Step 12: There are many ways to string this bracelet, one is with
five 6mm beads then a spacer bar, another way is with four 6mm beads then
a spacer bar.
 In
the picture at right, we show the five 6mm beads then spacer. In the
picture at left we show a bracelet with four 6mm beads then a spacer bar.
Both alternatives look great so it is a personal style question which to
use. If you want to use a contrasting color bead as shown
above-right, then the five 6mm beads alternative is more appropriate.
In stringing your beads, always use a 6mm bead next to the crimp beads and
6mm beads on either side of the spacer bars. Always use the size 11
seed beads between any two 6mm beads. String six inches of beads.
For the five 6mm bead alternative this would be five spacer bars and six
segments of 5mm beads separated by spacer bars. For the four 6mm
bead alternative this would be six spacer bars and seven segments of four
6mm beads.
Step 13: When you have completed stringing the beads, you are ready to connect the three strands to the opposite end of the bracelet. This is done using the same technique that you used on the initial end. The one thing that you must concentrate on prior to squeezing the crimp beads closed is that you have removed all the slack in the bead stringing wire. Add the crimp bead, loop the wire through the 3 loop spacer bar and back through the crimp bead and then pull the wire taught. Do this on each of the three strands before you squeeze any of the crimps. With all three strands ready to squeeze the crimp bead, start with the middle strand and squeeze that crimp bead closed. Hold your crimping pliers perpendicular to the end 3 hole spacer bar while performing the crimping. Complete crimping all three strands and cut the excess bead stringing wire with an appropriate cutter. |
