Double Daggers Bracelet
This bracelet from Katie Hacker works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing blue daggers with aqua rectangles or frosted clear daggers with red rectangles.
Materials:
- 16” length of .015” diameter bright Beadalon 49 beading wire
- 10 silver #1 Beadalon crimp beads
- 2 silver #2 Beadalon crimp tubes
- 72 AB black 10mm dagger beads
- 5 purple 12mm rectangle glass beads
- 2 purple E beads
- Silver toggle clasp
- Beadstorm™ Chain nose pliers
- Desginer Flush Cutters
- Crimping tool
Steps:
- Cut the beading wire into two equal lengths.
- Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
- Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
- Pass the wires through one E bead.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through six dagger beads.
- Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (don’t crimp it), a purple rectangle bead and another crimp bead.
- Repeat Steps 5-6 four more times.
- Separate the wires and pass each one through six dagger beads.
- Hold the wires together and pass them through an E bead, crimp tube and half of the clasp.
- Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
- Pull gently on the bracelet to make sure the crimps are secure and then cut off any extra wire.
Tips: A. Substitute teardrop, pear-shaped or briolette beads instead of daggers for a similar look. E bead is a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.
B. This bracelet fits a 7” wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.
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