Step 4.
Sew a total of five rows using the colour scheme in the diagram which you can download below. Each row starts with two bead trios and each row contains one more trio than the previous row.
Step 5.
At the end, sew a sixth row – the process is similar to that used in the previous rows, but the seed beads are only added one at a time (not in threes), start the row with two seed beads in silver and then add one seed bead in silver until you have added 8 in total.
Step 6.
Create the fringes once this row has been completed. String three seed beads in dark grey, twenty seed beads in silver, three seed beads in dark grey and three in silver. Skip the last seed bead and then pass the needle through all of the strung seed beads, including the one from which the thread came out of at the beginning. Skip to the next seed bead and string another fringe. This time, string three seed beads in silver at the beginning of the fringe and then proceed as in the previous pattern. Sew the next three fringes in the pattern on your diagram download above.
Step 7.
At the end of the work, sew in the ends of the
thread and hang the earring on an earring hook
using the loop.
For this design you will need 2 colours of beads.
This project will refer to silver and dark grey beads
Step 1. Brick stitch
String 6 silver seed beads, move them to the end of the thread and tie the ends together to form a circle. String a further ten seed beads and pass the needle back through the first three of them in the opposite direction and up to the original circle (a loop will be created). Then pass the needle through three more seed beads from the initial circle so that you get to the other side without the loop.
Step 2.
1st row – string three seed beads in silver and three seed beads in a second colour (dark grey on image). Pass the needle under the thread between the three seed beads in the basic circle then pass the needle upwards through all three seed beads in silver. String three more silver seeds and pass the needle under the thread in the basic circle again and then pass it upwards through all of the added seed beads.
Step 3:
2nd to 5th rows. Start the next row by stringing three seed beads in silver and three beads in dark grey. Pass the needle under the thread between the first and second columns of the previous row and then pass it upwards through the seed beads in dark grey. Add three seed beads in dark grey and pass the needle under the thread between the second and third columns of the first row and then pass the needle upwards through all of these seed beads. At the end, add three more seed beads in silver, pass the needle under the thread between the second and third columns of the first row, pass the needle upwards through these.
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