TOOLS
Very fine beading needle
Scissors
PVA glue
Araldite
Wire cutters
SUNDAY CHECKERBOARD RING
3g x size 12 Matsuno seed beads Jet
3g x size 12 Matsuno seed beads White
10 x 4mm Swarovski pearls Black
10 x 4mm Orchard Road bi-cones Onyx
5m x beading thread White
STEP ONE
Making Band
Each band is created using Brick Stitch. Each one has 32 beads per row, but can be altered as required. FIRST ROW – Ladder Stitch. Onto 3m of beading thread, thread 2 x seed beads. Needle through both of these beads in the same direction, so that the beads sit together side by side. Leave a 10cm tail and work with a single thread. Thread 1 x seed bead; go through the second seed bead again from top to bottom, going through the third seed bead again, from bottom to top. Continue adding 1 x seed bead at a time. Zig-zag back through each seed bead in the row, to strengthen the first row.
Refer to Basic Instructions in the back of the magazine for how to Brick Stitch the remaining rows of each band.
STEP TWO
Joining the band
Each flat
