Falling Leaves Bracelet Tutorial

Falling Leaves Bracelet Tutorial

Required Materials:

4mm round blue fire agate (16 inches)

 2mm square nuggets (140)

 3mm faceted nuggets (40)

4mm faceted nuggets (16)

 3mm round hematite (35)

 4mm matte plated hematite (16)

16 silver plated leaves (1 inch leaf chain)

Small oval jump ring (8)

1 inch 24 gauge sterling silver headpins (8)

Waxed Linen (30 Inches)

Size 5 Griffin silk cord

Tierra Cast apple blossom button (1) 

Recommended Tools for this Kit:

Scissors

Needle Nose Pliers (2)

Round Nose Pliers

Wire Cutters

Fabric GS Hypo Cement (purple)

Cut the leaf chain apart to separate the leaf charms.  

 Select eight gemstones from the agate strand for dangles.  String one gemstone onto a headpin.  Use your needle nose pliers to bend the headpin above the beads.

Use the round nose pliers to form a loop in the wire above the bead.

 Use your wire wrapping technique to wrap the wire loop closed and cut off any excess wire.  Repeat steps 2-4 to make eight gemstone dangles.

Open one jump ring.  String on one gemstone dangle and two leaf charms.  Carefully close the jump ring.  Repeat to create eight leaf dangles.

Cut an eight inch piece of waxed linen.  Pass four inches of the waxed linen and four inches of the non-needle end of the Griffin cord through the button.

Tie all the strands in a basic overhand knot about ¼ inch below the button.  Then tie another overhand knot just over the first knot.

Insert the tip of the GS Hypo Cement into the knot and apply glue to secure.

Carefully cut off the strands of waxed linen and the short strand of Griffin cord just below the knot.  DO NOT cut off the long strand of Griffin cord.

String on one 3mm faceted nugget, one 3mm hematite, one 4mm faceted nugget, one 4mm matte hematite, four gemstones, one 3mm faceted nugget, and one jump leaf dangle.

String on one 3mm faceted nugget, four gemstones, one 4mm matte hematite, one 4mm faceted nugget, one 3mm hematite and one 3mm faceted nugget.

String on eleven 2mm square nuggets, one 3mm hematite, one 3mm faceted nugget, one 3mm hematite and eleven 2mm square nuggets.  This completes one beaded unit.

 

Repeat the previous three steps to make eight beaded units.  If you have a smaller wrist, you may need to use fewer beads, and if you have a larger wrist you may need to use additional beads. We’ve included enough beads to make 8 ½ beaded units.  Make sure the beads are pushed all the way up to the button and there are no gaps.  Fold the remaining waxed linen in half and line the center of the linen up with the Griffin cord, just below the last bead.

Place the left strand of linen out to the left and the right strand of linen to the right with the Griffin cord.  Tie the two right strands together directly below the last bead.

Take both strands of waxed linen and the Griffin cord together...

 …and tie in an overhand knot, right on top of the knot in the last step.

 Tie another overhand knot, right on top of the knot from step 16.  It should be very secure.

Insert the tip of the GS Hypo Cement into the knot and apply glue to secure.

 Carefully cut off the Griffin cord just below the knot.  DO NOT cut the waxed linen!

Tie an overhand knot with both strands of waxed linen, about one inch below the knot from the last step.  Make sure the button can just pass between the knots.

  

Check the size of the bracelet.  We tied two additional overhand knots, spaced to fit the button.  You can do as many

or few as you need for proper fit.

After your final overhand knot, add one gemstone and one 3mm hematite bead to each strand of linen.  Tie an overhand knot beneath the final bead on each strand, making sure to leave a bit of room for the beads to move.  Trim off the linen a few millimeters below the last knot on each strand.

Your finished bracelet looks like this!  

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