Beautiful seed beads and crystal bicones come together in the simple dot stitch to form beaded beads in this stunning jewelry set. The rich, magnificent colors and classic design will put you in mind of treasures found in royal jewelry boxes. Artbeads Designer Cheri experimented with mixing the color palettes of Artbeads Designer Seed Bead Blends and Designer Blends to achieve her Imperial Trinkets look.
These jewelry pieces were made using the dot stitch technique. See this technique in action in our video tutorial. You can also take a look at our Dot Stitch PDF Diagram for help. We found that the following sizes of seed beads worked well for the beaded beads. Each beaded bead has room for five loops around the core:
You can experiment with colors and shapes of beads if you wish. We used beads from the Vintage Valentine Designer Seed Bead Blend, Orchid 8/0 Designer Seed Bead Blend, the 4mm Bicone Green Tea Designer Blend, the 3mm Bicone Green Tea Designer Blend and the Pink Pastel 11/0 Designer Seed Bead Blend, along with TOHO 11/0 bead rounds in transparent ruby.
Thread five core beads onto your thread. To make the loops for the small beaded beads, add the beads for the loop in this order: one 11/0 bead, one 8/0 bead/3mm bicone, one 6/0 bead, one 8/0 bead/3mm bicone, and one 11/0 bead. Add one loop of beads to the thread, then go through the core beads from the tail end to form the loop. Repeat creating loops four times. Tie the thread off on each end by weaving through the loops. We secured the thread further by tying the needle thread to a loop thread and then weaving the tail inside it to hide it from view and then trimming.
Thread seven core beads onto your thread. To make the loops for the large beaded beads, add the beads for the loop in this order: two 11/0 beads, one 6/0 bead, one 4mm bicone, one 6/0 bead, and two 11/0 beads. Add one loop of beads to the thread, then go through the core beads from the tail end to form the loop. Repeat creating loops four times. Tie the thread off and secure in the same manner as you did for small beaded beads.
For each project, start with approximately 1 1/2 to 2 yards of thread. You will need to add thread to the project as you run out. You can do so by weaving the thread into your existing work and knotting it.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and add an 11/0 seed bead from one of the Designer Blends, followed by a 4mm bicone. Make a small beaded bead using the dot stitch technique. Then, add another 4mm bicone and 11/0 seed bead. Repeat this pattern until your bracelet is the desired length.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and make a small beaded bead. Add a 4mm bicone to the thread, followed by an 11/0 seed bead and a antique brass-plated earwire with coil and beaded disk. Go back through the seed bead, the bicone and the core beads of the beaded bead.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and add a bead stopper on the end. Then follow this pattern:
Repeat this pattern twice or more until your necklace is the desired length.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
Beautiful seed beads and crystal bicones come together in the simple dot stitch to form beaded beads in this stunning jewelry set. The rich, magnificent colors and classic design will put you in mind of treasures found in royal jewelry boxes. Artbeads Designer Cheri experimented with mixing the color palettes of Artbeads Designer Seed Bead Blends and Designer Blends to achieve her Imperial Trinkets look.
These jewelry pieces were made using the dot stitch technique. See this technique in action in our video tutorial. You can also take a look at our Dot Stitch PDF Diagram for help. We found that the following sizes of seed beads worked well for the beaded beads. Each beaded bead has room for five loops around the core:
You can experiment with colors and shapes of beads if you wish. We used beads from the Vintage Valentine Designer Seed Bead Blend, Orchid 8/0 Designer Seed Bead Blend, the 4mm Bicone Green Tea Designer Blend, the 3mm Bicone Green Tea Designer Blend and the Pink Pastel 11/0 Designer Seed Bead Blend, along with TOHO 11/0 bead rounds in transparent ruby.
Thread five core beads onto your thread. To make the loops for the small beaded beads, add the beads for the loop in this order: one 11/0 bead, one 8/0 bead/3mm bicone, one 6/0 bead, one 8/0 bead/3mm bicone, and one 11/0 bead. Add one loop of beads to the thread, then go through the core beads from the tail end to form the loop. Repeat creating loops four times. Tie the thread off on each end by weaving through the loops. We secured the thread further by tying the needle thread to a loop thread and then weaving the tail inside it to hide it from view and then trimming.
Thread seven core beads onto your thread. To make the loops for the large beaded beads, add the beads for the loop in this order: two 11/0 beads, one 6/0 bead, one 4mm bicone, one 6/0 bead, and two 11/0 beads. Add one loop of beads to the thread, then go through the core beads from the tail end to form the loop. Repeat creating loops four times. Tie the thread off and secure in the same manner as you did for small beaded beads.
For each project, start with approximately 1 1/2 to 2 yards of thread. You will need to add thread to the project as you run out. You can do so by weaving the thread into your existing work and knotting it.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and add an 11/0 seed bead from one of the Designer Blends, followed by a 4mm bicone. Make a small beaded bead using the dot stitch technique. Then, add another 4mm bicone and 11/0 seed bead. Repeat this pattern until your bracelet is the desired length.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and make a small beaded bead. Add a 4mm bicone to the thread, followed by an 11/0 seed bead and a antique brass-plated earwire with coil and beaded disk. Go back through the seed bead, the bicone and the core beads of the beaded bead.
Leave a 6-inch tail on your thread and add a bead stopper on the end. Then follow this pattern:
Repeat this pattern twice or more until your necklace is the desired length.
