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Each month The Bead Merchants of Africa hosts a variety of classes in which you can hone your beading skills


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  Memory Wire Ring
You will need
   
  • 1 bottle No. 11 half cut silver lined bugle beads
  • 9 off 4mm assorted pink Swarovski crystals
  • 9 silver head pins
  • 1 ring memory
    wire
   

TIP:
Be careful not to stretch the memory wire.

 

  
1. Cut 9 circles of ring memory wire. Using round-nose pliers create a circle at the end of the memory wire.
 
2. Thread each crystal onto the head pin using round-nose pliers, close the pin.
 
3. Attach one crystal to the loop at the end of the memory wire.

Thread beads onto the memory wire until you have completed a circle. Add a crystal.

Repeat this step until the memory wire is covered with beads.
Close the memory wire with round-nose pliers, creating a circle. Add a crystal to the closing loop.
 

 
    Swarovski Ring
You will need
   
  • 60cm 0.35mm nylon beading line
  • 40cm 0.35 mm nylon beading line
  • 24 x 4mm bicone aquamarine Swarovski crystal beads
  • 12 x 4mm bicone Caribbean blue Swarovski crystal beads
     
   
1. Thread the following onto the middle of 60cm beading line:
3 seed beads,
1 aqua bead,
1 Carribean bead and
1 aqua bead.
2. Pass left-hand beading line through second aqua bead.
3.

Thread 3 seed beads on left-hand side of beading line. Thread 1 aqua bead, 1 Carribean bead and 1 aqua bead on right-hand side of beading line.

Repeat until 12 Caribbean beads are used.
   
4.
 To close ring, take left-hand beading line and pass through first aqua bead.
 
5.
 Attach 40cm beading line to Caribbean bead.
   
6. Thread 1 aqua bead and 3 seed beads on left-hand side of beading line.
   
7. Pass beading line through aqua bead.
   
8. Repeat until all aqua beads are used up. Close ring by passing beading line through first aqua bead. Tie knot & add a small drop of craft glue onto the knot. Allow to dry.
     
We supply all you need for this and all your
other beading projects at
BEAD MERCHANTS OF AFRICA
223 Long Street, Cape Town
 
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