(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 Editor’s Notes
on p. 54 for tips
on making rings
without leaves.

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 a b c d

Combine a variety of techniques in one fun

ring, mixing and matching the stitches that materials
ring with leaves
capture your fancy. The ring band can be worn • 12–27 mm rivoli
alone as a sparkling accessory or stacked with • 10–28 7–15 mm Lucite
leaves, crystal rivolis, and fringe. leaves
• 10–15 3 mm pearls or
crystals
stepbystep comfortable length of thread, • 20–30 2.5 or 3 mm
and trim the tail. pearls or bicone crystals
Rivoli bezels [3] Sew through the founda- • 1 g 110 seed beads
[1] Referring to the sidebar, tion from back to front. Pick e • 5 g 150 seed beads
p. 54, and Basics, p. 98, stitch up a leaf, and position it • nylon beading thread,
a peyote bezel around a rivoli along the outer edge of the stitch (Basics) embellishment size D, or Fireline 4 lb.
in the size of your choice, foundation. Sew it in place, around the outside edge: Pick test
using 110 seed beads and 150 then sew through the founda- up two 150s, sew through • beading needles, #12
seed beads. If you want to tion from back to front so both layers two bead widths • Lacy’s Stiff Stuff beading
embellish the bezel with crys- the next leaf will sit right from where your thread is foundation
tal fringe, work step 2; other- next to the first (photo b). exiting, and sew back • Ultrasuede
wise, end the working thread Repeat around the edge of through the second 150
(Basics), but leave the tail. the foundation. (photo e). Pick up a 150, then To find a bead store visit
[2] If desired, embellish the [4] To begin another round, sew through both layers and BeadShopFinder.com.
outside center round with sew through the foundation back through the 150. Repeat
crystal fringe: Exit a center from back to front, exiting to complete the edge. When
110 in the round, and pick up between two leaves in the you reach the first 150, sew a
a 3 mm pearl or bicone crys- previous round. Pick up a through it and the last 150,
tal and a 150. Skip the 150, leaf, and stitch it to the foun- and end the thread.
and sew back through the dation so it overlaps two b
crystal and the next 110 in leaves in the first round Ring band
the center round (photo a). (photo c). Repeat to complete [1] On a comfortable length
Repeat to complete the the round. Work as many of thread, pick up 12 150s. c
round, and end the working rounds as desired, ending Sew through the first nine
thread, but leave the tail. with at least 12 in. (30 cm) of beads again to form a ring
working thread. (figure 1, a–b).
Ring base [5] Position the rivoli bezel in [2] Working in right-angle
[1] Lay the rivoli bezel on a the center of the ring base, weave (Basics), pick up nine
piece of beading foundation, and, using the tail, stitch it to 150s, and sew through the
and trace a circle slightly the foundation (photo d). last three 150s your thread
larger than the rivoli. Cut out Repeat around the bezel, and exited in the previous ring
d
the circle. Use the foundation end the thread. and the next six beads in the
as a template to cut out a [6] Align the Ultrasuede on new ring (b–c). Repeat until figure 1
piece of Ultrasuede to the the back of the foundation, the band is the desired length
same size. and sew through both layers (c–d). To determine the
[2] Tie an overhand knot using the thread from step 4. length you’ll need, wrap the
(Basics) at the end of a [7] Work a modified brick band around your finger, and

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 These pretty bands are
hidden treasures. See the
Editor’s Notes below to
make a ring band without
embellishment.

Rivoli bezels:
How many 110 seed
a a
a a beads do I pick up?
place the ring base on top. It can be challenging to
The ends of the band will be guess how many beads fit
attached to the edges bof bthe b b in the initial bezel ring,
ring base, so add or remove which makes up the first
stitches as needed.
c c
two rounds of peyote. The
[3] Exit a center 150 of one initial ring should always
of the stitches along one edge have an even number of
h h
of the ring band (figure 2, beads and fit around the
point a). Pick up five 150s, b b e widest part of your rivoli or
e
and sew through the center g g stone. Since beads vary,
150 in the next stitch (a–b). d d you may have to adjust the
f f
Repeat along the edge, and a a number of beads, but here
sew through the beads on the is a general starting point.
d d c c
end to exit the center 150 in
Size of rivoli/ Number of
the first stitch on the remain- figure 2 figure 3
stone beads
ing edge. Repeat.
12 mm 28
[4] Exit the three end 150s the opposite bicone and 150 stitch the band in place by
on one end of the band (f–g). Sew through the next sewing through the Ultra- 12 x 18 mm 38
(figure 3, point a). Pick up a six 150s along the edge (g–h). suede and the foundation, 14 mm 34
3 mm pearl or bicone crystal, Repeat to complete the and back through the end 16 mm 38
and sew through the opposite embellishment, exiting the three 150s (photo f). Retrace 18 mm 44
three 150s in the stitch in the three end 150s. the thread path a few times,
22 x 30 mm 62
same direction (a–b). Repeat [6] Place the band near the and end the thread. Repeat
to add a crystal or pearl to edge of the ring base, and on the other end. w 27 mm 66
each stitch (b–c).
[5] Sew through the next five
150s (c–d). Pick up a 2.5 or Kelli Burns owns The Hole Bead
3 mm bicone crystal, and sew Shoppe in Oklahoma, in the U.S. She
through the three 150s has been beading for over eight years,
between the two adjacent concentrating on designs using Lucite,
rings in the band (d–e). Pick but also loves to incorporate crystal into
up a 2.5 or 3 mm bicone, and her work. Kelli sells kits on her website, theholebeadshop.
sew through the opposite 150 com, or you can contact her at (918) 338-2444 or e-mail
(e–f). Sew back through the her at [email protected].
bicone, the three 150s, and
f

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three 150s, and a ring without
sew through the first three end 150s. leaves. Sew
Pick up three 150s, and sew through the through the bead-
last three end 150s. Retrace the thread work on the bezel instead of the
path to secure the join, then finish the Ultrasuede and foundation. – Anna
edges as in steps 4 and 5 of “Ring band.”

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