!www.patternstobead.com!!!
Tutorial!by!Deb*Moffett*Hall!and!Leslie!Rogalski,!BeadSmith!Creative!Director!
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Wrap!up!your!own!version!of!this!popular!style!of!wrist!candy!!
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Skill%Level:!Advanced!beginner!+!
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Techniques:!weaving!beads!on!a!loom,!overhand!knots.!
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Shank!Button!
MATERIALS:%
Big*eyed!needle!
2!colors!size!6!seed!beads!
1!color!6mm!fire!polished!
Size!10!beading!needle!
S*lon!beading!thread!
Scissors!or!Thread!Zapper!
Leather!cord!
Glue!for!knots!
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1.!Assemble!the!loom!as!per!instructions!to!
your!size,!and!use!elastics!to!fix!thick!rods!
on!both!end!bars.!
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2.!Measure!leather:!two!times!around!the!
loom!for!each!wrap!desired,!plus!one!and!a!
half!wraps.!Example:!for!a!two*wrap!
bracelet!wrap!around!5!½!times.!
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3.!Bring!a!button!to!the!middle!of!the!cord!and!tie!an!overhand!knot!so!it!
sits!at!the!edge!of!the!button.!
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4.!Cut!an!8*ft!(2.5M)!piece!of!thread.!It!is!better!to!have!extra!than!try!to!
add!later!on.!Knot!on!to!the!leather!loop!under!the!button!leaving!a!5*in!
(13cm)!tail!to!weave!in!later.!String!a!needle!and!sew!through!the!knot.!
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5.!Wrap!your!working!thread!around!one!
warp!so!it!comes!out!under!the!warp.!!
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6.!String!one!6,!pass!under!the!other!cord.!
Pass!back!over!the!cord,!sew!through!the!6,!
and!over!the!first!cord.!!
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TIP:!Starting!with!a!single!bead!allows!a!
smooth!transition!to!the!wider!width.!
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NOTE:!This!is!the!same!weaving!technique!used!on!most!other!bead!looming!designs:!bring!the!beads!
under!the!warps,!sew!back!through!them!keeping!thread!over!the!warps.!It!may!differ!from!other!
methods!of!creating!this!style!bracelet,!but!it’s!my!favorite!technique!for!smooth!thread!results!along!
the!warp!cords.!
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7.!!Weave!three!rows!off!the!loom.!
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8.!Use!an!elastic!to!attach!the!button!on!a!
wood!knob!on!an!end!bar.!Tie!and!overhand!
knot!in!the!cord!ends,!making!sure!the!cords!
are!equally!taut.!
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9.!Wrap!the!cords!around!the!loom,!keeping!them!from!twisting.!MAKE!
SURE!you!have!the!right!side!facing!up!for!the!under!and!over!weaving.!
Your!working!thread!should!end!up!coming!out!OVER!the!warp.!
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10.!Use!an!elastic!to!attach!the!end!knot!to!a!knob!on!the!other!side!of!the!
loom.!
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WEAVING!
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NOTE:!Weaving!the!wrap!style!on!the!Endless!Loom,!the!bracelet!does!not!
move!around!the!loom!to!give!you!access!to!free!warp!space.!!
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11.!The!large!tension!rods!lift!the!leather!cords!above!the!end!bars!and!
allow!room!for!the!needle!and!beads!to!pass!under!the!cords.!!Shift!the!
rods!as!you!work!to!be!under!the!beads!just!added!to!help!lift!them!up!so!
the!bead!hole!is!easier!to!access.!!
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Weave!across!the!open!areas!and!shift!and!move!the!other!tension!rod!to!work!your!way!around!the!
opposite!end!bar.!
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Play!with!your!pattern!!There!is!no!set!design!for!this!project.!Have!fun!trying!different!combinations.!
Just!remember!that!each!row!has!EITHER!two!6s!OR!one!fire!polished!bead.!Some!things!to!try:!
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CHECKERBOARD%
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When!the!beadwork!is!almost!opposite!the!button!on!the!last!wrap!remove!the!bracelet!from!the!loom!
and!try!it!on!for!size.!Add!or!remove!rows!as!needed!weaving!a!single!final!bead.!!!
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Retie!the!overhand!knot!if!needed!close!to!the!single!bead.!
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Tie!off!the!working!thread!and!trim.!
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Tie!another!overhand!knot!leaving!space!to!be!the!buttonhole.!Test!to!make!sure!it!fits!over!your!
button.!Snug!the!knot!tightly.!Tie!overhand!knot!in!each!cord!end!about!half!inch!from!the!large!
overhand!knot.!
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