(B)ring it

MULTIPLE STITCHES

Playful rings include brick stitch, peyote stitch, right-angle weave, netting, embroidery, and fringe
designed by Kelli Burns

With or without leaves, these lively rings make a statement. See the Editors Notes on p. 54 for tips on making rings without leaves.

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Combine a variety of techniques in one fun ring, mixing and matching the stitches that capture your fancy. The ring band can be worn alone as a sparkling accessory or stacked with leaves, crystal rivolis, and fringe.

materials
ring with leaves 1227 mm rivoli 1028 715 mm Lucite leaves 1015 3 mm pearls or crystals  2030 2.5 or 3 mm pearls or bicone crystals 1 g 110 seed beads 5 g 150 seed beads  nylon beading thread, size D, or Fireline 4 lb. test beading needles, #12  Lacys Stiff Stuff beading foundation Ultrasuede To find a bead store visit BeadShopFinder.com.

stepbystep
Rivoli bezels [1] Referring to the sidebar,
p. 54, and Basics, p. 98, stitch a peyote bezel around a rivoli in the size of your choice, using 110 seed beads and 150 seed beads. If you want to embellish the bezel with crystal fringe, work step 2; otherwise, end the working thread (Basics), but leave the tail. [2] If desired, embellish the outside center round with crystal fringe: Exit a center 110 in the round, and pick up a 3 mm pearl or bicone crystal and a 150. Skip the 150, and sew back through the crystal and the next 110 in the center round (photo a). Repeat to complete the round, and end the working thread, but leave the tail.

Ring base [1] Lay the rivoli bezel on a

piece of beading foundation, and trace a circle slightly larger than the rivoli. Cut out the circle. Use the foundation as a template to cut out a piece of Ultrasuede to the same size. [2] Tie an overhand knot (Basics) at the end of a

comfortable length of thread, and trim the tail. [3] Sew through the foundation from back to front. Pick up a leaf, and position it along the outer edge of the foundation. Sew it in place, then sew through the foundation from back to front so the next leaf will sit right next to the first (photo b). Repeat around the edge of the foundation. [4] To begin another round, sew through the foundation from back to front, exiting between two leaves in the previous round. Pick up a leaf, and stitch it to the foundation so it overlaps two leaves in the first round (photo c). Repeat to complete the round. Work as many rounds as desired, ending with at least 12 in. (30 cm) of working thread. [5] Position the rivoli bezel in the center of the ring base, and, using the tail, stitch it to the foundation (photo d). Repeat around the bezel, and end the thread. [6] Align the Ultrasuede on the back of the foundation, and sew through both layers using the thread from step 4. [7] Work a modified brick

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stitch (Basics) embellishment around the outside edge: Pick up two 150s, sew through both layers two bead widths from where your thread is exiting, and sew back through the second 150 (photo e). Pick up a 150, then sew through both layers and back through the 150. Repeat to complete the edge. When you reach the first 150, sew through it and the last 150, and end the thread.

Ring band [1] On a comfortable length

of thread, pick up 12 150s. Sew through the first nine beads again to form a ring (figure 1, ab). [2] Working in right-angle weave (Basics), pick up nine 150s, and sew through the last three 150s your thread exited in the previous ring and the next six beads in the new ring (bc). Repeat until the band is the desired length (cd). To determine the length youll need, wrap the band around your finger, and
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These pretty bands are hidden treasures. See the Editors Notes below to make a ring band without embellishment.

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Rivoli bezels: How many 110 seed beads do I pick up?

It can be challenging to guess how many beads fit in the initial bezel ring, which makes up the first two rounds of peyote. The initial ring should always have an even number of beads and fit around the widest part of your rivoli or stone. Since beads vary, you may have to adjust the number of beads, but here is a general starting point.

place the ring base on top. The ends of the band will be attached to the edges bof b the ring base, so add or remove stitches as needed. c c [3] Exit a center 150 of one of the stitches along one edge of the ring band (figure 2, point a). Pick up five 150s, and sew through the center 150 in the next stitch (ab). Repeat along the edge, and sew through the beads on the d d end to exit the center 150 in the first stitch on the remaining edge. Repeat. [4] Exit the three end 150s on one end of the band (figure 3, point a). Pick up a 3 mm pearl or bicone crystal, and sew through the opposite three 150s in the stitch in the same direction (ab). Repeat to add a crystal or pearl to each stitch (bc). [5] Sew through the next five 150s (cd). Pick up a 2.5 or 3 mm bicone crystal, and sew through the three 150s between the two adjacent rings in the band (de). Pick up a 2.5 or 3 mm bicone, and sew through the opposite 150 (ef). Sew back through the bicone, the three 150s, and
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Size of rivoli/ stone 12 mm 12 x 18 mm 14 mm 16 mm 18 mm 22 x 30 mm 27 mm

Number of beads 28 38 34 38 44 62 66

the opposite bicone and 150 (fg). Sew through the next six 150s along the edge (gh). Repeat to complete the embellishment, exiting the three end 150s. [6] Place the band near the edge of the ring base, and

stitch the band in place by sewing through the Ultrasuede and the foundation, and back through the end three 150s (photo f). Retrace the thread path a few times, and end the thread. Repeat on the other end. w

Kelli Burns owns The Hole Bead Shoppe in Oklahoma, in the U.S. She has been beading for over eight years, concentrating on designs using Lucite, but also loves to incorporate crystal into her work. Kelli sells kits on her website, theholebeadshop. com, or you can contact her at (918) 338-2444 or e-mail her at [email protected].

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You can join the band directly to the bezel if you prefer a ring without leaves. Sew through the beadwork on the bezel instead of the Ultrasuede and foundation. Anna

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