Tutorial: Tubular Herringbone
Needed Materials:
Toho beads – 11o
Fireline thread 6lb
Needle #12
Step 1:
Pick up 4 beads. |
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Go back up the first two beads added. |
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Pass back down the next two beads. |
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Step 2:
Pick up 2 beads and pass down through the last two beads. |
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Pass back up the two beads just added. |
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Repeat step 2 until you have a total of 16 beads. |
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Step 3:
Now we can create our tube. Pass your needle back down through the first two beads added. |
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Pass your needle back up through the last two beads added. |
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Repeat step 3 to secure your tube. |
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Step 4:
Pick up 2 beads and pass down the bead next to the one you are exiting. |
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Pass up the bead next to the one you just passed through. |
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Repeat step 4 all around your tube. |
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To begin a new row, we must step up. When adding your last two beads, go up through both the next bead and the first bead added in this row. |
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Repeat step 4 all the way around. |
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Don’t forget to step up at the end of a row! |
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Repeat step 3 until you are satisfied with the length of your design.
And you are finished! |