Autumn's End Bracelet 
Designer: Kathleen Lynam
BW3-PC-01
ADVANCED LEVEL 
-- Bead Weaving Sequence
-- Lesson: Petersburg Chain, Ndbele, 3-Dimensional Flower 
-- Bracelet

The last flower of the season! The blooms will explode as they burst open with Ndebele, Petersburg, peyote and brick stitches. 

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The AUTUMN'S END BRACELET KIT
Instructions to make a 7" bracelet
Supplies to make up to an 8" bracelet

PLEASE NOTE: Sometimes, because of erratic supplies of beads and othermaterials, 
we will need to substitute something of similar color and quality.

#1 AUTUMN ORANGE PALETTE

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#2.  VARIEGATED PURPLE PALETTE

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(1) Instructions Digital Download

About the Project...

I had created a much simpler version of this piece, which I use when I teach the beginning Ndebele Stitch. I was wondering what I could create, if I pushed the envelop a bit with the general technique, even adding additional techniques, like the Russian Petersburg Chain Leaf and a Brick-Stitch Leaf.

This Autumn's End Bracelet is made up of a series of components. Each component is made using different bead weaving stitches.

Tubular Base
An Ndebele tube stitched with size 11/0 seed beads.

Large Flower
This flower consists, first, of a webbing structured with 8 spokes, formed by increases within an Ndebele stitch. This webbing is shaped a bit. Next, we surround this shaped webbing with 8 leaves made with the St. Petersburg stitch. Under these leaves are 4 brick-stitched sepal leaves. Through the center of the flower is a tubular Ndebele stitched stamen. The large flower is attached to one end of our Tubular Base.

Small Flower
This flower begins with a shaped, Ndebele-stitched webbing, similar to but smaller than the large flower. A tubular peyote bezel holds an Austrian crystal rhinestone in place within its center. Rather than leaves and sepal leaves, this flower's base is embellished with 3x11mm and 5x16mm daggers. The small flower is attached to the other end of our tubular base, after we have insderted the armature.

Armature
A lead-free piece of plumber's solder is inserted and secured within our Tubular Base.

Vine
The outside of our tubular base is embellished with a right angle weave vine. To our strip of right angle weave, we add some decorated daisy flowers. We attach the vine to spiral around our tube.

In the Autumn's End Braceletproject...

LearnToBead Goals:
- Combining bead weaving stitches to give your beadwork dimensionality and a sculptural profile
- Experimenting with color and color blending to achieve abstract or natural looking results
- Discussion about using armatures in beadwork
- Using plumbers' solder as an armature, flexible enough to allow bending and re-bending

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUPPLIES LIST

I. Planning Your Project
Coordinating and Combining Multiple Techniques
Use of Armatures In Beadwork

IA. Conceptualizing Your Piece
IB. Measurements
IC. Selecting Materials
ID. Sketching a Pattern or Graph
IE. Identifying Potential Areas of Weakness within Your Piece
IF. Visualizing Your Process
IG. Organizing Your Work Space
II. Beginning Your Project
IIA. Basic Steps
A1. The Base: Ndebele Rope
A2. The Large Flower: Center Web
A3. The Large Flower: Stamen
A4. The Large Flower: Shaping Our Center Web
A5. The Large Flower: Inner Leaf
A6. The Large Flower: Sepal Leaf
A7. Inserting the Armature
A8. The Small Flower: Center Web
A9. The Small Flower: Bezeled Rhinestone
A10. The Small Flower: Shaping Our Center Web
A11. The Small Flower: Embellishing With Daggers
A12. Adding The Vine Embellishment Along Ndebele Rope
IIB. Dealing with Contingencies
IIC. Finishing Touches
III. Summary of Learning Objectives You Have Met
After Accomplishing This Project
IV. Next Steps
IVA. Suggested Readings