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1. Promotion: Hello, and welcome to Part six of my beaded jewelry
making series. In this class, we create a beautiful leaf
inspired bracelet by beading three delicate leaf. One of the best things about this design is its versatility. By making a simple adjustment, you can also turn that into a beautiful necklace and
create a matching jewelry set. You'll also learn how to
use bracelet cord to create an adjustable closure
and most importantly, how to tie sliding knots. This is an essential jewelry making
technique that you can use in many future bracelet
and necklaces projects. Be sure to check out the other classes in
this series as well. Each class introduces
new designs, tips and techniques
that will gradually help you become a confident
and skilled jewelry maker. Let's gather our supplies
and start creating.
2. 1. Standard Bracelet Sizing: We want to calculate the
standard size of the bracelet. First, we will size
around our wrist with a thread or a fabric meter. Not too tight, not too loose. And then we'll see
how much is it. For example, 15 centimeters. Now we want to see how we want our bracelet to
look in our hand. If we want it to be fit
and standard on our hand, we'll add one to one
point half centimeters. If you want it to be tight, you will add 0.521 centimeters. And if you want it to
be loose on the rest, you'll add 2 centimeters. I want it to be
fit and standard, so I add only one
centimeters to 15, which would give
me 16 centimeters. And then at last,
we should subtract the length of the clasp from this length
that we've acquired. For example, if the
combination length of the clasp and the
jumpings are 2 centimeters, 16 minus two equals
14 centimeters. So I should beat my bracelet until I reach 14 centimeters.
3. 2. Four Bracelet Designs You'll Learn in my Classes: Okay, my dear friends,
in this course, we are going to learn how we can create four kinds of bracelets. And I haven't chosen
these four just randomly. Each one of these bracelets have their own special and useful
hints that you can learn. And also, they have
each a different look. For example, on this bracelet, you'll learn how to
do spiral bidding. You would also
learn which clasps to use for spiral bracelets, and you'd know how they are
attached to the bracelet. In this one, you'll
learn how to bead a wide and thick bracelet. Also, the clasp suited for this, how is going to be made and
how is going to be attached. This is a bracelet
that is class, which is usually called
square sliding knot, and we make it with
nylon bracelet cord. And if you learn this knot, you can actually use it on any bracelet or any
necklace that you like. And as you can see, the bracelet itself is very
beautiful as well. And of course, this
one is actually this bracelet is a mixture
of pearls and seed beads, and they look like crosses. And it class is a
handmade class that. We actually use
wire to create it. And if you just learn how to create this class,
it's very easy. But if you learn it,
you can use it in any kind of bracelet or
necklace that you like. That we have the tutorial of this bracelet in our advanced
jewelry making course. You can also acquire this course and learn a lot of
techniques and hints. You can even use it in
this bracelet or this one. Now, this is a lobster class that we are going to learn
how we can work with it. So right now, I just wanted
you to be introduced to different kinds of bracelets that we are going
to work on in this course. So it was just a
general introduction that you would know
in each one of them, you would learn how to create what and how to work
with what class. I'm going to teach you about
all of these bracelets from zero to the completion of
the work step by step. And when you learn how
to beat these bracelets, you can even use them
as necklaces, as well. Just like the bracelet, I've bided glasses
strap for this, and it would be just a
beautiful set and match. Yeah, for the glass strap, I've actually mixed my
seat beads with chains, and overall, I would give a very beautiful and
attractive work.
4. 3. Starting the Leaf Pattern: Hello, for our tutorial today, I've considered this work, which you can either bead as a bracelet or even a
necklace or earring. As you can see, they look like some leaves being
next to each other. Because we want our work to be placed better on our chest, our clothes or even on
our hands, our wrists, it's better to use invisible monofilament thread for this, or even a fire line thread. Because just as I said before, if we want our work to be more firm and be placed more
rigid on the body, it's better to use either
one of these threads. I mean, monofilament
or fire line threads. And if we want our work to
be softer or more flexible, it's better to use nylon
threads or silk threads. Now for this work, I'm using the monofilament thread with
the size 0.15 millimeters. And if you're using
a fire line thread, you can use a crystal color, and the size would be four pound or the thickness of
0.13 millimeters. Set bit size ten or 11 and a crystal
Rundle beat size four. And for the end of this lock
for crystals in size six, and we need nylon bracelet cord for the square sliding knot. 2 meters bread. If your thread gets twisting and nodding during your work
and it's bothering you. In this step, just
put your thread in boiling water for 10 minutes. For the beginning of my work, I just thread one bead. It doesn't matter which
kind of bead is it. As a lock bead, so the few first beads
would not just come out. I keep about 20
centimeters of my thread, and I pass my needle through
this bed two more times. So it would be totally locked
in and it wouldn't move. And the forking with a long
thread is harder for you. You can actually cut 1 meter,
start your work with it, and then in the
middle of your work that your thread is finished, you can not it there and start
again with the new thread. Now I take six seat beads, and then I pass my needle through the two which
are in the middle. You see it would be
a shape like this, and I put my finger over here in this distance above
the seat bed, and then with my nail, I just pull it down until it gets attached to the
seat beds below them. Now in this step, I take
one more seatbd and then I pass my needle
through these four downward. And I get my golden crystal
Rondel beat size four, and I come back up through
these two seed beads here. See, now it looks like this. See, now my thread has came
out of this seed bead. Then I take four seed beads, and I take them to the
end of the thread. And you see, now our four
previous seed beds became six. And if you remember, even at
the beginning of my work, I took six seedbeds and I passed my needle through the two
seabeds in the middle. And now we're just going to
repeat the same thing again. So again, I pass my needle through these two seed
beds in the middle. And you see if there is a distance between
your seat beads here, just use your nail
to pull it down. Now in this system,
we took one set beat, if you remember, exactly
like the previous one. I just take one solo set beat, and then I pass
my needle through these four set beads downward. Okay. And now in this step, again, it's turned
for a crystal. I thread one crystal, and then I pass
my needle through these two seed beads
upward this time. Then again, I go to
the start point. I have two seed bits here. I take four more seed bits, so they would be total of six. All right, then I pass my needle through the two which
are in the middle. Then I get one solo seat beat. I pass my Na through
this for downward. Then I thread a crystal and I come back out through
these two set beads. I pass my needle
through them upward. Just make sure you pull the thread really
hard in each step. Now, let's see, my bracelet has three leaves that in
each leaf on each side, it has six crystals. I'm not talking about
these lower crystals. We'll add these later. I accept this sit bid. I should have six on each side. You see in our work, we've
already bided three of them. I would continue this until
I get to the sixth one, then again, I return to explain.
5. 4. Completing the First Leaf: Okay. Now I've
completed the six. Now, you see, my thread is right here above
these two seed beads. I pass my needle through these two set beads
on the side and I go down and then I pass my needle through all
these six crystals downward. You see, I'm passing
my needle through all of these six crystals. Okay, now, I pass my dia through these five seed
beads on the bottom. And now I pass it through
these other four. See, I skip the first one, and I will return from
the rest of these four. So you might think,
why did I do this? I went through these set
beds and I came back. Because now I want to be
the other half of my leaf. And for the starters of the
other side of the leaf, my thread should
be gotten out of the lowest part or the most
bottom part of our work, which means these seed beads. Not crystals. Now, with the thing that I
did here, I mean, passing my needle through these seed beads
and returning them, I got my thread to come out of the lowest
part of my work, which means the
lowest seed beads. Now, again, I get a crystal
and obviously six seed beads. And then again, I'll repeat
the same thing I did before. I've got six seat beads. I pass my needle through
the two in the middle. I pull them down with my nail. I take one seat beat solo. And I pass my needle through
these four downward. And then I take a crystal and I pass my needle through
these two upwards. You see, just like that. Again, like the previous steps, I thread four seabeds and I take them to
the end of my thread. I pass my needle through the middle Sepeds and
the two middle speeds. Just like that on
this side of my leaf, I also do the same
thing for six times. So at last, I would
have six crystals on this side exactly as I
have on the other side. Okay, as you can see, now I have completed the
side of my leaf as well. See, I've completed all my six
crystals on this side too. Okay, as I told you, we are not considering
this bottom crystal, and except that we have
six crystals on each side. Now it's time to attach
these two sides together. So I thread two seed beads, one crystal, and, again, two other seed beds. And then I pass them through these two seed bits which
are on the opposite side. Now we are only using crystal
Rundle Beats size four, and crystal Rundle
Beats size six are only for the end of our work and the
square sliding knot. Just like that, I take
one more set beat, and then I pass my Nita through these four set beads
which are on this side, and I also pass it through
the crystal as well. And again, I pass
my needle through these other four
on the other side. I also pass my needle through this one seed bed that we have
just added into our work. Now I get to the
six crystals that I've beaded newly on this side. If you remember,
for the first side, we have passed our needle through all of
these six crystals on our first side of the leaf. So they would be stuck together, and our work would be
more firm and rigid. So obviously, I should do the same thing for
this side as well. I should pass my needle through all these six crystals
on our new side. So all these six crystals on
this side would also stick together very firmly
and consecutively. No. Okay, see, this
is the bottom part. I've got one seed beat between
the crystals on each side. So I'll take one seed bead. And again, I skip this
crystal on the bottom. You see, now my thread has
came out of this crystal. So I'll take one seed bead, and then I pass
my needle through all six crystals next to it. And I go up. Now you see between my two crystals, now there is a sea bed. All right. Now I should pass my needle through these
sea beds upwards. There I can start my new leaf. You see the 20 or
15 centimeters of the thread that we've kept in the beginning of our work
is still in my hand. I pass my needle
through this crystal.
6. 5. Starting the Second Leaf: And over here, again, I take six seed beats. So I'm just going to
repeat whatever I did in the past for our new leaf. Here I've got six seed beads, so I pass my needle through the two, which are
in the middle. I take one seed bed
over here and I pass my needle through
these four downwards. Oo, then I thread one crystal and I pass my needle through
these two upwards. Again, I say, just
remember to pull your thread hard in these parts, so your work would
be tight and firm, and also your leaf would
totally be attached to the previous leaf and there wouldn't be any distance
between the two leaves. And then just pay attention. If you can see, only for
the beginning of each side, we take six seed beads. In the rest of our
work, there would be only four seed beds that plus those two which are
left here would make a total of six
seed beads overall. You see if we took
six for these, six for this one, and
six for the new one. But for the rest of our work, I only need to take
four see beads. So, again I say, we only take six sbts for the
beginning of each side, and for the rest, only four. Now I also complete all these six crystals
on this side as well. Now I have completed my first side of my
second leaf here. After I've passed my needle through all these six crystals, and I came down, I've also passed my needle through these five seed beds and
also came back and returned. Now, through this crystal, I should pass my needle
to the other side, and then I take the six seed
beds for the second side. And just continue the
rest of your work like the previous
steps. All right. Now, I'll continue
doing this until I get the number of the
leaves that I wanted. If you want, your whole bracelet can be covered with
the leaves or not. Just like me, you could
have only three leaves, and the rest would
be dandelion thread. You can either create
a necklace out of it covered with leaves or
just like this one again. Only part of it would become
beaded with the leaves, and the rest a dandelion
thread like this one. So just complete these
leaves and we can move on to the square
sliding knots. All right. I've completed
my three leaves. Now I want to make a ring with six seed beads on
each side of it, or say on each end of it, so I can get this cord through. And as you can see, six
on the end as well. I pass my needle
through the crystal. Then I take six seed beads, and then again, I pass my needle through
the same crystal. Just one more time, I
pass my needle through these six seed beads so it
would get tight and firm. Now, again, I pass my
needle through the crystal. And over here, I come down
through several seedbeds here. See, I want to take my needle to this point to this thread. You see this thread over here so I can have my finishing knot. Try to tie your knots
next to the crystal because they have bigger size comparing to the seed beads. So they would be less insight because the crystals
are in bigger sizes. The knot would be less visible. Now, I pass my needle
through under this thread. Then I pass my needle
through this ring gyp made here. And one more time. I keep two or 3 millimeters of my thread, and
then I heat it. And after it got melted, I just stick it to my work. Just pay attention. You
can do this heating if your thread is a
monofilament thread. If it's a fire line thread, after tying your knot, just pass it through several seed beds and then
after that cut your thread. I just want to remind
you one more time. If you're doing your
work with fire line, Thread it would be much
more rigid and firm. But because this is
a beginner course, the beginners should
definitely use cheaper materials in the
beginning of their work. That's why I used
monofilament thread here. So they would know how to make them and
they know the way. And with the fire line thread, it's just the same procedure at the end of the work
that we tied the knot, we just escape the
burning of the thread. Okay, now for this first of all, I take out the bead that we've first got it in here
in the beginning. And then with this 20
centimeters of my thread, I create another ring just like the other
one at the other end, but here with six beats.
7. 6. How to Tie a Square Sliding Knot: Now we want to work on
a square sliding knot. For doing this, we
need a bracelet cord. We need three pieces of Nylon bracelet cords that two
of them are 20 centimeters, and one of them is
25 centimeters. These two cords which have
20 centimeters of length, we just put them through these rings on both
ends of our bracelet. And then I need four
crystals in size six. I just want to use
this crystal charms at the end of my cord. So I put them there.
I tie a knot, and then I bring the knot
to the end of my cord. And then I use the three
remaining crystals and do the same thing with the three other parts of my
cord which are not used now. See, now I put my
25 centimeter cord on any surface
that you're using. And then I put the
other two cords on top of it as
the shape of an X. So I just call this
25 centimeters my main cord and the other two, I call them the bracelet cord. Put my main cord in a way
that is equal on both sides. It shouldn't be more
or less on each side, totally equal. Now,
see what I do. I'm just dragging my main cord over all of these bracelet
cords to this other side. And then it gets under this
side of the main cord itself. And then I'm going to grab my
main cord on the left side, and it would just go
in the opposite way. It means first it should go through underneath
all of the cords. And now from over my main cord. And then I pull my cord hard
and it gets firm and tight, and it shapes my knot. Just like that, I
tied my first knot. Now, for my second knot, I do the exact same
opposite thing. See, in the previous part, my right main cord
just went over my bracelet cords and under my main cord
on the other side. But this time, I'm going to
do the opposite of that. It means first,
I'm going to take my right main cord and I pass it through underneath
my bracelet cords and over my left main cord. Then my left main cord
is again opposite, so it goes over my
bracelet cords and passing through underneath
my right main cord. And so for the previous knot, I just passed my right main ord underneath my bracelet cords. But this time, I'm going
over my bracelet cords. You see, it's just
changing every other one. And then again obviously underneath my main
cord on the left. And the left main cord would go opposite way of
my right main cord. It means it goes underneath my bracelet cords and over
my main cord on the right. So just like that, you
should take these cords and knots really tight and make
the knots stick together. There won't be any distance between them and
it would be tight. Now, the fourth knot. Now obviously, again, this time, my right main cord
should go underneath the bracelet cords and over
my main cord on the left. And the left main cord would go opposite way of
my right main cord. So it goes over my
bracelet cords and passing through underneath
my right main cord. Then the fifth knot
would go from over and under and under from over on this side. I'll continue this
until the length of my square slide or naught would be up to one or 1.5 centimeters. Under from over from over and under. From over and under. And under. From over. Well, I continued this for
almost 1.5 centimeters, so I just tighten my knots. Then you cut the cords
in a way that only leave 2 millimeters
on your knots. You don't need to
keep more of them. Then by using a lighter, I just burn my cord and
I stick it to my work. In the beginning, it might
seem a bit too tight because we've pulled it so we can get
it really strong and rigid. But as you continue using it, it gets loosened up a bit, and it would open and
close much more easier. So I've got one silver bracelet, and now I'm putting on my
gold bracelet next to it. If you enjoyed creating
these projects, don't forget to leave
a rating or a review. Just be careful and do not
tighten it with your teeth. Just be careful about that. You can easily open and close your boy sled with
two of your hands. So these are beautiful
works next to each other, so you can even choose
easier which one to do. I really hope you've
enjoyed this tutorial, as well, and good
luck to all of you. The next work which I'm gonna teach you is
this beautiful, attractive piece of art. Well, you should be definitely
with us so you can learn the techniques and its hints
completely and thoroughly.
Mariya Karim, null
