Diamondback Earrings

1. Start with roughly three ft of Miyuki nylon beading thread, leaving the spool of thread hooked up.

2. String three Miyuki 3mm Sq. Beads (SB3) in shade A, two SB3 beads in shade B, and three SB3 beads in shade A. Place the beads on the base of the thread close to the spool.

3. Shifting from left to proper go again by the second to final SB3 on the needle finish. This can start ladder stitch.

4. Pull thread to safe so the beads lay facet by facet. Shifting from left to proper go by the subsequent SB3.

5. Pull thread to safe. Shifting from left to proper go by the subsequent SB3.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 till all eight SB3 beads are ladder stitched collectively.

7. Go down by the SB3 to the precise and again up by the SB3 to the left to bolster. This completes row 1.

8. String two SB3 beads in shade A. Shifting from left to proper, go beneath the thread bridge connecting the second and third SB3 beads in row 1. This can start brick sew.

9. Flip and go up by the second SB3 in row 2.

10. Flip to the left and go down by the primary SB3 in row 2. Go beneath the thread bridge connecting the primary and second beads within the row 1.

11. Go again up by the primary SB3 in row 2.

12. Go down by the second SB3 in row 2, and the second SB3 in row 1. Flip and go up by the third SB3 in row 1 and the second SB3 in row 2.

13. String one SB3 in shade A. Go beneath the thread bridge connecting the third and fourth beads in row 1. Proceed up by the SB3 simply added.

14. String one SB3 in shade B. Go beneath the thread bridge connecting the fourth and fifth beads in row 1. Proceed up by the SB3 simply added.

15. Proceed brick sew so as to add three SB3 beads in shade A. This completes row 2.

16. String two SB3 beads in shade A. Shifting from proper to left, go beneath second thread bridge within the earlier row. Proceed up by the second SB3 simply added.

17. Flip and go down by the SB3 to the precise. Go beneath the corresponding thread bridge from the earlier row. Proceed up by the SB3.

18. Go down by the second SB3 in row 3, and the second SB3 in row 2. Flip and go up by the third SB3 in row 2 and the second SB3 in row 3.

19. Proceed brick sew so as to add 4 SB3 beads in shade A. This completes row 3.

20. Proceed brick sew in shade A for 3 extra rows.

21. Repeat step 16 and 17 in shade B.

22. String 5 Miyuki 1.8mm Sq. Beads (SB18).

23. Go down by the SB3 on the left and up by the SB3 on the precise to kind a loop. Proceed by all of the SB18 beads, and again down by the SB3 to the left.

24. Go down by the subsequent 5 SB3 beads on the left fringe of the earring.

25. Proceed by the second SB3 from the left in row 1. Flip left and go up by the primary SB3 in row 1.

26. String one SB18. Go again down by the SB3 the thread is exiting.

27. Pull to safe, ensuring the SB18 is sitting upright (the outlet shouldn’t seen from the entrance of the earring). Flip and go up by the second SB3 in row 1 and the primary SB3 in row 2.

28. String one SB18. Go again down by the SB3 the thread is exiting.

29. Flip and go up by the SB3 to the precise, and the primary SB3 within the following row.

30. Repeat steps 28 and 29 to the highest of the earring (4 extra instances). The thread needs to be exiting from the SB3 on the left within the remaining brick stitched row.

31. Go by the 5 SB18 beads within the beaded loop, and the subsequent six SB3 beads on the precise fringe of the earring.

32.
Proceed by the second SB3 from the precise in row 1. Flip proper and go up by the primary SB3 in row 1.

33. String one SB18 and go down by the SB3 the thread is exiting. Flip and go up by the SB3 to the left and the primary SB3 within the following row.

34. Repeat step 33 to the highest of the earring (5 extra instances). The thread needs to be exiting from the SB3 on the precise within the remaining brick stitched row.

35. Working counter clockwise, loop by the 2 SB3 beads on the prime of the earring. Observe the thread path down by a number of rows to safe. Trim off extra thread.

36. Pull three ft of thread from the spool and reduce. String the needle on the brand new working thread.

37. Repeat steps 8-21.

38. Repeat steps 22-34. Sew in thread tail as earlier than and trim extra.

39. Connect the earwire to the beaded loop on the prime of the earring.

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