RitzyToo! April-May 2014 | Page 32

The already existing beads are shown in pale color. The already existing beads, through which you must lead the thread, are always highlighted in purple. The thread is shown in red. 1. Pick up 4 pcs 4 mm fire-polished beads, place them on the end of the thread, and tie a square knot, leaving a 6 inch (15 cm) tail. [step 1] 2. Pass through the bead next to the knot. [step 2] 3. Pick up an 8/0 seed bead, a 4 mm fire-polished bead and a 8/0 seed bead, and sew through the 4 mm bead highlighted in purple, and the 8/0 seed bead you first added. [step 3] 4. Pick up 2 pcs 8/0 seed beads. Sew through the 3 8/0 seed beads once again and sew trough the next 4 mm firepolished bead (marked with 2). [step 4] 5. Pick up an 8/0 seed bead and a 4 mm fire-polished bead. Sew through the 8/0 seed bead marked with A. Sew through the 4 mm bead marked with 2, and the 8/0 seed bead you just added. [step 5] Repeat step 4 and 5 two more times. 6. Pick up an 8/0 seed bead, and sew through the 8/0 seed beads marked with A and B. Sew through the 8/0 seed bead you just added, and the 8/0 seed bead marked with A. Pass through the 4 mm fire-polished bead marked with 1. [step 6] 1 2 3 4 5 32| April-May | RitzyToo! | RitzyToo.com 6