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Lotus

Lotus, Copyright by Sabine Lippert 2010

Material: 1 Rivoli 18 mm 8 round beads 6mm (RB6) 8 Bicones 4mm (Bic4) 8 Bicones 3mm (Bic3) 16 round beads 3mm (RB3) 8 Rocailles size 8 (R8) 1g Rocailles size 11 (R11) 2g Rocailles size 15 color A (R15A) 1g Rocailles size 15 color B (R15B) ireline 8lb Beading needle size 12

Step 1: !a"e a #ings$an o% t&read' (ic" u$ 1RB6) 1R8 in a c&ange) 8 times and build a circle' *eave anot&er 2 or 3 times t&roug& t&e #&ole circle to +, t&e t&read'At t&e end t&e t&read e,tends %rom a R8'

Lotus, Copyright by Sabine Lippert 2010

Step 2: (ic" u$ 4R15A) 1R11) 4R15A and #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R8' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom t&e R11 o% t&e +rst arc'

Step 3: (ic" u$ 1R11) 1Bic3) 1R11 and #eave t&roug& t&e R11 o% t&e %ollo#ing arc' !&e arcs are teared to t&e middle o% t&e bead#or"' (ut t&e Rivoli into t&e vessel and #eave anot&er time #it& a good tension t&roug& t&e last ro#) t&ere s&ould be no ga$s bet#een t&e beads' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom a Bic3'

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Step 4: (ic" u$ 1R15A) 1RB3) 1R15A and #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing Bic3' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom a R15 in %ront o% a Bic3'

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Step 5: (ic" u$ 3R15B) s"i$ t&e Bic3) #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R15A ) $ic" u$ 4R15A) s"i$ t&e RB3 and again #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R15A' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave bac" to t&e basic circle) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom a R8'

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Step 6: (ic" u$ 3R15A) 1R11) 3R15A s"i$ t&e RB6 and #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R8' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom t&e R11 o% t&e +rst arc'

Lotus, Copyright by Sabine Lippert 2010

Step 7: (ic" u$ 1R15A) 1R11) 1Bic4) 1R11) 1R15A and #eave t&roug& t&e R11 o% t&e %ollo#ing arc' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend in %ront o% a Bic4'

Lotus, Copyright by Sabine Lippert 2010

Step 8: (ic" u$ 6R15A s"i$ t&e Bic 4) #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R11) R15) R11) R15) R11' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom a Bic4'

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Step 9: (ic" u$ 1R15A) 1R11) 1RB3) 1R11) 1R15A and #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing Bic4' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed' At t&e end #eave %or#ard) t&e t&read s&ould e,tend %rom t&e 3rd o% 6 R15A (t&e arc over t&e Bic4)'

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Step 10: (ic" u$ 1R15A #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing 3R15A) t&en #eave t&roug& t&e R15A and R11) stitc&ing out in %ront o% t&e RB3) $ic" u$ 4R15B) s"i$ t&e RB3 and #eave t&roug& t&e %ollo#ing R11 and R15A) t&en t&roug& t&e +rst 3 R15A o% t&e ne,t arc over a Bic4' 8 times until t&e circle is +nis&ed'

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At t&e end) -ou #eave once again to t&e bac"side and build a little loo$ %rom 5R11) starting %rom a R8' .ere -ou can mount t&e $endant #it& a /um$ ring to a c&ain'

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Lotus, Copyright by Sabine Lippert 2010