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Straight
and Narrow
Amy Haftkowycz
Originally published in Beadwork
August/September 2011
Photos by Joe Coca and Ann Swanson
Straight and Narrow originally published in Beadwork, August/September 2011. ©Interweave Press, LLC Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved
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straight
and narrow
Amy Haftkowycz
ARTIS T’S TIP
To ensure a good fit, make sure the
TECHNIQUE two ends meet when you wrap the
right-angle weave bracelet base around your wrist.
See page 5 for helpful Adding the clasp provides the ease
technique information.
needed for a comfortable fit.
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A simple row of pearls becomes an elegant
embellishment when stitched over a right-angle-weave
band of fire-polished beads.
MATERIALS
1 g dark bronze size 15° seed
Back view of the bracelets. beads (A)
2 g bronze size 8° seed beads (B)
78 aqua celsion 4mm fire-polished
rounds (C)
25 cream 4mm glass pearls
1 antique gold 9mm ball-and-
socket snap clasp
Smoke 6 lb braided beading thread
1) Base. Stitch a right-angle-weave thread path several times to reinforce.
TOOLS
base using fire-polished rounds: Start 12" of new thread in the last unit Size 10 beading needle
Unit 1: Use 4' of thread to string 4C, at the other end of the base and repeat Scissors
leaving a 6" tail. Pass through the this step using the remaining clasp
beads again to form a circle and knot half. Secure the threads and trim. FINISHED SIZE: 7½"
the tail and working threads. Exit
the next bead on the circle (Fig. 1—
blue thread).
Unit 2: String 3C; working in right-angle
weave, pass through the last C exited
in the previous unit and the first 2C
just added (Fig. 1—red thread).
Units 3–25: Repeat Unit 2 twenty-three
times or to the desired length.
2) Embellishment. Add pearls to Fig. 1: Stitching Units 1 and 2 of the base Fig. 2: Adding the pearl embellishment
the base and finish the edges:
Pearls: With the thread exiting the sec- AMY HAFTKOWYCZ is co-owner of Artful
ond C added on the end unit, string Beads Studio and Workshop in Pennington,
1A, 1 pearl, and 1A; pass back New Jersey, where she lives with her
husband and six cats. In addition to
through the second C of the previous
beading, Amy is a self-taught lampworker
unit. Repeat to embellish the entire and a certified PMC artisan.
base (Fig. 2).
Edging: String 1B; pass through the RESOURCES Check your local bead shop or
next C along the edge of the base. Fig. 3: Finishing the edges contact: FireLine braided beading thread
Repeat around the base, keeping the and all other materials: Artful Beads Studio
and Workshop, (609) 737-1077, www
thread tension tight (Fig. 3). .artfulbeadstudio.com.
3) Clasp. With the thread exiting 1C
at the end of the base, string 3B, 1C,
and one half of the clasp; pass back
through the 1C and tighten the thread.
String 3B; pass through the first C ex-
Fig. 4: Attaching the clasp
ited in this step (Fig. 4). Repeat the
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R i g h t- A n g l e W e a v e
For single-needle right-angle weave, string 4 beads
and pass through the first 3 beads again to form the
first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 beads, pass
through the last bead passed through in the previous
unit, and the first 2 just strung; the thread path will
resemble a figure eight, alternating directions with each
unit. To begin the next row, pass through beads to exit
the side bead of the last unit. String 3 beads, pass
through the last bead passed through, and the first
bead just strung. *String 2 beads, pass back through the
next side bead of the previous row, the last bead passed
through in the previous unit, and the last 2 beads just
strung. Pass through the next side bead of the previous
row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead of the
previous unit, the side bead just passed through, and
the first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete the
row, then begin a new row as before.
Straight and Narrow originally published in Beadwork, August/September 2011. ©Interweave Press, LLC Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved
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