Double Strand Beaded Bracelet Tutorial
Here is the double strand beaded bracelet tutorial that I said I was going to make a few weeks back. Sorry it's taken so long, I've been under the weather lately, so it has taken me longer than expected.
handcrafted beaded bracelet tutorial
Below you will find a list of the tools and supplies needed to make this easy bracelet.
Supply List
6/0 seed beads (your choice in color)
Assortment of larger beads
One 22" piece of bead wire
Metal button
Crimp tube
Crimp cover
Bead Clamp
Flush cutters
Chain nose pliers
Crimping pliers
beaded bracelet supplies
Let's first start off by making a loop for your button clasp by taking your piece of bead wire and stringing your seed beads onto the wire to form a loop. Hold the two ends of the wire together snuggly up against the seed beads. Add or remove beads to make the loop just loose enough for your button to slide through.
making loop for beaded bracelet tutorial
Once you get the loop the size you need for your button, hold the ends together evenly and slide one larger bead over both of the ends and push bead up snuggly to hold loop in place. Clamp one wire up close to larger bead so that you can work off the other wire.
how to make a beaded loop
Working off the other wire, add three or more seed beads, then start adding your larger beads in the order you choose till you get to about one inch of the desired length that you would like your bracelet to be.
how to make a beaded bracelet
Now move your clamp to the side that you just finished stringing, and start stringing your beads onto the other wire. Be sure to keep your bead wire even.
double strand beaded bracelet tutorial
keeping your ends even for your bracelet
tutorial for double strand beaded bracelet
Once you get all your beads strung to where it is the same length as the other side, add a few more seed beads to each bead wire.
DYI beaded bracelet
add a large bead
Add your crimp tube, then your button.
adding the crimp bead
fastening the button to the bead wire
Slide the ends of your wire back through the crimp tube. Pull the ends (keeping the crimp tube close to the large bead) fairly snug to tighten the loop with the button. Use your chain nose pliers if needed.
Now take your crimping pliers and place the crimp tube into the slot closes to the handles of the pliers. Separate the wires, (wire ends together, and beaded sides together) so that each wire ends up on opposite sides of the crimp tube. Squeeze the handles collapsing the tube forming a "V" shape.
Now turn the "V" shaped crimp bead sideways and place into the first hole of crimping pliers and squeeze folding the tube in half.
How to use crimpers
Use your flush cutters to trim the short wire back even with the crimp tube.
trimming wire
Conceal the crimp tube by placing a crimp cover over the tube and using the front notch of your crimping pliers to close.
adding the crimp cover
That's it! All done. Wasn't that super easy?
handcrafted beaded bracelet tutorial
You can use the same tutorial but just add another wire and have a four strand bracelet. Just keep both wires together when forming your loop for the button clasp, then separate each strand and start adding your beads. It will require two crimp tubes for the four strands. Mark the ends of one wire so that you will know which ends to crimp together. (crimp the two marked ends together and the two unmarked together).
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Nice tutorial, Linda… I love this bracelet style and I’ll give it a try with my next challenge!
Thank you Monique. This is a very easy bracelet to make, and fun too.
Great tutorial, Linda!! I tweeted, shared on fb and pinned it
Zoraida
Thank you Zoraida (-; and Thanks for sharing.
What a beautiful bracelet and such an easy to understand tutorial.
Thank you Mary Beth. Very easy to make.
Hi Linda! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and for your sweet comments. I would have replied to you directly.. but you are a no comment reply blogger…
So I just adore my Cricut and use it for all kinds of projects with letters and shapes.. it really is a versatile tool to have!
Love your jewelry.. so gorgeous.. I hope that you’ll stop by and share at my Pink Hippo Party today~
xoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
Thanks for stopping by. I’m not sure what you mean by no reply blogger. I know that a lot of blogs I can’t leave a comment using my blogs URL, from my iphone, it locks up on me. So I have to go back and rewrite comment and use google.
Thanks for the invite to pinkapotamus link party.
Linda
Thanks for joining in the fun! Love your tutorial and hope you share next week!
xoxo
Amie @ Pinkapotamus
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Just got back from linking up to another fun party. Now following you on NetworkedBlogs. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a wonderful week.
Linda