RIGHT-ANGLE WEAVE

Crystal ribbon
Oblong metal beads join two strips of bicone
crystals in different shades of the same hue
designed by Nancy Zellers

Show off your favorite colors

in coordinated stripes.

2009 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form
without permission from the publisher.

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This bracelet works up quickly, and it is a great way to

learn right-angle weave. It can display any color scheme
just choose two of your favorite crystal colors and pair
them with metal accent beads.

stepbystep
Bracelet band
[1] On 4 yd. (3.7 m) of Fireline, pick up
a repeating pattern of a 150 seed bead,
a color A 4 mm bicone crystal, and a
150 four times, leaving an 18-in. (46 cm)
tail. Sew through the first six beads
again (figure 1).
[2] Working in right-angle weave
(Online Basics), pick up a 150, a
7 x 5 mm double-cone bead, two 150s,
a color B 4 mm bicone crystal, two 150s,
a 7 x 5 mm, and a 150, and sew through
the last three beads your thread exited
in the previous step and the first six
beads picked up in this step (figure 2).
[3] Pick up a repeating pattern of a 150,
a B, and a 150 three times, and sew
through the last three beads your thread
exited in the previous step and all of the
beads picked up in this step (figure 3).

FIGURE 5

[4] Pick up a repeating pattern of

a 150, a B, and a 150 three times, and
sew through the last three beads your
thread exited in the previous step and
the first three beads picked up in this
step (figure 4, ab).
[5] Pick up a 150, a 7 x 5 mm, two
150s, an A, and a 150, and sew through
the 150, 7 x 5 mm, and 150 in the
previous row (bc), the 150, B, and 150
from the previous step (cd), all six
beads just added (de), and the next 150,
A, and 150 in the previous row (ef).
[6] Pick up a repeating pattern of a 150,
an A, and a 150 twice, and sew through
the next two 150A150 groups, and
all six beads just picked up (fg).
[7] Repeat steps 46 19 times for
a total of 21 rows, but alternate
As and Bs to place them in their
appropriate columns.

materials
bracelet 7 in. (18 cm)
27 7 x 5 mm corrugated doublecone beads, gold-plated
(Fire Mountain Gems, 800-355-2137,
firemountaingems.com)
71 4 mm bicone crystals in each of
2 colors*: A, B
1 g 150 seed beads
Fireline 6 lb. test
beading needles, #10
* Bicone colors used in the bracelets
shown are:
blue bracelet: indicolite, Pacific opal
purple bracelet: lilac, violet opal
green bracelet: olivine, khaki

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FIGURE 6

Toggle and loop

[1] Pick up a repeating pattern of a 150,
a B, and a 150 twice, and sew through
the end 150, B, and 150 in the previous
row and the first three beads picked up
to make a three-sided stitch (figure 5,
ab). Work a normal four-sided stitch
in the middle column (bc), then work
a three-sided stitch with As (cd).
[2] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the top row of beads in the middle column
(de), and work a four-sided stitch off of
the previous stitch in the middle column
(ef). Sew through the beadwork to exit
the top three beads (fg).
[3] Pick up 15 150s, and sew through
the 150, 7 x 5 mm, and 150 in the
previous row (figure 6, ab), and the
first eight 150s just added (bc).

FIGURE 7

[4] Pick up seven 150s, a 7 x 5 mm,

and seven 150s, and sew through the
150 your thread exited at the start of
this step (cd). Sew through the first
seven 150s just added, the 7 x 5 mm,
and the next 150 (de).
[5] Pick up a 150, a B, and a 150, skip
the last 150, and sew through the beads
just added and the 150, 7 x 5 mm, and
next 150 (ef). Repeat on the other end
with an A (fg). Retrace the thread path
a few times to reinforce the toggle. Sew
through the beads connecting the toggle
to the bracelet band a few times to
reinforce the connection, and end the
thread (Online Basics).
[6] Thread a needle on the tail, and
repeat steps 1 and 2 on the remaining
end of the band.

[7] Pick up 25 150s, and sew through

the 150, 7 x 5 mm, and 150 your thread
just exited (figure 7). Adjust the number
of beads to fit the toggle through the
loop if needed. Retrace the thread path
several times to reinforce the loop,
and end the thread. w

DESIGNERS NOTE:
To make the three-sided
stitches lie flat at the ends of
the bracelet band, add an extra
150 on each side of each edge
4 mm bicone crystal.

Nancy Zellers has been beading for 15 years. She

developed this bracelet as a way to teach right-angle
weave to beginners, and she says using different colors
helps to show the stitchs pattern. Visit Nancys Web site,
nzbeads.com, to see more of her work.

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