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by Lanai Kinsky

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:: Bezeled Beauties  
by Bonnie Clewans

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stitch index Designer of the Year Projects
4 Passing Through
Daisy chain 66 30 Blue Rondo Laura McCabe
Fringe 24, 42, 52, 66, 74 6 Bead Buzz These tubular peyote–stitched loop earrings with gold-
Herringbone stitch 24, 38, 42, colored seed beads, tiny pearls, and soft blue glass  
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8 Contributors cabochons will have you dancing the night away
Ladder stitch 24, 42 14 The Challenge 34 Go for Baroque Melanie Potter
Netting 34, 42, 52, 54, 74
Netting and peyote stitches create this antique-inspired
Peyote stitch 16, 24, 30, 34, 38, 42, 16 Custom Cool pendant, which features bezeled crystals and lacy seed-
50, 52, 54, 58, 74 bead fringe
Picot 16, 24, 30, 34, 58
18 Stitch Pro
Right-angle weave 42, 46 22 Cool Stuff 38 Empress’s New Jewels Nancy Cain
Russian spiral stitch 58 Need a little crystal glitz? Use herringbone and peyote
Spiral stitch 18 23 Katie’s Finds Katie Hacker stitches to make this dazzling ring—or turn it into a  
Square stitch 24, 38, 52 showstopping pendant
24 Simply Seeds Ludmila Raitzin
St. Petersburg stitch 24
42 Classic Carmine Carole Ohl
Whipstitch 38 94 Techniques Right-angle weave joins deep red crystal rounds and rich
Wireworking 50, 70
96 Bead Artist: Julie bronze seed beads in an eye-catching pendant suspended
from peyote-stitched straps
Nordine Tina Koyama

Project rating Projects suited to those new to seed beading or to

experienced beaders looking for a quick project
Our three-level project rating Designs for an intermediate beader, a beginner ready
system, found on the opening to expand his/her skills, or an advanced beader looking
page of each project, is your for a project that won’t take weeks to complete
guide to deciding which projects
Start here if you are up for a challenge or looking for a
to make first: detailed project that requires a longer time commitment

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62 Copyright Basics for Designing Beaders
Marlene Blessing
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projects
46 Greensleeves Collar Jill Devon
This gorgeous, multistrand right-angle-weave necklace is a true
standout with its unique color combination of olive, plum, lime, and on the
amethyst beads and crystals cover
:: Sonya Necklace by
Peter Sewell

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50 Sparkling Waves Shelley Nybakke
Memory wire has never looked so lovely—use peyote stitch to make this
fun and easy bracelet with seed beads and fire-polished rounds

52 Urban Nights Bracelet Smadar Grossman

Stitch this geometric bracelet’s shimmery panels with square stitch and
finish them off with a sparkling clasp and you’re ready for an elegant
night out

54 Bezeled Beauties Bonnie Clewans

Bezeling crystals has never been easier. Use pronglike seed-bead  
connections and metal frames to create these classy earrings

58 Sonya Necklace Peter Sewell

Exquisite and inventive, this necklace uses a Russian spiral variation
with flat and tubular peyote stitches to showcase crystals and jet fire- 16
polished rounds

66 Hopeless Romantic Lanai Kinsky

Stitch burgundy fire-polished rounds and crystal pearls using a varia-
tion of daisy chain to make this timeless bracelet-and-earrings set

70 Floral Chandelier Teresa Meister

A new twist on circular herringbone stitch creates flowerlike medal-
lions of amethyst seed beads and crystals

74 Compass Rose Laina Goodman

Learn to navigate circular herringbone stitch and netting in this   00 38
bracelet, which features medallions centered by crystal pearls and
embellished with fringe

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Katie Hacker shares valuable tips for 30
using interchangeable beads
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