Autmn Garden
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A profusion of French beaded
leaves and flowers makes a pretty-
as-a-picture accessory. If you want
to make a choker, as shown here,
refer to the Designers Note on p. 40
for suggested adaptations to the
bracelet instructions.
Autumngarden
WIREWORK
Use one simple technique tomake a lush floral garlandfor your neck or wrist
designed byAllaMaslennikova
materials
bracelet 6 in. (16.5 cm)
150seedbeads
10gcolorA(flower,maincolor)
3gcolorB(flower,accentcolor)
3gcolorC(leaves,inner-round,
lightcolor)
4gcolorD(leaves,innerround,
mediumcolor)
10gcolorE(leaves,outerround,
darkcolor)
3-strandboxclasp
21crimpbeads
131214ft.(4.14.3m)26-or
28-gaugecraftwire,colorAorB
1720ft.(5.26.1m)26-or
28-gaugecraftwire,colorE
5ft.(1.5m)flexiblebeadingwire,
.014.018
chainnoseorcrimpingpliers
wirecutters
toothpick(optional)
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In this simplified version of the French beaded flowertechnique, loops of seed beads on wire make an adorable
array of sweet blossoms and leaves. Arrange them on a baseof flexible beading wire for a comfortable, stunning accessory.
stepbystep
Bracelet base
[1] Measure your wrist, add 38 in. (1 cm),and mark this length on a piece of paper.
Place the clasp at one end, within the
marked distance (photo a). Remove half
of the clasp, and place it at the other
end, aligning it with the other clasp half.The area between the clasp halves will
make up the body of the bracelet.
[2] Cut 5 ft. (1.5 m) of beading wire.On one end, string a crimp bead and
one clasp loop. Go back through the
crimp bead, but dont crimp it.
[3] On the long end, string four crimpbeads, then go through the correspond-
ing loop on the other half of the clasp.
Go back through the last crimp bead
added (photo b). Check that the wire
between the clasp halves is the correct
length, and use chainnose or crimping
pliers to crimp the crimp bead (Basics,
p. 98) your wire just went through.
[4] Pick up a crimp bead, and gothrough the next crimp bead on the pre-
vious strand. Repeat twice. Adjust the
tension of the wire so that the working
strand forms small swags and the over-all piece is slightly curved (photo c),
then crimp the three crimp beads on
the previous strand that the working
strand just went through. The crimp
beads on the working strand will remain
uncrimped until step 5. Pick up a crimp
bead, go through the next loop on the
first clasp half, go back through the
crimp bead (photo d), and crimp it.
[5] Repeat step 4 twice to make twomore strands (photo e).
a b
c
e f
d
g h i
[6] To add the final strand, go throughthe crimp beads on the previous strand
without adding crimp beads. After goingthrough the last crimp bead on the
previous strand, pick up a crimp bead,
go through the final clasp loop, and
go back through the crimp bead. Adjust
the tension so the piece straightens out
(photo f), and crimp the crimp bead just
added. Do not trim the excess wire,
and note that the very first crimp bead
added in step 2 is still uncrimped.
[7] To stabilize the base, string a crimpbead, then weave the wire over and
under the strands in the base, making
sure youve gone past some of thecrimped crimp beads (photo g). Loop
it around, weave it through the base,
and go through the crimp bead added in
this step again to form a loop (photo h).
Do not crimp it yet.
[8] Repeat step 7 twice to make twomore loops, then go through the
uncrimped crimp bead from step 2
(photo i). Adjust all the loops, and crimp
the four uncrimped crimp beads. Trim
the excess wire, and set the base aside.
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q
l m n
o
j 1 j 2 j 3
p
Bach
[1] Cut 2024 in. (5161 cm) of colorE craft wire. Make a seven-leaf branch
as follows:
Leaf 1: Leaving a 2-in. (5 cm) tail, string
seven color C 150 seed beads, make a
loop, and twist the working wire
around the tail (photo j1). If needed,
insert a toothpick into the loop to give
the loop a nice round shape. Pick up
enough color D 150 seed beads to makea loop around the previous loop, and
twist the working wire around the tail
(photo j2). Repeat with color E 150 seed
beads to make a third loop (photo j3).
Leaf 2: Begin another three-loop leaf,
securing the first loop of Cs about1438 in. (6 mm1 cm) away from the
previous leaf(photo k1). Complete as
for leaf 1 (photo k2).
Leaf 3: Continuing with the working
wire, make a two-loop leaf: Make the
first loop with two Cs, five Ds, and
two Cs. Make the second loop with
Es (photo l).
Leaf 4: Repeat leaf 3 (photo m).
Leaf 5: Make another two-loop leaf,
but make the first loop with two Cs,
three Ds, and two Cs (photo n).
Leaf 6: Make a one-loop leaf with one
C, one D, five Es, one D, and one C
(photo o).
Leaf 7: Repeat leaf 6 (photo p). If neededreposition the leaves so they zigzag from
side to side up the stem.
[2] Coil the working wire aroundthe stems between the top four leaves
(photo q), and set the branch aside.
Do not trim the wires.
[3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make atotal of 1013 branches, varying the size
and quantity of leaves as desired and
making three branches with Es only.
designersnote:
You can use this same
technique to make a choker.
Begin with 5 yd. (4.6 m) of
beading wire to make the base,
then make about 33 branches,
three large flowers, 10 medium
flowers, and 20 small flowers.
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s
u
t
v
Flowers
[1] Cut 2528 in. (6471 cm) of colorA or B craft wire, and make a large
flower as follows:
Layer 1: Using color B 150 seed beads,
make a loop of seven beads, leaving a
2-in. (5 cm) tail. Repeat to make a total
of six loops in a row (photo r1). Twist
the working wire around the tail, then
form a five-petal flower, placing one
loop in the center (photo r2).Layer 2: Using color A 150 seed beads,
make a two-loop petal right next to
layer 1 the same way you made the
two-loop leaves (photo s). Repeat until
you have made five two-loop petals
(photo t). Twist the working wire
around the tail, forming the second
layer of petals around layer 1.
Layer 3: Using As, make five three-
loop petals (photo u). Twist the working
wire around the tail, forming the third
layer around the previous layer. Set this
large flower aside. Make another large
flower if desired.
[2] To make a medium flower, cut14 in. (36 cm) of wire, and work as
in layers 1 and 2. Repeat to make a
total of four or five medium flowers.
[3] To make a small flower, work as instep 2, but make only three loops of Bs
in layer 1 and make one-loop petals
instead of two-loop petals in layer 2.Repeat to make a total of five or six
small flowers, but make some with
seven-bead loops and some with nine-
bead loops (photo v).
Even if you dont have
a green thumb, you
can make a bracelet
of beautiful blooms.
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w
z a a
Assembly[1] Figure out where you want toposition the branches on the base.
Intersperse the one-color branches
evenly among the three-color branches
(photo w).
[2] Select a branch to attach to thebase. Coil the working wire around
the stem and a strand in the base near
a leaf connection point (photo x). Make
two to three coils. Continue coiling the
wire around the stem until you reach
the 2-in. (5 cm) tail. Coil the tail around
a strand in the base two or three times,
and bring both the working wire and
the tail out to the front of the bracelet.
Do not trim.
[3] Repeat step 2 to attach the remain-ing branches along the base, hiding
the crimp beads as well as possible and
overlapping the branches somewhat.[4] When all of the branches have beenattached, there will be a pair of wires
sticking out from the end of each
branch. These wires will be used to
attach the flowers, and ideally there
will be a pair for each flower youve
made. Decide where you want to
place each flower (photo y).
[5] Choose a flower, and twist its 2-in.(5 cm) tail together with the pair of
wires from the corresponding branch.
Start near the base of the flower andbranch (photo z).
[6] Wrap the twisted wires three orfour times around the neck of the
flower where it is attached to the branch
(photo aa). Trim the excess wire, and
straighten the flower.
[7] Repeat steps 5 and 6 to attach theremaining flowers. If you have flowers
left over and no branch to attach them
to, simply coil the tails around a branch
wire a few times, then secure and finish
it as in step 6. w
Alla
Maslennikova
of Moscow,
Russia, works
for the largest
Russian bead show,
Beading Design. Visit her website,
beadlady.ru, or e-mail her at
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