I loved the color palette of the Grace Lampwork bead at the center of this design. I used the colors as the inspiration for the rest of this bracelet design.
Get lost in a crisp Autumn Afternoon with this beautiful bracelet. This style celebrates all of the beauty of fall, from the cool autumn air to the colors of the falling leaves. A Grace Lampwork bead draws the eye to the center of the bracelet and a Beadslide clasp provides a seamless finishing touch. Find more inspiration for using clasps in your jewelry designs in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
Use a random combination of TOHO 8/0 bead rounds in semi-glazed turquoise and semi-glazed turquoise AB to make a section of square stitch 11 beads wide. Make five rows of the square stitch. Repeat to make another separate square stitch section.
Now you will add the center strands of beads between the two sections of square stitch. Position a needle and thread so that it is exiting the center bead of the last row of a square stitch section (note that the beads in the square stitch will have a vertical stringing hole orientation, while the multiple strands at the center of the bracelet will have a horizontal stringing hole orientation). Create the center strand of beads by adding a turquoise seed bead onto the thread, followed by a 3mm Czech glass round bead in jet bronze Picasso, two Dakota Stones matte cuprite 6mm round beads, a Czech glass round bead, a Grace Lampwork autumn tree lentil bead, a Czech glass round bead, two gemstone beads, a Czech glass round bead, and a turquoise seed bead.
Thread the needle through the center bead on the last row of the other square stitch section. Go back through the center strand of beads and go through the center bead on this side on the opposite side of the hole where you came out.
Go through two beads to one side of the center bead on the square stitch. To create the next strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, about 15 fire-polished 3mm beads in topaz AB, and a turquoise seed bead. Bead sizes may vary, so you may need to adjust the number of beads in each strand so that all of the strands added are the same length. Connect this strand to the other square stitch section and go back through the strand to the first side as you did for the previous strand.
Go through the next two beads on this side. To create the next strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, a TOHO 8/0 bead round in semi-glazed burnt orange, a Czech glass round bead, a gemstone, a Czech glass round bead, an orange seed bead, six Czech glass round beads, a gemstone, a Czech glass round bead, an orange seed bead, and a turquoise seed bead. Connect this strand to the other square stitch section and go back through to the first side as you did before.
Go through the next bead on this side. To create the outer strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, 10 TOHO 11/0 bead rounds in hybrid jet Picasso, five fire-polished beads, 11 jet Picasso seed beads, and a turquoise seed bead. Connect this to the other square stitch section and go back through to the first side as you did before.
Repeat steps 4-6 to create the strands on the other side of the center strand. Tie off threads to secure the strands.
Add length to each section of square stitch to make your bracelet the desired length. The first row you add to each square stitch section will have an orange seed bead, a Czech glass round bead, and an orange seed bead in the center. The rest of the rows will be all turquoise.
With your thread exiting out of the end bead of the second to last row, add an 11/0 seed bead to your thread and go down through the next bead over. You don't want to start on the last row, as you will be adding the clasp over the last row. Come up out of the next bead over from that and add another 11/0 seed bead. Go down through the next bead over and repeat adding 11/0 beads in this manner until you reach the strands at the center of the bracelet.
Run the needle through the outer beaded strand at the center of the bracelet and then add 11/0 seed beads to the second square stitch section in the same manner. Stop on the second to last row on the end. Now you will switch your beading direction so that you are going back the way you came, adding a seed bead between each of the ones you just added. Move the needle to the opposite edge of the bracelet and repeat to add a beaded edge to this side. Weave and knot the tails to secure.
Slide the last row of beads on one end of the bracelet into one side of the Beadslide 10x24mm smooth plain tube seed bead silver-plated clasp. Slide the other end of the bracelet into the other side of the Beadslide clasp. Fold the ends of the clasp down over the beads to secure.
List of Components Grace Lampwork Autumn Tree Lentil Bead Strand (4 pcs) (BEADS-4082, qty 1) Dakota Stones Matte Cuprite 6mm Round Bead Strand (R1423, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise 8g Bag (TBRD8-2604F, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise AB 8g Bag (TBRD8-2634F, qty 1) Czech Glass Round Beads Jet Bronze Picasso 3mm (100pc pack) (CDRUK-BRPI-JET3, qty 1) Fire-Polished Bead 3mm Topaz AB (100pc Pack) (CFP-TOPAB3, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Burnt Orange 8g Bag (TBRD8-2610F, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round Hybrid 11/0 Jet Picasso (TBRD11-Y302, qty 1) Beadslide 10 x 24mm Smooth Plain Tube Seed Bead Silver-Plated Clasp (CLASP-0905, qty 1)
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Autumn Afternoon
Turquoise Beaded Square Stitch Bracelet with Lampwork Focal
designed byCheri Carlson
Skill LevelIntermediate
TechniqueSeed-Beading
Time4-6 Hours
Approximate Size6 1/2 Inches
I loved the color palette of the Grace Lampwork bead at the center of this design. I used the colors as the inspiration for the rest of this bracelet design.
Get lost in a crisp Autumn Afternoon with this beautiful bracelet. This style celebrates all of the beauty of fall, from the cool autumn air to the colors of the falling leaves. A Grace Lampwork bead draws the eye to the center of the bracelet and a Beadslide clasp provides a seamless finishing touch. Find more inspiration for using clasps in your jewelry designs in this Artbeads Cafe episode.
TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise 2.5-Inch Tube
Code TBRD8-2604F
$1.99
×1
TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise AB 2.5-Inch Tube
Code TBRD8-2634F
$2.19
×1
Czech Fire-Polish Bead 3mm Topaz AB (100pc Pack) by Starman
Code CFP-TOPAB3
$1.69
×1
Step-by-Step Instructions
Use a random combination of TOHO 8/0 bead rounds in semi-glazed turquoise and semi-glazed turquoise AB to make a section of square stitch 11 beads wide. Make five rows of the square stitch. Repeat to make another separate square stitch section.
Now you will add the center strands of beads between the two sections of square stitch. Position a needle and thread so that it is exiting the center bead of the last row of a square stitch section (note that the beads in the square stitch will have a vertical stringing hole orientation, while the multiple strands at the center of the bracelet will have a horizontal stringing hole orientation). Create the center strand of beads by adding a turquoise seed bead onto the thread, followed by a 3mm Czech glass round bead in jet bronze Picasso, two Dakota Stones matte cuprite 6mm round beads, a Czech glass round bead, a Grace Lampwork autumn tree lentil bead, a Czech glass round bead, two gemstone beads, a Czech glass round bead, and a turquoise seed bead.
Thread the needle through the center bead on the last row of the other square stitch section. Go back through the center strand of beads and go through the center bead on this side on the opposite side of the hole where you came out.
Go through two beads to one side of the center bead on the square stitch. To create the next strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, about 15 fire-polished 3mm beads in topaz AB, and a turquoise seed bead. Bead sizes may vary, so you may need to adjust the number of beads in each strand so that all of the strands added are the same length. Connect this strand to the other square stitch section and go back through the strand to the first side as you did for the previous strand.
Go through the next two beads on this side. To create the next strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, a TOHO 8/0 bead round in semi-glazed burnt orange, a Czech glass round bead, a gemstone, a Czech glass round bead, an orange seed bead, six Czech glass round beads, a gemstone, a Czech glass round bead, an orange seed bead, and a turquoise seed bead. Connect this strand to the other square stitch section and go back through to the first side as you did before.
Go through the next bead on this side. To create the outer strand of beads, add a turquoise seed bead, 10 TOHO 11/0 bead rounds in hybrid jet Picasso, five fire-polished beads, 11 jet Picasso seed beads, and a turquoise seed bead. Connect this to the other square stitch section and go back through to the first side as you did before.
Repeat steps 4-6 to create the strands on the other side of the center strand. Tie off threads to secure the strands.
Add length to each section of square stitch to make your bracelet the desired length. The first row you add to each square stitch section will have an orange seed bead, a Czech glass round bead, and an orange seed bead in the center. The rest of the rows will be all turquoise.
With your thread exiting out of the end bead of the second to last row, add an 11/0 seed bead to your thread and go down through the next bead over. You don't want to start on the last row, as you will be adding the clasp over the last row. Come up out of the next bead over from that and add another 11/0 seed bead. Go down through the next bead over and repeat adding 11/0 beads in this manner until you reach the strands at the center of the bracelet.
Run the needle through the outer beaded strand at the center of the bracelet and then add 11/0 seed beads to the second square stitch section in the same manner. Stop on the second to last row on the end. Now you will switch your beading direction so that you are going back the way you came, adding a seed bead between each of the ones you just added. Move the needle to the opposite edge of the bracelet and repeat to add a beaded edge to this side. Weave and knot the tails to secure.
Slide the last row of beads on one end of the bracelet into one side of the Beadslide 10x24mm smooth plain tube seed bead silver-plated clasp. Slide the other end of the bracelet into the other side of the Beadslide clasp. Fold the ends of the clasp down over the beads to secure.
List of Components Grace Lampwork Autumn Tree Lentil Bead Strand (4 pcs) (BEADS-4082, qty 1) Dakota Stones Matte Cuprite 6mm Round Bead Strand (R1423, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise 8g Bag (TBRD8-2604F, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Turquoise AB 8g Bag (TBRD8-2634F, qty 1) Czech Glass Round Beads Jet Bronze Picasso 3mm (100pc pack) (CDRUK-BRPI-JET3, qty 1) Fire-Polished Bead 3mm Topaz AB (100pc Pack) (CFP-TOPAB3, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round 8/0 Semi-Glazed Burnt Orange 8g Bag (TBRD8-2610F, qty 1) TOHO Bead Round Hybrid 11/0 Jet Picasso (TBRD11-Y302, qty 1) Beadslide 10 x 24mm Smooth Plain Tube Seed Bead Silver-Plated Clasp (CLASP-0905, qty 1)
