Category: Necklaces (Page 8 of 18)

FREE beading pattern: Scalloped Lace
FREE beading pattern: Scalloped Lace

FREE beading pattern for Scalloped Lace Necklace

July 27, 2016 / / 14 Comments

I haven’t created a design that uses only seed beads in a while, so here is a new motif I came up with. You can use one or two colors — either way, the design yields nice results.  This pattern uses netting techniques, but is finished with round elements to create lovely curved scalloped edges.  I used 11/0 Czech seed beads in iris blue and silver for the two-tone example below, and transparent rainbow cream 11/0 Dyna-Mites seed beads (which look light yellow) for the single-color piece.  I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

FREE beading pattern: Scalloped Lace
FREE beading pattern: Scalloped Lace

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FREE beading pattern: Superduo Buds
FREE beading pattern: Superduo Buds

FREE beading pattern for Superduo Buds necklace

July 6, 2016 / / 5 Comments
FREE beading pattern: Superduo Buds

Scroll down for new video tutorial added for this design! Since my interests have gravitated toward Superduo beads lately, I experimented with another way to use them in a necklace design.  This pattern requires 2 colors of 11/0 seed beads and 2 – 3 colors of Superduo beads.  I tried the design with smaller 11/0 Czech beads and larger TOHO 11/0 beads, and both yielded nice results.  The smaller 11/0 beads resulted in more “V” shapes in the 2nd row of buds (seen in the gold & copper, and pink & white pieces), while the larger TOHO 11/0 beads resulted in more “U” shapes in the 2nd row, shown in the black and copper example.  I hope you enjoy this free beading pattern!

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Video tutorial: Superduo Buds necklace
Video Tutorial: Superduo Buds necklace

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FREE beading pattern: Lotus Lace Pendant
FREE beading pattern: Lotus Lace Pendant

FREE beading pattern for Lotus Lace Pendant

June 13, 2016 / / 8 Comments

I was so happy with how the center component looked in my Lotus Lace Bracelet design from my last post, I decided to make it into a pendant. The pendant can be connected via jump ring to a chain or ribbon (as shown in my Diamond Rivoli post), or strung on a beaded wire finished with crimp beads and clasps as shown below.  (The pattern used for the beaded wire portion of the necklace can be found in my previous Rivoli Pendant post).  As another alternative, I created an extended version of the Lotus Lace Bracelet pattern to form a necklace to attach the pendant to (shown in the gold and copper piece below).  The left and right strands of the necklace were made by doing steps [1 – 22], [10 – 12], [2 – 22], [10 – 12], and [2 – 22] of the Lotus Lace Bracelet pattern, creating three main segments in each strand.  As with the earrings and the bracelet, this pendant pattern works equally well with either smaller Czech 11/0 seed beads, or with larger TOHO 11/0 seed beads, and can work with either Superduo or twin beads (although Superduos work a little better I think).

FREE beading pattern: Lotus Lace Pendant
FREE beading pattern: Lotus Lace Pendant

Here is a list of materials used in the various color combinations I experimented with:

11/0 seed beadsSuperduos or twins6mm round beads
TOHO BronzeBronze Copper SuperduosTurquoise Green Bronze Picasso Finish Druk Beads
Czech goldApollo Gold SuperduosCzech druks, opaque satin copper
Czech silverWhite Luster twinsgreen adventurine (natural stone)
TOHO nickelSilver SuperduosLight violet Pearls
TOHO BronzeTransparent Amethyst Luster SuperduosTransparent Amethyst Luster Druks

 
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FREE beading pattern: Bugle Diamonds
FREE beading pattern: Bugle Diamonds

FREE beading pattern for necklace Bugle Diamonds

April 30, 2016 / / 0 Comments

I experimented more with the bugle square-within-square component from my last post (Bugle Squares), and came up with another design I like very much.  This pattern results in a more rigid curve in the necklace than the design in my last post, so works best as a shorter necklace (13 to 15 components).  It is highly recommended that you use Fireline for this pattern, otherwise the sharp edges of the bugle beads could sever your thread.  I vertically attached 3 more components to the front of the green and gold necklace, to give it a more V-line in the front, which I thought was a nice embellishment to the pattern.  The green and gold piece was made using Czech #3 (6.4mm) rainbow dark green bugle beads, dark green 4mm round crystals, with light green rainbow and gold lined seed beads.  The grey piece was made using Czech #3 rainbow grey bugle beads, 4mm fire polished lilac luster round crystals, and light blue rainbow and light purple rainbow silver lined seed beads.  Enjoy!

FREE beading pattern: Bugle Diamonds
FREE beading pattern: Bugle Diamonds

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FREE beading pattern: Bugle Squares
FREE beading pattern: Bugle Squares

FREE beading pattern for necklace Bugle Squares

April 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

This stringed sequence of squares within squares makes for a lovely geometric necklace design. The pattern requires Czech #3 bugle beads (6.4mm), 11/0 seed beads, and 6x4mm rondelle crystals (or other similar accent bead).  It is highly recommended that you use Fireline for this pattern, otherwise the sharp edges of the bugle beads could sever your thread.  This piece was made using Czech #3 rainbow dark topaz brown (orange) bugle beads, light rainbow pink silver lined 11/0 seed beads, and light peach 6x4mm rondelle crystals.

FREE beading pattern: Bugle Squares
FREE beading pattern: Bugle Squares

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