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FREE beading pattern: St. Petersburg Fringe

FREE beading pattern for St. Petersburg Fringe necklace and earrings

March 25, 2015 / admin / 2 Comments

This necklace and earring set employs the popular St. Petersburg stitch, with bugle beads added to create the “fringe” or “feather” look. This pattern demonstrates both the single St. Petersburg stitch (for the necklace), as well as the double St. Petersburg stitch (for the earrings) made with bugle beads. You can experiment with using larger beads for the “spine” beads, or shorter/longer bugles, or even different combinations of beads instead of bugles. There are many possible variations you can play with, which makes this a fun pattern. This piece was made with matte bronze and matte rainbow teal 11/0 seed beads with rainbow green Czech #3 (6.4mm) bugle beads. Enjoy!

FREE beading pattern: St. Petersburg Fringe

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Free beading pattern: Butterfly Lace — FREE beading pattern: Butterfly Lace

FREE beading pattern for necklace Butterfly Lace

March 5, 2015 / admin / 3 Comments

For my first post in March (looking forward to Spring), I created a lacy butterfly pattern using netting techniques made entirely of 11/0 seed beads. The butterflies in this pattern are easier to see when adjacent butterfly components alternate colors, so I made this one with all colors of the rainbow. The blue version is nice too, but you see more the circles between butterflies when woven with only one color. Enjoy!

FREE beading pattern: Butterfly Lace

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FREE beading pattern for necklace Lacy Net

December 10, 2014 / admin / 6 Comments

This is an elegant pattern for a beaded lace collar necklace, made from 11/0 seed beads and 4mm pearls. There are five rows of stitching required in the pattern, so it takes a while to make, but the end result is an ornate yet graceful design with a bit of old-world style. Substituting 4mm crystals for the pearls would look nice as well. (I think this could make a nice vintage-looking bridal piece if made from white or off white beads and pearls). Enjoy!

FREE beading pattern: Lacy Net

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FREE beading pattern for Basic Spiral Rope

November 19, 2014 / admin / 0 Comments

This is probably one of the most versatile patterns, as it makes a rope that is not stiff (like Herringbone or Russian Spiral Ropes are), so it hangs and moves nicely. I like to tie the beaded rope into a Celtic Heart Knot and add a pendant or tassle for a focal point, as shown below. (FusionKnots.com has nice instructions on how to tie a Celtic Heart Knot). The pattern includes a variation on the spiral rope for using 2 different sized seed beads (demonstrated in the yellow necklace), and also shows how you can form a “V” in a spiral rope to hang a pendant. The necklace below was made with 11/0 seed beads. Spiral ropes can be used to make necklaces or bracelets. Enjoy!

FREE beading pattern: Basic Spiral Rope

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FREE beading pattern for necklace Seed Bead Lace

November 13, 2014 / admin / 5 Comments

This is a elegant lacy pattern you can make only using seed beads. For this piece I used white pearl 11/0 seed beads with silver accents, which gives more of a bridal or summery look, but it would work in any color. It is one of those dress-down or dress-up necklaces — very versatile. Enjoy!