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Ndebele Twist
© 2000 Felinda Bullock
Materials for Bracelet:
2 strands 11º seed beads
Tube 10º triangles to match or contrast
Matching Silamide® or Nymo® thread
GS Hypo Tube Cement® or hobby glue
Thread Heaven® or beeswax
2 bead caps
Toggle clasp
Instructions:
New thread is shown in red on diagrams. Keep beads snug against each other and
nudge them into place if necessary. Keep thread tension tight enough to form a firm
but fluid rope. Wrapping the tail around your finger can help keep the tension until the
rope is long enough to hold onto. Your tension will determine how much twist your
bracelet has.
Prepare thread by stretching and running it through beeswax or Thread Heaven ®.
1. With 2 yards of thread, string 2 size 11º seed beads. Leave a 12” tail. It is not
necessary to tie a knot or use a stop bead
Step 1
2. Pass the needle back
up
through the 1st seed bead strung, then
down
through the
2nd seed bead.
Step 2
3. Pick up the 3rd seed bead. Pass the needle
down
through the 2nd seed bead, then
pass back
up
through the 3rd seed bead.
Step 3
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4. Pick up a size 10º triangle bead. Pass the needle
up
through the 3rd seed bead, then
back
down
through the triangle bead.
Step 4
5. With the triangle bead on the right, fold the ladder away from you, then pass the
needle
up
through the 1st seed bead to form a circle. Your tail thread and the new thread
should now be coming out of the top and bottom ends of the 1st bead strung.
Step 5
6. Pass the needle back
down
through the triangle bead, then back
up
through the 1st
seed bead. This will stabilize the circle.
Step 6
7. Pick up 2 seed beads, and pass the needle
down
through the 2nd seed bead in the
base circle, then
up
through the 3rd seed bead in the base circle.
Step 7
8. Pick up a seed bead, then a triangle bead, and pass the needle
down
through the 1st
triangle bead in the base circle.
Step 8
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9. You should now have 4 stacks of 2 beads each. Pass the needle back
up
through the
first stack of 2 beads to the
left
of the stack of 2 triangle beads.
Note in the diagram that not all 4 stacks of beads are connected to each other. This is
correct and will continue this way as the rope is built.
Step 9
10. Pick up 2 seed beads and pass the needle
down
through the
top
seed bead only
in the next stack to the
left
.
Step 10
11. Pass the needle
up
through the
top
seed bead only in the next stack to the
left
.
Step 11
12. Pick up a seed bead and a triangle bead, and pass the needle
down
through the
top
triangle only in the next stack on the
left
, then pass the needle
up
through the
top
seed bead only in the next stack to the
left
.
Step 12
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13. Continue in this manner until you have reached the bracelet (or choker) length
(minus clasp length) that you desire. You will notice that the seed beads will start to
alternately “lean” into each other (Fig 1) and that the rope will start to spiral gently
because of the slight difference in size and shape between the seed beads and
the triangles. It helps to remember that the first bead you pick up will be the same
kind as the bead your needle is coming out of, and the second bead you pick up will
be the same kind as the one your needle will be going into.
Fig 1
14. When you have reached your desired bracelet (or choker) length, stabilize the end
by weaving the needle down and up through the first 2 beads of each stack so that all the
stacks are connected to the one on either side of it. Pass the needle under the thread
bridge between the beads and tie a few small knots. If desired, put a small dab of glue
on the knots.
Finishing:
15. Finish bracelet (or choker) as desired, or:
A. Secure a new 12 inch thread in the bracelet, then exit from one of the end beads.
B. Run the threaded needle
up
through the bottom of a bead cap, pick up 5 seed
beads, run needle through the loop in the bar end of the toggle clasp, then pick up 5
more seed beads.
Step B - Finishing
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C. Run needle
down
through the bead cap and into one of the beads on the end of the
bracelet. Make sure the circle of beads are snugged up tight to the clasp and the bead
cap.
D. Weave the thread through a few end beads, then pass the needle back
up
through
the bead cap again, through the circle of beads, then back
down
through the bead cap
and into one of the bracelet end beads. Repeat this step at least one more time to
securely attach the bar clasp
.
E. Weave the thread through the bracelet end beads to secure the thread. If desired, tie
a few small knots beneath the bead cap, and dab with glue. Do not cut.
F. Weave thread so that your needle is running through a triangle bead and pointing
towards the unfinished end of the bracelet. Pass the needle and thread through the
column of triangle beads all the way to the opposite end. Do not pull thread too tightly
or the bracelet will lose its fluid shape. Tie the tail end of the thread to your working thread,
and dab with glue, then weave the tail thread back into the body of the bracelet and
carefully cut.
G. With the working thread, attach the toggle end of the clasp in the same manner that
you attached the bar end. This time use only 3 beads on each side of the clasp loop
however.
Step G - Finishing
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