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This design was made using the Little Ricky Beading Loom, but you can adapt the pattern and instructions to suit any other beading loom. This pattern makes a design that is 5.5inches long (6” including the ends). If you want to make yours the same size insert your Little Ricky Beading Loom bridge into the 9th hole from the top. Feel free to lengthen this design by simply repeating the pattern.
Thread on your first row of 5 seed beads starting from the bottom of your diagram. Weave your needle under the warp threads. This next bit can be tricky, but once your have your first row it becomes much easier! Use your finger to lift the beads in place to sit between each of the warp threads. Pass the needle through the first row of beads from the left to right, raising the beads, to make sure the needle passes over the warp threads. To complete this row, pass your needle back through the beads (right to left) but this time press the beads down so that you pass under the warp threads. If you ever miss a bead, just repeat the previous steps. Continue adding rows until you reach the top of your loom. Make your pattern as long as you need, once you reach the top of the diagram, start again at the bottom.
The final row can be tricky as it will be a tight fit. You might find it easier to pass through a couple of beads at a time. Once you have finished beading and have reached the other side of your loom, secure your working thread back into your design, knotting over your warp and weft threads along the way. If you feel you have too large a gap between your last beads and the end of your loom, add another row of beads. You may wish to do the same at the beginning of the piece so that both ends match (if you have enough space).
Remove your bracelet from the loom. Place the piece on a flat surface and gently run your fingers from the middle, outwards to evenly distribute the beads and spread them slightly to fill the small gaps of thread where the bar was. Weave your two warp threads through the ends of the piece to secure. Take a new length of cord and weave it into the end of the piece, about 5 rows away from the end. You may wish to secure it to a warp thread with a knot or two for security. Weave the thread passing it through each row until you reach the end row. Pass the needle through three beads, string on 10 ivory seed beads and bring the needle back through the beads to form a loop. Bring the needle through the remaining 2 beads and out of the end row. Weave the cord back into the design and tie a couple of knots to secure it. Trim away the ends and repeat this step for the opposite side.
Attach a jumpring and a lobster clasp to one loop, and just a jumpring to the other. You may wish to also add an extension chain.