I)
The choker - Thread 5 iridescent
beads onto 2 head pins: after the first bead and
the last but one insert 2 rings onto which to hook for a
pin the chains and for the other one 2 triggers.
- 3 wires (stahldraht)
per 35 (1° aloft), 36 (intermediate) and 37 cm (3°
wire). Lace wire between the first one and the
second bead on the pin with triggers and seal it by crimps.
Then thread the bead sequence to reach the opposite side
(head pin with chains).
- On the central
wire there's a 10,5 cm bead spiral made by 3 mm
twister after
having inserted 13 x 4 mm Rayher beads and 10 ruby faceted
(repeat 4 times the sequence + other 13 ruby glass beads
) on 0,50 mm copper wire. The bead spiral contains a metallic
spiral (by 2 mm twister and 0,40 mm brass wire).
II. The ladybird:
start from the spars -
Pass 1 metre x 0,30 mm wire through
6 black rocailles (R) , hook the 3rd choker wire, reenter
into 6R. Thread 9R, lace the choker wire and go again into
6R. You have made the two spars hooked on the choker and
the first ladybird row.
- Continue with weaving
technique, and so insert the rocaille quantity pointed
out by the scheme, that is to open by a click on the ladybird
image, on a wire end while the other one passes through
all the beads just inserted from top to bottom. At 4th
row, before to tighten the basic row wires, add 2
x 70 cm extra wires for wings, that have to be
made alone after having completed the body.
- For the legs
.... once having finished the weaving of the row
to which they are referred, pass a wire end into 9 rocailles
and go back into 8R, skipping the last threaded one, for
moving down wire towards the basic row and starting the
next row.
III) The fringes between the choker
and ladybird pendant by 3 wires (stahldraht) per 30 cm.
- With the most
internal wire pass between the 2nd and the 3rd
body row in order to exit on the front side at the last
row center. With the 2nd wire
reenter as soon as before the last left leg for exiting
to the outside as soon as later. The
3rd wire passes through the ladybird: at the last
row, add a crimp, and then your favourite beads. Fasten
wires. Make the fringes obtained by 15 cm wire laced just
before the 2nd rocailles on the last row of the ladybird
body.
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Ruby
ladybird choker
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| a 3 step jewel |
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| choker start |
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| head pin with chains |
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| central bead spiral |
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| click on ... mascot pendant |
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| link fringes |
Porte-bonheur
pendants
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