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BEADING TUTORIAL “THREE SNOWFLAKES”

Yuliya Abelovich developed this pattern. Unauthorized copying, distribution, selling and teaching of this tutorial or parts of this tutorial are prohibited.

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Materials required:

 

  • Es O beads;

  • Fire Polished 3 mm;

  • Fire Polished 4 mm;

  • Seed beads Miyuki 15/0;

  • About 2.3 feet of 6 lb. FireLine for each Snowflake

  • Beading needle size 10;

  • Ear wires, if you would like to make earrings;

  • Bail, if you would like to make a pendant.

 

HOW TO MAKE SNOWFLAKE (DESIGN 1)

 

  1. String six Es-O beads.

 

  1. Leaving about a 3.5-inch tail that you can weave in and cut at any time, tie the beads together with a tight double knot, forming a circle, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. Go out through the top hole of Es-O bead, as shown on the picture.

  1. String Fire Polished 3 mm and go through the top hole of Es O bead. Repeat inserting Es O beads this way all the row.

 

  1. The result of the step 4 you may see on the picture. Go out through Fire Polished bead.

 

  1. String Es O, a seed bead 15/0, Es O and go through Fire Polished. Repeat inserting beads this way all the row.

 

  1. When you finish, go out through the top hole of Es-O bead, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. String a seed bead 15/0, or Fire Polished 4 mm, a seed bead 15/0. Go out through the top hole of Es-O bead.

 

  1. String a seed bead 15/0 and go out through the next Es-O bead. Repeat inserting beads, as shown on the steps 8-9 all the row.

 

  1. When you finish go out through Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

  1. String four seed beads, bail (or ear wire, if you are making an earring) and four seed beads. Go back across through the Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

  1. Reinsert the external row of earring once. Weave back around the pendant, knot twice, hide and cut your thread.

 

 

HOW TO MAKE SNOWFLAKE (DESIGN 2)

 

  1. String six Es O beads.

  1. Leaving about a 3.5-inch tail that you can weave in and cut at any time, tie the beads together with a tight double knot, forming a circle, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. Go out through the top hole of Es O bead, as shown on the picture.

  1. String two Es O beads and go through the next Es O bead. Repeat inserting Es O beads this way all the row.

 

  1. Go out through the top hole of Es O bead, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. String Fire Polished bead 3 mm and go through Es O. String two seed beads 15/0 and go out through Es O. I marked my way. Repeat inserting beads this way all the row.

 

  1. When you finish, go out through Fire Polished 3 mm, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. Pick up three Fire Polished 3 mm. Go out through the next Fire Polished. Repeat inserting beads this way all the row.

 

  1. When you finish go out through Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

  1. If you would like to make a pendant, string four seed beads, bail and four seed beads. Go back across through the Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

 

  1. If you would like to make an earrings, string four seed beads, ear wire and four seed beads. Go back across through the Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

 

  1. Reinsert the external row of earring once. Weave back around the pendant, knot twice, hide and cut your thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO MAKE SNOWFLAKE (DESIGN 3)

 

  1. String six Es O beads.

 

  1. Leaving about a 3.5-inch tail that you can weave in and cut at any time, tie the beads together with a tight double knot, forming a circle, as shown on the picture.

 

 

  1. Go out through the top hole of Es-O bead, as shown on the picture.

  1. String a seed bead 15/0, Es O bead and a seed bead 15/0 go through the next Es O bead. Repeat inserting Es O beads this way all the row.

 

 

  1. The result of the step 4 you may see on the picture. Go out through the top hole of Es O bead.

 

  1. Pick up a seed bead 15/0, Fire Polished and a seed bead 15/0. Go out through the next top hole of Es-O. Repeat inserting beads this way all the row.

 

  1. When you finish, go out the seed bead 15/0, as shown on the picture.

 

  1. String three Fire Polished 3 mm and go out through the seed bead 15/0, Es O, the seed bead 15/0. Repeat inserting beads this way all the row.

 

9. When you finish go out through Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

10. If you would like to make a pendant, string four seed beads, bail and four seed beads. Go back across through the Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

 

11. If you would like to make an earrings, string four seed beads, ear wire and four seed beads. Go back across through the Fire Polished at the top of the motif.

 

  1. Reinsert the external row of earring once. Weave back around the pendant, knot twice, hide and cut your thread.