Making Jewellery Issue03

TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Technique: This amazing beaded ﬂ ower is
an ideal gift and a wonderful
Beaded corsage
keepsake of a special day.
By Samantha Haydock
MATERIALS

0.5mm & 0.315mm silver plated craft wire
STEP 2 STEP 3

1m of 9mm organza silver 9mm ribbon

18 x 4mm bicones in crystal

22 x 4mm bicones in AB crystal

12 x 4mm bicones in violet opal

10 x 4mm bicones in violet

10 x 4mm bicones in tanzanite

10 x 6mm bicones in violet opal

10 x 6mm bicones in violet

10 x 6mm bicones in tanzanite
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4 x 11x5.5mm AB crystal top drilled drops

Pinch of size 8/0 amethyst AB silverlined
seed beads
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Pinch of size 11/0 silver AB silverlined
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10 x 2mm satin silver beads STEP 2 STEP 3
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10 x 3mm satin silver beads Onto one side of the wire thread another Repeat this stage once more for each side,
FOR THE LEAF: 5cm worth of beads. Remember this time to giving you your ﬁ nal ﬁ ve petals. Twist the
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0.5mm & 0.315mm silver plated craft wire start with a seed bead, then the darker colour two ﬁ nal ends of the wire ﬁ rmly together in

66 x 4mm bicones in olivine blending to clear and then darker again. End the centre. This point will now become the

10 x 4mm bicones in peridot with a seed bead. Twist the petal shape as back of the ﬂ ower and the beginning of the

10 x 4mm bicones in chrysolite before and then repeat this step for the other stalk that you will ﬁ nish at a later stage.
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5 x 6mm bicones in olivine piece of the wire.

6 x 6mm bicones in peridot
ALL BEAD

5 x 6mm bicones in chrysolite
STEP 1 STEP 4 STEP 5
STEP 1 STEP 4 STEP 5
Take 1 metre of 0.5mm craft wire and thread on Take 1m of ﬁ ne 0.315mm craft wire. From behind Continue to weave to the outer edge of the petal,
about 5cm worth of beads to the centre of the the ﬂ ower at the base of a petal, thread through using the lighter beads as you reach the outer
wire. Use lighter beads in the centre and blend to the front. Leave about 15cm behind. Now edge. Now wrap the wire around the edge twice
the colour out to either end. Finish with a small thread down, then back up & anchor the wire. ﬁ rmly to secure and cut away the excess wire.
seed bead on each side. Bend the wire into Thread on beads, start with the darker colour, zig Repeat this stage for each of the remaining four
a petal shape and twist the ends together to hold zag the wire, threading beads as you go. Anchor petals. At the back of the ﬂ ower, collect all of the
the beads in place. Split the two ends of the wire. each side of the petal by wrapping around once. ends and twist together with the stalk.
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